Public Transport news

• Uber has challenged the taxi industry and it’s too late to apply the brakes

  04-10-2015 10:00
  
  Transport for London’s belated attempt to regulate the sector is wrongheadedUber is not perfect. It is important to make that point before analysing Transport for London’s attempts to curtail its expansion. The taxi app has not done enough to guarantee the safety of its passengers or stop its prices surging when cities face unique events. On a lighter note, its drivers’ obsession with rigidly following their satnavs can be hugely irritating when that means flying over speed bum
  
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• Virgin Trains to compensate passengers automatically for delays with 'innovative' scheme

  04-10-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The initiative, the first of its kind in the UK, will see those who book in advance online or via a mobile app get an automatic refund
  
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• Toxic diesels face ban in 30 towns subscription

  04-10-2015 02:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - DIESEL vehicles may have to be banned from 30 towns and cities to ensure Britain can meet air pollution targets, ministers have been warned.
  
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• The train now arriving has spare seats if you stand here subscription

  04-10-2015 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Few things are more annoying: your train journey to work consists of 30 minutes wedged into the armpit of a fellow commuter, but as you leave you discover that just four carriages along the train is almost empty. Such experiences could soon be a thing of the past.
  
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• Student outrage at extortionate costs of Arriva bus passes

  04-10-2015 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Annual student bus passes in Liverpool are as much as double the cost of those in other major cities
  
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• Setting automatic ticket refunds on the right track

  04-10-2015 02:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Virgin Trains will pay back delayed customers without them having to fill out a form, but other companies are lagging behind
  
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• School links up with German children as part of big railway education programme

  04-10-2015 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A SCHOOL railway project which resulted in 29 Padiham pupils forging friendships with children in Germany has been shortlisted for this years National Community Rail Awards.
  
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• Ryanair plans to sell rock concert tickets

  04-10-2015 02:00 via independent.ie
  
  Other News Sources - Ryanair has beefed up its management team as it plans to grow its ancillary revenues from sales of hotel rooms, concert tickets and airport security fast pass vouchers.
  
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• Ruff landings ahead: Ryanair may allow small dogs in the cabin on short-haul flights

  04-10-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - It could soon be easier than you think to take your dog on holiday.
  
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• Pilots warn of a disaster as wind farms flourish

  04-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Daily Express - LIGHT aircraft pilots have warned it is just a matter of time before wind farms cause a disastrous accident in Scotland.
  
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• MP Sir Oliver Heald suggests rail return for Buntingford

  04-10-2015 02:00 via hertfordshiremercury.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Buntingford could see the return of a railway system, with its MP pushing for it to be considered in transport discussions.
  
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• 'Leaves on the line' rail delays 'could be cut by electromagnets'

  04-10-2015 02:00 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  Other News Sources - Rail delays caused by the dreaded problem of "leaves on the line" could be reduced by a system of electromagnets, an engineering company has claimed.
  
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• Hundreds of taxi drivers set to strike over "unfair" licence fee increases

  04-10-2015 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -HUNDREDS of taxi drivers in Bolton are preparing to go on strike over what they say are unfair license fee rises.
  
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• 'Fat person tax' for flights could help tackle Britain's obesity crisis, top doctor claims

  04-10-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A 'fat tax' for overweight people could be brought in to help tackle Britain's obesity crisis, a top doctor has suggested.
  
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• Eurotunnel delays after migrant invasion

  04-10-2015 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Eurotunnel services have fully resumed following a massive invasion of more than 100 migrants in the French terminal last night, but passengers are still facing delays.
  
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• Chelsea residents protest over Crossrail plans which they claim will damage area's identity

  04-10-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of residents living in Kensington and Chelsea today protested over plans to extend Crossrail to their borough, which they claim could harm businesses and damage the area's identity.
  
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• Car emissions test body receives 70 of cash from motor industry

  04-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Vehicle Certification Agency accused of a conflict of interest after VW scandalThe body examining the practices of the car industry following the Volkswagen emissions scandal has been accused of a major conflict of interest after it emerged that nearly three quarters of its funding comes from the companies it is investigating.According to its latest annual report, the Vehicle Certification Agency receives 69.91 of its income from car manufacturers, who pay it to certify that their
  
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• Bus crash at Coventry Sainsburys leaves two dead and eight injured

  04-10-2015 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Stagecoach Midlands bus, which was travelling to Leamington, struck a number of parked cars and a lamppost before ploughing into the side of the building on Trinity Street, Coventry, at 6pm.
  
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• Air France warns of job cuts after pilots reject longer hours

  04-10-2015 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Ground staff will strike for two hours on Monday in protest but their anger is directed as much at pilots as at management
  
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• £150,000 improvements at Rose Grove Railway Station

  04-10-2015 02:00 via burnleyexpress.net
  
  Burnley Express - Improvements to Burnleys Rose Grove railway station are well on track.
  
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