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Monday, 08 April 2013

BBC News

• Shuttle bus eases A67 landslip woes at Low Carlbury Efforts are being made to ease travel problems caused by a landslip on a busy commuter route in County Durham.
• Bus fares go up in Swindon Bus fares on single, DayRider and season tickets in Swindon have gone up.
• Tube challenger pulls out all the stops in latest record attempt Geoff Marshall is a man on an Underground mission. He desperately wants to break the world record for the Tube Challenge - visiting all 270 London Underground stations in the fastest time possible.
• Cardiff Airport must attract airlines - chief Jon Horne Cardiff Airport must be improved so it attracts airlines and pulls in passengers who are currently using airports in England, says its new chief executive.

The Guardian

• Chuffing wonderful views of Lakeland Lake District: Were it not for Wordsworth and Dr Beeching, trains could well still be running under Blencathra and Skiddaw

The Independent

• Fees for consultants on £33bn rail link 'higher than forecast' Fees for consultants working on the much-criticised plans for the £33bn High Speed Two rail link from London to Scotland are "higher than forecast", according to the project board's latest published minutes.

The Telegraph

• Craig Kreeger: 'I feel a sense of responsibility to honour Sir Richard's ethos' Virgin Atlantic's new CEO tells The Sunday Telegraph how he plans to return the airline to profit within two years and why its tie-up with Delta will not change the 'maverick' brand
• Virgin CEO: little Red's long-haul links 'should help it fly' The new boss of Virgin Atlantic has said its new domestic service, Little Red, will succeed on domestic routes where BMI struggled thanks to its links to a long-haul network.
• Boeing Dreamliner closer to return after successful test flight Boeing's 787 Dreamliner jet moved closer to a return to service this weekend, after a successful test flight showed its overhauled systems can avoid the battery issues which have dogged its performance.

The Mirror

• Who’s fuelling who? Petrol stations on opposite sides of same road charge DIFFERENT prices for dieselThe Esso-branded garages, on the A127 in Essex, have a 3p variation on diesel

Birmingham Post

• Birmingham Airport chief fears Cardiff sale could 'skew airline industry' The chief executive of Birmingham Airport has warned against public money skewing the airline industry after Cardiff Airport was sold to the Welsh government.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Keighley & Worth Valley Railway joins forces with National Railway Museum in York One of the district’s top tourist attractions could become even more popular, thanks to a partnership with a national museum.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Transport infrastructure threatening to de-rail North Wales economic recovery AN OVER-stretched transport infrastructure threatens to de-rail the economic recovery in North Wales, warn business leaders.

Manchester Evening News

• Wish we weren’t here: Airlines report rush to flee the spring freezeBosses at Manchester Airport experienced their busiest Easter since 2007 and expect the appetite for foreign travel to last throughout the year

Sheffield Telegraph

• Better buses on the waySOUTH Yorkshire’s biggest bus operator, First, this week announced a multi-million pound investment a new generation of cleaner, more fuel efficient buses, with wi-fi internet and leather seats.
• Join the debate: Will Sheffield parking fee rise drive away business?A HEAVY increase in the cost of on-street parking in Sheffield city centre has been announced – leading to claims the cost could harm trade.
• Bid to kickstart city regeneration initiativesHOPES of kickstarting regeneration projects in Sheffield city centre resurfaced this week as part of a submission for millions of pounds of Government money.

Wales Online

• First electric car club in Wales launched with £25k Big Lottery Fund grantThe West Wales community of Cilgwyn is set to benefit from a groundbreaking electric car share scheme

Blackpool Gazette

• Heritage trams service cut backBLACKPOOL’S heritage tram service is to be scaled back over the summer season because of poor passenger numbers.

Doncaster Free Press

• New bus services for the Isle A new bus service has been introduced to serve the Isle following calls for better transport links from passengers.

Other Regional Press

• ’Ancient’ trains may knock Sunday city service off track The unprecedented rise of the Exmouth railine could be stopped in its tracks the rail minister has been warned, because the trains are too old.
• Disused railway line could reopen within 10 years to attract race-goers to new-look Cheltenham Racecourse A DISUSED railway line in Cheltenham could be reconnected by 2023 if proposed upgrades to Prestbury Park are approved, racecourse planners have confirmed.
• Author calls for the Matlock to Buxton railway reopening An author is calling for the railway line between Matlock and Buxton to be reopened in a bid to bypass congested roads and “radically improve” journey times.
• Major changes to bus routes in Basingstoke BUS company Stagecoach is to introduce a major set of changes to bus routes in Basingstoke.
• New community transport provider in Huntingdonshire A NEW transport service started this week in Huntingdonshire, aiming to help fill the gap that has been left by the withdrawal of rural bus services.
• Democracy in Bristol transport policy has come off the rails Local campaigners demand reopening of the Portishead rail line, while planners and consultants values car drivers’ time more than bus users

Railnews

• UKIP set to make HS2 an issue in local elections In the run up to next month’s county council elections, new controversy is surrounding plans for HS2 as UKIP claims the project is going ahead on the orders of the European Union.

Other News Sources

• £678,000 for Reading's roadsMOTORISTS could soon have smoother journeys around after Reading's roads were promised £678,000 for repairs.
• Eighty volunteers needed to take part in mock train crash at Claypole A full-scale simulated train crash is being staged in Lincolnshire to test the county’s emergency response.
• Berlin's airport project delays shame Germans BERLIN (AP) — Rabbits scamper over quiet runways. Only the call of a crow disturbs the silence around a gleaming, empty terminal that should be humming with the din of thousands of passengers.
• 'Human cost' of Heathrow expansion revealed The 'human cost' of any expanse to Heathrow airport has been revealed.
• Public transport is preferable in UAE, on holiday and at home When you travel abroad, what do you do for transportation? Most of us (Arab and non-Arab alike) use some mode of public transportation. Maybe we book a taxi in advance. Or perhaps we hail one when we get there. Either way, public transportation is our preferred choice.
• Boris Bike scheme is a bit of an uphill struggle A bike-hire scheme has been dismissed for Brighton and Hove because it is too hilly.