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• Uber offers wheelchair-accessible cabs in effort to overtake taxis

  10-05-2016 13:31
  
  Disability group welcomes launch in London of UberWAV, which will charge same as Uber – but with a longer wait timeFor the first time, Uber users in London can book wheelchair-accessible vehicles through the company’s minicab app.UberWAV is offering specially-outfitted cars to wheelchair users in the capital for the same price as a normal UberX ride. But users will have to wait considerably longer than most: the company says that in the first few weeks “we expect average wait t
  
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• Work starts on construction of HS2 colleges

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Construction started today on the two sites of the future National College for High Speed Rail. The ground breaking ceremony marked the beginning of work in Birmingham's university district and and Doncaster Lakeside. The College will provide specialist training, skills and qualifications required to build HS2 and other rail infrastructure projects in future.
  
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• Watchdog urges better relationship with passengers

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The rail watchdog Transport Focus has called for an improvement in the relationship between passengers and railway companies. Writing in the May edition of Railnews, Transport Focus chief executive Anthony Smith says surveys carried out by TF reveal that many passengers are dissatisfied, with commuters in the south east of England 'feeling the strain' in particular. He says 'its time the industry gave passengers some meaningful promises about when performance will stabilise'.
  
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• Wabtec acquires Unitrac Railroad Materials and Pride Bodies

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - NORTH AMERICA: Wabtec Corp has completed the acquisitions of Unitrac Railroad Materials and Pride...
  
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• Virgin Trains offers data on train punctuality

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Virgin Trains begins publishing up-to-date punctuality data on its services.
  
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• VIDEO: Flying Scotsman safety awareness

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Flying Scotsman is due to travel from York to Newcastle on May 10, and York to Edinburgh on May 14
  
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• Video: Bus photobombs filming of iconic towers demoltion

  10-05-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - A MEMBER of the public hoping to capture the demolition of an iconic Glasgow tower block was left frustrated by an ill-timed bus.
  
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• Venice gondoliers block city canals to protest 'reckless' speed boats terrorising their passengers

  10-05-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Two-year track and drainage upgrades set to start on Metropolitan Line

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Metropolitan Line work to replace 6.4km of track and drainage systems will begin next Monday, meaning the line will close early on Monday and Wednesday evenings for two years. The work will take place on the section between Baker Street and Finchley Road, which is currently prone to flooding...
  
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• Trainspotters urged to keep off the tracks as Flying Scotsman begins UK tour

  10-05-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Rail enthusiasts are being urged to keep off the tracks as Flying Scotsman begins its tour of England and Scotland after the inaugural run following a decade-long refit was marred by trespassers.
  
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• Train passengers anger as overhead wire fault at Shenfield causes eight hours of Sunday travel chaos

  10-05-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Frustrated rail passengers have criticised train officials for a lack of contingency plan when major problems occur on the line after a day of travel chaos.
  
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• Sadiq Khans victory gives Heathrow a surprise boost

  10-05-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - elieve it or not, but expansion at Heathrow may actually have become slightly more likely.
  
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• Sadiq Khan's election 'will not sway decision on Heathrow'

  10-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Ministers today indicated that a decision on Heathrow expansion will not be swayed by the election of opponent Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London.
  
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• RBS orders EMUs to crowd-sourced design

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - SWITZERLAND: Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn has awarded Stadler Rail a contract to supply 14...
  
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• Please dont delay Crossrail 2 Sadiq

  10-05-2016 02:00 via labourlist.org
  
  Labour Party - Sadiq Khans brilliant victory on Friday made me proud. A Labour London Mayor winning by promising opportunity and hope, homes Londoners can afford, high-skilled jobs with decent pay, and an affordable and modern transport system.
  
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• Plane lands safely at Heathrow despite bizarre square tyre

  10-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Aviation experts are stumped by this bizarre photograph of a plane's strangely misshapen tyre.
  
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• NR asset sales must safeguard future rail requirements - Perry

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail asset sales by the newly-created Network Rail Property will still be subject to overview by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) and the transport secretary, rail minister Claire Perry has confirmed. Lilian Greenwood MP, the shadow transport secretary, asked Perry in a House of Commons...
  
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• New routes for laptops and frozen chicken

  10-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Suppliers looking for ways around Russian restrictions
  
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• New London mayor supports Gatwick expansion over Heathrow

  10-05-2016 02:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Gatwick has gained a prominent political ally with the election of Labour candidate Sadiq Khan as mayor of London.
  
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• Network Rail making progress on Glasgow Queen Street refresh

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail is over 50 days into its 140-day closure of Glasgow Queen Street for the 742 million Edinburgh-Glasgow Improvement Programme (EGIP).
  
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• Mitsubishi up on compensation reports

  10-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Shares in Mitsubishi Motors rise on media reports the Japanese car maker will compensate customers after it admitted falsifying fuel efficiency data.
  
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• London container terminal launches the first vehicle booking app for hauliers

  10-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Tilburys London Container Terminal has this week launched the UKs first fully integrated Vehicle Booking System (VBS) mobile app uniquely designed for the terminals hauliers.LCT is the only container terminal in the UK that has a fully integrated and fully functional VBS app that allows hauliers to make bookings and check the status of a container remotely using a mobile app on their mobile phone. The app is available to download for free on App S
  
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• Interim HS2 construction commissioner to be appointed this summer

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - An interim construction commissioner for HS2 will be appointed this summer, transport minister Robert Goodwill MP announced in the House of Commons today. In response to a question from Conservative MP Cheryl Gillan, Goodwill said that an independent steering group will develop performance and...
  
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• Hundreds of naked cyclists ready to ride to raise awareness of 'car-centric' culture

  10-05-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -It's the tenth anniversary of the World Naked Bike Ride
  
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• Hull Paragon station to get 14m investment for City of Culture

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: TransPennine Express has applied for listed building consent for works which it plans to...
  
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• HS2 headquarters to move to Birmingham

  10-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Staff at the headquarters of the HS2 high-speed rail plans are being consulted as it prepares to move to Birmingham, the BBC learns.
  
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• Government launches £2 million competition to promote roll-out of hydrogen-fuelled fleet vehicles

  10-05-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Public and private sector fleets can get up to 75 off the cost of zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicles.
  
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• Glasgow Subway to shut for a month for tunnel work

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Subway services in Glasgow are to be suspended for approximately four weeks from Saturday July 2, to enable modernisation work.
  
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• Girl, 10, records rail safety message

  10-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A 10-year-old girl records a safety message to be played at all 236 GTR stations in the hope her
  
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• Freight trains from China arrive in Tehran

  10-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Land route takes 14 days compared with 45 by sea
  
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• France waves goodbye to sleeper trains

  10-05-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - SNCF blames the demise of night trains on high costs as it announces plans to end services from Paris France is set to say au revoir to the couchette, as the countrys department of transport prepares to withdraw overnight train routes from Paris.The French government, which owns the national rail operator SNCF, has said sleeper trains are too expensive to run; it has withdrawn financial support and invited bids to run the services. But unless a proposal is received by July 1 all b
  
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• Flythrough video reveals future for Birmingham's HS2 College

  10-05-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The video shows the new college which will train thousands of youngsters in engineering and is on track to open its doors to students in September 2017
  
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• England cricketer backs campaign for Bradford buses to run adverts praising Allah

  10-05-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -BRADFORD is one of five cities where buses will carry adverts praising Allah during Ramadan as part of a fundraising drive by Britain's biggest Islamic charity.
  
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• Electric rail works to cause disruption

  10-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail journeys between Manchester and Preston will be disrupted when major works start at a Lancashire station.
  
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• Easyjet rises as FTSE 100 dips

  10-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - London's FTSE 100 dips in late trading, with Easyjet bucking the downward trend after a broker upgrade.
  
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• Crossrail line neighbours in Hillingdon face night-time noise until the end of 2016

  10-05-2016 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Network Rail is electrifying the tracks to make way for the Crossrail Elizabeth Line - and the noisy work has to be done at night
  
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• ContiTech Railway Engineering-Railway Suspension Systems

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -The ContiTech Group as one of the world's leading development partners and original equipment manufacturers in railway technology not only supplies high-tech products for suspensions, interior trims and resilient track support but also offers a close
  
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• Construction starts on high-speed rail colleges

  10-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Construction officially began on the two sites of the National College for High Speed Rail today. Breaking ground ceremonies were held at the new college sites, in Doncaster and Birmingham, which are due to open in September 2017. The sites were announced in 2014 after multiple delays, and John...
  
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• Cardiff Airport reports 40 passenger rise in best performance since 2011

  10-05-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -For the year to the end of April this year Cardiff Airport handled 1.25 million passengers
  
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• Bullocks Coaches extends its Scania fleet

  10-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The latest addition to Cheadle, Greater Manchester-based Bullocks Coaches is a pair of K 360 IB Scania Irizar i6 coaches. The order follows positive feedback from last years delivery of an identical vehicle, with fuel economy, reliability and aftersales back-up have all being major factors in securing this order.The vehicles are both built to identical specification and comprise of 53 seats with leather headrests and three-point seatbelts, centre
  
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• Blackfriars to Bedford train route named as London's most violent commuter service

  10-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A late-night train packed with revellers and workers heading home from London's Blackfriars station has been named as the capital's most violent late night commuter service.
  
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• Amadeus partners with Plusgrade to provide customized seating

  10-05-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Madrid-based tech-solutions provider Amadeus has partnered with Plusgrade, which allows passengers to bid for either upgrades or neighbor-free seats.read more
  
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