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• What price Ash Wednesday artefacts? | Letters

  01-11-2015 20:25
  
  An early topic for Lord Adonis’s infrastructure commission to consider should be a railway system fit for the 22nd century (Report, 31 October). Instead of playing at catch up with the rest of the world with the HS2 and HS3 schemes, why not invest in maglev for both? This would be a more acceptable justification  of the disruption that construction would cause and put the UK ahead of the game.
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  Greasby, Wirral• Jonathan Coe quotes Martin Amis declaring Jeremy C
  
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• Rail fares: introduction of more affordable season tickets in doubt

  01-11-2015 19:44
  
  Government promise to help part-time workers hit by rising costs and delays in implementing smart ticketingPromised reforms to season tickets to make rail travel more affordable for commuters who work part-time are in doubt, with smart ticketing delayed and the programme’s costs rising, transport campaigners and Labour have said.The government first announced plans to meet the needs of part-time workers in 2012, and the Conservatives made an election pledge to introduce measures including
  
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• Hundreds of bikers shut down London streets in Halloween rideout

  01-11-2015 17:48
  
  Convoy of over 200 riders let off fireworks and mounted pavements in stunt coordinated on social mediaA convoy of hundreds of motorbikes, mopeds and quad bikes rode through south London setting off fireworks on Saturday night for a “Halloween Rideout” that had been coordinated on social media.At least 200 riders were seen on streets from Lambeth to Bromley, allegedly jumping red lights, mounting pavements and provoking a number of complaints to the police at around the same time as a
  
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• Weather warnings issued for most of England

  01-11-2015 14:18
  
  Predicted second day of thick fog could cause further flight cancellations and slow progress on roads after transport chaos on Sunday
  Weather warnings have been issued across most of England as forecasters predicted a second day of thick fog on Monday. Travellers were told to prepare for further flight cancellations at two of Britain’s busiest airports after a day of disruption on Sunday saw dozens of flights cancelled and delays at Britain’s busiest hub, Heathrow.According to the Me
  
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• Heathrow cancels flights because of fog

  01-11-2015 14:18
  
  Britain’s busiest airport says weather has forced cancellation of 50 flights on last day of school half-term holidaysDozens of flights have been cancelled at Heathrow airport because of thick fog.A spokeswoman for Britain’s busiest airport said the weather had forced the cancellation of about 50 flights on Sunday. “We’ve had to cancel flights to keep up with the schedule. Passengers are advised to check with their airlines,” she said. Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Robot rides high-speed racing motorcycle

  01-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Yamaha Motors is developing a robot designed to ride any racing motorbike at high speeds.
  
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• Train bedlam to derail Christmas subscription

  01-11-2015 01:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - RAIL passengers face misery this Christmas and new year as a result of a £150m programme of engineering works that will lead to station closures, delays and overcrowding.
  
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• TfL undertakes further Crossrail 2 consultation

  01-11-2015 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: Transport for London has begun public consultation on the route and design of Crossrail 2, a...
  
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• Solar panels bring electric drivers in from the cold

  01-11-2015 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - SOLAR panels could be added to electric cars to prevent them running out of charge just to keep their Scottish drivers warm.
  
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• Route changes to Manchester Metrolink services

  01-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Bury and Rochdale services affected on November 1 due to test-trams and maintenance work
  
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• Protest over bridge closure bid

  01-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - About 150 people gather in Gwynedd to oppose the possible closure of foot and cycle paths on a coastal bridge which could result in a 16-mile detour.
  
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• Police attacked after rail line closure

  01-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Police are attacked by a crowd of people who threw missiles including paint and petrol bombs in County Armagh.
  
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• Osborne: government spending review to focus on infrastructure

  01-11-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Infrastructure investment will be at the heart of Novembers spending review, George Osborne is to say when he launches the national commission for major projects.
  
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• NTV signs 460m Pendolino contract

  01-11-2015 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - ITALY: A 460m contract for the supply of eight Pendolino trainsets and 20 years of maintenance was...
  
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• Northumberland has highest UK figure for injuries part caused by poor road surfaces

  01-11-2015 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - New Figures show 38 people were injured over four years in Northumberland on roads with poor surfaces
  
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• North vs South subscription

  01-11-2015 01:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Britain relies on London, and with £650bn of new investment over the next 15 years, the capital will be stronger than ever. Can George Osbornes northern powerhouse set Britain straight? John Arlidge travels the length of the country to find out. Illustrations by Christian Montenegro
  
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• New Wigan link road consultation due

  01-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A public consultation is due to take place over a planned new 11.8m link road which is intended to tackle congestion in Greater Manchester.
  
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• Motorways break limit for toxic gas subscription

  01-11-2015 01:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - PEOPLE using some of the countrys busiest motorways and trunk roads are being exposed to dangerous and illegal levels of air pollution, according to official figures.
  
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• Metrojet crash over Sinai is third Airbus A321-200 hull loss

  01-11-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The Oct. 31 crash of Metrojet flight 9268, now confirmed by Airbus, was only the third hull loss of an Airbus A321-200 and the worst accident so far involving the type.read more
  
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• Kim Jong Un inspects North Korean metro trainset

  01-11-2015 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - NORTH KOREA: Kim Jong Un, First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea, visited the Kim Jong Thae...
  
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• IEP hits new speed record

  01-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Testing of Intercity Express Programme nine-car continues
  
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• HS2 blows 225m of taxpayers' money to buy 300 houses by new line

  01-11-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Charming farmhouses and country mansions, some just yards from the proposed track, have been bought by the company set up by the Government to run the development and now lie empty.
  
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• Hitachi's new Scottish EMU construction starts next month

  01-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Construction of AT200 bodyshells begins in November.
  
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• Having the mindset for a cycle to London

  01-11-2015 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -IT WAS legs before heads for two psychiatrists this week as they embarked on a gruelling 100km overnight cycle ride from Oxford to London.
  
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• First South West Trains Class 707 EMU under construction

  01-11-2015 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: The first bodyshell for the 30 five-car Class 707 Desiro City electric multiple-units ordered...
  
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• Feature articles in the November 2015 issue of Railway Gazette International

  01-11-2015 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - Feature articles in the latest issue of Railway Gazette International, the leading business journal...
  
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• Crossrail 2 consultation: It's an investment in the future that we simply cant afford not to make - Michele Dix

  01-11-2015 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The proposed new railway, that will run underground between Wimbledon in the south and Tottenham Hale and New Southgate in the north, connecting to National Rail networks in Surrey and Hertfordshire, is one of the most vital infrastructure projects in the country.
  
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• Controversial Sheffield bus cuts come into force tomorrow

  01-11-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Controversial changes to bus services across Sheffield will come into force tomorrow - with passengers fearing disruption.
  
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• All change: Britain's railways on the verge of a shake-up

  01-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Reviews of Network Rail and a competition probe into franchises could lead to an overhaul of the railways
  
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