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Monday, 07 November 2016

BBC News

• Speeding tickets on 'smart motorways' rise sharplyThe introduction of smart motorways has seen a big rise in speeding fines, figures suggest.
• Self-drive delivery van can be 'built in four hours'UK firm that can build autonomous vans in four hours aims to shake up the delivery truck industry.
• Rail timesPanorama's John Ware examines the state of Britain's rail system.
• Aslef suspends Southern rail strike ballot among driversAslef, the UK's biggest train drivers' union, suspends a strike ballot among its members on Southern rail because of
• Opening of Liverpool's new �400m container terminalA new �400m container terminal Liverpool2 is being formally opened at the Port of Liverpool.
• VW emissions probe to investigate board chair PoetschCar giant VW says German prosecutors have expanded their probe of the emissions scandal to include the firm's chairman.

Financial Times

• Ola attacks Uber over ‘predatory pricing’ in IndiaRide-hailing app says US rival driving aggressive fare cuts that are burning cash
• Driverless cars pose threat to growth of cycling in citiesFrom pedestrian safety to limited road space, how will driverless cars fit in the future of transportation

The Herald

• Transport Minister Humza Yousaf moves toward rail public ownership
• Transport Minister set to move towards rail public ownershipTHE Scottish Government is examining options for returning Scotland’s railways to public ownership in what would be the biggest shake-up of the service since privatisation more than 20 years ago, the Sunday Herald understands.

The Telegraph

• British Airways 'to squeeze extra 52 seats onto Boeing 777 economy flights'

City AM

• Heathrow chairman Lord Deighton wants other airports given the green light for expansionLord Deighton is feeling magnanimous since Heathrow's expansion plans have been given the go-ahead.

Mail Online

• Toxic cabin fumes can POISON plane passengers and oxygen masks are no protection warns BA's in-flight safety chief � Mark Mannering-Smith, the head of in-flight safety for British Airways, wrote on an internal online forum that cabin fumes can be toxic and therefore hurt crew members and passengers.
• G Wiz is voted the UK's worst ever car Auto Express said factors behind a car being voted as the worst ranged from how it looked to how it performed. The G-Wiz polled the most votes, followed by the notorious Austin Allegro.
• British Airways plans to squeeze another 52 seats on Boeing 777 planes British Airways is the cramming an extra 52 seats on to its Boeing 777 holiday jets which operate out of Gatwick. The scheme planned for 2018 will take the total for the aircraft from 280 to 332.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Danger drivers crackdown is now 'part of police culture' as operation set to continue for 'at least six months' SENIOR councillors have called for the police crackdown on dangerous driving across the Bradford district to be allowed to continue indefinitely after praising its success.

London Evening Standard

• It's quicker to cycle than drive on some sections of the M25, figures revealIt would be quicker to ride a bike than drive a car on some sections of the M25, it has been revealed.
• Tube station campaign launching to urge Londoners to go vegan in New YearLondoners have been urged to go vegan in January as campaigners prepare to launch a drive in Tube stations to recruit supporters.
• Electronic signs at bus stops and Tube stations to warn Londoners of dangerous air pollution levelsLondoners will be alerted via electronic signs at Tube stations, bus stops and on busy roads when air pollution reaches dangerous levels.
• Passengers 'run for their lives' after lit firework thrown into Hackney Overground trainTerrified passengers fled from an Overgound train in Hackney after a lit firework was thrown into a carriage full of families.
• Southern rail strikes: Union suspends ballot on fresh walkoutsA major trade union has suspended a ballot on fresh strike action on Southern rail services because of "technical difficulties".

East Anglian Daily Times

• Six crossings set to close on Felixstowe-Ipswich track to allow more rail freight on lineNegotiations are taking place between Network Rail and bosses at Britain’s premier container port over funding for a multi-million pound project to create a passing loop to increase the number of freight trains on the Felixstowe-Ipswich rail line.
• Could Polocode app help delivery drivers find rural addresses in Suffolk?An airline pilot believes he has come up with a solution to the problem of finding rural locations.

Other Regional Press

• Ministers Pushed For Support on Transport PlansFresh talks have been held with UK Government Ministers about ambitious transport proposals for North Wales.
• Nottingham tops transport survey againNottingham City Council has been awarded top place in a national benchmarking survey that measures the public satisfaction with local highways and transport.

C.N.N.

• Chandeliers, marble and propaganda: Inside North Korea's metro systemBuried 100 meters (328 feet) underground, the Pyongyang Metro is one of the deepest commuter systems in the world.

Rail Technology Magazine

• From rails to trails: turning rail corridors into public spaces A number of cities have taken the initiative to transform abandoned railway corridors into public city parks. Taking in New York, Chicago, Melbourne, Toronto and Vancouver, Eva Grey looks at some of the most impressive current and future projects bre…

Other News Sources

• ScotRail to reveal true extent of overcrowding on busiest trainsUntil now, ScotRail have refused to follow the example of operators in England and Wales, who publish details of their most overcrowded services.