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• Women in rail: closing the gender gap

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Other News Sources -Women in Rail's inaugural study on gender diversity in the UK rail industry has revealed that just over 16 of roles are filled by women. How can more women be encouraged to join and flourish in the industry, and with the sector's skills gap growing,
  
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• Women in community rail - on track to change

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Sally Buttifant, Mid Cheshire Community Rail Partnership Officer, explains how a Women in Community Rail group could be a positive way of promoting community rail, sharing good practice and reaching out to young people.
  
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• What do passengers really think?

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - David Sidebottom, passenger director at Transport Focus, discusses the recent results of the National Rail Passenger Survey and new developments in recording passenger satisfaction.
  
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• VIDEO: Glasses protect pilots from laser attacks

  22-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Police pilots have started trialling new eyewear to deal with the problem of laser attacks on planes and helicopters.
  
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• Using technology to reduce accidents at the platform edge

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Kevin Thompson, RSSB SMS specialist, discusses how a new app will help encourage greater consistency in assessing risk on station platforms.
  
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• TVR to create 150 jobs in Ebbw Vale

  22-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Sports car company TVR is to base its new factory in south Wales, creating 150 jobs, First Minister Carwyn Jones announces.
  
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• TVR to build supercar plant in Wales

  22-03-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - High-performance carmaker to resume production after more than a decades absence from market
  
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• Three-hour Glasgow and Edinburgh to London trains 'will brings £3 billion of benefit'

  22-03-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Work on a reaching a record three-hour Glasgow and Edinburgh to London rail journey is to begin next year, Scottish Transport Minister Keith Brown said at the launch of the next stage in plans for the fastest train to take the cross-Border trip.
  
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• The Tube: Going Underground: Channel 5's documentary series will make you be nicer to London's TfL staff

  22-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Get an inside look at London's public transport networkand the horror of facing off with commuters
  
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• The tech driving down car insurance fraud

  22-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The tech tackling motor insurance fraud
  
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• The BIG5 geospatial challenges - building a BIM lighthouse

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Barry Gleeson, survey manager at Network Rail and a member of the Survey4BIM Technical Committee, on the opportunities and challenges of geo-enabling BIM.
  
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• Thameslink transformation taking effect at London bridge

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mark Somers, rail systems project director on the Thameslink programme, updates RTM on the latest developments taking place in and around London Bridge station.
  
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• South Wales Severn Tunnel to benefit from railway upgrade

  22-03-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The 130-year-old Severn Tunnel in South Wales is set to close for six weeks from the middle of September to upgrade it for electrification. Brand new electric trains will result in more seats and faster journeys for passengers in the area. This is critical work to improve overall reliability of the service and the station will be closed between September 12th and October 21st to allow these upgrades to be effectively carried out. Benefiting from t
  
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• Road safety campaigner condemns drivers who treat Bradford like a 'Playstation racing game'

  22-03-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -AN ANTI-SPEEDING campaigner has condemned drivers who treat Bradford's roads like a
  
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• Revealed: The car colour that could cost you an extra 250

  22-03-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Buying a new car can cost more than you think, if you choose this colour.
  
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• Rail vibration: An increasing factor in construction

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mitigating noise and vibration from trains is becoming an integral part of construction projects, says Julie Dakin, divisional director in the metros and civils division at Mott MacDonald.
  
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• Prioritising the cyber threats to ICS in rail

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Dr John Easton, a lecturer working with the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education at the University of Birmingham, discusses the growing threat to the railways from cyber-attacks.
  
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• Piccadilly line Tube strikes: Walkout 'set to go ahead' on Wednesday and Thursday

  22-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters are being warned to expect massive disruption this week after union bosses confirmed a 24-hour strike will go ahead on one of the Tube's busiest lines.
  
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• Perth rail station must improve for future electrification - rail study says

  22-03-2016 01:00 via thecourier.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Perth rail station must improve to accommodate plans for future electrification of its rail lines due to its crucial locationa rail study has found.
  
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• Personalisation is the future - but how do we get there?

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Joanne Thompson, CEO at Penrillian, discusses one of the key topics covered at this year's Transport Ticketing mp; Passenger Information Global Conference: personalisation.
  
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• Passengers face delays as French ATC strikes continue

  22-03-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airlines condemn action from air traffic controllers in France
  
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• Our holy grail is to provide a pantograph that reacts to the environment

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Lee Brun, development and WPS manager at Brecknell Willis, a Wabtec Company, updates RTM on the work to deliver an active pantograph.
  
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• Ordsall chord delivery needs certainty as work starts to progress

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Martyn Angus, LNW route senior programme sponsor at Network Rail, talks to RTM about how work is progressing on the Ordsall Chord.
  
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• Number of trains in British fleet 'could almost double'

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The number of trains in Britain is set to increase dramatically over the next 30 years in response to growing passenger demand, according to a new industry report. It predicts that the fleet will have grown by between 51 and 99 per cent by 2045, with between 13,000 and 20,00 new electric vehicles having been built. It also expects that more than nine out of ten trains will be electrically-powered by 2034.
  
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• Newcastle Central Station in line for upgrade as council draws up high speed train plans

  22-03-2016 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Newcastle City Council hopes to be awarded a stop on the new HS2 line at Central Station
  
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• Manchester Airport hit by delays after French air traffic controllers strike and a problem with a plane's brakes

  22-03-2016 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Aircraft forced to perform 'go-arounds' following the Scandinavian Airlines plane fault while industrial discontent over the English Channel leads to number of cancellations
  
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• London drivers 'sit in traffic jams for nearly a week each year'

  22-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Delays on London's roads mean commuters are enduring 39 minutes of extra travel time each dayor 149 hours a year, a study has revealed.
  
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• Liverpool named as the 12th worst city in UK for traffic congestion

  22-03-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo -"If only 5 of us changed our travel plans we could improve traffic congestion on our main roads by up to 30"
  
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• Japanese knotweed an 'unknown' quantity for rail

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Will Sillar, founder and managing director of National Knotweed Survey, talks to RTM about the impact Japanese knotweed could have on rail assets in the UK.
  
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• In pictures: commuters face queues at Queen Street station

  22-03-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Rail passengers faced long queueson the first evening of major repair works to the line out of Glasgow.
  
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• HS2 names Atkins-CH2M-SENER JV as phase 1 engineering partner

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A team made up of Atkins, CH2M and SENER has been named as HS2mp;rsquo;s engineering delivery partner for phase 1 of the high-speed route. The 10-year contract, valued at between mp;pound;250m and mp;pound;350m, will cover the whole phase 1 construction phase, including supporting preparation for, and...
  
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• Heathrow could spend "nearly £2bn" on insulating homes if expansion goes ahead, say campaigners

  22-03-2016 01:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Heathrow could have to spend nearly £2bn on property insulation if a third runway is built, according to anti-expansion campaigners.
  
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• Heathrow boss says Government has a month-long 'window' to make decision on expansion

  22-03-2016 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - John Holland-Kaye was speaking on a visit to Newcastle Airport, saying the North East would benefit from a third runway
  
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• Gwynedd bus firm boss found guilty of £500,000 fraud

  22-03-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Former Padarn Bus Ltd's managing director David John Hulme, 55, of Glan Seiont, Caernarfon had denied his role in the swindle
  
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• Former bus firm boss guilty of fraud

  22-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A former Gwynedd bus company boss is found guilty of fraud and false accounting involving fake claims totalling more than £800,000.
  
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• First-year university fees to be paid for schoolgirl after Network Rail IT competition triumph

  22-03-2016 01:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  Network Rail - A 17-year-old schoolgirl from Northampton has won the top prize in a national competition to encourage more young women to consider a career in IT.
  
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• Electrification commitments beyond CP6 key to unlocking rolling stock growth - RDG

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Britainmp;rsquo;s railway needs a continued programme of electrification beyond CP6 to help accommodate an expanding national fleet, which could nearly double in size by 2045, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has stated in their latest rolling stock strategy. The new report says that currently 8,099...
  
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• Easter spotlight: London Paddington to Reading electrification work

  22-03-2016 01:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  Network Rail - Over the Easter bank holiday, more than 15,000 members of Network Rails teams will be working night and day to deliver £60m of improvements to the railway as part of the £40bn Railway Upgrade Plan.This series of bite-size features takes a closer look at the work theyll be carrying out across Britain to create a better, more reliable railway.
  
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• Deterring cable theft through DNA

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - James Brown, managing director at Selectamark Security Systems plc, discusses the successful work of the rail industry in reducing cable thefts.
  
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• Core City council leaders urge party leaders to back HS2 Bill

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Leaders of 10 city councils have voiced their support of HS2 ahead of the third reading of the HS2 Bill, due on Wednesday. The council leaders signed a letter to the leaders and transport spokespeople of the main political parties, saying implementation of phase 1 must begin in 2017. They say...
  
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• Carolyn Leckie: Kezias bus scheme is cynical but worthwhile

  22-03-2016 01:00 via thenational.scot
  
  Other News Sources - OPPOSITION parties who have no prospect of forming a government have one great advantage over their more powerful rivals. They can promise the earth, the moon and the stars, safe in the knowledge that theyll never have to justify their broken promises. As a former Scottish Socialist Party MSP, I can speak with some experience on that.
  
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• Capitalising on contactless

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport for London's (TfL's) director of customer experience, Shashi Verma, discusses the growth of contactless payment in the capital since its introduction.
  
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• Bus link between Preston and Yorkshire is saved

  22-03-2016 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A bus service taking passengers from Preston to Yorkshire has been saved from the axe.
  
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• British Airways changes short haul economy fares

  22-03-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- More benefits to passengers who check in luggage
  
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• Bringing together sustainability in major rail projects

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mott MacDonald's group sustainability director, Davide Stronati, and head of rail, Tony Walker, discuss the importance of sustainability and innovation in developing major railway projects.
  
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• Bradford 15th most congested city in UK, according to new research

  22-03-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -BRADFORD and Leeds are the 15th most traffic congested cities in the UK, according to a new study by TomTom Traffic.
  
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• 'Boaty McBoatface' name may be overruled

  22-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Lord West, former First Sea Lord, says he hopes experts will not choose to call a new polar research ship Boaty McBoatface, after the name tops a public poll.
  
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• Analysing the root causes of Spain's high-speed derailment

  22-03-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Chris Langer, scheme intelligence manager at CIRAS, looks at all the factors which led to the fatal derailment near Santiago de Compostela nearly three years ago.
  
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• Airlines urge action over French strike

  22-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ryanair and Easyjet urge governments and the European Commission to take action over the strike by French air traffic controllers.
  
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• Airbus A380 in Birmingham: What time it is coming and where you can see it

  22-03-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -The worlds largest passenger will arrive then take off again from Birmingham Airport this week
  
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