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Sunday, 01 November 2015

BBC News

• VIDEO: Robot rides high-speed racing motorcycleYamaha Motors is developing a robot designed to ride any racing motorbike at high speeds.
• Protest over bridge closure bidAbout 150 people gather in Gwynedd to oppose the possible closure of foot and cycle paths on a coastal bridge which could result in a 16-mile detour.
• Police attacked after rail line closurePolice are attacked by a crowd of people who threw missiles including paint and petrol bombs in County Armagh.
• New Wigan link road consultation dueA public consultation is due to take place over a planned new �11.8m link road which is intended to tackle congestion in Greater Manchester.

The Guardian

• Osborne: government spending review to focus on infrastructureInfrastructure investment will be at the heart of November’s spending review, George Osborne is to say when he launches the national commission for major projects.

The Herald

• Biggest hint yet that UK Government veering away from Heathrow expansionPATRICK McLoughlin, the Transport Secretary, has given the clearest indication yet that the UK Government is minded to reject a third runway at Heathrow Airport, costing �19 billion.

The Scotsman

• Solar panels bring electric drivers in from the coldSOLAR panels could be added to electric cars to prevent them running out of charge just to keep their Scottish drivers warm.

The Telegraph

• All change: Britain's railways on the verge of a shake-upReviews of Network Rail and a competition probe into franchises could lead to an overhaul of the railways

Times Online

• North vs South [subscription]Britain relies on London, and with £650bn of new investment over the next 15 years, the capital will be stronger than ever. Can George Osborne’s northern powerhouse set Britain straight? John Arlidge travels the length of the country to find out. Illustrations by Christian Montenegro
• Motorways break limit for toxic gas [subscription]PEOPLE using some of the country’s busiest motorways and trunk roads are being exposed to dangerous and illegal levels of air pollution, according to official figures.
• Train ‘bedlam’ to derail Christmas [subscription]RAIL passengers face misery this Christmas and new year as a result of a £150m programme of engineering works that will lead to station closures, delays and overcrowding.

City AM

• Crossrail 2 consultation: It's an investment in the future that we simply can’t afford not to make - Michele DixThe proposed new railway, that will run underground between Wimbledon in the south and Tottenham Hale and New Southgate in the north, connecting to National Rail networks in Surrey and Hertfordshire, is one of the most vital infrastructure projects in the country.

Mail Online

• HS2 blows �225m of taxpayers' money to buy 300 houses by new line Charming farmhouses and country mansions, some just yards from the proposed track, have been bought by the company set up by the Government to run the development and now lie empty.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Northumberland has highest UK figure for injuries part caused by poor road surfacesNew Figures show 38 people were injured over four years in Northumberland on roads with poor surfaces

Sheffield Star

• Controversial Sheffield bus cuts come into force tomorrowControversial changes to bus services across Sheffield will come into force tomorrow - with passengers fearing disruption.

Other Regional Press

• Having the mindset for a cycle to London IT WAS legs before heads for two psychiatrists this week as they embarked on a gruelling 100km overnight cycle ride from Oxford to London.

Rail Magazine

• Route changes to Manchester Metrolink servicesBury and Rochdale services affected on November 1 due to test-trams and maintenance work
• IEP hits new speed recordTesting of Intercity Express Programme nine-car continues
• Hitachi's new Scottish EMU construction starts next month Construction of AT200 bodyshells begins in November.

Railway Gazette

• TfL undertakes further Crossrail 2 consultationUK: Transport for London has begun public consultation on the route and design of Crossrail 2, a...
• First South West Trains Class 707 EMU under constructionUK: The first bodyshell for the 30 five-car Class 707 Desiro City electric multiple-units ordered...
• NTV signs €460m Pendolino contract ITALY: A €460m contract for the supply of eight Pendolino trainsets and 20 years of maintenance was...
• Kim Jong Un inspects North Korean metro trainsetNORTH KOREA: Kim Jong Un, First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, visited the Kim Jong Thae...
• Feature articles in the November 2015 issue of Railway Gazette International Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal...

Aviation Industry

• Metrojet crash over Sinai is third Airbus A321-200 hull lossThe Oct. 31 crash of Metrojet flight 9268, now confirmed by Airbus, was only the third hull loss of an Airbus A321-200 and the worst accident so far involving the type. read more