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• The unexpected beauty of road intersections – in pictures

  13-05-2016 11:23
  
  Digital designer Nicholas Rougeux’s Interchange Choreography project finds simple beauty in the apparent chaos of some of the world’s most complicated road layouts – from Birmingham’s iconic Spaghetti Junction to examples from China, Russia and the US Continue reading...
  
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• When rail companies claim their trains are ‘on time’ – but you know they aren’t

  13-05-2016 08:01
  
  Angered by delays, cancellations and claims that 82% of his trains were on time, Matt Steel kept a record of his travels. The real punctuality figure? Just 37%It all started when I was glancing idly at a Southern Railway performance poster while waiting for a delayed train. The posters are displayed around the network and proudly demonstrate how rail companies have hit their target for service performance – or at least how they have run close to it. But as I stared at the poster I wondered
  
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• Zaha Hadid and Benoy on Heathrow expansion shortlist

  13-05-2016 02:00 via bdonline.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Zaha Hadid, Grimshaw, HOK and Benoy have been shortlisted by Heathrow airport in a competition for proposals for the airports expansion.
  
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• YP Comment: Stuck in slow lane 30 years of transport failure in Leeds.

  13-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - THE Governments decision to pull the plug on the controversial Leeds trolleybus schemeMinisters had little choice after a planning inspector ruled there was little evidence that it would enhance public transport in the West Yorkshire citys most deprived areasis the culmination of three decades of political failure.
  
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• We need to make better decisions on transport projects as traffic forecasts for roads are shown to be incorrect

  13-05-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - A new report by a transport expert argues that official projections have consistently over-estimated the growth in road traffic
  
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• VTEC and FirstGroup granted East Coast Main Line access

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: The Office of Rail mp; Road announced on May 12 that it had approved applications from Virgin...
  
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• Virgin Trains warns promised two-hourly Harrogate-London service is in doubt

  13-05-2016 02:00 via harrogateadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Revolutionary promises to introduce 14 trains a day between London and Harrogate from 2019 could be at risk with four competing companies battling for use of the line.
  
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• Tube Metropolitan line to receive upgrade

  13-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The London Underground - otherwise known as the Tube - has reminded its customers that it's set to receive major work from Monday 16th May. It will aim to make the service more reliable and make overall journeys much quicker for passengers, according to Transport for London. Currently, the condition and the drainage of the track between Baker Street and Finchley Road has become increasingly poor. This area is known for flooding after periods of he
  
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• Transport minister says Cambridge deserves 'world class transport infrastructure' on visit to city

  13-05-2016 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The transport minister insists he wants Cambridge to have "world class transport infrastructure" as the city's transport revolution starts to take shape.
  
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• Track access extension opens up growth opportunities for Hull Trains

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Will Dunnett, managing director at Hull Trains, talks to RTM's David Stevenson about the recent extension to its track access, the need for a modernised fleet and how open access operators can generate competition in the market.
  
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• Special Windings

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -A white paper showcasing F.E.EM's key products, as well as the benefits of flat winding techniques for applications in the rail industry.
  
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• Secretary of State for Transport gets to grips with driverless technology

  13-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Secretary of state for Transport, The Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP has today visited Milton Keynes based Innovation Centre Transport Systems Catapult to learn about the latest transport innovations being developed by the organisation. Patrick met with TSC CEO Steve Yianni and was introduced to technologies including social media sentiment mapping, virtual city planning and the LUTZ Pathfinder driverless vehicle.The LUTZ Pathfinder autonomous vehic
  
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• Sadiq Khan's bus 'Hopper' tickets have made people plan to race across London for 1.50

  13-05-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Ryanair announces new routes from Bournemouth airport

  13-05-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -BRAND new routes and services are set to bring more jobs to Bournemouth airport.
  
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• Revealed: 500 Southern rail trains cancelled in just a week due to 'unprecedented' staff sickness levels

  13-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Almost 500 Southern rail trains were cancelled in just a week due to "unprecedented" staff sickness as a row over working conditions continues, the Standard can reveal.
  
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• Rail price war from Scotland to London Subscription

  13-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - FirstGroup challenges Virgin Trains East Coast
  
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• Rail Network punctuality drops to worst level in almost a decade, figures show

  13-05-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Polish train driver runs down carriages to warn of impending crash with lorry

  13-05-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• People want to race across London to see how far they can get on Sadiq Khan's one-hour bus ticket

  13-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A Labour councillor's light-hearted idea of holding a race to see who can get the furthest using Sadiq Khan's new bus-hopper ticket has been praised as "brilliant".
  
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• ORR celebrates first year ever without railway worker fatalities

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - For the first time, a year has passed on Britainmp;rsquo;s railways without a railway worker losing his or her life. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR), announcing the achievement, said that Britainmp;rsquo;s railway network is mp;ldquo;safer than it has ever beenmp;rdquo;, with no passengers or staff...
  
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• ORR approves future VTEC and FirstGroup services on ECML

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) and FirstGroup have been approved to run new train services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML), but Great North Eastern Railway Company Limitedmp;rsquo;s (GNERmp;rsquo;s) applications have been rejected. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said it had made its decision...
  
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• Opponents welcome demise of Leeds trolleybus project

  13-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - THE decision not to go ahead with the Leeds trolleybus was welcomed by critics of the scheme who had mounted a vocal campaign against the project.
  
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• Not suitable for development: Leeds trolleybus scheme is thrown out

  13-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - THE SCRAPPING of the £250m Leeds trolleybus scheme triggered warnings the city had lost a decade on its rivals today.
  
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• MP shows her support for new transport plan

  13-05-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A PLAN to improve transport infrastructure in the Solent area has been backed by the MP for Gosport.
  
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• Letters to the editor: New Heathrow vow is unconvincing

  13-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Heathrow's latest announcement and its commitments to the communities around the airport aren't worth the paper they're written on. Broken promises are the norm in our experience.
  
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• Labour's deputy leader visits Bombardier in Crewe

  13-05-2016 02:00 via crewechronicle.co.uk
  
  Crewe Chronicle - Mr Watson praised the first-class company with its highly trained, highly-focused workforce,
  
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• Is the new non-sweat cycle shirt for commuters worth it?

  13-05-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A shirt that promises to stop you sweatingor stinkinghas gone on sale for £139. We asked an editor to try it out for sizeMany offices now have shower facilities for cyclists, and those that dont at least have toilet cubicles for commuters to change out of their kit. But if youve not got the time, or cant be bothered carrying a spare set of clothes, or use your bike to get between meetings during the day, then a shirt that stops you sweatingand stinking out the jointcould be
  
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• Infrastructure planning: Moving away from stop-start investment

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Devolution of Network Rail's routes should not be seen as the panacea for solving every problem the industry comes up against, according to Jo Kaye, director of network strategy and capacity planning at Network Rail.
  
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• How Leeds transport schemes were stopped in their tracks

  13-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Margaret Thatcher was in 10 Downing Street, Bros were riding high at the top of the charts and Howard Wilkinsons reign as Leeds United manager was just beginning.
  
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• Holiday prices now DOUBLE as soon as schools break up - and Leeds is most expensive regional airport

  13-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Families face paying up to double the price for a package holiday to popular destinations as soon as the school holidays begin, a survey has found.
  
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• Heathrow Airport's route to digital transformation

  13-05-2016 02:00 via econsultancy.com
  
  Other News Sources - How do you digitally transform an airport?
  
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• Gearing up for work at Leeds station

  13-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - THE wheels of Leedss buses have trundled across it more than seven million times in the last 20 years.
  
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• FirstGroup to run five London to Scotland trains a day at 25 from 2021

  13-05-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - FirstGroup will run a new standard-class-only service from London to Edinburgh from 2021, under a ten-year deal, with tickets costing less than 25 each way for the 400-mile trip.
  
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• FirstGroup to rival Virgin on East Coast route

  13-05-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Budget one class travel offered for 25 on London-Edinburgh service
  
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• FirstGroup pledges 25 East Coast rail fares

  13-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Office of Rail and Road sanctions competition on London to Edinburgh route in 10-year deal
  
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• Edinburgh to London budget rail service

  13-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new budget rail service between Edinburgh and London is given the green light by the Rail Regulator.
  
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• Dodington Road bridge closed to allow for railway electrification work

  13-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The bridge at Dodington Road in Gloucestershire is going to be closed temporarily to allow for essential railway electrification work to prepare for the arrival of a new fleet of trains. It will be closed from Monday 23rd May and is expected to be finished on Sunday 5th June, as part of Network Rail's Railway Upgrade Plan. For this particular project, the company's team will be raising the sides of the bridge and installing anti-climb coping stone
  
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• Delivering a world-class service for London

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mark Bullock, managing director for Balfour Beatty Rail, discusses the past and ongoing track works happening across the capital's rail network as part of their extended Track Partnership with London Underground (LU).
  
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• Customer service innovation at LOROL

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Matt Bromley, customer service project manager at London Overground Rail Operations Limited (LOROL), explains how two new innovations are improving customer service for the operator.
  
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• Class 144e: A case of evolution and collaboration

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Helen Simpson and Chandra Morbey, engineering and supplier development managers at Porterbrook, explain how close collaboration with the supply chain can help deliver prototypes impressively fast and with greater freedom for all parties involved.
  
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• City could turn to tram-train after trolleybus blocked

  13-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - LEEDS could look to tram-train technology as a solution to its transport problems after its trolleybus plans were left in tatters tdoay.
  
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• Changing the conservative approach to rail innovation

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - As the UK rail industry starts its journey towards enabling the Digital Railway, supply chain leaders discuss the need for a change of approach to unlocking innovation. David Stevenson reports.
  
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• Car falls down huge hole in street

  13-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A car falls down a huge hole in a residential street in south-east London.
  
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• Bus journey from Ransomes Europark to Ipswich town centre takes 75-minutes as roads are gridlocked

  13-05-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Road problems in east Ipswich have got so bad that it can now take longer to travel from Ransomes Europark to the town centre than a rail trip to the capital.
  
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• Blogger reveals parking ticket errors

  13-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A blogger in New York uses public data to prove that the New York Police Department ticketed thousands of cars that were actually parked legally.
  
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• Birmingham enjoys 14th consecutive month of passenger growth

  13-05-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Numbers up 13.2 year-on-year
  
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• Apple invests in Chinese Uber rival

  13-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Apple invests $1bn (693m) in Didi Chuxing, the car-hailing app that has a bigger market share than Uber in China.
  
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• Alastair Dalton: Ministers face questions over transport spending

  13-05-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Transport wasnt an issue during the election campaign, but without a majority, it could well become one for the SNP now that the party is back in power.
  
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• Additional ECML services will have 'significant impact' on Grand Central

  13-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Grand Centrals managing director has cautioned that the ORRs decision to approve new Virgin Trains East Coast (VTEC) and First Group services on the East Coast Main Line is likely to have a significant impact on its work. Following todays announcement by the...
  
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• A55 'performing efficiently' says special transport report

  13-05-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Moving Wales Forward says average journey speeds were 60-70mph and money should be invested in public transport
  
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