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• YOUR LETTERS: Network Rail action will decimate wildlife

  22-05-2016 02:00 via spaldingtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Not satisfied with causing havoc in Spalding due to problems with the level crossings and the long delays they bring, Network Rail now plans to cut down all the trees, bushes and vegetation adjacent to the railway line and replace them with a fence.
  
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• Welsh MP calls for 'quick' completion of Halton Curve rail line

  22-05-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - A North Wales MP has called for the completion of £17.86m redevelopment of the Halton Curve rail line to take place quickly.
  
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• VIDEO: Tour inside a folding bike factory

  22-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - BBC News is given an exclusive look inside the workings of Brompton Bikes' new factory in west London.
  
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• Ubers unlicensed drivers kept off Irish roads subscription

  22-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Ubers attempts to fully break into the Irish market look set to be blocked for good as officials have advised Shane Ross not to permit the car-sharing company to use drivers who do not hold a taxi licence.
  
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• Tube station evacuated due to smoke bomb

  22-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A Tube station is evacuated after football fans heading to Wembley stadium set off a smoke bomb and fire alarms.
  
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• Tram plans moving forward

  22-05-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Ambitious plans to extend Blackpools historic tramway could move a step closer to reality next week.
  
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• Train services returning to normal after ice-cream van gets trapped under low bridge in Suffolk

  22-05-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Suffolk trains were delayed today after an ice-cream van got stuck under a low railway bridge at Needham Market.
  
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• Take the Scandinavian slow train Subscription

  22-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Its a hot day and our train, which is clattering along a bumpy line beside the lakes and rivers of Sweden, suddenly judders to a halt. Is there a points failure, a problem on the track or an overheated engine? No, it seems its the train driver who needs to cool offhe strips to his swimming costume and invites us to join him for a dip in the lakes pellucid waters.
  
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• RegioJet looks to expand

  22-05-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - CZECH REPUBLIC: Private operator RegioJet has applied for train paths to launch a new open access...
  
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• Patrick McLoughlin interview: Brexit would push up ticket prices and threaten our car industry

  22-05-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - In an interview with The Telegraph, he warns that there is an unknown risk that the long term future of the UKs highly successful motor industry could go the way of the coal mines, if Britain withdraws from the EUs free trade zone.
  
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• New bus fleet arriving in Doncaster

  22-05-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - A fleet of new buses is set to arrive in Doncaster thanks to a £3 million improvement scheme.
  
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• Network Rail staff spend OVER £600k a year on FLIGHTS

  22-05-2016 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - STAFF at track operator Network Rail spent more than £600,000 on flights last year.
  
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• Network Rail considers new gantries

  22-05-2016 02:00 via henleystandard.co.uk
  Other News Sources - CONSULTATION on new, slimmer steel gantries for the railway line through Goring will be held in September.
  
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• Mystery surrounding EgyptAir 804 plane crash continues as investigators reveal preliminary report will take a MONTH

  22-05-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -French investigators, who are assisting the official inquiry, have offered the first clues as to what unfolded in the moments before the crash
  
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• MPs voice concern at peak time rail timetable changes

  22-05-2016 02:00 via businessmk.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE two MPs for Milton Keynes have voiced their concern at the announcement this week that Virgin Trains is to amend its evening peak services calling at Milton Keynes Central.
  
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• 'It'll make me feel young again': How readers reacted to the news that orange GM buses could be coming back

  22-05-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Scores of people shared our story about the potential shake-up of services
  
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• Heathrow bosses eye £10m bonus pool Subscription

  22-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Payouts will flow if airport chiefs create right climate for third runway
  
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• Five Hitachi Class 385 bodyshells heading for UK

  22-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Five Class 385 bodyshells are due to arrive in the UK this month, while in Japan the first completed 385 is undergoing testing.
  
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• Faster trains between Lincoln and Nottingham from today

  22-05-2016 02:00 via lincolnshireecho.co.uk
  
  Lincolnshire Echo - New and quicker services from East Midlands Trains between Lincoln, Newark and Nottingham, start today.
  
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• Data suggest fire onboard EgyptAir flight

  22-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Seven messages received over period of three minutes appear at odds with idea of sudden break-up
  
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• Could a 60m road revamp be set to get under way on Wearside?

  22-05-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The multimillion pound scheme dualling road from A19 into Sunderland is now under consultation
  
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• Carne orders inquiry after Network Rail's Flying Scotsman Borders debacle

  22-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail Chief Executive Mark Carne to launch investigation into gauge clearance problems that almost prevented Flying Scotsman running on Borders line .
  
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• Black cabs blame Uber for rise in attacks on Londons taxi drivers

  22-05-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Scotland Yard figures reveal scale of violence on capitals roads and prompt fresh spat between rivalsA surge has been recorded in violent crimes against London taxi drivers, prompting a fresh spat between Uber and black cabs over who is to blame.New figures from Scotland Yard reveal that violent offences against taxi drivers have risen by more than two-thirds, from 856 in 2014 to 1,403 last year. Black-cab drivers have blamed Uber for the increase, alleging that poor English and t
  
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• Arriva faces northern exposure amid inquiry subscription

  22-05-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The stuttering rail franchise system has been thrown into disarray after the Competition and Markets Authority launched an unprecedented investigation into the transport departments decision to award the Northern Rail network to Arriva.
  
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