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Sunday, 29 May 2011

BBC News

• 'Car death' man tests draw blankThe post-mortem examination into the death of a man police think died falling from a moving car is inconclusive.
• East Coast train services resumeTrain services on the East Coast Main Line resume a day after overhead power cable damage caused major disruption for thousands of passengers.

Daily Express

• Ministers should heed £1bn Jag profit recoveryJUST shy of three years since India's Tata Motors acquired Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) from Ford, the UK-based luxury and sports utility car maker has turned in a spectacular £1.04 billion profit for 2011 compared to just £32 million a year ago, and a thumping loss the year before that.

Mail Online

• Revealed: The £5m raised by one camera on Britain¿s most baffling roadMore than 41,000 drivers have been hit with penalties after Camden Council erected nine signs that confuse everyone who enters the road, and a CCTV camera.

Network Rail

• MAJOR DISRUPTION TO EAST COAST MAIN LINE RAIL SERVICES

Derby Telegraph

• Council set to slash £650,000 a year from bus subsidiesDERBY City Council is set to withdraw or reduce the amount it pays towards some bus services and fares to save nearly £650,000 a year. Affected routes include those which transport elderly and disabled people to supermarkets and hospital appointments. If the proposals are approved they would see subsidies completely removed from seven bus services the council currently supports and charging introduced for another. The move would not necessarily mean the end of these services but it would be down to the bus companies that run them to find alternative funding. Councillor Chris Poulter, cabinet ...

Liverpool Echo

• Virgin Trains to increase Liverpool to London train seats by 25% VIRGIN Trains will add extra carriages on the Liverpool to London line to boost the number of seats by 25%.

London Evening Standard

• Damaged lines cause rail chaosThousands of bank holiday weekend rail travellers are braced for disruption after damage to overhead power lines halted services.

Carlisle News & Star

• West Coast Mainline engineering work put on hold Engineering works that would have affected Cumbrian rail travellers this weekend have been postponed in response to the volcanic ash cloud.

Other Regional Press

• Ideas invited to smarten up railway station IDEAS are being sought to smarten up a large open space at Bicester North railway station seen by thousands of people a day on passing trains.

Railway Gazette

• Products & Technology in BriefPeriod ticket holders on Denmark's Nordvestbanen and Sydbanen routes can now upgrade to first class using SMS. ˜Some days you have a need to relax or have peace to immerse yourself in work, and an SMS upgrade makes it easy and affordable to choose how you want to travel', said DSB. Main stations managed by UK operator Southern are to get Maps For All developed in consultation with the Royal National Institute for the Blind. Braille and tactile coloured plastic symbols showing the layout of the station facilities are designed for use by passengers with visual or learning impairments. Moxa has ...

Aviation Industry

• Air France Captain Was Out of Cockpit During CrashBrazil's Navy sailors recovering debris from the missing Air France jet at the Atlantic Ocean.
• Delta jet has rough landing in Atlanta; 4 hurtA plane takes off as a Delta Air Lines jet sits at Atlanta's Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Saturday, May 28, 2011.

Other News Sources

• Flying Scotsman unveiled Steam train enthusiasts have flocked to the National Railway Museum to see the Flying Scotsman.
• Air India struggles to pay up dues to oil firms, GMR-led airportsNEW DELHI: At a time when State-owned Air India is struggling to recover from the losses incurred during the recent 10-day pilots' strike, the ailing national carrier finds itself grappling ...
• China Railway signs agreement with Myanmar on rail projectChina Railway Group Limited (China Railway) announced Saturday that it has signed a side agreement with Myanmar to jointly build a rail transport construction project in Myanmar. The side agreement ...
• China plans to ensure safety along high speed rail serviceChina is likely to launch a two-month crackdown on illegal activities that may pose a threat to the operational safety of the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed rail.