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Sunday, 06 September 2015

BBC News

• The delays that make train travel funTravelling by train may not be the quickest way to cross the US, but delays and a relaxed pace bring their own rewards, as Christine Finn recently found in Texas.
• 'Golden' trip on Borders RailwayA group of specially selected passengers takes a trip on the Borders to Edinburgh railway a day ahead of its opening to the general public.
• UK's longest rail line in century opensTrains return to the Scottish Borders after 46 years with the opening of the longest new domestic railway built in Britain for over a century.

Financial Times

• Scottish Borders railway opensLine’s prospects likely to influence transport policy across UK

The Guardian

• London’s black-cab drivers use rival app to compete with upstart UberTaxi drivers in the capital are using Uber’s own weapon, the smartphone app, in their latest attempt to fight back agains the US company

The Herald

• Neil accused of 'jumping the gun' in rail rowCOMMUNITIES Secretary Alex Neil has been accused of pre-judging a public consultation by forcing through a massive rail development that could bring jobs to his Lanarkshire seat.

The Independent

• Train station toilets making up to £2.3 million by charging desperate travellers to spend a pennyToilets charging a desperate public to relieve themselves have brought train stations millions of pounds in extra income, it has been revealed. The sums involved in spending a penny range from £1.1 million in Manchester Picadilly to £2.3 million in London Victoria over the last three years, data released by National Rail has shown.

The Telegraph

• Inspired by Britain's cycling heroes more and more people are getting on their bikesAs the Tour of Britain begins new figures show more people than even getting on their bikes, for fitness and commuting

Times Online

• Boris warns Heathrow report flawed [subscription]BORIS JOHNSON and Justine Greening have launched an outspoken attack on plans to expand Heathrow, warning that a third runway would reduce the number of destinations served by Britain’s hub airport.

Daily Express

• Network Rail lost £1bn by gamblingNETWORK Rail lost £1billion of taxpayers money trading on complex investment products which backfired last year.

The Mirror

• Was Segway actually invented nearly 100 YEARS ago? Fresh evidence suggests it might have beenOscar-winning actor Buster Keaton was photographed riding on a very traditional-looking version of the scooter, sending the internet into overdrive

Birmingham Post

• £5,000 electric car discount extends to February 2016 Drivers can get £5,000 off the price of an electric car until February, as the government extends its electric grant scheme.
• Audi unveils electric SUV to take on Tesla The all-electric Audi will arrive in 2018, when it will take on the likes of the Tesla Model X in the growing sector.

London Evening Standard

• Sadiq Khan: I’d stop bus commuters’ cash going to Europe as Mayor of LondonLabour mayoral hopeful Sadiq Khan today pledged to stop London bus commuters subsidising public transport in Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin.

Manchester Evening News

• Sofa, so good: Salford bus stop's home improvements send internet crazyThousands of people have shared the image after the police posted it on Facebook, and even suggested that it should stay at the Little Hulton stop

Blackpool Gazette

• Fleetwood’s railway link plan moves nearerAmbitious plans to restore Fleetwood’s railway link have received a major boost after cash was made available towards buying a train.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Delays on rail routes running through Chelmsford due to broken down trainRail services between Norwich and London Liverpool Street are being delayed at Chelmsford because of a broken down train.

The Shields Gazette

• Man took axe on Newcastle to Middlesbrough train ‘by accident’A man told a fellow passenger that the axe he spotted in his bag was “nowt” before he was arrested and taken off a train at Sunderland railway station.

Other Regional Press

• 'There has been a balls-up' as Kirklees councillors agree to re-look at devolving budget for unclassified roads Unclassified roads budget subject of debate which has forced a re-think
• Fresh battle over running of lifeline bus route A "much-needed" bus service in Bath has been cut back, four years after residents successfully campaigned against its closure. People living in Newbridge and Lower Weston will hand in a petition to the local authority, to demand the return of the regular 716 bus route. The service, run by CT Coaches and Bath and North East Somerset Council, has operated a reduced service since Monday, August 24.
• Outrage as transport giant plans major shake up of buses in GlasgowA MAJOR shake-up of bus services in the Glasgow area will result in routes being scrapped and changed.

Other News Sources

• Blackburn bus passengers warned of diversion in place BUS passengers in Blackburn have been warned of a diversion in place next week.
• Bus service continues for people travelling by train from Clitheroe, Blackburn and Darwen to Manchester PEOPLE travelling by train from Clitheroe, Blackburn and Darwen to Manchester will have to continue catching buses from Bolton to Victoria Station for a further two months.
• Girling Street bus station a ’non-starter’A former bus company owner has criticised plans for Sudbury bus station ahead of a meeting to discuss the two-hub proposal and feedback from a recent exhibition.