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Saturday, 15 June 2013

BBC News

• Heathrow terminal named after QueenHeathrow Airport's new £2.5bn Terminal 2 will be named after the Queen, it is revealed.
• Rail vandal probe in £10,000 rewardA £10,000 reward is offered for information leading to the arrest of people behind a spate of vandalism to train signalling equipment in Glasgow.
• The plane Airbus did not want builtThe plane that Airbus did not want to build
• VIDEO: Airbus A350: From factory to flightThe new A350XWB is a vital aircraft for Airbus. The result of a $15bn investment, it is being marketed as a direct rival to Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.
• Airbus A350 completes maiden flightThe newest aircraft from European planemaker Airbus, the A350, successfully completes its maiden flight from Toulouse.

Financial Times

• Fastjet ready for Tanzania take-offThe airline’s plan for a network across the region by the end of 2012 will take precedence over its South African domestic service

Network Rail

• Selby swing bridge improvement worksImprovements to Selby swing bridge and two rail bridges in Hull have been re-planned following a spoil heap slip on the main diversionary route. The rail industry has worked together to re-plan the work in order to minimise the impact on the travelling public.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published VIDEO: RR-powered Airbus makes maiden flightDERBY aero engine-maker Rolls-Royce has spoken of its pride after seeing a new aircraft powered by its technology complete its maiden flight.Yesterday, the Airbus A350 XWB took to the skies for the first time, using Trent XWB engines that had been designed, developed and built at Rolls-Royce's civil aerospace division in Sinfin.The A350 took off from Blagnac airstrip in the French city of Toulouse, where the aircraft is assembled.It then took part in a four-hour trip to carry out tests before...
• Derby Telegraph published City's rail firms 'ready to work with Siemens'RAIL firms in Derby have said they are ready to work with German firm Siemens to deliver a major contract which city train-maker Bombardier missed out on.The Department for Transport has reached an agreement with Siemens to deliver the £1.6 billion Thameslink contract – two years after naming the company as the preferred bidder for the deal ahead of Bombardier.The contract is expected to be formally awarded to Siemens, which will build the trains in Germany, in the next few days...

Journal Live

• Stalled electric car industry support could cost North East jobsMORE than 25,000 North East jobs will be put at risk if the Government does not improve support for the electric car industry, ministers have been told.

London Evening Standard

• Heathrow renames terminal after the QueenHeathrow renamed its Terminal 2 after the Queen today as Her Majesty celebrated her official birthday.
• Young people are 'being hurt less on London's roads due to free travel'Fewer children and teenagers have been injured in road accidents since they were given free Oyster cards.

Northern Echo

• Railway officials pledge to keep village informed about bridge replacement works RAILWAY and council officials have pledged to work closely with residents during work to replace a bridge through a village later this year, a project that will cut the community in two.

Wales Online

• Plans for major new link road and railway station in Cardiff 'have Government support'Russell Goodway claims business minister Edwina Hart has indicated her support for two schemes that will 'completely change the dynamic' of the capital

Yorkshire Evening Post

• York: Rail commuters get a visit from travelling Little UrnIt has travelled across America but yesterday Little Urn was back in Yorkshire serving commuters cups of tea.

Plymouth Herald

• Pod idea should be examined as we explore bus optionsIn response to Mr Burns of Torpoint, Your Say, June 6, I think bus station pods are an excellent idea.

Airportwatch

• 'Pay as you drive' system could reduce traffic jams [Audio clip]"Pay as you go" works for phones - but could it also work for cars?

Global Rail News

• Thameslink train contract finally awarded to SiemensThe Department for Transport (DfT) could be just days away from signing off the £1.6 billion Thameslink rolling stock contract. After being announced as the preferred bidder in 2011, Siemens[...]
• Holiday in the BahamasThe public has largely fallen out of love with the railway, seduced by a loathing press which feasts on failures like hyenas around a carcass. But it hasn’t always been that way. Speak to folk of a certain age and they’ll recall with warm affection the role formerly played by the railway in communities across [...]
• Services to restart next month after Hatfield landslipTrains will return to a stretch of railway through Hatfield & Stainforth next month after 1.4 million tonnes of spoil obliterated a section of the line. Services will partially resume[...]

Railnews

• Siemens confirmed as Thameslink winner Siemens has been confirmed as the builder of a new £1.6 billion fleet for Thameslink, beating Derby-based Bombardier. The announcement has triggered a fresh debate about train-building in Britain. The Department for Transport said the deal was 'close to completion', although there will now have to be a ten-day standstill period before the contract can be signed. The winning bid was first announced in principle two years ago this month, and the long delay is believed to have been caused by financial issues.

Aviation Industry

• Aeroflot to ground its MD-11 freightersRussia’s Aeroflot will ground its three Boeing MD-11 freighters, although the decision has not yet been officially announced. read more
• SAS Scandinavian Airlines gets green light for Wideroe sale SAS Scandinavian Airlines is aiming to close the sale of regional airline Wideroe in September after receiving the go-ahead for the deal from Norway’s competition authorities. read more
• Airbus A350 XWB completes first flight: Perfect touchdown The first Airbus A350 XWB flight test aircraft, MSN1, completed its maiden flight from Toulouse Blagnac airport after four hours and five minutes with a perfect touchdown on Friday. read more