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Tuesday, 11 June 2013

BBC News

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• Drivers want action on roads and taxThe rising cost of driving and the "pitiful" state of Britain's roads should prompt a review of the way motorists are taxed, the RAC has said.
• Rail route construction talks heldA series of meetings is to update the public on construction works along the route of the Borders to Edinburgh railway line.
• Tram system cable work to beginWork is set to begin on installing overhead and underground cables for Edinburgh's trams.
• Scotland should be 'must visit' for cycle tourism says report Cycle tourism is worth up to £239m per year to the Scottish economy, according to a new report.
• VIDEO: Decline in London's cycle hire useLondon Mayor Boris Johnson is urged to renegotiate the sponsorship of the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme following a drop in use.
• VIDEO: HS2 'decade of blight' warningBusiness owners in Camden and the council say ten years of construction for rail project HS2 will be a
• Is HS2 value for money in London?Does HS2 represent value for money?
• Baby on Tube with mother on platformA London Underground train pulls away with a baby on board as the infant's mother stands
• Bike hire scheme 'needs more docks'Price rises and problems with bikes not being where they should be are being blamed for a 20% drop in the use of London's public bike hire scheme compared with last year.
• Drink-fuelled disorder on Ayr trainsExcess drinking during the weekend heat wave is blamed for a number of
• Shale oil 'adds 11% to reserves'Estimated global reserves of shale oil could increase total world crude resources by 11%, according to a US government report.
• VIDEO: Air India eyes Dreamliners for revivalAir India, which has not made a profit since 2007, is pinning its hopes on Boeing's fuel efficient Dreamliner aircraft to help its revival plans.
• Sweden train driver shorts ban endsSwedish train operator Arriva lifts a ban on its drivers wearing shorts, after a group of male drivers began wearing skirts in protest.

Financial Times

• American executives out in US Airways mergerOnly three relatively junior members of the executive management of AMR Corporation will join the newly-merged company’s executive management team
• M&S to build distribution centre at Essex portRetailer to start work at Essex site next year, which DP World management hope will increase business confidence in the new Essex port

The Herald

• Motor groups criticise poor parking signsMotoring organisations have criticised local authorities for using parking signs that
• Tourism value of cycling nearly 10 times that of whisky, say expertsCYCLING generates almost 10 times as much tourist spending in Scotland as whisky, according to a new report which calls on marketing experts to brand Scotland as a
• Police probe violent incidents on trains from the seasidePOLICE have condemned the behaviour of a number of passengers travelling on trains between Ayrshire and Glasgow at the weekend after a combination of hot weather and alcohol sparked a catalogue of violent incidents.

The Telegraph

• Motorists reluctant to challenge parking ticketsThousands of motorists pay questionable parking fines rather than appealing them because they fear losing 50pc discount, MPs told.    
• Motorists believe road pricing is inevitableMore than half the country's motorists believe they will pay to drive into major cities in 25 years, a report has found.    

Mail Online

• 'Our victory for the thousands left stranded by flight delays': Couple's payout over 26-hour ordealKim Brittain, 61, and wife Sue, 55, took on Monarch Airlines when it refused to pay out compensation despite stranding 200 passengers in Mallorca last summer.
• Motoring misery at 25-year high: Rising petrol prices, speed cameras and potholes blamed for gloomy moodRAC report shows that the rise in fuel prices has contributed most to the downturn in driver's morale. However, nine out of ten drivers say they are more reliant on their cars now than they were 25 years ago.

Journal Live

• NEvolution: Transport majors on devolution wish listROAD improvements, improved rail services and flights to New York are on a devolution wish list being pushed to ministers.

London Evening Standard

• Rail tunnel reveals challenges for blindCommuters are being asked to briefly surrender their sight at Waterloo station in an effort to raise awareness about the everyday challenges of blindness.
• Andrew Gilligan: Why London needs more women cyclists … and fewer testosterone-fuelled menKen Livingstone and I, as older Standard readers may know, have a worse relationship than Chris Huhne and Vicky Pryce. Our being on the same side in an argument is about as likely as Imelda Marcos sending her shoes to the mender. But in December 2009, that once-in-a-lifetime event did happen. Ken and I joined forces in a debate to oppose the motion that “cyclists are a menace”.
• We’ll make sure there’s space to dock your Boris bike, say bossesTransport bosses have pledged to fix the major problem with Boris bikes — not being able to find a docking station space to return the bicycle.
• Government 'dithering' on Heathrow expansionThe Government could be accused of "dithering" over the future of Heathrow, a former transport secretary said today.
• Tube train pulls away with baby on board as hysterical mother is left on the platformA mother was left on a Tube station platform after a train pulled away with her baby on board.
• Gatwick airport 'better choice for expansion than Heathrow'Expansion at Gatwick is the favoured solution to the South-East’s aviation capacity crisis, according to a poll of London councillors.
• HS2 plans comes under attack in Court of AppealGovernment plans to go ahead with the HS2 national high-speed rail project have come under attack in the Court of Appeal.

Manchester Evening News

• Fury over two-hour wait to pick up luggage at Manchester Airport Police were called after tempers frayed at the airport's Terminal One, but no one was arrested

Blackpool Gazette

• Rail dispute is settledA dispute which could have brought rail services across the Fylde coast to a standstill has been settled.

Bucks Free Press

• HS2 court challenge begins A LEGAL challenge against the controversial HS2 railway project has begun in the Court of Appeal this morning.

Other Regional Press

• MSP secures Bus Bill meeting with Transport Minister A BUS bill proposed by Iain Gray MSP has received acknowledgement from the Scottish Government.
• Councillors agree to give £62,000 to fund discount bus travel for South Lakes youngsters until 2014 HUNDREDS of youngsters in the South Lakes will be able to enjoy cheaper bus fares until at least 2014.
• Flying sparks blamed for fire near railwaySPARKS flying from a moving train are thought to have started two small fires by the railway.

Global Rail News

• Design-build contract awarded for Doha Metro’s red lineA consortium comprising Qatari Diar and Vinci (QDVC) has won a 1.5 billion euro contract to design and build the southern section of Doha’s first metro line. The contract includes[...]
• Thameslink: Strengthening works carried out for Bermondsey dive-underSkanska has completed a phase of bridge strengthening works as part of the Thameslink programme’s transformation of London Bridge station. The contractor removed 50 metres of track and installed 30[...]
• Crossrail releases new images of Liverpool Street station constructionLatest images show the mammoth excavation project underway for Crossrail’s new Liverpool Street station.
• Latest technology to receive PADS approvalThis month’s delving into Network Rail’s files of freshly-approved products has revealed some highly interesting entries. Some have been covered in The Rail Engineer before, but all fill a need on the railways. So here they are, fresh from Network Rail’s technology introduction team…. Magbox class II FSP switchgear – composite enclosures PA05/05428 This is [...]
• Bombardier to supply next generation metro trains to StockholmStockholm’s public transport authority, SL, has awarded a 590 million euro contract to deliver the city’s new fleet of metro trains to Bombardier. Ninety-six new four-car driverless MOVIA trainsets will[...]
• $782 million a year needed to ensure future of NECAmtrak president Joe Boardman has told a congressional committee that there is “insufficient” infrastructure investment in the Northeast Corridor (NEC) to cover the long list of improvements needed to keep[...]
• London to Venice by high-speed railEuropean high-speed rail links mean you can explore a number of different countries in a short space of time. Rail vacations are becoming increasingly popular with holidaymakers and those wanting[...]

Aviation Industry

• France braced for three-day air traffic strikeHalf of all flights expected to be cancelled for 72-hour industrial action
• British Airways to receive first Dreamliners and A380sCarrier will take delivery of both aircraft in the next few weeks