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Tuesday, 16 July 2013

BBC News

• Northamptonshire transport plans budgeted at £17m considered Transport schemes budgeted at more than £17m are to be considered at a county council cabinet meeting on Tuesday.
• Mayor puts forward airport plansThe Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces his three proposals to increase the UK's airport capacity.
• Cyclist deaths prompt protestBike campaigners are to stage a protest after three cyclists are killed on London roads in three weeks.
• Nissan's Datsun brand is re-bornNissan revives its Datsun brand after more than 30 years, with the launch of a new low-price car in India
• US crash airline sues broadcasterThe airline at the centre of a San Francisco plane crash that killed three people says it will sue a broadcaster for mistakenly airing fake pilot names.

Financial Times

• Johnson proposes Heathrow as new townMayor Boris Johnson proposes selling Heathrow for £15bn, building a town on the site and replacing the airport with a new hub on Kent’s Isle of Grain
• Kuehne & Nagel: shipping forecastResults from the world’s largest sea freight forwarder and number two player in air freight give clues about the state of the global economy
• Legislation to secure £28bn roads investmentTransport minister to unveil plans to turn Highways Agency into a publicly owned corporation as part of efforts to develop long-term strategy
• Brazil casts net over transport groups in cartel probeThe country carried out raids earlier this month as part of an investigation into anti-competitive practices in relation to the train and metro networks

The Guardian

• Boris Johnson: Heathrow closure would allow building of new garden city London mayor outlines plans for £50bn, four-runway airport and transport hub in Thames estuary
• Network Rail of the roads revealed as coalition plans £28bn spreeMove is part of George Osborne's aim to stimulate growth with infrastructure investment but campaigners fear for habitatsThe coalition is taking radical action to kickstart stuttering infrastructure plans by hiving off the Highways Agency as a Network Rail-style public company and giving it a long-term funding settlement to carry out a £28bn road-building spree.

The Herald

• Cyclist dies as police initiative turns focus on the safety of road usersAN elderly cyclist has died after being hit by a lorry as police separately revealed they had caught 3000 drivers flouting road laws during a crackdown over a single week.

The Independent

• Elon Musk to reveal 'fifth form' of transport on August 12 known as the Hyperloop SpaceX CEO described the system as “a cross between a Concorde, a rail gun, and an air hockey table”

The Telegraph

• Is Labour's enthusiasm for HS2 on the wane?Recent interventions by Alistair Darling and Lord Mandelson show that Labour is as divided on HS2 as the Tory Party, writes David Millward.    

Mail Online

• £28billion plan to improve motorways branded a 'Trojan Horse' that will hit motorists with more tollsThe plans also set out the first steps towards the full-scale privatisation of highways and open the floodgates for toll roads.
• Boris's plan to replace Heathrow with £65bn Thames Estuary airport are as 'grandiose as Hitler's', says leading architectSir Terry Farrell, who designed the MI6 spy building, said the London Mayor's plan for a £65billion airport was 'mad'.

London Evening Standard

• Misery for thousands of commuters at Waterloo as trains are hit by cancellations and delaysTrains in and out of Waterloo station were cancelled or delayed tonight because of emergency engineering work and signalling problems.
• ˜Hitler" jibe at Boris airport as Mayor wants to close Heathrow and create new London boroughA leading architect today attacked Boris Johnson “mad” plan to build a £65 billion airport on the Thames Estuary and compared it to a project that Adolf Hitler might have dreamed up.

Manchester Evening News

• Ask Developments in row with Manchester Airports Group over £650m scheme Ask Developments said it was “seeking legal advice” over the dispute, which centres around the bidding process to bring the flagship project to reality

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post published Fine warning at station as 'bus gate' comes into forceAS rush hour approached yesterday, only a trickle of taxis and a couple of cars ventured down Station Street.But it will be a very different scene next week when up to 35 rail replacement buses will start to use the road as a £100 million project to upgrade Nottingham Station gets under way.In order to ease the flow of buses, cars have been prevented from turning on to Station Street from London Road.Restrictions were put into place in late June but were...

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Doubts over backing in Parliament for HS2HS2 may fail to secure backing in Parliament before the next election, putting the £42.6billion scheme in jeopardy, chiefs have conceded.

Blackpool Gazette

• Blackpool Prom to stay as it isBlackpool’s Promenade will stay as it is and not return to a four lane highway, town hall bosses have decided.

Carlisle News & Star

• Carlisle rail station closed by fire Carlisle train station was temporarily closed today after a fire broke out in a lift.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Crowds flock to Peterborough Bus FestivalA range of vintage buses were admired this weekend at a special event at Sacrewell Farm.

The Shields Gazette

• Bus driver injured in South Shields laser pen attackA LASER-pen attack on a bus driver which left him needing hospital treatment is being investigated by police.

Other Regional Press

• Rail passengers across Portsmouth area face huge delaysRAIL passengers face major delays to their journeys this evening after hot weather damaged parts of the train network.
• Transport for Lancashire explains roleThe new Transport for Lancashire body (TfL) has said how priorities for major road and rail schemes will be set in future.
• Thousands would lose homes under Isle of Grain airport plan, London Mayor Boris Johnson's study revealsTwo thousand people would lose their homes under plans for the world's biggest airport at Grain, according to a study commissioned by Boris Johnson.
• Crowds enjoy journey to past at Scottish Transport Extravaganza More than 1,000 vintage vehicles rolled up to Glamis Castle at the weekend for the 39th Scottish Transport Extravaganza.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• 700 LEVEL CROSSINGS CLOSED BY NETWORK RAIL Network Rail has closed 700 level crossings across Britain since 2009.
• TRANSAERO BOOSTS STANSTED'S AIR FREIGHT OFFERINGS Transaero has boosted Stansted Airport's air freight offerings by introducing new services to Moscow.
• BORIS JOHNSON OUTLINES 3 AIRPORT EXPANSION OPTIONS Mayor of London Boris Johnson believes there are three ways to successfully enhance the UK's airport capacity - none of which involve expanding Heathrow.

Global Rail News

• Paris Metro Line 4 automation approvedFrench Transport authority Stif has approved plans to fully automate Paris Metro Line 4 by 2022. Line 4 will utilise a fleet of eight trains currently in operation on Line[...]
• Faulty fishplate blamed for fatal Bretigny-sur-Orge derailmentInvestigators believe a faulty fishplate is responsible for derailment in Paris which led to the deaths of six people. An intercity service between Paris and Limoges came off the tracks[...]
• Innovation on the agenda at National Track Plant ExhibitionOver 2,000 people have now registered to attend the first National Track Plant Exhibition held at the Rail Alliance site at Long Marston Business Park in Warwickshire on July 24-25. With more than 140 exhibitors, this free-to-attend event will allow visitors to see the latest innovations in track and plant. The rail engineer caught up [...]
• Turkey set to become ‘global hub’ for rail manufacturingTurkey is best positioned to become the home of international rail manufacturing as Africa, Latin America and the Middle East look to double the size of their networks by 2022,[...]

Aviation Industry

• Is It Possible to Enjoy Economy Class? Maybe in Singapore Airlines' Next Gen SeatSingapore Airlines is an airline of superlatives. Not only do they boast the largest lie-flat bed, the most luxurious airplane suite, and the longest routes in the world, but with today's debut of what they're calling the
• Finance leadership named for post-merger American AirlinesIn addition to all the operations appointments made Monday, we also are learning the names of the finance team that will be in place when American Airlines and US Airways put their merger into effect.
• Investigators call Ethiopian Boeing 787 fire 'serious incident,' but no evidence of battery linkUK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) investigators say there is no direct evidence that a fire onboard a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787-8 was caused by the aircraft’s batteries read more
• London mayor names sites for airport expansionBoris Johnson says his three preferred locations are “superior to Heathrow”
• Ryanair expands UK winter routesNo-frills carrier will introduce more than 20 new routes

Other News Sources

• Crossrail buyer shares career advice with schoolchildren A key member of the procurement team at the Crossrail project has been going into schools to teach youngsters about his role.
• Boris Unveils Three Airport Proposals To Replace Heathrow The Mayor is talking airports again. This morning Boris Johnson launched three proposals for expanding London’s air capacity, that will be delivered to the Davies Airports Commission by Friday.
• Plans for UK’s new car propulsion centre unveiledThe £1bn Advanced Propulsion Centre will focus on research, development and commercialisation of future low-carbon vehicle propulsion systems.
• New drivers' fatigue monitoring algorithmA prototype device using an algorithm measuring eyelid closure will be tested by Peugeot Citroën in real driving conditions to assess its usability for drivers’ fatigue detection.
• New drivers' fatigue monitoring algorithmA prototype device using an algorithm measuring eyelid closure will be tested by Peugeot Citroën in real driving conditions to assess its usability for drivers’ fatigue detection.
• Boris' airport expansion plans rule out HeathrowExpansion of the Stansted airport, a new four-runway airport on Kent’s Isle of Grain or the artificial Thames Estuary ’Boris Island’ are the most likely options for London’s airport expansion.
• Dreamliner fire tests reparability of carbon compositesThe incident involving Ethiopian Airline’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner igniting at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday will present a public test of Boeing’s carbon technology.