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Sunday, 01 September 2013

BBC News

• Old station moved to festival siteWhat was once the
• Man seriously injured in hit and runPolice appeal for help to trace the occupants of a car they believe may have been involved in a hit and run incident in Forfar in Angus.
• High road: Scots movie road tripsThe movie business' love affair with road trips in Scotland.

The Scotsman

• Rail plan to close Glasgow Queen Street for a yearONE of Scotland’s busiest stations could be closed for more than a year in a move that could cause travel chaos for millions as part of major upgrading of the rail network.

The Telegraph

• One is a careful lady owner - Queen's old Daimler is sold at auctionA Daimler owned and driven by the Queen sells at auction for £40,000.    
• Kill HS2 say Tory activistsAn influencial group of Conservative activists has announced plans to campaign against the Government's HS2 rail project, calling on ministers to

Mail Online

• Britain fights EU's 'Big Brother' bid to fit every car with speed limiterTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is said to be furious when he saw the proposals. All new cars would have to include camera systems that 'read' the limits displayed on road signs.

This is Money

• 'I halved car insurance to £500': Black box lets young motorists opt in for cheaper premiumsThe average premium for young drivers aged between 17 and 22 is more than £1,200 according to the AA, but Matt Church halved the annual cost to £500.
• Eurozone bargain hunters lift easyJetFigures released this week will show ticket sales are growing and jets are flying almost full.

Manchester Evening News

• Crumpsall residents furious after hospital patients and staff turn their street into car parkEvery day dozens of vehicles are being left on Delaunays Road – just yards from North Manchester General Hospital, in Crumpsall

Sheffield Star

• More late trains than official figures showMind the gap – new figures show a big divide between the proportion of trains ’officially’ running on time and actual performance.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Meeting with rail bosses is next stop in city-centre plan Talks between council bosses in Aberdeen and Network Rail chiefs to discuss new redevelopment proposals for the city centre are “imminent”, leader Barney Crockett said yesterday.
• Brown backs 50mph limit for A9 lorries THE speed limit could be increased for lorries travelling on the A9 Inverness-Perth road under radical plans to cut the death toll, the Press and Journal can reveal.

The York Press

• Cycle link set to go ahead despite rise in cost A NEW cycle and pedestrian link on the edge of York could be rubber-stamped next week in spite of the estimated cost of the scheme rising by £42,000.

Wales Online

• The speed camera that has racked up a whopping £1.4m fines in three yearsMotorists driving too fast on the A4042 in Newport have swelled the safety camera partnership's coffers with a massive £1.4m in three years.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Bus stop technology West Midlands trial is a ‘world first’Bus stops around the West Midlands are in line for thousands of pounds of investment.
• Weeks of roadworks misery ahead for M6 driversSixteen weeks of roadworks that will see a stretch of M6 closed at night were today unveiled, as part of a £126.4 million congestion-busting project.

Other Regional Press

• Retirement surprise for coastguard soon becomes real dramaIT WAS supposed to be surprise for Mick Rowsell to mark the end of his 41-year career with the navy and coastguard.
• Pair top up RNLI float Steve Taylor, who runs Allbrite Cleaning Services in Didcot, has completed a charity cycle ride for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
• Maps show rail impact A campaign group has launched online maps to show the “enormous impact” of a controversial high-speed train project.

International Herald Tribune

• Economic View: A Carbon Tax That America Could Live WithA carbon fee would be a less invasive way than regulation to change people’s behavior and reduce carbon emissions. And it could be designed in a politically palatable way, an economist says.    

Aviation Industry

• Economic slowdown, railways hold back airlinesSlower economic growth and competition from high-speed railways were a drag on the first-half performance of domestic airlines, though there was wide divergence in the sector, the carriers' interim reports show.

Other News Sources

• Outside threat to Network Rail veterans tilt at the crownNetwork Rail veteran Simon Kirby faces an uphill struggle to take the top job at the state-backed track and station operator, as an external candidate is said to have emerged as a heavy ...

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• Busway dispute settled as residents fill cash gap Cambridgeshire County Council and BAM Nuttall have agreed an out of court settlement in the long running dispute over who should pay for costs incurred during construction of the Cambridgeshire guided...