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Monday, 08 July 2013

BBC News

• Stainforth rail line reopens after landslip A railway line that has been closed for almost six months because of a landslip has reopened.
• Derbyshire tram museum at Crich celebrates 50 years A Derbyshire tram museum is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a visit from its patron the Duke of Gloucester.
• Radlett rail depot: Helioslough refused judicial review A developer has been refused permission to try and force the government to make a final ruling on plans for a rail depot on Hertfordshire greenbelt land.
• Old Oak Common HS2 station plan views sought Views are being sought on plans for a High Speed 2 and Crossrail station in west London, as part of a scheme it is claimed could create up to 90,000 jobs.
• Glasgow's 'Bridge to Nowhere' finally completed A bridge over Glasgow's M8 which has been left unfinished since the 1970s has finally been completed.
• Reading railway station's northern entrance opens A new transport hub intended to cut bus journey times to Reading train station has been opened as part of an ongoing redevelopment.
• Catholics fight 'unfair' plan to cut faith school transport Catholic organisations in Somerset claim plans to cut faith school transport will be unfair.
• Bus company's profits almost trebleWrightbus, the Ballymena-based bus builder, has reported a near trebling of pre-tax profits for 2012.

The Scotsman

• City centre ban call on oldest and dirtiest buses AN MSP from the Capital is calling for older buses which fail to meet tough emission standards to be banned from the centre of Edinburgh.
• Leader: ’Low-cost steps can also deliver results’ toAir pollution is proving to be a stubborn problem in the Capital. Like most UK cities, we failed to meet European Union clean air targets in 2010, and there is every chance we’ll fall below those standards again in 2015.
• Arriva join sleeper bid list EUROPEAN transport group Arriva has been added to the shortlist bidding for control of the Caledonian Sleeper ­franchise connecting ­Edinburgh to London.
• Edinburgh Trams: War memorial work starts Work to reinstate a war memorial which was removed as part of work on the Edinburgh tram system is due to begin today.

The Telegraph

• As Britain dithers, the rest of the world is getting things done [Boris Johnson]Well isn’t that just brilliant? Isn’t that grand, eh? We have always known that Peter Mandelson was a modern Blackadder — the only politician who actively rejoices in his reputation for being as cunning as a fox who has just been appointed the Regius professor of cunning — but this takes some beating. Old Mandychops has pulled the rug out from under HS2 — the very scheme he helped to invent in the last days of Gordon Brown’s government.
• HS2 'will cost over £70billion', says Boris Johnson The cost of the high speed 'HS2' railway line will cost nearly twice as much as the official estimate, according to Boris Johnson.

Mail Online

• Another top Tory joins attack on HS2 rail link: Europe minister adds his voice to chorus of opposition Europe minister David Lidington has become the latest senior figure to land a blow against the High Speed 2 rail link.

The Mirror

• National Railway Museum: Paul Routledge joins in celebrations for 75th anniversary of 4468 Mallard breaking world speed record Six members of Sir Nigel Gresley’s A4 Pacific class are on display on York

Birmingham Mail

• HS2 "could destroy part of Brum's new Eastside park" Claims that compound is planned for section of Birmingham's first new green space for 130 years

Yorkshire Post

• Services to resume on landslip railway A SEASIDE resort is looking forward to getting back on track today as train services resume after months of disruption after a landslip.

Blackpool Gazette

• Operator swoops for Blackpool Airport A new operating company owner has landed at Blackpool Airport – but bosses there say it will be business as usual.

Other Regional Press

• Campaigners highlight need to reinstate former railway line Campaigners walked from Bedford to Sandy to highlight the need for a railway.
• Elderly residents hit by loss of Morpeth bus route Elderly and disabled people will be badly hit by the looming loss of a local bus service, it is claimed
• Cash boost for CCTV and bus serviceA “bookable” bus service used by passengers in Holbeach and Long Sutton is to receive more than £40,000.
• Brighton bus company to merge with Metrobus in Crawley Brighton and Hove Bus and Coach Company has confirmed it will merge with fellow Go Ahead company Metrobus in Crawley – a move first announced in The Argus in May.
• Elderly bus users to ’bear brunt of cuts’ if ShropshireLink service is axed Elderly passengers will “bear the brunt” of service cuts if a council-run bus is axed later this year, it was claimed today.
• Too hot to fix roads, Cheltenham transport chiefs say BEAUTIFUL weather might be great for a picnic or a trip to the pool, but not if you are planning to resurface a road.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• NETWORK RAIL HAILED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS Network Rail has picked up a prize for its environmental efforts during the design of the important Crossrail development.
• COUNCILS GIVEN MORE POWER OVER BUS SERVICES The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that councils will be given more power to make decisions on bus services.
• BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT LAUNCHES ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN Birmingham Airport has put together a series of political adverts that highlight the importance of aviation to the UK's manufacturing sector.

Other News Sources

• Region to vote on $92-million contract for Bombardier light rail trains WATERLOO REGION — Regional councillors will vote Wednesday on spending about $92.4 million to purchase 14 light rail trains from Bombardier.
• New bus station bridge leads to 'cash waste' question BROMSGROVE District Council has defended the £14,217 repairs on the footbridge at the town's bus station seven years ago after a former councillor questioned why that amount was spent when the new one cost just £9,000.