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Thursday, 14 November 2013

Government

• £16 million for Yorkshire bus services£16 million to provide high quality Bus Rapid Transit service, new highway link and modifications, bus stops and low emission vehicles.

BBC News

• VIDEO: Mayor defiant on cycle superhighwaysLondon Mayor Boris Johnson has said "one death is one too many" after a woman became the fourth cyclist to be killed on the city's roads in eight days.
• The street view from a bike and busLondon's roads for a cyclist and a bus driver
• Railway company franchise extendedA rail company which provides services between Kent, East Sussex and London has its franchise extended.
• London buses hurt or kill hundredsOne person a day is killed or injured in incidents involving London buses, Transport for London figures from the past five years show.
• Fourth cyclist killed in eight daysA cyclist is killed in a crash with a lorry in east London - the fourth to die on the capital's roads in eight days.
• Rail union in Games bonus talks callA transport union calls on train companies and Network Rail to negotiate staff bonuses for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
• Airport makeover enters new phaseGlasgow Airport has begun the second phase of a £17m makeover ahead of next year's Commonwealth Games.

Financial Times

• Maersk hails growth in global tradeDanish shipping group lifts its profit outlook for this year to $3.5bn after a strong third quarter, claiming that financial crisis decline had ended
• Flybe’s biggest shareholder pulls outRosedale Aviation sells entire stake to institutional investors days after struggling regional airline announced shake-up with loss of 500 jobs
• Airline deal flies past antitrust hurdlesUS Airways-AMR settlement wherein the companies will give up some take-off and landing slots involved less concessions than expected
• Airbus and easyJet hail volcanic ash testTest using an artificial cloud of volcanic ash hailed as a step towards preventing volcanic eruptions from ever shutting down airspace again

The Guardian

• Heathrow upgrade ad blitz run by group with options on landHeathrow Hub, which is promoting four-runway plan, could make millions should its £12.5bn proposal be accepted

The Herald

• Rail union wants extra pay for staff at Commonwealth GamesTHE union representing thousands of rail workers wants extra payments for its members who will be on duty during next year's Commonwealth Games.

The Telegraph

• Outrage as Heathrow increases short-stay car park charges by as much as 66 per centMotorists parking at Terminal 4 will have to pay £12 to stay for between one and two hours in latest inflationary move by Britain's biggest airport    

The Mirror

• Trains pumping sewage on railway tracks 'utterly disgusting' blasts Minister A Transport Minister called on the rail industry to help to the solve the problem before "we rush forward to HS2"

London Evening Standard

• Tube users: Jubilee line best, Northern worstThe Jubilee line is Londoners’ favourite on the Underground, according to a new survey of passengers.
• Four cyclists dead in eight days and two more seriously injured in hospital - it's rush hour carnage on London's roadsA cyclist was killed and another two were injured during the height of the morning rush hour today.

Northern Echo

• Housing at heart of Durham Trees Valley Airport blueprint for future A BLUEPRINT to secure the long-term future of Durham Tees Valley Airport (DTVA) will be unveiled today - with the sale of land for housing at the heart of the rescue plan.

The York Press

• Plans to cut speed limits near A19 death scene under fire from police PLANS by transport bosses to cut speeds on a stretch of road near York where a teenager was killed last year have been criticised and opposed by North Yorkshire Police.

Bucks Free Press

• Daws Lea bus link plan 'called in' PLANS to run a bus link through a residential street to the Handy Cross Hub have been ‘called in’ by a senior councillor.

Crewe Chronicle

• Virgin Train commemorates Armistice Day at Crewe Station Virgin Train commemorates Armistice Day at Crewe Station

Daventry Express

• Green light for roundabout artPlans for an ’iconic’ sculpture on one of Daventry’s roundabouts were given planning permission by councillors on Wednesday last week.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Stansted: Airport secures Atlantic Airways link with Faroe Islands for summer 2014Faroese flag carrier Atlantic Airways is to launch a twice-weekly summer schedule from Stansted to the Faroe Islands next summer.

Sleaford Standard

• Rail service ‘suspended’ between Skegness and SleafordRail services between Sleaford, Boston and Skegness have been suspended after a signalling fault at Boston Railway Station this afternoon (Wednesday).    

Other Regional Press

• A £6.9 million railway station for just 40 passengers a day? ONLY 80 passenger journeys a day are being made to and from the new £6.9 million Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway railway station—six months after it opened in May, it was revealed this week.
• Councillor jeered over Heathrow village demolition supportCampaigners and councillor clash as more than 100 residents attend meeting to discuss Heathrow Airport's controversial expansion plans
• Up to £45 million pledged for East West rail link£45 MILLION has been pledged to help restore a rail line between Oxford and Cambridge.
• First phase of bus station development opensThe first phases of the £8.8million redevelopment of Bedford bus station are now open to the public.

Global Rail News

• Custom design revealed for Montpellier tram lineThe future design of Montpellier’s Line 5 trams has been unveiled. A concept devised by the Yellow Window Design agency and artist Miss Tic has been chosen for the 18[...]
• DB Schenker inks distribution deal with Neste OilDB Schenker has won a domestic and international distribution contract with Finnish fuel company Neste Oil. Under the terms of the deal, DB Schenker will also store around 5,000 pallets[...]
• Fresh look for TGV’s onboard cateringSNCF has said it hopes that eating on the train will become ’a pleasure’ after announcing a new partnership to revamp catering onboard its high-speed TGV. The French rail operator[...]
• MTR to run open access service between Stockholm and GothenburgThe operator of Stockholm’s metro system, MTR, has announced plans to run an open access service between the capital and Gothenburg. MTR has ordered six new FLIRT trainsets from Stadler,[...]
• Shortlist drawn up for Woolwich station fit-outBalfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke Construction Limited, Morgan Sindall and VINCI Construction UK have been shortlisted for a £75 million contract to fit-out Woolwich station. As well as the station, the[...]
• History Channel for High Speed TwoThe debate over High Speed Two goes right to the heart of the quandary the UK finds herself in 13 years in to the new millennium. The project is of far greater significance than stopwatch psychology or getting a seat on the 7.24 from Leighton Buzzard might imply. HS2 needs to be seen in its [...]

Railway Gazette

• Stockholm agrees metro expansionSWEDEN: The Swedish government, Stockholm municipality, Greater Stockholm and the councils of Solna, Nacka and Järfälla have agreed on a 19 km expansion of the Stockholm metro network. The...
• Ferrovial wins RENFE on-train catering contractSPAIN: National operator RENFE has awarded Ferrovial Servicios a four-year contract worth €252·8m to provide catering on board its high speed and long-distance services. Due to start on December 1,...
• Drivers taking the tabletsBELGIUM: Freight operator SNCB Logistics has provided all its drivers with Samsung tablet computers under the Rail Information Train Assistant project. RITA eliminates the need to carry heavy...
• CSX and GE to test LNG locomotivesUSA: A pilot programme to assess the use of liquefied natural gas to fuel locomotives was announced by CSX Corp and GE Transportation on November 13. Field tests are scheduled to begin in 2014. GE...

Aviation Industry

• Singapore Airlines to increase baggage allowancesAsian carrier also announces increased profits but warns on yields

Other News Sources

• £600m Northern Line extension deal delayedConstruction News has learned that a £600m contract to build the Northern line extension to Battersea has been delayed by several months.
• Disabled and elderly urged to have their say on quality of support from UK airports and airlinesPress release on the launch of the CAA's survey for passengers with reduced mobility.
• Ghost train takes eight years to arrive over Brighton's New England Road An artist has spoken of his relief after his ghost train artwork was finally laid in position over Brighton's New England Road eight years after it was first conceived.