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Friday, 16 May 2014

BBC News

• Warning over Dorchester to Bournemouth rail disruptionRail passengers in Dorset are being warned they could face major disruption as a £40m project is completed.
• Brazil's battle to upgrade airportsBrazil's battle to improve its airports for the World Cup

Financial Times

• Transport unions to fight rail rulingLegal battle to keep rail line from London King’s Cross to Edinburgh in public hands has only reached the ‘first stage’, says RMT acting chief

The Herald

• Council makes millions as parking fees riseDRIVERS in Glasgow paid almost £9 million to park on streets in the city last year.

The Mirror

• Bus-spotting British mayor is arrested by Russians - on suspicion of TERRORISM Police became suspicious when they saw councillor John Scragg, 68, taking pictures of the metro public transport system in Samara with a group of pals

Derby Telegraph

• Bombardier celebrates Derby's 175-year links with railSPECIAL event is taking place at Derby train-maker Bombardier today to celebrate the city’s 175-year association with rail.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Lightning storm cripples trams for hoursA LIGHTNING storm crippled the city’s trams, leaving carriages powerless on the track for two hours just a fortnight before the route is officially opened to the public.

London Evening Standard

• Politicians are playing with our lives, say villagers in path of Heathrow runwayVillagers resigned to seeing their homes bulldozed to make way for a third runway at Heathrow have described the “catastrophic” impact on their lives.
• Transport for London to move HQ to the Olympic ParkThousands of Transport for London staff will head east in 2018 as the agency makes its headquarters in the Olympic Park.
• Plane makes emergency landing as part of wing starts to fall off moments after take-off from London City AirportA plane had to make an emergency landing in London today after part of its wing started to come loose after take-off.

Manchester Evening News

• Metrolink passengers see 'huge electrical flash' as power cables 'come down' Passengers travelling on a tram out of town saw a flash above the carriage as the tram began to sway wildly

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Great North Air Ambulance opens new base at Newcastle International AirportThe Great North Air Ambulance now has space to land two of it's helicopters at Newcastle International Airport

Yorkshire Post

• Bus subsidy cut hits rural communitiesAFTER 80-plus years, we in North Craven are going to lose our familiar orange Pennine bus service. For 80 years these buses have served the public between Skipton and Settle, and many years ago also went through to Ingleton and Lancaster.
• Call for Yorkshire to build trains for HS2 lineA HIGH-VALUE “manufacturing valley” along the M1 corridor in Yorkshire could build the trains used on the high-speed rail line linking the region to London, a university chief has claimed.

Bucks Free Press

• Bucks school transport fees to rise almost 50 percent SCHOOL transport for under 16s is set to almost double as a council axes free transport for older teenagers from hard-up families.

Burnley Express

• Trains tested on new Todmorden Curve rail trackThe long-awaited reinstatement of the Todmorden Curve railway is well on track as this early morning photograph testifies.

Other Regional Press

• Protesters gather at Stevenage Railway Station opposing possible drop in rail servicesProtesters gather at Stevenage Railway Station opposing possible drop in rail services
• County council criticised over bus consultationBUS services across Hampshire could be in the firing line after a public consultation that ends on May 31.
• Manston airport: Dramatic last-minute offer to buy Thanet site by US group RiverOak rejected as staff leave for last timeAn 11th hour bid to buy Manston airport has been rejected as workers leave the site for the last time - but an MP has vowed the fight continues.

Aviation Industry

• Qatar Airways launches all-business class flightGulf airline begins daily service on Doha-Heathrow route

Other News Sources

• HS2 college could bring at least 100 new jobs to CoventryCoventry University is leading battle to bring HS2 training college to Ansty
• Ipswich/Suffolk: Bus operators sign punctuality charter - promising to address any issues affecting reliability of servicesTransport companies across the region have pledged to make services more timely.
• Question Time: David Dimbleby to host the show at Heathrow AirporQuestion Time will be held at Heathrow Airport later this month. The BBC One debate show will travel to the newly rebuilt Terminal 2: The Queen's Terminal on May 29.