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Sunday, 06 February 2011

BBC News

• Car sales fall 11.5% in JanuarySales of new cars in the UK fell for the seventh month in a row running in January, according to the SMMT.
• BA raises fuel surcharge by £12British Airways says it will increase its fuel surcharge on long-haul flights for the second time in three months.

Financial Times

• Hammond will hire rail reformersPhilip Hammond is to hire a team of academics and executives from the rail industry to advise him on how to reform Network Rail, the state-subsidised owner of the tracks
• British Airways raises fares for second timeBritish Airways passengers face another rise in fares after higher oil prices forced the airline to increase fuel surcharges for the second time in as many months

ATOC

• High speed is key part of meeting increased demand for rail travelIn repsonse to a Taxpayers' Alliance report on high speed,...

Birmingham Post

• Virgin Trains aims to match high quality customer service of Wrexham & Shropshire Virgin Trains has vowed to fill the high-quality customer service void left by the collapse of the Wrexham & Shropshire railway company.
• High Speed Rail protesters to hold day of action CAMPAIGNERS who want to stop the 250mph rail line linking Birmingham with London are organising a day of action.
• Government makes £75m available for Midland Metro expansion THE £129 million Metro extension through Birmingham has taken a major leap forward after the Government made £75 million available.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Landslip causes delays to Bradford rail servicesRail services between Bradford and Manchester have been disrupted today after a train was derailed by a landslip in Halifax.
• Bradford passengers raise bus cuts concerns Potential cuts to services and expensive fares were among concerns raised about bus travel during a consultation at Bradford Interchange.

Northern Echo

• No cycle accidents in Darlington town centre CYCLISTS have caused no accidents in Darlington's Pedestrian Heart despite an increase in the amount of people using bikes.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Storm conditions hit schools, homes rescues and roads Storm-force winds of up to 96mph caused widespread disruption across the Highlands yesterday.

Other Regional Press

• Free bike training EVERY 10-year-old in Warrington will still be offered free, on-road cycle training as part of an £89,000 programme.
• Revealed: Full list of at risk bus servicesTHE Chronicle & Echo can today reveal the full list of bus routes which could be at risk under county council plans to cut service subsidies.
• Council debates rail-link impactA FULL debate will be held by Northamptonshire’s local authority on how a high-speed rail link will affect the county following calls for action from those living near the proposed route.
• ˜Bored™ man made hoax bomb calls to airportA MAN called Aberdeen Airport and told staff they had three minutes to evacuate because a bomb was about to explode.
• Bedford ban for attack on inspector at train stationA man has been banned from a town after assaulting a rail inspector at a train station.
• All aboard for summer steam train rides down to the coastSteam train enthusiasts will be delighted to hear that there will be a service to Weymouth every Sunday during the summer. The Railway Touring Company, which runs steam train trips throughout the UK, will run the steam locomotive service from Sunday, July 17, until Sunday, September 11. The train will depart from Bristol Temple Meads at 9.15am and will head towards Westbury along the West of England main line and take the loop line to Frome, arriving at 10.25am, where it will make its final stop to pick up passengers before heading to Weymouth. Passengers will have more than four hours to spen...

Other News Sources

• RMT demands halt to cuts as LU bulldozes through job losses on Sunday at end of week of tube chaosTUBE UNION RMT today repeated the demand for an end to the London Underground cuts programme as the system grinds towards the end of a week of chaos that has seen repeated failures on the Jubilee, Metropolitan, Central and Victoria Line's as a combination of cuts, infrastructure failures and mismanagement from the top conspire to drag the network into a spiral of failure.
• Hammond backs transport schemes after savings foundNine local transport projects have been given the go-ahead after the councils involved found savings of £45.5m.
• Transport schemes worth over £365m given the go aheadNine local transport schemes worth over £365 million have been given the go-ahead after local authorities identified savings totalling £45.5 million, transport secretary Philip Hammond announced today.
• TUC response to bank holiday proposalCommenting on government proposals to cancel the May Day bank holiday and replace it with a UK Day in October, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: 'There is strong support for an extra public holiday as the UK has the stingiest allocation in Europe. But the last thing we need is for the government to mess around with established bank holidays that workers and businesses have built their schedules around.'
• From airport scanners to free Wi-Fi on trainsThe Transportation Security Administration is testing a new, more modest body-scanning system at several U.S. airports. If all goes well for two months, TSA could install the software in 239 of the ...

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