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Friday, 02 May 2014

BBC News

• Barmouth to Harlech Cambrian Coast railway line reopensAnother section of the Cambrian Coast railway line severely damaged by storms is reopening after £10m of repairs.
• Rail firm apology over death crashNetwork Rail apologises to the family of a four-year-old girl who was killed when a train travelling at 60mph hit the car she was in at a level crossing.
• Fresh talks to avert Tube strikeTalks to resolve a dispute over plans to close all Tube ticket offices and cut jobs are to resume later in an attempt to avert a second walkout.
• Two Lanarkshire bus firms 'banned'Two Lanarkshire-based bus firms are disqualified by the Traffic Commissioner over unreliable services.

Financial Times

• Rail central to Heathrow expansion fightAirport will argue that it offers shortest journey times to UK cities and will bring growth to regions by connecting them to international markets
• Japanese airlines: yen bluesThe region’s best airline performers just reported lower profits, as a weaker yen raises costs. Can they sustain recent share outperformance?

The Herald

• Watchdog bans unreliable bus firms from roadsTWO bus firms have been stripped of their licences after a public inquiry found their services had become
• IT failure causes chaos at airportsTHE Government is investigating the cause of a computer glitch which forced thousands of air passengers to endure queue chaos at passport control desks across the UK.
• Countdown begins as launch date finally set for tramsTHE long and controversial wait for Edinburgh's trams to start running passenger services will soon be over.

The Telegraph

• Road sign 'clutter' to be removedSpeed limit reminders and other 'clutter' to be reduced among biggest shake-up of traffic signs in 50 years

Sheffield Star

• Doncaster could house new HS2 rail training academyA prestigious flagship training college for the multi-million pound HS2 rail link could steam into Doncaster.

The York Press

• Hybrid electric buses put into service on York's streets YORK's first partially electric buses have been launched as part of the drive to reduce pollution on the city's streets.
• York’s rail college bid ‘will be the best’ YORK’S bid to host the national high speed rail college will be “the best offer on the table” thanks to the city’s “critical mass” of industry experts.

Yorkshire Post

• Aviation Minister drops in to discuss new airport rail linkNew aviation Minister Robert Goodwill has admitted a new rail link to Leeds Bradford airport is “obviously desirable”.

Doncaster Free Press

• Doncaster could house new HS2 rail training academyA prestigious flagship training college for the multi-million pound HS2 rail link could steam into Doncaster.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Stansted Airport: A timely boost in new airport reportStansted was the region’s most punctual major airport last year, it has been revealed.

Sunderland Echo

• Nissan Leaf put through the ultimate silence testNISSAN bosses have road tested the quietness of their electric Leaf – by driving through Europe’s most peaceful village in the middle of the night.

Other Regional Press

• MEP signs petition to provide more busesA GREEN MEP has thrown his weight behind a campaign to get more buses to the western wards of Fareham.
• Bike firm offers alternative for short distance deliveries Cycle couriers were once a familiar sight in Oxford, pedalling between the colleges carrying large sides of beef, fruit and vegetables from the market.
• Roads minister Robert Goodwill confirms A21 linking Tonbridge to Pembury will become dual carriagewayWork to transform a busy stretch of the A21 into a dual carriageway is to begin after being given the go-ahead today.
• Cycling in decline? Not in our town - 120 attend grassroots cycling event in Newsome with 2,700 free bikes already given away The Tour de France is inspiring cyclists young and old to dig their bikes out, bucking the national trend
• Luton Airport expansion plans get the green lightPROPOSALS by Luton Airport to increase passenger capacity to 18 million have been given the go-ahead by the government.

Global Rail News

• Ontario seeks high-speed rail linkThe Canadian province of Ontario has committed to building a case for a new high-speed rail line between London and Toronto. Ontario’s $29 billion long-term transport master plan includes financing[...]
• RAIL.ONE opens new North American production facilityRAIL.ONE has completed work on a new concrete rail tie works in Clinton, Iowa. The new $22 million site, which will create around 65 new jobs, will produce 600,000 concrete[...]
• Bombardier acquires Australian signalling companyBombardier has bought out Australian signalling company Rail Signalling Services (RSS). The global rail manufacturer said the acquisition would grow Bombardier’s signalling business in Australia, particularly in Victoria and the Southern[...]

Aviation Industry

• Sabre to start selling Etihad ancillariesTechnology firm selling extra legroom seating and pre-paid bags