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Friday, 22 March 2013

BBC News

• Could a folding car solve parking problems? [video]Have you ever driven through a city centre and spent ages looking for somewhere to park?
• Manx ferry operator welcomes Heysham to M6 road link Isle of Man ferry operators have welcomed a UK government decision to build a new road linking Heysham and Morecambe to the M6.
• Stagecoach invests $20m in new US coaches Stagecoach has announced it is investing more than $20m (£13.2m) in a fleet of new coaches for its growing operations in North America.
• Freight train 'could have derailed' in Rochester A freight train could have derailed when it struck a fence post that was placed on a railway line, British Transport Police have said.
• Easyjet starts new capital routesEasyJet marks the launch of its Hamburg route by flying a Scottish trade delegation to the German city.
• Extra road upgrade cash consideredScottish Borders Council's administration recommends spending an extra £2m on maintaining and improving the region's roads.
• Change made to isles' Edinburgh linkAn airline withdraws its Friday flight between Edinburgh and Stornoway on Lewis and introduces a new Monday service.
• Transport for London faces £80m cutsLondon's transport system is facing cuts of £80m over the next two years, in addition to the reduced funding signalled in this week's Budget.

Financial Times

• De Juniac poised to head Air France-KLMAlexandre de Juniac is expected to be promoted to chief executive as reward for his handling of a painful restructuring at the airline’s French arm
• Eurotunnel seeks watchdog ferry compromiseChannel tunnel operator hopes a resolution will be reached after French regulators cleared its launching of a sea service while the UK voiced concerns

The Guardian

• Sheffield's old railway diner is brought back brilliantly to life The Sheffield Tap reopens the station's sumptuous Edwardian rooms - and teaches a lesson in economic revival. Daniel Dylan Wray sups some of its beers

The Telegraph

• Harrow's roads 21 times safer than the City of LondonResidents living in the City of London are 21 times more likely to be injured in a car accident than those living in the safest area, Harrow, just 14 miles away.
• Petrol sales plummet to lowest level since 1990Petrol sales fell to their lowest level in 23 years last month as cash-strapped Britons cut back on their motoring.

Daily Express

• End of the lines: The rural railway resurgence 50 years after BeechingAROUND 9,000 protesters came to see the last train from Carlisle pulling in to the terminus in the Cumbrian town of Silloth.

Mail Online

• Country roads deadlier than the city: Motorists more likely to die on rural routes as help takes longer to arriveRural Herefordshire emerges as England’s deadliest county, with the highest number of road deaths compared to population density.

The Mirror

• Rich get first class treatment: Buses slashed, potholes soar, but interest-free loans for expensive train ticketsSpending for big capital investment projects is being slashed meaning that potholes will go unrepaired and even more bus services could be cut.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford city centre road among most congested in country One of Britain’s worst congested roads outside London is in Bradford city centre, a survey has revealed.

Liverpool Echo

• Aigburth station canopy demolition plan halted after passenger protestTHE demolition of a canopy at one of Merseyside’s oldest railway stations was halted after concerns from rail commuters and residents.

Liverpool Post

• Merseytravel braced for huge legal claims over tram debacleTRANSPORT authority Merseytravel is braced for multi-million pound legal claims over land it secured along the 11-mile route of the failed Merseytram project.

Manchester Evening News

• Woman's leg run over by bus at Victoria Station - but doesn't breakThe rush-hour accident happened on Hunts Bank, near Victoria Station in Manchester city centre

Nottingham Evening Post

• EmilyWinsor3 commented 350 apply for just 50 jobs on Nottingham's tramsNearly 350 people have applied for the first of up to 50 posts on Nottingham's new tram network.

Sheffield Star

• Bus station plan moves onPLANS have been approved to buy a final piece of land for Worksop’s new £3.2 million bus station.

The York Press

• ‘Wanted’ list revealed in railway thefts blitz THESE pictures show a gallery of the people most wanted by British Transport Police in connection with thefts from trains and stations across the region.

Wales Online

• Consortium oultine £1.5bn Metro transport network for South-East Wales THE private sector-led consortium behind plans for a Cardiff and Valleys Metro has called for a new arms-length delivery authority to make the project a reality.

Bucks Free Press

• Piggy bank raided for £25m road repairs SCORES of south Bucks’ most battered and pothole ridden roads are set to benefit from a £25m cash injection as council chiefs raid the piggy bank.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Poll: Passengers praise Ipswich Buses in national surveyTHE borough-owned bus company has scored highly in a passenger satisfaction survey.

Other Regional Press

• Budget: Transport minister says Government committed to ultra-low emission vehicles Transport minister Norman Baker says that yesterday’s announcement by the chancellor stating support for the manufacture of ultra-low emission vehicles in Britain underlines the Government’s commitment to the sector.
• Government transport minister to hear proposals for third road off Canvey A SENIOR Government official has agreed to hear proposals to build a third road off Canvey.
• Transport Minister pledges to ease railway line landslide disruption Transport Minister Simon Burns has said he will look into how to ease the disruption caused by the landslide on the Cleethorpes to Doncaster railway line.

Global Rail News

• What do they do? ATOCThe Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) is 20 years old this year. Writes Marc Johnson ATOC has been a common link for train operators since the early days of privatisation, but with more and more organisations finding their voice in the industry, will ATOC continue to frame the debate? It’s not an easy line [...]
• Deutsche Bahn in talks to buy Veolia Transdev Central EuropeDeutsche Bahn (DB) is in talks to acquire Veolia Transdev Central Europe regional transport services. The acquisition is still subject to approval by DB’s supervisory board and the relevant merger control authorities. DB has said that details of the acquisition will be published if negotiations are concluded successfully. Veolia Transdev Central Europe operates regional bus [...]
• Vossloh buoyed by fastening systems growthRail technology specialists Vossloh has reported an increase in sales in 2012, with the group’s fastening systems division experiencing growth of 10.9 per cent. Total revenue rose to 1.2 billion euros last year and at December 31, 2012 the group’s order book stood at a record 1.6 billion euros. Vossloh is now predicting sales to [...]
• Work to start on Toronto airport stationConstruction of a new station at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is set to begin. The Union Pearson Express station will complete a new 3 km railway line between the airport’s Terminal 1 and the existing Kitchener GO Train corridor to Union Station. The station, which will be part of the Metrolinx-owned Union Pearson Express link, [...]
• Derailed: The complicity dividendHistory has made heroes of the men who powered Britain’s economic and social revolution through the 18th and 19th centuries. Names that still inspire: Arkwright, Darby, Stephenson, Watt, Telford. More transitory and villainous was the notoriety bestowed on a few Government fall guys, hand-picked to turn the clocks back by decimating industries, only for anonymity [...]

Aviation Industry

• Delta-Virgin deal 'three years in the making'New partnership across the Atlantic will focus on Heathrow's corporate travel market