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Wednesday, 24 July 2013

BBC News

• Manchester Piccadilly lightning strike disrupts trains Trains from Manchester Piccadilly railway station suffered major disruption after a "massive" lightning strike hit the signalling system.
• How are aeroplanes getting quieter? Standing in the half light and eerie silence of a semi-anechoic chamber - designed to absorb sound - in the bowels of the University of Southampton, I'm beginning to wonder whether I've stumbled upon a real-life Stargate.
• Gatwick announces expansion planGatwick Airport is due to announce its preferred location for a second runway later and proposals for a
• Ryanair flight struck by lightningA Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Alicante is forced to land at Glasgow Prestwick after being struck by lightning.
• Plans for £50m ship repair yardPortland Harbour Authority unveils plans for a £50m ship repair yard that could create more than 300 new jobs.
• Bentley to create 1,000 new jobsBentley will create 1,000 jobs as it develops a new luxury car to be produced at its factory in Crewe.

Financial Times

• NY airport cancels flights after plane’s nose gear collapsesSouthWest said eyewitness reports indicated the landing gear of the aircraft – carrying 150 passengers and crew – collapsed on landing
• Gatwick sets out plans for new runwayUK’s second-largest airport warns against further expansion at rival Heathrow and makes case for London to be served by three airports
• Ryanair offers to sell Aer Lingus stakeLow cost airline offers to sell 29% stake to any rival EU group in effort to stave off regulatory claims by UK Competition Commission
• Ryanair: what’s at stakeLow-cost carrier has offered to sell its 29% holding in rival Aer Lingus, but this looks unlikely to end the 6-year saga between the airlines
• Gatwick offers ‘cheapest solution’Gatwick chief executive ‘absolutely confident’ the airport’s proposals to ease capacity constraints will make the shortlist of the best solutions

The Guardian

• Cameron's railway investment claims more 1950s than VictorianDanny Alexander's admission that government has little way of knowing level of investment prior to 1951 undermines boasts

The Herald

• Churchman in danger road callA SENIOR churchman, who lost a friend in a car crash on the A9 more than a decade ago, has called for the upgrading of the notorious main road to the Highlands to be a national priority.

The Independent

• Gatwick bids for second runway as alternative to Heathrow expansionSixty years after idea was first mooted, owners proposing new runway to south of existing one

The Scotsman

• No Heathrow link costs Inverness 50k passengers INVERNESS Airport is losing over 50,000 passengers a year to other Scottish airports through the lack of a link with Heathrow, a new survey has revealed.

The Telegraph

• Firms 'could quit UK' if Heathrow was shutSegro, which owns £1.2bn of assets around Heathrow, polled 77 businesses employing 18,000 people, many of which have been based ...

Mail Online

• Inside the new £150,000 Bentley 4x4 which comes with space for a picnic set and will create 1,000 jobs in Britain where it will be builtThe new jobs and cash boost means Bentley will now build up to 4,000 a year of its first ever sports utility vehicle (SUV) at its factory in Crewe. It becomes the fourth model to roll off the line.

Belfast Telegraph

• Court to rule on HS2 challenges The Court of Appeal is due to rule on challenges to Government plans to go ahead with the HS2 national high-speed rail project.

Bolton News

• Trains delayed by lightning strike TRAINS through Bolton and into Manchester are delayed this morning because of a lightning strike at Manchester Piccadilly station.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• New Low Moor station 'will only have one train an hour' A new railway station planned in Bradford will operate at a loss for its first three years, it has been revealed.
• New Bradford to London railway link could be in pipeline Business leaders in Bradford have welcomed an assessment by transport bosses which found the city could get a new fast train service to the capital as a by-product of the HS2 rail project.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Buses under threat over £224,000 shortfall Nine routes in Flintshire are facing the axe or a reduced service

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented Temporary buses working well despite passengers' fury, insists...DERBY train operator East Midlands Trains claims replacement bus services put in place while Nottingham railway station is closed have been running well.Derby rail users commuting to Nottingham on Monday experienced their first working day of disruption caused by the station closure.The engineering works at Nottingham, which are expected to continue for five weeks, means that trains cannot run between the city and Derby.As a result, since Saturday, when the station closed, replacement bus...

Liverpool Post

• First complete ship built at Cammell Laird in 20 years launched on MerseyTHE first complete ship to be built in 20 years at Cammell Laird shipyard has been launched into the Mersey.

London Evening Standard

• Passenger jet's nose slams into runway at New York's La Guardia airportAn official probe was launched today to discover why a jetliner’s nose slammed into the runway at New York’s La Guardia Airport.
• Gatwick bid to triple passenger numbers with second runway at airportGatwick airport today revealed plans to build a second runway costing up to £9 billion that could double or triple passenger numbers — up to about 87 million a year.
• HS2 project 'essential', says David CameronPrime Minister David Cameron said today that a new high-speed rail line is "essential" if the UK is to be a "winner in the global race".
• Court to rule on HS2 challengesThe Court of Appeal is due to rule on challenges to Government plans to go ahead with the HS2 national high-speed rail project.

Sheffield Telegraph

• High speed rail risk to Sheffield’s heritage and homes revealedConcerns have been raised about the environmental impact of a proposed £1 billion railway line which would bring high speed trains into Sheffield city centre, writes Richard Marsden.

Yorkshire Post

• High-speed rail link ‘essential’ insists PMPrime Minister David Cameron yesterday said a new high-speed rail line was “essential” if the UK was to be a “winner in the global race”.

Bucks Free Press

• HS2 judgements due tomorrow JUDGEMENTS over court appeals against HS2 are to be handed down tomorrow.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Update: Lines reopen following morning of misery for rail commuters as trains grind to halt - Stowmarket signal problems caused by lightningRail commuters faced severe delays this morning as lightning strikes caused a stream of signalling problems and train faults – but services are returning back to normal as lines reopen.

Other Regional Press

• Train struck by lightningA train that was hit by lightning outside Luton Airport Parkway is moving again.
• Tonbridge and Malling MP Sir John Stanley shoots down Gatwick airport expansion bidA Kent MP has blasted expansion plans unveiled by Gatwick airport today, claiming a second runway would blight homes in the county.

Global Rail News

• How British will Britain’s new trains be?Bombardier’s loss of the Thameslink order to Siemens was viewed as a critical blow to train building in the UK. Similarly, Hitachi’s IEP success provided more ammunition for those who[...]
• West Coast works completed despite heatwaveRail workers withstood track temperatures of over 40 degrees celsius to complete a nine-day programme of improvements on the West Coast Main Line. Four junctions were replaced and three miles[...]
• Wabtec awarded California PTC contractWabtec has won a $9 million contract to supply Positive Train Control (PTC) technology for San Diego’s Oceanside services. The contract, which includes an option worth another $5 million, will[...]

The Business Desk

• Non-rail operations put National Express on the road to record first half BIRMINGHAM-based public transport group National Express has announced a record half-year performance across its non-rail operations.
• Manchester Airport reports fresh passenger growth MANCHESTER Airport is continuing to out-perform the UK market, with a

Aviation Industry

• AEF makes the case for no new runwaysAs details emerge of a plethora of airport expansion proposals submitted to the Airports Commission in time for their 19th July deadline, AEF has been arguing that any new runways would be likely to breach the UK’s climate commitments, and that with demand forecasts now weaker than ever and business travel falling, the economic case [...]
• Ryanair open to sale of 29% Aer Lingus stake Under protest, Ryanair has tabled a remedy proposal by the UK Competition Commission (UKCC), saying it is willing to sell its 29% stake in Aer Lingus to any carrier that acquires more than 50.1% of Aer Lingus’ shares. read more
• Ryanair offers to sell stake in Aer LingusCarrier says it will not stand in the way of any bid for Irish competitor
• Government accused of ignoring impact of air taxTravel industry attacks coalition’s refusal to launch APD study
• Gatwick argues for second runway to solve capacity squeezeSussex airport believes new runway would be cheaper than alternative plans

Other News Sources

• Winchester's Lib Dems criticise Tory transport costs LIBERAL Democrats have slammed Winchester’s Conservative administration’s transport costs.
• Gatwick Airport's second runway plans ready for take-offGatwick is proposing another runway to the south of its existing site as the best way forward for increasing London's airport capacity needs