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• Read our supplement: Scotland’s Buses 2015

  22-10-2015 13:32 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Welcome to Scotland’s Buses 2015, a publication devoted to Scotland’s dominant mode of public transport.
  Buses make an enormous contribution to the nation, offering vital links that enable communities to function and help them to prosper. This publication from Passenger Transport puts the spotlight on those involved in delivering Scotland’s buses, celebrates their achievements and considers the challenges they face.
  This special Passenger Transport publication has been pro
  
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• Out now: Issue 120 of Passenger Transport

  22-10-2015 13:31 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 120 of Passenger Transport is published on October 23
  Contents include:
    
   
  LEAD STORYStagecoach and Virgin want ‘in market’ rivals
  Partners want bundles of intercity train paths to be auctioned off, replacing ‘confused and damaging’ blend of franchises and open access services
   
  NEWS
  TfN on track to receive statutory status in 2017
  Merseytravel boss David Brown will head pan-Northern body
  ‘Reform rail, not bus’ – Stagecoa
  
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• TfN on track to receive statutory status in 2017

  22-10-2015 13:30 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Merseytravel boss David Brown will head pan-Northern body
   
  David Brown
   
  The government will propose amendments to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill to enable Transport for the North to become a statutory body in 2017.
  Once awarded, statutory status will allow TfN to accelerate its far-reaching programme, setting out transport policies and investment priorities in a long term transport strategy for the North.
  The announcement follows the news that TfN has appoi
  
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• Stagecoach and Virgin want ‘in market’ rivals

  22-10-2015 13:30 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Partners want bundles of intercity train paths to be auctioned off, replacing ‘confused and damaging’ blend of franchises and open access services
   
  A Virgin Trains East Coast HST at Edinburgh Waverley
   
  Stagecoach and Virgin have urged the government to scrap franchising on intercity routes and adopt a new system that allows train operators to compete directly on intercity routes. They claim that greater “in market” competition would give a better deal to custo
  
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• An epic trip over three days, with no delays!

  22-10-2015 13:27 via passengertransport.co.uk
  I experienced perfect punctuality across a series of railway journeys earlier this month, but it’s still not as easy as it could be to work on board trains
   
  Train time as productive working time: The vision doesn’t always match the reality
   
  Crisis? What crisis? Well may the portents of doom and gloom be claiming that the UK rail industry hasn’t been in such a bad shape since the post-Hatfield meltdown, but I went on a mammoth tour over three days earlier this month
  
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• Head of Commercial – Reading Buses

  22-10-2015 08:00 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Head of Commercial
  £Competitive, depending on experience
  Reading Buses is one of Reading’s largest employers and is growing year on year with 550 employees and 181 buses delivering in excess of 55,000 passenger journeys each day. Reading has risen to be the third highest bus using population in the UK outside of London with bus modal share of 27%.
  It has a strong and mature economy with hi-tech industries and the creative sector contributing significantly to its success.
  
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• UPS advises distributors to adapt selling model for growth

  22-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - International distributors of all sizes have a wide range of opportunity for growth open to them, according to the findings of a new study from parcel carrier UPS. According to the report, changing market conditions are posing a challenge to the long-standing business models of distributors - and UPS has advised adapting accordingly. It was established that buyers are increasingly willing to purchase outside of their existing supply base - and fou
  
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• Unruly Passengers Can Cost Airlines Up to $200K

  22-10-2015 02:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- An American Airlines flight from San Jose to Dallas was diverted to Phoenix Tuesday afternoon because of an unruly passenger, the airline confirmed. When an American Airlines flight from San Jose, California, was diverted to Phoenix on its way to Dallas on Tuesday because an apparently drunk passenger was yelling and had to be restrained, the man was taken off the plane and sent to a hotel.
  
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• Unions hit out at ScotRail's 'disgraceful, insulting, bullying and dismissive' rejection letter to train driver applicants

  22-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A REFUSAL letter to several hundred ScotRail staff applying for a role as a train driver have been branded
  
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• Thomson pays 13,500 in passenger taxi fares after flight diverted to Edinburgh

  22-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A leading holiday company has reportedly paid 13,500 for a fleet of taxis after a flight diversion left passengers more than 120 miles from home.
  
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• The airline that provides the only internal flights in Wales from Cardiff to Anglesey has lost its safety licence

  22-10-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The Civil Aviation Authority said that it had revoked LinksAir's safety certificate to 'protect the public'
  
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• TfL awards new 6.5m contract to Loughborough Tube and Rail supplier

  22-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - London Underground's Managing Director, Nick Brown, made the announcement during a visit to the factory floor with Nicky Morgan, MP for Loughborough. The Brush name has been synonymous with quality engineering and the supply of railway and public transport equipment since 1865. The £6.5m contract will see the company working on trains for the Piccadilly line which sees around 200 million passenger journeys per year. The Piccadilly line will
  
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• Son of Clutha helicopter crash victim says final air accident report into cause of tragedy raises more questions than it answers

  22-10-2015 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -JOHN McGarrigle Jnr, whose father John was one of 10 people killed in the tragedy, was amongst a group of families who gathered last night tonight to hear the findings.
  
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• Smart Cities - UK opportunities and potential

  22-10-2015 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Government - Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey opening address to The Telegraph's Smart Cities Conference 2015
  
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• Skills challenge in the new infrastructure age - Speech - Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

  22-10-2015 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Road and rail to create 30,000 apprentices in this Parliament.
  
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• Revealed: The multimillion pound difference between the cash given to passengers for train delays and the amount handed to the operator

  22-10-2015 02:00 via ipswichstar.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A passenger group has called for a review of how people are compensated for delaysamid figures highlighting a multimillion-pound difference between the cash train operators receive and hand out.
  
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• Protestors invade Manston airport control tower in campaign against expansion of Instro Precision arms company

  22-10-2015 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Protesters have stormed an airport site and are occupying the control tower to campaign against the proposed expansion of an arms company.
  
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• Magazine vote: Virgin America, Singapore Are are top airlines

  22-10-2015 02:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Ratings come from Conde Nast Traveler, which has revealed its top airlines as rated in its
  
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• Inmarsat and Lufthansa Group sign ten-year contract

  22-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Global mobile satellite communications services provider Inmarsat has signed a contract to provide high-speed inflight connectivity services Lufthansas European continental fleet.read more
  
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• High Speed Rail College faces delays over funding concerns

  22-10-2015 02:00 via cnplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The opening of the National High Speed Rail College in Doncaster could be delayed if the government does not approve funding in the coming weeks, local politicians and business leaders have warned.
  
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• Heathrow landing slots 'ring fenced' for Scottish flights redeployed for routes to Spain, Italy and France

  22-10-2015 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Virgin Atlantic has been forced to throw in the towel over the so-called 'remedy slots' after sustaining heavy losses
  
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• Half million pound study to explore Oxford to Cambridge Expressway

  22-10-2015 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A study worth 512,000 will explore options into the potential for creating a dedicated road link between Oxford, Milton Keynes and Cambridge.
  
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• Great Western rail electrification cost 'up to £2.8bn'

  22-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The cost of electrifying the Great Western railway line between Cardiff and London could reach £2.8bn, the boss of Network Rail has said.
  
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• Festive rail misery in store as repairs hit lines from the south coast to London

  22-10-2015 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -TRAIN passengers face a torturous Christmas period this year as services from the county face major disruption.
  
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• Euston Road 'to lose two lanes for six years' for HS2 work

  22-10-2015 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Users of the heavily-congested Euston Road are set for six years of misery when it loses two lanes for work on the government's new high-speed rail project.
  
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• Eurotunnel delays after migrants break through boundaries at Calais

  22-10-2015 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Eurotunnel services have again been affected after migrant activity in France - with long queues building on the M20.
  
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• Emails sent to unsuccessful applicants for a job as ScotRail train driver branded 'insulting' by unions

  22-10-2015 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -ABELLIO, who run the ScotRail franchise, said they should start by researching the role of driver if they applied again.
  
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• Electrification of rail to power region's economic growth

  22-10-2015 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo -Northern Rail boss says improvements will see better services which can help attract inward investment
  
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• Eastern Airways boosts capacity on Southampton-Leeds Bradford route

  22-10-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airline to offer a more 'business focused' schedule
  
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• Country roads revealed as Britains deadliest

  22-10-2015 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - New THINK! campaign encourages drivers on country roads to brake before the bend, not on it.
  
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• Cost of Great Western Railway electrification soars to £2.8 billion

  22-10-2015 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Evening Post - The cost of installing electric trains through Bristol has trebled - and could rise even further.Network Rail chief Mark Carne admitted the latest estimate of the cost of electrifying the Great Western Railway mainline between Paddington and Cardiff was now between £2.5 billion and £2.8 billio
  
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• Clutha police helicopter crash report 'raises more questions than answers' says victim's son

  22-10-2015 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -John McGarrigle Jnr, whose father John was killed in the tragedy, was amongst a group of families who gathered tonight to hear the findings
  
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• Cardiff-Anglesey airline loses licence

  22-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The airline which operates the Cardiff-Anglesey air route has its safety licence revoked to
  
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• Campaigners form action group to tackle speeding in town

  22-10-2015 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -CAERPHILLY residents have formed a road safety action committee to combat deadly traffic and speeding in their village.
  
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• Bus firm says sorry for series of route 576 disruptions

  22-10-2015 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A BUS company has said sorry to a passenger who suffered eight disruptions to services in 11 days.
  
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• British Airways to launch Gatwick-New York route

  22-10-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Service to resume service after seven year absence
  
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• Borders rail staff made to clean steam train toilet waste

  22-10-2015 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - RAIL workers on the new Borders line have been forced to clear up human waste being dumped on the track by steam trains.
  
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• Aviation security in an increasingly complex environment - Speech, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon

  22-10-2015 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Protecting aviation from the evolving terror threat.
  
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• Airship nears flight from new shed

  22-10-2015 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bedfordshires leading-edge airship, Airlander, is just months from its maiden flight after its historic Cardington Shed home completed a multi-million pound refurbishment.The Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) airship is being rebuilt and tested inside the Grade II listed Hangar 1, the only purpose-built airship hangar in the UK.
  
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• Aerodays 2015: Innovate UK highlights game-changing technologies

  22-10-2015 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Government - Major European aeronautics and air transport industry event in London features funded projects with the potential to meet huge challenges.
  
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• Action being taken to counter rail disruption caused by leaves on the line

  22-10-2015 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Package of measures put in place by Merseyrail and Network Rail
  
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• A35 set to benefit from 2billion investment pot to improve South West's roads

  22-10-2015 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THE A35 could be set to benefit from 2 billion worth of investment aimed at improving the capacity of roads in the South-West.
  
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• 40m project to create 600 jobs at Port of Felixstowe

  22-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Hutchison Ports (UK) Ltd has submitted plans to Suffolk Coastal council to develop part of the oldest area of the Port of Felixstowe, off Dock Road, just inside Dock Gate One.The £40million schemewhich will reuse the now decontaminated site of the old Calor Gas Terminal liquid propane gas installation, part of the Tank Farm bulk liquids storage centre area, and several haulage yardswill see some port roads wiped off the map to be replaced by
  
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