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• Rise in London minicab numbers 'increase journey times by 10%'

  13-01-2016 18:51
  
  Private hire car firm Addison Lee says the number of new minicabs has risen by 56% in last two years, largely thanks to UberAn increase in the number of minicabs in London has lengthened journey times by an average of 10% over the past 12 months, according to research from Addison Lee.According to the private hire car firm, the number of new entrants to the market has increased by 56% over the past two years. Much of the growth is down to the success of Uber, the ride-hailing app, which has gone
  
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• We’re all paying the penalty for the new Dart Charge system

  13-01-2016 08:00
  
  The Dartford Crossing now operates a remote payment system instead of drivers paying at a toll booth … sparking a debate over unfair penalty noticesDart Charge, the system for paying the toll at the Dartford river crossing, which links Kent to Essex over the Thames, seems to be leaving numerous motorists out of pocket.Instead of stopping at a barrier to pay in cash at booths, motorists now have to pay remotely – online, at retail outlets or by phone. Southbound traffic, from Essex t
  
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• Worlds first jet airliner flies again with Bedford firm

  13-01-2016 01:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The sole surviving de Havilland Comet jet airliner flew for the first time in 60 years thanks to a Bedford firm.
  
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• Work begins on Broughton Bypass 40 years after its first proposal

  13-01-2016 01:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Council leader Jennifer Mein squelched through ankle deep mud at the site of the £24.3m Broughton Bypass and confessed: This day has been a long time coming.
  
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• West Coast Railways prosecution delayed

  13-01-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The prosecution of West Coast Railways and one of its drivers in connection with a signal passed at danger near Swindon last March has been delayed by nine days.
  
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• VIDEO: City centre bus lane to be shortened

  13-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A controversial bus lane in front of Belfast's Europa Hotel is being shortened.
  
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• Victoria Station to be closed every Sunday until mid-April for Ordsall Chord engineering works

  13-01-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Work on Ordsall Chord will mean delays, bus replacements and diversions
  
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• Tyne and Wear Metro delays continue after Network Rail power supply problem

  13-01-2016 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -Disruption continues as staff try to determine source of the problem which has stopped service between Pelaw and Brockley Whins
  
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• Tunnel work to hit Queen Street trains

  13-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The main tunnel serving Scotland's third busiest rail station is to close for 20 weeks, causing major disruption.
  
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• Tube delays: Commuters hit by major delays due to signal failure at King's Cross

  13-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters are facing significant disruption this morning after a signal failure at King's Cross.
  
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• Ticketed passengers can now swap seats with new app

  13-01-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Ticketed air travelers can swap seats in exchange for electronic payment with a recently launched app, Seateroo, which is compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.read more
  
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• Texat decor engineering - First Class Interiors

  13-01-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Texat decor engineering AG is a Swiss engineering and trading company established in 1990 in Zurich. As a successful and expert partner for innovative solutions, as well as new developments in the field of railway interiors and related industries, ou
  
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• Southeastern train operator blames too much SUNSHINE for rush hour rail delays

  13-01-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Services at Lewisham, south-east London were disrupted because of the angle of the sun, train operator Southeastern said.
  
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• Southeastern Delays Blamed On 'Strong Sunshine', But Met Office Says It Was More Likely The Angle

  13-01-2016 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post - Southeastern Trains tried a new excuse for delays to commuter services on Tuesday morning - blaming late departures on the strength of light from the sun.However, the cause was more likely to have been the angle at which the sun rose, rather than its strength.The Met Office told HuffPost UK that with Tuesday's clear skies accentuating sunlight, the perception on the ground would have been of an unusually high strength.As the sun rises in the east, it's more likely that its part
  
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• Self-Driving Cars: Artificial Intelligence Holds The Key To An Autonomous World

  13-01-2016 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post - Self-driving cars are dangerously heading to that ill-fated part of folk lore that virtual reality has been trying to break out of for the last 15 years.Google might have unveiled a car that smiles at you and Apple may well have decided to hire 1000 of the automotive industry's brightest minds but none of these things have resulted in a car that will take you from A to B without you touching a thing. That didn't stop autonomous vehicles from becoming one of the hot topics at la
  
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• Ryanair and easyJet eye work with rivals

  13-01-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Budget airlines consider providing feeder traffic for flag carriers long-haul flights
  
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• Rolls Royce opens logistics centre

  13-01-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Rolls Royce Motor Cars has formally opened its purpose-built 323,000 sq ft logistics and technology at Bognor Regis.It consolidates three operationsan inbound warehouse for production parts; a distribution centre, including an inbound body store and finished car store and a workshop for car preparation. Some 200 people are employed at the site, with a number of new roles created in addition to those transferred from existing logistics functions.Th
  
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• Roll-out of smart ticketing will improve bus, rail and tram journeys for millions

  13-01-2016 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Transport Minister Andrew Jones welcomes progress as biggest 5 UK bus operators announce contactless travel for all buses by 2022.
  
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• Residents call for relief road to prevent 500 HGVs passing through village if rail depot is relocated

  13-01-2016 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Concerned Iver residents came together in a peaceful protest against an increase of 500 HGVs that the village could face if the Heathrow Express depot (HEx) relocates to Langley.
  
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• Repairs on flood-hit rail line continue

  13-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail engineers are continuing repair work on the Conwy Valley line after flooding caused damage at over 100 locations.
  
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• Rail commuters suffer major delays as weather 'too sunny' for Southeastern train drivers

  13-01-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - The 'low winter sun' is causing havoc for commuters on Southeastern lines
  
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• Rail commuters face travel chaos as Glasgow Queen Street station to partially close for five months

  13-01-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Commuters face five months of travel chaos after Scotrail announced plans to close the tunnel at a busy city centre station for 20 weeks.
  
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• Operators: every bus in Britain to have contactless payment technology by 2022

  13-01-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - FIVE of Britain's biggest bus operators, including Stagecoach and First, have unveiled plans to introduce contactless payment technology on every bus in Britain by 2022.
  
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• Oil slide won't halt electric future

  13-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Carmakers plan for battery-powered domination
  
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• Nottingham Post published More take off from East Midlands Airport

  13-01-2016 01:00 via nottinghampost.com
  
  Nottingham Evening Post - East Midlands Airport saw passenger numbers take off in December. A total of 202,757 passengers travelled from and to East Midlands Airport last month, compared to 188,191 in December 2015. Tenerife, Dublin, Lanzarote, Alicante and Malaga were the top five destinations of choice over the festive period, with Mediterranean destinations proving the clear favourites.
  
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• New masts in paddle steamer refit

  13-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - One of Scotland's most famous ships is to be re-masted with wood from a forest in Perthshire.
  
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• New effort to upgrade main A595 road through Cumbria

  13-01-2016 01:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  Carlisle News & Star -A fresh bid is being made to upgrade the A595 roadone of Cumbrias major routes.
  
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• MP 'concerned' that constituents are unhappy with Chiltern Railways service

  13-01-2016 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -The MP for Beaconsfield, Dominic Grieve, has said that he is concerned to hear his constituents are unhappy with the service provided by Chiltern Railways since the introduction of a new timetable in October.
  
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• Merseytravel shortlists five bidders for new fleet

  13-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Five companies have been shortlisted to build new trains for the Merseyrail concession.
  
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• Meadowhall success is proof HS2 station should be in Sheffield city centre

  13-01-2016 01:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - A new report showing the huge economic success of Meadowhall is proof that Sheffields HS2 station should be in the city centre, according to key players in the regeneration.
  
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• Major carriers to launch European Airline Association

  13-01-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Easyjet, Lufthansa and Ryanair among airlines spearheading new association
  
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• Lufthansa posts record passenger numbers for 2015

  13-01-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- German airline carried 107.7 million passengers in 2015
  
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• Ludicrous driving incident caught on camera as businessman calls for end to mini roundabouts 'craze'

  13-01-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A BUSINESS owner has called for an end to the
  
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• How much will an Airbus plane cost in 2016?

  13-01-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Airbus reveals record deliveries in 2015 and unveils its new price list for the current year
  
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• High speed handbacks

  13-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - New advanced engineering techniques enabled trains to run at higher speeds following Network Rails £150 million Christmas engineering programme.
  
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• Heathrow Airport: 'Aircraft noise could be hampering children's education'

  13-01-2016 01:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Aircraft noise could be impairing the education of tens of thousands of pupils at schools around Heathrow , a new report claims.
  
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• Google reports self-driving car mistakes: 272 failures and 13 near misses

  13-01-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - California regulators require self-driving car firms to report when humans had to take over from robot drivers for safety, though Google is giving only select dataGoogles self-driving cars might not yet have caused a single accident on public roads, but its not for want of trying.Between September 2014 and November 2015, Googles autonomous vehicles in California experienced 272 failures and would have crashed at least 13 times if their human test drivers had not intervened, accord
  
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• FTA welcomes drivers hours relaxation but says bridge must reopen

  13-01-2016 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the European Commissions extension to the drivers hours relaxation in Scotland will help transport ...
  
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• Fresh train strike set to cause chaos for North Wales rail passengers

  13-01-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Drivers working for Arriva Trains Wales will walkout for 24 hours on February 1
  
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• Etihad passenger numbers jump 17 in 2015

  13-01-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Gulf airline carried 75 of all traffic to and from Abu Dhabi airport
  
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• Doncaster trio jailed for part in gang that stole over 1m of railway cable

  13-01-2016 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Doncaster Free Post - Three Doncaster men from the same family have now been jailed for a total of three and a half years for their part in a gang responsible for over 35 railway cable thefts worth more than 1million.
  
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• Death of Doncaster rail worker leads to 200,000 fine

  13-01-2016 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Doncaster Free Post - A construction firm has been fined mp;#163;200,000 after health and safety failings led to the death of a rail worker from Doncaster.
  
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• Cooklins career takes new route

  13-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Susan Cooklin has switched roles to become Network Rails new route services director.
  
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• 'Bright sunlight' causes rail delays

  13-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail passengers are angered after being told
  
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• Bolton bus passengers to get 'Oyster Card' contactless tickets

  13-01-2016 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -BUS passengers in Bolton will be able to use contactless ticketing similar to London's Oyster Card by 2022and hopefully sooner.
  
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• Birmingham Airport enjoys record-breaking year

  13-01-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Airport handles more than ten million passengers during a calender year for the first time in its 75-year history
  
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• Bidders for 400m Merseyrail contract are shortlisted

  13-01-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The shortlisted bidders for a 400m contract to provide a new fleet of trains for an upgraded and expanded Merseyside network have been announced. Merseytravel has concluded that new trains by the early 2020s are the best option to meet demand, which is growing by 2.5 per cent annually. The improvements could boost the region by 70 million a year, and create 1,000 jobs.
  
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• Aslef calls another Welsh strike

  13-01-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A further strike has been called of Arriva Trains Wales drivers, after peace talks broke down. Aslef said its members would walk out on 1 February, in the continuing dispute over conditions. There has already been one strike this year, on 4 January, and there had been hopes that further negotiations would result in agreement.
  
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• Arriva Trains Wales drivers announce second 24-hour strike in working conditions row

  13-01-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Drivers will walk out on February 1, the Aslef union has announced
  
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• Arriva train drivers hold second strike

  13-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Arriva Trains Wales drivers are holding a 24-hour strike on 1 February, the Aslef union announces.
  
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