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Sunday, 22 September 2013

BBC News

• First steam train in 50 years arrives at Robertsbridge A 141-year-old steam locomotive has returned to a town in East Sussex for the first time in more than 50 years. The return of the passenger service to Robertsbridge is a major step forward in the reopening of the Rother Valley Railway between the town and Bodiam.
• Paralympic gold medallist Mark Colbourne backs short-journey cycling Welsh Paralympic gold medallist Mark Colbourne wants people to use bikes instead of cars for short journeys.
• Sculpture takes shape at HeathrowA large sculpture that will dominate the new £2.5bn Terminal 2 at Heathrow airport begins to take shape.
• M48 Severn Bridge closes for maintenance all weekend The M48 Severn Bridge will be closed over the weekend for maintenance work, the Highways Agency says.

The Herald

• Maxim Park hopes bus service funding will offer a route towards smaller costsMAXIM Park, the struggling Lanarkshire business park that is the biggest in Scotland, is the main target for a £600,000 proposed injection of public money for a new bus service that would staunch its owners' massive transport costs.

The Scotsman

• Return of Prestwick air show cleared for take offSCOTLAND’S biggest air show is to return to the skies under plans to revive the spectacular showcase of military jets and classic airliners.

The Telegraph

• HS2: councils unveil alternative £50 billion strategyThe £50 billion earmarked for HS2 should be spent on sweeping infrastructure improvements including a new ultra fast broadband network, opponents have said.

Reuters News

• Deutsche Bahn trims Siemens train order -documentGermany's Deutsche Bahn has trimmed an order for next-generation high-speed trains built by Siemens by almost 1 billion euros ($1.4 billion), an internal Deutsche Bahn document seen by Reuters showed.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph commented 'Stupid' sign tells law-abiding drivers to slow downBUNGLING council workers have set up a speed warning sign so that it even flashes at motorists who are travelling within the limit.The sign was installed along Manor Road – Derby's notorious accident blackspot – as part of efforts to curb crashes along the 40mph stretch.However, all drivers clocked at speeds above 30mph were ordered to "slow down" by the sign.Among them was car driver Jenny McDougall, of Mackworth. She said: "I was doing 33mph and it flashed me to...

London Evening Standard

• Two men held after emergency landing at StanstedA Sri Lankan Airlines A330 Airbus, carrying 267 passengers and crew, due to land at Heathrow, was diverted to Stansted yesterday evening. One man is in hospital and another in police custody after the plane was forced to land. 

Northern Echo

• Yobs stoning buses a growing problem - transport boss A BUS company boss has raised concerns over what he says is the increasing problem of yobs throwing stones at buses.
• Plans for Barnard Castle by-pass to remove lorries from town rejected CALLS for a bypass to take heavy goods vehicles out of an historic market town centre have been rejected.

Carlisle News & Star

• Date set for hearing into Stobart's Carlisle Airport plans A date has been set for a legal hearing to decide the fate of plans to overhaul Carlisle Airport.

North Wales Live

• Top tall ship in cruise terminal debutStar of Onedin Line TV series visits fictional home

Other Regional Press

• First Great Western keeps its franchise THE Department for Transport has said it is close to completing negotiations with First Great Western to run the Great Western mainline for another three years.
• 180 new jobs with Siemens factory expansion THE go-ahead is set to be given for the extension of a South Tyneside factory – and the creation of 180 much-needed jobs. Members of the council’s planning committee will be asked to grant permission for a single-storey light industrial building at Siemens in North Farm Road, Hebburn.
• New Bromsgrove Railway Station to go before planners BROMSGROVE’S new multi-million pound railway station is on track to be given the green light at Worcestershire County Council’s Planning and Regulatory Committee on Tuesday (September 24).
• Letters round-up (including HS2 misery in Waddesdon and bus pass fury)On Tuesday 3 September at a meeting with HS2 I received some news from a senior HS2 engineer regarding the proposed Waddesdon relief road and Fleet Marston Flyover that caused me great concern.
• Chuffed to see Puffing Billy trainPEOPLE have been given the chance to see a replica of Puffing Billy – a train that used to carry people around Butlins holiday camp, in Filey.

Other News Sources

• Balls contradicts Miliband as he backs third runway over HS2Asked to choose between a third runway at Heathrow and High Speed 2, Balls replies: "third runway". Miliband would say the reverse.
• Report on 2011 collapse reveals Balcombe Tunnel failures Failures uncovered after the partial collapse of a railway tunnel could have led to “severe consequences” for passengers, a damning report has found.