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Wednesday, 30 December 2015

BBC News

• South American wood used in bridgesTimber from South America was used to refurbish bridges as part of the Borders Railway project, BBC Scotland learns.
• Storm grounds passengers on planesPassengers flying into Belfast International Airport were prevented from disembarking for a time on Tuesday evening due to high winds.
• Tenders sought for £112m station revampNetwork Rail invites tenders for the £112m contract to rebuild Scotland's third busiest rail station.

The Guardian

• New Year's Eve travel chaos looms amid engineering work and stormsParty-goers travelling by train urged to check routes as recent storms affect the north of the country and engineering work disrupts rail lines to major airports

The Herald

• Network Rail invites tenders for �112m Queen Street station revampA MULTI million pound revamp of Queen Street station has rolled forward after an invitation to tender for the �112m work was issued.

The Mirror

• Bus drivers to be replaced by robots under Westminster 'tech nation' schemeAutomation plan could spell jobs disaster for men and women currently at the wheels of the nation's buses
• Forth Road Bridge workers 'filmed illegally pouring hundreds of tons of concrete into river' Shocking footage shows 350 tons of waste concrete being dumped in what the worker who secretly filmed it insists is NOT an isolated incident

Network Rail

• Engineering works completed and flood water cleared in parts of Yorkshire
• Railway between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central closed after damage to sea wall

Bolton News

• No trains between Bolton and Manchester on 2 weekends as Farnworth tunnel work is completed NO trains will run between Bolton and Manchester on the last two weekends in January.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford group urges you to recycle your bicycle AN ORGANISATION dedicated to cycling in Bradford district has launched a post-Christmas appeal for unwanted bicycles.

London Evening Standard

• Revealed: £148m plans to improve London for cyclists and pedestriansA wholesale redesign of Bank junction and a fresh "mini-Holland" scheme in east London are among a string of projects unveiled today by TfL to improve the lot of cyclists and pedestrians in the capital.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Fatal Sheffield bus crash petition triggers council debateA petition demanding road safety improvements after a teenager was killed and her boyfriend left fighting for life in a horrific bus crash will be discussed by councillors.

Yorkshire Post

• VIDEO: Leeds train services restored after engineers repair flood-hit Kirkstall railway tracksTrain services along the Kirkstall railway line in Leeds have been restored after engineers cleared floodwater and repaired the damaged tracks.

Kent Online

• Dover to Folkestone railway closure: MP Damian Collins calls for commuters to get refund and hits out at Network Rail over maintenance programmeA Kent MP says Network Rail has questions to answer over its maintenance of a section of railway line that has collapsed.

Other Regional Press

• Privatisation of Network Rail will lead to "disastrous" return to days of Railtrack warns reportPRIVATISING Network Rail could be bad for passenger safety and lead to higher fares, according to a new report published.
• More trains added for New Year's Eve passengers from London Chiltern Railways will be running extra train services from London on New Year's Eve, so people celebrating in the capital will not have to leave the celebrations�early.

Rail Magazine

• WCML reopens following Stafford upgradeThe West Coast Main Line near Stafford reopened on time after Network Rail completed four days of upgrade work to track and bridges over Christmas.
• Dover-Folkestone closed for up to two monthsThe railway between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central is currently closed following severe damage to a sea wall at Dover. It could be shut for two months.
• Chiltern line reopens after Banbury project completedThe Chiltern main line reopened on time after Network Rail’s Orange Army completed two days of upgrade work near Banbury on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Railway Gazette

• Traxx AC Last Mile on test in Croatia CROATIA: A Bombardier Traxx AC3 Last Mile locomotive owned by leasing company Railpool has been...

Aviation Industry

• The Wall Street Journal: Passengers reap benefits of latest airfare warAfter shrugging off their lowest-cost rivals, the biggest U.S. airlines are now taking them head on - resulting in a bonanza of cheaper tickets that is benefiting fliers but weighing on revenue. Plummeting fuel costs have helped make it more profitable to add flights and seats, extending already rapid expansions by ultralow-cost carriers Spirit Airlines Inc. and Frontier Airlines.
• Ryanair makes renewed call to axe APDAirline says Ireland has benefited from increased traffic since scrapping air tax

Other News Sources

• University to develop tram rail-wear toolTHE University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has secured a £140,000 grant to develop a software-based asset management tool to help light rail operators calculate the most appropriate rail-wear limits for their network with the aim of increasing maintenance intervals.
• University to develop tram rail-wear toolTHE University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has secured a £140,000 grant to develop a software-based asset management tool to help light rail operators calculate the most appropriate rail-wear limits for their network with the aim of increasing maintenance intervals.
• Rail strike to hit Eurostar services to BelgiumTrains to Brussels will be cancelled due to two-day walkout