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• Nice way to travel by bus to the Alps | Letters

  22-01-2016 19:05
  
  Are there any bus companies in the UK that charge a flat fare of just over a pound (Opinion, 21 January)? The ones in Nice do, enabling you even to take a two-hour trip up into the Alps. The same sort of practice also applies in other parts of France. I don’t know how they can afford it, but it’s good news for travellers.
  Brian Saperia
  Harrow, Middlesex• The High Holborn public lavatory (Letters, 21 January) was not demolished – it was simply filled with hard-core and pati
  
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• Transport for London moves to clamp down on rickshaw riders

  22-01-2016 16:46
  
  Government backs new regulations that would give transport regulator ‘a measure of control’ over capital’s pedicab industryRickshaw riders, rather than the multibillion pound app-hailing minicab firm Uber, were among the main targets of new regulations proposed for London’s private hire industry this week.
  Transport for London (TfL), which was widely expected to clamp down on Uber in its latest proposals for London’s private hire industry, turned its firepower inste
  
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• Stansted 'bus war' as Terravision sells coach tickets despite airport ban

  22-01-2016 14:23
  
  Firm lost right to use facilities at terminals leaving unsuspecting customers facing interchange at King’s Cross, meaning journey times doubledStansted airport is at the centre of a bus war, after travel company Terravision lost the right to operate out of the terminal but has continued to sell coach tickets to unsuspecting passengers.Travellers have complained of missed flights and chaotic scenes because the company failed to tell them that its services no longer run to the airport. Terra
  
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• TfL spends £600,000 advertising night tube – despite it having no launch date

  22-01-2016 13:01
  
  London Underground accused of being ‘bit previous’ by union official for spending more than half a million pounds without having concluded a deal
  Transport for London has spent more than £600,000 advertising the night tube, despite the service still having no set launch date. As of 13 January, the combined production and distribution cost of advertising the night tube was £608,214, of which £461,045 was spent on placing ads across different channels.Related: Tube st
  
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• Welsh Government intervenes after gritting fiasco in North Wales

  22-01-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Cardiff Bay could issue guidance to councils after 69 crashes took place in six hours on ungritted roads last week
  
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• Wait for a bus and then tell me the market knows best

  22-01-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Deregulation of buses in 1986 was a disaster for those unable to afford a car. Municipalisation is the key to a fairer systemOf the issues differentiating the metropolitan mindset in the capital from opinions voiced elsewhere, the starkest is probably transport.
  
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• Volunteer bus service could be set up to run routes axed by cuts

  22-01-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A NEW community bus service could be set up in Witney amid fears threat to subsidies could leave vulnerable people in villages stranded.
  
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• Transport leaders accuse SNP of wasted decade

  22-01-2016 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - THE SNP have been accused of making absolutely no progress on public transport over the past 10 years.
  
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• Train groups derailed by commodities

  22-01-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Shares in Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific tumble as quarterly net income drops
  
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• Tougher strike rules for Tube workers

  22-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The government announces Tube staff will fall within the definition of
  
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• Three successive years of passenger increases

  22-01-2016 01:00 via transportweekly.com
  Other News Sources -Shannon Airport has achieved growth again in 2015, with its passenger numbers for last year showing a 5 increase on 2014.This is the third successive year of passenger number increases at the airport. 2015 passenger numbers grew to 1,714,872the first year since 2010 that the airport has exceeded the 1.7m figure. The 2015 year figure is up over 22 on the total passenger numbers since the airport became independent in 2013. Source: Transportweekly
  
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• TfL To Takeover Suburban Rail Services From London Bridge, Victoria, Charing Cross, Waterloo

  22-01-2016 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post - The government has announced it supports plans to bring London's entire suburban rail network under public control in an effort to improve services and end misery for millions of commuters.Transport for London (TfL), the not-for-profit public body responsible for transport in the capital, will take responsibility for metropolitan services as rail franchises end over the next decade to simplify journeys and provide greater consistency.The move brought unexpected joy to those who
  
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• TfL to take over suburban rail routes

  22-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport for London announces it will be taking over the running of the capital's suburban rail network.
  
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• TfL to take control of London's suburban rail services

  22-01-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Rail services within the capital will be run by the London Overground
  
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• TfL to run all south London trains

  22-01-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Capitals transport authority given responsibility to ensure better services on the network
  
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• Task force established to rebuild damaged Kent line

  22-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A task force has been formed to help with the work to rebuild the line between Dover and Folkestone.
  
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• Scottish Government accused of "idling" on transport policy

  22-01-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - OFFICIAL publicity and rail improvements aimed at encouraging motorists to leave their cars behind are 'going nowhere' after the number of people using public transport in Scotland over the past decade actually fell, according to campaigners.
  
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• Ryanair to sell Business Plus through Amadeus

  22-01-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airline targets the corporate market
  
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• Regent's canal partly drained this weekend and open to the public

  22-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - 50,000 gallons will be drained from Kentish Town lock, and the Canal and River Trust are encouraging the public to get a rare glimpse of the river bed
  
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• Rail electrification 'four years late'

  22-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The electrification of some routes across the south of England is running four years late, Network Rail reveals.
  
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• Police seize hundreds of untaxed cars in two months

  22-01-2016 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -NORTH Yorkshire Police have seized more than 200 untaxed cars in two months after taking on new powers.
  
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• Plan to class Tube service as 'essential' to curb strikes

  22-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tube workers will find it harder to bring the capital to a standstill with strikes after ministers today announced Transport for London would be reclassified as an "essential" public service.
  
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• Perry salutes Crossrail for developing female engineers

  22-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Crossrail hailed by Rail Minister Claire Perry for its role in attracting more women into engineering.
  
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• Oyster card service to extend to Sevenoaks

  22-01-2016 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A change of rail operator means the Oyster card service is set to extend to another Kent station.
  
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• Other contract decisions

  22-01-2016 01:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - All other track access decisions made in the last six months...
  
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• Northern Powerhouse: North East devolution by summer would be a 'miracle'

  22-01-2016 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Leaders on the North East Combined Authority call on civil servants to get back round negotiating table and say how mayor model will work
  
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• MP tabling a railway public ownership bill

  22-01-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A BILL to bring railways back under public ownership is being presented to Parliament today by Caroline Lucas MP
  
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• London Underground drivers are offered 500 in talks over all-night Tube

  22-01-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Union negotiators handling the overnight services have recommended London underground strikes planned for next week and February be called off after being offered a new deal.
  
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• London commuters welcome TfL plans to control capital's suburban rail network

  22-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London commuters today welcomed the prospect of Transport for London taking control of the capital's suburban rail network.
  
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• Local Transport Strategy agreed

  22-01-2016 01:00 via aberdeencity.gov.uk
  Other News Sources - A Local Transport Strategy (LTS) for Aberdeen from 2016 to 2021 was agreed by the City Council's Communities, Housing and Infrastructure committee yesterday.
  
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• Jumbo jets demise comes a step closer

  22-01-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Boeing to make just six 747s a year from September as air cargo market recovery stalls
  
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• In-flight entertainment for the 21st Century: Soon you'll be able to stream YouTube and Netflix at 30,000 feet

  22-01-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The days of getting on a plane, switching off your phone and your laptop, and checking out for a few hours could soon be over
  
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• Freight industry needs One-Stop-Shop from Government - claims FTA

  22-01-2016 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The freight industry needs a single online point where logistics operators can log in to find all their Government-held transport data, is the ...
  
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• Eurostar sale well handled but DfT under fire from PAC

  22-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Public Accounts Committee says Governments sale of its stake in Eurostar was well handled and secured a good return for the taxpayer.
  
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• Elliot to chair HS2 community funds panel

  22-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Cathy Elliot has been appointed independent chairman of the panel overseeing the delivery of HS2 Community and Business Funds.
  
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• Edinburgh Gateway on course for December opening

  22-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail says that poor weather affecting Scotland has not delayed progress of Edinburgh Gateway station, and that it remains on course to open in December.
  
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• DRS to add third set for Northerns Cumbrian Coast

  22-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A third locomotive-hauled rake of coaching stock will be provided by Direct Rail Services to support Northern Rails trains on the Cumbrian Coast.
  
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• Disaster for Burnham if Weston-super-Mare gets the new Bridgwater Bay Barrage road says MP

  22-01-2016 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Burnham faces a disaster if Weston-super-Mare win out in the war of the bypasses. Thats the conclusion of the MP James Heappey following his attempts to gauge the opinions of residents over a new road in Berrow.
  
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• David Cameron could duck out of Heathrow expansion decision

  22-01-2016 01:00 via thesun.co.uk
  
  The Sun - Making a choice between Gatwick and Heathrow may be left until after the EU referendum
  
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• Could bus company offer job lifeline for former Watchet Paper Mill workers?

  22-01-2016 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -FORMER employees of Wansbrough Paper Mill in Watchet have been offered the chance of employment at Somerset bus company Crosville Motor Services, providing a lifeline to many who lost their jobs when the Mill closed at Christmas.
  
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• Changes to Wokingham Courtney bus routes, timetables and fares across the borough

  22-01-2016 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -Wokingham Borough Council is changing its bus routes and the way it charges bus users from Monday, February 1
  
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• Can you spot the spelling blunder on this Northern Line Tube sign?

  22-01-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An eagle-eyed Londoner has noticed a spelling mistake on a Northern Line Tube sign.
  
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• Call for bus stop to be removed after A24 crash chaos

  22-01-2016 01:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Residents have called for bus stops to be removed along the A24 after a crash involving a van and a bus full of passengers.
  
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• Balfour Beatty-Vinci JV names HS2 MD

  22-01-2016 01:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Peter Anderson has been named as managing director for High Speed 2 by the Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture.
  
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• Airport runway decision 'could delayed beyond summer'

  22-01-2016 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said he hoped the Government would finally make its choice between expansion at Heathrow or Gatwick by the summer. But he added that the referendum was one of a number of issues competing for ministers' attention in the months ahead.
  
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• Aerozone smashes first year visitor target in six months

  22-01-2016 01:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Stansted Airports award winning education centre, Aerozone Stansted, has smashed its predicted first year visitor numbers in just six months.
  
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• 30 years of London Underground poetry

  22-01-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The first ever poems to be displayed on the London Underground network under the Poems on the Underground scheme are now back on display
  
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