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• UK pledges £300m for investment in Caribbean transport infrastructure - Public Finance International

  02-10-2015 17:11
  UK pledges £300m for investment in Caribbean transport infrastructure
  Public Finance International
  UK Prime Minister David Cameron has pledged £300m to invest in roads, bridges and ports to help drive economic growth and development across the Caribbean. Cameron announced the new funding earlier this week as he began his visit to Jamaica, ...en meer »
  

• UK Government's free Wi-Fi initiative benefits 3 million public transport users - BetaNews

  02-10-2015 08:59
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  UK Government's free Wi-Fi initiative benefits 3 million public transport users
  BetaNews
  The government has been busy boasting about its SuperConnected cities project, and how many people it's benefiting with free Wi-Fi. The scheme has seen the introduction of free Wi-Fi on buses, trams and trains in various UK cities, and apparently over ...en meer »
  

• VW to suspend sales of 4,000 cars in the UK

  02-10-2015 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - VOLKSWAGEN HAS suspended the sale of 4,000 vehicles in the UK in the wake of the diesel emissions scandal.
  
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• VW takes 4,000 cars off the UK market

  02-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Volkswagen is suspending the sale of 4,000 vehicles in the UK as a result of the emissions scandal.
  
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• Volkswagen crisis: Car giant removes 4,000 new diesel cars from showrooms in Britain

  02-10-2015 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - The stock is being returned to a UK factory plant where it will be fitted with
  
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• Tube drivers balloted by RMT

  02-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Drivers on London Underground's Piccadilly line are to vote on industrial action in a row over safety.
  
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• Train line reopens after derailment

  02-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The east coast railway line through Dundee is reopened after three days of disruptions due to a derailed train.
  
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• Track Circuits Versus Wheel Detection

  02-10-2015 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Wheel detection and axle counting systems provide the basic information for track vacancy detection, for controlling level crossing systems and a range of switching tasks or trigger functions. This technology is established throughout the world for s
  
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• The West Midlands needs to get behind Heathrow

  02-10-2015 02:00 via politics.co.uk
  
  politics.co.uk - Exporters in the West Midlands are powering not just our local economy but the national economy as well. Thats why the expansion and success of Heathrow, the UKs largest port, is so important for West Midlands businesses and jobs.
  
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• Sheffield area expected to become second 'northern powerhouse'

  02-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Creation of Sheffield city region combined authority expected to lead to new directly elected mayorGeorge Osborne is expected to be able to announce a second northern powerhousealongside Greater Manchesterwhen Sheffield city region combined authority is given the go-ahead by the Treasury on Friday.The announcement will be a coup for Osborne, who is winning support for his plans from Labour local government leaders despite the hostility from the national Labour party. Continue read
  
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• RVEL makes use of Pickersgill-Kaye's Lock Manufacturing Expertise

  02-10-2015 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Pickersgill-Kaye Ltd's rail expertise has helped an engineering company completely re-build the cab layout of a 50-year-old locomotive as part of a modernisation project to return the vehicles to service as an electro-diesel maintenance fleet for Net
  
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• Resort trams have been the rail thing for 130 years

  02-10-2015 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Enthusiasts from across Europe flocked to Blackpool for the chance to ride the resorts historic trams as part of celebrations to mark the 130th anniversary of the tramway.
  
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• Residents 'left in limbo' over village motorway junction plan

  02-10-2015 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Residents fighting against a new motorway junction in their back gardens say they have been left in limbo by the looming development threat 18 months after it was first mooted.
  
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• Plans for transPennine rail line could transform Huddersfield Railway Station is a new platform on the way?

  02-10-2015 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Electrification of line could see huge investment in Kirklees
  
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• Paul Plummer

  02-10-2015 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - Paul Plummer, Group Strategy Director of Network Rail, has been appointed Chief Executive of the...
  
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• Osborne Road in Jesmond set to be hit by 20mph zone in bid to create safer cycling environment

  02-10-2015 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Osborne Road, in Jesmond, could see its speed limit lowered from 30mph to 20mph along the mile long stretch to improve safety for cyclists
  
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• ONLINE BOOST FOR WELSH CITIES

  02-10-2015 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  
  Other News Sources - More than half a million homes and businesses across Wales now have access to superfast broadband while commuters in Newport and Cardiff are benefitting from free Wi-Fi on public transport.
  
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• Moment boy dices with death after jumping on West Yorkshire railway lines caught on video

  02-10-2015 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -The video shows the moment the boy is almost hit by a fast moving train
  
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• Midi-Pyrnes orders more double-deck EMUs

  02-10-2015 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - FRANCE: SNCF has exercised an option for a further eight Bombardier Transportation Regio 2N...
  
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• Junction work could end port rail link dream

  02-10-2015 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Railway firm Network Rail is planning to remove a junction at Poulton which could end the dream of rail campaigners to relink Fleetwood to the main network.
  
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• Japan cries foul over Indonesia rail loss

  02-10-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Beijing gatecrashes Shinkansen export plan with deal involving no-strings finance
  
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• Inter-Vehicle Jumper Systems

  02-10-2015 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Today's inter-vehicle jumper systems must be capable of withstanding a diverse array of electrical, mechanical and climatic conditions.
  
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• Hailo backs black cabs in battle with Uber

  02-10-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Company resigns private hire licence and returns to black cab only
  
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• Flying Scotsman steam train due to arrive in Carlisle in January

  02-10-2015 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  Carlisle News & Star -A piece of British railway history will be returning to action with a special journey to Cumbria.
  
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• Electrification of northern rail lines to go ahead

  02-10-2015 02:00 via southwalesguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Electrification of key northern rail lines will now go ahead, the Government has announced just months after shelving the plans.
  
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• Derby Telegraph published Decision to restart electrification work on Midland Main Line is...

  02-10-2015 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derbyshire Telegraph - BUSINESS leaders and rail industry figures have welcomed the Government's decision to restart the work. But some have expressed disappointment that it will take an extra four years to complete than first planned.The future of the project had hung in the balance ever since Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin called a halt to the scheme in June.He called for a pause to allow Network Rail's five-year mp;pound;38.5 billion revamp plan for the railways to be reset as it was
  
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• Can devolved transport overcome the black spots?

  02-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The government has received 38 proposals from cities keen to take on devolved powers, but MPs are worried many will miss out
  
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• Cambridge's traffic-jammed roads may soon come alive with smart technology.

  02-10-2015 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Traffic lights, parking ticket machines, message signs and other devices could all start talking to each other, to create a complete electronic picture of how the city is moving.
  
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• Buses not using the fast lanes - because they're too slow

  02-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - BUS drivers have been told not to use designated lanes on the
  
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• Air Partner signs 10-week contract with oil company

  02-10-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Air Partner has signed a contract with a multi-national oil company that will transport oil workers to and from the Netherlands twice a week for 10 weeks. Air Partner, a global aviation services group, will charter flights from Aberdeen.
  
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