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Monday, 13 June 2016

BBC News

• Swanage Railway: First cross-country train on restored trackThe first mainline cross-country train will run across four-miles of restored track on a Dorset heritage line later.
• Gatwick Airport runway closed 'as surface breaks up'Gatwick Airport closes its main runway and an investigation is under way amid reports that the surface started to break up.

Financial Times

• Big city operators blast bus reformsElected mayors will have more control over fares, frequency and routes

The Guardian

• Villagers living in the shadow of Gatwick fear revival of plan for new runwayWarnham families say noise pollution could force them to leave the otherwise idyllic locationIn the green and pleasant English village of Warnham, the elderflower and hawthorn are in full, scented, creamy bloom and the sun umbrellas are up in the pub’s well-tended garden. The 14th-century Anglican churchyard is alive with birdsong. Inside the church is the font where the poet Shelley was baptised in 1792. Related: Sadiq Khan urges Corbyn to back Gatwick expansion
• Uber could step on the gas after the nod from BrusselsThe taxi-hailing service has friends in high places and support from the European commission may well embolden the embattled companyGiven the sheer volume of court rulings that have gone against Uber lately, it would be no surprise to find that the world’s judiciaries have been infiltrated by a cadre of disgruntled black cab drivers. Continue reading...

The Scotsman

• Brian Montieth: Don’t believe scare stories about car industryBrian Montieth asks why car manufacturers would invest so much here if they were worried about Britain leaving the EU

The Telegraph

• Gatwick Airport runway closed 'as surface breaks up'

Times Online

• Population rise to put Tube out of action [Subscription]Soaring population growth could overwhelm the London Underground within 15 years, with passengers facing station overcrowding similar to cramming four people “into a telephone box”, a senior manager has warned.
• Wrong type of sun stops train ticket sales [Subscription]Strong sunlight is causing self-service machines outside railway stations to malfunction, preventing some passengers from buying a ticket on sunny days.
• Fare dodging ‘has become the norm’ on some routes [Subscription]Almost 17,000 passengers have been prosecuted for rail ticket fraud in six years amid claims that fare dodging is now regarded as “the norm” on some routes.

Mail Online

• Road building falls under Cameron as the average increase of the highways network falls to just 7% of that achieved by Major Since David Cameron became Prime Minister the average annual increase in the UK road network is just 7 per cent of that achieved under his Conservative predecessor Sir John Major, an analysis has revealed.
• Chaos at Gatwick as main runway is closed by a pothole: Passengers face hours or delays after dozens of flights were cancelled after damage was spotted� Dozens of flights were cancelled and passengers were left to face hours of delays on Sunday after a pothole opened up on a main runway at Gatwick Airport.

London Evening Standard

• Drivers call for reversal of mini-Holland scheme run by 'cycling Taliban'Furious drivers have launched a fresh wave of opposition to a £30million mini-Holland scheme backed by campaigners they branded the "cycling Taliban".
• Tube network 'to be put out of action within 15 years' due to soaring populationParts of the London Underground will be "inoperable" within 15 years due to the capital's soaring population, a Tube executive has warned.
• Gatwick delays: Passengers face travel chaos as 'hole in tarmac' shuts runwayPassengers at Gatwick face chaos after the airport shut its runway following reports its surface has been damaged.
• Exhaust scrubbers’ turning fumes to water fitted to London busesDouble-decker London buses have been fitted with “exhaust scrubbers” which turn deadly diesel fumes into water.

Northern Echo

• Railway museum to broadcast to an international audience A NORTH-EAST museum is taking to the airwaves next weekend.

Sheffield Star

• VIDEO: Hundreds call on Sheffield Council to make city safer for cyclingCampaigners sent a clear message to Sheffield Council this weekend: ‘We’re scared to cycle in our city’.

Wales Online

• These friends 'kidnapped' a Boris bike and then cycled it from Cardiff to London They had to do it all within 24 hours to avoid the £300 'late fee' imposed by Transport For London

Yorkshire Evening Post

• ‘Transport plan must be 3rd time lucky for Leeds’A gathering of transport experts in Leeds has been told that whatever is put forward to replace the scrapped trolleybus, it should be radical, serve everyone - and it MUST be “third time lucky” for the city.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Abellio Greater Anglia report says it must do more to improve customer service and performanceTrain operator Abellio Greater Anglia acknowledged it had more to do to meet customers’ expectations as it published its annual report.

Other Regional Press

• Future of Severn Bridge crossing to be discussed today MONMOUTHSHIRE residents and general road users are being invited to have their say about the future of the Severn River crossings today.

Bus and Coach.com

• Swiss demo for Wrightbus electric bus
• First all-electric bus route for Paris region
• Edwards takes on school services in wake of Silcox Coaches failure
• New scheme to improve access to bus travel for visually impaired people
• County councils commence lobbying on Buses Bill

Rail Magazine

• GWR celebrates HM The Queen's birthday with special 'wrap' on High Speed TrainA Great Western Railway Class 43 High Speed Train power car entered traffic on June 11 carrying a special wrap to mark HM The Queen’s 90th birthday.

The Business Desk

• 24-hour strike for Leeds bus drivers over ‘pitiful’ pay offerMORE than 1,000 bus workers employed by First Bus in Leeds are on strike today over what they call "pitiful" pay offers.
• Northern Rail divisional shake upNORTHERN RAIL has announced a shakeup of its divisions, with new business regions based in Leeds, Manchester, Preston and Newcastle.

Other News Sources

• Chaos on the railways of Sussex: But where is the Rail Minister? RAIL Minister Claire Perry has again refused to answer questions from The Argus about the ongoing chaos on the Sussex rail network.
• Airport responsible for considerable light pollution in Sussex LIGHT pollution from Gatwick makes parts of Sussex skies some of the brightest in the country.