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Wednesday, 05 March 2014

BBC News

• Trains transfer plan 'outrageous'The government's Transport Committee chairwoman says it is
• £4bn plan to revamp London's roadsElephant and Castle roundabout is to be transformed into a new public space, under new plans from London's mayor.

The Herald

• Station closure for repairs set to affect five million journeysMORE than five million train journeys face disruption while Glasgow's Queen Street Station is closed for four months.
• Airline's passenger numbers soarFLIGHT operator Lufthansa enjoyed a bumper 12 months in Scotland last year with an increase in passenger numbers of almost 25%.
• Revealed: The most congested roads in ScotlandSCOTLAND has the second and third most congested roads in the UK outside of London, a new report has revealed.

Network Rail

• Easter holiday boost for south-west as Network Rail confirms Dawlish railway reopeningNetwork Rail today announced an accelerated date for reopening the Great Western Main Line through Dawlish, reconnecting West Devon and Cornwall to the national rail network – Friday 4 April, almost two weeks earlier than the previous mid-April estimate.
• Stafford rail project looks to the future with local apprenticesA £250 million programme to improve the railway between Stafford and Crewe is investing in the future of the country’s workforce with the arrival of three new apprentices.
• Rail services to resume through Chesterfield area ahead of targetRail passengers in the Sheffield and Chesterfield areas will be able to travel on their usual services from next weekend (Saturday 8 March) once engineers complete work to allow the line to re-open ahead of schedule.

Birmingham Mail

• Police step up railway patrols to catch trespassersExtra forces drafted in to Walsall area to tackle vandals and intruders

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• ‘Big Jim’ in Keighley & Worth Valley Railway steam line-up Final preparations are being made for a Winter Steam Spectacular in the district.
• Council reveals progress on Canal Road dual carriageway plan Transport bosses are working to get a £3.8m junction improvement scheme under way before the funding is pulled.

London Evening Standard

• Elephant & Castle to be transformed as £4bn budget for road improvements announcedLondon’s most notorious gyratory system will be transformed into an attractive high street under plans for the future of London’s roads published by the mayor today.

Manchester Evening News

• Jobs under threat as transport bosses bid to cut work force by 20 per cent£5.2m to be saved in staffing cuts over the next two years

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Brussels flight link returns to Newcastle International AirportThe North East once again has a direct link to Brussels with the launch of new flights from Newcastle

Sheffield Star

• VIDEO: Cycle to the cinema season in SheffieldBike your way to a blockbuster at the launch of this year’s Cycle to the Cinema screenings in and around the Sheffield area.
• Transport: 13 per cent increase on bus ticketsA price hike of over 13 per cent on bus tickets is to hit the pockets of thousands of passengers.

Wales Online

• Silk focuses on how transport around Wales can be improvedProfessor Stuart Cole CBE of the Transport, Wales Transport Research Centre at the University of South Wales argues public transport policy should be transferred to the Welsh Government

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Top nutritionist says ‘Let’s get cycling!’The man who feeds the most successful racing team on the planet is backing our Let’s Get Cycling campaign.
• So, you want to ride your bicycle? On your marks, get set, let’s go!They say that you never forget how to ride a bike.

Yorkshire Post

• Whitby rail scheme startsWORK on a project to open a second platform at Whitby station to North Yorkshire Moors Railway services is underway.

Carlisle News & Star

• Cumbria's 40,000 potholes will cost millions to repair Millions of pounds is to be ploughed into repairing 40,000 potholes in Cumbria’s roads after wet weather wreaked havoc.

Daventry Express

• County council to discuss HS2 next weekNorthamptonshire County Council’s cabinet will consider a report about the proposed HS2 rail link at a meeting next week.

Lancashire Telegraph

• Re-opening Colne-Skipton railway line 'would be financially viable'RE-OPENING the railway line between Colne and Skipton would be financially viable, according to a new report.

The Shields Gazette

• South Shields 365 masterplan will bring Metro and bus stations togetherTHE creation of a new transport interchange at the heart of South Shields town centre moves a step closer to reality next week.

Other Regional Press

• Barrow MP Seeks meeting over train worriesA DECISION to transfer nine trains from the North to the South has prompted more fears the Furness line could be downgraded.
• Yellow Buses going places with appointment of Bournemouth Transport Ltd's new MDYELLOW Buses has a new boss who wants the company to become a benchmark for quality in the industry.
• East Dunbartonshire Council welcomes SPT funding for transport improvementsEast Dunbartonshire is going to be streets ahead thanks to fresh investment which aims to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport.
• Police to enforce bus and taxi-only lane after yesterday’s chaos in NorthamptonLeader of Northampton Borough Council David Mackintosh said yesterday’s delays at the North Gate bus station were the result of ’unknown factors’, including cars using bus and taxi-only lanes.
• Dorset passengers concerned about hike in bus fares PASSENGERS have raised concerns with bus chiefs about fare hikes in Dorset.

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Global Rail News

• European Parliament unhappy with Fourth Railway package voteThe European Commission has voiced its disappointment at attempts by member states to water down legislation designed to open up competition in the European rail sector. In a plenary session,[...]
• Trenord launches first new Vivalto trainsetFerrovie dello Stato Group’s chief executive, Mauro Moretti, has launched the first of 63 new trains for Italy’s Lombardy region. More than €500 million is being invested by the Lombardy Region,[...]
• Cost to the public would be higher if HS2 is cancelledHS2 would just be built later at a greater cost to the public if it was cancelled now, a new report has suggested. The HSR Industry Leaders Group, which was[...]
• Adif launches €640m Madrid-Galicia S&T tenderAdif has issued the tender for a €641 million track systems contract for the high-speed line between Madrid and Galicia. The contract will cover a section of the line between[...]

Aviation Industry

• Bombardier signs new Kazakh airline dealBombardier has signed a deal for 10 Dash 8 Q400 aircraft with the Kazakhstan government to help set up regional airline Air Kazakhstan, which is scheduled to start services in early 2015. read more

Other News Sources

• Railway stations to be fitted with new information telephonesRail passengers will be able to receive up to the minute train information thanks to new telephones being set up at a series of stations.