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• From freight to tourism to commuting: can the Thames rise again?

  16-02-2016 17:21
  
  The Thames Vision project wants London’s great waterway to be a bustling enterprise zone again – but can the waterfront property developers be kept at bayThe first day Chris Healy came to see the Thames, he was so excited he almost killed his father. Aged five, he was helping pump air down to Healy senior, a Port of London Authority diver – until he abandoned the wheel to see what all the activity on the river was about.Fifty years later, Healy’s patrol boat is passing a
  
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• From freight to commuting, leisure to tourism: the Thames is set to rise again

  16-02-2016 17:21
  
  The Thames Vision project wants London’s great waterway to be a bustling enterprise zone again – but can the waterfront property developers be kept at bayThe first day Chris Healy came to see the Thames, he was so excited he almost killed his father. Aged five, he was helping pump air down to Healy senior, a Port of London Authority diver – until he abandoned the wheel to see what all the activity on the river was about.Fifty years later, Healy’s patrol boat is passing a
  
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• Paolozzi mosaic takes tube station lift down to platform level

  16-02-2016 16:26
  
  Church Window panel is peeled off wall in trickiest job of Tottenham Court Road restoration project At the old exit from Tottenham Court Road tube station in central London, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi’s Church Window mosaic has gone. It has been peeled off the wall and lowered down a lift shaft to begin a new life at platform level.The move was one of the final and trickiest jobs on what is perhaps the largest public art conservation projects of recent times – restoring and, where necessar
  
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• Are you the ultimate trainspotter: can you ID the cities from their stations?

  16-02-2016 08:30
  
  Can you tell Grand Central from Glasgow Central, or Penn from Paddington, using a satellite image alone? We’ve highlighted the railway stations but stripped out the street names All images by Bing Maps/Guardian Imaging Continue reading...
  
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• Yorkshire to benefit from extra trains on East Coast mainline

  16-02-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Rail links between London and Yorkshire are to be increased by a third after Virgin Trains was granted permission to run 42 new services a week on the East Coast mainline.
  
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• West Coast Mainline to reopen next week

  16-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A major railway line between Scotland and England will reopen next week, following a seven week closure.
  
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• Virgin Trains increases services on Edinburgh-London route

  16-02-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Virgin Trains is adding 42 services a week between Edinburgh and London from May.The rail operator will boost seat capacity by 22,000 a week on the route, an increase of almost a third.
  
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• Virgin Trains adds 22,000 seats and 42 services to East Coast line

  16-02-2016 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Doncaster Free Post - Virgin Trains has been given permission to increase capacity by nearly a third by introducing 42 new services a week between Edinburgh and London. From May there will be an additional 22,000 seats a week on the route.
  
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• Virgin extends more East Coast services to Scotland

  16-02-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Tickets for additional Virgin Trains East Coast services to Edinburgh are due to go on sale this Friday (19 February), with the improved service set to follow on 16 May. VTEC is boosting its intercity timetable between England and Scotland mostly by extending London services which currently start from or terminate at Newcastle. The revised timetable, which required ORR approval, will mean that there will be a train to or from Edinburgh on the East Coast route every 30 minutes for
  
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• Transport Secretary to visit rail line close by damaged sea wall

  16-02-2016 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The Transport Secretary, Patrick McLoughlin and the head of Network Rail will today visit the railway line between Dover and Folkestone.
  
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• TfL anti-harassment team warned over sexual advances among its staff

  16-02-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Bosses in a Transport for London department leading a campaign to eradicate unwanted sexual behaviour on the Tube have been forced to warn their own staff not to harass colleagues, the Standard can reveal.
  
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• Stoke station could relocate as part of multi-million pound plans

  16-02-2016 01:00 via stokesentinel.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A MULTI-MILLION pound plan is being drawn up to transform North Staffordshire's rail networkincluding relocating Stoke station.
  
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• Stagecoach customers urged to nominate South Yorkshire staff for awards

  16-02-2016 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  Doncaster Free Post - Stagecoach Supertram is inviting passengers to nominate their favourite member of staff for the 2016 Stagecoach Group Customer Service Champions Award.
  
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• SAB Brckskes at Eurasia Rail 2016

  16-02-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -SAB Brckskes is to showcase its customised railway cable solutions at Eurasia Rail in Istanbul, Turkey.
  
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• Ryanair to launch Stansted-Hamburg route

  16-02-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Service to start in November
  
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• Russian metre-gauge tram under construction

  16-02-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - RUSSIA: PK Transportnye Systemy presented a prototype tram that it is building for Yevpatoria at...
  
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• Reports of 'laser incidents' at Leeds Bradford Airport third highest in UK

  16-02-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -THERE were 24 reported
  
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• Planners dragging their feet over rail gantries

  16-02-2016 01:00 via henleystandard.co.uk
  Other News Sources - THE chairman of Goring Parish Council says he is disappointed with the planning authoritys response to the installation of unsightly gantries along the villages railway line.
  
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• Pilots facing weekly laser attacks at Birmingham Airport

  16-02-2016 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Birmingham has been named as the worst area for laser attacks after Heathrow Airport
  
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• Pilots call for crackdown on lasers after Virgin flight aborted

  16-02-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - A pilots union has said more needs to be done to tackle the growing use of lasers against aircraft after a New York-bound plane had to turn back to Heathrow.
  
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• Passengers evacuated after train fire

  16-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers are evacuated from a train at an Edinburgh station following a fire in a carriage wheel.
  
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• Nomad Digital-Wireless Connectivity and ICT Solutions for the Rail Industry

  16-02-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Nomad Digital is a leading provider of wireless connectivity and information and communications solutions for the rail industry.
  
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• New TransPennine franchise 'will help cement Northern Powerhouse'

  16-02-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - RAIL bosses have vowed to use the new TransPennine franchise to cement closer ties between the Central Belt and major English cities as part of a 'Northern Powerhouse' vision.
  
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• Merseyrail passengers could be entitled to compensation after day of travel chaos

  16-02-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Trains will not be running for the rest of today's service Merseyrail said
  
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• Major Challenges Facing Rail Operators, Maintainers, Owners and the Role of ICT

  16-02-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -The challenge is clear: today, more than ever, rail operators are expected to operate more efficiently, maintain safety and service quality, meet ever-demanding passenger needs and achieve more with shrinking budgets.
  
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• Liverpool John Lennon Airport sees 19 rise in weekend passenger figures

  16-02-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Valentine's Day and half term holidays help boost traffic at city airport
  
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• Liverpool commuters left fuming after a day of Merseyrail chaos

  16-02-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Passengers suffer morning and evening rush hour misery because of rail way problems
  
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• Lasers should be 'classed as weapon'

  16-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Lasers should be classed as
  
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• Hornby shares soar as boss is derailed

  16-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Shares in Hornby have soared more than a third after the toy maker said Richard Ames would step down as chief executive.
  
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• Extra trains launched linking London with Edinburgh

  16-02-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Eight new daily rail journeys between Edinburgh and London are being introduced later this year, Virgin Trains has announced.
  
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• Etihad strategy flies into difficulties

  16-02-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Code-sharing arrangement with Airberlin is causing problems for the Gulf carrier
  
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• Dutch railway operator NS extends contract with Nomad for Wi-Fi and PIS

  16-02-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Dutch passenger railway operator Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS) has signed a five-year extension with Nomad Digital for on-board Wi-Fi and passenger information services (PIS).
  
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• Dont blame Beeching for uneconomic trains letter

  16-02-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - AS usual, your correspondents who wrote relating to the Beeching report were very selective in their haste to score political points (The Yorkshire Post, February 11).
  
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• Cyclists' verdict as Cambridge's CyclePoint, the UK's biggest bike park, opens at railway station

  16-02-2016 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The biggest cycle park in the UK opened its doors yesterday in Cambridge, with commuters at the city's railway station getting to use the £2.5 million facility for the first time - and they welcomed it.
  
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• Cycle charity backs the Telegraph & Argus Stop the Danger Drivers campaign

  16-02-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A CYCLING charity has thrown its support behind the Telegraph mp; Argus Stop The Danger Drivers campaign - as it launches a road safety project of its own.
  
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• Commuters refuse to get off Tube train

  16-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rush-hour commuters refuse to get off a faulty Tube train despite repeated announcements urging them to do so, TfL says.
  
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• Centro to upgrade Midland Metro trams for catenary-free operation

  16-02-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -West Midlands transport authority Centro is planning to upgrade Midland Metro's fleet of light rail vehicles (LRVs) for catenary-free operation, in order to extend the light rail line through Birmingham city centre in the UK.
  
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• British Airways set to use new in-flight announcement on peanuts

  16-02-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Heathrow-based carrier, which already doesn't serve peanuts as snacks or include them in its meals, will make the request in an in-flight announcement before take-off.
  
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• Bombardier opens Indian information services hub

  16-02-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - INDIA: Bombardier Transportation has opened an information services hub at Gurgaon in the Delhi...
  
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• Birmingham's HS2 high speed rail line goes to the wrong places, say experts

  16-02-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Experts say the planned high speed rail network misses out too many cities
  
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• Birmingham should use Copenhagen as role model for cycling, claims doctor

  16-02-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Birmingham should model itself on Copenhagen where nearly half of residents cycle to work, a health expert has claimed
  
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• Bad start for Ipswich commuters as safety concerns on track cause cancellations and delays

  16-02-2016 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Some rail services through Ipswich and Suffolk are being cancelled or delayed at short notice this morning after an inspection of part of the track rose safety concerns.
  
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• Anger over early morning rail work in Leiston

  16-02-2016 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Residents of a normally quiet road in Leiston had their sleep disturbed after a team of Network Rail workers turned up to carry out maintenance work at the bottom of their garden at 2am.
  
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• Amadeus launches pre-paid virtual card service

  16-02-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Amadeus B2B Wallet Prepaid aims to increase protection against fraud and improve sales reconciliation
  
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• Airbus engineers head to Liverpool airport to repair Beluga after emergency landing

  16-02-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The giant cargo plane was diverted to Liverpool John Lennon Airport after an issue with the wing flaps
  
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