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Sunday, 28 January 2018

BBC News

• 'Rogue' parking companies face government crackdown"Rogue" parking companies will be banned from accessing driver data and issuing fines as part of plans to stop "unscrupulous operators".

ITV News

• Greater Anglia new commuter train carriages unveiledGreater Anglia have released photos of their new train carriages, which will come into service next year.

The Guardian

• Fear and loathing on the last train homeHeading back to Bristol at the end of a long day, Nikesh finds himself sharing a carriage with three men who make it very clear what they think about him…
• National Audit Office to investigate East Coast rail 'bailout'Watchdog to look at decision to allow Virgin and Stagecoach to hand back franchise early

The Herald

• Cost of Edinburgh tram inquiry reaches £8 millionTHE inquiry into Edinburgh’s beleaguered trams project has ballooned by £1 million in the last four months alone.

The Scotsman

• Pension fears for retired railway police officers Retired railway police officers have expressed dismay at plans to use their pension pots to begin a new fund as part of a controversial merger.
• Up to 20 ScotRail trains a day skip their scheduled stopsThe number of ScotRail trains skipping stops – one of passengers’ greatest bugbears – has increased to as many as 20 a day....

Times Online

• Watchdog NAO probes East Coast rail blunder [Subscription]The failure of the Virgin Trains East Coast rail franchise is to be investigated by the government’s spending watchdog.

Reuters News

• Relief for UK workers after Bombardier trade dispute victoryLONDON (Reuters) - British politicians and union leaders welcomed Bombardier's surprise trade victory against U.S. planemaker Boeing Co, saying it safeguarded thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland and across British supply chains.

City AM

• The Night Tube is coming to the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan Lines - but only after 2023Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed plans to roll out Night Tube services to the Metropolitan, Circle, District and Hammersmith & City Lines once a major upgrade programme is complete in 2023.

Birmingham Mail

• Motorists driving over 70mph limit on motorways WILL be fined Road safety bosses have confirmed that when the cameras are switched on anyone caught speeding will be punished - 24 hours a day

London Evening Standard

• New Tube entrance and ticket hall unveiled at Victoria station in £700m revampTransport for London has unveiled Victoria station's new Tube entrance and ticket hall in a boost for commuters often caught up in queues at the busy transport hub.

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottingham City Council will not pay for tram extension to new HS2 train stationDeputy leader said that the Government will have to pay for the extension

Sheffield Star

• Busy bus service cancels stops at Sheffield suburb due to 'badly parked cars'The curse of badly parked cars affecting bus services in Sheffield has struck again.

Londonist

• TfL Changes Widely Derided 'Please Hold On' Announcement - Londoners Still Aren't HappyNearly two weeks ago, TfL made the bold move on informing passengers that their buses are liable to move. Specifically with an announcement that said: "Please hold on, the bus is about to move". After. Every. Single. Stop.

Other Regional Press

• Irish Rail phases out ‘quiet carriages’ due to mobile phone useIrish Rail is phasing out ‘quiet carriages’ on all trains due to the “almost universal use” of mobile phones.
• Transport for London modelled authority proposed for CambridgeshireA Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro (CAM) could be the vehicle that drives forward a Transport for London-style authority for Cambridgeshire, with mayor James Palmer at its head.

Forbes

• Tesla Cars Are Great - Their Ecosystem Strategy Not So MuchTesla is an "ecosystem entrepreneur". It must change a large ecosystem to succeed. Toyota, Amazon, Alibaba, Google - are all successful ecosystem entrepreneurs. Here we map Prius vs Tesla approaches to electric vehicles. This mapping can be useful to entrepreneurs of all kinds.

Other News Sources

• Norfolk gritting and bus subsidies to avoid cutsThe people of Norfolk had spoken and they want their roads gritted and their buses subsidised.
• Clampdown on Coventry bus fare dodgers as more inspectors target 'fraud hotspots'National Express West Midlands are clamping down on fare dodging by increasing the number of ticket inspectors on Coventry buses – and targeting ‘fraud hotspots’.
• RETRO: Flying Scotsman saved and restored by Doncaster businessman The iconic locomotive, The Flying Scotsman, did its last run for British Rail in January 1963, before the engine became the property of Doncaster businessman and railway enthusiast Alan Pegler for a sum of £3,000.
• Bath Spa railway passengers could be paying over the odds by not splitting their journey into multiple single ticketsYou cave a bundle by buying single tickets to stations along the route to your destination
• Bath Spa railway passengers could be paying over the odds by not splitting their journey into multiple single ticketsYou cave a bundle by buying single tickets to stations along the route to your destination
• RETRO: Flying Scotsman saved and restored by Doncaster businessman The iconic locomotive, The Flying Scotsman, did its last run for British Rail in January 1963, before the engine became the property of Doncaster businessman and railway enthusiast Alan Pegler for a sum of £3,000.