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Sunday, 11 August 2013

BBC News

• Swindon to Kemble railway work shuts line for three weeks The railway line between Swindon and Kemble has closed for three weeks to allow engineers to upgrade the route to a two-track operation.
• Samaritans aim to cut suicides on railways in Wales Volunteers from Samaritans are hoping to reduce the numbers of suicides on Welsh railways by visiting stations to raise awareness of help available.
• North Yorkshire bus subsidies face 25% cut A proposal to cut by a quarter the amount of money North Yorkshire County Council spends on subsidising bus journeys has been put to consultation.
• Government opposed to EU caravan roadworthiness test A European Union plan to introduce MOT-style testing for caravans is being resisted by the government.
• Severn airport plan would see Cardiff and Bristol Airports close Plans to replace Cardiff and Bristol airports with a £5bn new airport on the Severn Estuary are criticised as unrealistic.
• Car phone use 'not linked' to crashesNew research finds no correlation between the number of drivers on the phone and the number of road accidents recorded
• Man dies in double decker bus fallA man dies after he fell down the stairs on a double decker bus in Greater Manchester.
• Uddingston train casualty taken to hospital A casualty has been taken to hospital with leg injuries after being hit by a train at Uddingston in South Lanarkshire.

Financial Times

• Alexander intervention under scrutinyDanny Alexander, Treasury chief secretary, has been accused of ‘pork-barrel’ politics after his involvement with a road link in Manchester comes under scrutiny

The Observer

• When rail fares rise again, politicians may find they pay the price as well An increase of up to 9% next January could mean commuters in key marginal seats decide to hit back in the ballot box

Mail Online

• Not built for speed: Amazing time lapse video shows the world's largest cargo ship being loaded with 18,000 containers on its maiden voyageThe Maersk Triple E set off on its maiden voyage last month and has now visited six different Asian ports on its 20 day route around Asia and Europe.

Bolton News

• Wigan could get new roads and revamped bus station in transport grant bid UP to £37million could be invested in transport projects within Wigan borough – depending on a succesful bid for government money.
• Bolton Council wants to turn Newport Street into 'European-style boulevard' A EUROPEAN-STYLE boulevard, a cinema, more offices and homes and extra cafes and restaurants will make up a multi-million pound investment in Bolton town centre.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Edinburgh trams: Contractors admit concrete blunder BLUNDERING workmen have derailed the trams project by cracking vital concrete sleepers – setting back the clearance of vital roadworks and dealing a blow to any notion of the trains running by Christmas.
• Councillor pans bus campaign’s cycle safety advice CITY council leader Andrew Burns has launched a scathing attack on bus ads encouraging cyclists to weave into the ­middle of traffic when overtaking buses.

Northern Echo

• Revamp of North Road station, Darlington, gets underway PASSENGERS at a historic Darlington railway station have been enjoying a more pleasant journey thanks to a number of improvements.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Dozens more cameras monitoring you on A9 HIGHLAND motorists’ driving habits are being caught on camera as part of the drive to cut the carnage on Scotland’s most notorious road.

Sunderland Echo

• Bus times are just the ticket... almost A BUS giant has released figures showing its services are close to 100 per cent reliable. Stagecoach North East has, in its latest annual report, announced that reliability and punctuality has improved on last year and is now at 99.65 per cent.

Global Rail News

• Toronto TBMs purchased for Omsk Metro tunnel constructionRussian construction group Mostovik has announced its intentions to buy a set of tunnel boring machines (TBM) to start construction of a new metro system for the city of Omsk.[...]