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Sunday, 24 April 2011

BBC News

• Cut parking fees come into forcePlans to slash charges in council-owned car parks and for on-street parking, to try to boost part of Greater Manchester, come into force.
• Warning over UK car-making futureThe future of car making in the UK could be in danger if the industry fails to develop a British-based supply chain, the boss of Vauxhall says.

The Independent

• Fares to rocket and jobs to be cut in the great train shake-up Millions of rail passengers face misery under dramatic plans to allow fares to rocket while closing ticket offices and firing on-board staff, The Independent on Sunday has learnt.

The Telegraph

• Pay and dismay as councils make £1.5bn from motorists Motorists will pay record sums to councils this year amid a massive rise in parking charges and restrictions.

Birmingham Mail

• HS2 chief heads Birmingham conference line-up THE boss of the proposed HS2 rail network will outline business opportunities in Birmingham at a special conference on the future of plans for the high-speed link.

Manchester Evening News

• Community’s windfall from noisy Manchester Airport planesSome £2.6m has been handed out by the airport™s community trust fund with fines from loud planes contributing to the pot. Any group within a 10-mile radius of the airport can apply for a grant.

Sheffield Telegraph

• Tunnel vision on newest section of Monsal TrailFOUR old railway tunnels are due to be opened by the end of the month to allow walkers, cyclists and horseriders to travel along a longer section of the Monsal Trail in the Peak District.

The York Press

• Railway to celebrate 175th year with festival THE NORTH Yorkshire Moors Railway is celebrating its 175th birthday by running locomotives along the length of the line for the first time on an anniversary.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Leeds bus bosses bid to poach rail passengers Canny bus bosses are aiming to cash in on commuter frustration at overcrowding on Yorkshire’s trains.

Other Regional Press

• Parking charges to be introduced at Stamford train station TRAIN passengers will have to pay to use a railway station car park.
• Letters: Dig us out of this HS2 destruction IN TRYING to avoid being labelled Nimbys it is all too easy to overlook the local impact, but I believe this aspect adds to, rather than takes away from, the other arguments.
• Priority rail seats for those in needRAIL bosses have introduced a new scheme which will allow those in need to get a seat on a train.

Other News Sources

• Time To Derail The Crazy Train Train companies are expecting 400,000 people to travel into London by train for the Royal Wedding, far more than normal on a Bank Holiday. Many of those coming from afar will be enjoying the ride on what is rather confusingly called a High Speed Train 125 which provides the backbone of Britain’s intercity services. These diesel trains, which actually have a locomotive at one end, are reliable and very popular, as they provide a comfortable ride with good seating and a spacious environment, but they are entering their fourth decade and need replacing.