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Saturday, 31 August 2013

BBC News

• Jaguar supply workers vote on dealWorkers at agencies supplying parts to car company Jaguar Land Rover are to vote on a deal aimed at averting threatened strikes.
• May laps TT course on Meccano bikeTop Gear presenter James May completes a lap of the Isle of Man TT course on an electric-powered motorbike and sidecar made from Meccano.
• Cost of new city road could riseCosts associated with the planned Inverness West Link could run to £43m, according to figures contained in a new report to Highland councillors.
• 'Largest' stolen fuel haul seizedPolice say 1,600 litres of stolen fuel is the largest ever recovered in Greater Manchester.
• Insurers show accidents near schoolsA report by road safety experts suggests more children are injured on roads around their schools in London than anywhere else in the country.
• Profits rise at family haulage firmScotland's biggest haulage firm, the Malcolm Group, reported a slight increase in turnover and profit do

The Guardian

• Appoint HS2 minister to get grip on costs, urges Lord AdonisArchitect of high-speed rail scheme criticises coalition's inertia and says project needs a dedicated ministerThe architect of HS2, the high-speed rail scheme between London, the Midlands and the north of England, has demanded that the government appoint a dedicated minister for the project to guard it against ballooning costs, poor management and vanishing support.Lord Adonis, who set out the plans for the network as transport secretary in 2010, lambasted the coalition's inertia and

The Herald

• £2m for Scotland's Green Bus FundMore cash is being made available to put greener buses on Scotland's roads.

The Independent

• Reckless cyclists who break rules give us all a bad name, says Olympic champion Laura Trott The double Olympic champion Laura Trott has accused cyclists of being reckless and causing accidents by failing to obey the rules of the road.    

Daily Record

• Churchmen to meet Transport Minister Keith Brown to call for killer A9 to be upgradedA DELEGATION from the Free Church are urging the Scottish Government to take urgent action to avoid more tragedies on the road.

Network Rail

• Passengers advised of train service changes at London Bridge next summerPassengers are being advised of significant changes to train services in and out of London Bridge in August 2014 which will affect First Capital Connect, Southern and some Southeastern services.
• Nottingham rail servicesNetwork Rail apologises to passengers on the Nottingham – Newark line. Train services on this route remain suspended following a freight train derailment on Tuesday morning

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Roadworks will disrupt traffic in city centre Bradford Chief Reporter Disruption to motorists in Bradford city centre starts tomorrow as major road resurfacing work is carried out.

London Evening Standard

• Lorry driver jailed for fatal crashA lorry driver who had been on the road for 15 hours without a break when he caused a fatal crash has been jailed for four-and-a-half years.
• £50 billion HS2 fund would be better spent on improving railways, says Tony TraversA leading London academic has claimed that the estimated £50 billion fund for the high-speed rail link from London to the North of England will not provide value for money for taxpayers.

Manchester Evening News

• Interim chief is named as new TfGM £160k transport bossTransport for Greater Manchester is set to appoint Bob Morris as its permanent chief operating officer, after five years in the post as a temporary consultant

Northern Echo

• Consultation begins on new parking strategy in Darlington MULTI-STOREY car parks and restrictions on town centre parking are some of the suggestions being put forward by a council to transform parking in a North-East town.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham Post published Tram works lead to temporary route changes for NCT busesArticle

Sheffield Star

• VIDEO: Star readers call for rail plans to be scrapped amid cost fearReaders of The Star have voted more than eight to one for a £43 billion high-speed rail line through Sheffield to be scrapped.

The York Press

• 110mph wheelie biker is spared jail A BIKER who performed a wheelie at 110mph has been condemned by road safety leaders and banned from the roads.
• Winter gritting routes survey is extended RESIDENTS have been given more time to air their views on proposals to change York’s gritting routes this winter, amid claims many roads will not be treated in severe weather and dozens of vital salt bins will be lost.

Bucks Free Press

• Problems with parking being addressed in Risborough A PARKING review is being carried out in Princes Risborough to see what can be done to alleviate problems faced by residents.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Why the A47 is one of the most dangerous roads in the regionCalls have been made to improve a notorious stretch of the A47 near Peterborough after the latest fatal collision there.
• Changes to Thorpe Road bus route after roadworks startA rescue bus shuttle service will be run in Peterborough to help passengers who face being cut off from public transport by extensive road works including refurbishing Longthorpe Bridge.

Other Regional Press

• Shipping information for Sunday, September 1 and Monday, September 2, 2013The latest movements for the port of Portsmouth.
• Dorset County Council dismisses traffic volume claims as 'just busy' When contacted by the Echo council chiefs again dismissed the concerns and say that they had seen no evidence of long delays and that the town was ‘just busy’.
• Long delays to Eurotunnel and Eurostar services after Channel Tunnel power failureEurotunnel and Eurostar passengers in Kent have been suffering long delays this afternoon because of a power supply problem in the Channel Tunnel.
• Keith on busman’s holiday for his 80thA retired bus driver celebrated his birthday in style... as a passenger on private double decker bus.
• Transport chief backs new plan to revamp Aberdeen city centreTHE chairman of the North-east’s transport partnership today welcomed plans to revamp Aberdeen city centre.

Global Rail News

• Go-Ahead pulls out of DLR competitionGo-Ahead Group has advised Docklands Light Railway Ltd – a wholly owned subsidiary of Transport for London – that its joint venture with Colas Rail has withdrawn from the competition[...]
• C2c to trial smart card ticketing in the South EastTrain operator c2c is to upgrade ticketing systems at suburban station outside London as part of a government initiative to expannd paperless ticket services in the South East. Minister are[...]

Transport for London

• London Tramlink orders four new trams for Wimbledon branchFifty per cent capacity increase in service by 2016.

Aviation Industry

• Ethiopian Airlines orders more DreamlinersAfrican airline has not been put off by aircraft fire at Heathrow