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Tuesday, 07 May 2013

BBC News

• English Heritage bus scheme to fund school trips Thousands of state schools in England are to be offered free bus journeys to famous historic sites under a scheme announced by English Heritage.
• Level crossing dangers highlighted Rail safety teams are to stage 100 events across the UK aimed at highlighting the risks of level crossings.

Department for Transport

• London Midland ticket office opening hours decisionWhy have you made this proposal?

Financial Times

• Call for M6 Toll road to be nationalisedTraffic on motorway designed to relieve Birmingham congestion has fallen by 45% since its 2006 peak, with critics blaming excessive tolls

The Scotsman

• Comment: Driver liability would protect cyclists Are we all completely comfortable with the sentencing of Gary McCourt? Having been found guilty of causing the death of a cyclist, McCourt was given 300 hours of community service.
• Taxi fare rise ’poses threat to women’ A TAXI fare price rise could put women at risk as they would have to walk home late at night, an MSP has said.
• In pictures: Edinburgh’s tram route from above A SERIES of new images has been released of the latest tram developments, following the reopening of St Andrew Square in Edinburgh.
• Heritage strategy for Scottish canalsPLANS to preserve and improve Scotland’s historic canal network have been revealed.

The Telegraph

• Rail passengers left stranded after train mix upPassengers were left stranded 40 miles from home on a deserted station at night after bungling rail staff diverted them on to the wrong train.    

The Mirror

• Virgin Trains buying female staff new bras after storm in a d-cup over 'skimpy' blousesVirgin Trains workers say their blouses are too short and so flimsy that passengers will see if they are wearing dark bras

Network Rail

• Media invite: Safety teams to visit Maidenhead level crossings as part of international awareness eventsRail safety teams across the country are hosting more than 100 awareness events at level crossings including Cookham and Furze Platt In Maidenhead, to help educate people about how to cross the railway safely and prevent accidents.
• Rail campaign in the West of England highlights level crossing safetyRail safety teams in the west of England are hosting 13 awareness events at level crossings across the region to help educate people about how to cross the railway safely and prevent accidents.
• Rail campaign in Wales highlights level crossing safetyRail safety teams in Wales are hosting 17 awareness events at level crossings across the region to help educate people about how to cross the railway safely and prevent accidents.

Bristol Live

• The Bristol Post published Riders celebrate new cycle routeA CELEBRATORY cycle ride between Bristol and Nailsea was held to mark the opening of a new cycle route.The ride in yesterday's glorious sunshine marks the completion of Festival Way which runs from the Cumberland Basin, Bristol to Millennium Park, Nailsea.The cycleway, which has cost £1.5 million, has been developed by sustainable cycling charity Sustrans, funded by the Big Lottery and supported by North Somerset Council.Mayor George Ferguson and the Right Honourable Lord Mayor of Bristol,...

Nottingham Evening Post

• Robert Howard: Whatever happened to bus inspectors?THEY were once the lions of our public transport system.

Sheffield Star

• Police use buses to patrol SheffieldUndercover police officers have been patrolling the streets of Sheffield on buses in a bid to identify troublemakers.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Anti-HS2 group sends 4,000 cards to homes on planned routeAn anti-HS2 group has sent out 4,000 postcards across Staffordshire to residents warning them their properties will plunge in value due to the controversial scheme.

East Anglian Daily Times

• Melton: Transport group hears latest on hourly train serviceWITH an hourly train service now fully operational between Ipswich and Lowestoft, the main goal for public transport campaigners is getting passengers on board.
• Melton: Transport group hears latest on hourly train serviceWITH an hourly train service now fully operational between Ipswich and Lowestoft, the main goal for public transport campaigners is getting passengers on board.

Plymouth Herald

• We've already lost airport but railway is also at risk Read more: http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/ve-lost-airport-railway-risk/story-18888967-detail/story.html#ixzz2SaKniNVZ Follow us: @thisisplymouth on Twitter | thisisplymouth on FacebookAre we all completely comfortable with the sentencing of Gary McCourt? Having been found guilty of causing the death of a cyclist, McCourt was given 300 hours of community service.

Other Regional Press

• I long for days of a bus service, and not a bus business The council is considering drastic reductions to some bus services in the city. The one I use is the 70 and this is threatened with withdrawal of night-time and Sunday services.
• Train operator scoops prestigious accolade for its performance TRAIN operator East Coast – servicing the Doncaster to King's Cross line – has been awarded four stars in a leading benchmarking scheme for organisational performance.
• Lancashire firms want more focus on transportManufacturers from Lancashire and beyond are calling for an overhaul of Britain’s approach to transport infrastructure - including more investment in roads, regional airports and port capacity, as well as the setting up of an independent infrastructure commission.
• East Coast wins four-star rating TRAIN operator East Coast has turned in a four-star quality performance. East Coast was awarded four stars for organisational performance by the British Quality Foundation as part of its Recognised for Excellence programme.
• Friday alcohol ban on Aberdeen trains to EnglandRAIL bosses have launched a Friday booze ban on trains travelling Aberdeen to England in a crackdown on antisocial behaviour.

The Business Desk

• National Express on course to meet expectations BIRMINGHAM-based transport group National Express has said it remains on track to deliver profits in line with expectations for 2013.
• Stagecoach's Glenvale deal cleared by OFT THE Office of Fair Trading has cleared Stagecoach's acquisition of First Group services in Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales.

Aviation Industry

• French companies hit by government sale talkParis: Shares in a number of companies in which the deficit-hit French government has a stake plummeted on Monday after Prime Minister Jean Marc Ayrault said the state was looking to reduce its stake in a

Other News Sources

• Brentwood bus route axe down to lack of users A BUS route that residents and parish councillors fought to get installed is due to be cancelled because it has not been used enough.
• Dedicated hotline operating on Heathrow expansion Residents have been urged to call a dedicated hotline to make some noise over Heathrow.