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• Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb says devolution is failing to deliver on the M4 and Valleys electrification

  30-10-2015 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Stephen Crabb launched a stinging attack on the record of the devolved government in Wales as he gave a key speech at Cardiff University
  
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• VW must consider compensating motorists for emissions scandal, transport secretary says

  30-10-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Patrick McLoughlin says German carmaker will have to address impact on secondhand diesel vehicle pricesVolkswagen must consider offering compensation to motorists whose VW vehicle has lost some of its resale value as a result of the diesel emissions scandal, the transport secretary has said.Speaking in the House of Commons, Patrick McLoughlin said the German company would have to address the impact of the scandal on secondhand VW diesel prices. VW has admitted that 1.2m cars and c
  
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• Volkswagen may have to foot bill for fall in resale value of cars

  30-10-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Patrick McLoughlin, the Transport Secretary, says that Volkswagen 'will have to address' the falling resale value of cars after the emissions scandal
  
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• Virgin America reports $72 million net profit in 3Q

  30-10-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Virgin America reported $71.9 million in third-quarter net income, up 72.7 from a net profit of $41.6 million the year-ago quarter. read more
  
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• Urban delivery hybrid unveiled by Scania

  30-10-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Scania has unveiled a hybrid vehicle for its extensive range of urban distribution trucks. This combines electric and biodiesel operation, while other engines run on gas and biogas, biodiesel, bioethanol and hydro-treated vegetable oil. The move comes as part of the firm's ongoing commitment to offering the widest range of sustainable transport solutions possible. One of the highlights of Scania's new range is a hybrid that allows an 18-tonne dist
  
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• Transport Cleaning CBBC Video

  30-10-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - This week the group take up roles as transport cleaners
  
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• Thanet council rejects buyout of Manston airport - at least, for now

  30-10-2015 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - After months of talks, councillors have voted against plans to purchase Manston airport with an American firm.
  
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• SPT invest in a further 5 Optare Solos

  30-10-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has purchased a further 5 Optare Solos to be used on various subsidised local bus services across the area, including on the demand-responsive MyBus service. This follows an investment in 18 Solos earlier in the year.The 7.9m, Euro 5, slim line, Solos are all fitted with leather seats and seatbelts, two of the MyBus Solos feature two wheelchair bays and 17 seats, making them ideal for use on MyBus, a boo
  
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• Six shunters for HNRC

  30-10-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Six Class 08 shunters have been bought by Harry Needle Railroad Company
  
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• Scotland's Transport Minister affirms close partnership with FTA

  30-10-2015 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Scotlands Transport Minister yesterday affirmed the close working relationship between the Scottish Government and the Freight Transport ...
  
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• Ryanair launches massive winter getaway sale - but you'll need to get in there quickly

  30-10-2015 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The airline is using lower fuel prices to fund cut-price tickets to 370 destinations across Europe
  
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• REVEALED - new Siemens trains for London take shape

  30-10-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - First South West Trains Class 707 vehicles take shape at Siemens' German factory.
  
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• Rail ticket refund if wifi cuts out

  30-10-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Rail passengers will be able to claim a refund on tickets if firms fail to provide adequate wifi and seating under new Westminster compensation plans.
  
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• Rail passenger refunds if wifi is offline and no first class seats

  30-10-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Government sets out proposals to improve train standards for travellers
  
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• Rail electrification delays 'highly likely - and could mean a weekly bill of £3million

  30-10-2015 01:00 via southwales-eveningpost.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - TAXPAYERS face a weekly bill of nearly £3million for new electric trains that cannot be used if their track from London to Swansea is not ready on time.
  
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• Plans for Newtown bypass given the go-ahead

  30-10-2015 01:00 via wales.gov.uk
  Other News Sources - Transport Minister, Edwina Hart, has given the go-ahead for the Welsh Governments preferred route for the Newtown bypass after considering the findings of the Public Inquiry.
  
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• People make great bus services, gold ones!

  30-10-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Local bus company Arriva North East is celebrating this week after being accredited with Gold Investors in People status.Investors in People Gold is described as an achievement of world class best practice and means that a company is considered to have the highest standardsof people management and development. This places Arriva North East in the top tier of companies to work for across the country.The company employs over 1500 colleagues with dep
  
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• Outraged commuters criticise 'unfair' changes to rail timetable

  30-10-2015 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -As rail bosses celebrate the opening of a new rail link between Oxford Parkway and London Marylebone, outraged Beaconsfield commuters have criticised Chiltern Railways for the introduction of an 'unfair' new timetable.
  
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• Osborne ready to rule out new Gatwick runway Subscription

  30-10-2015 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The chancellor is preparing to rule out an expansion of Gatwick airport in a move that would help the case for a third runway at Heathrow, The Times has learnt.
  
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• Nottingham to get 'Oyster card-style' ticket system - for all buses and trams

  30-10-2015 01:00 via nottinghampost.com
  
  Nottingham Evening Post - Public transport in Nottingham will be driven into the 21st century in December with the introduction of an Oyster card-style ticket that can be used on all buses and trams.
  
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• Night Tube: London Underground bosses put pressure on staff to accept annual pay deal

  30-10-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tube bosses have begun holding private face-to-face meetings with staff trying to persuade them to ignore union instructions and accept a deal covering annual pay and the launch of Night Tube.
  
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• Night road works to address 50mph hell

  30-10-2015 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - ROAD WORKS frustrating commuters in Yorkshire will be speeded up following the intervention of a Government minister.
  
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• MSPs call for buses to be regulated

  30-10-2015 01:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - THE bus industry needs to be regulated to allow communities a say in decisions that leave them with no services a Glasgow MSP has said.
  
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• Molesey woman steps up campaign against Heathrow third runway with plans for Action Group

  30-10-2015 01:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Fiona Fraser, of Nightingale Road in West Molesey, joined other protesters at the Say No to Heathrow demonstration in central London several weeks ago, and now wants to form a Molesey alliance with the Teddington Action Group, an organisation firmly against expansion.
  
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• M4 and rail upgrade progress criticised by Crabb

  30-10-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Devolution is failing to deliver economically vital projects such as an M4 relief road and rail upgrades, the Welsh secretary has claimed.
  
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• Lufthansa raises profit forecast despite claims of GDS fee impact

  30-10-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- German carrier expects adjusted operating profit of between 1.75 billion and 1.95 billion
  
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• Low-sulphur fuel not cutting it in California

  30-10-2015 01:00 via fairplay.co.uk
  Other News Sources - California regulators are warning vessel operators that buying ultra-low sulphur fuel oil (ULSFO) alone may not be enough to comply with the states new fuel requirements.
  
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• Koreas Daewoo Shipbuilding given lifeline

  30-10-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - State-backed lenders offer foundering company a rescue package
  
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• Keighley loco in the spotlight

  30-10-2015 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -LIGHT work has been made of a Keighley mp; Worth Valley Railway loco.
  
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• Heathrow expansion: Evel or not Evel, ask the SNP

  30-10-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE SNP has urged the UK Government to come clean on whether or not the great Home Counties airport expansion row will be deemed an England-only issue at Westminster and thus prevent Scottish MPs from voting on a key section of legislation.
  
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• Halloween treat on Witch Way buses

  30-10-2015 01:00 via burnleyexpress.net
  
  Burnley Express - Passengers at Burnley bus station on Halloween are in for a spell of fun.
  
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• Gunman shoots at London commuter train

  30-10-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters were left shaken after a gunman fired at a train from London and hit a window centimetres from a passengers head.
  
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• GBRf reveals Class 59 usage plan

  30-10-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The only Class 59/0 in GB Railfreights fleet (59003 Yeoman Highlander) will haul biomass trains in the North West as the freight company grows its business
  
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• First drive: Honda FCV hydrogen car

  30-10-2015 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -First drive of the car Honda sees as its final step on the way to a mass-market fuel-cell vehicle
  
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• End of the line for Philip after 12 glorious years on the railway

  30-10-2015 01:00 via whitbygazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - After 12 years at the helm, the managing director of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway has looked back on his time there as he steps down.
  
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• Deutsche Lufthansa AG's Buy Rating Reaffirmed at DZ Bank AG

  30-10-2015 01:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- 's stock had its
  
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• Debate over hospital parking charges

  30-10-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A bill to exempt carers from paying hospital car parking charges will be debated in the House of Commons later.
  
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• Cyclist calls for 'dangerous' harbourside railway lines to be removed

  30-10-2015 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -CALLS are being made to tear up Weymouths historic harbourside railway line.
  
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• County Council include reopening of Ripon railway in transport plans

  30-10-2015 01:00 via wetherbynews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The re-opening of the Ripon railway has been included in North Yorkshire County Councils (NYCC) long term plans to improve transport links across the county.
  
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• Councillors unanimously approve Lincoln Transport Hub

  30-10-2015 01:00 via thelincolnite.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Proposals for a £29 million integrated transport hub in Lincoln have been given planning permission by the city council.
  
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• Colas Rail Class 37s main line return

  30-10-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Two previously preserved Class 37s are due to be delivered to Barrow Hill by mid-November, ready for a return to the main line.
  
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• Clutha helicopter developed 256 faults in 32 flights before Glasgow crash, damning investigation reveals

  30-10-2015 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -A crash probe questioned why pilot David Traill appeared to ignore repeated low fuel warnings but a maintenance log highlights a catalogue of problems
  
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• Business leaders call on government for greater clarity over rail plans

  30-10-2015 01:00 via cnplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The government must demonstrate how High Speed 2 will fit into the UKs wider rail strategy, business leaders have warned.
  
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• Bus Users UK wants to know what you think of Northamptons bus services

  30-10-2015 01:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A campaign group representing passengers wants to know what people in Northampton think of their bus service.
  
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• Bus firm rolls out new Winchester fleet with free wifi and charging

  30-10-2015 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -TWO new bus fleets saving thousands of tonnes in carbon emissions are coming to the streets of Winchester.
  
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• Bus changes will be chaos

  30-10-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - I have recently viewed the forthcoming bus changes, (route changes, timetable changes, bus number changes and fare changes), on-line.
  
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• Build decent infrastructure and end Britains transport misery - Lord Adonis

  30-10-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Ministers must decide, but the National Infrastructure Commission can hold them to account if they duck or delay
  
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• British Airways owner to pay dividend

  30-10-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - IAG to make maiden payout as restructuring delivers results
  
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• Alstom Transport signs with BT for global network

  30-10-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - BT today announced it has been selected by Alstom Transport, one of the worlds leading providers of transport systems and solutions, to consolidate and optimise its global network infrastructure. Through this contract, BT will support the operations of Alstom Transport in more than 300 locations across 59 countries.Under the terms of the agreement, BT will provide end to end network services from its BT Connect portfolio, including wide and local
  
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• Airlines warn of more cost-cutting

  30-10-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two big European airlines report improved results but warn more cost-cutting is needed.
  
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