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Monday, 09 October 2017

BBC News

• Coventry's Electric Railway Museum to closeA museum housing a collection of electric trains is closing to the public because developers want the land on which it sits.
• Cycle routes in Wales 'need to be safer and connected'New figures show 5% of adults cycle at least once or twice a week compared with 61% of adults who walk.
• Bombardier trade dispute to be raised in Commons by DUPDUP's Gavin Robinson will call on government ministers to
• Further tariff of 80% imposed on import of C-Series planeThe US Department of Commerce again rules against the aerospace firm in its dispute with rival Boeing.
• Argentine Airlines suspends flights to VenezuelaArgentine Airlines say it has concerns over security and has ended its flights to Caracas.
• More than 60% of Monarch passengers back in the UKMore than 350 rescue flights have so far been chartered or leased by the Civil Aviation Authority.

ITV News

• HS2 college launches in DoncasterThe National Rail College in Doncaster is officially launched today.

The Herald

• Driven round the bend by rude drivers and late, dirty buses? Now's your time to blow the whistleBUS passengers dismayed at poor service and bad-tempered drivers can vent their frustration in a new national survey launched today by Citizens Advice Scotland, as the organisation vows to “take actionâ€� on the worst cases.

The Scotsman

• How Edinburgh’s ‘bigger trams’ may have increased costsEdinburgh’s decision to go for a bigger tram than other places could have increased costs.

Times Online

• May must stand up to Boeing’s bully-boy tactics [Subscription]Theresa May will no doubt have spent the weekend reflecting on the impact of the phony P45 she got handed last week, but in Belfast there are four thousand Bombardier workers worrying that they might receive a real one unless their prime minister stands up to the bully-boy tactics of the US company, Boeing, and their protector, Donald Trump.
• Self-driving cars could run on unlit roads to conserve energy [Subscription]Lights could go out on motorways after driverless cars are introduced, to save energy and end “night blight”, an official report says.
• Crossing detects pedestrians using phones [Subscription]A smart crossing that can warn when a pedestrian using a phone suddenly steps out in front of traffic has been unveiled.
• Prestwick airport costs escalating [Subscription]Prestwick airport sucked in an additional £9.6 million of public money last year to keep it afloat, according to new figures.
• Cost-cutting delays Heathrow airport’s third runway [Subscription]Heathrow’s plans for a third runway have been delayed until at least the end of the year as the airport tries to cut £6 billion from the cost of the project.
• Driverless cars can transform cities by 2025, says Toyota [Subscription]Road safety will be transformed as drivers take a back seat while change accelerates

City AM

• Invest, connect, and train: How to fill the UK’s productivity voidLast Friday, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its latest figures on the UK’s labour productivity.
• Edinburgh Airport signs ground-breaking Beijing partnership amid £80m expansionEdinburgh Airport has signed a ground-breaking partnership agreement with Beijing Capital International Airport, whilst also beginning work on an £80m expansion.

Daily Express

• Ministers fear Bombardier row could hit US trade allianceTHE escalating Bombardier row with the US over UK manufacturing jobs could jeopardise a post-Brexit trade deal, ministers fear.

Mail Online

• Two pedestrians killed or maimed each week in cycle crash A total of 25 pedestrians have been killed in bike accidents over the past seven years, while another 700 were seriously injured, Department of Transport data shows.
• Ryanair safety workers are snapped horsing around Footage given to The Sun Online by a whistleblower shows the employees playing a prank at the airline's maintenance depot at Prestwick Airport, near Glasgow.

Belfast Telegraph

• Cash boost for restoration of Quiet Man train stationThe crumbling railway station which featured in the opening scenes of classic movie The Quiet Man is on course to be opened up as a major tourist attraction by St Patrick's Day next year.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• VIDEO: Reckless queue-jumping by drivers 'almost expected' in Bradford says officer leading danger driving crackdown A ROAD safety charity has slammed “recklessâ€� drivers caught performing dangerous and illegal overtaking manoeuvres on some of Bradford’s busiest roads.

Derby Telegraph

• Why railway enthusiasts came in their droves to Derby todayDozens of rail enthusiasts had their cameras out in excitement when Britain’s newest steam train rolled into and out of Derby.

London Evening Standard

• New street crossing alerts drivers if pedestrian is looking at their phoneA hi-tech crossing which alerts drivers when a pedestrian using a mobile phone steps in front of traffic has been unveiled.

Wales Online

• Illegal or necessary? Cyclists riding on one of Cardiff's busiest pedestrian streets - we asked what you thought There has been a definite split in feelings

Yorkshire Post

• In search of Britain’s best railway stations Historian Simon Jenkins has travelled the length and breadth of Britain in search of our best railway stations. Stephen McClarence climbs aboard for a celebration of architecture, engineering and social history.

Other Regional Press

• New Dundee bus service launched to meet demandXplore Dundee is introducing a new bus service to meet the demands of elderly residents, following extensive customer consultation.
• Could 'reminder' stickers in every taxi be one solution to 'car dooring'?STICKERS in every taxi in Oxford, reminding passengers to look carefully before opening a door into traffic, have been proposed as one solution to the problem of 'car dooring' in the city.
• Train operator supports young HattersOver 50 teenagers have been given free travel from Govia Thameslink Railway to support their development with Luton Town Football Club.
• Brighton MP criticises ‘draconian’ decision to close stations for Lewes BonfireBrighton Kemptown MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle has criticised the decision to close a number of railway stations to stop people travelling to and from Lewes for Bonfire next month.

Rail Magazine

• VTEC confirms December 2018 start date for AzumasVirgin Trains East Coast Managing Director David Horne has confirmed to RAIL that the first passenger services to be operated by its new Azuma fleet will commence in December 2018.

Other News Sources

• US imposes 300% import tariff on BombardierChamber of Commerce rules in favour of Boeing over claims of illegal state subsidies