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• Docklands Light Railway strike explodes 'driverless Tube' theories

  05-11-2015 18:14
  
  This week’s shut down of the capital’s automated light rail system shows that as long as London’s trains are staffed by human beings industrial action is a possibilityNormally, any strike disrupting rail transport services is in London is accompanied by calls for “driverless trains”. These vehicles, it is proclaimed, would end the power of the beastly unions to bring the capital to a halt. Boris Johnson himself has given credence to this belief when wanting to look
  
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• Docklands Light Railway strike disrupts 'driverless Tube' theories

  05-11-2015 18:14
  
  This week’s shut down of the capital’s automated light rail system shows that as long as London’s trains are staffed by human beings industrial action is a possibilityNormally, any strike disrupting rail transport services is in London is accompanied by calls for “driverless trains”. These vehicles, it is proclaimed, would end the power of the beastly unions to bring the capital to a halt. Boris Johnson himself has given credence to this belief when wanting to look
  
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• Out now: Issue 121 of Passenger Transport

  05-11-2015 17:48 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 120 of Passenger Transport is published on November 6
  Contents include:
    
   
  LEAD STORYMixed messages
  QCS Board comes out against bus franchising proposals for Tyne & Wear.. but George Osborne offers region bus powers in new devolution deal
   
  NEWS
  Chiltern will lure GWR users with quality offer
  Chiltern Railways says that its Oxford-London link will offer competition based on better punctuality, fast Wi-Fi and other quality factors, not price
  News Extra: QCS Bo
  
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• Mixed messages for North East of England

  05-11-2015 17:30 via passengertransport.co.uk
  QCS Board comes out against bus franchising proposals for Tyne & Wear.. but George Osborne offers region bus powers in new devolution deal
    
  The North East of England has received mixed messages about the future of its local bus services in the past fortnight.
  This week the Quality Contract Scheme Board announced its verdict on plans to introduce bus franchising in Tyne & Wear from Nexus, the transport executive for the North East Combined Authority. The three-man Board (pictu
  
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• Gothenburg’s 55 offers vision for green buses

  05-11-2015 17:12 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Last summer saw the launch of a new bus service in Sweden’s second city – with a fleet of hybrid electric and full electric buses, and an indoor bus stop
   
  The world’s first indoor bus stop at Lindholmen Science Park
   
  By ROBERT JACK
  “We keep talking about it in France, and here they’ve done it,” said Jean-Pierre Farandou, CEO of Keolis, during a visit to Sweden last month. The statement could equally have been applied to the UK. Sweden is further al
  
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• Chiltern will lure GWR users with quality offer

  05-11-2015 17:00 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Chiltern Railways says that its Oxford-London link will offer competition based on better punctuality, fast Wi-Fi and other quality factors, not price
    
  Chiltern Railways has launched its new Oxford Parkway-London service with the aim of attracting 250,000 return commuter journeys per year.Although Chiltern billed the launch of the half-hourly services from the new station on the north east outskirts of the city as “a rare example of direct competition on Britain’s railway
  
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• What will future transit look like?

  05-11-2015 16:49 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Cooler, cleaner cityscapes, housing shortages, an ageing but active population and smart grids are trends we should keep an eye on
   
  Who knows for sure what the future holds? Reading Paul Mason’s ‘Post-capitalism – a guide to your future’ on a recent break in E-stonia (one way Estonia likes to see itself these days) he makes the case that capitalism is running out of options. For many reasons. But one of them is that information technology is reducing the cost of ma
  
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• What the Buses Bill could mean to the Tyne and Wear transport service

  05-11-2015 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Government's Northern Powerhouse related Bill due next year could have massive implications for North East
  
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• VW told to rip up structure over scandal

  05-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carmaker warned fresh, independent figures needed to restore credibility
  
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• VW hit by falling sales as crisis deepens

  05-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - First evidence of customer anger as VW, Seat and Skoda all see a dip in new car registrations.
  
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• UK says bomb might have downed Russia jet

  05-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - British flights to Sharm el-Sheikh grounded for foreseeable future
  
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• Toyota invents system that stops your car to avoid collisions, even in the fog

  05-11-2015 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -New technology connects cars with road infrastructure to head off impending accidents in bad weather
  
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• Taxi driver's case changes English law

  05-11-2015 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -in a case described by experts important for natural justice.
  
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• Taxi drivers' bid to use 15-year-old cars is knocked back by Kirklees councillors

  05-11-2015 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Licensing panel says it will wait and see what other West Yorkshire councils want
  
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• Suffolk County Council in dispute with roads contractor Kier over work valued at 1.5m

  05-11-2015 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Suffolk County Council and its highways contractors Kier have been in dispute over work worth about £1.5m, it has emerged.
  
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• Speeding drivers 'think there are too few cops to catch them'

  05-11-2015 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Warning is issued by senior roads officer
  
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• Sharm el-Sheikh flights suspended amid bomb fears

  05-11-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - All flights due to leave Sharm el-Sheikh for Britain this evening are to be delayed to allow a team of UK experts to assess security arrangements in place at the airport, said a Downing Street spokesman.
  
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• SCRAPPED: Olympic legacy digital bus info to be scrapped at sites in Weymouth and Portland in cost-cutting move

  05-11-2015 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PART of Weymouths Olympic legacy is to be scrapped as Dorset County Council moves to save more cash.
  
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• Rail line delays harm economy

  05-11-2015 01:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A railway scheme set to boost the local economy by more than £70 million a year may be shunted into the sidings until 2022.
  
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• Port of Tyne wins prestigious RoSPA Gold Award for second year

  05-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Port of Tynes drive to continually improve safety standards has won the organisation another Gold Award.The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has presented the Port of Tyne with a second consecutive Gold Award, highlighting the businesss commitment to excellence in health and safety.The achievement of a Gold Award for occupational health and safety involves demonstrating an excellent health and safety culture within their o
  
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• Plans for London-style transport system in North East gets 69 backing in our poll

  05-11-2015 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The survey comes after a decision to reject plans for Tyne and Wear bus services to return to local authority control
  
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• Number of cycle injuries and deaths rises at twice national average

  05-11-2015 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE number of cyclists killed or seriously injured on the county's roads has rocketed at double the rate of the national increase.
  
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• New Penrillian CEO aims to mentor women in Transport and Tech

  05-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Mobile technology pioneer Penrillian is announcing the appointment of its new Chief Executive, Joanne Thompson, as it looks to accelerate its growth strategy in the transport and technology industries.Joanne joins the mobile software development company following a career leading significant growth and change of technology companies; including roles as Managing Director of Sercos Transport Technology division, Senior Vice President of BT in Europe
  
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• New flights to connect Coventry and Warwickshire with two Chinese cities

  05-11-2015 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Birmingham Airport lined up for new flights to Beijing and Hangzhou
  
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• Millennium Stadium Railway Station idea floated by rail bosses in wake of Rugby World Cup transport woes

  05-11-2015 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Great Western Railway has made the surprise suggestion ahead of a grilling by AMs over travel problems experiences by rugby fans travelling to and from Cardiff
  
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• London's congested roads slow Stagecoach's growth

  05-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Roadworks in the capital have rendered Stagecoach's bus services less reliable
  
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• Is London's Night Tube plan dying?

  05-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There are further signs the plans for a 24-hour weekend Tube service may be withering on the vine.
  
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• Hundreds set for pay rise as National Express West Midlands becomes Living Wage employer

  05-11-2015 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Company, which runs Coventry bus services, will be first private transport group in UK to become an accredited Living Wage employer
  
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• Hitachi completes acquisition of Finmeccanica's rail and signalling assets

  05-11-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Japanese conglomerate Hitachi has completed the acquisition of rail transport engineering firm AnsaldoBreda and a 40 stake in signalling supplier Ansaldo STS from Italy-based Finmeccanica.
  
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• Heathrow third runway won't make pollution worse, MPs told

  05-11-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airport chief tells Commons committee that expansion would not increase number of cars due to planned railway developmentHeathrow airport has said that a new runway will not increase the number of cars on the roads or make air pollution any worse than in central London, because public transport access to the airport will be greatly improved.
  
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• Heathrow resists ban on night-flights

  05-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Defiance over condition laid down by Davies commission casts doubt on third runway
  
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• Government 'will listen' to private finance offers on HS2

  05-11-2015 01:00 via cnplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin tells Summit the government will listen to offers of foreign investment to build parts of HS2.
  
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• Gatwick parking firm told to pull adverts, believed to park cars in street not in compound

  05-11-2015 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A Gatwick valet-parking firm has been banned from running adverts which regulators found to be misleading and unsubstantiated.
  
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• Ffestiniog Railway building new shed for their historic slate wagon fleet

  05-11-2015 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The 90 metre long shed will contain five storage roads and nearly half a kilometre of track
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport suspends all flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh

  05-11-2015 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Doncaster Free Post - Flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh have been suspended by Doncaster Sheffield Airport this evening after the Government announced fears that a Russian plane was brought down by a bomb.
  
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• Dial-a-ride gets new minibus

  05-11-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Sheffield Dial-a-Ride has been given a new minibus by the Marjorie Coote Old Peoples Charity Fund, based in Worksop.
  
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• Cyclists are stupid and thoughtless. And I'm a cyclist

  05-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - We pedallers will never convince drivers and pedestrians to respect our rights if we zoom through red lights like rogue ambulances
  
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• Construction of Rail Vehicle with Extra-Long Stainless Steel Profiles

  05-11-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Welser Profile draws on its experience to provide solutions to complex requirements in construction of railway vehicles.
  
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• Christmas railway chaos fear as massive engineering work planned

  05-11-2015 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - Both Great Western Railway and South West Trains will be operating revised timetables during Christmas which could hit passengers to and from Reading and around Berkshire
  
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• Can the Trans-Caspian Route deliver the next freight revolution?

  05-11-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Other News Sources -The implementation of an upcoming multimodal transport route has the potential to shift the power dynamics in global freight. Initiated by the governments of China, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route aims to re
  
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• Campaigners hope railway upgrade is back on track

  05-11-2015 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Campaigners have welcomed an announcement that rail bosses hope to complete the long-awaited upgrades to the line between Preston and Blackpool in 2018.
  
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• Bus driver hailed as Blackburns best by OAPs

  05-11-2015 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A BUS driver hailed as the best in town has put his popularity down to old-fashioned good manners.
  
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• British shutdown of Sharm el-Sheikh flights affects 20,000 citizens

  05-11-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - UK government sends extra consular staff following its decision to halt air travel in and out of Egyptian resort amid Russian airliner crash investigationThe suspension of flights in and out of Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt after the crash of a Russian airliner will affect around 20,000 British travellers who are in the Red Sea resorts of the Sinai peninsula, according to Downing Street.The British government flew additional consular staff to the city on Wednesday to help holidaymakers
  
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• British Airways to start Heathrow-Inverness service

  05-11-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Route resumes more than 15 years after BA ended it for 'commercial reasons'
  
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• Big city-centre roads shake-up planned for York: Update 5pm

  05-11-2015 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -Delivery times and access to pedestrian areas could change.
  
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• Arriva Trains Wales drivers' strike set to disrupt services

  05-11-2015 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Arriva Trains Wales drivers in the ASLEF and RMT unions have been ordered out in a fresh action in a dispute over pay
  
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