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Thursday, 15 May 2014

BBC News

• Gloucester transport hub to replace old bus stationA new £3m transport hub is to replace the old bus station in Gloucester as part of a wider revamp of the area.
• £4.5m link road work set to startWork is due to start on a £4.5m road which links Swansea city centre to the Liberty Stadium.
• 130 jobs boost for NI bus companyWrightbus, the Ballymena bus company, is creating 130 jobs.
• VIDEO: Airport expansion plans unveiledHeathrow and Gatwick airports unveil revised expansion plans in an attempt to secure permission to build the UK's next runway.

The Herald

• Overnight closures on A9 for power line workTHE main road to the Highlands will be closed temporarily during work on the next phase of the 137-mile Beauly-Denny power line
• Council criticised for moving bus shelter down the roadA COUNCIL has been criticised for getting roads workers to uproot a bus shelter and shift it just 15 feet away.
• PM steps in over airport closure row DAVID Cameron has offered to intervene in a row over plans by former Stagecoach boss Ann Gloag to close a regional airport and cut up to 150 jobs.
• Strike vow from Scot on track to be rail union bossAlan Pottage says he would not hesitate to bring Scotland's rail network to a standstill and talks of using civil disobedience to support a future strike.

The Independent

• Part-time train tickets must be introduced to help workers, says transport campaign group Train companies and the Government must make train fares more flexible to accommodate part-time workers and tackle gender inequality, a campaign group urged on Wednesday.

The Scotsman

• £350m Borders Railway nearly half completeTHE Borders Railway is weeks away from being half complete, builders Network Rail announced today. A total of 44 per cent of work on the 30-mile line between Edinburgh and Tweedbank, south of Galashiels, has been finished.

Daily Record

• It's years late and cost £776m but Edinburgh tram bosses have still put up prices before they've had a passenger A RETURN trip to Edinburgh airport will now cost £8. That’s 50p more than bosses said it would last year – and it’s £1 more expensive than taking the bus.

Mail Online

• Roads boss warns motorway morning commute is only going to get slower The chief executive of the Highways Agency Graham Dalton has suggested that there is an unofficial target for cars to be moving at 40 mph during busy periods.

London Evening Standard

• Commuter hotspots 45 minutes from central LondonSoaring house prices are driving savvy commuters to seek fresh out-of-town areas in their quest for affordable homes to buy or rent. Join our tour of commuter hotspots 45 minutes or less from the capital’s mainline stations, comparing property prices, rents, new transport links, best streets, schools, season ticket costs, local shops, bars and more.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Largest-ever container ship sails into Port of TyneThe Calisto breaks the Port of Tyne's records for the largest container vessel ever operated at the Port's Container Terminal in South Shields

Wales Online

• Boost for Cardiff Airport as low-cost carrier Ryanair returns after eight-year absenceTickets go on sale today for Ryanair's new winter service to Tenerife. 'We're really excited about this route,' says Dublin-based airline

Lancashire Telegraph

• Blackburn bus and train station work hit by delaysBLACKBURN town centre’s two major transport projects — the new bus terminus and railway station facelift — have been hit by delays.

Other Regional Press

• The Norwich bus firm that will let you use your mobile as a ticketStudents and staff using buses to travel to the University of East Anglia will soon be able to use their mobile phones as bus tickets via a new app.
• 'Like Liverpool, Heathrow could fall just short'Despite 'a new manager and a new style of play', anti-expansion campaigner John Stewart believes Heathrow's latest bid for a third runway may be doomed
• Step back in time with 1940s refreshment room for railway stationTrain passengers are being promised a Brief Encounter with fine food and drink at the return of a 1940s style refreshment room.
• Manston airport: Staff prepare to say goodbye as Kent airport to close for final timeA century of aviation history is set to end today as Manston airport closes its terminal for the final time.

Bus and Coach.com

• Parrys wins fourth Rally title in a rowParry’s International won its fourth consecutive Coach of the Year award at the UK Coach Rally held at Alton Towers last weekend.

Railnews

• Report hails £2.7m daily savings from railfreight The benefits of railfreight are being highlighted in an industry report published today, which claims that businesses are saving £2.7 million a day by using trains to transport their goods. That's the key finding of analysis sponsored by the Rail Delivery Group and carried out by KPMG. Meanwhile GB Railfreight managing director John Smith has been calling for network improvements to boost railfreight still further, including the doubling of the branch to Felixstowe docks and electrification from there via Ely and Peterborough to Nuneaton.

Other News Sources

• Hop-off: Safety fears cripple Boris Johnson's 'new Routemasters' 'Safety fiends' block Londoners from hopping on and off new bus
• Green anger over blocked-off walking route at Winchester railway station WINCHESTER greens have criticised South West Trains over its new decked car park and its impact on pedestrians at Winchester station.