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Saturday, 03 September 2011

BBC News

• In pictures: Model Ts in ManchesterFord Model Ts drive into Trafford Park to celebrate the anniversary year of the car
• Chain reactionA Scottish firm which specialises in oiler kits for motorbikes strikes a deal with BMW
• Eurostar trains hit by power cutEurostar passengers are still experiencing delays because of power supply problems earlier.
• Jaguar site could make cars againCar production could return to Browns Lane in Coventry, with CPP's plans to buy part of the former Jaguar site.

Financial Times

• AIG starts spin-off process for aircraft unitInsurance group paves the way for the public listing of its airline leasing unit, seeking to wind down its involvement in the business
• Edinburgh leader welcomes tram U-turnThe city council has overturned a move to stop a new route running into the city centre after the government threatened to halt funding

The Mirror

• FirstGroup launches cash alternative for fares EVER caught a bus without enough change for a ticket?

ATOC

• Millions to be invested in stations to reduce congestionResponding to a Network Rail report on tackling passenger congestion at stations,...

Bristol Live

• Bristol Evening Post commented First moving bus stop to help disabledArticle

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Ship starts laying power cable between Wales and Ireland at Prestatyn THIS is the ship that will be seen off the coast laying a huge power cable connecting Wales and Ireland.

Northern Echo

• Rail club lets off steam Darlington Model Railway Club is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an open weekend at The Head of Steam Darlington Railway Museum this weekend.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Trams on track to be running by 2014 after project rescuedTHE first tram from Edinburgh Airport to the heart of Scotland™s capital could be running as early as 2014 after a decision to rescue the project.

Yorkshire Post

• £25m repair crisis over key city routeA KEY route through a Yorkshire city could be shut down unless urgent repairs are carried out, a cash-strapped council has warned.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Needham Market: Investigation after rail deathAN investigation into the death of a woman at a level crossing has been launched by the Rail Accident Investigation Board.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Rail chaos: Long delays on East Coast route through Peterborough7.50pm: Commuters travelling on the East Coast Main Line face continuing delays after a broken down train near Peterborough and a trackside fires in the north of the country earlier in the day.
• Pilot killed as plane hits electricity cable near PeterboroughSaturday, 9am: A pilot was killed after the light aircraft he was flying crashed after clipping a power line near Peterborough yesterday (2 September).

Other Regional Press

• Cyclist aims for British Championship A long career in policing has brought Bedfordshire Polices Clare Simon up against some formidable opponents, but probably none as famous as the ones shell be facing in two weeks time.
• Plans for new Northampton bus station drawn up and location of replacement to be revealed soonLATEST plans showing where a new bus station for Northampton could be built will be published next month.
• Transport chief™s ˜disappointment™ over Aberdeen bypass delayA TRANSPORT boss today revealed his œextreme disappointment over a fresh delay to Aberdeen™s bypass.
• Aberdeen bus passengers face fares hikeSINGLE bus fares in Aberdeen are to rise by 10p while prices of daily tickets are also to go up, operator Stagecoach revealed today.
• Update: Train misery spreads to DoverTrespassers on the line at Dover and power outages at Ebbsfleet have brought train services to a halt.
• War of words over Kirklees Council roads cash: What do you think? A WAR of words has broken out over plans to spend millions of pounds on regional transport projects.

Global Rail News

• Translink NI Railways to run revised timetable on Lisburn lineTranslink NI Railways is advising passengers that there will be a revised Portadown/Bangor line timetable and a bus substitution service in operation between Lisburn and Great ...
• Open day marks Severn tunnel™s 125 years of serviceParts of the Sudbrook pumping station – the control and maintenance hub for Severn tunnel – will be open to the public for the very first ...

Aviation Industry

• London’s links to world business centres dwarf European ’rivals’A new report reveals that Heathrow™s links to the world™s main business centres dwarf those of its European ˜rivals™. ˜International Air Connectivity for Business™ published by AirportWatch shows that Heathrow has 990 departures each week to business destinations in Asia, Latin America, North America and Europe, more than the combined total of its closest rivals, [...]

Other News Sources

• Transport Minister shares North East's 'deep sense of frustration™ over further AWPR delay On the day that the AWPR project team were hoping to get final clearance to proceed with delivering the scheme, Transport Minister Keith Brown expressed disappointment that the much needed scheme faced more enforced delay. Mr Brown said: read more
• Sainsbury™s trials lithium ion with ToyotaSainsbury™s is working with Toyota to trial lithium ion battery technology at one of its largest distribution centres
• Heathrow Airport launches next stage of its wetland facility upgrade Heathrow Airport has awarded environmental engineers ARM Group and wetland consultants Naturally Wallace the contract of upgrading its wetland treatment facility.
• Union makes bid for SeaFranceBid focuses on the creation of a co-operative of SeaFrance workers
• Red Arrows fly after pilot's deathEight Red Arrows pilots took to the skies in their first public performance since the death of one of their team-mates in tribute to him, the squadron leader has said.
• As Cameron continues to refuse to meet Bombardier staff, unions set out plans to bring Derby workforce to Parliament next week for Transport CommitteeWITH PRIME MINISTER David Cameron continuing to refuse to meet with representatives of the Derby Bombardier workforce over the Thameslink contract stitch-up, unions will be bringing a train load to Parliament new Wednesday - 7th September - for the Transport Committee hearing on procurement.
• Wincanton completes sale of German road businessWincanton has completed the sale of its German road business and Dutch logistics operations, announced in June.
• Scottish rail improvements set to increase capacityNetwork Rail is upgrading track, signalling and power line improvements to increase capacity and flexibility on one of the country™s busiest routes in Scotland, the rail infrastructure owner and operator said.

Other Subscription Services

• BAM faces £55m claim over Cambridge busway Cambridgeshire County Council has launched its legal fight to recoup millions of pounds from busway contractor BAM Nuttall by lodging a £54.7m claim in the Technology and Construction Court.The...