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Tuesday, 15 October 2013

BBC News

• Testing the bicycles of the future Click's LJ Rich and Spencer Kelly put some new personal transport devices to the test at the Japanese technology show, Ceatec. The battery-powered personal transport devices are intended to be an economical way of getting round town and be a life-changer for older people losing their mobility.
• Stansted Airport expansion opponents in claim 'bias' Airport expansion opponents have claimed criteria used to consider sites for new runways has been "infected by apparent bias".
• Bumpy ride for New Bus for LondonIs there bad news for the new Routemaster?
• Peugeot shares plunge on reportShares in struggling car maker Peugeot Citroen fall 10% on reports that the company is planning to sell shares.

Financial Times

• Stansted chief pushes case for two runwaysCharlie Cornish says an additional runway would support a range of business and leisure, low-cost and premium, long- and short-haul flights

The Telegraph

• TfL Lost Property Office in London: in picturesAn Aladdin's Cave in Baker Street, Central London    
• Northern leg of HS2 could be built first 'to bring benefits to the north quicker'The northern leg of HS2 linking Manchester and Leeds to Birmingham could be built first to bring benefits to the north quicker, the newly appointed head of the project told has told MPs.    

Parliament

• Transport Committee to hold oral evidence session examining the work of Network Rail Sir David Higgins, chief executive of Network Rail, has been called to appear before the Transport Committee.

Network Rail

• Network Rail Consulting appoints general manager to spearhead Australia and New Zealand businessAs part of its continued international expansion, Network Rail Consulting has established a business in Sydney to deliver services to the rail industry across the Australia and New Zealand region. Peter Koning has been appointed to lead this operation.

Belfast Telegraph

• HS2 faces Supreme Court challenge Government plans to press ahead with the HS2 national high-speed rail project will be challenged today in the highest court in the land.

Birmingham Post

• Wolverhampton construction firm Carillion to help develop Manchester Airport City Company selected as part of consortium working with China’s Beijing Construction Engineering Group on £800m scheme

London Evening Standard

• 2,000 stolen bikes recovered by police waiting to be claimed by their rightful ownersMore than 2,000 recovered stolen bicycles are lying unclaimed in police stations across London after a crackdown on thieves.
• Coroner blasts Mayor's cycle superhighway as 'accident waiting to happen' at inquest of man killed in crash with tipper truckA coroner today described one of Boris Johnson’s first cycle superhighways as an “accident waiting to happen” as she heard how a cyclist had followed it into the path of a HGV.

Manchester Evening News

• HS2 project 'not just about speed', MPs told HS2 is also about improving capacity and about connecting major cities, said Sir David Higgins, who is soon to take over as chairman of HS2 Ltd.
• Director of £800m Airport City scheme resigns after just eight months in role Karen Campbell has resigned citing “health and personal reasons”, just a day after the announcement of the joint-venture to develop the project, creating 16,000 jobs

Sheffield Star

• £10m investment in Sheffield railway stationRail passengers in Sheffield are benefiting from better facilities as park of an ongoing £10 million programme.

The York Press

• Northern Rail chuffed with double awards YORK-based rail operator Northern Rail has been honoured at two industry awards.

Doncaster Free Press

• Work starts on £56m Doncaster road schemeWork on a £56 million link road that is set to create thousands of new jobs and homes in the borough has officially started.    

East Anglian Daily Times

• Suffolk: Compensation claims for pothole damage rise by 250% in 12 months after council chiefs spend £50m on repair work in two yearsCompensation claims for damage caused by potholes on Suffolk’s roads have risen by 250% in a year, new figures reveal.
• Stansted Airport: Campaigners say airport plans could be ’biased’Campaigners have begun a new High Court action in their ongoing battle against expansion at Stansted Airport. The Stop Stansted Expansion group (SSE) today lodged papers at the Royal Courts of Justice in London alleging that the criteria being applied to decide on possible options for new runway sites in England are “infected by apparent bias”.

Other Regional Press

• Teenager designs winning London Underground 150th anniversary poster Ibrahim Hashi, 17, from Brentside High School designed an A2 sized abstract futurist tunnel and received his award from a Turner Prize winner
• Sale of Manston Airport agreed by Infratil LimitedThe sale of Manston Airport has been agreed for just £1 - to a buyer described as having “a vision” for its development.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• AIRPORT CITY TO GET £800M OVERHAUL Manchester's Airport City is to be overhauled in a joint British-Chinese project.
• HS2 "BADLY HANDLED" BY DAVID CAMERON Senior ministers in the UK government are not happy with how the HS2 project has been handled.
• UK FIRMS 'NOT ENGAGED' WITH GREEN SUPPLY CHAINS Firms in the UK are failing to engage with their supply chains with regards to climate change and emissions.

Global Rail News

• RailStaff Award winners 2013: Part IFollowing the RailStaff Awards event on October 5, Global Rail News is taking a look at each of this year’s worthy winners. Level crossing hero wins Rail Safety Person of[...]
• New signalling system to be completed at Peterborough station over ChristmasSignalling work is to be completed at Peterborough station over Christmas, rounding off a major £43 million regeneration of the passenger interchange. The station will be closed for 80 hours[...]
• Spain to consider seat belts following fatal train crashThe Spanish government has said it may look at installing seat belts onboard trains in an effort to improve safety following the Santiago de Compostela crash that killed 79. Minister[...]
• Cincinnati streetcar design unveiledCGI renderings showing the final design of Cincinnati’s new light rail vehicles have been revealed. Production of the new CAF trams, which will each be able to carry 154 passengers,[...]
• Tender issued for regional RRX fleetTransport authority Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) has issued a tender for 71 quick acceleration EMUs for regional routes in Germany. The new vehicles have been described by VRR as a precursor[...]
• South Africa orders 600 trains in order worth €3.8bnSouth Africa’s rail authority PRASA has agreed an order with an Alstom-led joint venture for 600 new trains worth €3.8 billion. The new passenger trains, which will amount to 3,600[...]

Middle East North Africa (MENA) Rail News

• Siemens Wins Riyadh Driverless Metro ContractGerman electrical systems company Siemens has won a $2.1 billion contract to supply driverless trains for the new Riyadh metro network. The city is one of the fastest growing in the GCC region, with over 5 million residents. Public transport to date has been by diesel buses. The city’s Arriyadh Development Authority is planning the […]The post Siemens Wins Riyadh Driverless Metro Contract appeared first on MENA Rail News.

Aviation Industry

• Alitalia secures future with €500 million boostItalian carrier avoids bankruptcy with refinancing deal
• New strike threat for travel to FranceFrench civil servants poised for fresh industrial action

Other News Sources

• TfL confirms 3G and 4G works on Underground but passengers will have to wait The organisation said it needs financial support from the private sector to make it happen
• United Airlines Launches 100th Aircraft with Satellite Wi-FiUnited Airlines has launched its 100th aircraft equipped with satellite Wi-Fi Internet connectivity, offering more customers the ability to stay connected inflight. United offers satellite Wi-Fi ...