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Monday, 17 February 2014

BBC News

• Trams set for daylight testingThe completion of the Edinburgh trams project moves a step closer with daylight testing set to begin in the city centre.
• Huge bridge's first part installedThe Borders Railway project reaches a new milestone as the first part of a massive road bridge is installed over the Hardengreen roundabout.

Financial Times

• Heathrows case for expansion bolsteredOnly a three-runway hub would allow airlines to provide an extensive network of long-haul routes, according to research by the Independent Transport Commission

The Guardian

• Greater Anglia and Southeastern bottom of train satisfaction survey11 of 19 operators given satisfaction scores of less than 50% in survey of 7,400 passengers by consumer group Which?
• Cities in motion: transport is as key to urban character as buildings or accentsKicking off a new series on how people move through cities, we look at how trains and traffic reveal the way a place sees itself
• Ethiopian Airlines flight reportedly hijacked and flown to GenevaReports say flight ET702 from Addis Ababa to Rome was flying over Sudan when it signalled a hijacking

The Herald

• Almost half of all ScotRail customers unhappyOnly 56% of ScotRail passengers say they are satisfied with the service, according to a Which?

Daily Express

• Passengers in revolt over costly, dirty and crowded trains RAIL firms hit the buffers yesterday with a passenger survey recording "shockingly low levels of satisfaction"

Mail Online

• Train firms failing half of passengers: Delays, overcrowding and poor value for money means customer satisfaction is 'shockingly low'Nearly six out of ten train companies scored 50 per cent or less, says the damning report by watchdogs at Which?.

The Mirror

• Ethiopian Airlines plane hijacked: Airplane 'forced to proceed' to Geneva AirportAll passengers and crew are safe, according to a spokesman for the airline

Network Rail

• Majority of services to be restored from PaddingtonFirst Great Western (FGW) and Network Rail plan to restore the majority ofservices into and out of London Paddington from Monday (17th February).

Belfast Telegraph

• Passenger satisfaction below 50%Passenger satisfaction levels have dipped below 50% for the majority of train companies, according to a Which? survey of more than 7,000 regular travellers.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Cycling festival to be held in Bradford park A huge cycling-themed community event is to be held in Bradford’s Peel Park this summer.
• Council's traffic plan to boost business near University campus The roads around part of the University of Bradford could be transformed with one-way systems, double yellow lines and limited parking schemes in a bid to attract more businesses to the area.

Lincolnshire Echo

• Which? survey reveals satisfaction scores for Lincolnshire train operators An annual train satisfaction survey has revealed that satisfaction of train companies in Lincolnshire is lower than elsewhere in the UK.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Mallard and her sisters steam together for final timeThe six A4 steam engines are at Locomotion, the National Railway Museum in Shildon, until Sunday

This Is Local London Network

• Blue Peter presents urge more scooting and cycling to school A children's TV presenter visited a primary school to encourage pupils to get active by cycling and scooting to school.

Wales Online

• Passenger satisfaction levels dip below 50% for train companies in Wales First Great Western scored a satisfaction rating of 45% in the poll while Arriva Trains Wales had a score of 48%
• Devolving bus funding to Wales 'has been a disaster for passengers and bus companies'Devolving bus funding to Wales has been a “disaster” for passengers and bus companies, claims a leading industry analyst.

Yorkshire Post

• Fewer than half of passengers satisfied with train companiesPASSENGER satisfaction levels have dipped below 50 per cent for the majority of train companies, according to a survey published today of more than 7,000 regular travellers.

Doncaster Free Press

• VIDEO: Secrets of Sprotbrough canal unlockedMembers of the public were given a rare chance to walk along the bottom of the Sprotbrough lock today, while it was drained for maintenance.     

The Shields Gazette

• 15 new bus shelters on way in boroughA NEW bus shelter scheme is getting on the road in South Tyneside following a successful transport bid for funding.

Other Regional Press

• Villagers air concerns over Tallington crossing plansAn MP heard the concerns of village residents at a public meeting on proposals to close a level crossing and replace it with a road bridge.

Other News Sources

• Merseyrail tops Which? train satisfaction surveyMerseyrail is the highest rated UK train company and the first to become a Which? Recommended Provider.
• Rail services between Haywards Heath and Brighton hit by flooding Rail passengers are facing delays along the Brighton mainline due to flooding and there could be worse to come.