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Monday, 15 June 2015

BBC News

• Tacks discovered on cycle race routeCyclists taking part in a major race in south Wales are forced to carry their bikes for a time after a
• Roads scheme 'not safe for cyclists'A £25m plan to transform Old Street roundabout, in east London, is not enough to make it safer for cyclists, according to a campaign group.
• Diesel drivers to pay more to parkA London council will be charging residents a surcharge of almost £100 on top of their parking permit cost for those with diesel cars.

Financial Times

• Uber tells China drivers to avoid conflictCar-hailing app will cancel contracts for those involved in protests
• Network Rail boards California rail lineConsortium wins programme delivery and management services work for $68bn high-speed railway

The Herald

• Hundreds of train staff on standby as commuters braced for first day of rail miseryHUNDREDS of extra staff have been deployed at key railway stations in central Scotland amid expectations of major disruption to journeys as major works get underway.

The Independent

• Ministers seek £500m from investors to update railway powerThe Government will try to tempt infrastructure investors to pour hundreds of millions of pounds into supplying Network Rail’s power at a meeting early next month.
• Richard Branson interview: Virgin chief on how age is moderating his appetite for risk-taking Here is a snapshot of Sir Richard Branson’s globetrotting itinerary. The other week, he was in Jamaica, performing night feeds and nappy changes for his three grandchildren. He’s just spent three days in Lake Como at a summit with partners discussing how to press governments into backing new carbon reduction targets.

Daily Record

• Coatbridge bus operator fined £1000 for not running service for one dayTHOMAS Arthur's licence in terms of the number of vehicles he can run will also be cut following a public inquiry in April.

Derby Telegraph

• Derby Telegraph published Petition launched against Arriva's planned changes to Derby busesA PETITION has been launched against Arriva's plans to cut the number of buses it operates on routes in Alvaston.Councillor Mark Tittley, deputy mayor and Labour representative for the ward on Derby City Council, says he has received numerous complaints from residents about the changes the bus company is proposing.He says that under the plans Radford Street, Warren Street and Bower Street would have two buses an hour, compared to four. Now he has set up a petition to try to persuade the...

London Evening Standard

• 'Text walking lane' for smartphone-addicted pedestrians introduced in European cityA dedicated lane for pedestrians who can't put down their phones has apparently been introduced in a major European city.

Nottingham Evening Post

• TracyWalker commented Car parked on double yellow lines halts path of tram trialTram testing in Beeston was delayed when a car parked on double yellow lines.A tram trial ground to a halt when a small blue car parked in Chilwell Road yesterday.NET Phase 2 officials say it only caused a minor delay lasting several minutes and the owner of the car moved it themselves.A spokesman for the firm said: "It wasn't a serious disruption."One of the by-products of the whole commissioning programme is helping people in communities that the trams are running in get used to the...

The York Press

• Big changes revealed on First York buses - Routes 4, 5, 6, 10, 12 & 13 affected YORK'S biggest bus operator is making a series of significant changes to services following a major public consultation.

This Is Local London Network

• Traffic fines hit almost £6m in one year in Kingston as drivers snared in box junctions and bus lanes help top up total Almost £6m was collected in traffic fines by Kingston Council last year - more than triple the amount paid in some neighbouring boroughs.

Wales Online

• Velothon Wales: Organisers hail inaugural road race massive success and insist it's here to stayAbout 15,000 riders from across Europe rode in the event that included gruelling Caerphilly and Tumble mountains

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Commuters in Leeds are paying out moreLEEDS workers are paying out more than the national average on commuting, according to a new survey.

Sleaford Standard

• New taxi code of conductNorth Kesteven District Council is to consult on adopting a Code of Conduct for taxi drivers, whereby those who choose not to sign up could face losing their operator’s licence.

Other Regional Press

• Prime Minister pledges to look into direct rail link to capitalPRIME Minister David Cameron has said he will look into delays for the go-ahead of a direct rail service to London King's Cross from North East Lincolnshire.
• Prime Minister pledges to look into direct rail link to capitalPRIME Minister David Cameron has said he will look into delays for the go-ahead of a direct rail service to London King's Cross from North East Lincolnshire.
• Former bus company boss leads West Norfolk names in Queen’s Birthday Honours listThe former head of a West Norfolk bus company has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Ben Colson, the ex-managing director of Norfolk Green, was honoured for services to the economy and community in Norfolk in the list, which was published on Friday night.
• Riders 'disgusted' by tacks thrown on the road during Velothon in Caerleon MORE than 30 riders taking part in the Velothon through Caerleon suffered punctures after tacs were allegedly thrown across the road.

Bus and Coach.com

• Targeting primary bus passengers
• New X12 service for Damory
• Open standard charging stations for Gothenburg
• Electric Volvo at UITP
• Strike called off at Abellio Surrey
• Record passenger numbers on London network
• New VDL electric artic bus launched at UITP
• New urban transport report launched by pteg
• CTC's Sean Taggart: This is no time for playing it safe

Aviation Industry

• Passengers Aboard Diverted United Airlines Flight Spend Night in Unheated Military BarracksA group of maritime students from Maine got a lesson in nautical rescue when they helped a sailor who was stranded at sea.
• Pratt to deliver A320neo engines with fix to Airbus in late JunePratt & Whitney said it will deliver retrofitted PW1100G geared turbofan (GTF) engines to Airbus by the end of June to enable the resumption of GTF-powered A320neo flight testing. read more
• CFM commits to keeping LEAP maintenance costs at CFM56 levelsCFM International will keep its maintenance costs for the new LEAP narrowbody engine to levels at or similar to those of the current CFM56 engine, company senior executives said Sunday on the eve of the Paris Air Show. read more

Other News Sources

• Network Rail ditches station plans 48 hours after weekly’s splashPlans to revamp a railway station were withdrawn 48 hours after a weekly newspaper pointed out disabled access would not be improved as a result.
• £150k bid to improve transport links in NormantonPlans for a £150,000 scheme to improve transport facilities and change the road layout in Normanton town centre have been announced.
• Flight Tests Show Bombardier C Series Aircraft Performance Better than TargetsInternational Paris Air Show - Bombardier announced today that, based on flight tests results, its all-new CS100 and CS300 aircraft are exceeding their original targets for fuel burn, payload,...
• Bombardier Commercial Aircraft Releases its Annual Market ForecastInternational Paris Air Show - Bombardier Commercial Aircraft released today its annual 20-year market forecast. With a more profitable airline industry, the need for new aircraft is expected to ...
• Passenger Throughput and Aircraft Movements Continue to Grow in MayBoth passengers and aircraft movements at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) registered steady growth in May 2015. During the month, passenger volume rose by 12.1% to 5.8 million, while...