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• Young people 'caught up in explosions'

  24-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A group of young people from Northern Ireland describe the scenes of panic at Brussels airport after Tuesday's bombings.
  
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• York rail expert pushes rival plan to HS2

  24-03-2016 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -A RAILWAY consultant from York has written to MPs to say that HS2 is not the only - or best - high speed rail proposal for the UK.
  
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• West Coast Railway Company responds to lifting of prohibition

  24-03-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - WCR responds to ORR lifting Prohibition Notice that prevented the operator from running on the main line
  
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• WATCH as giant double-decker Emirates Airbus A380 touches down at Birmingham Airport

  24-03-2016 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The world's biggest passenger jet has arrived in Birmingham and will start making daily flights from Sunday.
  
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• Virgins profits rise despite losing bet on fuel price Subscription

  24-03-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Virgin Atlantic, the often loss-making airline founded by Sir Richard Branson more than 30 years ago, has stayed in the black for the second year running despite a decline in passengers and its aircraft flying less full.
  
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• Virgin working on routes for new trains

  24-03-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) is working on which routes to introduce its Class 800 Azuma fleet on from 2018.
  
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• Virgin unveils the Virgin Azuma

  24-03-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Livery and name for Virgins new fleet of East Coast trains unveiled for first timeAzumas will revolutionise East Coast travel from 2018Customers will experience faster journeys, quicker acceleration and better comfortVirgin Trains has unveiled the first of its new fleet of trains in a ceremony at Kings Cross attended by Sir Richard Branson. Set to revolutionise travel on the East Coast from 2018, the Virgin Azuma will be one of the most advanced t
  
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• Virgin Atlantic profits almost double thanks to lower fuel costs

  24-03-2016 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Pre-tax profits excluding exceptional items soared 45 per cent to 22.5million in 2015, from 12.4million in 2014 after a 34 per cent fall in oil prices during last year helped it save money on fuel.
  
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• VIDEO: Airport's plans 'overly optimistic'

  24-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cardiff Airport is still missing its passenger targets and lacks a long-term plan to expand, a committee of AMs says.
  
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• TVR to build new factory in South Wales

  24-03-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Aston Martin has built itself a new factory in Ebbw Vale, and now TVR is set to follow its lead by building a factory of its own. By doing this, the automotive supply chain in South Wales is set to see a huge boost, reports Logistics Manager. The new TVR facility is going to be set up in the Ebbw Vale Enterprise Zone, but the company is still scouting out the territory for its exact position. Not only is the sportscar manufacturer opening a new fa
  
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• Tube strike affects Heathrow in run-up to Easter weekend

  24-03-2016 01:00 via telegraph.feedsportal.com
  
  The Telegraph - Piccadilly line drivers walk out in row over age of trains
  
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• Transport for London announces intention to award london overground contract to Arriva

  24-03-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it intends to award the new £1.5 billion London Overground contract to Arriva.The winning bid by Arriva builds on its extensive experience of transforming the capitals fastest growing transport network, which over the past nine years it has operated as part of a joint venture with MTR Corporation.Over the seven-and-a-half-year contract, which begins on 13 November, Arriva will work closely with T
  
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• Threat to Jacobite steam train services lifted

  24-03-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - THE threat to this years Jacobite steam service in the Highlands was averted today after a ban on operator West Coast Railways (WCR) from running trains across Britain was lifted.
  
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• This is the reason why a busy stretch of Cardiff's rail network will be out of action over Easter

  24-03-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -A new but so far unused platform at Cardiff Central Station will gain its first section of track at the weekend
  
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• Theresa May warns of travel chaos for Easter because of enhanced security checks

  24-03-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Home Secretary warned travellers to leave plenty of time for their journeys - particularly if they were headed to the Channel ports.
  
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• The number of passenger journeys on Welsh rail lines has almost doubled in 10 years

  24-03-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The National Assembly's Enterprise and Business Committee said journeys had risen from just under 20 million in 2003-04 to about 30 million in 2014-15.
  
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• Supersonic jet startup vows 'affordable' travel if you have $5,000 to spare

  24-03-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Sir Richard Branson says Virgin will partner with Boom to build and test plane to succeed where Concorde failedthis lets you commute across oceansSir Richard Branson is hoping to bring back supersonic transatlantic passenger flights, and this time they will be affordable.Branson, who has already launched plans for $250,000-a-ticket flights into space, on Wednesday announced that his Virgin empire would help build a new generation of supersonic jets. Virgin has also signed an optio
  
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• Station bike hub plan is approved

  24-03-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Proposals to expand the bike hub at Sheffield railway station to offer storage for 550 bicycles have been given the go-ahead by planning officers.
  
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• Spanish coach crash driver may have fallen asleep', say police

  24-03-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Police officials in Spain say they are investigating driver for possible negligent homicide over crash that killed 13 The driver of a bus that crashed on Sunday killing 13 exchange students may have fallen asleep or become distracted moments before the accident in north-eastern Spain, police have said.Regional police commissioner Miquel Esquius said investigations were continuing, but police believed the driver may have dozed off or become distracted by a mobile phone or by talkin
  
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• Southeastern passengers warned of major Easter weekend rail disruption as engineering work takes place across Kent

  24-03-2016 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Buses will replace trains for four days over the Easter weekend, but at least those buses won't get stuck in as many roadworks...
  
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• Residents divided over commuter parking plans

  24-03-2016 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -RESIDENTS are divided over measures to tackle the problem of motorists using roads in a Hampshire community as commuter parking.
  
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• Reminder - no rail service from Victoria to Sussex over Easter

  24-03-2016 01:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Rail journeys will be more complicated over Easter as no trains will be running from Victoria to Sussex and Gatwick Airport.
  
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• Rail revolution means 200 more services and 20,000 more seats for Scots passengers

  24-03-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Issued by Transport ScotlandTransport Minister, Derek Mackay, today announced a revolution in rail in Scotland, which will deliver the largest programme of benefits to rail passengers seen in a generation.ScotRail will introduce 200 new services, providing 20,000 more seats per day, with passengers across Tayside, Stirlingshire, Perthshire, Aberdeenshire and the Borders set to feel the benefits.This represents a significant enhancement to ScotRail
  
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• Rail electrification must go ahead, say AMs

  24-03-2016 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -ENSURING the electrification of the rail line in south Wales goes ahead must be a priority for the Welsh Assembly following Mays election, AMs have said.
  
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• Police motorcyclists advise on North Yorkshire's high risk locations for bikers

  24-03-2016 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -NORTH Yorkshire Police are hosting a series of Bikesafe events over the Easter Bank Holiday to mark Motorcycle Week of Action.
  
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• Plane debris found in Mozambique 'highly likely' to be from missing MH370

  24-03-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Investigators in Australia confirmed both pieces of debris are consistent with panels from one of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft
  
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• Plane debris found ALMOST CERTAINLY from missing Malaysian Airlines jet MH370

  24-03-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - DEBRIS found washed up on the shores of Mozambique is highly likely to have come from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, it has been claimed.
  
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• Pilot of FlyDubai plane which crashed killing 62 had resigned 'because of schedule'

  24-03-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The pilot of the FlyDubai jet which crashed in Russia on Saturday, killing all 62 people on board, had resigned due to an unbearable schedule, according to a Russian media outlet.
  
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• Piccadilly line Tube strike to begin at 9pm on Wednesday

  24-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of drivers of the Piccadilly line will walk out for 24 hours from this evening over claims of a "comprehensive breakdown" in industrial relations.
  
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• Piccadilly Line strike action starts

  24-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tube drivers on the Piccadilly Line begin the first of three 24-hour strikes.
  
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• Petition with more than 3,000 signatures arguing for step-free access submitted to TFL

  24-03-2016 01:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A petition that could lead to easier station access for disabled people has been submitted to Transport for London.
  
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• Old Eurostar platforms at Waterloo to be rebuilt in £800m capacity boost

  24-03-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Network Rail today announced £800 million to improve WaterlooLondon's busiest stationwith a redesign, longer platforms and new trains.
  
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• Number of bus lane cameras to quadruple under new 2 million smart transport technology project

  24-03-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE number of cameras catching out drivers in bus lanes is set to quadruple as part of a 2 million transport project.
  
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• Nine bidders shortlisted for HS2 phase one civils

  24-03-2016 01:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -HS2 Ltd has shortlisted nine bidders for between 7.1bn and 11.8bn of civil engineering work and starter tendering for up to 900m of enabling works.Civil engineering contracts...
  
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• National Rail and Eurostar travel over Easter 2016 - train journeys to avoid

  24-03-2016 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Rail routes that will be affected by works, delays, diversions and closures on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Easter Monday
  
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• MPs back HS2 phase one bill at third reading

  24-03-2016 01:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -The hybrid bill to allow construction of phase one of High Speed 2 has passed its third reading in the House of Commons.MPs voted 399 to 42 in favour of the High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands)...
  
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• MH370: debris found in Mozambique 'almost certainly' from missing plane

  24-03-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Australian government says analysis on two pieces of debris indicates they are highly likely to have come from missing craft, fuelling confidence further remains will be found soonDebris found in Mozambique is almost certainly from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the Australian government has confirmed, fuelling belief that the remains of the plane will be found in the coming months. Related: Possible piece of MH370 engine found on South African beachContinue reading..
  
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• Marlborough Town Council stand against bus subsidy cuts

  24-03-2016 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MARLBOROUGH town councillors have united in voting against any cuts to Wiltshire bus subsidies.
  
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• Mark Causeway will be closed for months starting in April say Wessex Water

  24-03-2016 01:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Major work to help protect properties and the highway in Mark, Somerset, from flooding will resume next month meaning more road closures.
  
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• Malaysia says possible MH370 debris found in South Africa

  24-03-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A South African archaeologist has found a piece of debris (pictured) stamped with the logo of Rolls Royce, which made the engine for the missing Boeing airlinerMalaysia Airlines Flight 370.
  
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• M4 relief road compulsory purchase orders released

  24-03-2016 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -FULL details of buildings which will be demolished and land which will be lost in order for the long-awaited M4 relief road plans to go ahead have been published today, Thursday.
  
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• London Waterloo 800m investment includes extending platforms at SIX Surrey stations

  24-03-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Platforms at stations on the Reading line which runs through parts of Surrey will be upgraded, and new carriages will also benefit other areas of the county
  
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• Liverpool to Isle of Man sailings cancelled after ship crashes into pier

  24-03-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Five people reportedly injured in as high speed catamaran the Manannan crashes
  
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• Jaguar to make nine ultra-exclusive XKSS sports cars costing 1m each

  24-03-2016 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The models, conversions of the iconic D-Type race car, will be hand-built by Jaguar's specialist Classic division with each one meeting the exact specification as they appeared 59 years ago.
  
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• HS2 passes major hurdle - construction could start next year

  24-03-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Construction of new railway could begin next year
  
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• HS2: MPs vote overwhelmingly in favour of controversial 55bn rail link

  24-03-2016 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - MPs have tonight voted overwhelmingly to back the 55 billion HS2 project despite last-minute attempts to derail it.
  
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• Historic rail tunnels to be upgraded as electrification of the railway moves west

  24-03-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Network Rails orange army will be transforming the 130-year-old Severn and Patchway tunnels this autumn in preparation for the arrival of a new fleet of longer, faster, quieter and greener electric trains.The work forms part of Network Rails £40bn Railway Upgrade Plan to provide a bigger, better, more reliable railway for passengers and follows projects already underway in Bristol, Bath, Swindon, Didcot and Oxford to electrify the Great West
  
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• Funding affecting pothole repairs

  24-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - It will take seven years and 700m to get roads in Wales back to a reasonable condition, a study reveals as the Welsh Government announces 28m for local transport projects.
  
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• French ATC strike leads to renewed calls for action plan

  24-03-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- This weeks two-day strike by French air traffic controllers has led to renewed calls by airline lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E) for an action plan to minimize disruption in the event of further disputes.read more
  
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• Fears Network Rail's plans to replace a railway bridge could cause chaos in Newport

  24-03-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The crossing near the city's station needs to be rebuilt because of electrification work
  
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