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• Yellow front ends become optional

  12-03-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: A new Railway Group Standard covering audibility and visibility came into force on March 5,...
  
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• What is it really like to be a Manchester bus driver?

  12-03-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Naked passengers, drunk passengers, confused passengers, amorous passengers and being better than London
  
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• UK driverless trucks plan picks up speed

  12-03-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Convoys of automated road trains to be tested on motorway
  
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• 'Stigma against apprenticeships must end,' says Network Rail boss

  12-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The stigma against apprenticeships must end, Mark Carne said as Network Rail seeks to recruit new apprentices for its schemes. A Network Rail survey of advanced apprenticeship scheme graduates last year found that many had been able to achieve life goals thanks to the scheme. 52 were the first...
  
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• Serious accidents drop in Northamptonshire despite speed camera switch-off, report claims

  12-03-2016 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Northamptonshire Telegraph - Serious road accidents have dropped by 27 per cent since speed cameras were switched off in Northamptonshire, a study claims.
  
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• Scotrail becomes official living wage employer

  12-03-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - ScotRail has announced it is to become an official living wage employer.
  
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• 'Record' February for Scottish airports

  12-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scotland's two biggest airports have reported their busiest February on record for passenger traffic.
  
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• Rail figures show 'significant' delays

  12-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - About 57 trains in England, Scotland and Wales are significantly late every day, according to industry statistics.
  
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• Questions over Garden Bridge process

  12-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The BBC has seen documents which reveal Transport for London officials met the designer of the planned Garden Bridge four times before the procurement process officially began in February 2013.
  
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• Port workers to take strike action

  12-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Workers at Scotland's largest container port are to begin a two-week strike on Tuesday in a dispute over rotas and pay.
  
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• New Gatwick Express trains take off

  12-03-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Rail minister Claire Perry has given a formal launch to the new fleet of trains for Gatwick Express. Speaking at London Victoria, she told Railnews she welcomed the arrival of more Derby-built Class 387 units in addition to those which have been running on Thameslink since early last year. The Class 387/2 fleet for Gatwick Express, built by Bombardier, has been given a distinctive red livery complemented by red covers on the 2+2 seating inside the trains. The interiors have been
  
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• Network Rail plans sale of city stations

  12-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Network Rail is considering the sale of a number of the UK's best known railway stations in an effort to shore up its debt-laden balance sheet.
  
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• Network Rail looks to offload big stations

  12-03-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Euston, Paddington and Waterloo among 7,500 assets considered for sell-off
  
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• McLoughlin endorses Network Rail asset sales

  12-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Selling assets is an option that Network Rail should consider, transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin told MPs yesterday. Network Rail has hired banking firm Citigroup to look at options for plugging its £2.5bn funding black hole, with the sale of 18 major stations including...
  
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• Isabel Dedring

  12-03-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - Currently Londons Deputy Mayor for Transport, Isabel Dedring is to join Arup on March 21 as its...
  
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• Iconic train stations for sale by Network Rail: Fears that historic landmarks will fall to foreign buyers

  12-03-2016 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- London Paddington, Euston, Waterloo and Birmingham New Street stations have been put up for sale after the government-owned rail operator's debts spiralled out of control.
  
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• George Osborne to back driverless car trials on UK motorways

  12-03-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Driverless cars will be tested on Britains motorways as soon as next year, George Osborne will announce in next weeks budget, as he claims that Britain can lead the world in new technologies and infrastructure.
  
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• First part-time drivers in training for Night Tube

  12-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Night Tube drivers are now being recruited and are in training as plans for the new service are set to go ahead, a new Commissionermp;rsquo;s Report has confirmed. The report from Transport for London (TfL) commissioner Mike Brown, to be considered at the TfL boardmp;rsquo;s 17 March meeting, says...
  
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• Fears plans to raise railway track could put homes at a greater risk of flooding

  12-03-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -FURTHER flood alleviation measures may be required following fears that a £120m flood relief channel could actually increase the risk on inundation to some Oxford homes.
  
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• Excitement builds as rail enthusiasts gather to catch glimpse of iconic Flying Scotsman

  12-03-2016 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -Stuart Minting reports live from Grosmont Station where the Flying Scotsman will set off on its first journey over it's ten day visit to the region.
  
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• ExCeL London hosts Infrarail 2016

  12-03-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -ExCeL London is the venue for this years Infrarail show, with more than 200 companies now preparing to present their latest products and innovations. Taking place from 12 to 14 April, this will be the eleventh of these events focusing on the systems, equipment and skills needed for building, managing and maintaining all elements of the railways fixed assets.
  
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• Elon Musk's Hyperloop could head to Europe before California

  12-03-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - As two companies compete to make Hyperloop a reality, one looks to Slovakia as the first destination, ahead of the original Los Angeles to San Francisco rail planTake that Silicon ValleySlovakia, a country at the heart of Europe, might become home to the first hi-tech Hyperloop train.Dirk Ahlborn, chief executive officer of Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), announced on Thursday that HTT has reached an agreement with the Slovakian government to explore building a local
  
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• Driverless cars will take to Britain's motorways next year, says George Osborne

  12-03-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Engineers suggest that the vehicles could eliminate 95 per cent of crashes - but trials must test their safety
  
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• Driverless cars to be tested on British motorways

  12-03-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - DRIVERLESS cars will be allowed on Britain's motorways next year in a trial set to revolutionise motoring by 2020.
  
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• Driverless cars are coming to a road near you by 2020

  12-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Driverless cars will be allowed on Britain's motorways next year in a trial set to revolutionise motoring by 2020, George Osborne has announced.
  
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• Carmakers increase tech investments

  12-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - US carmakers General Motors and Ford both announce strategies geared at taking on the tech world's growing influence in the car industry.
  
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• Bus services set to be reduced across Lincolnshire - despite councils promise not to cut subsidies

  12-03-2016 01:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Sleaford Standard - Lincolnshire County Countymp;#8217;s opposition councillors have reacted with dismay over reports that vital bus services are set to be slashed next month, despite assurances from the council that bus subsidies would not be cut following a late cash injection from central government.
  
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• British Airways to add routes to Germany

  12-03-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Carrier will introduce routes from London City to Berlin and Hamburg
  
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• Boris Johnson hits out at Southeastern trains after arriving late for Brexit speech

  12-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Boris Johnson has hit out at Southeastern rail services after he arrived late for his first major Brexit speech.
  
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• Airports put pressure on Osborne over APD devolution

  12-03-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Majority of MPs think APD rates should remain the same across the UK
  
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• Aberdeens airport suffers passenger slump due to oil downturn while Glasgow and Edinburgh gain

  12-03-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - CITY breaks to Dublin, Berlin and Copenhagen as well as daily flights to Doha have been credited with record-breaking passenger numbers for Scotlands largest airports, while the North Sea oil crisis has seen February numbers plummet by over 30,000 in Aberdeen.
  
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• 700mph Hyperloop Transport Moves A Step Closer

  12-03-2016 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - The conceptual Hyperloop system could see passengers travel between Bratislava, Vienna and Budapest in under 20 minutes.
  
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• 15 plans for the future of London transport: From the Northern Line extension to Night Tube and Crossrail 3

  12-03-2016 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - London Mayor Boris Johnson has said £1.3tn of investment is needed in the capital over the next 35 years in order for London to retain its world class status.
  
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