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Monday, 23 November 2015

Cogitamus

• GNGE Alliance ‘Highly Commended’ at National Transport AwardsBy Mark Walker, Chief Executive, Cogitamus Limited The GNGE Alliance was awarded the accolade ‘Highly Commended’ at the recent National Transport Awards in the category ‘Construction and Engineering Project of the Year’. Cogitamus Limited has provided stakeholder relations and communications services to the GNGE Alliance since the beginning of 2013.  We’re very proud to have been part of this team and extend warmest congratulation to all our colleagues in the partner companies. Network Rail’s Great Northern Great Eastern (GNGE) project was a £300 million Governmen...

BBC News

• Lost property 'hero' up for awardA woman who works in the lost property office of a Glasgow bus company is nominated for an
• Attacks threaten investment: SiemensThe Paris terrorist attacks and political instability in Europe is making companies more reluctant to invest, the chief executive of Siemens has warned.

Financial Times

• CMA CGM in exclusive talks with NOLFrench shipping group eyes Singapore rival as Maersk pulls out
• Contactless future for the London commuterOne of the world’s leading mass transit systems is using technology to make journeys more seamless

The Observer

• We’ve heard of runway tantrums …… but it’s usually models, not the bosses of Heathrow and Gatwick airports, who might misbehave

The Scotsman

• Britain has ‘catching up to do’ on rail electrificationRail campaigners have declared that Britain has “a lot of catching up to do” after latest figures show the proportion of the network that is electrified has remained virtually unchanged over the past decade.

The Telegraph

• Women drivers 'more likely to admit their partner is better behind the wheel'Research by the AA finds 28 per cent of female motorists accept that their other half is more proficient

Mail Online

• Pakistan International Airlines pilots dance in the cockpit Leaked footage that has gone viral on the internet shows Pakistan International Airlines pilots dancing in the cockpit to the hit song Afghan Jalebi, from the action film Phantom.

London Evening Standard

• Charing Cross fire: Crews battle blaze by ticket office in busy central London stationFire crews were battling a blaze at a busy central London station on Sunday evening.

Manchester Evening News

• Roxtec creates cable seal solution for Network RailThe bespoke frames which are the heaviest products Roxtec has ever produced for the UK, were specifically designed for the project.
• Manchester Airport handles record 23 million passengers The figure, the highest in the airport's 77-year history, represents a 5 per cent increase on the previous 12-month period and a hike of around 30 per cent compared with 2010.
• Manchester Airport tops 23 million passengers for the year � more than ever before Soaring success as airport reaches passenger milestone in airport's 77-year history
• Congested Manchester: 17,500 drivers avoiding Mancunian Way - and clogging up other city centre roads instead Roads at breaking point around Manchester city centre

Metro

• £30,000 bus lane to be scrapped 21 days after being opened due to travel chaos A new bus lane is to be removed just 21 days after it was opened because it tripled journey times for drivers.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• CBI boss says North East needs 'special consideration' after series of jobs blows Carolyn Fairbairn said the Northern Powerhouse offered huge potential for the region but businesses had to be properly involved

Wales Online

• Travel operator says Newport's new bus station is too small for some of its vehicles Public Transport campaigners fear Newport Bus will have to operate from three separate stations due to the capacity problem

Other Regional Press

• Britain has 'a lot of catching up to do' over railway electrificationRail campaigners have declared that Britain has "a lot of catching up to do" after latest figures show the proportion of the network that is electrified has remained virtually unchanged over the past decade.
• Friars Walk bus station to open at the 'end of the month'FRIARS Walk bosses have assured bus users that the new bus station will be finished and opened at the end of the month following delays.
• Flash mob at Terminal 2 tells Heathrow “local community is not going to go way”Residents against the expansion of Heathrow from the Heathrow Villages, Chiswick and Hammersmith joined a local and national groups yesterday morning for a flash mob at Terminal 2.
• ‘Deplorable’ bus cuts will hurt most vulnerablePlans to axe council support for bus services have been branded ‘deplorable’ by opponents who blasted the idea.
• Wheelchair users ‘often left behind by bus drivers’Disabled people in wheelchairs are struggling to get on buses and are often left behind at bus stops, a charity said.
• Going orange for airline’s landmark day as employees are reunitedThe dress code was simple for a reunion of employees - wear orange!

Bus and Coach.com

• Latest Live Edition 20 November 2015
• Eight more Volvo 9700s for GoBus.ie
• Campaigners fear over DfT spending cuts of 30 per cent
• New StreetDecks to meet growing demand in Bristol
• Edinburgh bus users can now share m-tickets
• Edwards Coaches backs local cancer charity
• Gold brand launched in Merseyside and Lancashire by Stagecoach
• Milestone for hydrogen bus fleet in Aberdeen
• Scale of bus cuts alarms campaign coalition
• All-operator Manchester smartcard launched

Green Miscellany

• Grasp a fingerprint operated bicycle lockIf you've ever fumbled with your bicycle lock with cold fingers, you'll understand the merit of key-less fingerprint operated security. The Grasp lock combines the world's smallest optical fingerprint sensor with hardened steel alloy to create. The post Grasp a fingerprint operated bicycle lock appeared first on ETA.

Other News Sources

• Don't force us to breathe your smoke, say Brighton schoolchildren NORMALLY the adults rule the roost in a car, but finally the youngsters are having their say.
• Oh dear....workmen rip up new pedestrian crossing because the kerbs broke WORKMEN had to rip up a pedestrian crossing after the wrong type of kerbs were put in.
• Boris Bike cycle hire scheme may be pedalled out across Brighton and Hove A NEW cycle hire scheme like London's Boris bikes may finally be launched in Brighton and Hove.