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• Southern rail passengers face two days of travel chaos due to strike

  25-04-2016 17:49
  
  Members of RMT union will take industrial action from 11am on Tuesday over plan to change role of conductorsPassengers on some of Britain’s busiest commuter rail routes face two days of disruption due to a strike by conductors on Southern trains. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will take action for 24 hours starting at 11am on Tuesday. Southern said this time was designed to cause maximum disruption to its services, including commuter routes into London Victoria. Co
  
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• Innovations (Issue 33, Spring 2016)

  25-04-2016 16:27 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Innovations: Practical application of technology in passenger transport.
  Supporting Euro Bus Expo 2016 technology exhibitors
  In partnership with Parkeon
   
  Click on the image below to view Innovations (Issue 33, Spring 2016).
   
  
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• York to host Sky Ride for fourth year

  25-04-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -YORK is to host a Sky Ride for the fourth year running, offering another traffic-free bike ride around the city for thousands of cycling enthusiasts.
  
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• Watch: First tram runs on Corporation Street in more than 60 years

  25-04-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Footage of testing of passenger services on Midlands Metro extension to New Street, due to start running next month
  
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• The 500 IKEA bicycle that could change our view of cycling

  25-04-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - If the Ikea bicycle launched this summer has the same effect on our transport habits as the furniture giant has had on the interior design of British homes then we could be in store for a Swedish-inspired cycling revolution. The post The 500 IKEA bicycle that could change our view of cycling appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Spalding rail gateway is back in communitys hands

  25-04-2016 02:00 via spaldingtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A campaign group set on improving transport links for South Holland commuters have reached a deal to brighten up Spalding Rail Station.
  
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• South Yorkshire bus company onboard with cancer campaign

  25-04-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - A bus company is onboard with a cancer charitys latest awareness raising campaign - and has donated £8,000 worth of advertising space on its fleet.
  
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• South West Trains criticised after refusing London Marathon runners free travel in 'petty' tweet

  25-04-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Twitter users have criticised the rail company for being 'petty' and 'stingy' following the tweet put out on the morning of the London Marathon
  
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• Rail misery for commuters as union agrees 24 walk-out

  25-04-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -RAIL users are set for two days of misery beginning tomorrow as rail strikes are set to paralyse the network.
  
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• Passengers face disruption as Metrolink plagued with chaos over network

  25-04-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -A car crashed into a tram, a coach stuck on the lines and point failures at Newton Heath casues major delays across Greater Manchester
  
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• One driver an hour seen on their phone in Scotland

  25-04-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Almost two-thirds of Scottish motorists say they witnessed at least one driver using their mobile phone at the wheel during their last hour on the road, according to a new poll.
  
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• I want to return to my bike despite risk

  25-04-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The longer I suffer the commute, the more likely I will stop asking if it is mad to cycle
  
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• Heathrow understated its costs by £16bn, claims TfL Subscription

  25-04-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Heathrow airport has underestimated by more than £16 billion the cost of upgrades to road and railway links if a third runway is approved, Transport for London claimed yesterday.
  
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• Heathrow runway will create £16bn burden for Transport for London

  25-04-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Heathrow's controversial proposal to build a third runway would place a £16bn burden on Transport for London, the agency has said, as it would require upgrades to the road and railway networks that service the airport.
  
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• Heathrow runway faces £16bn black hole

  25-04-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - TfL says airport expansion plan misjudges transport upgrade costs
  
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• Heathrow faces £16bn "gaping hole" to upgrade road and rail links to the airport if third runway gets approval

  25-04-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Heathrow Airport would face a black hole in excess of £16bn to pay for enhancements to road and rail links to the airport should the third runway be given the green light, Transport for London (TfL) has warned.
  
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• Heathrow boss cycles round village as part of research into lorries

  25-04-2016 02:00 via windsorobserver.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - HEATHROW airports chief executive cycled round Colnbrook as part of some research last week.
  
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• Glasgow Subway to close for four weeks

  25-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Glasgow Subway is to close for about four weeks in the summer while modernisation work is carried out.
  
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• Cycling gloves with indicators

  25-04-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Seeking to give novice riders extra confidence is an Australian start-up that has designed cycling gloves with indicators built in . gloves with indicators beSEENS - an Australian start-up that has designed cycling gloves with indicators built inThe post Cycling gloves with indicators appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Clark 'first billionaire car dealer'

  25-04-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Sir Arnold Clark has become Britain's first billionaire car dealer, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2016.
  
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• Bid to restore port rail link

  25-04-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - A think tank has been set up to look at plans to bring the railway link back to Fleetwood.
  
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• Arriva announces changes to bus timetables in Darlington and surrounding area

  25-04-2016 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -ARRIVA is altering most of its bus services in Darlington and some in the surrounding area next month.
  
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• 'Death ray' could be used at Heathrow to shut down flying drones

  25-04-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Police chiefs are investigating counter measures amid the "threat posed by drones" straying ito restricted London air space.
  
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