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• Transport chaos engulfs Rugby World Cup after accident and overcrowding

  19-09-2015 16:47
  
  • Twickenham station closed for 50 minutes after man hit by train on Friday
  • First Great Western admit ‘severe overcrowding’ prior to Ireland v Canada Rugby World Cup organisers have insisted their contingency plans worked after Twickenham station was closed for 50 minutes following England’s opening match against Fiji, leaving thousands of fans struggling to get home. Related: TMO takes over England v Fiji after referee takes it upstairs too oftenContinue reading...
  
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• Putting the ‘personal’ into personal finance

  19-09-2015 08:01
  
  Tangling with rail fares, refunds and John Lewis deliveriesThis week I’m truly putting the “personal” into personal finance: three money issues have affected me directly – and they’re tangled up with national stories.• Trains The number of passenger journeys has doubled since 1997, says the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) in a volley aimed at Jeremy Corbyn’s renationalisation dream. Yet for a journey from London to Hastings last week for my parents’ 60th
  
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• Wow: Iceland's latest low-cost airline offers a £99 bridge to the US

  19-09-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Entrepreneur Skli Mogensen is selling bargain flights from Europe routed via Reykjavik. But is the deal as good as it seems?Iceland has not always been kind to people wishing to fly, or even those searching for the best online deal. Savers attracted by high interest rates had billions in their Icesave bank accounts temporarily frozen in 2008. Two years later, ash spewed by the Eyjafjallajmp;ouml;kull volcano grounded planes across Europe for a week.So an Icelandic tech tycoon prom
  
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• Way to go: the woman who invented Britains road signs

  19-09-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - In the 1960s, Margaret Calvert designed an entirely new signage system for the UKs roads. Fifty years on, she explains how she did possibly the biggest graphic design job everand why shes still haunted by itMargaret Calvert finds driving down the motorway an infuriating experience. Its not the tailgaters or the traffic that exasperates the 79-year-old designer, but the signs. Its been a nightmare all my life, she laughs, only half-joking. I am always plagued by the sloppiness of s
  
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• Warning of likely disruption on A9

  19-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport Scotland is warning motorists of likely disruption on a stretch of the A9 where work has started on upgrading the road to dual carriageway.
  
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• Volkswagen told to recall nearly 500,000 vehicles

  19-09-2015 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Volkswagen has been ordered to recall nearly half a million cars in the US by the Obama administration, which claims the German car group used software that was purposely designed to dodge environmental standards for reducing smog.The US government's Environmental Protection Agency issued the company a notice of violation this afternoon, accusing Volkswagen of having installing a "defeat device" into its four-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi vehicles between 2009 and 2015, according to the
  
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• VIDEO: Timelapse: Rebuilding New Street

  19-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The £750m transformation of Birmingham's New Street station and Grand Central shopping centre has been captured in timelapse photography.
  
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• Transport Secretary hails Birmingham New Street station transformation

  19-09-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Birmingham New Street station has been overhauled to dramatically improve passenger capacity and experience. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited Birmingham New Street station today (18 September 2015) to mark the completion of a 5 year programme to transform facilities for passengers.The new station has been overhauled to dramatically improve station capacity and the passenger experience, with a spectacular new atrium over the concourse
  
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• Surrey's slowest road hits 'gridlock' after Weybridge roadworks

  19-09-2015 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Emergency roadworks and several sets of temporary traffic lights dotted around the town meant the A317 came to a standstill
  
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• ScotRail: extra carriages found for

  19-09-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - EXTRA carriages will be added to the vast majority of Borders Railway services this weekend after complaints of that some passengers had been left to stand for the hour-long journey between Edinburgh and Tweedbank.
  
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• Reports: Estonia may launch new carrier if EU rules aid was illegal

  19-09-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Estonia is ready to create a new airline should the European Union rule its existing flag carrier, Estonian Air, illegally received 40.7 million ($46 million) of state aid in 2013. read more
  
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• Rail service to be rated by mystery shoppers

  19-09-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Government will launch independent customer service tests for new franchise
  
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• Rail service changes are a loss to resort

  19-09-2015 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Rail campaigners have called temporary plans to reduce direct services between Blackpool and Liverpool a loss to the resort.
  
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• Port of Felixstowe Goes Green

  19-09-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Port of Felixstowe is creating an environmental corridor as part of the Go Green campaign launched by Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) and a number of other global port operators.The initiative at Felixstowe will include the refurbishment of part of a system of dykes within the port. The work will include the improvement of habitats for wildlife as well as enhancing green areas within a busy industrial complex by planting a mixture of trees, gras
  
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• Planes 'were 200m from mid-air crash'

  19-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two light aircraft came within 200m of colliding when one pilot averted the danger after a last-minute sighting, a report says.
  
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• Passengers who get drunk at airports face being STOPPED from boarding flights in bid to tackle air rage

  19-09-2015 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Tighter limits could be placed on how many drinks are served by cabin crews, and drunk passengers face being put on a blacklist that bans them from flying with other airlines
  
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• Partnership agreement signed with GLS and DB Schenker Logistics

  19-09-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - DB Schenker Logistics and the GLS Group have signed a strategic partnership agreement to collaborate in Europe. The companies will offer each other assistance in terms of transport services, with DB Schenker providing parcel delivery throughout the continent and GLS expanding its existing supply of freight services. GLS will be delivering parcels for DB Schenker, while the latter organisation will be handling part-load pallet transport on behalf o
  
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• New Street wows VIPs who call £750m station 'nothing short of stunning'

  19-09-2015 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Politicians and dignitaries tour station which is set to open to the public for first time on Sunday
  
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• New Routemaster buses to be fitted with windows that open

  19-09-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Boris Johnson'sNew Routemaster buses are to be fitted with windows that openafter passengers complained about stifling heat.
  
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• Modern Wheel Detection and Axle Counting

  19-09-2015 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Growing conurbations, increasing car park prices and not least rising fuel prices are pushing trams and underground railways increasingly to the forefront of urban and suburban rail transportation infrastructures.
  
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• Lost Property: Cabbies receive compulosry rewards based on the value of the item

  19-09-2015 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Lost property rewards given to black cab drivers are calculated on a sliding scale, with low value items charged at 15 per cent of their value and the most expensive goods, charged at one per cent.
  
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• Flybe takes delivery of first leased ATR 72-600

  19-09-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- UK regional Flybe introduced its first ATR 72-600 series aircraft into its fleet, on lease from Avation PLC. read more
  
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• Fire closes Dublin's Port Tunnel

  19-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Port Tunnel in Dublin has re-opened following a truck fire.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: DVLA returns untaxed cars across Northampton after wrongly towing them away

  19-09-2015 02:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The DVLA has been forced to return a number of cars across Northampton that it falsely believed were illegal.
  
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• ENSCO Rail Takes Rail Technologies to Railway Interchange 2015

  19-09-2015 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -ENSCO Rail will be participating at Railway Interchange 2015. The event takes place 4 -7 October, in Minneapolis.
  
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• Drunk airline passengers could be 'blacklisted'

  19-09-2015 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Ministers are drawing up plans which could see disruptive drunk airline passengers put on a flying blacklist
  
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• DfT demands 'Norwich in 90' from next Anglia operator

  19-09-2015 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The Department for Transport has revealed that it expects the next operator of the East Anglia franchise -- presently known as Greater Anglia -- to run its fastest trains between London and Norwich in 90 minutes. The DfT has published the formal Invitation to Tender, and conceded that its plans for the region's railways are 'ambitious'. They also include 'challenging' customer service targets. In a related development, the DfT has extended the East Midlands Trains franchise by mo
  
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• Derby Telegraph published Sportive will see cyclists take on challenging Derbyshire event

  19-09-2015 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derbyshire Telegraph - DRIVERS are being warned to be on the lookout for cyclists this weekend as hundreds take to the roads of the county for the third Cycle Derby Sportive.More than 1,000 cyclists will be leaving Markeaton Park from 8am tomorrow and will be heading north into the hills of Derbyshire on three different routes. While there are no full road closures, Markeaton Lane will be shuttemporarilyfrom the garden centre, halfway along the lane, up to the Kedleston Road junction.Cyclists wi
  
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• Clarity wins government travel contract

  19-09-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - TMC will use online tools to drive savings for Westminster departments
  
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• Bypass work due to be completed

  19-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Part of the Dumfries bypass will be closed this weekend as an upgrade of the road is expected to be completed.
  
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• British Cycling reject Tour de Yorkshire expansion

  19-09-2015 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Welcome to Yorkshires request to expand the 2016 Tour de Yorkshire from three days to four has been rejected by the sports governing body.
  
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• Beijing joins ranks of cab-hailing apps

  19-09-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chinese capital launches state-backed mobile app to rival Uber and Didi Kuaidi
  
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• American Airlines flights affected by computer glitch

  19-09-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Hundreds of services grounded at Miami, Dallas and Chicago
  
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• Alitalia chief executive Cassano quits

  19-09-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Italian flag carrier faces fresh headwinds only a year after rescue by UAEs Etihad
  
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• Airlines must pay compensation for tech delays

  19-09-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Court ruling says carriers cannot claim extraordinary circumstances for technical problems
  
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• Airbags for bicycles and motorbikes

  19-09-2015 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Vulnerable road users on two wheels now have a choice of cutting-edge airbags for bicycles and motorbikes to help prevent serious injury. The post Airbags for bicycles and motorbikes appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Aeroflot to increase capital investment in Orenair

  19-09-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Russias Aeroflot will initiate and fully subscribe to a capital increase in Orenair subsidiary as part of the groups multi-brand renewal strategy. read more
  
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• A man who locked himself in a toilet of a high-speed train heading for Paris has been arrested.

  19-09-2015 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Police in the Netherlands said the arrest happened at Rotterdam Central station without incident.
  
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