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Wednesday, 03 February 2016

BBC News

• Cyclists in central London set 'to outnumber drivers'The number of car drivers fell from 137,000 in 2000 to 64,000 in 2014, while those of cyclists trebled from 12,000 to 36,000 over the same period.
• Cyclists in central London set 'to outnumber drivers'The number of car drivers fell from 137,000 in 2000 to 64,000 in 2014, while those of cyclists trebled from 12,000 to 36,000 over the same period.
• China's Guangzhou station: Aerial images capture huge crowdsTens of thousands of people have been delayed at China's Guangzhou station, after heavy snow disrupted travel.
• MoD to buy high-flying solar planesThe UK Ministry of Defence is going to acquire some high-altitude "eternal planes".
• Faith school bus 'discriminatory'A head teacher calls for a school bus policy to be scrapped after parents complained it divided pupils on whether or not they were Catholic.
• Air crash pilot in 'second incident'The pilot flying a jet which crashed at the Shoreham airshow was involved in an incident at a different airshow a year before, it has emerged.
• London to decide on Wrightbus orderLondon is set to decide whether to fund the purchase of nearly 200 more Routemaster buses from County Antrim firm Wrightbus.

Financial Times

• BA threatens to pull jets at London CityChief executive Willie Walsh warns against rise in airport charges after sale of hub
• Subway that never stops needs urgent overhaulImprovements to New York’s ageing metro technology face challenges

The Huffington Post

• London Underground Tube Map Reveals Most Expensive House Prices By StationEver wanted to be confronted with the crushing reality of just how much travelling to work costs IN ADDITION to the property prices of areas you skirt through but can only dream of living in? Well look no further. The good folk at eMoov have created every commuter/ Londoner depressed by the city's spiralling housing costs nightmare with their 'property price tube map'. That's a map of the capital's transport network showing just how much buying an average-priced property at each stop will set you back. So wave farewell to those dreams of owning your very own 'Ch�teau de Chalk Farm'. Or i...

The Telegraph

• Sadiq Khan: 'Zero days of public transport strikes if I am elected Mayor'Sadiq Khan, Labour's candidate for mayor of London, has said the 35 days of strikes seen during Boris Johnson's tenure as mayor were a "disgrace"
• End of the road for white lines on highwaysHighway chiefs say blank roads make motorists drive more cautiously

Mail Online

• TfL say motorists' uncertainty on unmarked roads found to make them drive more carefully Plans for a pilot scheme across 200 sq miles of north Norfolk could see centre lines removed on minor rural roads and a blanket 40mph speed limit imposed instead of the current 60mph.

Network Rail

• Railway detectives piece together history of Dover sea wallEngineers from Network Rail and its contractors Costain have turned detective to tackle the challenge of fixing the damaged sea wall at Dover.

Bolton News

• Free bicycles up for grabs for Bolton jobseekers BOLTON jobseekers can apply for a free bike — if not having transport is holding them back from finding work.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Major police crackdown on Bradford's danger drivers starts - and 21 motorists are caught on first day A MAJOR police crackdown on danger drivers in Bradford district has started - and 21 motorists were caught on the first day.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Pupil numbers at Flintshire school fall since free bus travel for non-Catholics was axed St Richard Gwyn Catholic High headteacher Ronald Keating wants policy U-turn as council confirms review of transport provision is under way

London Evening Standard

• London Overground's Barking to Gospel Oak line to shut completely from October, Network Rail confirmsA major commuter route will shut completely for five months from October, engineers have confirmed.
• Plan for mobile replacement for orange paper train tickets unveiledThe end of the orange paper train ticket could be as step closer as plans are unveiled to allow passengers to travel anywhere in Britain using their smartphones.
• TfL unveils plans to overhaul bus safety programmeCampaigners today welcomed plans by Transport for London to dramatically overhaul its bus safety programme to save dozens of lives.
• Tube map shows the cost of average house at every London Underground stopPrices can leap by hundreds of thousands of pounds by travelling just one stop
• Letters to the editor: Should London drivers pay more?Clogged roads are inflicting substantial costs on London's economy ["London drivers 'are ready for pay-as-you-go to cut jams on rush-hour roads", February 1].

Sheffield Star

• Anger at plans to increase children’s bus fares by 10p across South YorkshireA campaign group has hit out at plans which will see children’s bus fares go up by 10p across South Yorkshire.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Final go-ahead due for work at notorious Leeds ‘wind tunnel’ junctionMajor work to protect the public from wind problems caused by Bridgewater Place is set to start soon as councillors give it the final go-ahead.
• Smartphones may give passengers a ticket to rideThe end of the orange paper train ticket could be as step closer as plans are unveiled to allow passengers to travel anywhere in Britain using their smartphones.

Yorkshire Post

• MPs call for public to have more say on shape of devolution dealsTHE PUBLIC is being excluded from devolution deals to hand powers and money from Whitehall to local areas, according to a new report.

Blackpool Gazette

• Virgin discounts train fares to parts of northern England hit by floodingA train company is offering discounted fares to parts of northern England hit by flooding, in a bid to boost tourism.

Burnley Express

• Virgin discounts train fares to parts of northern England hit by floodingA train company is offering discounted fares to parts of northern England hit by flooding, in a bid to boost tourism.

Crewe Chronicle

• Cheshire East traffic wardens to trial body cameras Aggressive motorists who use threatening or abusive behaviour will be caught on camera

Daventry Express

• New average speed cameras to be used by Northamptonshire Police to catch dangerous driversNew mobile average speed cameras will be introduced on the roads of Northamptonshire as part of a strategy to reduce the number of deaths on the county’s roads.

Doncaster Free Press

• World's biggest plane lands at Doncaster Robin Hood once moreThe world's biggest aircraft has touched down at Doncaster's Robin Hood Airport once again.

Plymouth Herald

• Plymouth MPs promised that funding for rail study will be found and work will start soon PLYMOUTH MPs have been promised that money for a ‘vital’ study into improving the city’s rail links will be found.

Other Regional Press

• Government WILL fund 'crucial' South West rail studies, say MPs South West MPs are breathing a sigh of relief after ministers confirmed they will provide the funds to support the region’s rail investment bid.
• Campaigners fear opening of £2.5m Cambridge CyclePoint bike park at railway station will be fiasco Campaigners fear the eagerly anticipated opening of a £2.5m, 3,000-space bike park at Cambridge railway station could end up being a "fiasco" unless urgent changes are made. Campaigners fear the eagerly anticipated opening of a £2.5m, 3,000-space bike park at Cambridge railway station could end up being a "fiasco" unless urgent changes are made.
• Transport talks with rail and council officials in Spalding Talks over the future of transport service in Spalding are to be held in the town later this month.

Global Rail News

• Eight-month closure planned for GOBLIN electrificationNetwork Rail and Transport for London (TfL) have confirmed that London Overground’s Gospel Oak to Barking Line will be closed for eight months while electrification works are carried out.

Rail Magazine

• Full electric service won’t start on GWML until CP6Full introduction of electric services on the GWML will not now take place until Control Period 6 (CP6, 2019-2024).

Railnews

• Passenger figures break 90-year recordNEW figures published by the Office of Rail and Road show that more people are now travelling by train than at any time since the early 1920s.

RMT

• RMT TO LOBBY MERSEYTRAVEL TOMORROW OVER THREAT TO GUARDSRSS FeedRMT members fighting to defend safety-critical guards jobs on Merseyrail will be lobbying the official committee meeting of Merseytravel tomorrow afternoon.

Aviation Industry

• UK startup CargoLogicAir secures AOCLondon Stansted-based all-cargo startup CargoLogicAir (CLA) has secured an air operator’s certificate (AOC) from the UK CAA and is planning to operate a fleet of five Boeing 747 freighters by April 2018. read more
• Aircraft deliveries in Russia slow significantly in 2015Russian carriers took delivery of fewer than 60 aircraft in 2015, less than half of the approximately 123 aircraft delivered per year during 2008-2014, according to Russia’s State Scientific Research Institute of Civil Aviation. read more
• Air Astana signs Air France-KLM codeshare dealAir Astana flights from Charles de Gaulle moved to Terminal 2a
• Easyjet plans hybrid aircraft to cut fuel costs and emissionsAirline could fit a hydrogen fuel cell allowing energy to be captured when braking

Other News Sources

• South Kilburn residents fighting vent shaft plans accuse HS2 chiefs of 'inept communication'Residents in South Kilburn have accused HS2 chiefs of “inept communication” as they made a last ditch stand against a vent shaft being dug and erected next to their homes and school
• FTA says Sadiq Khan’s London transport plan should involve freightThe Freight Transport Association says London mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan’s Vision for London offers the opportunity for the freight and ...