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Saturday, 30 July 2011

BBC News

• One dies in Gwynedd road incidentOne person dies in a road crash on the A493 at Pennal in Gwynedd.
• Fife road closed for surface workA Fife road has been closed to eastbound traffic for 14 days while resurfacing works are carried out.
• BMW unveils electric car divisionThe German carmaker BMW unveils two new models as it launches its electric motoring division, BMWi.

Financial Times

• IAG returns to profit as bookings soarAirline group shrugs off the rocketing price of jet fuel as it sees a strong increase in corporate bookings between London and the US

The Telegraph

• Boris Johnson demands changes to High Speed RailBoris Johnson has refused to support the Government's plans for a £32 billion high speed rail network.

Daily Record

• Scotrail fined nearly £500k after failing inspection in key areas SCOTRAIL has been fined almost half a million pounds after some facilities failed to meet inspectors' standards.

Mail Online

• Light plane crashes into two houses in SalfordA light aircraft crashed into two properties in Salford yesterday. Miraculously, no one was killed, although the pilot and his passenger suffered severe burns.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Water cut off at Bala Lake Railway A TOURIST train has run out of steam after a water company decided to cut off its supply at the height of the holiday season.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published Bus driver goes to the rescue of woman in blazeArticle
• MPs plan to keep up pressure over rail contract FURTHER political pressure is being put on the Government to reverse its decision to make Siemens the preferred bidder for the £1.4 billion Thameslink contract following corruption revelations.

Liverpool Echo

• Plane belonging to Liverpool aviation firm crashes into houses, injuring two A LIGHT aircraft belonging to a Liverpool aviation firm crashed between houses injuring two on board.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Public inquiry could delay congestion-busting bridge A PUBLIC inquiry could delay the construction of a new congestion-cutting bridge over the River Don by more than a year.
• Fourth lifetime ban for Highland driverA MOTORIST was banned from the road for life for the fourth time yesterday after his 11th conviction for driving while disqualified.

Campaign for Better Transport

• Bucks council funds road works by cutting sustainable transport29 July: We discovered today that Buckinghamshire County Council is taking money for road repairs by snaffling more than £2.5 million that had been earmarked for cyclists and walkers, community bus users and road safety. read more

Global Rail News

• HS2 ˜would benefit towns™ between London and BirminghamThe construction of a new high speed line could benefit towns between London and Birmingham, as well as transforming rail travel to and between cities further ...

Railway Gazette

• Siemens awarded Hungarian ETCS contract HUNGARY: Infrastructure agency NIF has awarded Siemens a €53m contract to supply ETCS Level 2 equipment for the 65 km route running southwest from Budapest-Kelenföld to Székesfehérvar. Commissioning is scheduled for 2013. Siemens said on July 26 that its plants in Budapest, Wallisellen and Braunschweig would provide two Simis electronic interlockings, an Iltis control system, a Trainguard 200 radio block centre and equipment for 15 level crossings. The route forms part of Pan-European Corridor V from Trieste and Koper to Ukraine. Siemens participated in electrification of the Bajánseny...

Aviation Industry

• Aviation recovery œhits speed bumpThe rise in demand for air travel softened in June 2011, the latest figures from the International Air Transport Association reveal
• GTMC calls on Labour to oppose APD and support airport expansionThe association has formally responded to Labour™s consultation on its future policy for transport

Other News Sources

• Korean Air Converts Letter of Intent to Firm Order for Bombardier CSeries AircraftBombardier Aerospace announced today that the Letter of Intent (LOI) from Korean Air signed on June 21 at the 2011 Paris Air Show to acquire 10 CS300 airliners has now been converted into a...
• Probe after man killed on motorwayA man was killed after being struck by
• Air France pilots 'ignored warnings' before fatal crashFrench investigators say that the pilots of the Air France jet, which crashed into the Atlantic two years ago and left no survivors, ignored warnings and failed to follow basic procedures.
• How China's 'Twitter' shamed leaders over train crashIs the furious online backlash against the Chinese authorities, sparked by a high-speed rail tragedy in which 39 people died, China's
• Network Rail reveals capacity improvement plans for London and the South EastNetwork Rail yesterday unveiled its long-term strategy for London and the South East which includes new interventions that aim to avoid major capital expenditure by increasing capacity within the existing network.