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Friday, 05 July 2013

BBC News

• Borders bus firm Munro's of Jedburgh ceases trading Scottish Borders Council (SBC) has made emergency route cover arrangements after local bus firm Munro's of Jedburgh ceased trading.
• Planes abandoned at Athens ghost airport As Greece struggles to cut public sector jobs and raise cash to meet its bailout payments, the pressure is on to sell more state assets as fast as possible.
• Cambridge to get multi-storey cycle park at railway station Cambridge will get the UK's biggest multi-storey cycle park after city planners gave it the go-ahead.
• Nottingham ring road project funding approved A £16.2m project aimed at easing congestion on Nottingham's ring road has received final approval.
• Wokingham Railway Station £6m upgrade delayed Business leaders are calling for a clearer explanation over delays in upgrading a Berkshire railway station.
• Bristol Temple Meads revamp plans unveiled Plans have been unveiled for a major redevelopment of Bristol's Grade-I listed Temple Meads railway station.
• VIDEO: Who needs a passport for European travel?British people need a passport to travel to France or Germany from the UK - but not when crossing the border between those and many other European countries.
• BA's first A380 arrives at HeathrowBA becomes the first UK airline to take delivery of an Airbus A380 superjumbo, the world's largest passenger aircraft.

Financial Times

• Aer Lingus targets transatlantic growthIrish group is planning to open new routes to USA and Canada as part of efforts to shift focus from global to transatlantic expansion
• Aer Lingus diverts passengers to DublinIn the first half of this year the airline recorded a 36% rise in the number of UK passengers using Dublin to travel to North America
• New jet to aid Heathrow expansion, says BAThe airport’s owner sees the issue of aircraft noise under its flight paths in west London as the biggest barrier to obtaining development permission

The Guardian

• Indian airline GoAir to hire female-only cabin crew in bid to cut fuel bill Low-cost airline says move could save £330,000 a year because women are 20kg lighter on average than men
• First British Airways A380 superjumbo arrives at Heathrow Airbus says each A380 will save BA £100m in fuel costs over its lifetime and significantly cut noise disturbance

The Herald

• Ferry firm criticises feasibility reportA PRIVATE ferry company has condemned a Scottish Government study for ignoring vital commercial information before concluding it would be feasible for a rival service to be established.
• Scottish new car sales leap 14%NEW car sales in Scotland are returning to pre-credit crunch levels, according to figures for June, which reveal a 14% increase year-on-year in registrations.

The Telegraph

• Government cracks down on rail replacement 'bustitution' Train companies are to be told to cut down on the use of controversial rail replacement bus services under a Government crackdown sparked by a Daily Telegraph investigation two years ago.
• Boris Johnson: London must have four-runway airport but not at Heathrow Only a four-runway airport in London will provide enough vital trade connections to fast-growing emerging markets, according to research published by Boris Johnson.

Mail Online

• British Airways takes delivery of its new £270m Airbus A380BA says passengers will find its new £270million Airbus A380 bigger, more spacious, more comfortable, quieter and 'greener' than the ageing Jumbo jets.

Belfast Telegraph

• Translink unveils new journey appBus and rail passengers throughout Northern Ireland can plan their journey from their mobile device with the launch of a new Journey Planner App. It can be downloaded for free from the Translink website, Google Play or Apple Store. Catherine Mason, Translink chief executive said that the app also offers improved timetable options.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented CCTV cameras to spy on city bus lane offendersSPY cameras are set to be used in Derby to crack down on drivers using bus lanes, blocking bus stops and parking dangerously outside schools.The city council said the move was to boost road safety by putting motorists off committing the offences.Monitoring drivers illegally using bus and tram lanes in Nottingham has yielded £1 million in fines for that city.Derby City Council says all the cash it makes from fines of up to £70 will be ploughed back into transport.But the Alliance of...

London Evening Standard

• British Airways A380 superjumbo is London's newest double decker as it touches down at Heathrow for first timeLondon got its second new double decker in as many weeks today when the first British Airways A380 touched down at Heathrow.

Northern Echo

• Councillors' joy after rural bus service secured TWO councillors who have fought to restore bus services to rural villages around Darlington have spoken of their joy after securing a new community service.

Wales Online

• Welsh wings bring British Airways' first A380 superjumbo in to land at HeathrowBritish Airways took delivery of its first superjumbo, the world's largest passenger plane, in the first of a series of orders that could secure jobs in North Wales

Yorkshire Post

• We’ll hand
over rail control to
locals says
LabourLABOUR would move control over commuter rail services in the North out of Whitehall and into local hands if it wins the next General Election.

Plymouth Herald

• Plymouth campaign group Viable say new heliport plans for airport prove it needs protection CAMPAIGNERS believe proposals to fly helicopters out of the city's airport site prove it should remain as an airport and not be developed.

Other Regional Press

• Bus contracts plan stalls amid fears over service cuts In an embarrassing about-face the council has been forced to abandon its plans to award 288 new bus contracts for school and public services.
• Radlett rail freight firm fail to force a decision A LEGAL bid by rail freight developers Helioslough to force the Secretary of State to make a final decision on the scheme has failed. Helioslough, which wants to develop Radlett Airfield in Park Street into a massive Strategic Rail Freight Interchange (SRFI), had applied for a Judicial Review in an attempt to make Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, reach a final ruling following the most recent appeal into the controversial scheme.
• Glasgow's Public Transport Infrastructure Not Fit For Purpose, Warns Disabled Campaign Group GETTING around Glasgow by public transport in 2013 is a problem for disabled people, campaigners have warned.
• Patrick Harvie Says Glasgow Must Prioritise Better Buses To Tackle Public Transport ANY attempt to tackle Glasgow’s public transport problems has to prioritise buses, according to Patrick Harvie.
• Transport industry 'Oscar' double success for county companies Two Lincolnshire-based companies won top honours at last night's 28th Motor Transport Awards in London.
• Visitor centre staff to go to new Bedford Bus Station tourism officePLANS to open a new tourist information centre in Bedford will mean the former site is to close.

Bus and Coach.com

• Peterborough council slashes bus budgetPeterborough city council is almost halving the amount of money it uses to support local bus services, cutting it from £1.
• Stagecoach calls for Welsh partnershipsStagecoach is calling on the Welsh government to boost bus use by making more use of existing legislation to encourage greater partnership working between bus operators and local authorities.
• Bennetts top at National Express awardsBennetts Coaches of Gloucester is this year’s National Express Operator of the Year.
• UK Coach Rally splits from AwardsNext year’s UK Coach Rally – the sixtieth – will once again take place at Alton Towers, but without the added attraction of the UK Coach Awards event which accompanied it this year.
• UK Coach Rally splits from AwardsNext year’s UK Coach Rally – the sixtieth – will once again take place at Alton Towers, but without the added attraction of the UK Coach Awards event which accompanied it this year.

Global Rail News

• Siemens C2 metro scoops design awardSiemens’ C2 metro train has been awarded the prestigious ’Red Dot Award’ during this year’s Designers Night in Essen. The C2 can add this latest accolade to the ’Universal Design[...]
• First Régiolis train goes on show in BordeauxThe first of France’s new fleet of regional trains has arrived in the Bordeaux. Alstom presented the new Coradia Polyvalent trainset, for the first time in its SNCF livery, to[...]
• Shortlist announced for Dublin Luas contractA shortlist of operators has been announced for Dublin’s Luas light rail services. First Group, Keolis, RATP and Transdev are all in the running for the contract, which would see[...]
• California high-speed rail will benefit the environment, says new reportCalifornia’s high-speed rail link will cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions by ’four to eight million tons of CO2 by 2030′, according to a new report. Construction of the new[...]

Aviation Industry

• British Airways receives first superjumboAirline brings forward launch dates for A380 services to LA and Hong Kong
• Easyjet to add Gatwick to Bucharest flightsNo-frills airline will introduce five new routes from the UK for next winter

Other News Sources

• Bus operator Arriva puts ecommerce platform on the cloud UK bus operator Arriva has launched a new e-commerce platform hosted on a private cloud service. The cloud-based platform is designed to provide customers with up-to-the-minute service information and route details on their mobile devices and improve their ticket-buying experience.
• Bombardier Unveils Newest Very High Speed Train in Italy Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation today hosted the world premiere of the Frecciarossa 1000 very high speed train at its Vado Ligure site in Italy.
• Rolls-Royce double delivery for British AirwaysRolls-Royce today powered a double delivery that will transform the future of the British Airways fleet. Trent 900 engines brought the airline's first Airbus A380 in to land at Heathrow Airport ...