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Sunday, 13 March 2016

BBC News

• 'Much-loved' bus returns to ShetlandA vintage bus used on the Shetland Islands from the 1950s is to make a one-way, 1,000-mile trip back there from its current home.
• Forth Ports calls strike 'unjustified'Forth Ports says a planned strike over pay at Grangemouth is

The Telegraph

• Valuable retail space at Paddington, Euston and Waterloo stations could go to overseas buyersMajor parts of historic stations such as Paddington, Euston, Waterloo and Birmingham New Street could be put up for sale in a bid by Network Rail to reduce its huge debt burden
• David Cameron will abandon Heathrow third runway plans, Cabinet minister declaresJustine Greening, the International Development Secretary, predicts that the Cabinet will conclude that the west London airport should not be expanded
• HS2 at risk of derailing at top speeds, report findsSecret research for the rail project warns of catastropic track failure without costly alterations

Times Online

• Edinburgh airport sets record for passengersScotland’s two largest airports reported record passenger numbers last month, but there was a sharp fall in the number of people passing through Aberdeen.

Daily Express

• Killer Germanwings pilot should NOT have been allowed to fly, distraught father saysTHE FATHER of a British man killed in the Germanwings air crash has blamed the airline for allowing the pilot who caused the tragedy to fly.

Mail Online

• Germanwings pilot's doctor called for him to be sectioned two weeks before crash Andreas Lubitz, 27, crashed Flight 9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf in March last year, killing 150 people on board. French investigators are due to publish a final report into the crash on Sunday.
• World's largest cruise ship is so vast that guests will have to use GPS to find rooms At a quarter-of-a-mile long the Harmony Of The Seas is the largest cruise ship ever to set sail and is so vast it even houses a scaled down version of New York’s Central Park within its 18 decks.

The Mirror

• Rail firms pocket £81million from their own train delays by failing to pass on compensation to passengersA Sunday People investigation reveals many rail operators are making it VERY awkward for customers to claim the compensation they are entitled to
• Bus passengers slam lack of value for money and “slow coach” drivers There's plenty of room for improvement in the bus lane according to passengers who have criticised drivers and timings

Daily Post (North Wales)

• David Cameron tells North Wales conference rail electrification will happen ... but not when The Prime Minister spoke at the Welsh Conservative conference in Llangollen

London Evening Standard

• Call for 'lessons to be learned' after Germanwings tragedyLawyers representing British families bereaved by the Germanwings air crash have demanded that "lessons are learned" in aviation safety after the tragedy.
• David Cameron will scrap third runway plan at Heathrow, claims Cabinet ministerDavid Cameron will scrap plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport, a senior Cabinet minister has said.

Northern Echo

• The Flying Scotsman arrives in Pickering to the waiting crowds Stuart Minting reports live as the Flying Scotsman makes its first journey during it's ten day visit to the region.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Warning to motorists that ‘Thousands of cars are being cloned annually’Motorists are being warned that ‘car cloning’ is believed to be on the rise and drivers could be at risk of fines as criminals substitute the identity of vehicles using stolen vehicle data.

Reading Evening Post

• Third Thames bridge: work on the business case starts in April Work on the business case for a third Thames bridge starts in April and should be complete before the end of this year

Other Regional Press

• Mad' plans to shut Flitwick rail station booking office spark pressure group concern FEARS that the booking office at Flitwick station could be closed and staff made redundant have sparked a nationwide petition.
• Good news on the horizon for rail commuters in Portsmouth and surrounding areas RAIL commuters who don’t make their work journey every day may soon be freed from the shackles of buying expensive season tickets.
• Confusion over electrification of the Lakes LineCONFUSION surrounds the long-awaited electrification of the Lakes Line – as a new report could delay work until 2024.
• Take a new view of the rail journey from Huddersfield to LeedsShort films part of novel art project for rail operator
• Warning to motorists that ‘Thousands of cars are being cloned annually’Motorists are being warned that ‘car cloning’ is believed to be on the rise and drivers could be at risk of fines as criminals substitute the identity of vehicles using stolen vehicle data.

Railway Gazette

• Venezia airport rail link agreementITALY: Timescales for the construction of a rail link to Venezia’s Marco Polo airport were set out...

Other News Sources

• Taskforce calls for investment in West Anglia MainlineTens of thousands of new homes and jobs could be jeopardised unless improvements are made to rail links between London and Cambridge.
• MP questions if airshow watchdog is fit for purpose AN MP has accused the aviation watchdog of failing in its duty to the public and questioned whether it is fit for purpose following analysis of the Shoreham Airshow disaster.