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Saturday, 07 March 2015

BBC News

• MH370: Missing Malaysia Airlines flight 'will be found'Malaysia's transport minister says he is confident the missing MH370 airliner will be found in the Indian Ocean.
• Derby's Garrandale Group secures £15m Bombardier contractsA Derby-based engineering firm has beaten off competition from Europe and the Far East to secure £15m worth of contracts with train makers Bombardier.
• VIDEO: Ford's white van with built-in bikeThe BBC's Dave Lee talks to Ford's chief design engineer Tom Thompson about the company's electric bike project.
• Borders Railway a 'tourism magnet'The new Borders Railway could be a
• VIDEO: Airline industry's safety innovationsA year on, the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 remains shrouded in mystery, but the airline industry is busy making sure the incident is not repeated.
• Fuel rebate for 17 areas approvedThe European Union approves the rollout of rural fuel rebates to 17 areas in Scotland and England.

Financial Times

• Missing flight MH370 challenges industrySafety questions remain following disappearance of Malaysia Airlines plane a year ago

The Herald

• Tycoon Gloag to build new community hub on Hall's factory siteRESIDENTS have welcomed revised plans for a bustling new community to be created out of the derelict site of the former Hall's of Broxburn meat processing factory that closed two years ago.
• London-bound flyers do better travelling out of Edinburgh BUSINESS travellers in the west of Scotland are paying more than twice the air fares of Edinburgh passengers on key

The Scotsman

• Abellio to launch scenic railway routes initiativeSCOTLAND’S most picturesque train routes are to be rebranded as “Great Scenic Railway Journeys of Scotland” in an attempt to woo more passengers.
• Disruption set for Glasgow to Edinburgh rail linePASSENGERS will be left without direct trains on Scotland’s busiest rail line between Edinburgh and Glasgow for six weeks this summer, The Scotsman has learned.

The Telegraph

• Rail passengers stung by backdoor fare rises of 200pcTrain companies are silently increasing ticket prices on 'unregulated' routes and at station car parks in defiance of official caps on commuter costs
• Eric Pickles: How a 'dreadful' experience with a traffic warden 'twisted my mind'Eric Pickles reveals the real reason behind his drive to make parking 'fairer' for motorists

City AM

• British Airways flight BA49 lands safely after it declares emergencyA British Airways flight from London to Seattle was forced to turn around after it declared a mid-air emergency.The flight was just under two hours into an eight-hour flight to the city, in the North West of the US.https://twitter.com/airlivenet/status/573878843032879105A British Airways spokesperson said the flight's pilots had encountered a "technical problem", although reports suggested there was a problem with oxygen in the cabin while it was flying over Scotland, just to the north west of Edinburgh. As it passed over the Midlands, the Boeing-777 was said to be flying at &quo...

Birmingham Post

• Call for driverless cars backing with Jaguar Land Rover 'years from production' A Commons inquiry said the vehicles had the potential to dramatically cut road deaths, or reduce them to nothing, while JLR said they could have the vehicles ready within 10 years

Bolton News

• New parking rules: 'Spy cars' to be restricted and drivers to get 10 minute grace period CHANGES to the way councils deal with parking offences — including a ban on CCTV “spy cars” and the offer of a 10 minute grace period for delayed drivers — are expected to take effect later this month.
• Scottish train services will run through Bolton again - but not necessarily at peak hours BOLTON rail campaigners have welcomed news that Scottish train services will run through Bolton again from 2017.

London Evening Standard

• Tube strike: Walkout set to go ahead, but TfL expects to put on 'good service' Transport for London says it expects to run a "good service" during a planned Tube strike on Saturday evening.
• 'Insane crush' at Oxford Circus Tube, but TfL bosses insist it's 'nothing out of the ordinary' Pictures of an “insane” scrum of passengers at Oxford Circus station are proof of the desperate need to upgrade the transport network, Tube bosses admitted today.
• British Airways plane turns back for Heathrow 'after mid-air technical glitch' A plane has been forced to turn back to Heathrow after developing a suspected technical problem mid-air.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• North-east residents encouraged to take public transportThree north-east organisations are hoping to encourage commuters to ditch their cars and take the bus. Aberdeen and Grampian Chamber of Commerce has teamed up with First Bus and Nestrans to find out why residents in the north-east might be reluctant to use public transport.

This Is Local London Network

• Potholes: Barnet Council only authority to refuse to respond to FoI Barnet Borough Council is the only authority to have refused to reply to a Times Series Freedom of Information request about potholes.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• HS2 trains will never be late, claims bossPassengers will be guaranteed a seat on Britain's £50 billion high-speed rail network putting an end to the misery of standing on crowded trains for long journeys, according to the project's top engineer.

Blackpool Gazette

• M55 link talks continueTalks to bring forward the construction of a major link road from south Fylde to the M55 are ongoing, according to the county’s highways chief.

Northamptonshire Telegraph

• Vital bus route from Ringstead, Denford and Thrapston to Raunds to be axedThree bus users from Ringstead have started a petition after being told the route they use regularly is being axed.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Carry bike parts with you, Cambridgeshire police tell cyclistsStop thieves from taking your bike parts by carrying them with you, police are telling cyclists.

Other Regional Press

• Transporter Bridge set for long-awaited reopening following £4m renovationsNew opening hours and costs have also been revealed :: Crossings for drivers and foot passengers will be free of charge for the first four weeks

Bus and Coach.com

• QCS Board puts back schedule for determining Nexus proposals
• First all-electric bus route for London
• Lothian Buses management shuffle to address executive rows
• ADL in pole position as Arriva confirms 2015 orders
• New app for blind and visually impaired passengers
• In pursuit of viable fuel cell buses
• Rainbow bus to celebrate London’s diversity
• Bus revenue up at Stagecoach

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Select committee calls for driverless car ministerA new report published by the House of Commons Transport Select Committee has laid out a number of recommendations to ensure that the UK is fully prepared for the advent of driverless and semi-autonomous vehicles. The chair of the select committee Louise Ellman said: “The government should be more active and have a much more holistic strategy to make sure this new technology has the maximum effect. We need someone in charge of this, looking across manufacturing, technology, regulation and testing.” She also called for the creation of a dedicated ministerial role for driverl...

Rail Magazine

• Travel management companies call for rail improvements ahead of electionHigh speed connections and full free wifi demanded.
• Southern leads the charge with new electric car power pointsSouthern invests in Electric Vehicle Charging Points at its stations.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Driving the Future of Signalling CAF Signalling boosts its in-house engineering and expertise to undertake 'turnkey' railway signalling projects with recognition from administrations over Europe, America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia.
• Overcoming the Challenges of 4G LTE and MIMO for In-Tunnel Wireless Connectivity As mobile wireless continues to make the transition to data and video-dominated broadband, unprecedented demands are being placed on operator networks.
• CBTC Connectivity Solutions The overall performance of a rail rapid transit system depends largely on the performance of the automatic train control (ATC) system employed. A communication-based train control (CBTC) system is devised by adding modern communication technologies t…
• Alstom's first Citadis tramway manufacturing line opens in Latin America French train manufacturer Alstom has opened its first production line for Citadis trams at its Taubaté plant, São Paulo, Brazil, to better serve tramway projects in Latin America.
• Highest Quality Resistance Welding Systems and Special Weaving Machines The Schlatter Group is a world leader in plant manufacturing, providing resistance welding systems for specific industrial solutions as well as weaving and fi nishing machines for paper machine clothing, wire cloth and mesh.

Railnews

• Bold plans revealed for more northern electrification A task force has set out its priorities for more electrification in the north of England, and has presented its findings to transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin during a visit to Sheffield. It has named 32 lines, 12 of which are in the highest priority 'Tier 1'. The chairman of the task force said its report was 'a report from the north for the north'.
• Railway inspectors launch London Bridge overcrowding inquiry Railway safety inspectors from the Office of Rail Regulation have launched an inquiry into the crush conditions at London Bridge earlier this week, when overcrowding became so acute that commuters crawled under ticket gates or jumped over them. The ORR has told Railnews that inspectors from its Safety Directorate have now become involved, and they will be assessing whether the London Bridge problems pose a safety risk to passengers and staff.

Railway Gazette

• Emerging technologies for railway innovationsFRANCE: A day of knowledge-sharing was held in Villeneuve d’Ascq on January 21 bringing together...
• DB signs first station development framework GERMANY: Deutsche Bahn’s station management business unit DB Station&Service has signed the...
• Station navigation app for visually impaired peopleUK: A six-week trial due to end on March 13 aims to assist blind and partially sighted people to...

Aviation Industry

• Walsh: Passengers 'unlikely' to see benefits from oil price dropIAG CEO says some return must go to shareholders first

Green Miscellany

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Other News Sources

• Window on Blackburn bus station progress CUSTOM-MADE panels are being fitted to Blackburn’s new £5 million bus station on the Old Market site.
• Call for rail compensation after "inexcusable delays" caused by "deplorable failure" Compensation is needed for passengers caught up in severe delays at one of the country's busiest train stations, the Rail Minister has said.
• Brighton and Hove Bus Company battles bargain ticket sellers on Facebook PASSENGERS are using a bus ticket black market in the face of price hikes.