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• VW scandal: German prosecutors launch inquiry into former boss

  28-09-2015 21:31
  
  Martin Winterkorn faces possible fraud charges over world’s biggest carmaker’s use of software to rig diesel emissions tests The crisis enveloping Volkswagen has intensified as German prosecutors opened an investigation of the former boss of the world’s biggest carmaker, Martin Winterkorn, over the emissions scandal.As a senior German politician expressed concerns about the effects on the wider economy, Winterkorn became the subject of a preliminary inquiry by prosecutors in Br
  
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• Birmingham New Street station review: a 'value-engineered' icon

  28-09-2015 18:35
  
  It may be an improvement on the old station, with a light-flooded atrium and a huge concourse, but the Foreign Office Architects project is a very British trade-offWhen a young London-based duo won an international competition for the Yokohama ferry terminal in Japan in 1995, there was a collective gasp of incredulity. The shock was not only that the couple, still in their early 30s, could land a £150m port project on the other side of the world, but that their design was unlike anything s
  
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• Hoverboards: conspicuous consumption or fun glimpse of the future? | Steven Poole

  28-09-2015 10:00
  
  Usain Bolt and Justin Bieber love them. But though they’re a menacein the street, at least they’re not polluting – or alternatively, smugly saving the planetAs if our streets weren’t chaotic enough, the newest ridiculous addition to them is people on “hoverboards”, electric skateboards with coloured lights; hands-free Segways – known as Swagways, SwegWays or Megaboards – that cost hundreds of pounds. Usain Bolt was spotted riding one through Heathr
  
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• Where are nine extra 20mph roads going to be in Birmingham?

  28-09-2015 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Roads in Moseley, Kings Heath, Bordesley Green and Sparkbrook to be added to the 20mph zones being introduced by Birmingham City Council
  
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• West railway travellers get a raw deal with some of the most expensive routes in the country

  28-09-2015 02:00 via westerndailypress.co.uk
  Western Daily Press - Train passengers travelling between Bristol and London are paying some of the most expensive rail fares in the country, a study has shown.
  
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• Volkswagen was previously warned about emissions

  28-09-2015 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Volkswagen was warned years ago about the use of illegal tricks to defeat emissions tests, according to reports in the German media.
  
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• Virgin East Coast adds Stirling and Sunderland services

  28-09-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Virgin Trains East Coast is launching two direct services from London Kings Cross to Sunderland and Stirling.
  
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• Video: Sneak preview of Birmingham Metro route with trams to return next month

  28-09-2015 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Work set to complete on the Metro extension but, to take the mystery out of it, we have filmed a short video showing the journey along the new line
  
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• Video: Check out new Birmingham Metro line before tram testing starts next month

  28-09-2015 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Our walkthrough shows how work is going on for the historic line extension
  
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• Uckfield line platform extensions to cut overcrowding

  28-09-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The 10-coach trains will increase capacity on the line between Edenbridge Town and Uckfield during the morning peak by 50 from next July.
  
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• Uber seeks legal advice after New South Wales suspends registration of 40 cars

  28-09-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Roads and Maritime Services say taxi and hire car services must have authorised and accredited operators and a licensed and insured vehicleUber says it is shocked and seeking legal advice after 40 of its New South Wales drivers had their vehicle registration suspended.Roads and Maritime Services director of safety and compliance Peter Wells said the government was cracking down on those who allowed their vehicles to be used for illegal ride-sharing. Continue reading...
  
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• Timetables for cut bus services go out online

  28-09-2015 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - New timetables for Sheffield buses affected by major cuts are becoming available a month before changes are implemented.
  
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• The future of the railways a Liberal view

  28-09-2015 02:00 via libdemvoice.org
  
  Other News Sources - Jeremy Corbyns proposal for a Peoples Railway has sparked interest and support, tinged with more than a little nostalgia for a past that really didnt exist. Those who hanker after British Rail were clearly not there. It was the butt of national jokes about punctuality, cancellations, strikes and stale sandwiches.
  
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• Thames commercial traffic set to treble

  28-09-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Revitalised river juggles competing demands from passengers and industry
  
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• Roads Minister sees plans for investment in the north

  28-09-2015 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Roads minister visits north of England to discuss proposals for better roads.
  
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• REVEALED: The five bus lanes most misused by motorists

  28-09-2015 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -DRIVERS forked out almost £2 million for straying into bus lanes last year and Bradford Council took almost 6,000 cases to court to recover payment, the Telegraph mp; Argus can reveal today.
  
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• Recycling energy from Tube trains to power stations

  28-09-2015 02:00 via wired-gov.net
  
  Other News Sources - Successful trial of new technology on the Victoria line collected and recycled waste energy from Tube train brakes
  
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• OLeary targets 2bn Ryanair profits

  28-09-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Budget airline chief wants to expand into range of leisure services from hotels to concerts
  
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• North 'losing out' to London on rail spending despite hefty subsidies for train operators

  28-09-2015 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -RAIL spending in the North is being overshadowed by that in London despite hefty subsidies for some of the regions train operators.
  
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• Newport Transporter Bridge fun day a 'great success'

  28-09-2015 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -HUNDREDS of people enjoyed a family fun day at the Newport Transporter Bridge over the weekend.
  
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• Murphy £57m bid bags north London electrification

  28-09-2015 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction Enquirer - J Murphy mp; Sons has bagged the job to carry out electrification works along the railway line running from Gospel Oak in North London to Barking in the east with a £56.9m bid.
  
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• Moment a London pedestrian avoids being crushed by a runaway 376 bus

  28-09-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - This is the shocking moment a bus in Beckton, east London loses control and crashes into a parked car which then catapults a pedestrian through a gate and into a small bush.
  
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• Land Rover donates Defender to Guide Dogs

  28-09-2015 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Through its guide dog training programme the charity provides mobility to blind and partially sighted people
  
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• Investigation into a collision between a train and buffer stops at Kings Cross station, London, 17 September 2015

  28-09-2015 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - At around 12:18 hrs, the 10:55 hrs service from Cambridge collided with the buffer stops at Kings Cross station, platform 11.
  
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• Google's Sundar Pichai announces plans for Wi-Fi in 400 train stations in India

  28-09-2015 02:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - To get millions of train travellers online, Google has announced plans to bring high-speed public Wi-Fi in 400 train stations across India. Working in a joint venture with the Indian Railways and RailTel that provides internet services as RailWire on several railway lines, the web search giant intends to bring first stations online in the coming months.
  
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• Gatwick claims Heathrows expansion could break air quality rules

  28-09-2015 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - The south London airport lost out to Heathrow in its bid to expand, but now says it would be the best option to keep air pollution down
  
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• Funding to improve public transport is being 'diverted' to schemes which critics claim will actually encourage drivers to use their cars more

  28-09-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The Welsh Government earmarked £13m for bus priority schemes but the money will mostly fund upgrading of junctions to benefit all traffic
  
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• Funding bid for fresh look at rail plan

  28-09-2015 02:00 via stratford-herald.com
  Other Regional Press - NEW moves are under way to establish the viability of reinstating the rail link between Stratford-upon-Avon railway station and Honeybourne.
  
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• FirstGroup to outline plans to boast bus division

  28-09-2015 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Transport operator FirstGroup will this week provide an update on how its plans to boost its bus division are helping to offset shortfalls at its rail business, which has lost a series of franchises.
  
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• European Investment Bank backs London transport upgrade

  28-09-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is loaning £1 billion to fund transport improvements in London
  
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• Cyclists get first bus stop bypass in Manchester

  28-09-2015 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Transport Briefing (subscription) - Manchester is to follow London's example and introduce bus stop bypasses for cyclists. As part of a project to improve travel...
  
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• Cycling revolution goes electric

  28-09-2015 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - £700,000 competition supports hire schemes across the country with hundreds of new electric bicycles to get more people cycling.
  
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• Calls for spending overhaul to save buses

  28-09-2015 02:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Councils have called for a total overhaul of the way bus services are funded.
  
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• All-blue skies in Paris as city centre goes car-free for first time

  28-09-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - One-day scheme promoted by mayor Anne Hidalgo sees city centre mostly free of cars and lower speed limit in other districts The lack of sound on the Champs Elysmp;eacute;es was striking. With the eight lanes of Frances most famous avenue cleared of all traffic on Pariss first car-free day, the usual cacophony of car-revving and thundering motorbike engines had given way to the squeak of bicycle wheels, the clatter of skateboards, the laughter of children on rollerblades and even t
  
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• ALL ABOARD! New Rosegrove station opens after £150k revamp

  28-09-2015 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -BURNLEYS new, improved Rosegrove railway station has been officially opened.
  
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• A further 500K could be spent to move transport hub plans forward

  28-09-2015 02:00 via lincolnshireecho.co.uk
  
  Lincolnshire Echo - An additional £538,000 could be invested by the council for the progression of the Lincoln transport hub.
  
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• A contract worth £2.4 million will see improvements take place in Bedfordshire providing smoother and safer journeys for drivers.

  28-09-2015 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Improvements on the A421, M1 and A5 have moved a step closer today (Monday 28 September) with the appointment of a contractor for the scheme.
  
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• 7,000 jobs: decision due on Castle Donington rail hub

  28-09-2015 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derbyshire Telegraph - A PLANNING decision on a 250-acre warehousing complex near Castle Donington which could create 7,000 jobs could be made before the end of the year.
  
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