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• UK rail problems a 'phoney crisis', says First Group boss

  12-11-2015 17:03
  
  Tim O’Toole says that a dramatic redesign of the industry would not solve its problemsOne of Britain’s most influential railway executives has warned against radical reform of the industry as a government review signalled that privatisation of Network Rail was on the table. Tim O’Toole, the chief executive of First Group, said that changing the structures that ran the railways risked more delay than it would help solve.Continue reading...
  
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• Uber drivers protest over fee rise in first London demo

  12-11-2015 16:08
  
  About 300 turn out in capital after taxi service raises commission for many rides from 20% to 25% for new driversUber, the online taxi hailing service whose success led to demonstrations by rival operators in cities across the world, has faced a protest by its own drivers over pay in London. In the latest challenge to the rapidly growing California company, about 300 protesters backed by the GMB union gathered on Thursday outside its London offices holding placards with slogans such as “Ub
  
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• Uber drivers protest at fee hike in first London demo

  12-11-2015 16:08
  
  Taxi service prompts anger by raising commission for many rides from 20% to 25% for new driversUber drivers have staged a protest in London over pay in the latest challenge facing the rapidly expanding taxi business. The company, which allows customers to book and pay for a taxi via a smartphone app, has grown rapidly worldwide and is valued at more than $50bn (£33bn), has faced protests, bans and restrictions in several cities.The best turn out for Uber protest!! Exceeded all expecations
  
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• WiFi now at 250 London Underground stations

  12-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - There are now 250 stations with WiFi connectivity on the London Underground.
  
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• Under-11s to travel free on London rail

  12-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Children under 11 will enjoy free travel on all National Rail services in London from 2 January, the Mayor of London announces.
  
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• UK airports see passenger numbers soar

  12-11-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Record growth at Heathrow, Manchester and Stansted
  
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• Tube stations where people have to wait for up to an hour just to buy a ticket

  12-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Passengers are being forced to queue for up to an hour following recent ticket office closures across the network, finds survey
  
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• Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin reappoints 2 members of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) board

  12-11-2015 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today (12 November 2015) announces the reappointment of 2 members of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) BoardDavid Gray and Michael Medlicott.
  
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• TfL claims extra £20bn needed to cope with Heathrow third runway

  12-11-2015 01:00 via cnplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Transport for London has raised concerns over whether the capitals transport system could cope if a third runway is built at Heathrow, saying it would need an additional £20bn to handle the spike in journeys.
  
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• Ten things no one tells you before you become a train commuter

  12-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Dominic Utton looks back at everything no one explained before he bought his first season ticket, from the need for a good pair of headphones to the surprisingly fluid nature of time
  
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• Take rail freight into account in rail industry restructuring.

  12-11-2015 01:00 via freightonrail.org.uk
  Freight on Rail- In advance of the Shaw Review, Freight on Rail warns that the Government needs to ensure that rail freight, which is a network-wide industry, is not overlooked in any restructuring or devolution of Network Rail 1.
  
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• Stations mark Armistice Day with services and silence

  12-11-2015 01:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  Network Rail - Network Rail-managed stations across Britain briefly fell silent today, to mark Armistice Day, as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives while serving their country in the Armed Forces.
  
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• Scottish airports continue to grow with record passenger numbers

  12-11-2015 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -GLASGOW AIRPORT reported its busiest October in eight years with a 14 percent increase on October 2014.
  
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• Sadiq Khan pledges four-year freeze of all fares if elected Mayor

  12-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan today called for a fares freeze ahead of an expected one per cent rise in Londons Tube, train and bus prices.
  
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• Royal Mail and Alibaba deal helps Chinese sellers ship to UK

  12-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Royal Mail and Alibaba are cooperating further to link Chinese exporters directly to UK online shoppers.They already work together because Royal Mail have a shopfront on Alibabas Tmall. AliExpress, Alibaba Groups global retail marketplace for consumers, will offer Chinese exporters new Royal Mail shipping solutions. Delivery will be within two weeks.The press release says that both AliExpress merchants in China and online shoppers in the UK will b
  
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• Roads in north-east of Scotland are the most dangerous in the UK

  12-11-2015 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -A REPORT has revealed Banff and Buchan had the highest rate of deaths or serious injuries on the roads relative to population and more than double the national average.
  
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• Revealed: Facelift for Bruce Grove station in Tottenham

  12-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters in north Londonwill soon be swiping their oyster cards through a swanky new Bruce Grove station.
  
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• Priority Freight Enhances Operations in Central England

  12-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Priority Freight, a leading global provider of contingency logistics solutions, has invested £2 million in expanding its Midlands operations in the UK, to coincide with the companys 10-year anniversary in the region. The business opened its Coventry office in 2005 and has since gone from strength to strength.In response to the growing demand for its services, Priority Freight will open a new hub, located in Coventry, providing a 24-hours a d
  
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• Port of Felixstowe bigger quay opens

  12-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - An extension to the quay at the UK's biggest container port means it can now unload two
  
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• Passengers invited to have their say on South Western train franchise

  12-11-2015 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Responses to a consultation will shape plans for rail services between London and the south-west.
  
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• PAC questions role of Office of Rail and Road

  12-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The Public Accounts Committee questioned the role of the ORR, with PAC member Nigel Mills asking ORR Chief Executive Richard Price why the regulator was needed.
  
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• Nottingham-to-Derby tram link backed by councils

  12-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A multi-million pound project to extend the Nottingham tram system to Derby is being treated as a "priority", the BBC has learned.
  
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• Nottingham Post commented Could a tram line link Nottingham and Derby?

  12-11-2015 01:00 via nottinghampost.com
  
  Nottingham Evening Post - A new tram line could link Nottingham with Derby, after key politicians said theywere mp;quot;committedmp;quot; to getting the route up and running. Nottingham Express Transit (NET), which runs the tram network, is carrying out an investigation into the idea thanks to mp;pound;200,000 from the UK Government and Europe. NET has been commissioned by the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, a group of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire business leaders, local authorities, traini
  
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• North Wales rail summit to drive forward rail modernisation to the region

  12-11-2015 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - UK Government Ministers attend rail summit to ensure North Wales benefits from the Northern Powerhouse
  
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• New Community Rail Partnership for the Highlands

  12-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The Highland Main Line Community Rail Partnership was launched at Pitlochry on November 9.
  
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• Network Rail plans to divide into eight units

  12-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail is planning to divide itself into eight units based on its current routes, in order to benchmark its performance.
  
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• Metrolink offers Get me there app

  12-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Metrolink launched its Get me there ticketing app on November 10. The App enables Apple or Android smartphone users to buy tickets before boarding a tram.
  
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• Lufthansa Passengers Stranded as Dispute With Cabin Crew Hardens

  12-11-2015 01:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Deutsche Lufthansa AG canceled hundreds of flights, impacting 100,000 passengers, as flight attendants began a three-day strike in a hardening labor dispute that has already led to a record series of walkouts by cabin crew. The airline early Wednesday lost a court bid to stop the strike at its main hubs in Frankfurt and Munich, forcing the German carrier to drop 931 flights.
  
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• Lib-Dems to fight Mayors Uber curbs

  12-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Lib-Demsare set to challenge key parts of Boris Johnsons plan to rein in Uber.
  
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• Leaf it out! Passengers see red over Northern Rail autumn tweets

  12-11-2015 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - RAIL bosses have attracted ridicule for tweeting colour-coded pictures of autumn leaves likely to delay the trains.
  
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• JLR set to create 'special ops' base

  12-11-2015 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -New project in Warwickshire wins council backing and is expected to house skilled engineering staff
  
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• Hospital bus lane camera issues more than one quarter of city's fines

  12-11-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A BUS lane camera has been branded a 'cash cow' by a motoring group after issuing more than one quarter of the capital's fines to motorists this year.
  
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• High-speed Pendolino train could take commuters from Bolton to London in 2017

  12-11-2015 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -COMMUTERS could soon be hopping on to a high-speed Pendolino train to get into work from Bolton, it has been revealed.
  
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• Heathrow exporters look towards China subscription

  12-11-2015 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The value of goods exported to China through Heathrow has more than doubled in a year. Figures show that more than £7 billion of exports was flown out of the airport to China in the past 12 months, a rise of 117 per cent from a year earlier.
  
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• Has the commercial aviation bubble burst?

  12-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - At the Dubai air show, the long boom in the passenger jet market is showing signs of abating
  
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• Great Western electrification could be TWO years late

  12-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Electrification of the Great Western Main Line could be two years late and cost three times as much as original estimates suggest sources close to the project.
  
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• GrabTaxi steps up Uber rivalry in SE Asia

  12-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Malaysia-based taxi-hailing app to launch carpooling service in the region
  
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• German probe deepens diesel car fears

  12-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Regulator looking at 16 carmakers including Daimler, BMW, General Motors Opel and Ford
  
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• FTA: Road safety won't improve with rush-hour lorry ban

  12-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Banning lorries from city streets during rush-hour will have little impact on improving road safety in London, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA). The London Assembly called for the ban, subject to the completion of a full impact assessment. However, the FTA said action would be required in a wide range of areas to make roads safer, including more effective enforcement against non-compliant HGV operators, as well as improvements
  
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• Experts look at possibility of Nottingham-to-Derby tram in...

  12-11-2015 01:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derbyshire Telegraph - THE idea of creating a tram linkbetween Derby and Nottingham is being investigated by experts.And the leader of Derby City Council, Ranjit Banwait, said that local authorities were"committed" to trying to get the route up-and-running.Nottingham Express Transit (NET), which runs the city's trams is carrying out the investigation, paid for by £200,000 from the UK Government and Europe.NET has been commissioned by the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, a partnership of.
  
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• Evening Standard Comment: Procrastination is not a sensible aviation policy

  12-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Government was meant to make its final decision on the Davies Commissions recommendation to back a third runway at Heathrow this month.
  
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• Egyptian jet crash investigators uncover intelligence about 'two-hour timer'

  12-11-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - They are analysing the theory that a bomb was planted near the fuel line to cove up the explosives on the Metrojet flight, from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg, which crashed in Sinai.
  
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• DB Schenker Rail UK and CILT launch Dissertation Award

  12-11-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - DB Schenker Rail UK has teamed up with the CILT to sponsor a Masters degree final year student dissertation.The theme is Rail Freight Logisticsthe role of rail freight in the intermodal supply chain of the future.Entering the award gives students the opportunity to work on a real-life project for their dissertation and provides opportunities for them to make contacts with potential employers in the logistics industry.DB Schenker Rail UK Head of Ma
  
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• Council to debate Sheffield bus changes after thousands back petition U-turn call

  12-11-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - An urgent call to reverse controversial bus cuts in Sheffield will be debated by councillors after more than 5,000 people signed a petition in less than a week.
  
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• Copycat penis pothole graffiti prankster strikes in Pakistan

  12-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A Surrey graffiti artist who drew penises around potholes in a revolt over road repairs has been emulated by a likeminded protester - in Pakistan.
  
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• Contactless payment to Gatwick Airport

  12-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Oyster and contactless payment will be introduced at Gatwick Airport from January, the Department for Transport has confirmed.
  
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• Carne opposes five-year funding cycle for big projects

  12-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - NR's Mark Carne told the PACthere is no doubt at all in my view that GWML electrification should have been managed the same way as Crossrail and Thameslink.
  
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• Cabinet falling behind on Heathrow expansion decision

  12-11-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - TheCabinet decision on Heathrows third runway is slipping behind schedule, it was claimed today.
  
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• CAA decision on Gatwick Airport airspace departures review

  12-11-2015 01:00 via caa.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Today the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced the conclusions of its review of the impact of a 2013 airspace change for departures from Gatwick Airport.
  
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• Business leaders echo FTAs call for a decision on Heathrow

  12-11-2015 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - As Heathrow Airport announces a 117 increase in British exports to China in 12 months today, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has once ...
  
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