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Monday, 17 December 2012

BBC News

• Metrolink stations 'to boost two Greater Manchester areas' Two areas in Greater Manchester will receive a boost from new Metrolink stations, a councillor has said.
• 'Hybrid' ferry in shipyard launchThe first of two pioneering "hybrid" ferries is to be launched by the deputy first minister from the Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow.

Financial Times

• Lot of aid keeps Polish airline aloftThe state-owned carrier has had to rush to the Treasury ministry for a handout just to keep its aircraft flying through Christmas
• Hitachi suffers setback over UK train dealThe UK government is weighing up whether to exercise planned options, reducing the company™s hopes of taking on its two main rivals in Europe

The Guardian

• Steam train back on tube track for 150-year anniversary celebrations Test run for London Underground's anniversary sees restored locomotive pull Victorian carriage from Earl's Court to Moorgate
• Fresh blow for Bombardier on £1.4bn Thameslink contract British firm unlikely to clinch deal, which would have guaranteed 1,600 jobs in Derby, as rival bidder Siemens steams ahead
• Virgin Atlantic's Delta deal shows airline mergers are inevitable As Richard Branson trades insults with IAG's Willie Walsh, Virgin's tie-up is a tacit admission that consolidation is the only way forward

The Herald

• Passenger 'humiliated' by incidentRail passenger Luke Addis, whose complaints led to ScotRail ticket examiner Scott Lewis being dismissed and sparked the planned strike, said he was intimidated and humiliated.

The Scotsman

• Ferry strikes called off in goodwill gesture SCOTTISH ferry strikes have been suspended as a “gesture of goodwill” to island communities, a union leader has announced.
• Waverley station pollution seven times safety limitsMILLIONS of passengers at Scotland’s second-busiest train station are being poisoned by air pollution levels up to seven times higher than safety limits.

The Telegraph

• Scrap free buses for wealthy pensioners, says CleggWealthy pensioners could lose their winter fuel payments and free bus passes before the next election, under Nick Clegg's plans

Mail Online

• Hardly the Batmobile is it?: Nissan to give away car 'inspired' by hit Batman film Dark Knight RisesTimed to coincide with the DVD release of the movie The Dark Knight Rises Juke Nismo has a host of Batman-themed extras.
• Today is D-day for drivers (that's extra dangerous)On average the number of crashes will double but in the worst areas they are expected to increase nearly four-fold, a new report says.

This is Money

• INTERVIEW: Virgin boss Steve Ridgway on Delta deal and why the public love their spatsHaving just signed a deal to sell nearly half of Virgin Atlantic where he is chief executive to America’s Delta Air Lines, he is confident the airline is in rude health.

Bristol Live

• The Bristol Post published On Track: Dave Wood's column on railwaysArticle

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Derby's train maker 'not guaranteed' to benefit if Siemens...TRANSPORT Minister Simon Burns says that if Siemens cannot carry out the Thameslink rail contract the work will not automatically...

Liverpool Echo

• New stations could be built in Kirkby and SkelmersdaleNEW railway stations could be built in Kirkby and Skelmersdale under ambitious plans to extend the Merseyrail network.

Northern Echo

• Blow to multi-billion pound train building scheme THE Government has admitted it may not sign off on part of a multi-billion pound contract which would bring train building back to the region, it was reported on Sunday.

Sheffield Star

• Station parking plea by policeMOTORISTS are being reminded to park in the multi-storey car park at Sheffield railway station when collecting passengers to help ease congestion and reduce risk of accidents.

Yorkshire Post

• Cost of £7m new railway station could soar by further £500,000COUNCILLORS are to discuss engineering problems and rising costs which are delaying a new railway station project.

Other Regional Press

• Transport minister Simon Burns impressed by Thanet's potential for high speed rail linkGOVERNMENT transport minister Simon Burns has visited Manston Airport to hear more about plans to cut train times to the capital.

The Business Desk

• Manganese Bronze completes repairs on faulty cabs raising hopes of a buy-out REPAIRS have been completed to more than 400 black cabs forced off the road when manufacturer Manganese Bronze discovered faults in the steering mechanism of the vehicles.
• Manganese Bronze completes repairs on faulty cabs raising hopes of a buy-out REPAIRS have been completed to more than 400 black cabs forced off the road when manufacturer Manganese Bronze discovered faults in the steering mechanism of the vehicles.
• Manganese Bronze completes repairs on faulty cabs raising hopes of a buy-out REPAIRS have been completed to more than 400 black cabs forced off the road when manufacturer Manganese Bronze discovered faults in the steering mechanism of the vehicles.