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Monday, 02 September 2013

BBC News

• Dartford station building opens to passengers A new railway station building has opened as part of a £7m project due to be completed in November.
• Swindon to Kemble rail services 'will return to normal' Rail services between Swindon and Kemble are due to return to normal on Monday following three weeks of work, Network Rail has told the BBC.
• Warmley's Grade II-listed signal box gets makeover A Grade II-listed signal box in South Gloucestershire has been officially reopened following refurbishment.
• Petition against Cheltenham traffic route plan More than 1,000 people have signed a petition against major changes to the route of traffic in Cheltenham.
• E-book technology for bus timetablesElectronic-book-style technology showing bus timetables, ticket price and real-time service information goes on trial.
• Minister to visit job loss shipyardEnterprise Minister Fergus Ewing is to visit a Moray Firth shipyard which went into administration, to discuss ways of keeping skilled workers in the area.
• VIDEO: Osborne: HS2 budget has 'big contingency'The HS2 rail project has a
• Osborne 'passionate' about HS2George Osborne says Britain can deliver big projects to budget, amid concerns about the costs of the multi-billion pound high speed rail link.
• London Boris Bike crash cyclist says victims need more help The girlfriend of a cyclist crushed by a lorry in central London has called for more support to be offered to injured riders and their families.
• Kielder Viaduct memories sought for history project Memories are being sought for a project celebrating the history of a 19th Century viaduct in Northumberland.

Financial Times

• HS2 to bridge north-south divide, says OsborneChancellor says he is ‘passionate’ about the high-speed rail scheme and that the £42bn allocated to the project is a ‘good budget’

The Guardian

• HS2 can change UK's economic geography, says George OsborneChancellor says he is passionate about high-speed rail project, dismissing speculation that government is losing interestGeorge Osborne has moved to dismiss speculation that the government is losing interest in the high-speed rail line between London and Birmingham, saying he is

The Herald

• Closure option for Queen Street stationONE of Scotland's busiest railway stations could be closed for several months as part of a major overhaul to make way for electric trains.
• Devices to limit car speed in new plan from EUDRIVERS may be forced to have their cars fitted with technology that keeps them within the speed limit under new road safety rules being considered by the EU.

The Telegraph

• Week ahead in business and economics: September 2-6Bus and rail operator Go-Ahead Group has received a blow just before its interim results, after its bidding partner for a contract to run Docklands Light Railway services walked away less than a fortnight after bids were due.
• Call to improve rail services to Gatwick and Stansted to relieve Heathrow Improving rail links, extending the Oyster card ticketing system and cutting fares would all unlock spare capacity at London’s main airports, the London ­Assembly will say on Monday.

Mail Online

• The HS2 rail link IS going happen says George Osborne: Chancellor says he is 'passionate' about controversial projectChancellor George Osborne said he was ‘passionate’ about the planned high-speed rail line which will link London to the North of England and West Midlands.

London Evening Standard

• Osborne 'passionate' about HS2George Osborne has said he is "passionate" about the multi-billion pound HS2 high-speed rail project because it will help bridge the economic gap between the North and South.

Manchester Evening News

• New phone app could help commuters tackle Manchester’s busy Metrolink Tramchester tells you when the next tram is due at any station across the network

Sheffield Star

• Cycle thieves strike at Doncaster stationPolice are investigating after two bikes were stolen from cycle racks in Doncaster railway station within a few days.

Wales Online

• New art installations provide brighter welcome to passengers at Cardiff Airport The new art and multimedia installations are part of a new project looking at ways of making the airport more popular

Yorkshire Post

• North-South gap ‘bridged by HS2 plan’GEORGE OSBORNE has said he is “passionate” about the multi-billion pound HS2 high-speed rail project because it will help bridge the economic gap between the North and South.

London24

• Paramedics on bikes make Heathrow safest place to have heart attack Thanks to a specialist team of bicycle-riding paramedics Heathrow has been declared the best place to have a heart attack, outside of a hospital.

Other Regional Press

• Campaign to stop smoking in cars FRESH Start Wales is encouraging people in Pontypool to help protect children from the dangers of second hand smoke.
• Trains will do 60-70mph on city link in spite of protests TRAINS going through Oxford on the new £130m rail link to Marylebone will be travelling at a minimum of 60mph – despite a lengthy campaign for lower speeds.
• SPECIAL REPORT: Fury as gridlock hits Weymouth FURIOUS residents and traders claim that the ‘intelligent’ traffic system in Weymouth is not working.

Bus and Coach.com

• Councillor funds Sunday bus routeWest Midlands councillor and public transport campaigner Richard Worrall has taken the unusual step of using part of his councillor’s allowance to provide a Sunday bus service for his constituents in Walsall.
• New body for Edinburgh integrationEdinburgh city council is setting up Transport for Edinburgh to integrate the long-delayed tram line and the successful Lothian Buses business.
• Twenty-five year high for LothianLothian Buses carried over two and a half million people in one week earlier this month, the company’s highest weekly loading since 1988 and up 4 per cent on the busiest week last year.

Other News Sources

• Airport Wait Times Set to Drop With New Technology, Arinc Says Passengers will spend less time at airports in coming years as more efficient operators deploy advanced technology to reduce waiting, aviation services company Arinc Inc. said.
• Last-minute chance for anti Radlett Rail Freight depot petitions ANTI-rail freight campaigners are urging as many people as possible to sign up to two online petitions with the issue set to go to the wire.
• Biobusiness leaders explore new ideas at Cambridge conferenceBeating the Odds: Growing Biobusinesses Today will take place on Thursday 3 October 2013 at Clare College, Cambridge.