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• Areas near Heathrow suffer more noise despite claims of quieter planes

  23-10-2015 15:34
  
  Huge aircraft such as Airbus A380 creating higher level of disturbance, independent study finds, in blow to campaign for third runway at airportLow-flying “super-jumbo” passenger planes have increased noise for some communities around Heathrow, an independent study has shown.Research by PA Consulting, commissioned by Heathrow, confirmed complaints from residents that more planes were being concentrated on a flight path over Twickenham and Teddington, in the London borough of Richmond
  
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• What I learnt from a month cycling in the Netherlands

  23-10-2015 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - With the right investment in infrastructure and improved liability laws, cycling in the UK could be this successful and our streets could be reclaimed as places for people of all ages to enjoyWho builds a bicycle road on a 32km-long sea dyke? One akin to a really, really long Severn Bridge, made of earthworks, tumbleweed and gulls, with a six-lane highway? The Dutch, thats who, and Im grateful for it.With no end in sight, only a straight line of smooth tarmac stretching seemingly
  
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• What does the future hold for Norfolk and Suffolks train services?

  23-10-2015 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - All this week weve been looking at how well the regions train services are performing. But what does the future hold? David Powles reports.
  
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• Volkswagen plans electric revolution after diesel scandal

  23-10-2015 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Jobs will be shed as the impact of diesel-gate hits home, but electric cars are next on the agenda.
  
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• Virgin Trains creates permanently half full glass to launch new Hop on Board ale

  23-10-2015 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Virgin Trains has today announced it has created a brand new ale christened Hop on Board, available to those on east coast routes.
  
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• VIDEO: Stansted Express train

  23-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Walkthrough video of passenger journey from London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport
  
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• VIDEO: Cardiff to have 'car free days'

  23-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cars will be banned from Cardiff city centre for a day each year after councillors vote to back the plan.
  
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• Vauxhall considers Zafira recall as firm investigates scores of cars bursting into flames

  23-10-2015 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Firm could recall thousands of cars made between 2005 and 2014 as it seeks 'root cause' of problem that is said to have seen more than 130 explode
  
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• Transport for the North takes significant steps

  23-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Transport for the North could be a statutory body in 2017, after Government said it would propose amendments to Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill.
  
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• Trains with brains: how Artificial Intelligence is transforming the railway industry

  23-10-2015 02:00 via information-age.com
  
  Other News Sources - Artificial Intelligence technology is about to have a huge impact in the rail industry in a variety of ways, from predictive maintenance to asset intelligence -
  
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• Sadiq Khan to scrap Boris Johnson's controversial 60 million 'garden bridge'

  23-10-2015 02:00 via politics.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Labour's mayoral candidate says project backed by Joanna Lumley is a
  
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• Ryanair unveils plans to grow by 25 per cent at Birmingham Airport

  23-10-2015 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Growth at Birmingham includes two new twice weekly routes to the Greek island of Corfu and the Lithuanian capital Vilnius as well as additional flights to Alicante, Barcelona, Dublin, Malaga, Malta and Palma
  
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• Rising cost of GWML electrication 'staggering' and 'unacceptable'

  23-10-2015 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The unhappy saga of Network Rail's faltering electrification programme has taken a new twist. It has emerged that the cost of electrifying the Great Western Main Line between Hayes near London and Swansea, Bristol, Oxford and Newbury could now be approaching 3 billion, having almost tripled since the first estimates put the cost of upgrading the route as far as Cardiff at 874 million, while the project timescales are also slipping. Mark Carne of Network Rail admitted to MPs that
  
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• RAIB probes Fletton Junction speeding

  23-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is examining why a train passed over Fletton Junction at more than twice the permitted speed of 25mph.
  
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• Northern powerhouse talk lacks hard cash

  23-10-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Presidents visit to Manchester likely to see just £4m of new Chinese investment
  
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• New transport plan to link up Midlands could create 300,000 jobs

  23-10-2015 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Midlands Connect partnership said £1 billion could be added to the regional economy
  
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• New transport partnership set to drive Engine for Growth

  23-10-2015 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Improving transport links to speed up journey times across the Midlands could boost the regional economy by more than £1bn a year, create 300,000 additional jobs and save businesses nearly £500m.
  
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• New train punctuality app launched

  23-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Its My Journey app allows passengers to find out how punctual their trains are
  
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• New 9m cycle route plan for Edinburgh city centre

  23-10-2015 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - People in Edinburgh are to be given the chance to decide on a new 9m cycle route linking the east to the west of the city.
  
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• LOOK: Doncaster passengers escape bus inferno after vehicle explosion

  23-10-2015 02:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Doncaster Free Post - This charred carcass is all that remains of a First bus after a blaze ripped through the vehicle as it was travelling on a popular Doncaster bus route.
  
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• I moved out of London because TfL's poems are so howlingly awful

  23-10-2015 02:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - I would defy anyone to read the etiquette poems on the Tube and not feel an immediate urge to get as far from the capital as possible
  
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• Gritting may be scaled back in council cuts

  23-10-2015 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A DECISION on whether some roads would not be gritted if Oxfordshire County Council cuts go ahead has not yet been made.
  
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• Great Western costs soar to 2.8 billion Network Rail admits

  23-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail Chairman Mark Carne says the costs of the Great Western Main Line (GWML) electrification could now be up to 2.8 billion.
  
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• Good news at last for Leeds drivers...

  23-10-2015 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - (...but only if you drive an electric plug-in car)LEEDS could introduce free parking for electric cars as civic leaders try to forge a path to creating a clean, green and modern global gateway.
  
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• FTA calls for action as Calais chaos returns

  23-10-2015 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Chaos has returned to Calais, with drivers being threatened by organised gangs of migrants throwing stones and trying to get aboard trucks. ...
  
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• Forget Cambridge, our county roads must be improved first say motorists

  23-10-2015 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -TRANSPORT bosses should prioritise existing roads in Oxfordshire before considering a link road between Oxford and Cambridge, drivers have said.
  
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• Ford to boost recycling by mimicking gecko 'stickiness'

  23-10-2015 02:00 via edie.net
  
  Other News Sources -American car company Ford has announced plans to mimic the sticky toe pads of geckos to help it boost the recyclability of its car parts.
  
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• Experts reveal one million uninsured drivers in cost UK motorists 400m a year in crash payouts

  23-10-2015 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The figures were uncovered in Freedom of Information requests as part of a study by Churchill Car Insurance
  
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• EXCLUSIVE Behind the scenes look at rebuilding of DRS '37/4s'

  23-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Railway Vehicle Engineering Ltd is midway through major overhauls of Class 37/4s destined for a return to the main line 15 years after they were withdrawn.
  
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• Enterprise rolls out customer service standard

  23-10-2015 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Car rental firm introduces Service Quality Index
  
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• EasyJet puts more than 240,000 seats on sale from Newcastle International Airport for 2016

  23-10-2015 02:00 via shieldsgazette.com
  
  The Shields Gazette - Winter may be just round the corner - but start planning your summer holiday now.
  
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• Dumbarton student praised by Scottish Transport Minister Derek Mackay at ScotRail Modern Apprentice graduation

  23-10-2015 02:00 via dumbartonreporter.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A Dumbarton student is amongst ScotRails third intake of Modern Apprentices in customer service who graduated last week under an initiative to develop young talent on Scotlands railways.
  
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• Dr Phillip Lee calls Parliament debate on Heathrow flight path noise

  23-10-2015 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Bracknell MP Dr Phillip Lee held a debate at the House of Commons yesterday about the noise from Heathrow airport
  
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• DLR staff vote for strike action

  23-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Workers on the Docklands Light Railway vote in favour of strike action in a row over working practices.
  
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• Disruption expected for ferry passengers

  23-10-2015 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - SOME ferry services between Portsmouth and the Channel Islands will be out of action because of work to fit pollution-reducing scrubbers.
  
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• Consideration for new Brighton Main Line

  23-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The campaign to develop a second main line linking Brighton, the South Coast with central London, Essex and Stansted Airport, BML2, has taken a step forward.
  
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• Commuters predict overcrowding when 'major' changes are made to train services

  23-10-2015 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Beaconsfield commuters and rail groups are predicting overcrowding on the trains when major changes are made to the Chiltern Railways timetable on Monday.
  
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• Clutha crash report to be published

  23-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Air accident investigators are set to publish their findings into the Clutha bar helicopter crash in Glasgow.
  
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• CILTs Annual Awards for Excellence 2015 winners revealed in London

  23-10-2015 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Over 500 of the UKs leading professionals in transport, logistics and transport planning gathered in London for The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transports Annual Awards Dinner. The prestigious Awards were held at one of Londons premier venues - the Lancaster London Hotel. CILTs Annual Awards are designed to recognise achievement and to encourage the highest standards and a professional approach to the practice of logistics and transport.H
  
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• Cheap oil delivers twin blow to United

  23-10-2015 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Falling fuel surcharges and declining travel by energy executives weigh on results
  
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• Cardiff Gate motorway services is one of the worst in the UK, according to users

  23-10-2015 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The M4 service station at junction 30 has an average score of 2 out of 5 from travellers on the website: MotorwayServices.Info, with some scornful reviews
  
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• Brush Traction wins £6.5m London Underground contract

  23-10-2015 02:00 via loughboroughecho.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The Brush name has been synonymous with engineering and the supply of railway and public transport equipment since 1865.
  
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• Broad Street: To cycle or not to cycle will be the question

  23-10-2015 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -Public consultation on whether the cycling ban in part of Broad Street should continue will be launched next month
  
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• Bid for more cross-country trains stepped up by Suffolk politicians

  23-10-2015 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A bid to upgrade the rail service between Ipswich and Peterborough as part of the new franchise for the region is rapidly gaining momentum.
  
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• Bats shun 350,000 'safe' road bridges

  23-10-2015 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Special bat bridges that cost 350,000 to help bats cross a dual carriageway on the A11 are a
  
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• Anglia station upgrade complete

  23-10-2015 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine -Prittlewell station has been completely refurbished in a project by Abellio Greater Anglia.
  
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