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Tuesday, 12 March 2013

BBC News

• Portishead railway line cleared ahead of track checks Work to clear the disused Portishead railway line has begun 49 years after passenger trains last used the route.
• London apprentices to receive 30% travel discount Apprentices are to receive a 30% discount on Transport for London travel cards, Boris Johnson has announced.
• 'Winter gritting' as cold snap hitsTrunk roads are to receive a full winter treatment in response to the cold weather which has brought travel disruption across parts of Scotland.
• Mixed fortunes for Scottish airportsEdinburgh and Aberdeen airports record a drop in passenger numbers - but Glasgow bucks the trend.

Financial Times

• Iberia unions to back plan to end strikeMediator proposes a cut in the number of job losses and an increase in redundancy payments, a recommendation accepted by the airline™s board

The Herald

• Bus driver four times limitA BUS driver was four times over the drink-drive limit as he crashed his vehicle with 10 passengers onboard.

The Scotsman

• Passenger numbers fall at three Scottish airports PASSENGER numbers at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow airports all fell in February, according to figures released yesterday.

The Telegraph

• Heathrow air traffic hits record high in February Britain's biggest airport served 4.85m passengers in February, up 1pc year-on-year and its highest ever for the month.
• Heathrow air traffic hits record high in February Britain's biggest airport served 4.85m passengers in February, up 1pc year-on-year and its highest ever for the month.
• Weather: latest road, train and flight advice and informationWith cold weather causing travel disruption in parts of Britain, here is a round-up of expert advice and useful links.

Derby Telegraph

• DERBYSHIRE: Grants keep community transport on the move Community transport schemes are getting financial backing yet again this year to help people get out and about.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Tram sign leads ˜blind™ woman to open hole in roadCONCERNS have been raised about the risk of tram works to the disabled, after a partially sighted woman narrowly avoided falling into a cavity when she followed a sign which led to a hole in the road.

London Evening Standard

• British Airways takeover of BMI sends Heathrow passengers flying to record 4.85 million in February British Airways’ takeover of rival airline BMI led to fuller and larger planes taking off and landing at Heathrow last month, taking the airport’s passengers numbers up to a record 4.85 million.
• Hero train driver averts disaster in tunnel A train driver was declared a hero today after he helped prevent a catastrophe when a tunnel was pierced by a huge drill.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Bus strikes at Go North East to halt Tyneside servicesBUS disruption is set to hit Tyneside as strike action looms. Drivers at Go North East will stage three separate days of strike action starting this Friday, March 15.

Northern Echo

• Airport bids to turn car park into caravan storage site A ONCE thriving airport that has seen passenger numbers plummet in recent years has applied to turn part of its long-stay car park into a storage area for caravans in a bid to generate income.
• Bus passengers facing disruption following strike vote BUS passengers are facing disruption after three days of strike action was announced.

Yorkshire Post

• The sight of a bus doesn’t fill us with transports of delight Published 60 years ago, the Beeching report aimed to make Britain’s rail system more efficient. On a rail replacement bus, Ian McMillan asks what went wrong?
• Vital service is rolling on despite cuts THE Dales & Bowland Community Interest Company (D&B) has done an excellent job to maintain the Sunday and Bank Holiday Dalesbus network that, against all the odds, has continued to grow and achieve more success despite swingeing cuts in local authority support (Yorkshire Post, March 4 and 9).

Other Regional Press

• Passenger numbers dip at Aberdeen International AirportA SHORTER month and a drop in the number of helicopter flights contributed to a dip in passenger numbers at Aberdeen International Airport last month, bosses said today.

Other News Sources

• M25 should be moved to double Heathrow flight capacity, says senior pilot The M25 should be moved in areas to allow for Heathrow’s two runways to be expanded, Concord’s longest serving pilot has said.
• Mayor helps London apprentices on their way with cheaper travel 11 March 2013 Announcement kicks off the start of National Apprenticeship Week 40,000 apprentices expected to benefit Provides apprentices working in the capital with a financial boost   The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has kicked off National Apprenticeship Week by announcing a new concessionary travel scheme that will help put money back in the pockets of hard working apprentices.   No read more
• Dublin Airport Grows Northern Ireland Business by 15% in 2012 More than half a million Northern Ireland residents used Dublin Airport last year, a 15 per cent increase on 2011, according to new figures from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). The growth...
• ACI: Global Passenger Traffic Posts Modest Growth of 1.5% in JanuaryOverall passenger traffic grew by 1.5% for the month of January. Continental Europe suffered a decline of -1.3% in passenger traffic, which brought down the overall global growth. However, the...
• ALTA Member Airlines Passenger Traffic Increases 6.0% in January [Versioacute;n en espantilde;ol] nbsp; Miami, March 11, 2013 - The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) announced that its member airlines carried 14.1...
• Gray Dawes unveils new itinerary appTMC launches new product to help travellers manage their trips

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• NGT changed to avoid HS2 clash and rail costs Part of the trolleybus corridor planned for Leeds is to be altered to accommodate the alignment for High Speed 2 phase two.A meeting of Leeds City Council's Executive Board this week will hear that...
• TfL prepares to seek powers to build Battersea link Funding to complete development work on the Northern line extension to Battersea and ready the project for construction is expected to be authorised later this week.A meeting of Transport for London...
• Miller to start Newcastle Central upgrade in May Plans to create a new public and retail space at Newcastle Central station have been unveiled by station and train operator East Coast.Following a successful bid to the Department for Transport's...