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Tuesday, 23 February 2016

BBC News

• Tube line reopens after hole in roofOne of the Tube's busiest lines reopens after concrete fell on the track when contractors drilled through the roof of a tunnel.
• Timetables set for rail tunnel closureScotRail publishes timetables and diversion routes ahead of the closure of the rail tunnel at Glasgow's Queen Street station.
• West Coast Mainline services resumeServices resume on a major railway line between Scotland and England following a seven-week closure.

Financial Times

• Liverpool presses to fund HS2 extensionThink-tank says Liverpool and other northern cities will be left behind if HS2 is not extended

The Guardian

• Liverpool offers £2bn to be included in HS2 networkMayor says link is essential for chancellor’s ‘northern powerhouse’ vision and proposes city covers two thirds of cost to extend planned high-speed lineLiverpool has offered to pay £2bn towards the cost of HS2 if the government agrees to add a 20-mile stretch of track that would bring the city into the planned high-speed rail network.

The Herald

• Timetables for Queen Street station closure available nowTHE extent of disruption to passengers for when Queen Street Station closes for several months has been revealed by ScotRail.

The Telegraph

• Tube chaos after contractors drill hole through tunnel roofCentral Line services suspended for two hours between Marble Arch and White City

Mail Online

• UK air pollution from diesel car fuel is 'killing 40,000 a year in the UK'  Toxins emitted by Britain’s booming number of diesel cars are fuelling a health crisis according to a report by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Flood-hit Conwy Valley railway line re-opens after repairs The train track between Blaenau Ffestiniog and Llandudno Junction was closed for two months after being damaged by severe weather last December

London Evening Standard

• Man arrested for shining laser at bus driver's eyes in north LondonA man has been cautioned for shining a laser into the eyes of a bus driver.
• Central line passengers tell of panic after Tube train showered with huge chunks of masonryA rush-hour tube train was showered with chunks of masonry "as big as rugby balls" when builders working above a busy underground line accidentally drilled down into the tunnel.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Tyne and Wear bus travel costs up to �1,150 a year less than using your carSurvey by bus bosses not surprisingly finds using their transport is cheaper than getting behind the wheel

Sheffield Telegraph

• Smart motorway testing on M1 in South YorkshireThe final stage of testing work for a scheme set to improve journeys for drivers on a section of motorway running through South Yorkshire is due to begin this month.

Yorkshire Evening Post

• Are you on board with Leeds Bradford Airport link road plan?Time is running out to take part in a consultation on proposals to improve access to Leeds-Bradford Airport.

Doncaster Free Press

• Smart motorway testing on M1 in South YorkshireThe final stage of testing work for a scheme set to improve journeys for drivers on a section of motorway running through South Yorkshire is due to begin this month.

North Wales Live

• Think tank says Liverpool must get HS2 if the Northern Powerhouse is to succeed ResPublica claims city could be 'left behind' if its is bypassed by the high-speed rail network

Other Regional Press

• Hundreds of commuters affected as lorry gets stuck in Mirfield rail bridge National Rail say sign indicating bridge height was clearly visible
• Petition calling for rail link between Northampton and Bedford launched by campaignersRail campaigners fighting for a link between Northampton and Bedford have launched an online petition.
• RAC claims petrol prices could go up if Britain leaves the EUTwo-car families in the UK could pay around £8 a month more to fill up their cars if Britain leaves the EU, the RAC has claimed.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• TNT to develop new international road hubInternational courier and delivery services company TNT is set to open a new international road hub and sorting centre that will span 600,000 square feet of space. The new hub and sorting centre is expected to open in Dartford in the second quarter of next year, reports Logistics Manager. Opening this new centre is part of the company's plans to invest money into its European network, which it says is the core of its business. Steve Meadows, network and operations director for TNT UK international and Ireland, said:

Rail Technology Magazine

• ASC Exhibiting at Middle East Rail in 2016 ASC will be exhibiting at the Middle East Rail in March 2016 in Dubai.

Railway Gazette

• Work starts on Kolkata airport metro linkINDIA: On February 21 Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhu launched construction of an extension of...
• Premium fleet envisaged under TET revival planFRANCE: Setting out the first progress update in the government’s ‘road map’ to reviving France’s...
• Nairobi plans light rail networkKENYA: Work on a light rail network in Nairobi is due to start by June, President Uhuru Kenyatta...
• Robots on test at Paris stationsFRANCE: A robot luggage trolley and two types of cleaning machine are being tested in Paris by...
• Wehrhahn tram tunnel opens in D�sseldorfGERMANY: D�sseldorf Lord Mayor Thomas Geisel officially launched services through the Wehrhahn tram...
• World rail infrastructure market February 2016Algeria: A consortium of Colas Rail and Kou G C is to build two extensions of the Alger metro under...
• Finch West LRT requests for proposals issuedCANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Toronto regional transport agency Metrolinx have issued requests...
• China sets out urban transport guidelinesCHINA: The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council issued guidelines and...

Aviation Industry

• Airport noise community groups write to David Cameron calling for airspace reviewMEDIA RELEASE EMBARGOED UNTIL 00:01 Monday 22nd February Over 20 groups around airports across the South East and next to Edinburgh Airport affected by recent flight path trials write to David Cameron The letter states airspace policy is “not fit …
• Norwegian expands long-haul services with US flights from ParisFour-times weekly flights to New York JFK from July 29

Other News Sources

• Trolleys, bikes and Christmas trees pulled from Woking canal ahead of 'dewatering' Experts have been called in to save fish in the Basingstoke Canal as 'dewatering' work begins