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Saturday, 10 September 2011

BBC News

• Golf fans swing by on free busesFree bus travel is being offered to golf fans heading to the Walker Cup in Aberdeen at the weekend.
• Bus driver complaints on the riseA Freedom of Information request reveals an increase in complaints against bus drivers
• Jaguar-owner's chief steps downCarl-Peter Forster, chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover's parent company Tata Motors, steps down with immediate effect.

The Herald

• Princes Street closes for nine months of tram track repairsSHOPPERS and traders on Edinburgh™s Princes Street will face disruption for nine months as repairs to poorly laid tram tracks will start next weekend, two weeks later than expected.

The Telegraph

• Councils reported over anti high-speed rail fighting fundNine councils who have contributed more than £1 million to an anti high-speed rail fighting fund are facing an inquiry by the local government spending watchdog.

Daily Express

• Market report: Premium travel hit IAGINTERNATIONAL Airlines Group hit turbulence yesterday as economic storm clouds threatened the prospects for premium air travel.

Journal Live

• Bus opt-out leaves patients stranded VILLAGERS say they have been left high and dry by a bus company’s decision to cut out a “difficult” estate.

Manchester Evening News

• NOMA? No way: 120 object to Manchester inner ring road plansMore than 120 people have objected to proposed changes to Manchester™s inner ring-road as part of a £800m masterplan that would transform the city centre.

Metro

• Britain's first windsurfing bike created by 19-year-old studentNed Aufenast has designed Britain™s first road-legal windsurfing bike. The 19-year-old made the tricycle for an A-level project and is now helping to create it for the commercial market.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• No seats on the bus? Blame those touristsTRANSPORT giant Stagecoach has blamed well-heeled foreign tourists for the lack of seats left for locals on some of its bus routes in the north.

Global Rail News

• Minnesota™s Northern Lights high speed rail project receives $5m grantU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced a $5 million grant to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) to complete preliminary engineering and environmental reviews for ...
• Siemens to equip Swiss Federal Railways network with ETCS systemSiemens is to equip 9,000 of the total 11,000 automatic train control elements in the route network of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) with the European ...

Aviation Industry

• Beijing cuts domestic jet fuel pricesThe Chinese government cut domestic jet fuel prices to CNY7,670 per ton, down 1.48% from CNY7,785 in August, because ofthe decline of international fuel prices.

Other News Sources

• US cruise plan said to fall shortCRUISE passengers would still be largely unprotected against carrier bankruptcies under a proposal meant to address that scenario, a US regulator has warned.
• Driver CPC uptake held back by industry concerns, says FTAThe Freight Transport Association says that stretched budgets are the cause of bosses' reluctance to invest in the compulsory training for drivers.
• Councillors demand more money to fix pot-holesCouncillors have demanded more funds to repair roads damaged by the winter weather and avoid vehicle damage.