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• Volkswagen emissions scandal could kill 200 Britons, warns MIT and Harvard

  29-10-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - The Volkswagen emissions scandal could lead to the deaths of 200 Britons if cars are not recalled quickly, academics have warned.
  
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• VIDEO: Borders Railway interview with ScotRail

  29-10-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Interview with Rob Shorthouse of ScotRail, in regards to the volume of passengers on the Borders Railway and the overcrowding and cancellation issues
  
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• Uber demand Liverpool council re-think delay on licence

  29-10-2015 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Local authority is considering halting approving new liences to all 'App-based' operators while is carries out consultation
  
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• Tim Noble joins First Bus to drive procurement strategy

  29-10-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Noble was previously head of category and supplier management at IT infrastructure business SCC, and has experience in the transport industry having served as head of procurement for Arrivas UK bus division for five years. He will be responsible for defining First Bus purchasing strategy. Noble has also senior procurement roles at Controls and Data Services, Severn Trent Water and Marley Eternit. He began his purchasing career in the automotive in
  
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• The next train arriving ... will be 36.3 years old

  29-10-2015 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Railway rolling stock is at its most outdated since 2001, with the average train 20.2 years old, a study has found
  
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• TfL unveils new consultation on revised Crossrail 2 plans

  29-10-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Previous consultations have already helped to inform TfLs work on the project which looks increasingly likely to be given the go-ahead by ministers who have already safeguarded its core route.The scheme, which could open in 2030, has the backing of all four parties currently represented at City Hall and could be worth up to £100bn to Londons economy and help deliver thousands of new homes and jobs. TfL, City Hall and many London businesses s
  
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• Teenage Bradford boxer signs knock-out deal with UK transport firm

  29-10-2015 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A TEENAGE Bradford boxer has signed a knock-out deal with a UK transport firm.
  
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• Shipping firm Maersk slashes profit forecast by $600m

  29-10-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The firm's progress is seen as a good indicator of global trade, as shipping carries about nine tenths of the world's trade, and Maersk Line is the world's biggest container carrier. Maersk will probably book $3.4bn in profit for 2015, it said. The company's shares fell 6.5 in early trading. Shipping companies were charging about $233 to move 20-foot containers from Asia to Northern Europe, a loss-making rate according to analysis by Reuters.Maers
  
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• ScotRail defends new Borders Railway

  29-10-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Train operator ScotRail hits back against criticism of the new Borders Railway with claims it has boosted local businesses.
  
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• Rail operator hits back at claims over old rolling stock Read more: http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/Rail-operator-hits-claims-old-rolling-stock/story-28072293-detail/story.html#ixzz3pwRWneTD Follow us: @WMNNews on Twitter westernmorningnews on Fa

  29-10-2015 01:00 via westernmorningnews.co.uk
  Western Daily Press - The Westcountry's main rail operator has hit back at figures suggesting it has the second oldest rolling stock in the country.
  
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• Pilots union criticises Loganair

  29-10-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Pilots union Balpa is calling on Scottish airline Loganair to make major improvements to its repairs department.
  
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• Passengers leave 100 items on Arriva buses every day - including false teeth, handcuffs and live ferrets

  29-10-2015 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Arriva are now asking passengers to alert local items by using social media after receiving more than 35,000 customer phone calls about missing possessions
  
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• Paragon launches Route Control to help transport offices plan for the London Lorry Control Scheme and major public events

  29-10-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Paragon Route Control will enable planners to build compliant routes, cutting the time spent on manual planning, reducing the need for route deviations, minimising the impact of LLCS and major public events on routing and scheduling, and lowering the risk of incurring penalty fines. LLCS affects millions of trucks each year. Compliance with the LLCS can add many miles to each journey; the Freight Transport Association has estimated that the cost i
  
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• Norths ageing trains are a laughing stock

  29-10-2015 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Decades of under-investment in trains have made the north a laughing stock, with a transport system not fit for a burgeoning economy, rail campaigners have said.
  
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• NINE-MONTH REVENUE HITS £2.1BN AT HEATHROW

  29-10-2015 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - Heathrow Airport has hailed a "robust" set of financial results with revenues rising to almost £2.1bn in its latest nine-month financial period.
  
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• New station planned for Wiltshire

  29-10-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Designs have been unveiled for a new Wilton Parkway station, near Salisbury in Wiltshire.
  
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• New rules to curb cross border minicabs welcomed in Bradford

  29-10-2015 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -CHANGES that could prevent the influx of cabs licensed in rural Lancashire operating in Bradford have been welcomed by Bradford Council's deputy leader.
  
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• New in-car technology could penalise motorists who regularly drive in bad weather

  29-10-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Industry chiefs have suggested they will increasingly use black box recording devices to vary insurance premiums based on whether drivers take to the road in heavy rain, snow and ice.
  
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• Merseyside trains are the oldest in the country according to new figures

  29-10-2015 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Travellers in Merseyside are using the oldest trains in the country according to new figures showing the state of Britains rolling stock.
  
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• London Midland responds to passengers over autumn timetable

  29-10-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - On the Cross City line from Monday 2 November, the 0732 and 0812 trains from Selly Oak to Lichfield will call additionally at Longbridge (0722/0802), Northfield (0724/0804), Kings Norton (0727/0807) and Bournville (0729/0809). Autumn leaf fall creates challenging driving conditions for trains. The wheels and rails become coated with a hard residue, making the rail head slippery, so our drivers need to slow down to adapt to the driving conditions.
  
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• Lancashire looks set to press ahead with local powerhouse bid

  29-10-2015 01:00 via burnleyexpress.net
  
  Burnley Express - Lancashire councils look set to push ahead with a bid to create their own local government powerhouse.
  
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• Heathrow sees growth as third runway campaign continues

  29-10-2015 01:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Heathrow has continued to experience strong growth as its campaign for expansion continues.
  
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• Heathrow refuses to backtrack on misleading claim that M4 pollution will be fixed by 2020

  29-10-2015 01:00 via colnbrook.info
  
  Other News Sources - New analysis by defra has confirmed that the M4 near Heathrow will meet EU air quality standards by 2020, the airport says.But the airport has given a frosty response to Colnbrook Views when challenged that defras draft findings actually say the opposite.
  
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• Heathrow lays groundwork for third runway

  29-10-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airport hopes to receive go-ahead from the government in December
  
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• Heathrow boss remains coy on restrictions on third runway

  29-10-2015 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - John Holland-Kaye is optimistic the Government will give its expansion plan the greenlight, but refuses to commit to measures to limit noise and air pollution
  
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• GE and Alstom set for India rail contract

  29-10-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - US and French engineering groups lead the field for multibillion-dollar locomotive deals
  
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• EU agrees on stricter emissions testing for diesel cars following Volkswagen scandal

  29-10-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - The European Union has agreed on tougher emissions tests for diesel cars after the Volkswagen scandal showed previous methods were ineffective.
  
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• Emissions scandal pushes VW into loss

  29-10-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Volkswagen reports its first quarterly loss for at least 15 years after taking a big charge to cover the costs of its emissions scandal.
  
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• Chinas Capital Airlines opens two international routes

  29-10-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Hainan Airlines subsidiary Capital Airlines has opened two international routesZhanjiang-Bangkok on Oct. 26 and Beijing-Male on Oct. 27. read more
  
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• CEO: Finnair must grow to reach a more competitive size

  29-10-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Finnair CEO Pekka Vauramo believes the biggest challenge for the oneworld member will be to grow further to reach a more competitive size as soon as possible.read more
  
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• Campaigners call for investment in ageing rail rolling stock

  29-10-2015 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Rail campaigners have called for investment in trains that are "fit for this century" after figures highlighted the region's ageing rolling stock.
  
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• Britain's ageing trains are dubbed 'clapped out' by unions amid calls for investment

  29-10-2015 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Carriages on the Welsh network are up to 40 years old, says rail expert Professor Stuart Cole
  
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• Bombardier CSeries 'to get Quebec boost'

  29-10-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The provincial government in Quebec is poised to invest in Bombardier's troubled CSeries, according to reports.
  
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• Belfast bus lane cameras rake in £1m in three months

  29-10-2015 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Motorists have been hit with fines totalling at least £1m in just three months after they were caught driving in Belfast's bus lanes, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
  
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• Anger over 'Northern Powerhouse' commuters having to use 40-year-old 'boneshaker' trains

  29-10-2015 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - In the heady 1980s, when cinemagoers in the North of England flocked to watch the Back to the Future films, they perhaps imagined that in 2015 they would all be commuting to work on hoverboards.
  
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• ANA half-year net profit up 50 on international growth

  29-10-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- All Nippon Airways (ANA) reported a net profit of 53.9 billion ($447.8 million) for the half-year to Sept. 30, a 50 increase from the same period a year earlier. read more
  
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• All systems go for Swift Pay As You Go

  29-10-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Catching the bus is now even easier following the launch of the Swift Pay As You Go card. The Swift smart card now allows passengers to load cash on the card and buy single, return and day tickets. Pay As You Go (PAYG) can now be used on all buses in the region including National Express West Midlands and National Express Coventry services as well as 22 other operators in the region. The Swift smartcard has been identified as a priority by the Wes
  
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• Aircraft & Engine News-Oct. 28, 2015

  29-10-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Aircraft mp; Engine News-Oct. 28, 2015read more
  
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