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Monday, 20 May 2013

BBC News

• New £7m Stratford Parkway railway station opens The new Parkway station has been built at Bishopton, near the M40, next to an existing park-and-ride facility.
• North Dorset Trailway extension connects Blandford and Stourpaine A new section of footpath will open later on the site of the former Somerset and Dorset railway line.
• Walk-to-school numbers falling, say campaigners Half of parents driving their children to UK primary schools live under a mile away, walk-to-school campaigners say.
• Tyne pedestrian tunnel to shut for one year revamp The Tyne pedestrian and cyclist tunnel is to close later for £4.9m refurbishment which is expected to last a year.
• Cycle campaign pedals on parliamentThousands of cyclists embark on a protest ride to the Scottish Parliament, calling for 5% of Scotland's transport budget to be spent on cycling.

Financial Times

• Chairman to step down from FirstGroupBus and rail operator expected to announce a board shake-up to placate investors and will unveil plans for a £600m rights issue and dividend cut
• China Railway plans bond auctionThe bonds are the first batch that China Railway is expected to issue as it forges ahead with a blueprint to lay about 30,000km of new tracks

The Herald

• Transport of delight: Museum is the best in EuropeIt has welcomed more than two million visitors since it opened on the banks of the Clyde two years ago.
• 'You can be highly professional without losing your sense of fun'AMANDA McMillan is recounting a lost in translation moment at airport security.
• Academics to study ScotRail's systemsRESEARCHERS are putting ScotRail's maintenance systems under the microscope in a bid to improve the network's efficiency and reliability.

The Scotsman

• Glasgow Riverside Museum wins top European award THE Riverside Museum in Glasgow has become the first Scottish recipient of a prestigious European award in Belgium.
• Kids not walking to school due to speed limit fears CAMPAIGNERS will today call for speed limits around schools to be cut after finding traffic speeds deterred more than one in three parents from letting their children walk to school.

The Telegraph

• Hop on and off the bus for a ride to freedom and growthThe new Routemaster will boost the economy as well as restore the benefits of healthy risk, says Boris Johnson    

Belfast Telegraph

• Boatbuilder reels in export contractA CO DOWN boatbuilder is celebrating new export success to the Republic of Ireland.Related StoriesAgri-food shines through Ulster's economic gloomRyanair tells pilots that passenger safety fears letter is ‘gross misconduct’Half of firms battle for their survival'Cash flow remains big challenge'Republic will not apologise for low tax regime, says minister    

Daily Post (North Wales)

• One man dies, two critically injured in airport plane crash Accident investigators start probe after tragedy

Sheffield Star

• £2 Billion Sheffield road revamp helps create jobsSheffield’s £2 billion Streets Ahead scheme to upgrade roads and footpaths has created 250 jobs so far – and the number of local firms hired for highways maintenance has almost trebled.

The Press and Journal (Aberdeen)

• Probe launched after pupil was left on school busA probe has been launched after a Deeside youngster was left on a school bus – which then travelled back to Aberdeen.

Wales Online

• Calls for cash for greener buses as figures show Wales trailing behind England and Scotland on eco-busesLack of grants in Wales blamed for nation's eco-bus shortage, while 434 are on the roads over the border
• One dead and two injured in plane crash at Caernarfon AirportMan killed and two other casualties airlifted to Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor after plane crash on runway at airport

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Virgin signals millions of pounds for Wolverhampton train stationVirgin Trains will invest a multi-million pound sum in Wolverhampton’s dilapidated station, its chief executive said today.

Blackpool Gazette

• BAE set to name new chairmanDefence giant BAE Systems is set to name City veteran Sir Roger Carr as its next chairman, according to reports today.

Bucks Free Press

• New cycling shop pedals into Wooburn Green A CYCLING enthusiast has swapped London for the Bucks countryside to open up a new bike shop in Wooburn Green.

Peterborough Telegraph

• Classic buses go on displayBus enthusiasts from far and wide flocked to Whittlesey yesterday for a classic bus rally.

Other Regional Press

• South Ribble bottom for walking to workSouth Ribble has the lowest proportion of people who walk to work in the North West, according to a new report.

Middle East North Africa (MENA) Rail News

• China-Israel Rail Route Would Revolutionise Trade in the Middle EastA landmark initiative between China and Israel has the potential to totally change trade in the Middle East. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has travelled to China to discuss Israel’s potential to provide rail access from the southern port Eilat on the red Sea, to the Mediterranean ports of Ashdod and Haifa. The 180 km [...]The post China-Israel Rail Route Would Revolutionise Trade in the Middle East appeared first on MENA Rail News.

road.cc

• New Cardiff - Newport cycle corridor planned for 2014 A new cycle route linking Cardiff and Newport is to be finalised in 2014. It will be made up of cycle paths, quiet roads and newly surfaced 'green routes' to make a journey that would take a fit cyclist around an hour.

Other News Sources

• Patrick McLoughlin MP: Why Margaret Hodge and her committee are wrong about HS2Patrick McLoughlin is the Secretary of State for Transport and MP for Derbyshire Dales.
• More homes affected under Melbourne airport plan A third runway planned for Melbourne airport will give it the highest capacity in the country but put more homes under the flight path.
• Green MEP says cut number of parking spaces in Winchester AN MEP has urged Winchester City Council to reduce air pollution in the city by cutting the number of car parks.