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• New Birmingham New Street? 'Amazing. Just amazing'

  20-09-2015 17:53
  
  First impressions are overwhelmingly favourable – but then nearly anything would have been an improvementBirmingham New Street was full of tourists on Sunday. Not tourists going anywhere: just people, mostly local, who had come to gaze in astonishment at the shining stranger unveiled for the first time in their their city. Related: Birmingham New Street station – in pictures I’m used to Washington DC and we have big stations – but this is big Continue reading...
  
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• Unions fear Network Rail facing privatisation amid budget crisis

  20-09-2015 13:58
  
  Nicola Shaw’s review is one of three promised by the government against the backdrop of mounting costs, debts and delaysNetwork Rail could be privatised as the government seeks a solution to its financial problems, according to the industry executive leading a review of the state-owned operator of Britain’s rail tracks and stations. Nicola Shaw, who is due to report back to the government early next year on the future structure and financing of Network Rail, said she could not rule o
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn to announce rail nationalisation plan

  20-09-2015 11:36
  
  In first major policy call at party conference, leader will reveal that returning railways to public sector would be one of first acts of Labour government Jeremy Corbyn will announce full renationalisation of the railways as his first major policy at the Labour conference in Brighton next week.He initially made the proposal in a policy document over the summer, suggesting that franchises could be brought back into public hands as they expire.Related: Jezza the jester? He’s here to satiris
  
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• Wrong-way M60 drivers to be prosecuted

  20-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Dozens of drivers are to be prosecuted after they were caught driving the wrong way down a slip road of the M60 near Sale.
  
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• Virgin Rail lines up £27m dividend as sales hit £1bn after a surge in passenger numbers

  20-09-2015 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Virgin Rail Group saw sales break through the £1billion mark last year after a surge in passenger numbers and paid out a bumper £27million dividend to its parent companies.
  
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• Train expert: Rail station revamp could make Plymouth 'hub of the South West'

  20-09-2015 02:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  
  Plymouth Herald - A TRANSPORT expert says a high class revamp of Plymouth railway station would cost "tens of millions of pounds" but said such an investment would be "Plymouth's statement of intent" to become a growth hub for the region.
  
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• Train company apologises for service for World Cup game

  20-09-2015 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Train company First Great Western has issued an apology after acknowledging it did not prepare a sufficient amount of service to take customers to Cardiff for a world cup game.
  
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• Thousands of journeys on new railway

  20-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A total of 23,500 journeys are made on the new Borders Railway during its first 10 days, according to ScotRail.
  
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• Stena boss at odds with government over Menai Bridge closures

  20-09-2015 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Ian Davies says he wants Welsh government to look at installing wind barriers to stop road being closed to lorries in bad weather
  
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• Scrum for trains angers fans subscription

  20-09-2015 02:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Fears were growing this weekend about the ability of Britains creaking rail infrastructure to cope with the thousands of fans attending Rugby World Cup matches after a second day of transport chaos.
  
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• Road misery for drivers as A666 to close for start of £7.3 million scheme

  20-09-2015 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -DRIVERS face more misery when one of the main routes into Bolton is closed overnight throughout October.
  
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• Railways could be privatised, says train tsar subscription

  20-09-2015 02:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - THE woman drafted in to fix Britains rail network says she will consider all options, including privatisationbut that the status quo will not continue.
  
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• Rail industry news in brief - September 2015

  20-09-2015 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources -To improve links between the Trans-Siberian and BAM routes, Russian Railways has opened the...
  
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• Plane carrying 200 passengers forced to make emergency landing at Cardiff Airport

  20-09-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Holidaymakers cried and held hands when flight TOM6555 faced 'technical issues'
  
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• Petition launched for new traffic measures on 'extremely dangerous' Cranleigh road

  20-09-2015 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Campaigners want to reduce accidents, casualties and confusion over who has the right of way on Elmbridge Road
  
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• 'Nothing is off-limits' in Network Rail plan video

  20-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The rail boss asked by the government to come up with a revival plan for Network Rail has told the BBC that everything is on the table, including putting part or all of the company into private hands.
  
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• Network Rail sell-off 'on the table'

  20-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The executive asked to come up with a plan to revive Network Rail's fortunes says she cannot rule out recommending privatisation.
  
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• London-bound Virgin Atlantic plane's wing hits fence in New York

  20-09-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Flight 26 grounded at New Yorks Kennedy AirportNo injuries reported as 276 passengers are bused back to terminalA London-bound plane about to take off from New Yorks Kennedy Airport has been grounded after its wing hit a fence. Authorities say the incident happened at 8.30 am Saturday as Virgin Atlantic Flight 26 was being pushed back from the gate by a tug.Continue reading...
  
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• Labour plans slow rail nationalisation

  20-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Labour would renationalise the railways
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn reveals how Labour will renationalise railways if he becomes Prime Minister

  20-09-2015 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The Labour leader will spell out his long-held determination to bring the rail network back into public ownership at Labours annual conference in Brighton next week
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn reveals first official policy: To renationalise the railways

  20-09-2015 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Jeremy Corbyn unveils his first official policy since becoming leader of the Labour Party, with plans for a Peoples Railway under which his government would fast-track a renationalisation of Englands rail network.
  
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• HS2 planners warn trains may terminate in the suburbs as Euston redevelopment is pushed back

  20-09-2015 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Scheme's city to city selling point marred as alterations to London terminus now scheduled to take 16 years
  
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• Heathrow-bound plane grounded in New York after wing hits fence before take off

  20-09-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A Heathrow-bound plane has been grounded in New York after its wing hit a fence prior to take off.
  
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• Gatwick airport valet company drove car 800 miles while family are on holiday

  20-09-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Advertising executive Phil Cockrellleft his Mercedes with a valet parking company at Gatwick before flying off to Crete. He spotted there were 800 extra miles on the clock when he got back.
  
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• Cyclists warned against using paths

  20-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Police are asking cyclists to stay off footpaths in Inverness after receiving complaints about near misses between people on bikes and pedestrians.
  
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• Cycling and public transport the priority for Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner as he gets transport role

  20-09-2015 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Other News Sources - City MP Daniel Zeichner has joined Labour's frontbenches as part of its shadow transport team.
  
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• Contactless travel plan between Leeds and rest of the north gathers speed

  20-09-2015 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Contactless card travel between Leeds and the rest of the North could be one of the major benefits to emerge from better transpennine cooperation.
  
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• Car makers dirty tricks to fool European emissions tests subscription

  20-09-2015 02:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - EUROPES car makers have been accused of cheating tests designed to cut air pollution.
  
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• CalMacs next generation to require bigger ports

  20-09-2015 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - BIGGER, faster and more weather-resistant ferries are being planned as the next generation of vessels for CalMacs west coast network.
  
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• Birmingham passengers are owed up to £1.7m in flight compensation

  20-09-2015 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Approximately 56,000 Brum holidaymakers were affected by flight disruptions this year while jetting off on their summer breaks from Birmingham Airport
  
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• All change! Train staff are ordered to be polite: New rules could see firms forced to pay millions if employees are rude to passengers

  20-09-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - New rules could see the firms forced to pay millions of pounds if their trains are dirty or crowded, if conductors or platform staff are unhelpful or impolite, or if information boards break down.
  
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