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Monday, 16 November 2015

BBC News

• First refurbished Enterprise train to be unveiled by TranslinkThe first refurbished train for the Belfast-Dublin Enterprise service is to be unveiled by Translink later.
• 'Double the spend on cycle paths'Spending on cycle paths and footpaths in Wales should be doubled, according to a transport charity.
• Northern Powerhouse unknown to 64%Two-thirds of people in the North of England have either never heard of, or know nothing about, the Northern Powerhouse, according to a BBC-commissioned survey.

ITV News

• Cost of HS2 'rises dramatically'The cost of the controversial HS2 link which will run through the Thames Valley, has risen dramatically, according to figures given to the Treasury ahead of the spending review.
• No trains at Coventry and Birmingham International due to vandalismA signalling problem caused by vandalism near Canley has led to delays of up to 60 minutes to trains between Coventry and Birmingham New Street.

Financial Times

• Travel groups keep services to Paris openAmerican Airlines suspends Paris flights while other operators vow to continue services
• Northern routes key to growth, TfN saysNew cross-Pennine lines vital ‘big-ticket item’ for economic growth
• Ferry lines to fight Danish tunnel termsStena and Scandlines dispute Brussels’ backing for EU-backed infrastructure project

The Guardian

• French rail crash: children were on board test train, says SNCFRail firm says it will investigate why children were allowed on high-speed train that derailed near Strasbourg, as death toll rises to 11 Children were on board a high-speed train that derailed during a test run in north-eastern France, the French rail company said, as the death toll rose to 11 with five still missing. Related: Ten dead in Strasbourg train crash, reports say Continue reading...

The Independent

• Electric bikes offer all the benefits of a scooter, and none of the downsidesWhen Steve Richards' Vespa was stolen, a friend suggested he consider an electric bike instead: no MOT, tax, petrol, or parking problems
• Electric bikes offer all the benefits of a scooter, and none of the downsidesWhen Steve Richards' Vespa was stolen, a friend suggested he consider an electric bike instead: no MOT, tax, petrol, or parking problems
• John Prescott calls for a 'super region' for northern England to help it catch up to LondonThe former Deputy Prime Minister, who was MP for Hull East, said towns and cities in the north should be encouraged to join forces and form a “super region” with control over economic development, housing and transport – arguing George Osborne’s “Northern Powerhouse” plans are “not coherent”.
• HS2: Cost of London-to-Birmingham leg of proposed new railway a third higher than previously estimatedThe cost of the London-to-Birmingham leg of Britain’s proposed new railway, High Speed Two (HS2), is approaching £30bn – a third higher than previously estimated.

The Observer

• We hoped for a march of the makers, but even BAE is failing to produce the goods… and now another British areospace giant, Rolls-Royce, is suffering from gambles that have gone wrong in the airline market

Office of Rail and Road (ORR)

• Periodic review 2018 (PR18) consultationsOn this page you will find details of the closed consultations/opportunities to comment on PR18 related matters...

Birmingham Mail

• West Midlands' commutes are getting slower With fears of traffic hell in Birmingham city centre with road closures as Central Library is knocked down, it appears the misery is well spread

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Year of celebrations will mark 200th anniversary of completion of Leeds and Liverpool Canal CANAL enthusiasts across the country have started a year of celebrations to mark the bicentenary of the completion of Britain’s longest single man-made waterway.

Liverpool Echo

• Daresbury researchers' breakthrough in electric car battery technology Cheshire site's super-powerful electron microscope helps to improve understanding of technology

Nottingham Evening Post

• Nottinghamshire village could get new bus route - followed by a tram A feasibility study has been signed off by Nottinghamshire County Council to look at "the Rushcliffe growth corridor" and more transport options - including a bus heading out of the south side of the city, over Trent Bridge and onto the A52 to the village.

Yorkshire Post

• Letters, November 16: Commons hurdle for regions’ transport boost ALL the talk about elected mayors for city regions in order to attract money for transport infrastructure on the scale of London and the South East 
will not come to anything unless something else happens.
• Letters, November 16: Commons hurdle for regions’ transport boost ALL the talk about elected mayors for city regions in order to attract money for transport infrastructure on the scale of London and the South East 
will not come to anything unless something else happens.

East Anglian Daily Times

• More misery on the railways as lack of trains and overrunning engineering work disrupt services to Felixstowe, Sudbury and LondonGreater Anglia is unable to run trains on two of its branch lines for the second week running.

Other Regional Press

• Stagecoach launch luxury gold buses in ChesterPublic transport users in Chester can travel in the lap of luxury now Stagecoach has officially launched a fleet of lavish gold buses.
• ‘Secret’ meetings over Cambridge transport plans questionedA council leader has been criticised after calling for secret meetings with hospital chiefs, schools and businesses over transport schemes in Cambridge.
• MP Sir Edward Garnier joins the row to save the 31 bus route through Oadby The Harborough MP, whose constituency covers Oadby and Wigston, wrote to chief executive David Martin after it was announced the company was removing Copse Close and Launde Road.
• Trains attracted hundreds to weekend of activitiesTHE romance of the railways drew hundreds of people to Hayling Island for a steam and model railway event.

Other News Sources

• Oyster card network not coming to north Surrey railway stationsA rail campaigner has said "every station within the M25 should have Oyster"
• Branson's B Team calls for long-term climate goals beyond Paris An environmental coalition of 22 business leaders including Sir Richard Branson and Unilever's Paul Polman have penned an open letter ahead of the crucial Paris talks calling for an 'actionable' global commitment of 'Net-Zero by 2050'.
• This is the change everyone has been waiting for at London's Heathrow AirportLondon's Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest hubs in the world and serves as a major point to connect traffic from Asia and Africa to North America.