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Saturday, 01 October 2011

BBC News

• Metrolink replacement trams voteGreater Manchester's transport body decides whether it should buy 12 trams to replace ageing Metrolink rolling stock.
• Muggers get away on 'Boris bikes'Some thieves have been using the London mayor's hire bikes to help them mug people
• Event marks shipbuilders work-inA gala concert is being held to mark the 40th anniversary of the famous work-in at the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders in Glasgow.

Financial Times

• Paris switches on electric car schemeA Socialist council and buccaneering entrepreneur join forces to cut fumes and congestion
• Aer Lingus wary over takeover by airlineChief says marketing partnerships with other airlines could be jeopardised if it was bought by another carrier
• Network Rail quizzed on data for bonusesMove could reignite the controversy that led to the scrapping of the old award system earlier this year

The Herald

• 80mph road limit ˜would hit emission targets™AMBITIOUS targets for reducing carbon dioxide would be blown off course if motorway speed limits were increased from 70mph to 80mph, a leading expert on transport emissions has claimed.
• Bypass objectors say cost increases were concealedCAMPAIGNERS against a proposed £400 million bypass in Aberdeen have claimed the potential for budget increases was concealed from a public inquiry three years ago.

The Independent

• Unions to recommend four-year deal A four-year pay deal offering the prospect of no industrial action over wages until at least 2015 is to be recommended for acceptance by unions representing Tube and other transport workers in the capital, London Underground said tonight.

ATOC

• Heatwave expected to lead to surge in rail passengers over the weekendTrain companies are gearing up for an increase in passengers of up to 25% in some parts of the country,...

Network Rail

• NATIONAL TRAIN PERFORMANCE FOR PERIOD SIX IS 92.4%
• NETWORK RAIL KICKS OFF SEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT PARTNER AT EXETER ST DAVIDS STATION
• IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE WELLINGBOROUGH STATION MORE ACCESSIBLE AND SPEED UP JOURNEY TIMES COMPLETE
• IMPROVEMENTS TO MAKE WELLINGBOROUGH STATION MORE ACCESSIBLE AND SPEED UP JOURNEY TIMES COMPLETE

Birmingham Mail

• Handsworth schoolgirl's hydrogen car best in BritainA BIRMINGHAM schoolgirl’s hydrogen car of the future has been named the best in Britain.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 4x4 left up Snowdon for second time in a month - and it's the same oneA 4x4 car has been abandoned near Snowdon’s summit for the second time in less than a month.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published Bombardier supporters take protest to ToriesArticle

London Evening Standard

• Third runway protester escorted off plane and barred from AmericaAn activist who campaigns against airport expansion has been barred from entering America
• Unions to recommend Tube pay dealA four-year pay deal offering the prospect of no industrial action over wages until at least 2015 is to be recommended for acceptance by unions representing Tube and other transport workers in the capital, London Underground has said.
• 100,000 sign fuel costs e-petitionA petition demanding Government action on spiralling fuel costs has received the 100,000 signatures needed to trigger a Commons debate.

Manchester Evening News

• Restoring the nation's favourite: Bury rail yard working to repair the Flying Scotsman The nation's favourite train is being restored to its pristine glory at Riley and Son Ltd in Bury, Lancs, and will once again blast steam over its shoulder by early next year.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post published Tram tickets rule change sparks angerArticle

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Work to refurbish major road to begin tomorrowA £500,000 project to upgrade a major Aberdeen road will start tomorrow.

The York Press

• Plan to ban cars from York bridges CARS could be banned from Ouse and Lendal bridges under a radical 20-year vision for tackling congestion and pollution in York.

Yorkshire Post

• Repairs to Leeds inner ring road end weeks earlyMAJOR structural repair works to Woodhouse Tunnel in Leeds have been completed three weeks early and within budget.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Is this really the end of the line for model railway club?WHEN the last model train pulls out of the station at Thorpe Hall this Sunday (2 October) it will be a sad occasion for passengers who have been riding on them for almost 30 years but, most of all for the members of the Peterborough Society of Model Engineers who have poured their passion and energy into the venture and are now having to leave the site for good. Ann Molyneux-Jackson reports
• Driver risked disaster at rail crossingA MOTORIST narrowly avoided creating a rail disaster when he burst through a level crossing.

Other Regional Press

• HS2 rail line gets official backing of Labour PartyTHE HIGH speed rail line set to cut through Warwickshire has been given the official backing of the Labour Party.
• Aberdeen Airport™s runway extension finished earlyA RUNWAY extension at Aberdeen Airport has been completed eight months early “ paving the way for new services next summer.
• Huddersfield railway station delays:Your picturesTHE signal fault at Marsden and cable theft at Mirfield mean thousands of commuters across West Yorkshire are having to think on their feet to try and get to their destination.
• £22m cost of air taxUnfair airport taxes have cost Glasgow tens of millions of pounds in lost business in just six months

Railway Gazette

• DB Schenker to launch daily freight train to ChinaINTERNATIONAL: DB Schenker Rail Automotive is to launch a daily container train service between Germany and China in late November, carrying BMW automotive components from Leipzig to Shenyang. 'With a transit time of 23 days, the direct trains are more than twice as fast as maritime transport followed by transport to the Chinese hinterland', said DB Mobility Logistics board member Dr Karl-Friedrich Rausch. 'This is a major incentive for the Eurasian land bridge. We are grateful to BMW for placing their trust in this environmentally-friendly transport route.' DB is already carrying car compone...
• European Commission launches Channel Tunnel infringement proceedings EUROPE: The European Commission has launched infringement proceedings against France and the UK over their 'failure to implement legislation to open the market for rail services in the Channel Fixed Link'. On September 29 the Commission said the countries have two months to respond before it requests full implementation of the first railway package. The Commission is concerned about the lack of independence of the Channel Tunnel rail infrastructure manager, and insufficient implementation of provisions in the first railway package regarding access charges, independent regulation and capacity a...

Aviation Industry

• Michael O'Leary slams rivalRYANAIR boss Michael O'Leary stepped up the pressure on rival Aer Lingus yesterday by calling on it to pay out a special dividend.

Other News Sources

• Order for giant containerships not aggressive, claims MaerskMarket leader says 18,000teu vessels won't ruin the market
• Network Rail and Galliford Try launch investigation over Merseyrail short-circuitNetwork Rail and Galliford Try have launched an investigation and are facing compensation payouts after workers who œdisturbed a cable cut power to the network causing travel chaos last Friday.
• Bids invited for £30m Manchester Guided BuswayTransport for Greater Manchester has issued an OJEU notice for the Leigh to Ellenbrook Guided Busway, a job it estimates is worth £30 million.
• HGV accident levels dropAlmost 6,400 HGVs were involved in accidents and collisions that led to the police having to attend the scene last year.

Other Subscription Services

• Network Rail names chiefs for new projects unit The leaders who will spearhead Network Rail's new capital projects business unit have been named by the infrastructure company.These include regional directors who will be responsible for delivery...