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Monday, 02 November 2015

BBC News

• Airport 'should be privatised'Cardiff Airport should be privatised within the next five years according to its outgoing chairman.
• Fog causes Heathrow cancellationsPoor visibility caused by thick fog has led to the cancellation of about 50 flights at Heathrow airport, a spokeswoman says.
• First test trams on new city crossingThe first test trams run on the new section of track on the second crossing through Manchester.
• Calls to ban diesel cars from LondonCalls are made to ban diesel vehicles from London following the Volkswagen emissions scandal.
• VIDEO: 'On a good day we have fiery debate'Clare Gilmartin, boss of Trainline, offers the business advice she wishes she'd had when she started out, as part of the BBC News series, CEO Secrets.

The Guardian

• Airlines to avoid flying over site of Russian plane crash in EgyptEmirates, Lufthansa and Air France say they have stopped flying over peninsula while cause of disaster still unknownSeveral large Middle Eastern and European airlines have said they will avoid the area of Egyptian airspace where a Russian plane came down on Saturday.The biggest Gulf airline, Emirates, and its subsidiary flydubai, as well as Air Arabia, said they were rerouting flights around the peninsula where the Russian Metrojet flight crashed soon after takeoff from Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all 224 people on board. Continue reading...
• Volkswagen and Audi hit with lawsuit from Australian car ownersAustralian firm Bannister Law has filed two class actions under consumer law in the federal court for selling vehicles with emissions defeating devicesVolkswagen and Audi have been hit with two class action lawsuits from Australian car owners.In a case which could claim billions of dollars in compensation, Bannister Law has filed two class actions in the federal court on behalf of Australians whose diesel vehicles contained emissions defeating devices. Continue reading...
• Moscow’s metro stations – in picturesVancouver-based photographer David Burdeny has always loved extravagant spaces: “I like the idea that when there’s no one in a space, you begin to envisage yourself there,” he says. Here are highlights from a 20-photo series documenting the gloriously ornate, vaulted halls of Russia’s metro stations. Many feature busts of Soviet leaders or propagandist icons containing overtly symbolic messages. For more images, go to davidburdeny.com. Continue reading...
• Rail fares: introduction of more affordable season tickets in doubtGovernment promise to help part-time workers hit by rising costs and delays in implementing smart ticketingPromised changes to season tickets to make rail travel more affordable for commuters who work part-time are in doubt, with smart ticketing delayed and the programme’s costs rising, transport campaigners and Labour have said.The government announced plans to meet the needs of part-time workers in 2012 and the Conservatives made an election pledge to introduce measures including smart ticketing. According to the Department for Transport (DfT), however, train companies have made slow progress...

The Herald

• Civil engineers call for HS2 high speed rail link to be extended to ScotlandCIVIL engineers have called for high-speed rail to be extended amid warnings that a failure to broaden existing plans will leave Scotland's transport network at a disadvantage.

The Telegraph

• Motorway signs to display fuel prices at petrol stations to help drive down costsElectronic boards displaying the cost of unleaded and diesel will be trialled on southbound stretch of M5 between Bristol and Exeter from next year

Mail Online

• Fuel prices to be shown on M5 to show where drivers can fill up for the least money Electronic displays will show real-time prices at all petrol stations along the route to stop motorists being stung with an inflated bill. The plan will be trialled along a 75-mile section of the M5.

Manchester Evening News

• Emirates celebrates 25 years of flying from Manchester Airport During that quarter of a century, it has carrier more than eight million passengers to and from Dubai, with nearly half of that in the last five years

Sheffield Star

• Controversial Sheffield bus cuts come into force todayControversial changes to bus services across Sheffield come into force today - with passengers fearing disruption.

Blackpool Gazette

• Train fleet to spread Poppy Appeal messageFIRST TransPennine Express is launching a fleet of Poppy Appeal trains that will travel through major cities and destinations across Lancashire and the the North to raise awareness of the Royal British Legion’s annual Poppy Appeal.

Get West London

• Heathrow co-funds major artwork piece at Paddington Crossrail stationInternational artist Spencer Finch creates 'Cloud Index' a visual experience for travellers as they pass through the station

North Wales Live

• Hero train driver who survived heart attack at controls completes 3,000-mile rail journey in three days for charity David Graham, 53, and six friends from Lime Street Station hope to have raised £8,000 for the British Heart Foundationa and Yorkshire Air Ambulance

Other Regional Press

• Hundreds view plans for major Calderdale roadworks scheme planned for A629Council say £4.5m road widening scheme will start in Autumn 2016
• Work to improve Calder Valley rail line to start in JanuaryCampaigners who have pressed for improvements for years welcome the announcement

Rail Magazine

• ON THIS DAY: First Class 50 returns to main line serviceFeature from RAIL 318 (November 19 1997) marking return of 50031 to main line service

Other News Sources

• Airport celebrates 'outstanding contribution to Hampshire' SOUTHAMPTON Airport is celebrating after it was recognised for the economic boost it gives the county.
• Winchester Dial-a-Ride buses under threat amid council cuts WINCHESTER'S fleet of Dial-a-Ride buses is deteriorating as a result of government funding cuts, prompting fears for elderly mobility.
• Teltronic supplies CCTV solution for Monterrey MetroSiemens has, once again, chosen to collaborate with Teltronic, part of the Sepura Group, to supply the video surveillance solution for Line 3 of the Monterrey Metro System, Mexico.

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