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• UK moves towards contactless and NFC ticketing across its public transport network - NFC World

  12-01-2016 15:34
  NFC World
  UK moves towards contactless and NFC ticketing across its public transport network
  NFC World
  Passengers across the UK may soon be able to use standard contactless cards and NFC phones to pay for their bus and train journeys under a new national framework developed by The UK Cards Association in collaboration with public transport operators.en meer »
  

• Wrong kind of sunlight delays Southeastern trains in London

  12-01-2016 12:45
  
  Passengers express anger after rail firm blames low winter sun for causing severe congestion on services through Lewisham Rail passengers have expressed their anger after being told trains were delayed due to “strong sunlight”.Services at Lewisham, south-east London, were disrupted on Monday because of the angle of the sun, the train operator Southeastern said. Continue reading...
  
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• YP Comment: 2016 must be a year of delivery on transport

  12-01-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - IT goes without saying that there need to be better road and rail links between the great cities of the North if this region is to start punching above its weight in a 21st century global economy.
  
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• You can now travel to Gatwick Airport using Oyster and contactless cards

  12-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Holidaymakers can travel to Gatwick Airport using Oyster and contactless cards from this week.
  
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• Union poll suggests Merseyrail passengers are against proposals to axe guards from services

  12-01-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo -RMT Union launches campaign against plans to move towards driver-only operated trains
  
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• Twelve hurt in three-bus London crash

  12-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Three buses crash in Parliament Square, in central London, injuring 12 people.
  
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• Tube workers to strike over night service

  12-01-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Unions angry at lack of consultation as TfL seeks to recruit part-time drivers
  
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• Tube strikes: RMT members to stage three 24-hour walk-outs over pay and night service

  12-01-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Members of the RMT union are to stage three 24-hour strikes and a week of industrial action in separate disputes over pay and plans for a night Tube
  
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• Tube strike 2016: New wave of 24hr walkouts sparks row between mayoral hopefuls

  12-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A devastating wave of new Tube strikes set off a major row today after Zac Goldsmith warned Londoners could expect years of "games and gridlock" if Sadiq Khan wins City Hall.
  
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• Tube strike 2016: London to be hit by three 24-hour walkouts as unions back industrial action

  12-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Three 24-hour Tube strikes are set to cripple London after members of the RMT, Aslef and Unite unions backed a string of walkouts.
  
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• Tube staff plan three 24-hour strikes

  12-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - London Underground staff are to stage three 24-hour strikes and other industrial action over pay and night Tubes, the RMT says.
  
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• Transport Secretary visits Gatwick Airport to launch Oyster and contactless payments

  12-01-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Pay as you go using Oyster and contactless has been introduced at Gatwick Airport, making journeys more convenient for rail passengers. Passengers travelling between Gatwick Airport and London will from today (11 January 2016) be able to touch in and out with the introduction of pay as you go using Oyster and Contactless cards as new payment methods.To mark the introduction, the Transport Secretary visited Gatwick Airport to see the first customer
  
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• Tesla chief: Apple is making rival car

  12-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The owner of electric-car maker Tesla says it is an
  
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• Ryanair increases London Gatwick presence

  12-01-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Ryanair has been awarded five slot pairs at London Gatwick Airport that were surrendered by International Airlines Group (IAG) as part of its takeover of Aer Lingus.read more
  
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• Rail delays on routes to and from London after signal fault

  12-01-2016 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Rail services running to and from London Liverpool Street are being delayed because of a fault with the signalling system.
  
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• Passenger traffic at Heathrow rises

  12-01-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airport operating at near-full capacity, with larger jets contributing to increase in numbers
  
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• Paris attacks cost Air France-KLM 70m

  12-01-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Passenger traffic to North America and Asia affected by November incident
  
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• Oyster card network introduced at Gatwick Airport and five Surrey railway stations

  12-01-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - From Monday, customers will benefit from cheaper fares as the Oyster scheme extends further into Surrey
  
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• New Underground strikes called over Night Tube

  12-01-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -London Underground is set to be hit by three more 24-hour strikes over the next five weeks, as the long-running and increasingly bitter dispute over the proposed Night Tube services continues. The unions say the pay and conditions of staff who would work overnight on Fridays and Saturdays are not good enough, with RMT general secretary Mick Cash labelling the plans 'bodged'. London Underground's current offer is a four-year pay deal. LU chief operating officer Steve Griffiths sai
  
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• New era for urban transport as pteg becomes the Urban Transport Group

  12-01-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - For the first time there is a body that brings together all the largest urban areas on transport as pteg changes its name to the Urban Transport Group.. In its former guise pteg represented the six Passenger Transport Executives and successor bodies, but with governance change in the city regions, and with Transport for London coming on board, the group has decided the time was right for a new name to reflect its new role.Alongside what are now th
  
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• London Underground workers announce THREE new 24-hour strikes over night Tube plans

  12-01-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Union bosses say there will be a complete shutdown of the London Underground on the evenings of January 26, February 15 and February 17, plus a week of strike action next month.
  
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• London cyclists 'most likely to saddle up on a Tuesday'

  12-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London cyclists are most likely to travel at 14mph, clock up 9.3 miles per commute and ride their bike on a Tuesday, according to new figures.
  
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• Lincolnshire stations to feature on RAF Monopoly board

  12-01-2016 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Sleaford Standard - RAF stations from across Lincolnshire feature in a new version of the Monopoly board game.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover expansion: 6,000 jobs to be created under car firm's latest plans

  12-01-2016 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Planning bosses say they are 'confident' permission will be granted for the scheme despite the land being green belt
  
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• Indian Railways: getting back on track

  12-01-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Minister Suresh Prabhus job amounts to a case study in extreme management
  
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• Improvements needed across Yorkshire transport network, commission told

  12-01-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - YORKSHIRE NEEDS a wholesale overhaul of its transport network to deliver the northern powerhouse economic vision set out by Chancellor George Osborne, according to engineers.
  
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• Heathrow: growth to emerging markets helps set passenger record

  12-01-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- London hub sees 2.2 growth in annual traffic for 2015
  
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• Gang stole rail line cabling across East Midlands, Yorkshire and Humberside

  12-01-2016 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Sleaford Standard - A gang who stole cabling from rail lines disrupting maintenance work costing Network Rail more than mp;#163;1 million were today (Monday) jailed at Lincoln Crown Court,
  
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• Expansion at Heathrow is not only the best option for the UK but is vital for the Welsh economy say Tory and Labour MPs

  12-01-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Tory MP Craig Williams and Labour's Stephen Kinnock give their backing to expansion at Heathrow
  
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• Driverless Ford tackles snow problem

  12-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Motoring giant Ford says it is successfully testing its driverless cars in snowy conditions, which are usually a problem for autonomous vehicles.
  
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• Commissioner to join HS2 Ltd

  12-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - HS2 Ltd is recruiting a commissioner to deal impartially with issues that arise during construction of the new railway.
  
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• Carillion Construction fined after workers death

  12-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The death of a railway worker in 2012 has led to Carillion Construction being fined £200,000 for breach of health and safety laws.
  
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• Bumpy ride for Heathrow as other London airports soar

  12-01-2016 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Heathrow reported a surprise dip in the number of passengers passing through its terminals last month, as rival London airports such as Gatwick and Stansted unveiled yet another month of record traffic, fuelled by long-haul travellers.
  
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• Advanced railway engineering saves time and money

  12-01-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - A new approach to railway engineering over Christmas reduced passenger delays and saved the taxpayer-funded Network Rail hundreds of thousands of pounds. These improvements were part of Network Rail's 150 million Christmas engineering programme and allowed some of the concerned railways to run at particularly high speeds of 125mph. Over the past few years there have been significant improvements in track monitoring and installation practices, whic
  
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