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Monday, 18 January 2016

BBC News

• Tram network will 'rival the best'The reintroduction of trams to Birmingham will
• Temporary road opens on storm-hit A93A temporary road to replace part of the A93 in Aberdeenshire which collapsed during the recent floods is opened.
• Door opens on moving Tube trainA train door opens on a moving Piccadilly Line train, prompting an inspection of all Tube carriages on the line.
• High speed rail link plans 'shelved'Plans for a high-speed rail link between Glasgow and Edinburgh will now not be brought forward until a cross-border line is identified.

The Guardian

• The tube at a standstill: why TfL stopped people walking up the escalatorsIt’s British lore: on escalators, you stand on the right and walk on the left. So why did the London Underground ask grumpy commuters to stand on both sides? And could it help avert a looming congestion crisis?On 4 December last year, the London Underground ingested 4,821,000 passengers and spat them out at their destinations, and in doing so set a new record for a single day. If you paused to contemplate this for a moment, you might think of all those Oyster cards tapping, all those doors sliding, all those people moving, consider whatever mad visionary first thought of demolishing houses to ...
• John McDonnell to give evidence in Heathrow climate activists' trialShadow chancellor, whose constituency includes UK’s largest airport, is prominent opponent of third runwayThe shadow chancellor, John McDonnell, will give evidence in the trial of 13 climate change activists who are alleged to have occupied a Heathrow runway in July in protest at the airport’s expansion. The Labour MP, whose Hayes and Harlington constituency includes the UK’s largest airport, has been a prominent opponent of the airport’s third runway and has strongly backed local residents who are resisting the move.

The Herald

• New Prestwick boss: US pre-clearance and direct flights to London would help revive airportBOSSES at Prestwick want to become the UK's first airport to introduce a system to fast-track passengers through US border controls before departure.
• �60m completion of motorway link road in Glasgow's east end given green lightTHE completion of major carriage way cutting through Glasgow's east end and linking two of the country's busiest stretches of motorway is to be given the go-ahead.

The Scotsman

• Calls for compensation for passengers affected by rail upgrade TRAIN operator ScotRail is in line for up to £16 million in compensation for disruption to the main Glasgow-Edinburgh commuter route this year – but passengers hit by five months of delays will not be entitled to a penny.

The Mirror

• Safety checks on all Piccadilly Line trains after tube door opens BETWEEN STATIONS The RMT union said that some drivers work on Sunday due to safety fears

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Concerned council bosses order cross-border crackdown on rogue cabbies A CROSS-BORDER crackdown on rogue cabbies is being put in place by concerned council bosses.

Liverpool Echo

• Halton Curve part of 'most ambitious rail programme since Victorian times' says ministerTransport parliamentary under secretary says £10.4m upgrade will bring 'large economic benefits'
• Halton Curve part of 'most ambitious rail programme since Victorian times' says ministerTransport parliamentary under secretary says £10.4m upgrade will bring 'large economic benefits'

London Evening Standard

• Revealed: The most crime-ridden stations on the London Underground networkKing's Cross was today revealed as London's most crime-ridden station.
• Piccadilly line hit by delays after Tube door opens between stations The Piccadilly line has been hit by severe delays this weekend after a door opened on a moving train, prompting safety fears.

Wales Online

• Bus company which caused a stir with their 'Ride me all day' adverts launches new service New Adventure Travel’s X11 service will go from Pentwyn and Cyncoed to shops and offices along Newport Road in Cardiff
• 10 Cardiff traffic light junctions that are an absolute nightmareThese traffic lights are some of the most infuriating in the city
• A new plan to improve the quality of Welsh buses will omit the most basic factor of all - do they run on time? The scheme is designed to encourage bus operators to meet a range of 'enhanced quality' standards

Get West London

• New rail route would link Heathrow with Waterloo in 43 minutesThe latest proposals for a southern rail link to the airport, including a new station in Bedfont, have been produced for Hounslow Council

North Wales Live

• Bibby Maritime Services in multi-million pound ship deal with Dutch yard Bibby Wavemaster 1 will serve the expanding offshore wind market

Other Regional Press

• Nineteen rail passengers fined more than £11,000 for not buying tickets Nineteen rail passengers have been fined more than £11,000 for not buying tickets to ride.
• THOUSANDS demand Southeastern lose rail franchiseTHOUSANDS of commuters have signed an online petition demanding Southeastern trains be stripped of it's rail franchise.
• Cuts to bus services would be ‘severing lifeline’ for elderly and those in rural areas“I thought that was someone else calling to complain about service cuts,” said the councillor as he answered the phone.

Rail Magazine

• Inside UK Rail Leasing's Leicester depotUK Rail Leasing 56098 was named Lost Boys 68-88 at Leicester depot on January 15

Railway Gazette

• PKP PLK commissions virtual model of rail networkPOLAND: Infrastructure manager PKP PLK has awarded a consortium of Rail Management Consultants and...

Other News Sources

• Wrexham MP’s airport rail plan hits the buffersA PROPOSAL to extend train services from North Wales to Manchester Airport has been questioned by Department of Transport officials.
• Damaged rail line causes disruption in north-eastA damaged north-east railway line has caused major disruption this morning for commuters.
• New rail stations open for businessTwo new train stations are set to open today as part of a £13.6m investment to improve rail services between Coventry and Nuneaton.
• Uber drivers 'will cause massive riot' parking in Stanwell streets, claim residents The taxi drivers are said to have "blocked roads" and "blared music out of their cars" while waiting to pick up passengers from Heathrow Airport