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Thursday, 27 February 2014

BBC News

• York Lendal Bridge vehicle ban earns council more than £600,000More than £600,000 has been raised from drivers breaking a travel ban over a York bridge, a council has revealed.
• Raids in Kent to crackdown on rail passenger thievesRaids were carried out at 20 addresses in four towns in Kent as part of an operation to crack down on thieves who steal from train passengers.
• London road junctions to be redesigned announcedThirty-three junctions where more than 250 cyclists and pedestrians have been seriously injured or killed in the last three years are to have £300m spent on them.
• Bus lane signs ruled 'confusing'Drivers caught on camera driving in bus lanes in Birmingham were unfairly fined because of unclear signage, a tribunal rules.
• Training for trains: HS2 rival bidsTowns and cities bid to be the location of a new training college for railway engineers of the future.
• In pictures: Dawlish restorationThe restoration effort on the Dawlish railway line
• Airbus to step up plane productionEurope's largest aerospace group, Airbus, says it will increase output of its best-selling A320 jet as it reports a rise in full-year profits.
• Qantas Airways to cut 5,000 jobsStruggling Australian airline Qantas is to cut 5,000 jobs after reporting a half-year loss of A$252m ($225.8m: £135.5m).

Financial Times

• Stagecoach shrugs off UK’s severe weatherStagecoach typically upgrades its results in its third quarter. That it only met its forecasts this time illustrates the effect of the bad weather
• Qantas to axe 5,000 jobs amid A$252m lossAustralian carrier appeals to Canberra to guarantee its debts, as it initiates its most radical restructuring since privatisation almost two decades ago
• Keep working at oil safety, rail chief saysNorth American freight railways must improve safety of crude oil movements, Norfolk Southern’s chief says after a spate of crashes

The Guardian

• Biofuels made from rubbish 'could power 16% of EU road transport'Study finds huge potential for sustainable advanced biofuels to cut emissions and fossil fuel imports, reports BusinessGreen
• Boeing launches smartphone which self-destructs if tampered withAerospace company pushes into telecoms sector with top-security device aimed at government agencies

The Herald

• Top travel method to rest of UK is by airAIR travel remains the most popular form of transport for passengers going between Scotland and the rest of the UK, according to new transport statistics.

The Telegraph

• Green Belt 'at risk from' roads policyGreen Belt will lose protection under road and rail building plan, campaigners warn    

London Evening Standard

• Council in row with HS2 over Euston rebuildA battle has erupted over moves to rebuild Euston station, with a council leader accusing HS2 of refusing to sit down with local communities.
• Redeveloped T2 at Heathrow will be home to 'best of British'Heathrow’s new Terminal 2 is to house the “best of British” brands when it re-opens in June after a £2.5 billion redevelopment.
• Jobs boost from HS2 station plan Council chiefs have unveiled a masterplan to create up to 14,000 jobs on land surrounding a new station serving the proposed HS2 rail line.

Northern Echo

• Campaign launched to 'save' Durham Tees Valley Airport A FREQUENT flyer has launched a campaign to ‘save’ Durham Tees Valley Airport.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Bus, tram, train ... it's just the ticket for MP SHERWOOD MP Mark Spencer is set to produce a report about the state of public transport in his constituency.

Sheffield Star

• Meeting date set as axe falls on train and bus passesPensioners and disabled people from across South Yorkshire are invited to a public meeting on Saturday to discuss the cuts to travel passes.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Dramatic images show new Birmingham HS2 stationThese dramatic pictures show how the first new train station to be built in more than 100 years in Birmingham could look.

Bucks Free Press

• £27million bill for HS2 electricity diversion work WORK to divert electricity lines to make way for HS2 in the Chilterns would last for a year and cost up to £27million, an MP said this week.

Daventry Express

• Better links for stationBETTER links to Long Buckby Train Station are planned to improve public transport in Daventry.

Western Daily Press

• Photograph prompts railway trespass warningPhotographs apparently showing cyclists on the main railway line in Devon have prompted a warning from the British Transport Police.
• Two sides of airport debateThe 2011 closure of Plymouth City Airport has been controversial since it was first announced. In an edited version of a document released by airport leaseholders Sutton Harbour Holdings, WMN Business looks at the points made for and against its closure by protest group Viable and Sutton Harbour itself

Other Regional Press

• Worksop: Bus station plans get green lightWorksop’s £3.2 million new bus station has been given the go-ahead by Notts County Council’s planning and licensing committee.
• Bletchley bus station set for £600,000 improvementsThe Bletchley bus station is set to be totally revamped with a tailor-made bus shelter with seating.
• 'Have your say this next week on third runway at Heathrow'MP Seema Malhotra urges people to have their say at exhibitions next Thursday in Brentford and next Saturday in Hounslow
• Hook Up Hull: Rail electrification talks 'very constructive' says transport secretary Patrick McLoughlinTRANSPORT secretary Patrick McLoughlin has described talks to link Hull to the electric rail network as 'very constructive'.
• Teesside MPs urge residents and businesses to back Durham Tees Valley Airport plansDelegation of local politicians went to Westminster to hold talks with DTVA owner Peel Group about recently published airport masterplan
• Green light for £750k bus route improvement in HartlepoolMAJOR £750,000 plans to revamp a main road in Hartlepool have been agreed by councillors.

Middle East North Africa (MENA) Rail News

• Syria: National Railways ExpansionIn 2011, before intensification of the political crisis in Syria, Syrian Railways publicised ambitious network and capacity expansion proposals under a strategic plan covering the period up to 2025 which it was discussing with government. One project that has made progress is a link between Dayr az Zawr and the Iraqi system at the border […]The post Syria: National Railways Expansion appeared first on MENA Rail News.

Aviation Industry

• Airbus to raise single-aisle production rateAirbus is raising the production rate of its narrowbody line. read more
• British Airways to operate Dreamliner on Chennai routeDaily service to start in October

Other News Sources

• Virgin Trains achieves environmental management certification Virgin Trains has achieved ISO 14001, the internationally recognised Environmental Management System standard.
• New Gatwick flightpath trials are 'destroying' Sussex village life Trials for a new flightpath from Gatwick Airport are “destroying” the lives of villagers.