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Wednesday, 06 February 2013

BBC News

• HS2 route causing concern in East Midlands The proposed route of the HS2 high-speed rail network has concerned some residents and organisations in the East Midlands.
• £18,000 rail theft investigatedPolice appeal for help after thieves take £18,000 of rail equipment from a storage unit near a Wrexham station.
• Electric car charging points planCharging points for electric cars are to be installed throughout the Scottish road network, as part of a drive to cut vehicle emissions.
• VIDEO: Business backs Crossrail 2 planThere are calls for a new high speed rail line to cut through the capital, from the south-west to the north-east.

Financial Times

• Hailo taxi cab app to launch in New YorkLondon-based online taxi network to start service in New York in March with the backing of Union Square Ventures, which led a $30.6m funding round
• TfL considers options for ˜Crossrail 2™TfL is starting consultations on multibillion project to build a new underground line linking the southwest of the capital to its north and northeast

The Scotsman

• Edinburgh Trams will need taxpayer subsidyEXTRA funds will have to be made available to the Edinburgh trams network to stem losses in the first five years of operation, it has emerged.

The Telegraph

• Welsh Secretary takes chauffeured Jaguar for 100 metre walk to Number 10 David Jones, the Welsh Secretary, has been spotted taking his Chauffeur-driven jaguar around 100 metres from his office to Downing Street - and back again.
• Government ready to ban driving test interpretersForeign drivers could be banned from using interpreters to help them through their tests to prevent cheating, under proposals unveiled by Stephen Hammond, the road safety minister.

Daily Express

• IT’S TIME TO SPEED UP TRANSPORT REVOLUTION [Ann Widdecombe]THERE is a great deal of very predictable uproar over the new high speed rail line.
• Ryanair woos FlybeRYANAIR has stepped up efforts to gain European clearance for a takeover of Irish rival Aer Lingus at the third attempt after lining up a deal with regional airline Flybe.

Network Rail

• Network Rail launches its 2013 apprenticeship scheme in BedfordYoung people in Bedford are being urged to consider becoming an apprentice with Network Rail as the company launches its 2013 advanced apprenticeship scheme.
• Crossrail 2 'vital to London's economic growth', says Network RailNetwork Rail has thrown its support firmly behind plans for Crossrail 2, a new cross-London railway which would relieve congestion and provide much-needed extra capacity on some of the most crowded sections of the Underground and national rail networks.
• Welsh farmers urged to ˜See Track, Think Train™ on level crossingsFarmers across Wales are being urged to ˜See Track, Think Train™ when they use the 1,200 level crossings across the country.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Rail drivers™ union demands Waverley pollution cutBritain’s chief train drivers’ union has demanded action to cut pollution at Waverley Station, with fears workers are being poisoned by diesel fumes and toxic dust.

Journal Live

• Kielder Forest Drive toll road anniversary to be celebratedA ROAD in Northumberland which has been billed as England’s wildest drive is to celebrate its 40th birthday in style.

London Evening Standard

• RoadPeace campaigners hold vigil for lorry victims on London roadsDozens of demonstrators tonight held a vigil for cyclists and pedestrians killed by lorries on London's roads.
• Boris Johnson backs Crossrail 2 to slash journey times between north and south LondonThe route of a north-south Crossrail 2 through central London, creating an extra 100,000 journeys during the morning peak, was unveiled today.

Manchester Evening News

• Salford was in the running for HS2 hub M.E.N. can reveal High Speed 2 developers considered building the terminus next to Salford Central station or on brownfield site nearby

Morning Star

• London heads for transport 'meltdown' Rail workers warned today that job losses and station closures have put London's transport network on the track to "meltdown."

The York Press

• Villagers highlight bus stop dangers RESIDENTS of a village between York and Selby have urged action on moving a bus stop from a busy main road.
• Villagers angry over planned HS2 rail link Hundreds of people crammed into a North Yorkshire village hall last night to discuss the implications of Britain's new high speed railway for their community.
• Bus driver drank vodka at wheel A BUS driver from York has been banned from the roads after he was spotted drinking from a bottle of vodka while at the wheel.

Wales Online

• HS2 – What does it do for Wales? Read more: Wales THE 220mph railway route, HS2 has been announced in detail to complete the Y-shaped network and the trains will operate from London to Birmingham, Crewe, Manchester, Nottingham, Sheffield and Leeds (HS1 is the Channel Tunnel rail link and HS3 is what South Wales would like to see built between London and Cardiff).

Bucks Free Press

• Euro MP urges for a UK hub airport location before HS2 is developed A EURO MP has urged the Government to make a decision on the location of a UK hub airport before it takes any further decision on HS2.

Other Regional Press

• Lidington’s plea: make it easier and fairer to move because of HS2 A Vale MP believes the government should be prepared to buy more homes in Wendover and Aylesbury because of HS2 and make the rules clearer.
• Enthusiasts meet over bus stationA group of enthusiasts have met to discuss the future of Preston’s iconic bus station.
• HS2 has 'devastated' North Warwickshire communities - councillorsA COUNCILLOR says the latest announcement on the planned HS2 rail line has left communities in north Warwickshire reeling.

Global Rail News

• Heavy metal legislationNew legislation now in force makes it harder for rogue traders to deal in stolen scrap metal, including cabling. All cash transactions for metal at recycling yards will be outlawed removing the ‘cash-in-hand, no questions asked’ culture which has persisted in the trade. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders (LASPO) Act closes loopholes [...]
• Stansted Star joins Network RailThe commercial director of the hugely successful Stansted Airport is to join Network Rail’s property division. Jonathan Crick will be commercial director of retail, focusing on boosting retail investment at Network Rail’s 17 managed stations, including Britain’s busiest, King’s Cross, Liverpool Street and Waterloo. The role also oversees advertising, car parks and other commercial contracts [...]
• Heavy haul conference hosted in New DelhiIndian Railways is hosting the 10th International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) Conference in New Delhi from February 4-6. The three-day technical program will address recent research and best practices related to key issues involved in running heavy haul and long haul freight trains and the central theme of the conference is œBuilding Transport Capacity through [...]
• Difficult access not down underThere are over 30,000 small road bridges and many thousands more pedestrian bridges in Australia, many of which are coming to the end of their structural lives. The cost of replacing these bridges is colossal, and could impose a crushing burden on councils, which are responsible for the vast majority of these, mostly timber, bridges. [...]
• Javelin train to be named after Paralympic gold medallistOne of Britain’s high-speed Javelin trains will be named after 22-time Paralympic medallist Dame Sarah Storey this week. Eleven Javelin trains have already been named after some of Britain™s greatest sporting champions “ and this year another 12 Olympians and Paralympians will have the honour bestowed on them. The Javelin service was praised for its [...]
• Work starts on Boston™s Assembly stationConstruction work has begun on a new station on Boston’s Orange Line subway. Assembly Square Station will serve the transformed Somerville district – the site of a proposed large-scale, mixed-use redevelopment project. Due to be completed in autumn 2014, work has already been completed on track infrastructure to allow construction of the new station’s platforms. [...]
• New Victoria Line service UK™s ˜most intensive™Transport for London (TfL) has stepped up services on the Victoria Line, with 33 trains an hour now running on the route during peak times. Passengers now only have to wait two minutes between trains, making it the most intensive train service in the UK, says TfL. London Underground’s modernisation of the Victoria line, which [...]
• Investment announced for Helsinki underground railwayAn investment programme designed to support the development of trans-European rail networks has backed Helsinki’s City Rail Loop. The project, which is part of the Nordic Triangle railway/road axis, includes the construction of an underground double-track railway underneath Helsinki city centre. Commuter trains in the Helsinki region will be diverted to a loop-shaped track south [...]
• Crossrail 2 route revealedBusiness development forum London First has published its proposals for Crossrail 2. The group, which is chaired by former Transport Secretary Lord Adonis, has set out recommendations for constructing a south-west to north-east line across London. The line, which is based on the Chelsea-Hackney route, will provide additional capacity across central London at Euston, and [...]
• Second Avenue Subway construction updateWith tunneling work nearing completion on the Second Avenue Subway project, MTA has released new images of the new underground line’s progress. The photos show crews lining the tunnel at the site of the new 72nd Street Station. The Second Avenue Subway project will include a two-track line along Second Avenue from 125th Street to [...]

Aviation Industry

• BTS 2013: Walsh hits out at government on hub airportIAG boss is pessimistic on new commission solving air capacity squeeze

Other News Sources

• Railway plans to go on showOFFICIALS behind major plans to remove a railway 'bottleneck' in Staffordshire will answer questions from the public this week.

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• TfL and London First back regional Crossrail 2 Transport for London and businesses in the capital have thrown their weight behind the regional metro version of Crossrail 2.London First, which represents businesses, published the final report of...