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Tuesday, 03 January 2012

BBC News

• Building work begins on new bus terminal in Mansfield A car park in a Nottinghamshire town centre has closed to make way for a new £11.6m bus station.
• Thieves stole £13m of metal from railways, say police Metal worth £13m has been stolen from the railways over the past three years, police have said.
• Devon and Cornwall train fare prices double to North Some train tickets from Devon and Cornwall to the Midlands, the North and Scotland have doubled in price.
• Metro rail boss James Lewis admits service 'not improving' A West Yorkshire rail boss has accepted passengers are not getting an "improving service" despite fares rising by an average of 8%.
• Engineers inspect Hammersmith Flyover damage [video]Commuters returning to work on Tuesday have been advised to avoid the A4 in west London, where engineers are still inspecting extensive rust to a bridge.
• Station to reopen after 50 yearsA railway station in Pembrokeshire will reopen after almost 50 years as five new services pass by each day.
• VIDEO: Crossrail's tunnelling machines unveiledEngineers are getting ready to start tunnelling beneath London in what has become Europe's biggest construction project.
• Public transport prices increaseThe average price of fares across London's transport network goes up by 5.6%, but the mayor's political rivals criticise the increase.
• Old vans facing emissions chargeLarge vans and minibuses which are more than 10 years old are facing a new charge of £100 a day in Greater London, if they fail to meet pollution limits.
• Digging to start on Crossrail projectHow the new Crossrail link is being built
• Commuter pain as rail fares riseRail commuters preparing to return to work after the Christmas break face fare rises of up to 11% from Monday, watchdog Passenger Focus says.
• Goodwick railway station near Fishguard to reopen Rail campaigners say the reopening of a station near Fishguard will make train services more attractive for many people in north Pembrokeshire.
• Nine-week Ashford-to-Hastings rail line closure goes ahead A nine-week railway line closure is to go ahead despite protests at the disruption to services in the south of Kent and East Sussex.

The Guardian

• Siemens wants terms of £1.4bn Thameslink trains deal to stay secret MPs have pushed ministers to reveal the difference between the Siemens offer and that of second-placed bidder Bombardier
• Fare increases give commuters a 'frosty return', says passenger watchdogChristmas break ends with price rises of up to 11%, branded by Bob Crow as 'daylight robbery' on part of rail operatorsCommuters returning to work on Tuesday after the Christmas break face fare rises of up to 11% amid growing anger at what one passenger watchdog described as a

The Telegraph

• Ministers ready to 'review' next year's train fare rises Ministers are ready to reconsider plans for steep train fare rises over the next two years, the Daily Telegraph can disclose.
• Likelihood grows of clocks going forward Britain has moved a step closer to adopting continental time by putting clocks ahead by an hour after the Government performed a u-turn to back a Bill paving the way for the change.

Daily Express

• GERMAN TRAIN DEAL ’NEEDS TO BE SECRET' THE German firm awarded a £1.5billion UK train contract ahead of British manufacturer Bombardier sparked anger yesterday after calling for the details of the deal to remain secret.

The Mirror

• Siemens demands ministers keep the financial details of Thameslink deal secretTHE German manufacturer that beat UK train builder Bombardier to a £1.4billion contract wants ministers to keep the financial details secret – so it can win future bids. THE German manufacturer that beat UK train builder Bombardier to a £1.4billion contract wants ministers to keep the financial details secret – so it can win future bids.
• Sky-high petrol prices forcing drivers off the roadPetrol sales fell by 2.4 billion litres in the first nine months of last year as many motorists were priced off the road.

London Evening Standard

• Rail fare increase takes effectRail fares are going up by an average of 5.9%, but some commuters will find their season tickets are rising by almost 11%.

East Anglian Daily Times

• East Anglia: ˜Unjustified™ rail fare hike angers commutersNEW inflation-busting rail fares came into force yesterday, with commuters in East Anglia still furious about the hike.

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Aviation Industry

• Aeroflot sells regional subsidiaryRussian Aeroflot (SU) has sold 51% of its newly-acquired, Saratov-based subsidiary Saravia Airlines (6W) to private investors. The price and the purchaser were not disclosed.

Other News Sources

• LOT Polish Airlines transfers at Warsaw's Chopin airport to be even more convenient LOT Polish Airlines is preparing to introduce minimum connection times at Chopin Airport in Warsaw. The company submitted its plans to the International Air Transport Association (IATA) in mid-De...