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Tuesday, 08 October 2019

Government

• East West Rail Company: works between Bedford and Cambridge, Planning Act 2008Direction by the Secretary of State under Section 35 of the Planning Act 2008 relating to railway works between Bedford and Cambridge.

BBC News

• Businesses hit by Arran ferry disruptionOne hotelier has had 50 cancellations because of problems on one of Scotland's busiest ferry routes.
• Minister meets new recruits at Ferguson shipyard in Port GlasgowThe newly-nationalised yard in Port Glasgow is taking on 27 staff, as well as retaining 14 apprentices.
• Technical failure causes major disruption to Arran ferryCalMac's service between Ardrossan and Brodick is unable to carry vehicles due to broken infrastructure.
• Thomas Cook refund website sees 60,000 claims on day oneThe Civil Aviation Authority says the process is now running smoothly after delays due to high demand.

The Telegraph

• Upbeat EasyJet enjoys profit boost as rivals are hit by strikes [subscription]EasyJet expects to hit the upper end of its forecast full-year profit range after a "solid performance" in its fourth quarter, helped by strikes at rivals British Airways and Ryanair.

Times Online

• Pilots have forgotten how to fly because of hi-tech aircraft [Subscription]Aircraft are crashing because pilots have either forgotten how to fly or never learnt in the first place, the US aviation regulator has claimed.

Birmingham Post

• New plans to transform the east of Cardiff with a new train station and business district at its heartAn outline planning application for Cardiff Parkway will be lodged next spring

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Walk to school and ditch the car, says Bradford West MP Naz ShahTHE MP for Bradford West is encouraging people to ditch the car and walk to school after a climate change meeting with three schools.
• Worrying impact of air pollution in Bradford revealed as drive towards electric vehicles continues THE worrying impact of man-made air pollution on Bradford and its residents has been highlighted in a report to be discussed by councillors tomorrow.

Liverpool Echo

• First look at the brand new Merseyrail trains on the tracksThis is how a new fleet of state-of-the-art Merseyrail trains - set to launch in our region from next year - will look on the tracks.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Northern Powerhouse Minister would be 'disappointed' if HS2 does not reach YorkshireThe Northern Powerhouse Minister has admitted he would be “disappointed” if the Sheffield and Leeds section of HS2 is axed, but he insisted that taxpayers’ money must be spent “prudentially”.

Cambridge News

• Passenger's fury at 'ridiculous and dangerous' train seatsThey said the seats could be hazardous for elderly or disabled people
• These are the worst right hand turnings in Cambridgeshire according to youWe asked you to share your least favourite right turns in the county

East Anglian Daily Times

• ‘Parents were outraged’ - vital bus to Suffolk One scrapped“Outraged” parents have spoken of their anger after a bus taking their children to Suffolk One was scrapped.

Leeds Live

• We shouldn't be surprised if HS2 never reaches LeedsAfter so many let downs and stark warnings, we really shouldn't get our hopes up about HS2

Other Regional Press

• Why Network Rail wants to demolish three 'eyesore' buildings near Carrow RoadA number of derelict buildings close to Norwich railway station have been earmarked for demolition by Network Rail.

Business Live

• Petards secures £1.3m deal with top train manufacturer BombardierTyneside technology firm Petards has announced it has secured a £1.3m deal to supply its high tech security and surveillance systems to train manufacturer Bombardier.

New Civil Engineer

• Transport for the North hits out at threat to HS2’s eastern spurTransport for the North (TfN) has hit out at speculation that the eastern spur of High Speed 2’s (HS2) second phase may be scrapped.

Rail Advent

• Rail Riders is returning after nearly 30 yearsAfter 29 years away, the Rail Riders club will be returning in 2020.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Car share scheme rolled out at Tring station London Northwestern Railway have introduced an innovative car share scheme to save their passengers money while helping the environment. Passengers travelling to Tring station are being invited to use a new scheme of sharing their journey to the station. The pilot scheme will use a website...
• Community invited to Helpston signal box to get insider view of level crossing safety More than 200 residents were given an exclusive insight to the workings of Helpston signal box at a level crossing north of Peterborough. A number of public open days ran by signallers last month (16th-21st September) gave people the opportunity to get behind-the-scenes access in a bid to...

Railnews

• Union steps up ticket office closures protest The RMT RMT is stepping up its campaign to prevent the closure of ticket offices at three London Overground stations, and a reduction in opening hours at 45 more. According to the union, the ticket offices are set to close entirely at Brondesbury, White Hart Lane and West Hampstead, while another 45 will have their hours cut back, in some cases only opening during the morning peak on Mondays to Fridays. There will be a day of action on Friday this week, which will involve a campaign of distributing leaflets at stations.

Railway Gazette

• Merseyrail’s first Stadler train heads for testingUK: The first of 52 bespoke four-car electric multiple-units which Stadler Bussnang is building for Liverpool area commuter operator Merseyrail has been set for dynamic testing at the Wildenrath test circuit in Germany.

Aviation Industry

• GAO report finds TSA review of security directives ‘not consistent’The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is not consistently involving airlines when it reviews security directives at foreign airports, and its process for checking them is not transparent, a report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found. read more
• CEO: Air France can learn from KLM’s efficiencyThe Air France-KLM Group has seen a major improvement in operations since reaching labor stability, CEO Ben Smith said during a press conference in Amsterdam. read more