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Monday, 13 February 2017

BBC News

• Mayor calls for diesel scrappage fund to help tackle pollutionThe £515m plans include money to help scrap polluting vehicles to help tackle pollution.
• CEO Secrets: Airport boss 'lives in goldfish bowl'Declan Collier, head of London City Airport, shares his business tips for the CEO Secrets series.

Financial Times

• Network Rail eyes more trains for busy linesContractors offering new signal systems to earn a return for creating extra capacity
• Will Brexit complicate landing rights for UK flights?Regulations and commitments will need to be replicated when Britain leaves EU

The Guardian

• Tipping point: revealing the cities where exercise does more harm than goodIn at least 15 cities, air pollution has now become so bad that the danger to health of just 30 minutes of cycling outweighs the benefits of exercise altogether, according to new research
• GWR’s compensation scheme is all delay and no repayI travelled from Paddington to Plymouth in October by train which suffered a two-hour delay due, in part, to circumstances beyond GWR’s control (a fatality on the line) but still worthy of compensation according to the terms and conditions on its website.

The Herald

• New blow to Troon's hopes of pinching Arran life line ferry linkCONTROVERSIAL plans to relocate one of Scotland’s busiest ferry crossings have suffered a blow with islanders coming down in favour of the traditional route.

The Telegraph

• Fresh blow for Southern commuters as union risks antagonising rail bosses ahead of conciliation talks�
• Hamburg Airport evacuated after toxin affects 68 passengers

Times Online

• Drivers could get £3,500 to ditch their diesel car [subscription]Motorists could be offered up to £3,500 to replace their old diesel cars and vans as part of a scheme proposed by the mayor of London.

Daily Record

• Furious ScotRail passengers slam measly £1 compensation for late trainsCustomers were insulted by the paltry offer after complaining about late and cancelled trains.
• Failing Prestwick Airport boss uses taxpayers cash to buy �1400 bed Ron Smith's was able to redecorate his home with a generous relocation package despite Prestwick running at a £9.21m loss.

Mail Online

• Will drivers be handed �3,500 to ditch dirty diesels? New radical plans to reduce diesel emissions in London could be brought in by Sadiq Khan. Under new rules drivers could be incentivised to get rid of their older cars in favour of new, cleaner alternatives.

Birmingham Mail

• What is the West Midlands Combined Authority? What is a combined authority? It is a collection of councils, in this case the West Midlands boroughs, who work together on major region-wide issues such as strategic transport and economic planning. The kind of things which cut across city boundaries.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Can you help get dormant Blaenau Ffestiniog to Trawsfynydd heritage line back on track? Volunteers are appealing for more help restoring overgrown seven mile section of the railway which was last used in 1998

London Evening Standard

• Lambeth North Tube station reopens after seven-month closure to replace liftsA busy south London Tube station reopened today after a seven-month closure to replace two faulty lifts.
• Hamburg airport evacuated after 50 people suffer breathing problemsA German airport has been evacuated after a corrosive substance left 50 people with breathing difficulties, police said.

Carlisle News & Star

• Transport Secretary set to visit A595 todayThe trip comes after the minister had talks with Carlisle MP John Stevenson about the road, and subsequently the minister agreed to come to Cumbria and see it for himself.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Have your say on plans for 20mph limit in 33 Ipswich streets near town centreSupport is building for proposals to lower the speed limit in 33 Ipswich roads, with a councillor claiming it will make the area “safer, quieter and less polluted”.

Other Regional Press

• Fresh row over staffing erupts before RMT union and Southern Railway Acas talks Fresh controversy over railway staffing has flared ahead of talks aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over the role of conductors.
• Oxford roundabout branded 'second most dangerous' for cyclists in the country - but bike campaigner disagrees The Plain roundabout has been revealed as the second most dangerous roundabout for cyclists in the country.�

Railway Gazette

• A pivotal year for Norfolk SouthernUSA: ‘2016 was a pivotal year as Norfolk Southern began implementing its new strategic plan’, said...
• Biomass paint tested on Polish locomotivesPOLAND: Rolling stock manufacturer Newag is using two Type 15D diesel locomotives to test paint...

The Business Desk

• £520m design contracts awarded to HS2 boss' former firmDesign contracts for high speed rail worth around £520m have been awarded to the company of HS2 interim director Roy Hill.
• £520m design contracts awarded to HS2 boss' former firmDesign contracts for high speed rail worth around £520m have been awarded to the company of HS2 interim director Roy Hill.
• £520m design contracts awarded to HS2 boss' former firmDesign contracts for high speed rail worth around £520m have been awarded to the company of HS2 interim director Roy Hill.
• Bus operator moves into grade II-listed York officesThe grade II-listed now includes First York, part of the bus operator First group, into the building.

Other News Sources

• National Express hands c2c keys to TrenitaliaPassenger transport operator National Express announced on Monday that the transaction with Trenitalia over the c2c rail franchise had completed on 11 February, with the Italian state rail operator assuming all responsibility for the franchise’s operations immediately.
• Siemens wins Indian traction dealGerman industrial giant Siemens has announced a contract to supply 48 sets of traction equipment for twin-cab diesel locomotives to Indian Railways’ Diesel Locomotive Works in Varanasi.
• Rail bosses pledge to improve service after serious train delaysRAIL chiefs have pledged improvement after another day of delays. The declaration follows criticism from Colchester MP Will Quince about a day of disruption to services on January 27 which led to him meeting with Abellio Greater Anglia.
• National Express completes c2c sale to TrenitaliaNational Express Group says the transaction for Trenitalia to acquire the c2c rail franchise completed on Feb. 10, with that company assuming immediate responsibility for operations.
• South West Trains improvements: Surrey stations impacted by London Waterloo upgrade work The work is to ease the first phase of Network Rail's £800 million project to increase capacity on the network.