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Monday, 04 September 2017

BBC News

• Train hits tree near Llanbradach with three people injuredThree people were treated for minor injuries after a train collided with a tree in Caerphilly county.
• Councils could set up bus firms after 32-year banA 32-year-old law barring councils from starting bus firms could be scrapped in Wales
• Queensferry Crossing to be opened by QueenThe monarch will open the new bridge exactly 53 years after she opened the Forth Road Bridge.
• Bolton's £48m bus station opensThe £48m interchange has a footbridge for passengers to walk to nearby train services.
• Greater Manchester launches half-price bus tickets for 16 to 18 year oldsAlmost 100,000 16 to 18 year olds will be eligible for the discounted tickets.

Financial Times

• China’s BYD opens its first commercial monorailMass transit is a hedge against the uneven fortunes of the electric car industry
• Fast-growing Indian airlines hit capacity limitsShortage of experienced pilots pile on problems for industry expanding too quickly
• Philip Hammond in 'Northern Powerhouse' pushChancellor meets city mayors to discuss ways of boosting productivity

The Guardian

• Travel disruption looms as workers at three train operators go on strikeRMT members at Southern, Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North are to walk out on Monday in dispute about guardsRail workers at three train operators are staging fresh strikes on Monday in disputes over the role of guards and driver-only trains. The action will disrupt travel as people return to work after the holidays and schools reopen.Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) at Southern, Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North will walk out amid worsening industrial relations in the industry. Continue reading...

The Telegraph

• Commuters face back to work travel misery with fresh rail strikes planned

Times Online

• Half of residents hoping to sell a home near HS2 are rejected [Subscription]Britain’s new high-speed railway has been accused of causing misery for hundreds of households by rejecting almost half of applications to sell homes near the line.
• Edinburgh’s tram network planners need to think big [Subscription]It looks like the long-awaited Edinburgh tram extension is finally about to happen. The case for it is stronger than ever. Edinburgh’s expected population growth over the next few decades means that the city must develop a modern public transport network.

Mail Online

• Rail strike chaos as UK goes back to work Thousands of trains will be cancelled and stations closed, with the RMT also threatening to spread the protest to the South West and Wales. The walkout is being staged over a dispute about train guards.

This is Money

• Hurricane Harvey to send price of fuel up by 5p a litre More than a third of US oil refineries have been affected by the storm and the main pipeline which carries fuel from the US Gulf Coast refineries to the East coast has been shut down.

Birmingham Post

• How the new tram to Edgbaston will look New CGIs show how the Midland Metro stop in Hagley Road will look when it opens in 2021

Bolton News

• 'Bon voyage' - The last journey from Bolton Bus Station LATE-NIGHT travellers witnessed the end of an era as they boarded the last ever journey from Bolton Bus Station.
• Transport links are ‘not good enough’A BOLTON business leader has shared her concerns about the town’s transport system with key figures from across the North.
• Train staff on strike again todayTRAIN staff are on strike again today and people are being asked to check before they travel.

London Evening Standard

• Revealed: UK's five least-value rail trips are all to or from LondonThe UK's five least-value rail trips are all routes to or from London, it has been revealed.

Manchester Evening News

• Scheme to give half price bus travel to 100,000 young people in Greater Manchester is launchedStep closer to Andy Burnham's 'free travel for young people' pledge

The York Press

• York to miss out on major cycling event THOUSANDS of cyclists are set to miss out on a traffic-free, family-friendly bike ride through York this autumn.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Do rail passengers get value for money? Ipswich to London is UK’s most expensive trip per mileThe Ipswich to London train service has been valued as the most expensive fare in the country per mile.

North Wales Live

• How services will be affected during Monday's Merseyrail strike The key points as disruption to hit services

Other Regional Press

• Fancy a pony ride in Oxford? Second 'dockless' bike firm launches TODAY, a second company rolls out its fleet of dockless bikes across Oxford city centre.
• Commuter route to London among 'worst-value' train services in the country THE London Paddington to Didcot Parkway route has been revealed as one of the worst-value rail services in the country.
• Busy route in and out of city closed for more than a monthA KEY route into the city will be closed for a month overnight and sections shut to traffic 24 hours a day as work to repair the historic Folly Bridge finally begins.

Rail Magazine

• GALLERY: Class 50s return to Old Oak CommonSeven Class 50s star at Old Oak Common open day
• Edinburgh-Glasgow energisedEGIP energised at weekend. Electric trains to test from next month.
• Green light for Midland Metro extension to EdgbastonExtension to Midland Metro approved
• New trains for Scotland being tested in GermanyClass 385s move to Germany for tests