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Tuesday, 09 June 2015

BBC News

• Scottish charities call for 'active transport' investmentScotland's national walking and cycling charities have called for policy changes to get people more active and improve the country's health.
• Rail workers vote on strike actionRail workers on the First Great Western line are being asked to vote on strike action amid a dispute over jobs and safety.
• VIDEO: Confusion over new DVLA licence rulesNew rules that abolish the paper counterpart of the driving licence could cause car hire confusion for holidaymakers this summer.
• 'Missing' pupil sparks bus changesScottish Borders Council changed its school bus checking procedures following a complaint about a pupil having
• VIDEO: Are hydrogen powered cars the future?A look at the Toyota Mirai - the world's first mass-produced hydrogen fuel cell car.

Financial Times

• East London site to provide 2,000 homes and new railway stationHigh quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/35ee87d8-0df5-11e5-8ce9-00144feabdc0.html#ixzz3cXnqGVFd The last main piece of London owned by City Hall is to be turned into 2,000 homes and a new railway station under plans to be announced by Boris Johnson, the city’s mayor, on Tuesday.
• Eurotunnel agrees sale of MyFerryLinkDanish competitor DFDS purchases Calais-Dover service from Channel tunnel operator
• IAG chief raises fears on airlines’ costsWillie Walsh warns of possible legal action over supply choice

The Guardian

• MEPs threaten to block trade deal over rights to regulate carbon emissionsEuropean parliament will ‘never consent’ to a Trade in Services Agreement that could bypass emissions limits for airlines and ships, senior figures warnThe European parliament will block a secretive trade pact unless it guarantees states’ rights to regulate over climate, health and social laws, a key parliamentary leader has warned just days before a related crunch vote on trade liberalisation with the US.The shot across the boughs by a former commission vice-president follows publication of a Wikileaks trawl of 17 negotiating texts for the Trade in Services Agreement (Tisa), which environment...

The Herald

• Warning after teenagers found on railway lineFIVE teenagers diced with death on a railway line before they were cautioned by police.
• Driver training begins on new Borders Railway DRIVERS have begun training in readiness for the opening of the Borders Railway's first passengers in half a century.

City AM

• Commuters to be able to pay using iPhoneCOMMUTERS in London will soon be able to pay for travel on public transport journeys by touching their iPhones to the barriers, tech giant Apple revealed last night. Transport for London director of customer experience Shashi Verma said: “With around one in ten of all contactless transactions in the UK now taking place on our transport services in London, we are delighted to welcome Apple Pay as another new and convenient contactless way for our customers to pay for their travel.” The announcement came as Apple’s top team showed the firm’s latest updates, at its Worldwide Developer’s Con...

Mail Online

• DVLA website crashes on first day after car hire rule change Drivers attempting to generate a code that will allow them to hire a car in Europe have been struggling to access the DVLA website.

This is Money

• Eurotunnel sells MyFerryLink to Danish competitor DFDS The French company said it was selling its passenger ferries Rodin and Berlioz to Denmark's DFDS for an undisclosed sum after buying them from SeaFrance for more than £50million in 2012.

Birmingham Mail

• This split ticket 'life hack' can save you money on your rail faresFigures given exclusively to the Birmingham Mail by TrainSplit.com reveal passengers could save up £80 on a return fare to London

Bolton News

• Rail bosses set to think again about case of businessman fined £80 for 70p mistake TRAIN operator Northern Rail is to review the case of a Bolton businessman who was given an £80 fine for a 70p mistake.
• Rail bosses offer to meet with disabled student who says she is treated like a second class citizen on Bolton's 'cattle truck' trains A TRAIN company has apologised to a disabled woman who struggles to board trains from Bolton to Manchester.
• Work to lay foundations for £48 million transport interchange begins WORK to lay the foundations of Bolton’s new £48 million transport interchange has begun.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Union warns of eight-day bus strike if crunch talks fail A UNION official has warned an eight-day strike by bus drivers in Bradford could be called if

London Evening Standard

• 'Boris bikes' go missing due to software glitch More than 200 Santander bikes have gone missing because of a software glitch in the bike hire scheme, it has been claimed.
• Southern Rail to ban electronic cigarettes from trains and platforms Passengers travelling on Southern Rail services are to be banned from using electronic cigarettes from next month.
• Labour London mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan pledges Tube and bus fare freeze Labour London mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan has pledged to freeze Tube and bus fares if he is elected to City Hall.

Blackpool Gazette

• Coach trips for all gets couple on roadA Fleetwood couple are hoping to be on the road to success with their new business specialising in coach trips for disabled people.

Bucks Free Press

• Letters from Westminster - Cheryl Gillan on business and transport links This week Conservative MP for Amersham and Chesham, Cheryl Gillan, writes to Bucks Free Press readers...
• HS2 committee confirms date of Amersham visit The HS2 Select Committee are to visit Amersham later this month.
• OPINION: Colin Baker - No one outside Cabinet wants 'monstrously expensive white elephant' HS2 Aren’t politicians extraordinary? The Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin, described the result of the recent general election as a “massive vote of confidence” for the HS2 project, which in a couple of years will be inflicting an ugly gash through some of the most unspoilt countryside in the region.

Other Regional Press

• Overcrowding shows the 4B bus service is neededSince the new bus timetables, both the 4 and 4B serve Abingdon, and it is obvious that this bus service is much needed.
• Bus services axed as £1m cut in funding bitesTHE scale of bus cuts forced on Southern Vectis on the Isle of Wight by a £1 million cut in funding have been announced.
• Residents prepare to demand Local Referendum on Heathrow as unprecedented Parish Meeting calledA Meeting of the Parish has been called for June 16 by residents who intend to invoke a clause in the 1972 Local Government Act to trigger a referendum on a Colnbrook Runway.
• Rail staff urged to accept offerNetwork Rail workers are to be urged to accept a proposed pay deal which averted strike action last week.
• High speed rail link should be built through to PrestonA BUSINESS leader has repeated her call for the Government to route the new High Speed Two rail line through to Preston.
• New-look buses set for Dorset routes from next week FIRST Wessex will unveil its modern new buses next week as part of its investment in the area.
• More major road works planned for A45 in Coventry - with roundabout redesign for Broad Lane junctionThe existing crossing could be changed because it creates delays - but drivers can expect traffic jams while work is carried out
• Tollbar island: Overnight road closures this weekWork to take place over five nights at roundabout near Styvechale

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Groupe Eurotunnel SE completes the sale of its main maritime assetsThe Eurotunnel Group has decided to sell its maritime activity, MyFerryLink, as the conditions necessary to develop freely did not exist. The Group, which regrets that the SCOP SeaFrance has not had the support it needed to be able to present a takeover proposal, confirms that it holds a binding offer from DFDS for a let to buy sale of the ferries, Rodin and Berlioz. The CMA should not oppose the completion of this sale which will lead to two maritime operators of equal importance. With this sale, the Eurotunnel Group will ensure that the activity remains in Calais, a situation which was not...
• Eddie Stobart reports profit riseEddie Stobart Logistics has reported that its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation stood at £38.5 million in the year to February 28th.  This represents a £400,000 increase on the corresponding figure recorded one year previously, and underlying pre-tax profit now stands at £14.8 million, Logistics Manager reports.  Revenue in the previous year was £559.6 million, while underlying pre-tax profit was £25.3 million.  Eddie Stobart is now part of Greenwhitestar Holding Company - and in its annual report for 2014-15, the firm ...

Aviation Industry

• ACTE weighs in on Lufthansa GDS charge debateAirline adding €16 fee for non-direct channel bookings
• Luton airport passenger numbers rise 15% for MayAirport records 14 consecutive month of growth
• Easyjet chief: No economic reason to expand GatwickAirline supports extra runway at Heathrow
• GTMC in talks with Lufthansa over GDS chargeOrganisation will meet with the airline today to discuss €16 booking fee

Green Miscellany

• The Hour on a Boris BikeIn a typically British tribute to the Bradley Wiggins record of 55.2 km, a London cyclist has managed to cover 31.2 km over 'The Hour' on a Boris Bike. After riding Mont Ventoux on a Boris Bike, and then Mt Washington on a New York Citibike, Rob Holden, Matt Winstone and Ian Laurie decided only The Hour remained. The post The Hour on a Boris Bike appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• Soil broken on new Swindon bus depotTHE soil has been broken on a project to build a new bus depot serving commuters in Swindon.
• MPs are united on A27 widening through Sussex PRESSURE is growing for the dualling of more of the A27 as the county’s MPs push for the promised investment to be put to use.
• IATA Announces New NDC Pilots and DeploymentsThe International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced further growth in the number of airlines participating in pilots and live deployments to test and evaluate the New Distribution...
• GTMC to extend lobbying influence to BrusselsOrganisation stepping up its profile at Westminster