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Friday, 15 March 2013

BBC News

• Highland transport links 'must be improved', CBI Scotland chief urges The director of business body CBI Scotland has called for improvements to transport links to the Highlands.
• Trials for Tube busking's 10th yearAuditioning for a Tube performance licence
• High Court to rule on HS2 challengesThe High Court is to rule later on legal challenges suggesting the government failed to follow proper procedures before approving the HS2 rail scheme.
• Rail project finds 'Black Death' pitExcavations for the Crossrail project in London reveal 13 bodies in a burial ground believed to date from the early days of the Black Death.
• BMW sees 'most successful year'German carmaker BMW says 2012 was the best year in its history after it posted a rise in profits and record revenues.
• Dreamliners to restart in 'weeks'Boeing says it expects commercial flights of its grounded Dreamliner 787 plane to restart
• MPs to examine whiplash claim levelsThe Commons Transport Committee is to examine the impact that claims for whiplash injuries are having on the cost of car insurance.

The Guardian

• It's time to drive recovery in all the UK. It's time for a Manchester budget London plans to spend more on bicycle lanes in the next decade than Greater Manchester has on all public transport infrastructure in the past 10 years. This has to change, argues economist Dr John Ashcroft
• Train and bus firms must work together to make journeys easier, says minister Joined-up-transport scheme designed to persuade passengers to use buses and trains instead of cars for door-to-door journeys
• Britain's trains have most lucrative autumn ever Fare revenue grows 8% as number of journeys increases to 385m – with biggest rise in crowded south-east

The Telegraph

• Fifth of the country's roads have potholesOne in five roads have been affected by potholes because of the bad weather, a study has found.
• Cyclist films bumpy ride through London's potholed streetsAs a study finds that one in five roads have been affected by potholes because of the bad weather, footage filmed by a cyclist travelling through streets in Islington shows the poor condition of the roads.
• Ministers urged to help rail travellers as revenue and passenger numbers soarMinisters have been told to end the
• 'Persecution of commuters' brings record rail takingsMinisters told to end the
• Why texting at the wheel is as dangerous as being well over drink-drive limitWriting text messages while driving is as dangerous as being considerably above the legal drink-drive limit, researchers have found.

Reuters News

• London keeps global edge as top transport finance hub-survey London remains the top financing centre for the global transport industry, although it faces stiff competition from New York and capitals in Asia Pacific as companies seek to tap more funding sources, a survey showed on Friday.

Mail Online

• Forget your 4x4, it's time for the SIX BY SIX: Mercedes launches G63 - their first six-wheeled model since the Nazi eraThe outrageous Mercedes G63 AMG 6x6 (pictured) is a limited edition model based on the iconic G-Wagon. It has been designed to have the off-road capabilities of a tank but accelerate like a hot hatch.

Bristol Live

• The Bristol Post published Editor's comment: Mayor is right in row over bus routeArticle

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Arriva apologises after delays to rail serviceTRAIN chiefs have said sorry to passengers after delays this morning

London Evening Standard

• My rocket™s bigger than yours... the multibillionaires trying to win the space raceSupercars? Pah. Yachts? Not. Art collections, football clubs and million-dollar properties? Mere bagatelles, dear fellow. Today, the only way to show off the fact that you are truly a member of the international super-rich, the tiny club of ultra-high net worth individuals, is to have your own rocket.

Manchester Evening News

• Future cities need to embrace the bicycle World-leading cities of the future will have to embrace the humble bicycle if they want to get ahead of the pack.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post commented Beeston people welcome tram despite fears of disruptionDIVERTED buses and congestion on roads will prove a major inconvenience during tram works in Beeston – but will be worth it...

Sheffield Telegraph

• Travel green in South Yorkshire and win prizesRESIDENTS in Sheffield are being urged to leave their car at home – and win prizes.

The York Press

• York bids for cash to reopen Haxby Railway Station YORK™S bid for Government cash to reopen Haxby Railway Station is competing against 13 other applications from across the country.

Other Regional Press

• Utility companies redo shoddy repairs in Kirklees 2,500 times in 5 yearsUTILITY companies are repeatedly being told by Kirklees Council to go back and redo roadwork repairs that aren’t up to scratch.
• North Warwickshire MP Dan Byles' HS2 depot claim rebuked by council leaderA COUNCIL leader in Warwickshire has attacked an MP’s claims Labour would “dump” a maintenance depot for high speed rail in the county.

Campaign for Better Transport

• A home win for Brighton and Hove?12 March 2013: As part of our football travel project, guest blogger Becky Reynolds tells us about efforts to get more people going by bike to Brighton and Hove Albion. read more

Global Rail News

• Gallery: Rail Safety Summit 2013A few images from this year’s Rail Safety Summit at Loughborough University.

Railnews

• Minister calls for quieter trains A rail minister has urged train companies to turn down the volume, after accusing them of talking too much. Minister Norman Baker said many announcements on trains were unnecessary and 'verbose'.

Aviation Industry

• Disposals help Lufthansa offset extra fuel costsSales of Bmi and Amadeus buoy annual figures
• Swiss to renew long-haul fleetNew twin jets to be introduced
• Qatar airport set for April 1 openingFinal tests underway

Other Subscription Services

• LoHAC framework firms to build Superhighways The winners of the London Highways Alliance framework are to be handed responsibility for delivering the next two of the capital's Cycle Superhighways.Transport for London has concluded that the...
• Concession allows for Crossrail trains to Enfield Potential operators of the new Crossrail concession have been advised that they may be expected to run trains as far as Hertfordshire as well as through the new London tunnels currently under...