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Friday, 11 November 2016

BBC News

• 'Safer than cars'Industry experts say trams remain one of the safest modes of transport and advise against
• Virgin Trains to recruit from prisonsWest Coast Mainline operator Virgin Trains says it is planning to double the number of ex-offenders it employs.
• Thameslink rail disruption 'could last to Friday'Disruption to trains between Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and London could last until Friday, Network Rail says.

Mail Online

• Paris reacts with anger to city’s first migrant camp near Gare du Nord Eurostar hub The first official refugee camp in the history of Paris today opened its doors for the first time. The facility, which cost £6million to build, has 400 places and even boasts a football pitch.

London Evening Standard

• Buckingham Palace cycle superhighway: �47m route 'should be completed next year'The �47 million cycle superhighway that will pass Buckingham Palace should finally be completed next year, cycling campaigner Chris Boardman believes.
• Southern Railway facing legal action for keeping holiday pay from striking workers Southern Railway is facing legal action over its decision to withhold holiday pay from workers involved in the bitter dispute over the role of conductors.
• Croydon tram crash: Police investigate reports of 'near-miss' in same spot a week previouslyPolice are investigating passengers' reports that a tram almost came off the tracks a week ago in the same place as Wednesday's fatal crash.
• Croydon tram crash: Sadiq Khan thanks emergency services as Union Jack flies at half mast over City Hall The Union Jack was flying at half-mast at City Hall in tribute to six men and a woman killed in Britain's worst tram crash in a century.

Wales Online

• Three new bus lane cameras are being turned on in CardiffIt's part of a Cardiff council clampdown on drivers to get the city moving

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Crackdown on speeding drivers in North Leeds suburbsSpeeding drivers in Adel and Wharfedale are being warned of new speed reduction measures.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Stansted Airport expansion back on agenda following record annual passenger totalStansted Airport says it is examining “all options” for increasing capacity, and could seek to expand beyond its current authorised limit of 35m passengers a year.

Other Regional Press

• £10,000 funding shortage threat to rural bus route A bus route that serves rural areas of Hartlepool is facing an uncertain future due to a £10,000 funding shortage.
• Criteria set out for new South Wales Metro TrainsThe criteria South Wales Metro rail services bidders throughout the area will be required to meet have been set.
• Bus chief: 'Westgate traffic will cause total gridlock without radical action' DRIVERS in Oxford face 'total gridlock' unless more is done to plan for the reopening of the Westgate shopping centre, a bus company chief has warned.
• Manchester Airport surprises 25 MILLIONTH passenger with free flights to San FranciscoAirport reaches milestone for first time in 78-year history

Buying Business Travel

• Pilot shortage holds back Flybe growthRegional airline sees profits slump due to “tough” market and weak pound
• Emirates profits tumble as airfares fallDubai carrier forced to drop prices as expansion continues

Rail Technology Magazine

• Crossrail 2 'cannot go ahead' without four-tracking of West Anglia lineMPs for constituencies along the West Anglia line called for the route to be four-tracked in order to accommodate new rolling stock and Crossrail 2 at a Westminster Hall debate yesterday. Sir Alan Haselhurst, the Conservative MP for Saffron Walden, chaired the West Anglia Taskforce, which...
• Southern to face legal action by RMT over decision to withhold holiday paySouthern is likely to face legal action over its decision to withhold holiday pay from workers involved in its dispute with RMT over its proposals to expand driver-only operated (DOO) services. RMT has told the company that it has received legal advice which stated that withholding backdated...
• Greater NR cost efficiency vital or 'more jobs will get pulled'Network Rail’s director of northern programmes has not ruled out further project deferrals by the infrastructure owner if costs are not kept under control. At this year’s TransCityRail North Conference, Chris Montgomery, who was influential in the work to redesign Birmingham New...
• NR route directors to become 'customers' from late NovemberFrom 21 November, Network Rail’s route services will be devolved to locally-based directors who will procure and manage the supply chain – moving away from the usual procedure of giving companies the services the infrastructure owner “thinks they want”. Speaking at the...
• NR promises Manchester airport services via Ordsall Chord by end of 2017Services from different locations in the north will run to Manchester airport via the new Ordsall Chord from December 2017 as part of a programme of increased services promised by Network Rail today. The Ordsall Chord, a rail link between the city’s Piccadilly, Victoria and Oxford Road...
• Greengauge 21 calls for HS2 to 'get serious' about service plansHS2 Ltd should ensure that key northern and midland locations are not disadvantaged by the high-speed line by improving service plans such as adding a new hourly service via Stoke-on-Trent, high-speed rail consultancy Greengauge 21 advised in a new blog.  The blog was written in...

Railway Gazette

• Welsh Government sets out rolling stock aspirationsUK: The Welsh Government’s key priorities for the new rolling stock which is to be procured under...
• US rail industry responds to Trump victoryUSA: Responding to the results of the presidential and congressional elections held on November 8,...

Aviation Industry

• Bombardier narrows 3Q net loss, commercial aircraft revenue up 12%Canadian manufacturer Bombardier reported a consolidated net loss of $94 million for the third quarter of 2016, narrowed from the company’s consolidated $4.9 billion net loss in 3Q 2015. read more
• BP takes $30 million stake in US bio-jet producerUK-based oil company BP is taking a stake in a California manufacturer of low-carbon jet fuel. read more
• Phoenix-Mesa airport opens new US customs facilityArizona’s Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) has opened a new US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility adjacent to one of the airport’s three 10,000 ft. runways. read more

Green Miscellany

• Electric lorries: Saviour of the cityThe world’s cities are crying out for the potential environmental benefits of electric lorries. Research by King’s College in 2014 found nitrogen dioxide levels on London’s Oxford Street to be the worst on Earth – a shocking revelation that is prompting new restrictions on the type of vehicles permitted to enter the city. Dr David Carslaw, Environmental Research Group, was… The post Electric lorries: Saviour of the city appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• Clean bus 'revolution' shaved 55,000 tonnes off greenhouse gas emissions last yearThe advent of a cleaner generation of buses in the UK is saving tens of thousands of tonnes of greenhouse emissions per year as well as helping to tackle air pollution, according to a report launched this week at the e-Bus Summit in London.
• Winchester MP Steve Brine joins campaign to make A34 safer The safety of the road was discussed in a debate and it comes after lorry driver Tomasz Kroker was jailed for 10 years for causing death by dangerous driving on the A34.
• Campaigners hire double-decker bus to deliver petition to council about proposed cuts to services Two thousand people signed the petition, objecting to proposed cuts to the 514, 515 and 458 bus services after Abellio decided to withdraw its contract
• 7 new places you can fly to from Heathrow Airport next yearBritish Airways is adding to its schedule in 2017 with seats starting from as little as £65 to a handful of top locations
• London Stansted Airport sets all-time passenger recordLondon Stansted has passed two more major milestones as the airport set a new annual passenger record and experienced its busiest ever month of October.
• MP pushes government and rail bosses to bring in better ticketing choices for commuters AN MP is pushing for rail operators to move quicker to deliver a little bit of good news for beleaguered Brighton Mainline commuters.