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Monday, 02 October 2017

BBC News

• Theresa May defends rail electrification u-turnThe prime minister says train services could still be improved and insists she is listening to Wales on Brexit.
• First new stretch of A9 dual carriageway opensThe new section of dual carriageway is part of a £3bn project to upgrade the road.
• Hammond to announce 'more money' for Northern Powerhouse railAn extra £300m to improve rail links will be announced by Philip Hammond at the Tory conference.
• Boeing 'unjustified' in Bombardier rowJames Brokenshire criticises Boeing over Bombardier trade dispute that threatens Belfast jobs.
• Monarch flights cancelled as airline ceases tradingThe government says 110,000 customers currently abroad will be flown back to UK on chartered planes.

ITV News

• Leeds bus users invited to feedback on new vehiclesFirst Leeds is inviting customers to feedback on proposals for new vehicles coming into the city over the next few years.

Financial Times

• Bitter divisions over Uber board spill into publicKalanick’s appointment of two new directors is ‘highly unusual’ and ‘disappointing’
• UK's Monarch Airlines goes into administrationCollapse leaves 110,000 customers stranded overseas and 300,000 bookings cancelled

The Guardian

• Monday briefing: Sky fall first the Ryanair debacle, now Monarch goes bustMonarch Airlines cancels all flights
• Monarch Airlines flights cancelled as airline goes into administrationCivil Aviation Authority says it is taking action to get 110,000 people back to UK, while 300,000 future bookings have been cancelledMonarch Airlines has been placed into administration and all flights from the UK have been cancelled and will not be rescheduled, accountants KPMG said on Sunday night.

The Herald

• Ryanair training pilots at Prestwick after huge recruitment driveRYANAIR is secretly training pilots at a Scottish airport to ease the staffing crisis that forced it to cancel 18,000 flights, according to reports.

The Independent

• Philip Hammond announces £400m injection for northern transport ahead of Conservative conference speech'The investment will go towards ensuring HS2 infrastructure can link up with future Northern Powerhouse and Midlands rail projects,' the Chancellor said

The Scotsman

• Monarch goes into administration leaving 110k people strandedThe UK’s biggest peacetime repatriation operation is under way to return 110,000 Monarch Airlines customers after the airline collapsed into administration.

Times Online

• Bus operators call for cash injection [Subscription]Low-emission zone ‘could sound the death knell’ for ageing fleets
• Rescue under way as Monarch Airlines collapses [Subscription]An unprecedented operation to bring 110,000 British holidaymakers back to the UK was launched today after Monarch Airlines collapsed.

Reuters News

• Uber's path to win back London - data, fines and fees(Reuters) - If history is a guide, Uber Technologies new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi is likely to dangle data sharing and a promise to pay fines and fees when he sits down with London officials to negotiate the ride service's future in one of its most important markets.
• Monarch Airlines ceases operations, thousands stranded(Reuters) - Britain's Monarch Airlines [MONA.UL] ceased operations on Monday, forcing the authorities to initiate their biggest-ever peacetime repatriation effort to bring back tens of thousands of travellers stranded overseas.

Mail Online

• Police 'fail to probe' cyclist who hit gran in fatal crash Peter Walker lost his 76-year-old wife Diana last year when Trevor Albery's racing bike struck her at speed on May 13 2016 in Pewsey, Wiltshire.
• Kabbee boss: Uber drivers in London should be capped Kabbee chief executive Justin Peters called for a limit on the proportion of minicab drivers overseen by one company if Uber overturns a decision not to renew its operating licence.
• London Train and Tube strikes set to cause a week of chaos Commuters across the country are facing a week of disruption and misery as a result of rail strikes, as a dispute over working conditions on London Underground is set to cause chaos in the capital.

The Mirror

• Embattled Ryanair 'poised to poach pilots from Monarch' after airline collapses into administration Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary could swoop on Monarch's roster of pilots to ease the pressure on his own beleaguered company

Birmingham Mail

• Revealed - £2 million bus lane fines dished out - which cameras are most lethal? Over 90,000 drivers have been caught by city centre cameras since 2013

Bristol Live

• Ticket inspector on Bristol commuter line sorts out unruly teens by turning up at their school assemblyA train ticket inspector faced with the daily nightmare of unruly teenagers on his line got them to behave – by turning up at their school assembly.

Liverpool Echo

• Little-known Bootle company that destroys aircraft carriers brings in £2 BILLION European Metal Recycling is one of the biggest businesses in our region
• Top stories from Britain and around the world - Monarch Airlines collapse sparks UK's biggest peacetime repatriation effort Top stories from Britain and around the world

London Evening Standard

• Monarch Airlines goes into administration: 110,000 customers to be flown home in biggest ever operation of its kind in peacetimeMonarch tells customers: Do not go to the airport
• TfL Tube strike: Commuters braced for week of chaos as strikes hit Southern Rail and London UndergroundCommuters are braced for a week of travel chaos with strike action taking place on the Tube and Southern Rail services.

Manchester Evening News

• Which bus services will be hit by strikes on Monday? Strike action planned for every Monday this month - here are the routes
• Monarch Airlines collapses into administration and tells customers to stay away from airports Passengers are urged to check a dedicated website for advice.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Conservatives announce £400 million for Northern Powerhouse road and railTransport improvements in the North to be announced in Chancellor Phillip Hammond's speech to Conservative conference
• Monarch Airlines collapses into administration and tells customers to stay away from airports Passengers are urged to check a dedicated website for advice.

Northern Echo

• 300,000 flights and holidays cancelled as Monarch Airlines ceases trading The UK's biggest peacetime repatriation operation is under way to return 110,000 Monarch Airlines customers after the airline collapsed into administration.

Nottingham Evening Post

• The stunning old railway station that didn't have a townIT was once at the hub of a busy rail network – yet was situated in the middle of nowhere.

The York Press

• Rail passengers caught in long delays after breakdowns on East Coast Mainline Rail passengers in York were facing long delays today (Sunday, October 1) after problems on the East Coast Mainline.

East Anglian Daily Times

• East Suffolk buses under the spotlight at next transport group meetingThe next meeting of the East Suffolk Travellers’ Association will put the area’s rural bus operation under the spotlight.

North Wales Live

• Merseyrail given London Underground makeover in ambitious new blueprintDesigner wants more Mersey crossings and four new underground lines in Liverpool
• Monarch Airlines collapses into administration and tells customers to stay away from airports Passengers are urged to check a dedicated website for advice.

Reading Evening Post

• Pride of Reading: Community minded bus company has raised £62,000 for charityReading Buses has been nominated for the prestigious Business in Action gong at the Pride of Reading Awards

Other Regional Press

• £300m rail scheme will benefit Leicester, chancellor saysChancellor Philip Hammond will today announce £400 million of funding for rail and roads - and Leicester is set to benefit from the cash.

Buying Business Travel

• Delta to offer free messaging on planesCustomers can access WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and iMessage

Rail Technology Magazine

• China turns Malaysia’s East Coast Rail Link into reality Ground has been broken on the massive $13bn East Coast Rail Link in Malaysia, a ’game-changing’ project which has the potential to connect previously underserved regions of the country and spur trade between its main shipping ports. The new railway w…

Railway Gazette

• Trenitalia orders wheelchair liftsITALY: Rolling stock components supplier Nabtesco Oclap has awarded the Caroil System subsidiary of...
• World rail freight news round-upRail Cargo Group plans to operate a trial Germany – Iran freight service this autumn, with a view...

The Business Desk

• Proposed HS2 depot site could ‘threaten thousands of jobs’A landowner and property firm is urging the company behind HS2 to re-think where a rolling stock depot would be sited in Leeds in order to safeguard up to 6,800 future jobs.

Other News Sources

• New half-price bus, train and tram scheme for 18s and underA scheme giving apprentices and trainees aged 18 or under half price travel on the region’s bus, train and tram network has been launched.
• WATCH: Nidderdale celebrates after securing bus serviceNidderdale's winter Sunday bus service is back on the road, thanks to businesses and community organisations.
• City Hall Tories say rise in bus collisions risks undermining Sadiq Khan’s road safety targetTransport for London has reiterated it and Mayor Sadiq Khan’s commitment to reduce the number of people injured or killed in collisions involving buses, following criticisms by Conservatives at City Hall.
• Fresh call to resurrect Perth-Edinburgh rail lineCouncillors will be asked next week to push for a resurrection of the old service, which was closed in 1970 to make way for the M90 motorway.
• South Western Railway wants YOUR opinion on its new timetable - here's your chance to share your demands Trains could be running from London Waterloo until 1am... after work drinks can continue for that little bit longer then!