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Friday, 18 January 2013

BBC News

• UK snow: Transport companies prepare for disruption Transport companies have been taking steps to minimise travel disruption amid warnings of heavy snow across most of the UK.
• Lens-less camera to help car driversCheap sensors that help cars avoid collisions could emerge from US research into a lens-less imaging system.
• Airport business park approvedPlans for a £650m business park at Manchester Airport are approved.
• New jet terminal at Luton AirportWork begins on a new passenger terminal and hangar for business users and private jets at Luton Airport.
• Train catches fire at VictoriaA fire on a Gatwick Express train prompts the evacuation of London Victoria station at the start of the rush hour.
• 'Rise of 50%' in night bus crimeCrime on London's night buses has gone up by almost 50% in two years, BBC London can reveal.
• UK car output hits four-year highCar production in the UK hits a four-year high and car exports register a record high, despite a slump in European vehicle sales.
• Regulators ground all Boeing 787sAll of Boeing's flagship 787 Dreamliner planes are taken out of service following concerns about battery safety, the first major aircraft grounding since 1979.

Financial Times

• Grounding threatens Boeing™s 787 dreamThe Federal Aviation Administration says that US airlines cannot fly Dreamliners until it is shown ˜to the FAA that the batteries are safe™

The Guardian

• Transport group Stobart warns on full year performance Company say outcome for the year will be below market expectations due to tough economic climate

The Herald

• Half of world's Dreamliner superjets grounded amid battery fire riskMore than half the Boeing 787s in use around the world have been grounded after an emergency landing by one of the jets revealed a battery fire risk in the aircraft.
• Ministers accused over rail deal fiascoMinisters have been accused by Labour of failing to take responsibility for the £45 million West Coast Main Line fiasco.
• Angry islanders reject plan to remove £5.5m car ferryFIVE island communities the Scottish Government says will benefit from the redeployment of a £5.5 million vehicle-carrying ferry, are gearing up to oppose the plans.

The Scotsman

• Perthshire school-bus driver was drunkA DRUNKEN school-bus driver picked up several children and drove them into a playground while he was three times over the legal alcohol limit.
• Edinburgh Airport PR man lands city marketing jobEdinburgh Airport’s communications chief has agreed to head a new task force to turnaround the fortunes of the city’s troubled marketing agency.

The Telegraph

• Gatwick Express carriage fire causes travel chaos after Victoria station shutOne of London's busiest rail stations was evacuated today because of a fire on a train, causing travel chaos throughout the capital.
• Journey times between provincial cities will be slashed by high speed railJourney times between major provincial cities will be slashed, in many cases by more than half, by high speed rail.

Mail Online

• Dreamliner in meltdown as hi-tech Boeing jets are grounded in Europe and U.S. amid fears its electric 'car batteries' can trigger firesThe move comes after one of the problem-stricken aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Japan after corrosive fluid leaked from its high-tech lithium battery.

Birmingham Mail

• Tram buses set for Birmingham in public transport revamp Birmingham Sprint travel scheme will see 'tram buses' run along the A34 Walsall corridor to Five Ways in Edgbaston via Eastside.

Bristol Live

• The Bristol Post published MP Fox signals high hopes for rail line returnTHE clearest sign yet that Portishead is to get its long-awaited rail link within the next four years has come from a former...
• The Bristol Post published Editor's comment: Keep up the fight for local railwaysArticle

Edinburgh Evening News

• Expansion for ˜vital™ Edinburgh Royal Infirmary bus route to west of cityA KEY bus route connecting west Edinburgh and the city’s flagship hospital is to be expanded to improve services for staff and patients.
• Stampede to become tram drivers as 350 apply for just 12 postsASTONISHED transport chiefs have been snowed under with requests from people desperate to be tram drivers – with a whopping 350 applications submitted for just 12 jobs.

Liverpool Post

• Liverpool town hall hosts high speed rail summitA SUMMIT is to be held between government transport bosses and Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson to discuss how to make sure the city benefits from the High Speed 2 rail programme.
• Wirral south MP welcomes rails talksCAMPAIGNERS seeking the electrification of a key railway line linking Merseyside and North Wales have welcomed comments made by government ministers.
• Call for Liverpool River Mersey cruise terminal to expand to cope with demandTHE growing demand for cruises from Liverpool means the port must have a bigger and better liner terminal.

Sheffield Star

• Decrease in Derbyshire road deathsDeaths on Derbyshire’s roads fell by more than a third last year.

The York Press

• Extra salt in roadside bins to help beat big freeze EXTRA stocks of salt have been provided across York as freezing weather grips North Yorkshire.
• Rail Minister visits work on new £36 million complex IT™S full steam ahead for a high-tech future on the East Coast Main Line after work started on a £36 million new Network Rail complex in York.

This Is Local London Network

• Train pain when the snow comes tomorrow Passengers should expect œsevere disruption on lines travelling through the borough tomorrow due to snow, according to South West Trains.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Rail commuters warned snow may delay travel plansPeterborough commuters are being warned to check before they travel tomorrow (Friday) in case feared heavy snow delays trains.

Other Regional Press

• Ministers' pledge after flooding hits south west railway servicesMINISTERS have vowed to put pressure on Network Rail to safeguard vulnerable, flood-hit railway lines in and out of South Devon.
• Transport Secretary meets Manchester’s council leader to discuss High Speed Rail The Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, will meet the Leader of Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese, this afternoon (Thursday 17 January) at a key summit to ensure everything possible is being done to maximise the benefits of High Speed Rail to Manchester.
• Pupils call for safer cycle lanesA GROUP of pupils are calling on a council to create separate lanes on the pavement for cyclists as they fear riding to school has become too dangerous.

Other News Sources

• Airlines flock to the Business Travel ShowMore than 30 carriers will be exhibiting at next month™s event in London