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• Kent commuters face long delays due to collapsing seawall

  30-12-2015 17:08
  
  Services between Folkestone and Dover Priory have been stopped since cracks in the seawall close to Dover harbour were discovered on Christmas EveThousands of Kent commuters face daily delays on their journeys until well into the new year after a seawall began to collapse beneath a major coastal route. Services between Folkestone and Dover Priory, a key part of the route to the capital, have been stopped since huge cracks in the seawall close to Dover harbour were discovered on Christmas Eve. Co
  
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• London taxi trade: the Knowledge, the Conservatives and the future

  30-12-2015 13:29
  
  A report by one of the capital’s Tory transport experts argues that lighter regulation and enabling reform would help traditional black cabs to surviveIt’s been a fractious year for London’s road transport with a range of competing interest groups fighting for political favour and road space preference against a backdrop of rising congestion. Great anger has been expressed by the capital’s famous black taxi drivers about the disruptive insurgence of Uber, with both Transp
  
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• WCML reopens following Stafford upgrade

  30-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The West Coast Main Line near Stafford reopened on time after Network Rail completed four days of upgrade work to track and bridges over Christmas.
  
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• VIDEO: Leeds train services restored after engineers repair flood-hit Kirkstall railway tracks

  30-12-2015 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Train services along the Kirkstall railway line in Leeds have been restored after engineers cleared floodwater and repaired the damaged tracks.
  
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• University to develop tram rail-wear tool

  30-12-2015 01:00 via railjournal.com
  Other News Sources - THE University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research (IRR) has secured a £140,000 grant to develop a software-based asset management tool to help light rail operators calculate the most appropriate rail-wear limits for their network with the aim of increasing maintenance intervals.
  
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• Traxx AC Last Mile on test in Croatia

  30-12-2015 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - CROATIA: A Bombardier Traxx AC3 Last Mile locomotive owned by leasing company Railpool has been...
  
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• The Wall Street Journal: Passengers reap benefits of latest airfare war

  30-12-2015 01:00 via topix.com
  
  Aviation Industry- After shrugging off their lowest-cost rivals, the biggest U.S. airlines are now taking them head on - resulting in a bonanza of cheaper tickets that is benefiting fliers but weighing on revenue. Plummeting fuel costs have helped make it more profitable to add flights and seats, extending already rapid expansions by ultralow-cost carriers Spirit Airlines Inc. and Frontier Airlines.
  
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• Tenders sought for 112m station revamp

  30-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Network Rail invites tenders for the 112m contract to rebuild Scotland's third busiest rail station.
  
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• Storm grounds passengers on planes

  30-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers flying into Belfast International Airport were prevented from disembarking for a time on Tuesday evening due to high winds.
  
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• South American wood used in bridges

  30-12-2015 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Timber from South America was used to refurbish bridges as part of the Borders Railway project, BBC Scotland learns.
  
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• Ryanair makes renewed call to axe APD

  30-12-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airline says Ireland has benefited from increased traffic since scrapping air tax
  
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• Revealed: £148m plans to improve London for cyclists and pedestrians

  30-12-2015 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A wholesale redesign of Bank junction and a fresh "mini-Holland" scheme in east London are among a string of projects unveiled today by TfL to improve the lot of cyclists and pedestrians in the capital.
  
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• Railway between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central closed after damage to sea wall

  30-12-2015 01:00 via networkrail.co.uk
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• Rail strike to hit Eurostar services to Belgium

  30-12-2015 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Trains to Brussels will be cancelled due to two-day walkout
  
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• Privatisation of Network Rail will lead to "disastrous" return to days of Railtrack warns report

  30-12-2015 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PRIVATISING Network Rail could be bad for passenger safety and lead to higher fares, according to a new report published.
  
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• No trains between Bolton and Manchester on 2 weekends as Farnworth tunnel work is completed

  30-12-2015 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -NO trains will run between Bolton and Manchester on the last two weekends in January.
  
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• New Year's Eve travel chaos looms amid engineering work and storms

  30-12-2015 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Party-goers travelling by train urged to check routes as recent storms affect the north of the country and engineering work disrupts rail lines to major airports
  
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• Network Rail invites tenders for 112m Queen Street station revamp

  30-12-2015 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A MULTI million pound revamp of Queen Street station has rolled forward after an invitation to tender for the 112m work was issued.
  
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• More trains added for New Year's Eve passengers from London

  30-12-2015 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Chiltern Railways will be running extra train services from London on New Year's Eve, so people celebrating in the capital will not have to leave the celebrationsearly.
  
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• Forth Road Bridge workers 'filmed illegally pouring hundreds of tons of concrete into river'

  30-12-2015 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Shocking footage shows 350 tons of waste concrete being dumped in what the worker who secretly filmed it insists is NOT an isolated incident
  
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• Fatal Sheffield bus crash petition triggers council debate

  30-12-2015 01:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - A petition demanding road safety improvements after a teenager was killed and her boyfriend left fighting for life in a horrific bus crash will be discussed by councillors.
  
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• Engineering works completed and flood water cleared in parts of Yorkshire

  30-12-2015 01:00 via networkrail.co.uk
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• Dover to Folkestone railway closure: MP Damian Collins calls for commuters to get refund and hits out at Network Rail over maintenance programme

  30-12-2015 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - A Kent MP says Network Rail has questions to answer over its maintenance of a section of railway line that has collapsed.
  
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• Dover-Folkestone closed for up to two months

  30-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The railway between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central is currently closed following severe damage to a sea wall at Dover. It could be shut for two months.
  
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• Chiltern line reopens after Banbury project completed

  30-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The Chiltern main line reopened on time after Network Rails Orange Army completed two days of upgrade work near Banbury on Christmas Day and Boxing Day.
  
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• Bus drivers to be replaced by robots under Westminster 'tech nation' scheme

  30-12-2015 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Automation plan could spell jobs disaster for men and women currently at the wheels of the nation's buses
  
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• Bradford group urges you to recycle your bicycle

  30-12-2015 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -AN ORGANISATION dedicated to cycling in Bradford district has launched a post-Christmas appeal for unwanted bicycles.
  
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