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Tuesday, 27 May 2014

BBC News

• Wirksworth railway station reconnected to national networkA town railway station has been reconnected to the national network for the first time in almost 70 years.
• York children in train danger pilot projectPupils at a North Yorkshire primary school have taken part in a pilot project about rail safety.
• China to scrap millions of carsChina will remove six million vehicles, that do not meet exhaust emission standards, by the end of the year in order to improve air quality.

Financial Times

• Kiev in airport offensiveOffensive brings fighting to within 10km of centre of biggest city in industrial east just hours after Poroshenko’s win in Sunday’s election

The Herald

• Report on viability of Prestwick Airport to be kept confidentialA TAXPAYER-FUNDED report on the future viability of Prestwick Airport will not be published, despite at least £5 million of public money having been pledged to ensure its survival.
• Work now under way on A9 safety measuresWork has begun to install new safety measures on one of Scotland's most notorious roads.
• Teenage driver casualties 'highest'TEENAGE drivers are involved in almost one in eight road accidents involving injury, according to a survey.

The Telegraph

• Heathrow's new terminal a reminder of what we have gained but also lostHeathrow is preparing to unveil its latest £2.5bn terminal building next week but Britain's busiest airport is already losing its crown to rival hubs abroad
• Teens in a fifth of serious road crashes in some parts, figures showA report for the RAC Foundation calculates the human cost of crashes involving young drivers across 49 different areas of Britain

Mail Online

• Raw data tracking last moments of missing flight MH370 that was used to calculate search area to be released tomorrow Malaysia's acting transport minister announced the government and Inmarsat, the British satellite firm whose data helped track MH370, will release the information jointly.
• Cumbria, the car crash capital of England for young drivers: One in six crashes in the county involve a teenage motorist Its hills and winding country roads make it one of our most idyllic counties – but they also make it one of the most dangerous for new, young drivers. Cumbria is the worst area in England for car accidents involving 17 to 19 year olds, research has revealed.

This is Money

• 'We will be the most punctual in Europe, says Mark Carne': New Network Rail boss pledges to make trains run like clockworkGiven that he’s the man recently put in charge of making Britain’s trains run on time, it may come as some comfort to know that Mark Carne’s secret pleasure is restoring old clocks.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Warning £30m rail plan to cut journey times could fail North Wales It is feared a scaled-back plan for dualling track between Wrexham and Chester will not boost train capacity

Wales Online

• Transport sector executive Denise Lovering appointed new chair of Caerphilly Business ForumA forum representing the interest of business in Caerphilly has appointed transport sector executive Denise Lovering as it chair

Other Regional Press

• Train station funding will bring big health boostTWO Pembrokeshire train stations are on track for improvement work, thanks to Welsh Government funding.
• More seats on First Trans-Pennine Express trains through Scunthorpe RAIL commuters in North Lincolnshire have this week enjoyed more seats and faster journeys across the north of England. From Sunday, First TransPennine Express (FTPE) has operated longer trains of either three or four carriages coming in and out of Scunthorpe station.
• Dundee bus route move ’ridiculous’Changes to bus routes in Dundee have left elderly and disabled people struggling to travel around the city, residents have claimed.
• Calls for Weymouth to promote its lower parking charges WEYMOUTH and Portland’s first UKIP councillor has waded into the town’s car park charges debate by suggesting the new charging regime should be better promoted.
• Mystery over bench tribute to ancient warrior queen Boudica Seat has been placed by an anonymous benefactor on a cycle path alongside the A5
• Coach company links up with Center Parcs to improve transport to Woburn ForestFlitwick-based coach company Grant Palmer Limited and Center Parcs have teamed up to improve the public transport connection to their new village, Woburn Forest, which is opening soon.

Other News Sources

• All parties need to get their act together over railway stationTODAY’S story about Oxfordshire County Council’s dissatisfaction with Network Rail plans for Oxford’s new train station smacks of the kind of in-fighting that can slow down or even scupper major public projects.
• Newcastle City Council launch sustainable transport campaignNewcastle residents were today urged to hop on, charge up and join the club as part of the launch of the Go Zero sustainable transport campaign.
• Gatwick expansion proposals to spark public backlash Campaigners fighting expansion of Gatwick Airport have said that the plans could see it become bigger than Heathrow