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Thursday, 29 December 2011

BBC News

• Bus firm Dennis ponders rival bidBus firm Alexander Dennis is poised to gatecrash a deal involving rivals Optare and Indian-owned Ashok Leyland.
• Road remains closed by landslideA road in the Highlands is likely to remain shut until the weekend following a landslide last week, police say.
• 3D scanners to cut crash closuresNew technology is to be employed to cut down the time that motorways are closed after crashes, the government says.
• Rail cable problem hitting trainsOverhead cable problems delay trains on the main line linking London with Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.
• Yellow lines 'to clear junctions'Double yellow lines are being added to dozens of road junctions in central London so drivers cannot park alongside dropped kerbs, a council says.

Department for Transport

• Government Awards Police Forces £2.7m to Tackle Motorway Closures West MerciaWest Mercia police force to receive £131,800

Financial Times

• China rail crash blamed on bad managementHigh-speed network will be more cautiously expanded across the country, after a report into the collision in July that killed 40 people and sparked outrage
• Train contract brings hope for Derby jobsThe UK™s last train-making facility has received a boost after Bombardier won a £189m contract to supply carriages to Southern
• Alexander Dennis wants closer look at OptareThe Scottish bus and coach manufacturer has asked its rival to open its books, which could derail a proposed Ashok Leyland deal

The Independent

• Revealed: what the people really think of Boris Johnson Busy, busy is the life of London's Mayor, Boris Johnson, as is revealed by a catalogue of emails to and from the Mayor's office.
• Rail delays hit return to workTrain travellers, who will face above-inflation fare rises next week, had to contend with delays to some rush-hour services today as they returned to work after the Christmas break.

Mail Online

• £188million lifeline for struggling train maker Bombardier as it strikes deal with rail operatorIt is hoped the deal struck by Bombardier with rail operator Southern will save some of the 1,400 engineering and ancilliary jobs that are under threat.

The Mirror

• Bombardier deal 'won't put train maker back on track'Train maker Bombardier was thrown a cash lifeline by the Government yesterday – but unions warned it was not enough to secure its future.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Eight illegal immigrants found in freezer van in North WalesEIGHT illegal immigrants in the back of a freezer lorry, 26,000 euros stuffed down a woman’s bra, and a live skunk were among things discovered by border officials at Holyhead port this year.
• Emergency bridge repairs to close Flintshire roadPASSENGERS travelling by bus on a busy road will have to make some of their journey on foot while urgent repairs are carried out on a railway bridge.
• Road closed after serious crash on A483 in North WalesA DRIVER had a lucky escape after a major crash with a bin lorry which left traffic on a busy dual carriageway at a standstill yesterday.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published £100,000 to tackle the scourge of quad bikesArticle

Liverpool Echo

• Grief of family of Huyton dad-of-four Paul Traynor killed on M57THE family of a dad-of-four killed in a motorway crash have spoken of their grief at losing
• Plans to create pioneering college to support Liverpool’s ’super-port’ revealedPLANS to create a pioneering college to support Liverpool’s growth as a “super-port” will be launched in the New Year.

London Evening Standard

• Lasers to cut M-way crash closuresNew technology to help reduce the time motorways are closed after crashes has been announced by the Government.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Torry vandal ordered to compensate car ownersA teenager who damaged 22 cars in a spree of drunken vandalism in Aberdeen has been ordered to pay back every penny of the damage.

Yorkshire Post

• Driver killed after walking on to A1A DRIVER was killed by a lorry after he stopped his car and stepped out on to the busy A1 yesterday.
• UK-based train manufacturer wins latest carriage contractUK-based train maker Bombardier, which lost out to Germany for a lucrative order, has won a new £188m contract.
• Drive to cut crime on public transportTRANSPORT bosses in South Yorkshire are set to adopt a new strategy which aims to cut crime on the county’s buses, trains and trams.

Reading Evening Post

• Bus gets fined for using the bus laneBosses at Reading Transport could not believe their eyes when they received a fine for one of their buses driving in a bus lane.

Other Regional Press

• Railway station row could sidetrack city homes planA MULTI-MILLION pound plan to build 1600 houses in the north of Glasgow could be axed because of a row over a proposed rail station.
• Misery for commuters as train overcrowding soarsTHE number of overcrowded ScotRail trains has more than quadrupled in five years amid record demand.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• TfL tackles London's road pollution levelsRoad pollution levels in London are the focus of efforts by Transport for London, which include bringing into force the new Low Emission Zone (LEZ) that will be in place from January 3rd 2012.It will see those heavy goods vehicles, coaches and buses required to meet Euro IV standards for particulate matter when travelling within the LEZ, while larger vans and minibuses will have to comply with Euro III.In addition to the zone, the mayor of London has unveiled plans to introduce dust suppressant technology in parts of the capital in order to boost air quality.Boris Johnson has opted to implemen...

Railnews

• Boost for Derby as Bombardier wins Southern order Bombardier has won the contract to build 130 vehicles for Southern. The £188.8 million deal is a welcome boost for Derby, where the new trains will be built.