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Thursday, 29 September 2011

BBC News

• Eco-friendly hybrid buses launched in Sheffield A fleet of "eco-friendly" buses is being launched in Sheffield this week. Twenty one diesel-electric hybrid double-decker buses will travel across Sheffield as part of a campaign by Stagecoach Yorkshire.
• Stoke-on-Trent bus station contractor announced The main contractor to complete the next phase of a new bus station in Stoke-on-Trent has been named.
• Nicolas Sarkozy visits Morocco for TGV rail-link launchFrench President Nicholas Sarkozy is due to arrive in Morocco to oversee the start of construction on a new TGV high-speed rail link.
• Glowstick plan for stranded Southeastern trains Stranded train passengers are to be provided with glowsticks and foil blankets by Southeastern as part of its severe weather contingency plans.
• Derry rail link upgrade will not happen for 2013 culture year Translink has confirmed that an upgrade of the Coleraine to Londonderry railway line will not be completed before 2013, the year Derry becomes UK City of Culture.
• Bath's £14m bus station criticised by transport campaigner A transport campaigner has criticised Bath's bus station - built two years ago at a cost of £14m.
• VIDEO: NY subway gets cell phone coverageNew Yorkers can use their mobile phones at four subway stations in Manhattan as the city's antiquated transport system finally embraces the internet age.
• Rail fare cut 'impossible' to deliverThe 5% fare cut proposed by Ken Livingstone isn't as straightforward as it at first looks. There are other sticking points apart from the Conservatives' assertion that the money is already assigned to upgrade projects.

The Herald

• Call for bad drivers to sit skill courses A NATIONAL driver education programme is needed in Scotland to improve skills and raise awareness of the dangers of motoring, the head of the Automobile Association has claimed.

The Telegraph

• Business executives enjoy less strain on trainThe image of business executives beavering away on their computers and mobile phones while travelling by train is a myth, official research has found.

Mail Online

• Germany to launch high-speed train from London to Cologne Normally the most convenient way to holiday in Germany is to fly. But all that could change in 2013 after the announcement by a German train company that it is to start a high-speed to route from London using the Channel Tunnel.

Birmingham Mail

• Midlands motorists urged to scrap bangers for bus passes MOTORISTS are being urged to scrap their old bangers and take advantage of a scheme offering a free bus pass.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Rail firm sold down river, says MilibandArticle

Edinburgh Evening News

• Dawe ready for tram probe nowCity leader Jenny Dawe has written to First Minister Alex Salmond to tell him that she is ready for an immediate public inquiry to get under way on Edinburgh's tram projec

Journal Live

• New hope in Air Passenger Duty battle NORTH East aviation chiefs tentatively welcomed a Government decision to vary duty on air passengers yesterday.

London Evening Standard

• Ken tells Boris to 'get a grip' after more Tube chaosHundreds of thousands of Tube commuters suffered chaos with services on six lines either part suspended or delayed

Yorkshire Post

• Wheels in motion for trail to help everyone explore forestA DRIFFIELD cyclist tried out proposed new routes to help thousands of visitors explore one of North Yorkshire’s most iconic beauty spots.

Other Regional Press

• Lib Dems in firing line over HS2 THE Liberal Democrats became a focus for anti-HS2 anger after a big thumbs-up to the project was given at their annual conference.
• Ferry boss has 'total lack of trust' in port managementP&O Ferries' chief executive Helen Deeble says discussions with Dover Harbour Board over the tariffs they charged had been œtime-consuming and utterly pointless.
• Tax rules that clip city™s wingsHigh taxes are punishing Glasgow Airport and preventing efforts to convince airlines to add new routes to the city, MSPs have been told.
• HS2 protesters attend Labour Party Conference in Liverpool PROTESTERS fighting the planned HS2 rail line through Warwickshire turned up at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool.

Global Rail News

• Network Rail completes purchase of Victoria Place Shopping CentreNetwork Rail today completed the leasehold purchase of the 83,000 sq ft Victoria Place shopping centre at Victoria station in London. The transaction sees ownership of ...
• Kidwelly Scouts in landscape triumphThe 1st Kidwelly Scouts have been hard at work landscaping the town™s railway station. Their efforts have been officially unveiled by the Mayor of Kidwelly, Jeanette ...
• British Transport Police make cable theft arrestRailway cable thief arrested in Nottingham as a direct result of the use of Leicestershire-based Data & Information Management Limited (DIML) equipment configured for real-time cable ...
• Back Yard bonus for InfrarailThe Yard, an exhibition display area dedicated to plant and machinery used for rail construction and maintenance, will be a major new feature at Infrarail 2012. ...
• All aboard for high speed welding innovationWith the rapid expansion of the Chinese high speed rail network underway, and major levels of investment in track and rolling stock infrastructure in place, Siemens ...
• Serco Docklands™ passenger focus celebrated at National Rail AwardsSerco Docklands won a highly commended award in the prestigious Passenger Operator of the Year category at the annual National Rail Awards on 15 September. Judges, ...

Railnews

• Railway renationalisation 'would save £1 billion a year' A new union-sponsored report prepared by a transport pressure group has concluded that renationalising the railways would save at least £1 billion a year -- about the level of savings set out in the McNulty/DfT 'value for money' study which was published in May.

Aviation Industry

• Emirates to boost US networkNew flights to Dallas and Seattle

Other News Sources

• Thursday newspaper round-upStagecoach has hit back at Labour after it was singled out as the sort of “predator” business that Ed Miliband attacked in his party conference speech on Tuesday. Maria Eagle, the Shadow Transport Secretary, is understood to have claimed the bus company was a “bad business”, taking unjustified rewards of the kind Mr Miliband had criticised, according to the Times
• OFT orders low cost airlines to drop debit card surchargesThe Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is clamping down on the misleading debit and credit card surcharges added to booking fees by low cost airlines and other businesses.

News from Europe

• Bombardier opens “Centre of Excellence” Bombardier Transportation said Tuesday it is opening a new Centre of Excellence (CoE) for its next-generation PrimoveCity technology, located at the company’s engineering and manufacturing site in Mannheim, Germany.