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• Network Rail investment plan has 'staggering' costs, report finds

  20-11-2015 01:01
  
  Future of UK railway regulator in doubt after Public Accounts Committee says it has concerns over rail investment A damning report by MPs into Network Rail’s aborted five-year investment plan has warned that the public will foot the bill for “staggering and unacceptable” cost increases after the government and industry agreed to pay for work that could never have been delivered in time and on budget. In an assessment that will put the future of the rail regulator further in dou
  
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• Wizz Air, Lufthansa Technik renew MRO contracts

  20-11-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Eastern European low-cost carrier Wizz Air has renewed two eight-year MRO contracts with Lufthansa Technik Maintenance International (LTMI) and Lufthansa Technik Budapest (LTB) for line maintenance services on its fleets based in Romania, Slovakia and Hungary.read more
  
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• Watchdog calls for action to improve bus performance in central London

  20-11-2015 01:00 via londontravelwatch.org.uk
  London TravelWatch - Londons passenger watchdog has expressed concern at evidence that bus service performance is deteriorating in central London and that ridership is down as a result.
  
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• Uncertainty over Midland mainline electrification, MPs warn

  20-11-2015 01:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - MPs have raised serious concerns about rail investment in the UK following a series of delays to large-scale projects including the Midland mainline.
  
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• Tyneside's major roadworks: Round up of the biggest projects under way

  20-11-2015 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -Newcastle City Council needs to spend £8.9m to bring 40 junctions up to scratch by 2030 here are some of the major works ongoing now
  
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• Tram extension gets green light

  20-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Councillors in Edinburgh agree the city's tram line should be extended by three miles to reach Newhaven.
  
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• THE STAR SAYS: Bus cut rethink does not go far enough

  20-11-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Its a bit like trying to catch the number 1A - you hang around for ages waiting for one bus service review to turn up, and then several come all at once...
  
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• Technology experts will gather on trains to find rail industry solution

  20-11-2015 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -More than 40 technology experts will work on innovative solutions to rail industry challenges by working together on Great Western Railway services at the weekend.
  
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• Smart ticketing needs development says Northern's Alex Hynes

  20-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Smart ticketing is a big miss from the new Northern franchise, the current Northern Rail Managing Director Alex Hynes believes.
  
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• Royal opening for Birmingham New Street

  20-11-2015 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The Queen has officially reopened the enlarged station at Birmingham New Street today. Accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh, Her Majesty alighted from the Royal Train to unveil a plaque marking her visit. The royal couple were greeted by a host of dignitaries, including Network Rail chairman Sir Peter Hendy and chief executive Mark Carne. The station, including the new Grand Central shopping complex, was opened in September this year after a five-year, 750 million Network Rail pr
  
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• Revealed: HS2 'abysmal value for money' at 10 times the cost of high-speed rail in Europe

  20-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Plans to build a high-speed rail link between the north and south of England have sparked controversy for years - but how do they compare against the rest of the world?
  
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• Report damns Network Rail over costs and delays in improvements to TransPennine rail route

  20-11-2015 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Passengers paying a heavy price and there is too much uncertainty over the electrification plans
  
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• Rail ministers shock at closure of rural lines because of leaf fall

  20-11-2015 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Rail ministers have expressed their shock after discovering two Suffolk branch lines have been closed to passengers for more than a week because of leaves on the line.
  
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• Rail franchising PQQ passport: OJEU notice

  20-11-2015 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - An Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) notice for the rail franchising pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) passport.
  
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• Rail electrification costs 'staggering'

  20-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A £1.2bn hike in the cost of the Great Western Main Line rail electrification is "staggering and unacceptable", the Public Accounts Committee has said.
  
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• Queen officially reopens New Street station in Birmingham

  20-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - The Queen and Duke of Edinburgh have officially opened a 750 million railway station redevelopment in Birmingham
  
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• Pie Stop Sign Bother Boris

  20-11-2015 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -TRANSPORT bosses in London are all in a fluster over their famous signthe barred roundelbeing used to tempt people to get a taste of the capital in the Yorkshire Dales.
  
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• Northern and TPE franchises to be Rail North's starting point for HS2

  20-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Rail Norths starting point for HS2 will be the new Northern Rail and TransPennine franchises, Director David Hoggarth believes.
  
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• North Wales airport trains move closer

  20-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Train passengers in north Wales are a step closer to having more direct services to Manchester Airport, Arriva Trains Wales says.
  
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• No trains but Suffolk advertising stays

  20-11-2015 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Travellers might not be able to reach Felixstowe by train because of the shortage of diesel unitsbut that has not stopped Abellio Greater Anglia from advertising the delights of the Suffolk coast.
  
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• Network Rail 'has lost its grip' over Manchester to Leeds electrification, says top report

  20-11-2015 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The rail body has 'lost its grip' over major projects, says a damning report by a House of Commons committee
  
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• Network Rail has lost grip on train electrification in North

  20-11-2015 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - SPEEDING UP journey times on key rail routes in Yorkshire faces far too much uncertainty as Network Rail is criticised for having lost its grip on overhauling transport in the North.
  
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• Network Rail accused of severe planning and budget failures

  20-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Passengers and the public are paying a heavy price for failings, says PAC chairman
  
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• MPs slam chaotic Transpennine upgrades which could see improvements completed by 2022

  20-11-2015 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Nobody can be sure when long-awaited electrification of the Transpennine line will happen, Commons inquiry warns
  
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• MPs criticise Network Rail over upgrade failures

  20-11-2015 01:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - Network Rail faced strong criticism for its handling of an over-budget programme to upgrade the country's tracks in a report by MPs which could intensify questions about the future of the state-backed rail infrastructure operator.
  
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• MPs call for review of rail regulator

  20-11-2015 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Office of Rail and Road failed to robustly scrutinise Network Rails plans and cost estimates
  
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• Major Midland Metro expansion plans unveiled

  20-11-2015 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Extensions of Midland Metro to provide good connections with HS2 in Birmingham have been announced as part of an 8 billion investment in the West Midlands. Transport schemes worth almost 2 billion are included in the investment, which has accompanied a major devolution deal signed between the West Midlands Combined Authority and the Government. A new 'HS2 connectivity package' will include new tram lines from the HS2 station at Birmingham Curzon Street to Birmingham Airport via B
  
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• Lufthansa CEO apologises for direct booking tech, hopes for more consolidation in Europe

  20-11-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Carsten Spohr warns of unsustainable amount of LCCs in Europe
  
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• London's new Crossrail train revealed

  20-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Bombardiers Class 345 Aventras will provide space for 1,500 passengers
  
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• LETTERS: Bus changes are Emperors New Coach Service

  20-11-2015 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - I have come to the conclusion that the people responsible for the bus debacle have revisited the childrens fairy story The Emperors New Clothes. They told us that we were to get a new improved service across the city and an improved fare structure.
  
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• Industry must sell itself better

  20-11-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Rail Minister Claire Perry quotes recent Comment by RAIL Managing Editor and Events Director Nigel Harris, when telling industry it needs to sell itself better.
  
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• HS2 should be going north, not south, Jeremy Corbyn claims

  20-11-2015 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -The Labour leader tells the Post that HS2 should be about benefiting the regions - not London
  
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• Escalating electrification costs denounced as 'staggering and unacceptable' as report warns delays are 'highly likely'

  20-11-2015 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The public accounts committee has delivered a scathing report on the Great Western electrification programme
  
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• Edinburgh trams extension gets green light

  20-11-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Councillors vote 'in principle' to extend controversial tram line to Leith at cost of 162 million
  
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• Edinburgh trams: councillors vote in favour of 145m route extension to Leith and Newhaven

  20-11-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - PLANS to extend the Edinburgh tram route to Leith and Newhaven have been approved by councillors.
  
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• Driving penalties generate more than 11,000 in fines for South Tyneside Council

  20-11-2015 01:00 via shieldsgazette.com
  
  The Shields Gazette - Motorists behaving badly on the roads of South Shields has generated more than £11,000 for a local authority.
  
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• Derby Telegraph published Derby jobs 'safeguarded' as Bombardier agrees to sell 30 stake...

  20-11-2015 01:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derbyshire Telegraph - THE parent company of Derby train-maker Bombardier has announced it has agreed to sell a 30 stake in its rail business in a deal worth almost mp;pound;1 billion. Bombardier Inc has said it has entered into a mp;quot;definitive agreementmp;quot; to sell part of Bombardier Transportation to Canadian pension funds manager Caisse for $1.5 billion. The deal comes following months of speculation about the company's ownership. Bombardier Inc, which is also based in Canada, has be
  
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• Cyclists signal frustration at Boris

  20-11-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A cyclist greets Boris Johnson with a rude gesture as the London mayor is heckled at a cycling
  
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• Carlisle traders fury over plan to cut disc parking time

  20-11-2015 01:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  Carlisle News & Star -Bosses say plans to change parking rules outside their businesses would drive customers away and kill off custom.
  
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• Campaigners demand: Bring back our Hayling Ferry

  20-11-2015 01:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - BRING back the ferry. Thats the rallying cry as people from across the Portsmouth area are supporting a campaign to re-instate the Hayling Ferry.
  
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• BUSES: Sheffield chief says complaints have subsided after double deckers brought in to address cuts chaos

  20-11-2015 01:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - Sheffield Councils transport chief says the punctuality of buses is starting to improve after double deckers were brought in to help tackle the chaos.
  
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• Bomb hoax at Manchester airport sees passengers evacuated from easyJet flight

  20-11-2015 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Two men have been arrested after hoax on Morocco bound flight
  
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• Arriva Trains Wales launches travel update service for Newport passengers

  20-11-2015 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -ARRIVA Trains Wales has launched a new and improved live travel update service in a bid to provide customers with up-to date travel information and news.
  
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• 1922 Committee chairman: end 'decades of dither and delay' on airport expansion

  20-11-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Leading Conservative backbencher Graham Brady urged government to make a quick decision on the new runway in the South East, either following the Airports Commissions recommendation of a third runway at Heathrow, or offering an alternative based on the Commissions findings.
  
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