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Saturday, 04 May 2019

BBC News

• Should there be a 'no manspreading' campaign on the London Underground?Some people are calling for London's transport bosses to encourage greater spatial awareness.
• Turner Prize drops Stagecoach sponsorship over LGBT controversyThe arts prize faced criticism for the deal with a company linked to an anti-gay rights campaigner.

Times Online

• Green light for e‑scooters to hit roads is months away [Subscription]Research into the safety of electric scooters will be submitted to the transport minister “in a matter of weeks” with a decision on whether to permit them on Irish roads expected in the coming months.
• How tech investment is the route to a greener world [Subscription]As governments focus on cutting emissions, the path is being smoothed by tech investment

Reuters News

• Cost and timing of London's Crossrail unknown after delay - NAOLondon's new flagship railway Crossrail cannot say when the much-delayed line will open, or what the final cost will be, Britain's spending watchdog said on Friday after Europe's most ambitious infrastructure programme hit the buffers.

Daily Express

• Boeing 737 CRASHES into a river in Florida with 136 people onboardA BOEING 737 has crashed into the St Johns River in Florida with 136 people on board, according to sources.

Mail Online

• Military plane carrying 143 people skids off the runway and crashes into a RIVER during botched landing at Jacksonville airportFire and Rescue crews rushed to Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida, on Friday night after a military charter plane carrying 143 people skidded off the runway and plunged into water.
• More than three million death trap vehicles are on the road - and motorists who ignore recall notices could face MOT fail under new plans Nearly three million vehicles that have been recalled over potentially lethal faults are still on the road.

Sky News

• Autobahned: Police in Germany seize 100 sports cars during 'race'More than 100 sports cars were seized by police in Germany as they sped along the autobahn on a cross-continent route from Oslo to Prague.
• 21 people taken to hospital after plane skids off runway into riverTwenty-one people have been taken to hospital after a plane skidded off a runway and into a river while attempting to land during a thunderstorm.

London Evening Standard

• Turner Prize drops Stagecoach sponsorship following LGBTQ+ rights row

North Wales Live

• This Welsh council wouldn't let parked cars stop them from painting double yellow linesResidents on South Road Aberystwyth labelled the move 'absolutely incredible'
• Inside story on Airbus A380 wing's 'race against time'Television series on how the superjumbo wing makes its first ever journey

Other Regional Press

• Vandals strike at West Somerset Railway VANDALS caused damage totalling around £1,000 in a 'senseless' attack on a West Somerset Railway coach.
• Road near Taunton Station to be closed to traffic for four days next weekSTATION Approach, in Taunton, will be closed to traffic for four days from Tuesday (May 4).

C.N.N.

• Plane from Guantanamo Bay with 143 people aboard skids into St. Johns River in Florida, officials sayThe Boeing 737 was in shallow water and not submerged in the river in Jacksonville. It had 136 passengers and seven crew members on board, and they've all been accounted for, authorities said.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Crossrail clung to 'unrealistic' timeline as contract renegotiations cost an extra £2.5bn, NAO reportsCrossrail “clung to an unrealistic view” throughout its delivery and has damaged public value, but is now “past the point of no return” and must focus on meeting its new target, a report from the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. Whitehall’s spending watchdog...
• Stagecoach says it was disqualified because it rejected £1.6bn rail pensions risk Stagecoach has said it was disqualified from three rail franchise competitions because it refused to accept a pensions risk “well in excess of £1bn.” The transport group has said projections offered by the DfT were “inadequate,” and in one scenario the company...
• TransCityRail MidlandsThe Midlands is currently experiencing a 'rail revolution.' It is central to the £57bn HS2 Phase 1 & 2 projects, is home to over 300 rail supply companies, has world class rail test facilities, a number of station upgrades and freight investment. The
• Blog: Jane Fisher, Transitions and Projects Director on new trains, station enhancements and £1bn investmentAhead of the upcoming TCR Midlands event 18-07-2019, we caught up with Jane Fisher, Transitions and Projects Director for West Midlands Trains. As Transitions and Projects Director, Jane explains her role and the key issues West Midlands Trains are addressing. She also explains why she’s...

Aviation Industry

• Bombardier posts 2019 1Q loss and declining revenueAfter warning on April 25 that its results would miss their targets this year because of challenges in its rail unit, Bombardier revealed revenue for the first quarter down 13% to $3.5 billion. Full-year revenue is now projected at $17 billion, a reduction of $1 billion. read more

Other News Sources

• Holyrood Committee releases its findings on the Transport BillThe Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee has endorsed the general principles of the Transport (Scotland) Bill.

EIN News Subscription

• Alarm call for MPs ignoring the tick of the Brexit clock – Tom Richmond … reprieve by irritated and impatient EU leaders, it also included … waste this time,â€� said European Council president Donald Tusk on … HS3 – the high-speed rail line that will link the … they’re satisfied with failing Transport Secretary Chris Grayling’s …
• Amsterdam Schiphol Airport: finding the right way to grow … a maximum of 45,000 air transport movements per year. However, while … scuppered by the European Commission after it forced the transport minister to … . New vs. existing airportGreg Alcorn, divisional director for transport and infrastructure at …
• As Dieselgate scandal widens, will Germany finally tackle transport emissions? … the fact that transport is the only major EU sector in … collusive scheme, in breach of EU competition rules, to limit … Berlin has also questioned the European Commission's NOx … investment in new public transport to battle air pollution. Has Dieselgate …