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Saturday, 26 February 2011

BBC News

• Train cleaners in 24-hour strikeCleaners on First Great Western trains at stations in Cardiff and Swansea go on strike for 24 hours in a dispute over pay and pensions.
• 'Innertube' map for Edinburgh cyclistsA interactive map detailing Edinburgh's cycle path network is developed by local enthusiasts.
• Review of Scottish roads launchedTransport Minister Keith Brown launches a review of Scotland's roads following an Audit Scotland report into their condition.
• Flybe for Derry airportThe budget airline Flybe is to introduce a new service to City of Derry Airport.
• VIDEO: Bank 'should double cycling cash'Barclays should double its £25m sponsorship of cycling projects in London to help the community, Mayor Boris Johnson says.
• VIDEO: Oyster 'overcharge' stations listA list of the railway and Tube stations in London where passengers were
• Bank 'should double cycling cash'Barclays should double its £25m sponsorship of cycling projects in London to help the community, Mayor Boris Johnson says.
• 'Grabbed' cyclist wins damagesA cyclist who was grabbed by an employee at a tube station ticket barrier wins nearly £12,000 in compensation.
• Overtime ban causes rail delaysDrivers overtime action will cause delays and cancellations on railways across the West Midlands.
• London 'overcharge' stations listA list of the London stations where passengers have been
• India in populist railway budgetIndian railway minister Mamata Banerjee unveils a fares freeze as her party seeks to win state elections in West Bengal.
• Airlines 'monitoring fuel prices'International Consolidated Airlines Group says it is monitoring the impact of unrest in oil producing nations on fuel prices.
• Fiat to make vehicles in RussiaItalian car giant Fiat says it will make up to 300,000 vehicles a year in Russia, after a deal with local auto group Sollers falls through.
• Supply talk eases oil price surgeOil prices retreat after reports suggest Saudi Arabia has increased production to offset shortages caused by unrest in Libya.

Daily Express

• National Express steams aheadAN overhaul of National Express helped the rail, bus and coach operator to hike annual profits and restore its dividend.

Birmingham Mail

• Top fims backing government’s £17.5 billion rail line between Birmingham and London THE heads of BAE Systems, Waitrose and manufacturing giant Siemens are among the business leaders backing the government’s £17.5 billion high speed rail line from London to Birmingham.
• Calls to protect Birmingham rail network in high speed spending plans BIRMINGHAM’S rail network must not be neglected to fund the country’s high speed rail plans, a transport campaign group has warned.

Edinburgh Evening News

• Time's up: Today's the day the first tram should have been running in EdinburghFRESH doubts have been raised about how Edinburgh's embattled tram scheme will ever be completed - on the day it was originally meant to open.

Journal Live

• North East businesses back high speed rail LEADING North East businesses have told the Government they back its high speed rail plans and warned ministers not to delay further train investment.

London Evening Standard

• Londoners pick up £6,000 party bill as TfL boss gets on his bikeBoris Johnson laid on a £6,000 farewell party for the transport boss who introduced his bike-hire scheme - with Londoners picking up the bill

Blackpool Gazette

• ˜No debate™ on link road shiftAN ENVIRONMENTAL group has hit out after plans for a major Fylde link road were changed without “public debate”.

Bucks Free Press

• HS2 protestors hope to send plans up in smoke SOUTH Heath residents are hitting the streets on Saturday as the consultation period announcement for HS2 looms ever closer.

Burnley Express

• M65 sliproads closed for resurfacing workRESURFACING on the slip roads of the M65 will mean diversions for drivers at weekends over the next few weeks.

Other Regional Press

• Driver sentenced for punching parking warden A MAN punched a 66-year-old parking warden after he asked for a car to be moved from a loading bay in Oxford™s Cowley Road.
• Support for high-speed rail link confirmedEighty-minute London link would mean over ?2bn of local productivity benefits.
• Exact-fare option for LeedsCityBus to be investigated.Small charge may be way of keeping city centre shuttle bus running.
• Protest beacons to be lit along planned route of HS2 rail line through Warwickshire PROTEST beacons will be lit along the planned route of the high speed rail line through Warwickshire on Monday.
• Cranfield motorsport students to design sustainable rallyStudents on Cranfield's MSc Motorsport Engineering and Management program have been challenged with designing a competitive and exciting sustainable rally car in combination with a rally route...

Global Rail News

• Office of Rail Regulation report highlights reasons for poor information during disruptionProblems in aspects of operational planning, mistakes with new technology and the roll-out new procedures all played a part in passengers receiving poor information during this ...
• East Coast announce plans for ˜silent™ First Class journeysEast Coast is promising a more relaxing journey by creating a new Quiet Coach in First Class. The train operator will introduce the Quiet Coach in ...
• East Coast becomes first to use new GSM-R systemEast Coast has become the first train operator in Britain to begin using a new digital radio system which engineers say will deliver enhanced train performance, ...
• Rollout plans for ERTMSFollowing trials of ERTMS (European Rail Traffic Management System) on the Cambrian Line, Network Rail has revealed tentative plans for its further introduction to other parts ...
• Landslip disruption on Sheffield “ Manchester rail lineEngineers had to battle difficult weather conditions to reopen the main Sheffield-Manchester railway after it was blocked by a landslip on 5th February. Staff sent to ...
• Council grants permission for Network Rail improvements between Cambridge and LondonPlans to transform train services between Cambridge and London Liverpool Street have cleared the final hurdle after the local council granted permission for Network Rail™s £16.7 ...

Other News Sources

• Sussex Police refuelling blunders cost taxpayer £20,000 Blundering police officers who wrongly refuel force vehicles have cost the taxpayer tens of thousands.
• Minister launches procurement of new hybrid ferry A new multi million pound hybrid ferry currently under development will put Scotland at the vanguard of pioneering low carbon maritime technology said Transport Minister Keith Brown. The Minister announced the launch of the procurement of the new vessel at a maritime conference in Linlithgow earlier this week. read more
• Transport Minister announces review of Scotland's roads Roads maintenance summit to discuss review findings Following Audit Scotland™s report last week into the condition of both local and strategic roads, Transport Minister, Keith Brown has today confirmed his acceptance of its central recommendations. A national review looking at how the road network is managed and maintained, including how we can work better with local authorities, and also what we can learn from international roads management practice, will be undertaken. Mr Brown said: read more
• Best Fare Finder wins eastmidlandstrains.co.uk a top rail industry awardEast Midlands Trains' online Best Fare Finder scooped the award for Information Technology Excellence at the Rail Business Awards last night (...
• Gatwick Airport welcomes Britons from LibyaGatwick Airport recently welcomed back Britons who had been rescued from Libya.The passengers flew back to the UK on the early morning of Thursday February 24th, touching down shortly after 07:00 GMT. Some 78 of them travelled from the African country on a BP-chartered aircraft.One of the passengers, Karen Willoughby, said: "We went to the airport the day before yesterday at 6am and got going at 5am today Libya time. I’m glad to be home."There are a reported 170 Britons still left in camps in remote desert locations who the Ministry of Defence is now focusing its efforts on.In ...
• Crossrail appoints two non-executive directorsCrossrail has appointed two non-executive directors in a bid to increase railway operations experience at board level.

Other Subscription Services

• Go-HS2 alliance joins high speed rail debate Supporters of High Speed 2 have hit back against opponents of the scheme with the launch of a new lobby group made up of local authorities and businesses in the West Midlands.Go-HS2 is a...