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• Wireless "MultiPass" Being Trialled for National Rail Train Journeys

  25-09-2015 02:00 via gizmodo.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A new system that will automatically detect what trains you've taken and charge you accordingly is being trialled by the Association of Train Operating Companies, and could at long last mean the end of paper ticketing.
  
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• Why And Where To Invest In The Airline Industry

  25-09-2015 02:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Disclosure: I/we have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions.
  
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• VW scandal: British cars face emissions retests as ministers launch own investigation

  25-09-2015 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announces inquiry which could see all new models of diesel cars on sale in Britain retested amid Volkswagen emissions data crisis
  
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• VW poised to name Porsche boss Matthias Mller as chief executive as UK opens emissions probe

  25-09-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Volkswagen is poised to name Matthias Mller, the chief executive of Porsche, as its new boss, according to reports.
  
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• Tunnelling breakthrough at Victoria station

  25-09-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The breakthrough of the final section of tunnel linking the South ticket hall with the new North ticket hall at Victoria was made on September 14
  
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• Scrapping M6 Toll charges on West Midlands Combined authority wishlist

  25-09-2015 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -A list of requests were sent to Government by the seven West Midlands metropolitan councils earlier this month
  
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• Ryanair to distribute 398m from Aer Lingus sale to shareholders

  25-09-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- No-frills carrier raises profit forecast
  
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• Ryanair boss Michael OLeary adds to his millions with sale of Aer Lingus stake

  25-09-2015 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The budget airline is selling its 30 stake in the Irish carrier to the owner of British Airways, netting shareholders nearly £300m
  
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• Railway depot at York Central site could be at risk

  25-09-2015 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -FEARS have been raised that the proposed York Central development - intended to create thousands of jobs - could lead to the closure of a rail maintenance depot and loss of 30 engineering jobs.
  
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• Rail report finds corrosion caused signal post to fall onto lines near Newbury

  25-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A signal post fell across railway lines in Berkshire due to corrosion at its base, an accident report has found.
  
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• Rail Cargo Group buys German operator

  25-09-2015 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - EUROPE: Austrian Federal Railways Rail Cargo Group announced its acquisition of German freight...
  
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• Parcel delivery hubs to be examined

  25-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport Scotland will be asked to examine the possibility of creating collection hubs at ferry terminals as a way of making delivery charges cheaper.
  
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• Newcastle named the UK's best airport for the third year in succession... with London Stansted and Luton finishing joint bottom

  25-09-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Newcastle Airport has been named the UK's best large airport for the third year running by influential consumer group Which?
  
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• New boss for Transport for London

  25-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Mike Brown is appointed permanently to the role of commissioner of Transport for London following the departure of Sir Peter Hendy.
  
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• MP labels invitation for HS2 investment bids as 'premature'

  25-09-2015 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Cheryl Gillan, MP for Amersham and Chesham, has urged the government to protect the Chilterns and carry out the HS2 project properly.
  
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• More than 150 died on Yorkshiresroads last year

  25-09-2015 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - THERE were 158 people killed on the roads in Yorkshire last year, according to new Government figures published today.
  
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• Mind the gap: How Gateshead's rail academy is helping to tackle the North East's skills deficit

  25-09-2015 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Newcastle College's Rail Academy in Gateshead is doing its bit in the region's attempt to bridge the skills gap
  
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• Mike Brown is appointed new boss of TfL

  25-09-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Boris Johnson today appointed interim Commissioner Mike Brown as the new boss of Transport for London.
  
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• London Underground prepares for Hanger Lane junction upgrade

  25-09-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - London Underground will replace Hanger Lane junction from October 24 to November 1
  
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• 'Keep eyes on the road' campaign

  25-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Drivers who use their mobile phone at the wheel will be targeted in a two-week police campaign.
  
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• John McDonnell MP supports Grow Heathrow activists who face losing their homes

  25-09-2015 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Lewdown Holdings Limited began legal proceedings to evict the campaigners from their squatted community space in Sipson
  
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• Hundreds of homeless youngsters are sleeping rough on London's night bus network, charity reveals

  25-09-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of homeless young people are being given tickets on London night buses because groaning hostels are no longer able to take all of them in, a charity has revealed.
  
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• HS2 chief Simon Kirby: £750,000 wage is right because Im best for job

  25-09-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The chief executive of the HS2 scheme to build a high-speed UK rail network today defended his £750,000 salary.
  
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• Homeless given night bus tickets

  25-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A charity says it gives tickets to homeless young people so they can sleep on London's night buses if no alternative accommodation is available.
  
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• Heathrows Populus survey shows growing opposition to expansion

  25-09-2015 02:00 via colnbrook.info
  
  Other Regional Press - Contrary to claims by Heathrow, the airports latest Populus survey on local opinion towards expansion of the airport actually shows opposition is increasing, not decreasing.
  
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• FTA welcomes roadwork ban

  25-09-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed a new government ban on long stretches of roadworks being carried out on motorways. According to the group, the action could serve to significantly reduce delays and cut related costs incurred by HGV operators. Highways England has been ordered by transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin to introduce new rules for contractors that are intended to reduce lengthy queues. Head of road network managem
  
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• Free M6 Toll plan 'to boost region'

  25-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A plan to make the M6 Toll road free to traffic is revealed in a draft proposal by the West Midlands Combined Authority.
  
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• Former ICE president seeks judicial review over £85mrail line

  25-09-2015 02:00 via cnplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A judicial review brought against Network Rail by a former Institution of Civil Engineers president opposed to plans for a £85m rail link will be heard tomorrow.
  
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• Edwina Hart tells train firms to get their act in order in wake of Rugby World Cup travel chaos

  25-09-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The Welsh transport minister says the companies will have the "joy" of hearing her demands in future meetings
  
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• Delta CEO to Give Keynote at FSF's IASS 2015

  25-09-2015 02:00 via atn.aero
  
  Other News Sources - Flight Safety Foundation announced today that Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines, will be the keynote speaker at its 68th annual International Air Safety Summit (IASS). Mr. Anderson will...
  
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• Crossrail 2 Growth Commission makes new appointments

  25-09-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The Crossrail 2 Growth Commission has concluded its appointment programme
  
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• Bombardier to expand Wrocaw factory

  25-09-2015 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - POLAND: Bombardier Transportation has awarded industrial property developer Panattoni Europe a...
  
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• Alastair Dalton: Surfaces add to the hazards on rural roads

  25-09-2015 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - SCOTLANDS rural roads may be the most scenic but they are also the most deadlyand too many obvious hazards remain.
  
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• 12,700 apply for 100 train driver jobs

  25-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - ScotRail say the number of applicants for 100 train driver jobs on offer has now topped 12,000 - in the space of a week.
  
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• £110,000 added to Norbreck North tram stop estimate

  25-09-2015 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Bringing the Norbreck North tram stop back into use will cost an estimated £290,000, it has been revealed.
  
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• Unions urge Jeremy Corbyn to pledge to speed up rail re-nationalisation

  25-09-2015 01:01
  
  Labour leader could go further in his pledge to take back ownership of Britain’s rail network, unions say, by using break clauses in contracts
  Jeremy Corbyn is under pressure from trade unions to go further on plans to take franchises back into public ownership by doing so before their contracts expire.A motion at the Labour party conference, which begins on Sunday, is expected to call on the party to take advantage of break clauses in agreements between the government and private operator
  
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