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Monday, 31 January 2011

BBC News

• Nottingham Railway Station's car park closes for a year Nottingham Railway Station's car park has been closed as part of £60m improvement works.
• Historic Darlington railway line awarded special status Passengers in County Durham now have the chance to become more involved in the running of a local railway line, one of the oldest in the world.
• Rail journeys at post-1920s peakRail travel is at its highest peacetime level since the 1920s, according to the Association of Train Operating Companies (Atoc).
• Rugby train strike 'disastrous'The train strike planned for Wales' Six Nations opener against England in Cardiff will be
• Commuters told to avoid stationPassengers are advised to stay away from Victoria Underground station during evening rush hour for a year while refurbishment work takes place.

The Guardian

• German rail crash kills at least 10Fog hampers rescue efforts after head-on collision between commuter and freight trains in eastern GermanyAt least 10 people were killed and dozens injured in a head-on train crash in eastern Germany last night.Police fear the death toll could rise following the collision between a commuter train and a freight train near the village of Hordorf, close to Saxony-Anhalt's state capital Magdeburg. Around 40 people were injured, some seriously, according to police reports.The Harz Elbe Express was on its way from Magdeburg to Halberstadt when the accident happened. A spokesman for the privately-owne...

The Scotsman

• Countdown to new Forth crossing begins as final bids are handed in THE new Forth crossing has taken a major step forward with the two bidders for the project handing in their final tenders for the £1 billion contract.

The Telegraph

• Servisair criticises easyJet as staff 'forced to act like policemen'easyJet has been drawn into a row with agent Servisair after the passenger handling company complained its own check-in staff are being forced to act more like policemen than customer service staff to meet the low-cost airline's strict baggage rules.
• Sir Stelios accelerates plans to drive easyBus across Europe Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, the planes-to-pizza's entrepreneur, is planning to drive his easyBus venture across Europe as part of a multi-million pound expansion.
• Duties may scupper airlines' 'premium economy' number of airlines are preparing to scrap their "premium economy" products unless the Treasury agrees to overhaul Air Passenger Duty (APD).

Daily Express

• Recovery gets a lift as Virgin reports cargo load take-offAIRLINE cargo exports were flying high in the last three months of 2010 according to Virgin Atlantic, helping to buoy the struggling UK economy.

Mail Online

• Will Earl Spencer help derail £34bn high-speed train line? Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1351981/Will-Earl-Spencer-help-derail-34bn-high-speed-train-line.html#ixzz1CbcwH5h2Already plans for a high-speed rail link through the heart of the English countryside have triggered a wave of protest, from landowners to villagers fearing for their communities. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1351981/Will-Earl-Spencer-help-derail-34bn-high-speed-train-line.html#ixzz1CbcxigOU

The Mirror

• Rail travel more popular than any time since 1920s A RECORD number of people travelled by train last year – the highest in peacetime since the 20s. Read more: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/01/31/rail-travel-more-popular-than-any-time-since-1920s-115875-22887458/#ixzz1CashaTkx Go Camping for 95p! Vouchers collectable in the Daily and Sunday Mirror until 11th August . Click here for more information

Belfast Telegraph

• Cycle helmet proposals criticised Proposed laws compelling cyclists in Northern Ireland to wear helmets will be impossible to enforce, it has been claimed. It would also put people off cycling, charity Sustrans warned.

Wales Online

• Rail bosses attack strike ’memo’ RAIL bosses last night distanced themselves from a “leaked memo” about the handling of Friday’s planned driver’s strike during Wales’ opening Six Nations clash.

Other Regional Press

• Wi-Fi to be launched on Norwich to London trainsThe National Express East Anglia Wi-Fi project, which was paid for with a £364,000 contribution from the East of England Development Agency and Norfolk and Suffolk County Councils, will mean travellers will now be able to pick up an internet signal on the Norwich to London intercity service.
• Wiltshire railway user group meets in Trowbridge A free public meeting organised by the West Wiltshire Rail Users Group will take place in Trowbridge on Tuesday.
• £2million lesson for Dorset's speeding drivers SPEEDING drivers will be spending £2million this year to go on Dorset Road Safe™s Driver Awareness Scheme after being caught on camera.

Other News Sources

• Buses fastest-growing form of intercity travelIntercity bus operations overall expanded by 6% in 2010, while curbside operators ' which don't run out of established terminals but pick up and drop off passengers at curbside ' grew by 23.9%, says ...