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Thursday, 24 November 2016

BBC News

• Autumn Statement: Extra £400m for Wales capital projectsWales will get an extra £400m over five years to spend on capital projects, Chancellor Philip Hammond has said in his first Autumn Statement.
• UK car output dips on slow domestic demand but exports riseUK car manufacturing slips in October for the first time in 14 months amid slower domestic demand, but exports rise.
• Trains delays cause misery for Glasgow's commutersRail commuters faced severe disruption in Glasgow after a problem with overhead power cables affected services in the city.
• Rail upgrade cash to be brought forward early, says ministerScotland's Transport minister Humza Yousaf said £16m would be "brought forward" to help improve the country's rail system.
• Minster tells MSPs 'ScotRail has learned lessons'Transport Minister Humza Yousaf tells MSPs that
• Fuel duty frozen for seventh year in rowChancellor Philip Hammond cancels next year's rise in fuel duty, meaning it is unchanged since 2011.
• Lufthansa pilots set to extend strike to a third dayA Lufthansa pilots strike that halted hundreds of flights could be extended until Friday.
• Skyscanner sold to China travel firm Ctrip in $1.75bn dealTravel search business Skyscanner is bought by Ctrip, China's biggest online travel firm, in a deal that values it at �1.4bn ($1.75bn).

Financial Times

• Tui approves plan to create airline with EtihadBoard gives green light to merging stakes in Tuifly and part of Air Berlin

The Guardian

• Scotland's transport minister apologises to rail travellersEmergency statement by the SNP’s Humza Yousaf does little to deflect criticism over delays and reliability problems on ScotRailScotland’s embattled transport minister has apologised to passengers who have had “a bad experience on our railways” while insisting ScotRail had learned lessons as he made an emergency statement to Holyrood hours after Glasgow commuters faced severe disruption because of a damaged overhead power line.Humza Yousaf, the Scottish government’s minister for transport and the islands, has come under increasing pressure in recent months as a catalogue of delays, overcrowding...

The Herald

• Transport minister must publish ScotRail improvement plans, say oppositionTRANSPORT Minister Humza Yousaf is now receiving twice daily briefings on the state of Scotland’s railways in light of continued problems with ScotRail, it has emerged.

Birmingham Post

• Furious commuter waits THREE HOURS for train from New Street to Bournville London Midland says sorry for 'really bad night' on Cross City Line

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Wales gets £400M extra for infrastructure spending...will A55 and our railways get their share? List of projects in the region that the Welsh Government could spend the cash on

London Evening Standard

• Victoria line delays: Rush hour Tube commuters face delays after engineering work overrunsRush hour commuters using the Victoria line faced severe delays after engineering work overran.
• Autumn Statement: Rail modernisation funding boost announced... with a dig at Jeremy CorbynA funding boost for the modernisation of signalling on Britain's railways was revealed in the Autumn Statement.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Newcastle Airport 'disappointed' after Government goes back on air passenger duty promise Ministers say there will be no decision to help for regional airports until after we quit the European Union

Wales Online

• This is Philip Hammond's vision for Wales in the Chancellor's own wordsThe Chancellor writes that the Welsh Government now has 'important decisions' about how to spend new cash

Yorkshire Post

• YP Letters: More sticking plaster for Leeds transport systemFrom: M E Wright, Harrogate.
• YP Letters: Bus service is vital to health of our tourismFrom: Colin Speakman, Managing Director, Dales & Bowland CIC, Lawn Avenue, Burley in Wharfedale, Ilkley.

Blackpool Gazette

• Blackpool Transport set to roll new buses into townTransport chiefs have confirmed Blackpool is to buy another 25 buses which will be added to the fleet next year.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Stansted Airport handles �36m equine cargo as top racehorses head of warmer winter climateMore than 70 elite racehorses valued at a combined total of £36m have been flown out of Stansted Airport following the end of the European flat racing season.

North Wales Live

• 'Zero chance' British Airways will restore Liverpool to Heathrow flights Airline chief says passenger demand will be key factor for future routes

Other Regional Press

• Key road safety charities back our Drive for Justice campaignThere is a backlash from families who have lost loved ones to road crashes that justice is not done with lenient sentences compounding their grief.

Buying Business Travel

• Lufthansa pilots announce third day of strike actionMore than 200,000 passengers already hit by walkout
• Autumn Statement: government ignores calls for cuts to APDAirline execs including Willie Walsh and Carolyn McCall called for the tax to be scrapped

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Port bosses call for greater improvements to rail infrastructure as teesport celebrates rail terminals second anniversaryTwo years ago, Teesport Intermodal Rail Terminal welcomed the arrival of its first train signifying the start of enhanced connectivity for the North-East port. Constructed in 2014, Teesport’s intermodal rail terminal was established with connections to Felixstowe and Southampton undertaken by Freightliner.  Another connection was swiftly added in the following months calling at Mossend and Grangemouth in Scotland in collaboration with DB Cargo UK. Existing customers at Teesport, including major retailers, chemical manufactures and shipping lines, use the rail freight terminal as p...
• Network Rail appoints non-executive directors to boardNetwork Rail has announced the appointment of Silla Maizey and John Mogford as non-executive directors, replacing Malcolm Brinded and Janis Kong. Ms Maizey has 38 years’ experience in the aviation industry and currently serves as a non-executive director of John Menzies Plc, NHS Business Services Authority and Crown Commercial Service. She will sit on both the Audit and Risk and Treasury committees. Mr Mogford has over 40 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry and currently serves as a non-executive director of Environmental Resources management, DOF Subsea AS and Weir Gro...
• Access for all at Whitton following �5 million upgradePassengers using Whitton station will now benefit from £5 million worth of upgrades at their station, after Network Rail’s route managing director, Becky Lumlock, officially marked the completion of the final phase of the upgrade – a new, fully-accessible footbridge – alongside MP for Twickenham, Dr Tania Mathias, and representatives from Richmond Borough Council, the  Rugby Football Union and South West Trains. The new bridge, which also provides two lifts for passengers, was completed in November 2016 and is the final phase of the improvements which began in Marc...
• Transport infrastructure to benefit from Autumn Statement Exactly five months on from the decision to leave the European Union, Philip Hammond, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered his first Autumn Statement.  Mr Hammond confirmed that significant funds will be granted to improve road networks, develop digital infrastructure and support local transport networks and declared that

Rail Magazine

• Railway to bring benefits to the South WestTask Force Report cites resilience, faster journey times and improved connectivity as key

Rail Technology Magazine

• Hammond accelerates �100m East West Rail fundingThe delayed East West Rail project received a boost in today’s Autumn Statement, as chancellor Philip Hammond announced £100m of funding to ensure the project’s delivery. The project, a planned rail link between Oxford and Cambridge, was originally due to be finished in 2017...
• Digital Railway to receive �450m Autumn Statement funding boostChancellor Philip Hammond announced new funding for the Digital Railway in today’s Autumn Statement. In his speech before the House of Commons, Hammond said the UK needed to raise productivity to create a “high-wage, high-skill economy that will deliver higher living standards for...
• Government promises �5m for Midlands Rail Hub evaluation studyA new £5m development funding boost for the Midlands Rail Hub was announced by chancellor Philip Hammond in the Autumn Statement today. In his speech before the House of Commons, Hammond said: “This government recognises that for too long, economic growth in our country has been too...

Railnews

• Funding for East West rail and Digital Railway The Chancellor has confirmed funding for the development of the 'Digital Railway' and also for East West Rail between Oxford and Bedford

Railway Gazette

• Bombardier takes over Montreal commuter servicesCANADA: Bombardier Transportation took over the operation of commuter rail services on six routes...
• Darren CaplanThe UK’s Railway Industry Association has appointed Darren Caplan as Chief Executive. He succeeds...
• Railways in the UK Autumn StatementUK: Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced ‘significant additional funding’ for...

Aviation Industry

• Bombardier gains Same Type Rating for CS100 and CS300Transport Canada and the EASA have awarded both variants of the Bombardier CSeries with the Same Type Rating, which Bombardier said will provide airlines with “significant cost-saving opportunities.” read more
• TUI Group board gives green light for new airline venture with EtihadThe supervisory board of German holiday company TUI Group has given the go-ahead to create a European leisure airline group together with Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Aviation Group. read more