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Saturday, 16 November 2013

BBC News

• Ilkeston railway station plans on displayPlans for a new £6.5m railway station in a Derbyshire town have gone on show.
• Gleneagles station link upgrade startsConstruction work has begun on a new £3.8m link road between Gleneagles station and the A9 in preparation for next year's Ryder Cup golf competition.
• Dorset to get first public car charge pointsThe first public rapid charging points for electric cars are to be installed in Dorset, after three councils secured almost £725,000 of government funding.
• Bristol mayor George Ferguson admits parking plan errorsBristol's mayor has admitted he could have handled the introduction of parking zones in the city better.
• European funding for Narrow Water bridge plan withdrawnEuropean funding for a proposed cross-border bridge that would link counties Down and Louth has been withdrawn.
• Drivers misusing Crawley branded 'stupid'People are still putting their lives at risk at two level crossings in Crawley despite warnings, figures show.
• Views on London Cycle SuperhighwaysBBC London's Political Correspondent, Karl Mercer, has been looking at the Mayor Boris Johnson's Cycle Superhighways.
• Cyclist death 'must lead to change'The family of a cyclist who was hit by a lorry in London say her death should become a catalyst for improving road safety.
• Week ahead at WestminsterThen peers will take all the stages of the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill at a single gulp. Because this is a money bill, they do not, by convention, interfere. But there is a Motion to Regret down from the Labour Peer Lord Stevenson of Balmacara complaining that the scheme is "premature." Newly-minted Lib Dem Transport minister Baroness Kramer, bats for the Government.

ITV News

• Islington Council to use Northern Line to heat homesIslington Council has announced that it will capture wast heat from London Underground tunnels and electrical substation help warm homes and cut energy bills, in the first project of its kind in Europe.

Financial Times

• S Korea shipping lines fight to stay afloatCountry’s three biggest groups face a $2.8bn cash crunch, casting doubts over their long-term survival as freight rates contract amid overcapacity
• IAG lifts profit target as BA improvesAirline says its main focus is on sustaining growth at between 2% and 3%, excluding its Spanish budget operator Vueling, beyond 2015
• Flybe to shut six basesRegional airline pursues its restructuring and announces that it is closing six of its bases, which will result in the loss of 179 pilots jobs

The Guardian

• Road safety across the world: how does it compare?A report published earlier this year by the World Health Organization found that 27% of all road traffic deaths in the world are pedestrians and cyclists. See how countries compare for road safety and what else the report tells us
• Boris Johnson adviser says deaths should not put people off cyclingAndrew Gilligan says travelling by bike in London is getting safer and mayor remains committed to improving infrastructure
• Sci-fi inspired MultiPass lands on earthThe '23rd-century' hi-tech ID travelcard MultiPass, named after The Fifth Element, is very much here and now

The Independent

• Northern named London Underground’s worst tube lineLondoners have named the Northern line their least favourite underground line by a stretch, in a new YouGov poll.
• Sister of young entrepreneur killed at Bow roundabout wants cycling death to be a force for good Dinara Minakhmetova doesn’t want her sister to have died in vain. Venera Minakhmetova, 24, was an “ambitious” and “fun-loving” Russian entrepreneur living in east London, who on Wednesday became one of the latest victims of a fortnight of bloodshed on Britain’s roads.    

Mail Online

• Camden canal lock has water drained for maintenance workAs part of the £130,000 refurbishment work, engineers are replacing both sets of lock gates, carrying brickwork repairs, repointing and timberwork.
• The adjustable airline seats that widen according to your size (and how much you're willing to pay)British design firm Seymourpowell has designed Morph to offer passengers choice over the amount of space they pay for and to provide a better fit for more people.

Network Rail

• New retail choices for passengers at Reading stationPassengers in Reading are set to benefit as six new retailers set-up shop on the station's new passenger bridge in April 2014.

Manchester Evening News

• Video: ‘Stranded’ tram passengers walk along track in dark About 30 people climbed out of the tram after it ground to a halt and its lights went off outside Bury.
• All aboard for bus (and tram) ride into the future Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), which has overseen the £11.5m project, says the new terminal will open tomorrow (Sunday).

Reading Evening Post

• End of the line for Wokingham rail station's old buildings Workmen tore down Wokingham’s old train station last Thursday with the £6 million project moving towards a January finish

Other Regional Press

• Councillor Mario Fonk vows to fight on for better bus services...THE west Cornwall councillor who wants better bus services for a group of vulnerable bus users will fight on despite being rebuffed by bus operators.
• Bedford rail station car park work postponed for drainage workWork to improve the car park at Bedford rail station has had to be postponed until the New Year following the discovery of drainage issues during preparatory inspections by Network Rail ahead of the planned resurfacing work.

Global Rail News

• Cuvillier announces phased approach to new Paris-Normandy lineFrench Transport Minister Frédéric Cuvillier has shown fresh support for the construction of a new rail line between Paris and Normandy. Responding to a study published earlier, Cuvillier said the[...]
• CAF delivers first Line 5 metro trainSão Paulo has welcomed the first of 26 new metro trains which will more than quadruple the current Line 5 fleet. A consortium led by Spanish manufacturer CAF has delivered[...]
• SBB to open Starbucks carriageSwiss train operator SBB is to open the world’s first onboard Starbucks store next week. The high street coffee chain, which opened its first coffee bar in mainland Europe in[...]
• Grand opening for Gurgaon MetroGurgaon’s new privately-funded automated metro system has begun full revenue service. The system, which is served by five three-car trains, connects ’Gurgaon Cyber City’ – the city’s commercial centre –[...]

Aviation Industry

• IAG raises profits target for 2015Airline group expects higher profits from British Airways next year
• Vueling set to launch onboard wifiSpanish airline Vueling is adding onboard wifi to its aircraft from as early as next month.
• Flybe plans to axe six UK basesRegional carrier will cut staff across its British operations

Other News Sources

• Heat From The Tube Used To Warm HousesWaste heat from the Tube is going to be used to help to warm hundreds of homes this winter.
• Luton and Dunstable busway figures lower than projected in first monthPassenger numbers for the first month of the Luton and Dunstable guided busway were 43% lower than predicted for the £91m scheme.
• Men in their early 40s have the longest commutesMen in their early 40s have the longest commutes in the UK, spending more than 67 minutes on average getting to and from work every day, according to a new TUC analysis of official figures published today (Friday) to coincide with the end of Commute Smart Week, organised by Work Wise UK.