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• Thames garden bridge faces last-ditch challenge from local politicians

  06-03-2016 10:59
  
  MP and councillors urge housing trust to veto scheme, claiming no justification for spending £60m of public moneyThe controversial plan for a garden bridge across the Thames in London faces a last-minute challenge after politicians representing the south side of the structure launched an appeal to veto the scheme.The MP for the area where the £175m project will fall, along with three local councillors and two members of the London assembly, have written a joint letter urging the hous
  
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• Driverless lorries to be tested on UK motorways

  06-03-2016 10:46
  
  M6 earmarked for trial of ‘HGV platoons’ aimed at cutting down on fuel consumption and improving road safetyDriverless lorries are to be tested in “platoons” on British motorways as part of a government drive to bring major improvements to journeys. According to reports, the chancellor, George Osborne, is expected to confirm funding for the initiative in his budget next week.Continue reading...
  
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• West Berks school transport cuts will cost parents 684 a year

  06-03-2016 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -West Berkshire Council introduces the new Fare Payer scheme at £76.67 for next term and £684 for a full year
  
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• VIDEO: New Glasgow subway driverless trains unveiled

  06-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first images are revealed of a fleet of new trains which will operate on the Glasgow subway.
  
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• Video: New artwork unveiled at Leeds train station to welcome visitors

  06-03-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A NEW piece of artwork is proving to be just the ticket for commuters in Leeds.
  
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• Trust helps Luton trio into railways

  06-03-2016 01:00 via lutontoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Three youngsters from Luton have graduated from a Get Into Railways job support scheme run by train company Great Northern and youth charity The Princes Trust.
  
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• Ten-day festival of free walking and cycling to start in Bradford

  06-03-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A TEN-DAY festival of free walking, cycling, and sustainability events will start in Bradford on Monday.
  
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• Southeastern delays: City worker 'lost it' with station guard during 'utter carnage' on railways

  06-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A City worker was arrested after he lost it with rail staff as tempers flared during a night of chaos on parts of Londons train network.
  
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• Slough Borough Council expresses support for third Heathrow runway

  06-03-2016 01:00 via sloughexpress.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The leaders of Slough Borough Council and Spelthorne Borough Council have written an open letter to express support for a third runway at Heathrow.
  
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• Seaplanes make a comeback

  06-03-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Sixty years after they fell out of fashion, seaplanes are set for a resurgence, fuelled by growing demand from tourists eager to get off the beaten track
  
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• Row brews over location of new railway crossing in Copmanthorpe

  06-03-2016 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - A ROW is brewing in a York village over plans to close a railway crossing and move access to a more isolated spot that locals do not want.
  
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• Revealed: London's worst postcodes for dangerous drivers

  06-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The London postcodes which are home to the highest number of dangerous drivers in the capital can today be revealed.
  
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• Rail staff threaten action over plan to downgrade conductors

  06-03-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - SCOTRAIL staff are threatening action which could disrupt travel after learning of plans to downgrade conductors on a new electric train fleet.
  
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• Rail line between Exeter and Plymouth shut again this weekend for engineering works at Teignmouth

  06-03-2016 01:00 via torquayheraldexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - TEIGNMOUTH Railway Station and the railway line between Exeter and Plymouth is once again shut this weekend for repair parts of the aging track during a £40billion upgrade.
  
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• Public transport is no longer public

  06-03-2016 01:00 via shorehamherald.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - It is shocking that with the environmental challenges facing us today, we are presented with plans to solve the problems of moving people around our area with no thought for anything other than building or upgrading roads, at vast expense.
  
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• Portland Street busway opens on Monday bringing toucans, cycle lanes and a partial closure to cars

  06-03-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - And the next phases of work is set to get underway on Princess Street and John Dalton Street as well
  
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• MP appealing for transport body to protect bus routes

  06-03-2016 01:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An MP has responded to concerns over a cut to funding for Transport for London(TfL) bus routes serving the county.
  
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• M42 'needs new junction' to cope with HS2 station

  06-03-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Airport calls for major infrastructure boost on back of high speed rail
  
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• HS2 station row threatens Osbornes northern powerhouse Subscription

  06-03-2016 01:00 via thesundaytimes.co.uk
  Times Online - ANGER is mounting in the government about a 12-month delay to a decision on the route of high-speed rail lines to Leeds and Manchester.
  
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• HS2 is mistreating and pressurising residents saysAttorney General Jeremy Wright

  06-03-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Attorney General Jeremy Wright raised fears that the line, designed in its first phase to reduce journey times between London and Birmingham, was affecting his constituents mental health.
  
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• HS2 in danger of coming off the rails as problems multiply

  06-03-2016 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent -National Audit Office probe and Cabinet Office review add to uncertainty over the project
  
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• 'How will we live?' Londoners react with mock panic as Emirates cable car set to close for a week

  06-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Emirates Air Line cable car is due to close for a week - sparking a wave of mock panic among Londoners.
  
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• Heathrow Airport third runway: Campaigners react to legal threat from councils

  06-03-2016 01:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Heathrow villagers say the threat will provide a reminder to David Cameron's 'no third runway' pledge, but a waste of money say pro-expansion group
  
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• Danger Drone: Assessing the UAV threat to civilian aircraft

  06-03-2016 01:00 via theengineer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Earlier this week the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa) called for an investigation into the consequences of a drone colliding with a civilian aircraft. Concerns over such an incident come on the back of 23 near-misses in the UK during a six-month period last year, 12 of which were given an A class rating where
  
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• Councils threaten court action unless Prime Minister rules out Heathrow expansion

  06-03-2016 01:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Lawyers acting on behalf of four councils in south west London and Berkshire are preparing to take court action unless a third runway at Heathrow is ruled out.
  
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• Commuters' joy as Tufnell Park Tube station reopens after nine-month closure

  06-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters in north London were left overjoyed as Tufnell Park Tube station reopened two weeks early.
  
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• Camden wins Transport Borough of the Year Award

  06-03-2016 01:00 via news.camden.gov.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Last night (Thursday 3 March) Camden Council was recognised with not one but two awards for our innovative approach to transport at the 2016 London Transport Awards.
  
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• Bus-ted!

  06-03-2016 01:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Bus workers are facing a ticking off from their bossesafter parking up on double yellow lines to grab their breakfast.
  
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• Bugatti gets 150 orders for new 261mph hyper car

  06-03-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - There was the charismatic Bugatti Veyron. There was also competition in the form of the McLaren P1, Ferrari LaFerrari and the Porsche 918 Spyder. Now, none of those cars are in production.
  
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• Boris Johnson's dad driven out of his mansion by new HS2 high speed rail link - which his son supports

  06-03-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Stanley Johnson, 75, says he has been left "heartbroken" after being forced to sell his five-bed home in Primrose Hill, north London
  
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• Apprenticeship scheme just the ticket insists transport minister

  06-03-2016 01:00 via fifetoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Transport minister Derek Mackay met up with a ScotRail modern apprentice to mark Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2016.
  
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• 225k for lights before roadworks start

  06-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A set of temporary traffic lights costs the taxpayer 225,000 after being in place on a road for three years without any work being carried out.
  
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