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Thursday, 11 May 2017

BBC News

• General election 2017: Labour manifesto draft leakedIt contains policies on nationalising railways and renewing the Trident weapons system and suggests Labour will not leave the EU without a deal.
• Qantas chief Alan Joyce 'to press charges' over pie incidentThe man who shoved Alan Joyce in the face has criticised his support for same-sex marriage.
• Toyota suffers first profit fall in five yearsThe Japanese car giant also warns a strong yen will push profits even lower in 2017-18.
• Boeing halts test flight of new planeThe planemaker is confident the potential engine issue would not delay deliveries of its 737 MAX jets.

Financial Times

• National Express revenues jump, but likely to face tough AGM over pay and safety
• Alitalia runs bank ‘beauty contest’ in pursuit of saleItalian carrier in race against clock to secure rescue or face threat of liquidation
• Maersk posts quarterly revenue growth for first time since ’14

The Guardian

• Thousands of lizards delay controversial Stuttgart 21 rail projectDeutsche Bahn budgets €15m to relocate threatened sand and wall lizards as costs continue to grow in major station upgrade
• Could maglev trains be a magic bullet for UK inter-city travel?Quick, clean and green, maglev technology is well suited to short, inter-city trips – if transport planners make the investment
• Labour party's plan to nationalise rail, mail and energy firmsJeremy Corbyn will lay out plans to take parts of Britain’s energy industry back into public ownership alongside the railways and the Royal Mail in a radical manifesto that promises an annual injection of £6bn for the NHS and £1.6bn for social care.

The Herald

• Leaked Labour manifesto pledges widescale renationalisation of Britain's key industries - energy, railways and Royal MailJEREMY Corbyn will go into the General Election pledging to nationalise Britain’s key industries and reverse years of austerity, according to an extraordinary leaked draft of the Labour manifesto.

The Telegraph

• National Express navigates speed bump after vocal minority oppose pay dealTransport group National Express has seen a vocal minority of investors raise their voices about the company’s pay scheme.
• Exclusive: Jeremy Corbyn's left-wing Labour manifesto leaked

City AM

• Overseas business boosts National Express revenues despite UK bus declineTransport company National Express has increased revenues so far this year, despite a decline in its UK bus business.

Mail Online

• U.S. likely to expand airline laptop ban to Europe The Trump administration is likely to expand a ban on laptops on commercial aircraft to include some European countries, but is reviewing how to ensure lithium batteries do not explode in midair.

The Mirror

• Labour manifesto leaked: Jeremy Corbyn pledges to re-nationalise energy industry, railways and Royal Mail in draft documentThe 43-page draft contains landmark promises on the NHS, social care, education and housing

Birmingham Mail

• Why there will be no 'Boris bikes' scheme for Birmingham West Midlands Mayor Andy Street rules out a 'Street's Cycles' bike loan scheme - but promises more investment in cycle routes
• Route revealed for City Ride 2017 - a new traffic-free bike ride in Birmingham New city centre cycling event will take you past some of Birmingham's top landmarks

Birmingham Post

• National Express plans more bus fare cuts Further West Midlands routes to benefit from reduced fares following uptake in passenger numbers after price cuts in Black Country

London Evening Standard

• National Express speeding up thanks to a sterling tailwindNational Express, the British transport operator that runs trains and bus services in Germany and Spain, has seen a leap in revenues because of the weaker pound.
• Disabled woman left stranded on Tube in tears after string of blunders by staffA disabled woman has told how she was left stranded on the Tube in tears after a string of blunders by station staff.

Wales Online

• Students complain after being kept awake until the early hours by railway works The Network Railway maintenance work came as exam season started at Cardiff University

Carlisle News & Star

• War of words over threatened rail price hikeA war of words has broken out between a union and rail bosses over a looming shake-up of fare prices across the north and Cumbria.

Bus and Coach.com

• Turin adds further four BYD electric buses to its order
• BVG trials new solar-powered bus stop displays
• One million electric kilometres for Eindhoven buses
• New Volvo / Wrightbus double-decks for Belfast
• First B5LH Evoseti double-decks for Tower Transit
• Manchester welcomes new powers with passing of Bus Services Act

Rail Technology Magazine

• London Bridge: nearing the final phase Mark Somers, project director of the Thameslink Programme, gives RTM's Josh Mines an update on the work at London Bridge station, including construction completed over the Easter weekend and how the programme is nearing its final stage.
• Building passenger trust in the new South West franchiseDavid Sidebottom, passenger director at Transport Focus, discusses the importance of focusing on passenger wants and needs to build trust on the new South West franchise.
• Digital Railway: four steps forward Shortly before the general election was called, the Digital Railway team announced several major updates to its programme. RTM’s Luana Salles reports. On 13 April, Digital Railway took the rail sector by surprise by revealing a series of updates, including an announcement that the Early...
• Final spans for Bolton interchange's 'skylink' bridge put in placeThe final two steel spans for Bolton interchange’s state-of-the-art ‘skylink’ bridge have now been put in place by engineers. Overnight on Monday, a 750-tonne crane was used to lift the spans, which will connect the interchange with Bolton station, into place. The completion of...
• RFG: Put rail freight at heart of post-Brexit trade linksRail freight should be put at the heart of post-Brexit trade links, a statement sent by the Rail Freight Group (RFG) has today stated. The group has published a list of five key freight priorities for the next government to consider in order to build and support the sector. RFG also stated that...
• Alstom unveils new EMU for UK and launches CLever at RailtexAlstom has unveiled plans to introduce a new regional EMU platform for the UK at this year’s Railtex exhibition, as well as launching its new CLever cantilever for the country’s rail network. Presenting the new EMU design to the media on its stand at a session entitled ‘A new...

Railway Gazette

• Bernadette KellyBernadette Kelly has been appointed Permanent Secretary at the UK’s Department for Transport....
• Stadler seeks 'most powerful' loco family as Eurodual trials begin EUROPE: Stadler Valencia outlined plans for the development of its Eurodual family of...

Aviation Industry

• US electronics ban could extend to European airportsThe European Commission (EC) has told ACI Europe that the US ban on electronic devices could shortly be extended to European airports—but the US government has neither confirmed nor denied the new ban. read more
• Ryanair to base 12 aircraft in FrankfurtIrish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will add a further 10 Boeing 737-800s to its Frankfurt base, for a total of 12 aircraft next year, Frankfurt airport operator Fraport CFO Matthias Zieschang told journalists during a analysts conference call May 9. read more
• Boeing suspends 737 MAX flights, cites ‘potential’ CFM LEAP-1B issueBoeing has suspended 737 MAX flights after being informed by CFM International of a potential issue with the aircraft’s LEAP-1B engine, although Boeing says MAX 8 deliveries will begin this month as planned. read more
• Antonov Airlines develops international networkUkraine’s Antonov Airlines, a division of state-owned Antonov Company, has established offices in the US and Hong Kong as part of ongoing expansion plans. read more

Green Miscellany

• Let’s rescue Britain’s forgotten cyclewaysBetween 1934 and 1940 Britain’s Ministry of Transport built at least 280-miles of segregated cycleways, usually on both sides of the new arterial roads springing up all over the country at that time. The photograph above shows one such Dutch-style cycling facility that was built in Manchester in 1937. Some of these cycleways still exist, but languish unused because either they… The post Let’s rescue Britain’s forgotten cycleways appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• You can now travel direct from Bath to Heathrow Airport for just £1A new coach service is offering a direct route to both Heathrow and Gatwick
• Next government must help, not hinder, the freight industry says FTAThe UK’s next government must support logistics businesses to enable them to reduce vehicle emissions and cope with the transition to Clean Air ...