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Thursday, 04 June 2015

BBC News

• Train to be named after railway campaigner Madge ElliotA woman who campaigned for the reopening of a railway in the Borders is to have a train named in her honour.
• Northern Powerhouse 'potentially exciting for Wales'Welsh Economy Minister Edwina Hart has said she believes the English Northern Powerhouse project is potentially exciting for Wales.
• Red light camera on Dublin tram lineAn automated camera system targeting motorists who break traffic lights is introduced at one of the busiest junctions on Dublin's tram line.
• Stretch of canal to be refloodedA four mile stretch of an historic canal in Northern Ireland is to be reflooded for the first time in almost 75 years.
• Crossrail tunnelling work completedA major milestone is reached as tunnelling work is completed in the £14.8bn Crossrail scheme.
• VIDEO: Close up look at new Virgin space shipVirgin Galactic have been building a new space plane in a hangar in the desert in the US.
• Virgin Galactic crash details emergeFor the first time, a Virgin Galactic pilot speaks to the media about the day one of its ships crashed last October.

Department for Transport

• Supporting women in transportSpeech discussing how the male dominated transport industry needs to attract far more women.

Financial Times

• Amadeus loses ground after Lufthansa rowShares fall after German airline lashes out at business model and imposes €16 fee on tickets

The Guardian

• Virgin Galactic 'owe it to dead pilot' to make space tourism project succeedColleague of former RAF pilot who died on test flight of VSS Enterprise SpaceShipTwo says team are determined to press on with projectRichard Branson’s Virgin Galactic team owe it to the pilot who died in a crash on a test flight to make the space tourism project succeed, the deceased’s colleague has said.Dave Mackay, a former RAF pilot who joined Virgin Galactic in 2009, has recalled the moment his colleague Mike Alsbury plummeted to earth in the VSS Enterprise SpaceShipTwo over the Californian desert last October. Continue reading...

The Herald

• New Borders Railway could be extended to CarlisleTALKS have taken place on extending the new Borders railway as far as Carlisle.
• Coatbridge school bus operator fined £1000 over missed serviceA SCHOOL transport provider has been warned that he will have to change his ways "significantly" if he is to survive as an operator or transport manager.

Sky News

• McLoughlin Set For Talks With Runway BiddersThe Transport Secretary will visit Gatwick and Heathrow for talks this month as a decision on a new runway looms, Sky News learns.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Transport firm starts investigation after claims conductor threw pensioner off bus A MAJOR transport firm has started an investigation after claims a bus conductor threw a pensioner off a bus went 'viral' on social media.
• Transport firm starts investigation after claims conductor threw pensioner off bus A MAJOR transport firm has started an investigation after claims a bus conductor threw a pensioner off a bus went 'viral' on social media.

Bristol Live

• Case for electrifying Bristol's local rail network before 2024 "weak", study findsBRISTOL's local rail network is unlikely to be electrified for at least seven years after the main line through the city has been upgraded.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Conwy children stranded at school bus stop after changes to bus time tableAngry parents said child safety was put at risk because of timetable changes
• £5.2m revamped Llandudno railway station opens less than 40 hours a week County councillor Dewi Miles blasts decision to reduce access as 'ridiculous' 

Derby Telegraph

• Derbyshire business leaders call on Government to speed up HS2 plansA DERBY business leader is among signatories to a letter which calls on Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne to bring forward the "eastern leg" of High Speed 2.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Borders rail trains to run on line next weekTRAINS will run on the ­historic Waverley Line next week for the first time in nearly 50 years.

Manchester Evening News

• Talks on railway freight base for Cheshire townRail bosses in communication with Cheshire East council about new hub in Middlewich

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Newcastle University professor named chief Government advisor on transportA pioneer in vehicle technology from the North East has been chosen by the Government to lead its country-wide transport agenda.

Other Regional Press

• How will £148.5m Norwich Northern Distributor Road be paid for?Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin yesterday agreed to grant a development consent order for the 12.5-mile road, which will stretch from the A1067 Fakenham Road at Attlebridge in the west to Postwick
• Campaigners join forces to fight new flight path proposals at Gatwick AirportCampaigners from west Kent and beyond have joined forces to deliver a letter to Parliament, protesting against a proposal to narrow flight paths at Gatwick Airport.
• Heathrow villagers use art to 'flag up' stand against third runwayVillagers affected by the proposed third runway made their feelings clear while Heathrow directors said: "Lets get on with it"
• The airport noise protest letter in fullCampaigners gave the following letter to the Department for Transport and to the Prime Minister this week:
• Heathrow and Gatwick at loggerheads over expansionA war of words has broken out between Heathrow and Gatwick about claims the west London airport’s expansion proposals are "unlawful".
• Gatwick, Heathrow, and City noise campaigners take their protest to WhitehallFourteen action groups based near Gatwick, Heathrow, or London City Airport took their complaints to central Government
• Public inquiry begins over Heathrow runway workPublic hearing about Heathrow taxiways is needed to end 60-year-old gentlemen's agreement and is scheduled to last three weeks

Rail Magazine

• Former ICE president makes Ordsall Chord challengeMark Whitby, former president of the Institution for Civil Engineers, has launched a legal challenge against the Secretary of State for Transport’s decision to grant a Transport and Works Act Order for Network Rail’s Ordsall Chord project (RAIL 775).
• Alliance reveals London-Edinburgh ECML plansAlliance Rail’s detailed plans for a revived Great North Eastern Railway brand as an open access operator on the East Coast Main Line have been given a public airing, ahead of an Office of Rail and Road determination later in the summer.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Calipri Hot Portable Profile Measurement Gauge CALIPRI HOT simplifies and accelerates production steps in rolling mills.

Aviation Industry

• Industry hits back at Lufthansa over ‘exorbitant’ GDS chargeSenior figures warn airline over the €16 fee and say ‘customers deserve better’
• British Airways re-launches SME On Business points schemeSMEs can earn triple points on first six flights
• Ryanair passenger numbers jump 16%9.5m passengers used the budget airline in May

Other News Sources

• Green light for Norwich bypass schemeA new 20 kilometre bypass designed to relieve congestion and spur development to the north of Norwich has won development consent after the transport secretary concluded there was a 'compelling case' for the scheme.
• Wabtec wins £60m contract to refurbish Eversholt Rail's fleet of Class 321 RenatusUK-based rolling stock operating firm Eversholt Rail has awarded a £60m contract to Wabtec to refurbish its fleet of Class 321 Renatus, as part of the refurbishment programme.
• Rail firm in the dock after level crossing failure angers driversRail bosses are under fire from drivers and politicians after further disruption caused by level crossing problems in South Holland on Friday.