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Sunday, 28 August 2011

BBC News

• Llangollen Railway passengers arrive in Corwen Rail passengers have started to arrive in a Denbighshire town even though it does not yet have a line or station.
• Work affects holiday rail routesEngineering work sees some Virgin Trains services being diverted over the bank holiday weekend.
• Next step for railway extensionRail passengers start to arrive in a Denbighshire town even though it does not yet have a line or station.
• Edinburgh trams inquiry 'on hold for now'The first minister is to order a public inquiry into the Edinburgh trams project once there is

The Guardian

• Transport policy independence for cities in economic growth plan Minister for cities Greg Clark asks eight core cities to make a bid for new powers as part of devolution project
• Gatwick angered by move to make its Express call at Clapham Junction Managers insist Gatwick's position with regard to Heathrow will be threatened, undermining the benefits of breaking up BAA to provide more competition
• Londoners lost in own back yards The creator of the Tube Map app has put three searching questions to 2,628 frequent users of the London Underground. What is the nearest station to noted London landmarks Buckingham Palace, the Tower of London and Madame Tussauds? The answers were intriguing.

The Herald

• Mathewson defiant over bonuses row Stagecoach defiant on executives bonusesSir George Mathewson, the former Royal Bank of Scotland chairman who now chairs Stagecoach, has branded as œtotal nonsense a complaint by corporate governance watchdog Pirc about the transport giant™s executive remuneration.

The Independent

• More than 10,000 drivers escape ban despite full points Thousands of British motorists have been allowed to carry on driving despite having amassed 12 or more penalty points on their licence.

The Telegraph

• Stelios demands easyJet resignations Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou is to step up his assault on easyJet's board as he attempts to force the low-cost airline to reconsider its $1.1bn (£675m) order for 145 new Airbus planes.
• Tory members oppose Government on HS2 and planning reforms Most Conservative party members oppose David Cameron's flagship proposals to relax planning laws and build the High Speed 2 rail link, a new poll has found.
• Stobart Group upbeat despite difficult trading Transport and logistics group Stobart said it expects interim profits to come in ahead of last year's despite suffering difficult trading conditions in its core transport and distribution division.
• Passenger shortage threatens higher flight taxes The tax on plane tickets could rise by nearly 25 per cent because the number of people flying is failing to keep up with Government forecasts.

Mail Online

• Families face £60 rise in plane tickets to make up tax-shortfall from foreign holiday dip Families face paying an extra £60 on flights to cover a tax-shortfall caused by fewer travellers passing through Britain's airports.
• Let the fat cats take the bus to the OlympicsDuring the Cold War, some Britons must have wondered what it was like to live in a country dominated by an elite driving on reserved lanes. Next summer, they will find out.
• Traffic lights will turn green for Olympic chiefs as ordinary drivers are forced into bus lanesExperts have warned that the express routes – even more exclusive than the ZIL lanes used by the Politburo in Soviet Moscow – will bring chaos to London's roads.
• Hurricane Irene: New York prepares as airports and subway shutHurricane Irene claimed its first victims today as it unleashed its terrifying power on North Carolina and Virginia before roaring up the East Coast towards Washington and New York.

Bristol Live

• Bristol Evening Post commented Appeal for rethink over bus changesArticle
• Bristol Evening Post commented Dismay as First says bus fares to increaseArticle

Edinburgh Evening News

• Dawe admits Lib Dems may quit over tram line failureCITY leader Jenny Dawe today admitted her council administration could quit after being left to deliver a tram line costing £704 million that doesn't reach the city centre

Sheffield Telegraph

• Dutch flights ditched for nowA NEW route due to take off from Robin Hood Airport next month has had to be postponed until next year.

Bucks Free Press

• Buckinghamshire County Council Leader Martin Tett blasts Transport Secretary Phillip Hammond and 'hypocritical' Government over High Speed 2 consultation TRANSPORT Secretary Phillip Hammond has been blasted by a top Bucks Tory for his 'hypocritical' stance on the High Speed 2 consultation.

Other Regional Press

• Two new train stations for Sittingbourne? A vision of creating a metro system for Sittingbourne to encourage more people to travel by rail is being considered by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Transport.
• HS2 money could be better spent, say businesses BUSINESSES want the government to invest in upgrading roads and existing rail lines rather than build a new high speed train line, according to a new poll.
• Campaigners to lodge appeal over Aberdeen bypass OBJECTORS to Aberdeen™s bypass are to lodge an appeal against a legal ruling on the road.

Transport for London

• Consultation begins on proposed changes to South Kensington stationLondon Underground (LU) is today beginning a six week public consultation - Friday 26 August to Friday 7 October - on the possibility of a development above South Kensington station.

Other News Sources

• Salmond bides time on Edinburgh trams 'fiasco'Public inquiry will be held once there is 'greater clarity' about the project that has been dogged by delays.
• British Airways Launches the Big September SaleBritish Airways launches its big September sale with savings of up to 55% off thousands of flights to over eighty worldwide destinations.

News from Europe

• Bombardier signalling centre opensSPAIN: Bombardier's signalling centre of excellence at San Sebastián de los Reyes was officially opened on July 20.