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• Kent train derailment: cow sighting response insufficient, says report

  06-04-2016 13:46
  
  Signallers were aware of sighting an hour before Southeastern service hit cows last July, but did not continue warning driversA train derailed last year after hitting several cows despite signallers having been made aware an hour before the incident that a cow had breached a railway fence, accident investigators have found.
  The incident near Ashford, Kent, on 26 July 2015, occurred after an “insufficient” response to the original sighting, according to the Rail Accident Investigation
  
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• Zac Goldsmith flounders in quiz on London football teams and tube stations

  06-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Conservative mayoral candidate did not know which football team plays at Loftus Road or location of Museum of LondonWhat are the basic facts every politician ought to know about the area they want to represent? How about the price of milk or bread? The easiest way to get from A to B on public transport?Or what about the names of the local football teams? Perhaps their grounds, managers and players too? Continue reading...
  
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• Women lead the rush for Jaguar's first 4x4 crossover', the F-Pace

  06-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Women are driving the radical new She-Type Jaguar roaring into the record books with one in three advance orders now coming from female customers, car bosses have revealed.
  
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• Widespread rail disruption as work continues to fix damaged overhead wires

  06-04-2016 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - National Rail workers are continuing to work to fix the damaged overhead wires on the West Coast main line this evening.
  
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• VIDEO: Someone will be hurt if residents' parking doesn't improve, say 999 crews

  06-04-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -BADLY parked cars in Royal Wootton Bassett are delaying lifesaving assistance, emergency services have warned.
  
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• Union demands Ealing Broadway station closure over 'asbestos' fear

  06-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A rail union is calling for a major west London station to be closed after roof tiles fell on to a platform and sparked fears over asbestos.
  
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• Uber's new 'luxury' service launches today

  06-04-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - Uber riders will be picked up in 'luxury' cars
  
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• Torfaen train station set for 500,000 refurbishment

  06-04-2016 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PONTYPOOL and New Inn railway station is set for a revamp after receiving almost 500,000 in funding from the Welsh Government.
  
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• Thousands delayed by rail travel chaos

  06-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Thousands of rail passengers face delays and cancellations across England after overhead electric wires failed in the Midlands.
  
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• Tesla blames 'hubris' for part delays

  06-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tesla blames over-engineering of its Model X electric car for delays in getting them to consumers.
  
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• Sturgeon signed China deal without full check on corruption claims Subscription

  06-04-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Nicola Sturgeon signed a formal government agreement with two Chinese corporate giants even though her officials had not undertaken full checks into allegations of corruption by one of the companies.
  
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• Southampton Port to take off with new boss

  06-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A man whose experience is in running airports is the new director of the Port of Southampton.
  
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• Sliding scale for rail lost property fees

  06-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail operators are charging up to 25 for passengers to retrieve property lost while travelling, leading to calls for a more consistent pricing structure.
  
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• Sir Richard Branson to net 550m from takeover of Virgin America by Alaska Air

  06-04-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The 65-year-old businessman, who has two grown up children and lives on his own private island with his wife, owns a 30 per cent stake in the US budget carrier through Virgin Group.
  
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• Safety of A16 junction in Crowland now in Governments hands

  06-04-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - The safety of a scary junction off the A16 in Crowland is now the Governments business after an inquest into a womans death there.
  
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• Retired West Midlands bus driver spends 27 years renovating 1940s coach

  06-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Graham Harper bought the single-decker in 1967 after years travelling on its route through West Bromwich, West Midlands. He has spent more than 23,000 restoring the bus with friends.
  
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• Rail chaos as Birmingham New Street to International line shuts

  06-04-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Thousands of rail travellers had their journeys disrupted after the line between Birmingham International and New Street closed today.
  
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• Queen Square bus station reopens after 500,000 resurfacing project

  06-04-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -A million buses pass through the city centre station each year
  
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• 'Put a proper plan in place' calls over traffic congestion on busy Bolton road

  06-04-2016 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -A PETITION signed by more than 500 residents calling on Bolton Council to address traffic congestion concerns on Blackburn Road and across the borough has been handed in.
  
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• PHOTOS: Do you remember these Southampton buses?

  06-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -FOR decades they have ferried Sotonians from A to B, making sure they get to work in the morning and home in the evening.
  
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• Petrol prices on the rise for Huddersfield motorists

  06-04-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Eight months of falling fuel prices have come to an end with a spike in the cost of filling up on the forecourts
  
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• Parties hit road for Holyrood campaign

  06-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scotland's political leaders hit the road to campaign about transport infrastructure and finance ahead of the Holyrood elections.
  
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• Overnight motorway closures set to continue

  06-04-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -OVERNIGHT closures of a motorway are set to continue.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon pressed as firm involved in Scottish government investment agreement faces 'corruption allegations'

  06-04-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -OPPOSITION parties have questioned Sturgeon's knowledge of the allegations before signing a memorandum of understanding with SinoFortone and China Railway No 3 Engineering Group (CR3).
  
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• New signs to stop speeding in County Durham villages

  06-04-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -NEW signs have been put into three villages to try and get speeding motorists to slow down.
  
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• New patient transport service in Sussex unacceptable

  06-04-2016 02:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Hundreds of patients across Sussex have faced delays and cancellations after waiting for transport to and from hospitals.
  
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• New covered cycle storage opens at Ketterings train station

  06-04-2016 02:00 via rss.feedsportal.com
  
  Northamptonshire Telegraph - Cyclists using Kettering train station will now have access to covered cycle storage following the completion of a mp;#163;70,000 project.
  
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• New bridge opens at Iver over GWML as part of Crossrail preparations

  06-04-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A new bridge across the Great Western Main Line in Iver designed to be high enough to accommodate electrified Crossrail trains is now open. The 110m long Thorney Lane Bridge opened to vehicles and pedestrians in the early hours of 2 April. It allows room for overhead cables to be installed for...
  
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• Mystery overhead line damage disrupts West Coast

  06-04-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Overhead lines have been damaged between Birmingham and Coventry -- but Network Rail has been unable to say how the damage occurred. Engineers are making repairs near Birmingham International after train services began to be disrupted at about 06.30 this morning. Intending passengers in the area are being advised to check before they attempt to travel. It is not yet known when the repairs will be completed.
  
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• MP fights for future of hospital bus

  06-04-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -RICHMOND MP Rishi Sunak has joined the fight to keep a shuttle bus service connecting the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton with its sister hospital in Middlesbrough.
  
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• Motorists told to prepare for petrol price increase

  06-04-2016 02:00 via wigantoday.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Wigan motorists have been warned that the period of lower fuel prices is over after the cost of petrol rose last month for the first time since July 2015.
  
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• Most drivers are clueless about their cars, 'shocking' new survey reveals

  06-04-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -A poll of 2,000 motorists found that 42 have no idea how to change a flat tyreand even more don't know what MoT stands for
  
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• Manchester Airport chaos after delays hit holidaymakers following technical glitch

  06-04-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Daily Express - FLIGHTS arriving and departing from Manchester Airport have been significantly reduced because of a technical fault.
  
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• Man dies after being hit by train at level-crossing in south-west London

  06-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A man has died after being hit by a train at a level crossing in south-west London.
  
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• Mallard stream train engineer Sir Nigel Gresley statue is unveiled at King's Cross

  06-04-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A statue of railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley at London King's Cross station has ruffled a few feathers - because it did not include a duck at the designer's feet.
  
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• London mayoral candidates Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan face-off over transport and housing in televised clash

  06-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London's mayoral candidates faced-off over their transport and housing policies in the first televised showdown of the campaign.
  
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• London businesses back City airport expansion

  06-04-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Study follows Boris Johnsons refusal to grant planning permission at East London airport
  
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• Liverpool underground upgrade nears completion

  06-04-2016 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -Work to upgrade the second of three platforms at Moorfields station in Liverpool has been completed.Platform 1 on the Northern line at Moorfields reopened on Saturday (2 April) after a three-month...
  
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• Letchworth driver suspended after failing to let elderly passenger off bus

  06-04-2016 02:00 via thecomet.net
  
  Other Regional Press - A bus driver from Letchworth was suspended from his duties for four weeks after he did not stop to let an elderly passenger off a bus.
  
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• Leicester Square Tube station evacuated after commuters smell smoke

  06-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Leicester Square Tube station was evacuated following a fire alert.
  
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• Large passenger ferry drifting off the coast of Brighton and Hove

  06-04-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A FERRY normally only seen in the Solent has been spotted off the coast of Brighton and Hove.
  
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• Indian Railways brings Delhi to Agra express train into service

  06-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Gatimaan Express launch is part of overhaul of Asias oldest rail network which carries 23 million passengers a dayIndia has flagged off its fastest-ever train as part of a big modernisation of the crumbling railway system, though its top speed is still only half of those in China and other countries.The railways minister, Suresh Prabhu, hailed the Gatimaan Express, running from New Delhi to Agra and boasting hostesses and bone china crockery, as a new era of high-speed rail travel
  
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• Hundreds stranded after day of rail chaos following fault near Birmingham

  06-04-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Routes to London, Scotland and Manchester among those affected after incident between Birmingham and CoventryThousands of passengers across the UK endured a day of travel misery after trains were brought to a halt by a fault with overhead power.Routes to London, Edinburgh, Manchester, North Wales and Southampton were affected after 100 metres of electric wires in the Midlands came down at 6.30am on Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• How bad are pot holes in Birmingham? We tested the state of our roads with this experiment

  06-04-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - We drove around Birmingham with a full cup of water in our lap to see how much would spill
  
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• Hitachi to build first of two new TransPennine fleets

  06-04-2016 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -First Group has finalised the first of two new train contracts for the TransPennine Express franchise.The initial contract is for a fleet of Hitachi bi-mode trains which will be used for inter-city...
  
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• History was on the move at the weekend as a fleet of vintage vehicles took to the roads

  06-04-2016 02:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -HISTORY was on the move on Sunday (April 3) as a fleet of vintage commercial vehicles took to the roads for the Commercial Transport in Preservation Ltd spring run.
  
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• Galliford mobilises for Ilkeston station build

  06-04-2016 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -Main construction of Ilkeston railway station begins this week.Enabling works - including mine investigation and ground stabilisation - have been completed. The site of the new station is now being...
  
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• Flying Scotsman: Hundreds disappointed at Severn Valley Railway ticket sales chaos

  06-04-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Hundreds of people expressed disappointment as they struggled to get tickets to see the Flying Scotsman after the Severn Valley Railway's website and booking system crashed.
  
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• Flights from Manchester Airport running as normal after technical issue fixed

  06-04-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Passengers at the airport were hit with delays on Tuesday after a fault affected flights in and out of the city
  
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• First goes solo with new TransPennine franchise

  06-04-2016 02:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -First Group has begun operating a new TransPennine Express rail franchise which is due to last for at least seven years 11070.The company previously operated TransPennine Express in...
  
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