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Friday, 09 January 2015

BBC News

• Homes 'turmoil' if Heathrow expandedCreating up to 70,800 homes if Heathrow expansion plans go ahead would cause "absolute turmoil", a Windsor councillor has said.
• Gatwick expansion: Tunbridge Wells Borough Council oppose plansCivic leaders in Tunbridge Wells have formally declared their opposition to a new runway at Gatwick Airport.
• Storm causes rail service suspensionAll rail services in Scotland are suspended and 70,000 homes without power as hurricane-force winds batter the country.
• 'More trains seats' on north routesThe electrification of trains on the Manchester Victoria to Liverpool route will be rolled out faster than previously planned, the transport minister says.
• Mayor meets bosses over rail woesLondon mayor Boris Johnson meets rail bosses to discuss the days of travel disruption at London Bridge station.
• Trainline rail ticket firm to floatTrainline, the online rail booking system, is to float on the London Stock Market in a deal expected to value the business at about £500m.
• Petrol prices hit five-year lowThe price of unleaded petrol has fallen to its lowest level in five years, bringing cheer for motorists and businesses.

The Guardian

• Thetrainline.com announces plan for £500m flotationUK’s biggest online rail ticket site aims to raise £75m with initial public offering next month
• Rail services in Scotland shut down as 110mph winds hitScotRail suspends all services to allow inspection of rail lines as winds driven by powerful jet stream blow down trees and trucks

The Telegraph

• Putting their foot down: Electric drivers do double the mileage of conventional carsNissan claims that motorists behind the wheel of its electric-powered Leaf cars do almost twice as many miles
• Can Trainline be more than a railway middleman?The train ticket website looks like the latest tech firm that has come to market with an unjustifiably high valuation

Reuters News

• London to expand 100-year-old power plant to run 'Tube' railwayLONDON (Reuters) - London mayor Boris Johnson on Thursday unveiled plans for an expansion of one of the world's oldest electricity stations to help power the capital's underground rail network.

Mail Online

• New transport options aim to be 'un-Segway'A host of newfangled wheeled devices unveiled this week offer innovative solutions to urban transport which could fulfill the failed ambitions of the Segway.

Birmingham Post

• Land Rover's Defender could live on after 2015While 2015 marks the final year the Defender will be made at the Midland car-maker’s Solihull plant, the firm has suggested it could be built elsewhere in the world

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Rail bosses investigate ways to tackle litter problem in Saltaire RAIL chiefs have promised to look for a solution after complaints over excessive litter and untidy undergrowth around the rail station in the Saltaire World Heritage Site.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Police in undercover bid to halt bus attacksA BUS company has been forced to run a “dummy” service with police officers on board in a bid to stop vandalism attacks.

London Evening Standard

• Fare glitch means delay-hit London Bridge commuters could also be overcharged Rail bosses today admitted passengers could be overcharged because of a computer glitch with the new timetables introduced while London Bridge station is being rebuilt.
• Commuters hit out at District Line 'hell' as New Year delays continue to cause misery Commuters faced yet more travel misery today as rush hour delays hit three London Underground lines.
• Network Rail apologises for fourth consecutive night of chaos at London Bridge Network Rail has apologised to rail commuters who faced a fourth consecutive night of chaos at London Bridge station.

Manchester Evening News

• Direct rail link to London from Salford and Manchester Victoria thrown out by rail watchdogService would have avoided need for passengers from Salford having to go to Piccadilly

Newcastle Journal

• Hitachi starts shipment of trains for the UK Intercity Express ProgrammeThe first Hitachi Rail Europe train for the UK Intercity Express Programme has started its journey and will arrive in the UK in March.
• Hitachi starts shipment of trains for the UK Intercity Express ProgrammeThe first Hitachi Rail Europe train for the UK Intercity Express Programme has started its journey and will arrive in the UK in March.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Bus investigation follows complaintA bus passenger has sparked a Government investigation into the punctuality of a Sheffield bus service.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds train passengers in a fine mess over ticket issuesFrustrated rail passengers in Leeds say inadequate facilities at their local station have turned their morning journeys into a costly game of chance.

Yorkshire Post

• Are they now going to scrap railway buffet cars?THE company set to take over the East Coast rail franchise today insisted that its new inter city trains stopping at Leeds will have buffet cars despite a union’s claim that they will be trolley-only.
• Why buying a train ticket has become a game of chance for Leeds passengersFrustrated rail passengers in Leeds say inadequate facilities at their local station have turned their morning journeys into a costly game of chance.

Blackpool Gazette

• Bus axe fears: There must be another wayThe threat of savage funding cuts to “vital” bus services on the Fylde coast has prompted a plea from concerned users to consider all other options.

Carlisle News & Star

• GO-AHEAD FOR NEW BRIDGE OVER RAILWAY LINE IN CARLISLEThe long-awaited replacement of a rusting, badly-lit footbridge over a railway line in Carlisle has finally been given the go-ahead.

North Wales Live

• Halewood's Discovery Sport focus of global fleet sales drive Jaguar Land Rover aims to boost fleet and business sales from 16% to 25%

Peterborough Telegraph

• Work to begin on A47/A1 junction near PeterboroughWork starts next Monday (12 January) on a £600,000 scheme to improve the busy A1/A47 Wansford Interchange west of Peterborough which carries more than 60,000 vehicles per day.

Other Regional Press

• Devon bus services to be cut to save moneyBUS services across Devon are to be thinned out as the county council attempts to shave £1.7million from its public transport budget.
• Royal honour for port bossA PORTS boss has been recognised with a Royal honour.

Rail Magazine

• VIDEO: First train passes over Reading ViaductThe first passenger train has crossed the new Reading Viaduct, which is a key part of the station's redevelopment.
• Locomotive-hauled trains to return to north westLocomotive-hauled rolling stock will return to the Cumbrian Coast line as part of a plan which will see Northern receive additional Class 319s later this year.

Aviation Industry

• Analyst predicts improved IAG offer for Aer LingusBid last month of €1.15bn for Irish carrier was rejected
• Indonesia tackles cheap fares to boost airline safetyTransport ministry raises ticket floor price for economy class flights

Green Miscellany

• Cycling and the fountain of youthIt’s already known that cyclists typically have a level of fitness equivalent to being 10 years younger, but now scientists believe cycling could be responsible for maintaining youth itself; a two-wheeled fountain of youth. Researchers at Kings College London monitored 120 cyclists aged between 55 and 79 and failed to observe signs of ageing that would be typical in the same age… The post Cycling and the fountain of youth appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

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