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Sunday, 06 March 2016

BBC News

• VIDEO: New Glasgow subway driverless trains unveiledThe first images are revealed of a fleet of new trains which will operate on the Glasgow subway.
• �225k for lights before roadworks startA set of temporary traffic lights costs the taxpayer �225,000 after being in place on a road for three years without any work being carried out.

Financial Times

• Seaplanes make a comebackSixty years after they fell out of fashion, seaplanes are set for a resurgence, fuelled by growing demand from tourists eager to get off the beaten track

The Independent

• HS2 in danger of coming off the rails as problems multiply National Audit Office probe and Cabinet Office review add to uncertainty over the project

The Scotsman

• Rail staff threaten action over plan to downgrade conductors SCOTRAIL staff are threatening action which could disrupt travel after learning of plans to downgrade conductors on a new electric train fleet.

Times Online

• HS2 station row threatens Osborne’s northern powerhouse [Subscription]ANGER is mounting in the government about a 12-month delay to a decision on the route of high-speed rail lines to Leeds and Manchester.

Mail Online

• HS2 is ‘mistreating and pressurising residents’ says Attorney General Jeremy Wright Attorney General Jeremy Wright raised fears that the line, designed in its first phase to reduce journey times between London and Birmingham, was affecting his constituents’ mental health.

The Mirror

• Boris Johnson's dad driven out of his mansion by new HS2 high speed rail link - which his son supports Stanley Johnson, 75, says he has been left "heartbroken" after being forced to sell his five-bed home in Primrose Hill, north London

Birmingham Post

• Bugatti gets 150 orders for new 261mph hyper carThere was the charismatic Bugatti Veyron. There was also competition in the form of the McLaren P1, Ferrari LaFerrari and the Porsche 918 Spyder. Now, none of those cars are in production.
• M42 'needs new junction' to cope with HS2 stationAirport calls for major infrastructure boost on back of high speed rail

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Ten-day festival of free walking and cycling to start in Bradford A TEN-DAY festival of free walking, cycling, and sustainability events will start in Bradford on Monday.

London Evening Standard

• Southeastern delays: City worker 'lost it' with station guard during 'utter carnage' on railwaysA City worker was arrested after he “lost it” with rail staff as tempers flared during a night of chaos on parts of London’s train network.
• 'How will we live?' Londoners react with mock panic as Emirates cable car set to close for a weekThe Emirates Air Line cable car is due to close for a week - sparking a wave of mock panic among Londoners.
• Commuters' joy as Tufnell Park Tube station reopens after nine-month closureCommuters in north London were left overjoyed as Tufnell Park Tube station reopened two weeks early.
• Revealed: London's worst postcodes for dangerous driversThe London postcodes which are home to the highest number of dangerous drivers in the capital can today be revealed.

Manchester Evening News

• Portland Street busway opens on Monday – bringing toucans, cycle lanes and a partial closure to carsAnd the next phases of work is set to get underway on Princess Street and John Dalton Street as well

The York Press

• Row brews over location of new railway crossing in CopmanthorpeA ROW is brewing in a York village over plans to close a railway crossing and move access to a more isolated spot that locals do not want.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Video: New artwork unveiled at Leeds train station to welcome visitorsA NEW piece of artwork is proving to be just the ticket for commuters in Leeds.

Blackpool Gazette

• Bus-ted!Bus workers are facing a ticking off from their bosses – after parking up on double yellow lines to grab their breakfast.

Get West London

• Heathrow Airport third runway: Campaigners react to legal threat from councilsHeathrow villagers say the threat will provide a reminder to David Cameron's 'no third runway' pledge, but a waste of money say pro-expansion group

Reading Evening Post

• West Berks school transport cuts will cost parents �684 a year West Berkshire Council introduces the new Fare Payer scheme at £76.67 for next term and £684 for a full year

Other Regional Press

• Rail line between Exeter and Plymouth shut again this weekend for engineering works at TeignmouthTEIGNMOUTH Railway Station and the railway line between Exeter and Plymouth is once again shut this weekend for repair parts of the aging track during a £40billion upgrade.
• Trust helps Luton trio into railwaysThree youngsters from Luton have graduated from a ‘Get Into Railways’ job support scheme run by train company Great Northern and youth charity The Prince’s Trust.
• Councils threaten court action unless Prime Minister rules out Heathrow expansionLawyers acting on behalf of four councils in south west London and Berkshire are preparing to take court action unless a third runway at Heathrow is ruled out.
• Slough Borough Council expresses support for third Heathrow runwayThe leaders of Slough Borough Council and Spelthorne Borough Council have written an open letter to express support for a third runway at Heathrow.
• Public transport is no longer publicIt is shocking that with the environmental challenges facing us today, we are presented with plans to solve the problems of moving people around our area with no thought for anything other than building or upgrading roads, at vast expense.
• Apprenticeship scheme just the ticket insists transport minister Transport minister Derek Mackay met up with a ScotRail modern apprentice to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2016.
• MP appealing for transport body to protect bus routesAn MP has responded to concerns over a cut to funding for Transport for London(TfL) bus routes serving the county.

Other News Sources

• Danger Drone: Assessing the UAV threat to civilian aircraftEarlier this week the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) called for an investigation into the consequences of a drone colliding with a civilian aircraft. Concerns over such an incident come on the back of 23 near-misses in the UK during a six-month period last year, 12 of which were given an ‘A’ class rating where […]
• Camden wins Transport Borough of the Year AwardLast night (Thursday 3 March) Camden Council was recognised with not one but two awards for our innovative approach to transport at the 2016 London Transport Awards.