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Monday, 09 November 2009

BBC News

• Pupils hand over train petition Two 15-year-olds have handed a petition signed by over 1,300 people to the Welsh Assembly calling for extra train services to north Pembrokeshire.
• Glasgow 'axed' from train route Train services on the East Coast Main Line would no longer go to Glasgow and instead terminate at Edinburgh, under new plans which have emerged.
• Hump plans to raise rail platform A specially designed hump is to be installed on a rural station's platform to get rid of the half-metre (18in) gap passengers have to step up from.
• Travellers hit by driver shortage Travellers have faced long delays after a driver shortage led to the cancellation of an entire rail route into London's Kings Cross station.
• Car scrappageWhy it's not good news for all parts of the motor trade

Financial Times

• American Airlines attacks Delta-JAL ventureAmerican Airlines' top executive has delivered his most pointed attack yet on Delta Air Lines' bid to form a joint venture with Japan Airlines, arguing that Delta would face an uphill battle in convincing US regulators to approve the partnership

The Guardian

• Rail route knocked out as all drivers refuse to work All trains on a busy rail route were cancelled today due to a lack of drivers. The Great Northern Route, which runs from Hertfordshire and Kings Lynn into King's Cross, was knocked out as drivers for First Capital Connect (FCC) refused to work.

The Scotsman

• Network Rail: 'No cuts to Glasgow services' NETWORK Rail yesterday dismissed claims that train services to and from Glasgow on the East Coast main line face the axe.

The Telegraph

• Thousands of rail passengers delayed as drivers refuse to work Thousands of rail passengers faced disrupted journeys, including veterans travelling to the Remembrance Day ceremony at the Cenotaph, after all trains on a busy rail route were cancelled because drivers refused to work overtime.

Daily Record

• London to Glasgow rail link under threatDIRECT trains from Glasgow to London will be scrapped under new plans from rail bosses.
• Anger at payouts for transport chiefs as workers face the axeTRANSPORT bosses have raked in more than £520,000 of taxpayers' cash on expenses in less than three years, we can reveal today.

Mail Online

• There's no stopping 'lycra lout' cyclists as prosecutions for running red lights plummets Prosecutions of cyclists who run through red traffic lights has plummeted dramatically - with fewer than half as many 'lycra louts' facing a ticket, damning new Government figures reveal today.

Belfast Telegraph

• Minister plans biggest revamp of Northern Ireland's public transport system in 40 years Transport Minister Conor Murphy has announced plans to set up a Public Transport Agency that will bring together bus and rail services. The idea behind a major new reform of public transport services is to make public transport the first choice instead of a last resort, the minister said.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Wakefield: £24m link road finally to openA landmark £24m link road designed to breathe new life into parts of Wakefield district is set to open.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Congestion busting youngsters could earn £100Youngsters using a congestion-busting bus service in Norfolk could earn themselves an extra £100 to spend at Christmas under a new initiative.
• Trains cancelled due to lack of drviersAll trains on a busy rail route in east Anglia were cancelled on Sunday due to a lack of available drivers.

New Scientist

• Spy-in-the-cab could improve teenage drivingNovice drivers are responsible for a disproportionate number of accidents “ now an in-car warning system has cut incidents of reckless driving by half

Other News Sources

• Transport for London consults on Kingston K5 bus route Transport for London (TfL) is consulting councils, politicians and interest groups about the future of the K5 bus service before its current contract ends in 2011.
• Lack of train drivers cancels service Passengers have been warned not to travel on a busy rail route because of a lack of available train drivers.Related StoriesMark Owen marries in Scottish ceremony

News from Europe

• Closing the gap on Berlin U5GERMANY: The board of Berlin transport operator BVG has given the go-ahead for the construction of a 2·2 km underground extension of metro Line U5 between Alexanderplatz and Brandenburger Tor. Opening in 2017, this will integrate the recently-opened 1·5 km U55 shuttle between Brandenburger Tor and Hauptbahnhof into Line U5.