Public Transport news

• Your commutes from hell: Slowest roads in the Midlands revealed

  22-02-2016 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -It might not just be your imagination if you thought your journey to work was the worst around
  
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• World rail infrastructure market February 2016

  22-02-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - Algeria: A consortium of Colas Rail and Kou G C is to build two extensions of the Alger metro under...
  
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• West Coast Mainline services to resume

  22-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Services are due to resume on a major railway line between Scotland and England following a seven week closure.
  
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• Traffic survey proves the case for schoolboy's campaign against speeding drivers outside Bradford school

  22-02-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A COUNCIL survey prompted by a schoolboy's campaigning has proved that drivers do regularly break the speed limit outside a Bradford primary school.
  
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• Small Planet passenger airliner carrying 180 people veers off Birmingham runway

  22-02-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The incident happened at Birmingham Airport and involved a Small Planet Airlines Airbus A320, which had flown to the UK from Paderborn, Germany. Pictured is the plane on the grass.
  
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• Sir David Amess sets up online petition against c2c's new timetable

  22-02-2016 01:00 via basildonrecorder.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SIR David Amess MP has launched his own e-petition to get c2c to revert to their old timetable.
  
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• RICS Awards pits New Street station against revamped housing estate

  22-02-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -David versus Goliath at prestigious annual property awards as Charlemont Farm Estate in West Bromwich takes on the £750m Birmingham Gateway project
  
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• Plans to build new cycle track approved to benefit riders across Yorkshire

  22-02-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Plans to build a new cycle track, which will be used by riders from across Yorkshire, have been approved.
  
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• Passengers taking airlines to court over late payments

  22-02-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Thousands of stranded passengers are resorting to taking airlines to court for failing to pay compensation for delayed flights.
  
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• Overnight roadworks on M275 to continue this week

  22-02-2016 01:00 via transportinfo.org.uk
  Other Regional Press - PART of a motorway will remain closed until the end of this week.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse 'a leap of faith'

  22-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The man leading the
  
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• New trains with free WiFi in store for Great Northern services into Moorgate from Stevenage, Hitchin and Letchworth

  22-02-2016 01:00 via thecomet.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Commuters from North Herts into the City of London will have their 1970s trains switched for state-of-the-art replacements following a £200m deal to restock the fleet.
  
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• New station hopes for South Holland fade as bill rockets to £4.3 million

  22-02-2016 01:00 via spaldingtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Campaigners hoping to see a Deeping St Nicholas train station reopened have suffered a potentially fatal blow after learning that it could cost at least £4.3 million.
  
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• Network Rail to sell off train stations including Waterloo, Reading and Leeds

  22-02-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Bankers from Citigroup have been brought in to tackle Network Rail's crippling financial problems at a time when rail-use in Britain has reached a record high last seen in the 1920s.
  
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• Network Rail to sell off Leeds station

  22-02-2016 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - OPERATOR Network Rail is reportedly looking to sell off 18 UK rail hubs, including Leeds Station.
  
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• Manchester Piccadilly could be sold off as state-backed Network Rail looks to off-load train stations

  22-02-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The station is one of the busiest in the country seeing 25 million journeys a year
  
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• Guided bus guidance Cambridgeshire recruited by Manchester for advice on new guided busway

  22-02-2016 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - One of Britain's biggest cities has turned to Cambridgeshire's guided busway for inspiration for sorting out its traffic problems.
  
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• Gatwick goes greener in runway bid Subscription

  22-02-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Gatwick will open a new front in the fight to build a runway in the southeast today by pledging to become Britains greenest airport.
  
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• Five issues that will shape the Northern Powerhouse

  22-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Five issues that will shape the Northern Powerhouse
  
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• Fewer commuting to work by bus or train Subscription

  22-02-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The number of people commuting to work by public transport is in decline as buses and trains fail to keep pace with changing working habits.
  
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• Driver complains about lack of notice of bus lane fine

  22-02-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A motorist has spoken of his surprise at receiving a
  
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• Conwy Valley line reopens ahead of schedule

  22-02-2016 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - The line was severely damaged following flooding in late December. Network Rail engineers working with our contractor, Alun Griffiths Ltd, successfully overcame challenging conditions to repair over 100 separate locations of damage along the line from Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
  
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• Bus operator launches new route from Pontefract to Leeds

  22-02-2016 01:00 via wakefieldexpress.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A new bus service will take passengers directly from Pontefract to Leeds.
  
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• Bus chiefs committed to improving service after fiery meeting

  22-02-2016 01:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - North-east bus chiefs have said they are committed to improving services for elderly and disabled passengers.
  
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• Bombardier: Invest NI confident on jobs

  22-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The head of Invest NI says he is confident there will no more job losses at Bombardier in the near future.
  
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• Art underground: share your photos of metro station art around the world

  22-02-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - With Eduardo Paolozzis artwork recently renovated at Tottenham Court Road station, wed like to see the underground artwork youve discovered on your travelsRelated: Ad-free art on the underground: Dmp;uuml;sseldorf's 'pure' new metro line Eduardo Paolozzis mosaic Church Window has been successfully removed from the Tottenham Court Roads old exit 1 to begin a new life at platform level. Wed like to see the most interesting art you have discovered on your underground journeys around
  
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• Airliner veers off runway at Birmingham airport

  22-02-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Passengers safely disembark off Airbus A320 arriving from northern Germany after aircraft steers off taxiway into grass vergeA passenger airliner has gone off the runway and ended up on the grass verge after landing at Birmingham airport.The Airbus A320, which can carry up to 180 people, manoeuvred off the tarmac while it was taxiing to the terminal after touching down at 1.20pm on Sunday, according to airport officials. Continue reading...
  
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