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Saturday, 24 March 2018

BBC News

• Cardiff bus station start date 'close' after new dealCouncillors will meet next week to vote on final plans for the long awaited project.
• Rail travel disruption as new signalling system testedReplacement bus services will operate between Llandudno Junction and Chester over the weekend.
• Flying firsts: Aviation milestones throughout historyFrom the Wright brothers to direct UK-Australia flights.
• Boeing move on US trade case 'welcome news' for BelfastBoeing decides not to appeal its defeat in a US trade dispute with Bombardier.
• Greater Manchester mayor unveils £240m 'Congestion Deal'More trams, investment in cycling lanes and an incentive for car-sharing are included in the plans.
• Call to extend Heathrow night flight curbsPlans for a third runway should be improved, MPs say, but not before safeguarding issues are addressed.

ITV News

• Anger over plans to build huge rail depot in NorthamptonshirePlans to build a massive rail freight depot in the Northamptonshire countryside have been met with anger.

Financial Times

• Qantas pushes boundaries with 17-hour kangaroo routeAirline plans more ultra-long-hauls as it launches direct flight from Australia to UK
• Heathrow third runway must have noise and cost safeguards, say MPsReport backs expansion but calls for strict conditions on spending and air quality

The Scotsman

• Parsons Green Tube bomber jailed for lifeA “ruthless” teenage asylum seeker has been jailed for at least 34 years for planting the Parsons Green Tube bomb that injured 51 passengers.

The Telegraph

• EasyJet suspends pilots who played Snapchat game at 30,000ft

Times Online

• Web deliveries ’destroying our roads’ [Subscription]A sharp rise in the popularity of online shopping is destroying the roads, council leaders have warned.
• Crackdown on ’rip-off’ airline feesMinisters to expose carriers’ hidden charges. Airlines are to be prevented from ripping off passengers with last-minute “hidden” fees under a government crackdown, The Times has learnt.

Reuters News

• Siemens nominates Roland Busch as chairman of Siemens AlstomFRANKFURT (Reuters) - Siemens (SIEGn.DE) said board member Roland Busch would become chairman of Siemens Alstom, a joint venture rail company created last year to better compete with the international advance of Chinese conglomerates.

City AM

• One of the busiest interchanges on London's Tube network to treble in sizePlans for a major upgrade of Camden Town Tube station that would treble it in size have been backed by 97 per cent of respondents to a public consultation on the proposals.
• TfL to trial "demand responsive" bus service after Ford's Chariot commuter shuttle and Citymapper trial schemesTransport for London (TfL) said today it is looking into the prospect of a new "demand responsive" bus service to run alongside the existing network.
• A new London Cycle Superhighway is on the cards between Tower Bridge and GreenwichProposals to build a new Cycle Superhighway stretching from Tower Bridge to Greenwich have received strong support from the public, Transport for London (TfL) said today.
• Heathrow boss says MPs signal green light to runway expansion ahead of parliamentary voteHeathrow’s chief executive John Holland-Kaye said today that the international flight hub is on track to gain permission from MPs for its third runway expansion, with a parliamentary vote expected in the summer.

Bolton News

• Nod for market free parking planFREE parking could be introduced at Bolton Market after councillors gave voted in favour of proposals to help struggling traders.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• 1,400 rail services to run during strikeNORTHERN will run almost 1,400 rail services during the two day strike next week.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Potholes are making us fat, claims top health body NICE says crater-ridden roads are putting people off getting on the bikes to fight the flab

Northern Echo

• MP's pledge over Government decision to deny De La Rue passport contract AN MP has pledged to fight on to reverse a Government decision to award a contract for new blue passports to a French firm instead of a North-East company.

Wales Online

• Cardiff finally has a fully-funded plan for a new bus station - and work is set to start next month It is a decade since the last terminus building was demolished and three years since the bus stops themselves were removed

Other Regional Press

• There will be more seats on these trains from Hull - but there's a catchExtra seats and improved facilities have been promised for rail passengers heading in and out of Hull on Transpennine routes.
• Cheap bus cards on the way for youngsters aged 16 to 18 across West Yorkshire And there is good news for under 16s too
• Chance to have your say on 30-year public transport plan for West YorkshireConsultation event comes to Huddersfield Town Hall after claims of 'snub'

New Civil Engineer

• Bechtel pulls Euston HS2 Station bidBechtel has pulled out of the race to build the High Speed 2 terminal at Euston Station in London.
• Carillion collapse delays Network Rail private funding listNetwork Rail has delayed the publication of a list of possible third-party funded rail enhancement projects, with chief executive Mark Carne citing the collapse of Carillion.

Rail Technology Magazine

• NR bags most prizes while Chiltern wins big at #UKRIA18Network Rail topped the charts at this year’s UK Rail Industry Awards (UKRIA), while Chiltern Railways took home the prestigious Operator of the Year. The infrastructure owner took home prizes for Recruitment Excellence and Track Technology, as well as winning in the Corporate Social...

Aviation Industry

• A new round of airport Noise Action Plans – what to expectEvery five years (known as “rounds”), major airports are required to revise existing plans that identify noise impacts, and ways to manage them. The plans – Noise Action Plans (NAPs) – are drawn up for areas identified as being impacted …
• Transport Committee’s Heathrow expansion report out today: AEF reactionHeathrow plans beset with problems and likely to face legal challenge, concludes parliamentary committee The Transport Committee, appointed to provide the official parliamentary scrutiny of the Government’s Heathrow expansion plans, has today published its findings. The report concludes that the …
• Boeing won’t appeal Bombardier CSeries rulingBoeing has not appealed the US International Trade Commission’s (ITC) rejection of its CSeries price-dumping claims against Bombardier. Boeing confirmed the March 22 deadline to appeal the Jan. 26 vote passed without it filing an appeal. read more
• Atlanta airport shuts down Wi-Fi after cyberattack on city governmentFollowing a March 22 cyberattack on the City of Atlanta government, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has temporarily shut down its Wi-Fi system, leaving the airport’s approximately 275,000 daily passengers and 63,000 employees scrambling for internet connectivity. read more
• London Luton aims for quieter summer nights London Luton Airport will clamp down on excessive noise late at night over the peak summer period, after it breached its night-time noise contour limits. read more

Green Miscellany

• Is it a car? Is it a motorcycle? Is it a scooter? No, it’s a QooderThe arms race that has seen the number of disposable razor blades escalate to as many as five appears to be spreading to the transport world. You need only look at the original Mini, or Fiat 500 or VW Golf to notice how cars are becoming increasingly bloated. And now the same may be happening to powered two-wheelers. The popularity… The post Is it a car? Is it a motorcycle? Is it a scooter? No, it’s a Qooder appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• Stagecoach bus prices across Cumbria set to riseScores of bus passengers across Cumbria will pay more for their tickets as of tomorrow as Stagecoach announced a price hike to some of their services.
• TfL told to fix Dial-A-Ride before getting “carried away” with fashionable app-based bus services
• £8.4m Nexus rail training scheme in South Shields gets the go-aheadNexus - the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro - has got the green light to build an £8.4m railway skills centre in South Shields.
• Heathrow expansion: Third runway should only be supported by government if catalogue of concerns are addressed, says report The Commons' Transport Select Committee says a proposed night flight ban should be extended and more clarity on when transport links will be improved is needed
• Heathrow plans needed to keep Britain trading, says FTAWith the British economy under more scrutiny than ever before thanks to the potential impact of Brexit, the Freight Transport Association (FTA), ...