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Saturday, 10 November 2018

BBC News

• Flooding closes railway line at Dawlish sea wallWaves washing over the sea wall at Dawlish have made the track impassable, Network Rail says.
• Danish firm to build new hydraulic plant in LoanheadThe Midlothian facility will use digital technology to make hydraulic pumps and motors for off-road vehicles.
• Minister Jo Johnson quits over Brexit and calls for new voteJo Johnson, brother of Boris, calls for the public to have the final say after resigning from transport job.
• Croydon tram crash: Safety concerns remain two years onSeven people were killed when a tram derailed near to Sandilands in November 2016.
• Historic sailing ship to return homeThe Falls of Clyde will be brought back to Scotland from Hawaii, 140 years after it was built on the Clyde.
• Cammell Laird: Unite union workers vote to strike over job fearsSome Cammell Laird workers vote to strike over fears the Merseyside shipbuilder may shed 290 jobs.
• Ryanair plane seized by French authorities in cash rowThe plane, which was en route to London Stansted, had 149 passengers on board.
• Government-subsidised plug-in cars may never have been chargedPlug-in hybrids bought for fleets with subsidies may never have been charged, research for BBC shows.

Times Online

• Dublin airport flies in 250,000 workers to create a buzz [Subscription]Dublin airport used to have about 3,500 staff, but it has recently added 250,000 new workers and they have created quite a buzz.
• Global Ports seeks to tie up deal in Antigua [Subscription]Global Ports Holding is to enter exclusive talks with the government of Antigua and Barbuda over a concession to run cruise port operations in Antigua.
• Vauxhall flies flag, but have its glory days gone for ever? [Subscription]Once it dominated the British car market but now it has been overtaken by BMW
• Ryanair jet seized in France over ‘unpaid debt’ [Subscription]Ryanair passengers tired of forking out for everything from a baby’s seat belt to checking-in could be forgiven a wry smile after one of its planes was seized in Bordeaux in a row over cash.
• Diesel engines must be turned off to cut fumes in stations [Subscription]Train operators have been told that their drivers must switch off diesel engines in major stations amid fears that passengers on platforms are exposed to dangerously high levels of pollution.
• Airlines try to avoid paying out if Brexit cancels flights [Subscription]Travellers booking Easter holidays face having their flights cancelled without compensation in the event that a no-deal Brexit leads to travel disruption.
• https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/brexit-jo-johnson-resigns-over-worst-crisis-since-suez-jxn9xdv8t [Subscription]HS2 plans to eradicate delays caused by track failures by installing scanners on the front of trains to detect faults before they cause chaos for passengers.
• Jo Johnson savages Theresa May’s Brexit strategy and quits over ‘worst crisis since Suez’ {Subscription]Theresa May’s domestic woes deepened last night after Jo Johnson resigned as a transport minister, declaring her approach to Brexit a failure on a scale not seen since Suez.

City AM

• Jo Johnson quits as transport minister over Brexit, calling for second referendumJo Johnson resigned from government this afternoon in protest at the Prime Minister’s Brexit strategy, backing calls for a second referendum.
• Ryanair plane seized at Bordeaux airport by French civil aviation authority in row over cashFrench authorities have seized a Ryanair plane at Bordeaux airport in a dispute over money they say the Irish airline owes.

Mail Online

• 'This is not a plot!': Jo Johnson denies he is trying to oust PM as he quits role of transport minister (which May only gave him after sacking him as universities minister)Theresa May's Brexit plans faced a fresh threat today as Boris Johnson's brother became the 18th person to resign under her premiership.

Liverpool Echo

• Eighth taxi driver in eight days tests positive for cocaine as police issue stark warningDrivers have even tested positive while carrying customers - here's why the crime is SO dangerous

London Evening Standard

• Tough new noise fines to hit flights at City Airport after surge in resident complaintsLondon City Airport is going to fine airlines for breaching noise limits after a surge in complaints from residents.
• Jo Johnson quits as transport minister: Boris Johnson's brother resigns over Brexit saying withdrawal deal is 'failure on scale unseen since Suez crisis'

Other Regional Press

• Taunton Station planning application submittedPROPOSALS have been submitted for a multi-million pound scheme to upgrade the transport interchange between trains, buses and taxis at Taunton Station.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Contactless payment comes to Santander CyclesCustomers using London’s Santander Cycles scheme will be able to use contactless payment cards to hire cycles for the first time from mid-November, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.
• Transport minister Jo Johnson quits over BrexitTransport minister Jo Johnson has quit the government, calling for the public to have a fresh say on Brexit.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Khan denies 'deliberately misleading' London Assembly over Crossrail delayThe London mayor has responded defending himself from claims that he and London transport bosses “misled” the London Assembly Transport Committee who “identified grave discrepancies” in evidence given to its investigation. Sadiq Khan said in a letter to the assembly that...
• Siemens CEO says it is 'willing to make concessions' to secure EU approval for Alstom mergerThe chief executive of Siemens has said he is “willing to make concessions” if necessary in order to gain EU approval for its proposed rail merger with Alstom. Joe Kaeser, head of the German rail giant, said he was relaxed about the EU Commissions’ objections to the merger...
• Porterbrook secures £250m financing to sustain investment in passenger trainsPorterbrook, the UK’s largest owner of passenger trains, has announced the refinancing of a £250m public bond to support and sustain its investment in its rolling stock. The Derby-based company has refinanced the bond in the private placement market, completing the refinancing of the...
• Transport minister Jo Johnson resigns over Brexit  Image credit -  Stefan Rousseau/PA Archive/PA Images 

Aviation Industry

• FAA makes staffing policy changes after Vegas controller found incapacitated The FAA is implementing a new controller staffing policy after a tower controller became incapacitated while working the midnight shift at McCarran International Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas, Nevada. read more

Other News Sources

• Urgent funding required for ferry services in the Clyde and HebridesThe Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee is calling for investment in the Clyde and Hebrides ferry services to be prioritised in the upcoming budget, and for there to be an urgent review of the Ferries Plan.
• Views sought on 20mph roll-out across ScotlandPlans to reduce the speed limit on most residential and urban streets across Scotland from 30mph to 20mph are being considered by a Holyrood committee.

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