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• HS2 denies claims that its trains are at risk of derailing at top speeds

  13-03-2016 17:57
  
  Research commissioned by high-speed project found that 360km/h proposed limit would cause significant instability issuesHS2, the contentious rail project that will offer a high speed link from London to cities in the north of England, has been forced to deny claims that its trains are at serious risk of derailment when travelling at top speed. Research commissioned by HS2 and completed last year by Prof Peter Woodward is believed to have found that the speeds proposed would create “critica
  
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• World's largest cruise ship is so vast that guests will have to use GPS to find rooms

  13-03-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - At a quarter-of-a-mile long the Harmony Of The Seas is the largest cruise ship ever to set sail and is so vast it even houses a scaled down version of New Yorks Central Park within its 18 decks.
  
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• Warning to motorists that Thousands of cars are being cloned annually

  13-03-2016 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Motorists are being warned that car cloning is believed to be on the rise and drivers could be at risk of fines as criminals substitute the identity of vehicles using stolen vehicle data.
  
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• Venezia airport rail link agreement

  13-03-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - ITALY: Timescales for the construction of a rail link to Venezias Marco Polo airport were set out...
  
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• Valuable retail space at Paddington, Euston and Waterloo stations could go to overseas buyers

  13-03-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Major parts of historic stations such as Paddington, Euston, Waterloo and Birmingham New Street could be put up for sale in a bid by Network Rail to reduce its huge debt burden
  
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• Third Thames bridge: work on the business case starts in April

  13-03-2016 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -Work on the business case for a third Thames bridge starts in April and should be complete before the end of this year
  
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• The Flying Scotsman arrives in Pickering to the waiting crowds

  13-03-2016 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -Stuart Minting reports live as the Flying Scotsman makes its first journey during it's ten day visit to the region.
  
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• Taskforce calls for investment in West Anglia Mainline

  13-03-2016 01:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Tens of thousands of new homes and jobs could be jeopardised unless improvements are made to rail links between London and Cambridge.
  
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• Take a new view of the rail journey from Huddersfield to Leeds

  13-03-2016 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Short films part of novel art project for rail operator
  
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• Rail firms pocket £81million from their own train delays by failing to pass on compensation to passengers

  13-03-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - A Sunday People investigation reveals many rail operators are making it VERY awkward for customers to claim the compensation they are entitled to
  
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• 'Much-loved' bus returns to Shetland

  13-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A vintage bus used on the Shetland Islands from the 1950s is to make a one-way, 1,000-mile trip back there from its current home.
  
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• MP questions if airshow watchdog is fit for purpose

  13-03-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -AN MP has accused the aviation watchdog of failing in its duty to the public and questioned whether it is fit for purpose following analysis of the Shoreham Airshow disaster.
  
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• Mad' plans to shut Flitwick rail station booking office spark pressure group concern

  13-03-2016 01:00 via bedfordshire-news.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - FEARS that the booking office at Flitwick station could be closed and staff made redundant have sparked a nationwide petition.
  
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• Killer Germanwings pilot should NOT have been allowed to fly, distraught father says

  13-03-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - THE FATHER of a British man killed in the Germanwings air crash has blamed the airline for allowing the pilot who caused the tragedy to fly.
  
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• HS2 at risk of derailing at top speeds, report finds

  13-03-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Secret research for the rail project warns of catastropic track failure without costly alterations
  
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• Good news on the horizon for rail commuters in Portsmouth and surrounding areas

  13-03-2016 01:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - RAIL commuters who dont make their work journey every day may soon be freed from the shackles of buying expensive season tickets.
  
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• Germanwings pilot's doctor called for him to be sectioned two weeks before crash

  13-03-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Andreas Lubitz, 27, crashed Flight 9525 from Barcelona to Dusseldorf in March last year, killing 150 people on board. French investigators are due to publish a final report into the crash on Sunday.
  
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• Forth Ports calls strike 'unjustified'

  13-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Forth Ports says a planned strike over pay at Grangemouth is
  
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• Edinburgh airport sets record for passengers

  13-03-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Scotlands two largest airports reported record passenger numbers last month, but there was a sharp fall in the number of people passing through Aberdeen.
  
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• David Cameron will scrap third runway plan at Heathrow, claims Cabinet minister

  13-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - David Cameron will scrap plans to build a third runway at Heathrow Airport, a senior Cabinet minister has said.
  
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• David Cameron will abandon Heathrow third runway plans, Cabinet minister declares

  13-03-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Justine Greening, the International Development Secretary, predicts that the Cabinet will conclude that the west London airport should not be expanded
  
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• David Cameron tells North Wales conference rail electrification will happen ... but not when

  13-03-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The Prime Minister spoke at the Welsh Conservative conference in Llangollen
  
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• Confusion over electrification of the Lakes Line

  13-03-2016 01:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - CONFUSION surrounds the long-awaited electrification of the Lakes Lineas a new report could delay work until 2024.
  
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• Call for 'lessons to be learned' after Germanwings tragedy

  13-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Lawyers representing British families bereaved by the Germanwings air crash have demanded that "lessons are learned" in aviation safety after the tragedy.
  
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• Bus passengers slam lack of value for money and slow coach drivers

  13-03-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -There's plenty of room for improvement in the bus lane according to passengers who have criticised drivers and timings
  
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