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Transport News: January 18 2005

Airbus unveils new 'superjumbo' jet - From This is London - Airbus has shown off its huge 555-seater A380 superjumbo for the first time. 18-01-2005

Airport joining 'silent' jet team - From BBC - Luton Airport is to be a test bed for developing a "silent" jet aircraft. 18-01-2005

Blow to airport rail link hopes - From Manchester Online - CRUCIAL new train links to Manchester Airport have not been included in a blueprint for the future of rail in the north west. 18-01-2005

Bus company summonsed over crash - From BBC - The bus firm, Lincolnshire Roadcar, has been summonsed to appear in court in connection with a defective brake on a bus involved in a crash. 18-01-2005

Discounts offer in 'buffer zone' for C-charge - From This is London - Thousands of residents are set to be offered congestion charge discounts in a major concession from Mayor Ken Livingstone. 18-01-2005

Executive in £325m rail takeover - From BBC - Funding of £325m has been secured to enable the Scottish Executive to take over responsibility of Scotland's railways. 18-01-2005

Four Virgin Trains directors go after criticism of tilting train - From Independent - Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Trains underwent a "night of the long knives" yesterday as four senior directors left the company. 18-01-2005

Minibus carrying children crashes - From BBC - A minibus carrying 18 school children has been involved in a head-on crash with a van in Cheshire. 18-01-2005

New operator bids for West route - From BBC - Coach and rail operator National Express has launched a new website detailing its plans for the Greater Western train franchise. 18-01-2005

Residents to fight bus stop plans - From IC Network - A community has banded together to fight a new bus stop, which they believe will turn their road into a bottleneck for traffic. 18-01-2005

Troubled liner waiting to leave - From BBC - Passengers and crew are still waiting to see if the troubled liner Aurora will finally leave on its luxury world cruise on Tuesday night. 18-01-2005

Virgin timetable held up by tilting train 'problems' - From The Telegraph - Plans to operate the West Coast main line franchise as a proper commercial contract were delayed for another year yesterday to assess the impact of the new Pendolino tilting trains. 18-01-2005


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