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• Man stabs himself in head at Heathrow airport

  16-12-2015 21:53
  
  Passenger disarmed by cabin crew and taken to hospital after attacking himself with knife
  A man has been taken to hospital after stabbing himself with a sharp object at Heathrow airport in west London.The passenger, who is not believed to have suffered life-threatening injuries, had passed through the airport’s security checks, and started cutting himself near the departure lounges in the airport’s Terminal 5 at 5.45pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Shippea Hill: the railway station that saw just 22 journeys in a year

  16-12-2015 17:15
  
  There’s a picket fence, a nearby hostel and a village that’s ripe for Instagramming. So why is it Great Britain’s quietest stop?Name: Shippea Hill station.Age: 170. Related: David McKie: Ghost trains to WatfordContinue reading...
  
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• Heathrow and Gatwick airport train links to be severed over Christmas

  16-12-2015 09:59
  
  Air travellers advised to plan their route to airports and leave extra time due to Gatwick Express and Heathrow Express and Connect train service closuresHolidaymakers are facing travel disruption over the Christmas period as rail links to Britain’s two biggest airports are severed.Gatwick Express trains will stop running for 10 days due to engineering works, with the last service of 2015 leaving Victoria station at 9.15pm on Christmas Eve and the first services of 2016 scheduled for 4 Jan
  
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• Willie Walsh's threats over Heathrow runway dithering is just hot air

  16-12-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - It is highly unlikely the boss of British Airways parent company would seriously consider abandoning Europes busiest airport over politicians indecision
  
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• Weve barred hundreds of badly-behaved passengers from our planes in 2015, says Leeds airline

  16-12-2015 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - A Leeds-based airline says it has stopped more than 450 people from flying so far in 2015 because of their unacceptable behaviour amid concerns about rising numbers of disruptive passengers.
  
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• Welding begins on bridge repair

  16-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Welding work begins to fix a fault on the Forth Road Bridge, which has been closed since 4 December.
  
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• Trains on Carlisle-Settle line resume service

  16-12-2015 01:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  Carlisle News & Star -A landslip near Armathwaite earlier meant trains could not run between Carlisle and Appleby.
  
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• Three new stations and a tunnel open

  16-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Three new stations - one of them a replacement - opened with the timetable change on December 13.
  
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• Thameslink ETCS tested in central London

  16-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail has successfully tested the European Train Control System (ETCS) Level 2 installation on the central section of the Thameslink route.
  
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• TfL wins premier road safety award on behalf of the construction industry

  16-12-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Transport for Londons (TfLs) CLOCS programme has been awarded the Premier Prince Michael International Road Safety Award for its rapid success in improving HGV road safety.The Premier Award recognises the most outstanding achievement in road safety from a series of road safety categories. Early this year CLOCS was selected as a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award winner and the Premier Award highlights it as this years leading road safe
  
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• TfL helps to spread Christmas cheer

  16-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Transport for London (TfL) has donated more than 400 items from its Lost Property Office to The Salvation Armys Christmas Present Appeal.
  
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• Southern Rail strike: London commuters set for disruption as staff back strike

  16-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London commuters are set to be hit by rail disruption after Southern Rail staff voted to strike.
  
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• Southern rail conductors vote to strike

  16-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Conductors on Southern rail vote to go on strike claiming a
  
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• Sleeper staff vote for strike action

  16-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - RMT union members working on the Caledonian Sleeper rail service linking Scotland and London vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike action.
  
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• Revealed: London's busiest train stations and how many people use them every day

  16-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Nine of the country's 10 busiest train stations last year were in London, new figures have revealed, with Waterloo topping the league.
  
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• Railway Upgrade Plan will deliver a better service for Christmas

  16-12-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Hundreds of thousands of passengers and freight users will benefit from a Christmas and New Year investment carried out on Britain's rail network. Over 20,000 members of Network Rail's employees will spend Christmas Day and the days that follow working on the railway across Britain to deliver the Railway Upgrade Plan. The work will consist of new station facilities, longer platforms, extra tracks, new junctions and thousands of pieces of new, more
  
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• RailQwest urges heavy rail to Glasgow Airport

  16-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Campaigners are calling for a rethink on plans for light rail or tram-train links to Glasgow Airport.
  
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• Rail bosses urged to stop "dragging their feet" over better deals for part-time commuters

  16-12-2015 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -AN MP has called on transport ministers to stop dragging their feet and and save rail commuters hundreds of pounds with a new ticketing system.
  
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• Qatar Airways to offer 15-minutes free wifi

  16-12-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Gulf carrier signs three-year deal with telecomms firm Ooredoo
  
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• Qantas expects half-year profit jump

  16-12-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Carrier says it will report a significant improvement for first six months to December
  
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• Norton Bridge team smashes track-laying record

  16-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Workers constructing a flyover near Stafford have set a new track-laying record.
  
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• Newcastle International Airport is a success story

  16-12-2015 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Newcastle Airport's departure lounge redevelopment has been hailed as a success in the latest of positive changes for regional airports in Britain. Aviation minister Robert Goodwill heralded the 14 million redevelopment project, which was officially opened by the transport minister this week. Mr Goodwill said that Newcastle Airport was a
  
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• New LU tamping machines to enter traffic

  16-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - London Underground (LU) has taken delivery of two new tamping machines.
  
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• New fake Tube sign generator is created

  16-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new website which allows people to create fake Tube signs appears to replace a previous site which was closed down due to threatened legal action.
  
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• Network Rail completes crossing barrier programme

  16-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Network Rails final two open level crossings have been upgraded, marking the completion of a three-year national programme.
  
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• Network Rail chairman denies

  16-12-2015 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Sir Peter Hendy said the state-owned infrastructure group, which is selling 1.8bn of assets, was not
  
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• MEPs urge tougher stance on diesel

  16-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - MEPs reject new EU standards for diesel car emissions, arguing that they are not tough enough.
  
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• Lowest-paid Londoners 'spending 10 per cent of their wages on travel costs'

  16-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The capital's lowest paid workers are spending 10p in every 1 they earn on getting to work in central London, a report claimed today.
  
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• London tops station usage charts as numbers increase

  16-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Nine of Britains busiest ten stations are in London, according to the latest station usage figures released by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR).
  
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• Leeds station named among the busiest in the UK

  16-12-2015 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Leeds has been named in the top-three busiest UK rail stations outside London, according to statistics revealed by the rail regulator (ORR). Network Rail said that the findings reflect the citys vibrancy and showed why they are working to make future generations proud of the station.
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport-based airline bans 50 passengers as more than 450 are refused travel for unacceptable behaviour

  16-12-2015 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -MORE than 450 customers of an airline based at Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) have been refused travel this year due to unacceptable behaviour, it has been revealed.
  
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• IATA raises airline profit forecast

  16-12-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Around 3.8 billion extra passengers expected to travel in 2016
  
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• HS2 traffic: Rail bosses will 'review plans' over fears ambulance routes will be severely disrupted

  16-12-2015 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -HS2 bosses say they will continue to review their plans after campaigners warned that ambulance routes could be severely disrupted by construction traffic.
  
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• HS2 shortlists enabling works contractors

  16-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Nine companies and joint ventures have been shortlisted by High Speed 2 for a share of 900 million of enabling works.
  
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• Heathrow and Gatwick Christmas train services set to be crippled by engineering works

  16-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Holidaymakers due to travel from Heathrow and Gatwick over Christmas face a headache before their trips even begin thanks to large-scale train cancellations.
  
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• Government announces inquiry into East Anglian rail chaos

  16-12-2015 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Passenger services on the Sudbury and Felixstowe branches were suspended for 13 days with travellers having to use substitute buses after Abellio Greater Anglia (AGA) ran out of diesel units because so many had to have their wheels repaired.
  
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• 'Encouraging signs' on rail extension

  16-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An MP says there are
  
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• Empey repeats Heathrow warning

  16-12-2015 01:00 via newsletter.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - http://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2015/dec/15/willie-walsh-british-airways-heathrow-airport-runway
  
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• DfT awards franchise Passports

  16-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The Department for Transport awards 11 companies Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) Passports, in effort to make it easier and faster to bid for franchises.
  
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• Cross-border trains to resume after flood

  16-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Trains will run between Dumfries and Carlisle again on Sunday - two weeks after the route was hit by floods.
  
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• Consultancy firms revealed for HS2 Birmingham to Crewe route

  16-12-2015 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - THREE firms have been appointed to do preparatory work on the high speed rail link between Birmingham and Crewe.
  
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• Christmas rail meltdown as lines across Britain closed for two weeks

  16-12-2015 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Millions of travellers trying to travel home for the festive period or to Heathrow and Gatwick airports to jet off for some winter sun face a raft of cancellations and doubled journey times.
  
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• Caledonian Sleeper workers vote to go on strike amid claims of 200 train defects

  16-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Workers on the Caledonian Sleeper rail service have voted to go on strike in a row over claims of defects on trains.
  
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• Caledonian Sleeper staff vote to go on strike in row over train safety fears

  16-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rail workers have voted to go on strike after a row over claims of "unsafe" trains.
  
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• Busiest and quietest stations revealed

  16-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Britain's busiest and quietest railway stations are revealed by the rail regulator, with one having just 22 entries and exits across the whole of last year.
  
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• Black cabs are better for capital, claim drivers in new campaign

  16-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Black cab drivers today launched a fightback against Uber and private hire cabs from taking their business.
  
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• A giant chocolate tube map has been created using only Quality Street

  16-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - This is the tube map of dreams...
  
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