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Tuesday, 05 July 2011

BBC News

• Bombardier 'already planned job cuts' [Today Programme Audio Clip]The Canadian train maker Bombardier has announced it will cut up to 2,000 jobs at its Derby plant, after it lost a contract to make new trains for the Thameslink service to the German company Siemens.
• Harrogate to Wetherby bus war breaks out A bus war has broken out on a route between Wetherby and Harrogate with services now running every few minutes as two companies vie for custom.
• Pall Mall two-way traffic revampTraffic runs both ways along one of the busiest roads in London's West End after the first stage of a £14m revamp is complete.
• Bombardier job losses expected to be announcedJob cuts are expected to be announced at Derby-based train maker Bombardier, which missed out on the Thameslink contract.

Financial Times

• UK union urges talks on Bombardier cuts The main union representing workers at the UK’s last train manufacturing plant has demanded urgent meetings with the transport and business secretaries ahead of an expected announcement of heavy job losses at the facility.

The Guardian

• Edinburgh tram project gets green light Councillors ignore SNP calls for referendum and vote for £770m scheme from airport to St Andrew Square in city centre
• Bombardier to announce 'substantial' job losses Fears 1,500 jobs at risk at Derby train factory after company loses £3bn Thameslink contract to Siemens of Germany

The Herald

• Bus company director has a 10% pay riseTHE highest paid director of Lothian Buses, assumed to be managing director Ian Craig, enjoyed a 10% increase in his pay and benefits last year when many drivers had to prepare for a cut in the future value of their pensions.

The Independent

• Why urban commuters can breathe more easily David Phelan finds out that London no longer deserves to be known as the ’Big Smoke’ – and discovers what other communities can do to follow its example
• Bombardier to unveil job cuts The Canadian aircraft and train maker Bombardier is expected to announce job cuts at its plant in Derby today, after losing out to the German group Siemens in the battle for a key contract to supply trains for Thameslink.

The Scotsman

• 2,000 jobs at historic railway plant under threat after German bid winTRAIN manufacturer Bombardier is expected to wield the axe over 2,000 jobs at its UK plant in Derby today after losing out on a key £1.5 billion contract from the Department for Transport (DfT).

The Telegraph

• Rising cost of petrol forces a million drivers out of their carsMore than a million people were driven off the road last year by the cost of fuel and the recession, a study claims.

Daily Express

• JOB CUTS HIT TRAIN BUILDER AROUND 2,000 jobs will go at Britain’s last train-making plant after its parent company lost out to a German firm for a large UK Government contract, it was revealed yesterday.

Mail Online

• Bombardier to shunt out 2,000 staff after losing out to Siemens on lucrative government orderMassive job cuts are set to be announced today at the last UK trainmaker, which lost out on a government order to its German rivals.
• 'Sorry for the delay... there's a flamingo on the runway': Airport workers left in a flap as bird evades capture for FIVE hoursThe bird, famous for its pink feathers and standing on one leg, evaded capture and was unperturbed by ground staff's efforts to scare it away from Manchester Airport.

The Mirror

• 2,000 train firm jobs 'facing axe' Britain's last remaining train-making company is expected to announce around 2,000 job losses at its UK plant. The bad news from Bombardier follows its losing out to Germany on a lucrative contract to build 1,200 new rail carriages at its plant in Derby as part of the £6 billion Thameslink rail upgrade.

Network Rail

• FLYTIPPERS IN CAMBRIDGESHIRE TARGETED IN NATIONAL RAIL CLEAN UP

Belfast Telegraph

• Fears for jobs at train-making firm Train-making company Bombardier is set to announce big job losses at its UK plant after losing out on a lucrative new-carriage order. Bombardier has called a media briefing for Tuesday morning at which it is feared it will announce up to 2,000 job losses among its 3,000-strong workforce in Derby.

Birmingham Mail

• National Express and Centro pledge £25 million to transform Birmingham's bus network BUS passengers can expect a cleaner, greener and faster service after £25 million was pledged to transform Birmingham’s network.

Birmingham Post

• Boris Johnson strikes severe blow to pro-HS2 lobby London Mayor Boris Johnson branded plans for the HS2 high-speed rail link between the capital and the Midlands and the North “perverse” and “inadequate” and said he could not support them in their current form.
• Pop mogul Pete Waterman to join MPs for high speed rail campaign Pop mogul Pete Waterman is to join MPs in the House of Commons to launch a new campaigning group backing plans for high speed rail.

Derby Telegraph

• Bombardier: MPs demand review into £1.4bn deal as staff at factory expect to be told fate THE Shadow Business and Transport Secretaries are calling for an independent review into the decision not to award a £1.4 billion rail contract to Bombardier.

Journal Live

• Fears over Port of Tyne cruise ship future MINISTERS have been warned they are threatening Tyneside jobs as they consider allowing Liverpool port chiefs to take trade away from the North East.
• Metro operator loses £600,000 after failing to meet targets RAIL bosses have held back more than half a million pounds from Metro’s German operators following thousands of missed targets.

London Evening Standard

• Boris 'playing politics with his criticism of new rail link'Ken Livingstone has accused Boris Johnson of 'playing politics' over the proposed high-speed rail line from London to the North

Manchester Evening News

• Drama at Manchester Airport as pink flamingo closes runwayWorkers at Manchester Airport were left in a flap “ after a pink flamingo forced the closure of a runway. The large bird sparked a bizarre airfield drama by evading capture for almost FIVE hours.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Metro firm DB Regio misses out on £600k METRO'S failure to meet targets has meant more than £600,000 has been held back by rail bosses.

Sheffield Telegraph

• New tunnel visionVOLUNTEERS working on plans to reopen the old rail line in the north of Sheffield for commuters are preparing to mark the 30th anniversary of the last train running through the Woodhead Tunnel.

Wales Online

• Cardiff news: Train buskers do all they can to teach the benefits of carbon-reducing public transport SOUTH Wales train commuters were treated to a gig from a group of jazz musicians in what is believed to be Wales’ first onboard performance.

Blackpool Gazette

• ˜20mph signs will not work™RURAL councillors have hit out at plans to lower speed limits, claiming selfish drivers will continue to flout the law.

Burnley Express

• Todmorden Curve rail link moves a step closerAN £8m. bid to improve Burnley’s rail links to Manchester with the reinstatement of the Todmorden Curve has been submitted to the Government.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Bus route funding cut set to be put on holdPROPOSALS to axe funding for all subsidised bus routes in Cambridgeshire are set to be put on hold.

Wall Street Journal

• Bombardier To Disclose Job Layoffs At UK Rail Plant On Tuesday TORONTO (Dow Jones)--Canadian transportation giant Bombardier Inc. (BBD.A.T, BDRBF) said it is poised to reveal significant layoffs at its plant in Derby, U.K., Tuesday morning, after losing a key British railroad contract at the end of June to Germany's Siemens AG (SIE.XE, SI).

Other News Sources

• Mayoral candidates under pressure to improve transportLondon mayoral candidates have been urged to do more to encourage active travel in the capital, review congestion charging policies and create a default 20mph speed limit for residential roads.
• Bombardier to chop U.K. jobsLONDON – Canadian aircraft and train maker Bombardier is to cut jobs at its plant in Derby, central England, after losing out to German group Siemens in the battle for a big British government contract, a source told Reuters. Read more: http://www.montrealgazette.com/Bombardier+chop+jobs/5048765/story.html#ixzz1RD2eQjbM
• Bombardier 'To Cut 2,000 Jobs' The company will confirm cuts at a news conference it has called for this morning- with the Government's decision to award a lucrative order to a German consortium being blamed.
• Train builder to cut 2,000 jobsBritain's last train manufacturer, Bombardier, is set to cut as many as 2,000 jobs after the Government awarded the £1.5 bn Thameslink contract to a German rival.
• Stansted Express launches e-ticketingPassengers travelling to Stansted Airport can now book online and print their tickets before travelling