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• Southern rail strike: conductors' 24-hour walkout causes travel chaos

  18-05-2016 10:04
  
  RMT union claims ‘solid’ support for 24-hour walkout, with Southern expected to run two-thirds of its 2,100 servicesA strike by hundreds of train conductors is being “solidly” supported, causing travel chaos for passengers.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Southern Railway are staging a 24-hour walkout in a bitter row over the role of conductors. Continue reading...
  
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• YP Comment: Trolleybus, Cycle Superhighway...what next for gridlocked Leeds?

  18-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - FIRST the Leeds trolleybus plan hit the buffers because the £250m scheme was botched from the outset.
  
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• YEP says: Is our transport moving in the right direction?

  18-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A cycling superhighway (and a multi-million pound one at that) that is a hazard to pedestrians.
  
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• Year-long roadworks on A27 gets started

  18-05-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - WORK to improve capacity on the A27 in Fareham has begun.
  
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• Video: Parents' outrage at Noisy Network Rail overnight works in Abercarn

  18-05-2016 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
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• Transport chief Mike Brown to build bridges with Sadiq Khan after appearing to support Zac Goldsmith for Mayor

  18-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London chief Mike Brown is under pressure to prove himself to new boss Sadiq Khan after he was caught up in the election campaign.
  
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• Transport bosses say guided busway is a hit attracting 4,000 passengers a day

  18-05-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The controversial Leigh-Manchester Busway is clearly a hit with some peoplemore than 4,000 passengers a day to be precise.
  
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• Train station home with platform and waiting room for sale for 600k

  18-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Many long-suffering commuters can only dream of living closer to the station - and now you can. But don't expect a frequent service from this former Great Northern Railway depot...
  
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• The Queen today unveils the laws on the UK Government's agenda

  18-05-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - What do you hope to see - and not see - in the Queen's Speech?
  
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• The airport where PLANES go on holiday

  18-05-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The ghostly industrial airport, located 3,000ft above sea-level near the town of Teruel in eastern Spain, holds dozens of aircraft from around the world at any one time.
  
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• Surrey group renews its campaign extended Gatwick expansion

  18-05-2016 02:00 via 964eagle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Surrey group continues to fight Gatwick expansion over concerns it could lead to increased air pollution.
  
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• Stop it! Pedestrians use rail crossing despite warning lights

  18-05-2016 02:00 via lincolnshireecho.co.uk
  Lincolnshire Echo - Following this morning's accident this morning at the Brayford Wharf level crossing where a lorry crashed into the rail barrier, we have been inundated with responses from people in disbelief at pedestrians crossing the tracks whilst the warning lights are on.
  
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• Southern warn passengers of 'significant' strike disruption

  18-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Southern passengers must prepare for mp;lsquo;significantmp;rsquo; disruption today as a consequence of strikes by train conductors over the expansion of driver-operated only (DOO) trains, the company has warned. Southern said: mp;ldquo;If the strike takes place it will have a significant effect on...
  
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• Southern Rail strike: Passengers oppose plans to remove guards from trains

  18-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern Rail passengers are opposed to proposals to remove guards from trains and would be concerned about the safety of their journeys if the move goes ahead, a survey has found.
  
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• Southern rail strike: Everything you need to know about Wednesday's walkout over 'driver-only' trains

  18-05-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A handful of Southern's stations in Surrey will be shut on Wednesday while services will be heavily disrupted as conductors walk out
  
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• Second 24-hour rail strike under way

  18-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southern rail conductors are staging a 24-hour walkout which could cause travel chaos on some of the country's busiest routes.
  
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• ScotRail guards to vote on strike action - as bosses brand ballot 'inexplicable'

  18-05-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SCOTRAIL conductors will be balloted on industrial action in a dispute over safety.
  
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• Sales of electric cars rise by 120 in a year with more than 45,000 on the road

  18-05-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The number of electric cars on the road has more than doubled in a year. Official figures show 45,326 plug-in and hybrid cars were in service at the start of this year - 25,000 more than last year.
  
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• Rail competition could put in train problems galore

  18-05-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - For rail passengers used to forking out a kings ransom, the announcement by the rail regulator to allow competition on the London to Edinburgh line will have provided some cheer.
  
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• Preston bus station public vote-winning design is drastically altered

  18-05-2016 02:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - ARCHITECTS have had to drastically re-draw the publics favourite design for a £23.3m revamp of Preston Bus Stationafter being warned it might not get planning permission.
  
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• Network Rail plans vital Bank Holiday work

  18-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail will spend more than 30 million on engineering projects over the May 28-30 Bank Holiday weekend.
  
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• Midland Metro tram extension through Birmingham city centre delayed AGAIN

  18-05-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Tram services to link between Birmingham Snow Hill and Birmingham New Street
  
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• Members of the public given first glance at how transport over River Dee could be improved

  18-05-2016 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - The public got their first glimpse at proposals to improve traffic around the River Dee yesterday.
  
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• Mediators brought in to try to break deadlock over negotiations between Southern Railway and RMT union

  18-05-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -MEDIATORS were brought in to try to break a deadlock over negotiations ahead of a 24-hour rail strike today.
  
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• London Stansted wins national CSR award for innovative community project

  18-05-2016 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - London Stansted Airport has won Best Individual Community Project at the 2016 National CSR Awards for its pioneering community partnership to reduce aircraft noise for over 4,000 people living close to the airport.
  
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• It's official: These are York's worst roads - but many won't be repaired

  18-05-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -One councillor said:
  
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• HS2 construction to start in 2017 minister

  18-05-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Transport secretary refutes speculation about rail projects future
  
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• Heathrow: it's an issue of trust

  18-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Heathrow has become an issue of trust
  
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• Heathrow Airport Shortlists 4 Leading Architects for Its New Design

  18-05-2016 02:00 via architecturaldigest.com
  
  Other News Sources - The bustling British airport is considering designs from Zaha Hadid Architects, Grimshaw, HOK, and Benoy
  
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• Heathrow Airport communities are wary of more promises

  18-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - "Our position could not be clearer, nor could it be more formally placed upon the record. Terminal 5 will not lead to a third runway". (Sir John Egan, chief executive of Heathrow's then owner BAA Ltd, April 1999).
  
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• Hacking through the problems of rail passenger congestion

  18-05-2016 02:00 via theengineer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - This week IMechE hosts an event likely to resonate will many rail commuters and train travellers alike.
  
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• Full Arriva integration of Northern halted over competition concerns

  18-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Arrivamp;rsquo;s takeover of the Northern rail franchise has been temporarily halted by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns that it will threaten competition, creating a worse experience for passengers. The CMA is still deciding whether to carry out a full-length...
  
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• Fuel shortages hit Nigerian airlines

  18-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Four carriers delay or cancel domestic flights
  
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• French transport giant Keolis joins forces with Amey in bid to build and run the South Wales Metro

  18-05-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Trams the best solution for an electrified Valley Lines network says French transport giant
  
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• Flying Scotsman to visit Scotland next year after sell-out trips

  18-05-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The Flying Scotsman locomotive is expected to return to Scotland next year while ScotRail will run steam trains on the Borders Railway this summer, The Scotsman has learned.
  
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• Flawed design of flagship £29m Leeds to Bradford cycle superhighway will set cycling back

  18-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A multimillion pound cycle superhighway between Leeds and Bradford will make cyclists a hazard to pedestrians, according to an independent transport consultant.
  
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• East Coast operator accused of training 'secret scab army' to thwart strikes

  18-05-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE main Edinburgh-London rail operator has been accused of training up a
  
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• Dublins commuters stand tall in the saddle Subscription

  18-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Pedal power is stepping up a gear in Dublin with the number of cyclists commuting to work at its highest level in a decade.
  
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• Digital navigation for the blind

  18-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Beacons send signals to passing users smartphones, helping them find their way around transport
  
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• Danger of city missing out on HS2 warns minister

  18-05-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Sheffield could miss out on an HS2 station altogether if it cant unite behind one location, business minister Anna Soubry has warned.
  
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• City tram route opening delayed again

  18-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The launch of a new tram service to Birmingham New Street station is delayed for a second time.
  
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• Campaigners 'not convinced' of benefits of increased open access

  18-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Proposals to increase open access to British railways could fail to achieve their goals and waste money currently being spent on upgrades, Campaign for Better Transport has said ahead of tomorrowmp;rsquo;s Queenmp;rsquo;s Speech. In a media briefing, the campaign said that the speech could contain...
  
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• Bombardier is back all guns blazing in battle for contracts Subscription

  18-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - As Patrick McLoughlin pulled back the red curtains to unveil the plaque that commemorates the opening of Bombardiers new testing facility in Derby, where they have been building trains since Queen Victoria was a youngster, there was a certain irony.
  
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• Bombardier is back all guns blazing in battle for contracts

  18-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - As Patrick McLoughlin pulled back the red curtains to unveil the plaque that commemorates the opening of Bombardiers new testing facility in Derby, where they have been building trains since Queen Victoria was a youngster, there was a certain irony.
  
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• Amazing photo captures rare rainbow contrails plane effect

  18-05-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Alstom gains permission for new academy at Widnes

  18-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Alstom has gained planning permission from Halton Borough Council to acquire 30 acres of land at Widnes for a new North West Transport Training Academy. Ground-breaking will take place before the summer and the mp;euro;25m site will open in autumn next year, where it will provide training for the...
  
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• Airbus and Boeing contend with headwinds

  18-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Aircraft makers face production challenges plus increased risk of airlines delaying jet deliveries
  
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• 70 jobs to go at Aer Lingus in Belfast

  18-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Aer Lingus is cutting most of its Belfast staff but says there will be no change to its flying schedule from the city airport.
  
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