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• Heathrow stowaway who fell to death identified as Mozambican migrant

  10-01-2016 17:22
  
  Orphanage in Mozambique describes Carlito Vale, who is believed to have hid in plane’s wheel well for 8,000-mile flight from Johannesburg, as a man who ‘lived for the day’Guardian’s charity appeal is supporting groups that work with refugeesSmiling pleasantly, with an arm around his partner, there’s little sign of yearning on the part of the young man in the picture, save perhaps for the T-shirt emblazoned with the word London.However, for Carlito Vale , a young Moz
  
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• London Underground drivers to strike as night tube deadlock continues

  10-01-2016 14:43
  
  Aslef union proposes three days of action, saying it has ‘no other choice’ in long-running dispute on pay and conditions
  London Underground train drivers are set to strike for three days over a long-running dispute about pay and plans for an all-night tube service. Leaders of the Aslef union will meet on Monday to decide whether to go ahead with strikes that would cripple tube services in the capital. If the union’s executive agrees, there will be a 24-hour strike from 9.14pm o
  
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• This church could lose its worshippers if plans go ahead for a third runway at Heathrow

  10-01-2016 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - A CHURCH where people have worshipped for almost 1,000 years will lose its congregation if plans for a third runway at Heathrow go ahead.
  
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• The hidden environmental cost of rail electrification that many campaigners are refusing to talk about

  10-01-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Electrification may put a stop to harmful train emissions but natural habitats are set to be destroyed
  
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• Return of the Flying Scotsman: Rail enthusiasts gather in Lancashire to see newly-restored locomotive

  10-01-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - A crowd of several hundred stood in awe as the 92-year-old engine nicknamed
  
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• Reactec on track with £1m Network Rail contract

  10-01-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - An Edinburgh firm that aims to protect workers from injuries caused by heavy power tools has won a contract with Network Rail.
  
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• Rail staff choose charities to receive their donations

  10-01-2016 01:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Staff from across Thameslink and Great Northern have donated funds to good causes.
  
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• Oyster arrives in East Surrey tomorrow

  10-01-2016 01:00 via surreymirror.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PASSENGERS taking the train from Horley, Salfords, Earlswood, Redhill and Merstham will be able touch in and out from tomorrow (Monday).
  
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• New £12m railway bridge set to tackle traffic congestion in Lincoln

  10-01-2016 01:00 via lincolnshireecho.co.uk
  
  Lincolnshire Echo - Commuters will be able to use a brand new railway bridge to get across the county if plans go ahead.Lincolnshire County Council are set make a £12million deal with Network Rail to build the bridge underneath the Lincoln to Spalding railway line near Washingborough.
  
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• Medway Council to start afresh on expansion plans for Rochester Airport

  10-01-2016 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - New plans for an airport expansion will be considered by councillors next month - after the authority quashed its own, original planning application.
  
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• Ian Lucas: Extra direct Wrexham-London rail service hopes

  10-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hopes for more direct train services from Wrexham to London are a step closer, according to the Wrexham MP.
  
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• I booked first class for a third class Virgin trains experience

  10-01-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - It cost me £129 for a Virgin East Coast trip to Newcastle upon Tyne but the train was late, seat reservations were removed and there was no food or drink
  
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• Hundreds of passengers travel on Flying Scotsman for first full day of service in more than a decade

  10-01-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Following a £4.2m restoration, the iconic railway locomotive transported lucky train enthusiasts between Heywood, Bury and Rawtenstall
  
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• Help shape future rail service

  10-01-2016 01:00 via bostonstandard.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - From faster journeys to more comfortable carriages, your views are wanted on how to improve a host of train services in Lincolnshire.
  
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• Heathrow Is Not Only the Right Technical Solution - It's the Only Politically Deliverable Solution - Stephen Kinnock MP, Craig Williams MP

  10-01-2016 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post - The next chapter in the aviation saga has been written. The Government want to do more work to shore up the environmental case for Heathrow. This is right and proper. An extra few months to ensure that we have got the best possible deal out of
  
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• Flying Scotsman back on track with SVR in its sights

  10-01-2016 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The Flying Scotsman returned to the tracks for the first time in more than a decade when it successfully completed a test-run following a 4.2 million restoration.
  
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• First Person: 'Do we need a new runway at Heathrow? We need two. And that's just for starters'

  10-01-2016 01:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  Lincolnshire Echo - I rarely side with Len McCluskey, leader of Britain's Unite trade union. Comrade Len is right about one thing, however. We need a new runway in the south east, and we need it at Heathrow.
  
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• Can you really commute to London from Bristol or Wales? The unlikely towns where property that will soon benefit from improved rail links to the capital Read more:

  10-01-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Within the next year (or two) London commuters will be able to travel to work in more comfort and from a greater distance as the electrification of the rail line extends west into South Wales.
  
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• Call to extend Crossrail 2 further

  10-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new rail route running crossing from north London into Surrey should extend as far as Woking and Dorking, according the the county council.
  
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