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Tuesday, 29 May 2018

BBC News

• Cardiff Airport link road challenged by Pendoylan groupA road to improve Cardiff Airport links is challenged by local campaigners.
• Bombardier secures deal for up to 60 Belfast-made jetsThe aerospace firm will produce 30 CS300 passenger jets with an option to double this figure.

The Guardian

• Maglev trains: will they ever be number one with a bullet?It is lightning quick, clean, green – and expensive. But shouldn’t we think again about magnetic levitation?

The Herald

• Rail upgrades 'key to shorter Glasgow-London journey times'Upgrades to Scotland's rail network could boost plans to cut Glasgow to London journey times to just over three hours, a leading think tank has claimed.

The Independent

• Bank holiday travel chaos sees dozens of flights cancelled and trains delayedThe end of the long weekend signalled long delays for thousands of travellers attempting to return home.
• Richard Branson says Britain needs 700mph hyperloop trainsThe debate on high-speed rail is accelerating, with proponents of competing schemes insisting they have the best solution for the UK.

The Scotsman

• David Spaven: The road to fewer emissions is freight by rail – but proper planning is neededDespite the historical ­contraction of heavy industry, Scotland still has significant manufacturing and processing sites spread across the country – from the Norboard panel mill at Dalcross in the north to the Steven’s Croft forest industry complex at Lockerbie in the south.

Times Online

• Moors’ magic bus is ahead of the rest when it comes to scenery [subscription]Most bus journeys offer little in the way of scenery except traffic jams and fried chicken shops. But those lucky enough to catch the 840 in North Yorkshire are rewarded with views of rolling dales and heather-coated moorland.
• HS2 extension ‘rocket fuel’ for economy [Subscription]High-speed rail connecting all of the UK mainland by 2050 would put “rocket fuel in Britain’s economy”, a transport think tank has said.
• Look right, look left: it’s the kerb that won’t stay still [Subscription]City centre pavements could be widened and narrowed at different times of the day under plans for flexible kerbs.
• EU’s insurance plan for electric bikes branded ‘ludicrous’ [Subscription]Users of electric bikes, Segways and motorised scooters could have to take out third-party insurance because of European Union rules.

City AM

• The UK risks becoming 'over-reliant' on HS2 for national rail strategy, warns transport thinktankThe UK risks becoming too reliant on HS2 to plug the gap in its national transport strategy, analysts have warned. Transport thinktank Greengauge 21 has said that in order to develop a truly "national" strategy, the UK needs to move away from the “hub-and-spoke” model centred on London to a network that links together upgraded city centre “hub” stations.
• Northern Line part-suspended after bank holiday engineering works run overCommuters returning to work after the bank holiday may be in for a morning of disruption as large parts of London’s busiest tube line remain closed after engineering works ran late.

Mail Online

• Rail chiefs are facing a passenger revolt in the North as one thousand trains are axed in a week and bosses block irate customers on Twitter Rail chiefs and ministers are facing a revolt from passengers across the North after the number of cancelled trains doubled to more than one thousand in a week.

This is Money

• Sir Richard Branson warns Labour plot to renationalise industry is mistake He said that young voters only support public ownership because they never lived through the strikes, power cuts and inefficiency before Margaret Thatcher’s wave of privatisation.

Bolton News

• Keep the busesTHERE seems to be no end in sight to the appalling chaos on our railway service between Bolton and Manchester.

Northern Echo

• Map the region’s shipping history ahead of Tall Ships 2018PEOPLE can discover how the shipping industry shaped the region ahead of the Tall Ships Races 2018 in Sunderland.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Calls for more motorway police after 60,000 speeding drivers fined ROAD safety campaigners are calling on the Government to invest more money in roads policing after an investigation by The Yorkshire Post today reveals almost 60,000 fines were handed to drivers speeding on the region’s motorways in the last three years.

Blackpool Gazette

• Emergency rail plan is welcomedAn emergency plan and an investigation into the chaos that has made rail users’ lives a misery have been welcomed.

Cambridge News

• Stansted long-haul flights could quadruple as Heathrow debates third runwayThe airport plans a major increase in long-haul flights as it builds its new arrivals terminal
• Cambridge should get a new high-speed rail line, think tank proposesGreengauge 21 says it should link to Stansted Airport and Brighton

Other Regional Press

• Dundee bus firm to test timetable changes over holidaysThe operator will redesign its schedules to suit passengers travel patterns during the school holidays.
• Teething problems with Aberdeen bus service fixedThe number 14 service between Aberdeen and Kingswells, run by bus company Stagecoach in conjunction with Aberdeen City Council, started at the beginning of last month but experienced several issues in its first week.
• MP urges West Berkshire residents to back Heathrow rail link plansDirect train line could create a 'global Newbury', says MP
• Dramatic rise in passengers on Middlesbrough to Whitby railwayONE of the most remote rural railways in the country once dubbed "a pretty line with an awful train service" is steaming ahead with a 50 per cent increase in passengers and more stations restored.
• Plans for railway station in north-east town remain on trackNetwork Rail wants to build two new platforms at Kintore – the first new station in the region since 2009.
• Oxford bike co-op launch crowdfunding appeal with donor rewardsA COMMUNITY cycle workshop in the centre of Oxford has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help it move to a new home.

Railway Gazette

• SBB and Trenitalia to step up cross-border servicesEUROPE: Swiss and Italian national operators SBB and Trenitalia signed an agreement on May 22 to...
• Stadler sees servicing and bimodes as opportunitiesUK: Stadler’s contract to supply 52 four-car electric multiple-units for Merseyrail services around...

Aviation Industry

• Industry meets to review European flight time and fatigue rulesSome 180 aviation industry representatives participated in a workshop on flight time limitation (FTL) rules and fatigue risk management (FRM), giving their views on European rules which have been in force for more than two years. read more
• Lufthansa takes up options for six Airbus A320neosLufthansa Group has firmed a previous option for six further Airbus A320neos, following a decision by the company’s supervisory board at the beginning of May. read more

Other News Sources

• ScotRail urges passengers to find alternative transport as Glasgow train chaos continues
• Watch: Former transport secretary quizzes Chancellor over missing millennial railcardOh dear. It’s six months since Philip Hammond stood up in the Autumn Budget and announced a new railcard for those aged 26-30 ‘giving 4.5m more young people a third off their rail fares’. Yet the millennial railcard remains a near mythical artefact – with a mere 10,000 released on the day of the official ‘national’ launch.
• Peter Kyle MP Calls For Fuss-Free Travel For PrideThe Hove and Portslade MP has written a letter to the Thameslink rail boss to ensure decent travel for the festival