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Saturday, 15 October 2011

BBC News

• Tube staff 'must not help blind'Victoria Tube station staff are told they should not help visually-impaired passengers to platforms at peak times while renovations are ongoing.

Financial Times

• Virgin eyes tie-up with Etihad on BMIUK airline holds talks with Middle Eastern carrier about a possible partnership if it takes over Lufthansa's lossmaking subsidiary

The Herald

• Passenger numbers soar at airports for OctoberGLASGOW Airport is expecting its busiest October week in three years as holidaymakers defy the UK™s economic gloom and take to the skies.
• Subway staff cuts ˜will hit reliability of trains™UNIONS have claimed a plans to lay off maintenance workers on Glasgow™s Subway will lead to more train breakdowns.

The Independent

• Greening boosts female Cabinet representation Justine Greening's appointment as Transport Secretary provides David Cameron with a welcome boost to female representation in his Cabinet.

The Telegraph

• Philip Hammond appointed Defence Secretary as Liam Fox resignsPhilip Hammond was last night appointed as Defence Secretary in the wake of Dr Liam Fox's resignation.

Journal Live

• Transporter Bridge celebrates 100th birthdayONE of the North East’s best known landmarks celebrates its 100th anniversary this weekend.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Blind man in protest against ˜hostile™ staff at city bus stationA BLIND man is so appalled by the hostility he claims he encounters at Aberdeen bus station he is organising a demonstration next to it later this month.
• Repairs start at last on ˜worst™ Inverness roadMOTORISTS have welcomed the start of work to repair a road dubbed the œmost- potholed stretch in Inverness.

The York Press

• First bus passengers could win prizes in new ticket competition FIRST bus passengers in York can win a share of millions of prizes up for grabs in a new competition being printed on the back of tickets.
• Toy and model train event and railway poster exhibition at National Railway Museum THEY normally spend their days working alongside very big locos “ but now staff at the National Railway Museum in York have been trying out some very small pedal trains.

Wales Online

• Labour of failed to lobby for bus regulation powers for Wales, says Plaid CymruPLAID Cymru has accused Labour of failing to ask the UK Government for Traffic Commissioner powers over bus services to be transferred to the Welsh Government.

Bucks Free Press

• Spate of bike thefts in BeaconsfieldFIVE bicylces were stolen from Beaconsfield Station over a three-week period, prompting police to organise a session to to raise awareness about security.
• Woman hit by train near GX station namedA CHALFONT woman who died after being struck by a train has been formally identified.

Other Regional Press

• 100 cars seized in Aberdeen crackdown ABERDEEN City council bosses have seized 100 cars in a crackdown on rogue parkers in Aberdeen, the Evening Express can reveal today.
• New plans could mean two-hour wait for Colne Valley trainsTRAIN users in Marsden and Slaithwaite will lose out if Network Rail plans go ahead.

Campaign for Better Transport

• New transport secretary Justine Greening's first challenge14 October: Philip Hammond has been replaced by Justine Greening as the new Secretary of State for Transport. She faces an early choice between modernising our transport system or locking us further into dependency on oil. read more

Global Rail News

• Locomotives upgraded for European rail freight services on High Speed 1DB Schenker Rail (UK) Ltd is to upgrade five Class 92 locomotives for rail freight operations on High Speed 1, as it continues with its plans ...
• Bombardier Transportation and Infineon enter into strategic partnershipInfineon Technologies AG and Bombardier Transportation have entered into a strategic partnership in the field of drive electronics for advanced rail vehicles. The agreement envisages the ...
• Blackfriars Bridge Team scoop the Constructing Excellence Innovation AwardBalfour Beatty Major Civil Engineering has just won the Innovation Award 2011 in the South East Region Constructing Excellence Awards. The project now goes forward to ...
• Samsung SNV-5010 vandal resistant network dome camera approved for European railway industryThe Samsung SNV-5010 vandal resistant network dome camera has been approved for use by the European railway industry. Tests carried out by two separate testing houses, ...
• London Midland Class 350/2 fleet sets new industry standardThe Siemens Class 350/2 fleet operating London Midland services on the West Coast between Birmingham, Northampton and Euston recorded no technical failures in last four week ...

Railnews

• Philip Hammond leaves Transport in 'mini-reshuffle' The transport secretary Philip Hammond is moving to the Ministry of Defence, following the resignation of defence secretary Liam Fox. His replacement is Putney MP Justine Greening.

Aviation Industry

• BA parent in rumoured Bmi bidThe International Airlines Group (IAG) has refused to deny rumours that it has tabled a bid for Bmi

Other News Sources

• Jobs at risk at Norbert DentressangleNorbert Dentressangle (ND) says up to a dozen jobs at its Wrexham site are at risk as it pursues a cost-cutting exercise.
• High Speed 2 seeks consultants for £350M frameworkScheme promoter High Speed 2 (HS2) has published a contract notice to recruit up to 19 firms for a six year framework worth between £250M and £350M, to do preparatory work for parliamentary procedures needed if the project moves forward.