The Business Desk - Intensive talks between Alstom, the Government and Transport for London with a view to placing a train order which will secure the future of the firms historic train-making plant in Derby have been successful, according to reports.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - McGills Bus Group has promoted two of its younger members of managerial staff. Nathan Burge (pictured, above) has taken up the position of Group Health and Safety Manager and Ewan Gray (pictured, below) is elevated to the role of Depot Operations Manager at the Inchinnan base.
Railtech - In The Hague, on Wednesday, the municipality, businesses, and organizations made local agreements on sustainability measures. The Hague aims to use the overhead lines of trams and electric buses operated by HTM to provide power for car charging stations.
Rail Magazine - The end of train manufacturing in the UK is edging closer, with a redundancy consultation for 1,300 manufacturing staff under way after Alstom confirmed it is shutting production lines at Derby Litchurch Lane, after 148 years.
Rail Business Daily - The Transport Secretary Mark Harper says he has had a good, constructive meeting with Alstom Group CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge on the future of train manufacturing in the UK. He added on social media: Intensive discussions are taking place, to conclude no later than the end of May.
Other Regional Press - Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said there has been a lack of action from Transport Secretary Mark Harper over securing the industrys future.
Other Regional Press - West Midlands Railway has unveiled its new trains that are travelling on the Cross City Line
Other Regional Press - LEADING Labour figures in the North East have criticised the Government over delays to planned changes on the East Coast Mainline.
South Wales Argus - The Welsh public deserves a return on investment in public transport according to the Welsh Conservatives.
Cambridge News - Two opposing petitions have been made about a new development in Cambridge
The York Press - Transdev is staging an open event in York this weekend which will allow jobseekers to try their hands driving a bus.
Derby Telegraph - Hope that train-making in Derby can be saved, along with thousands of jobs, has been given a significant boost
Birmingham Mail - The plane landed safely and all passengers and crew have left the aircraft
Sky News - Hundreds of Border Force officers will go on strike at Heathrow Airport later this month.
i News - Production lines at the 147-year-old Alstom plant in Derby stopped work on new trains last month due to a lack of orders
Times Online - Opening a station in the rapidly growing West Lothian town could take more than 500,000 cars off the road every year, campaigners and developers say
The Telegraph - Alstom secures vital new order after crunch talks with Transport Secretary
The Scotsman - Managing director Sarah Boyd says more leisure trips have offset reduction in commuting
The Guardian - For years, residents had complained that they could not get home because the number 116 bus was always crammed with tourists visiting Antoni Gauds Park Gell. The park is the citys second most popular attraction after the Sagrada Familia basilica.
The Guardian - Birmingham airport temporarily suspended operations on Tuesday because of a security incident on an aircraft.
Financial Times - The industry seems set for cyclical pain
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