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• Transport operators to provide 17,500 seats after closure of Forth Road Bridge

  06-12-2015 17:12
  
  ScotRail and Stagecoach find extra trains and buses from Fife in attempt to curtail morning commutes as bridge’s closure causes mile long queuesScottish rail and bus operators are to lay on 17,500 extra seats in and out of Fife to help avert gridlock on the roads after the Forth Road Bridge’s emergency closure last week.As ministers brace themselves for further rush hour congestion on Monday morning on nearby roads and motorways, ScotRail said it had hired two extra high speed trains
  
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• Business groups and unions warn Cameron against Heathrow delay

  06-12-2015 12:35
  
  With cabinet to decide on third runway this week, Unite joins TUC and lobbyists to tell PM not to let politics scupper estimated £211bn of growthAn influential alliance of businesses and trade unions has warned David Cameron not to bow to threats of a Conservative cabinet revolt over the approval of a third runway at London’s Heathrow airport.The cabinet is due to make a decision on a third runway this week and senior figures with a constituency interest are urging Cameron not to imp
  
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• Compensation for train delays? Make sure rail operators show you the money

  06-12-2015 07:59
  
  Train companies must now offer the option of compensation in cash rather than vouchers, but not all of them are on boardThe words “travel chaos” have become almost as familiar at Christmas as turkey and tinsel, but this year rail passengers have something to cheer – those caught in delays can claim compensation in cash rather than vouchers. However, research by The Observer has found train firms don’t always make that obvious to customers.More than £25m was paid to
  
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• ‘The silence on the Forth Road Bridge is the ghostly revenge of Scotland’s steel industry’

  06-12-2015 01:06
  
  An untimely transport calamity is causing the Scotland to lament its fading power in the worldEven now, as the glow begins to fade in the dying embers of Scotland’s steel industry, the country has been given a stark reminder of how good it once was at making great things with this tough material. It was as if this dull grey alloy, spurned now after sustaining our livelihoods for so long, was bringing down a devastating revenge on an ungrateful nation. The closure of the Forth Road Bridge o
  
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• We cant let Heathrow be grounded by all this Nimby baggage subscription

  06-12-2015 01:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - One of my first beats in journalism was as a news reporter for Time Out magazine, the guide to whats on in London. I was forever going to building sites and quoting community activists who were up in arms about some development or other on behalf of Londoners.
  
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• Train station evacuated in security alert

  06-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Police have evacuated Londonderry's railway station after reports that a suspicious object was left in the area.
  
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• Tories at war over Heathrow expansion

  06-12-2015 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Thirty MPs demand a green light for third runway as David Cameron faces threat of senior Conservatives quitting if it is built
  
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• Suffolk and Essex rail users to pay up to 68 more on season tickets in 2016

  06-12-2015 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Commuters across Suffolk and Essex will see their lowest season ticket fare rise for years in Januaryjust under 1.
  
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• Students at Peter Symonds furious at 'chaotic' bus service

  06-12-2015 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Students at Peter Symonds are calling for Stagecoach and the college to sort the PS4 and PS5 services.
  
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• Santa trains coming to Preston

  06-12-2015 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Virgin Trains has unveiled two Christmas trains sporting a striking blue livery in place of the operators traditional red.
  
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• PM Cameron to decide on new Heathrow runway this month

  06-12-2015 01:00 via uk.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron could approve as soon as this week the building of a new runway at Heathrow Airport, ending decades of political deadlock as well as breaking a famous pledge made in 2009 not to allow a third runway to be built at Europe's busiest hub airport.
  
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• Overhead signs works could cause delays on A1(M) near Peterborough

  06-12-2015 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Road users will soon benefit from the latest technology on the A1(M) near Peterborough, as work to upgrade message signs will be carried out from Monday 7 December.
  
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• NextStop pilot project launch by First in Leeds

  06-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• New Bus Alliance to impose mandatory quality standards across West Midlands

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• More trains and buses on bridge route

  06-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Extra trains and buses are to be put on before the Monday rush hour to minimise disruption caused by the Forth Road Bridge closure.
  
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• Metro trams in Birmingham: What does it cost? When does it go to New Street? Your key questions answered

  06-12-2015 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Questions have been flooding in ahead of the return of trams to Birmingham city centre - and we've come up with the answers
  
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• Latest Live Edition 4 December 2015

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• Horseman Coaches 2 million upgrade with eight new Plaxton coaches

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• Heathrow to get clearance for runway...but may have to wait a DECADE to start

  06-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - BUILDING work on a third runway at Heathrow airport will not start until 2024 at the earliest because of legal wrangles, aviation bosses fear.
  
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• Freight body wants Forth Bridge payout

  06-12-2015 01:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - SCOTTISH ministers are facing pressure to set aside a multimillion pound compensation package for firms affected by the abrupt closure of the Forth Road Bridge.
  
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• Free Metrolink parking trial starts

  06-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A trial of free overnight parking starts at some tram stops in Greater Manchester.
  
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• Extra trains and buses in bid to ease Forth Road Bridge closure impact

  06-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Train capacity is to be increased by 6,500 seats as transport bosses try to ease disruption caused by the closure of the Forth Road Bridge.
  
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• Calls for compensation over Forth Bridge closure

  06-12-2015 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - BUSINESSES affected by the unexpected closure of the Forth Road Bridge could claim substantial compensation from the Scottish Government, it was claimed yesterday.
  
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• Arriva bus drivers in Medway strike again on Monday over 'unachievable and unsafe' timetables

  06-12-2015 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bus drivers for Arriva are set to go on strike again on Monday in protest over 'unachievable and unsafe' timetables.
  
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• £400,000 refurbishment for Transdevs Keighley-Bradford route 662

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