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• Watch: Red-light jumping drivers don't come much worse than this

  25-05-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Dashcam footage captures a driver passing a car before accelerating through the signal long after it has turned red
  
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• Volkswagen invests $300m in taxi app Gett

  25-05-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - German carmaker backs Israeli start-up as Toyota follows suit with undisclosed Uber stake
  
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• Train company scraps free rail travel for schoolchildren over safety fears

  25-05-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - A row's broken out in the Rhondda, over plans to cut free rail travel for pupils at Treorchy Comprehensive School.
  
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• The Longest Floor System Ever Made

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -SMTC continue their international growth and recently delivered the first train set of Crossrail floor system to Bombardier Transportation in Derby, UK.
  
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• Thameslink new train for Surrey route described as 'future of commuting'

  25-05-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A 12-carriage version of the train will run at rush hour on the Brighton to East Croydon line, through Gatwick Airport, Redhill, Merstham and Coulsdon South
  
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• Start-up airline to offer unlimited flights to four European cities

  25-05-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Instantair to provide flights to London, Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt for 2250
  
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• Staff vote for strike over Night Tube pay

  25-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Maintenance workers on the London Underground vote in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay linked to the Night Tube service.
  
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• Smith: Government must show greater freight appreciation

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Government needs greater understanding of needs of the rail freight market in the wake of the coal sectors decline, GBRf Managing Director John Smith said.
  
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• Sleeper MD considers Kings Cross potential

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - London Kings Cross is being viewed as a possible future station for the Caledonian Sleeper.
  
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• Services in the East of Scotland

  25-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Local bus operator First Scotland East today May 24 confirmed it is proposing to cease bus operations in East Lothian from 14 August 2016 and close its depots in North Berwick and Musselburgh.First Scotland East's operations in these areas have not been viable for a number of years, despite working hard to turn the business around and attract sufficient customers in what has become an increasingly competitive market.However, the company had also b
  
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• Second Spanish rolling stock win confirmed

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -New trains for Transpennine Express are to be built by the Spanish firm of CAF, after no bids were received from a manufacturer with a British base. The RMT said the decision to choose a Spanish builder was a 'sad indictment' of the railways. The order for two new fleets is the second to be made by FirstGroup for Transpennine Express. It has already signed a contract for 19 five-car trains, to be supplied by Hitachi. TPE managing director Leo Goodwin said the deal was 'great news
  
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• Sadiq Khan announces Val Shawcross as Londons new deputy mayor for transport

  25-05-2016 02:00 via mayorwatch.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Former London Assembly Member Val Shawcross has been appointed to Mayor Sadiq Khans top team as deputy mayor for transport.
  
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• Reminder bus stops are not a parking spot

  25-05-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Lazy motorists are being urged to use their feet and their heads and not delay bus services.
  
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• Ravi Govindia, Nicholas True and Ray Puddifoot: Heathrow expansion 250 miles from reality

  25-05-2016 02:00 via conservativehome.com
  Conservative Party - Cllr Ravi Govindia, is the Leader of Wandsworth Council.Cllr Lord True is the Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council.Cllr Ray Puddifoot is the Leader of Hillingdon.
  
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• Rail tourism winners announced

  25-05-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Heritage and community rail-related tourism winners released.
  
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• PowerTrunk awarded TETRA network order for San Francisco Airport

  25-05-2016 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - PowerTrunk, part of the Sepura Group, announces that it has been awarded a new TETRA network order by Rockwell Collins to provide a Terrestrial Trunked Radio (TETRA) system at San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
  
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• Plans for new rolling stock to replace BR DMUs

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - DMUs built in the 1980s could be replaced in the next decade, as the DfT believes there are likely to be significant opportunities to replace them.
  
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• Peterborough gets 0.5m green transport funding

  25-05-2016 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Peterborough has won 500,000 funding from the government to promote green forms of transport, it was announced today (Tuesday 24 May).
  
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• Passengers 'throwing hot coffee' at each other spark rail chaos

  25-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Two first-class passengers on a train bound for London sparked chaos for hundreds of commuters after apparently throwing coffee over each other in a row over seats.
  
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• Number of people sleeping rough on London night buses rises by 20 per cent

  25-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rough sleeping on London's night buses has soared by more than 20 per cent over the past four years, according to an internal report from Transport for London.
  
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• NIC chair Lord Adonis to take over Crossrail 2

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), Lord Andrew Adonis, is expected to be made chair of Crossrail 2 after being jointly nominated by London mayor Sadiq Khan, chancellor George Osborne and transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin following a meeting. His appointment is now...
  
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• New transport bill to provide

  25-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - One of the key announcements in the British government's agenda for the coming session was the Modern Transport Bill, which is set to change the face of the automotive technology industry in the UK. The announcement was made in the Queen's Speech last week, which states that there would be measures to encourage investment in driverless cars and electric cars, among other areas, reports Global Manufacturing. Jonathan Dudley, head of manufacturing b
  
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• New Thameslink train goes on show in London

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A new Class 700 Siemens-built train for Thameslink is carrying invited guests for the first time today (24 May) on a special showcasing trip from London Blackfriars to East Croydon. The new high capacity trains, built in the German Rhineland, have been arriving for several months and have made numerous commissioning trips from the new depot at Three Bridges. Today's event marks the formal unveiling of the trains in Britain, after test runs with guests on board in Germany. The tra
  
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• New hi-tech Thameslink trains unveiled... with fewer seats in each carriage but more standing space

  25-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Bosses say the new trains will still have more seating than existing ones beacuse they are much bigger
  
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• New chief executive appointed for Prestwick Airport

  25-05-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - PRESTWICK Airport has appointed its first permanent chief executive in nine months.
  
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• More new trains for the North and Scotland

  25-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - TransPennine Express (TPE), the intercity rail operator for the North and Scotland is delighted to today announce the purchase of a further 126 brand new carriages.TPE will deliver an investment of more than £230m in 25 brand new five-carriage trains which will be in service across the network by 2019.The new franchise began on 1 April 2016 with a commitment to invest more than £500m in the rail network and todays announcement follows
  
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• Mobile rail ticketing system being extended to Swansea

  25-05-2016 02:00 via southwales-eveningpost.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A MOBILE ticketing system which allows rail passengers to pay and download fares to their smartphone is to be extended to Swansea.
  
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• LIVERPOOL-HEATHROW WORKING GROUP TO BE SET UP

  25-05-2016 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  
  Other News Sources - A working group is to be set up to explore the possibility of establishing an airline hub between Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Heathrow Airport.
  
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• HS2: Will double decker trains be coming to Birmingham?

  25-05-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - French train maker Alstom hopes to secure £7.5 billion contract to design and build rolling stock for HS2 line
  
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• Halfords buys Tredz and Wheelies for 18m

  25-05-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Listed retailer strengthens foothold in the cycle market by acquiring South Wales firm
  
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• GTR unveils Thameslink Class 700s

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - EMUs will expand capacity on congested central section
  
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• Flying Scotsman: Why do we have a love affair with steam trains?

  25-05-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Former Get Surrey reporter David Stubbings explores both his own, and the nation's, affection for steam locomotion as the Flying Scotsman tours Surrey
  
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• EgyptAir plane crash pilot flagged no technical problems before take off in Paris'

  25-05-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -A new report claims that no issues were flagged before the flight departed Paris on May 18th
  
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• Digital Railway cheapest option but 'will require extra funding in CP5'

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Delivering the Digital Railway will be the cheapest option for increasing capacity in the railway by up to 40, the chief executive of Network Rail admitted ahead of the programmes finalised business plan, expected towards the end of the year. Speaking at a Transport Select Committee...
  
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• Deals on wheels: Halfords buys two bike businesses

  25-05-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Halfords has splashed out £18.4 million to acquire two firms as part of plans to ramp up its online offering in the premium bicycle market.
  
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• Crossrail: creating a learning legacy for industry

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Other News Sources -Crossrail is the biggest construction project in Europe, with more than 10,000 people working across 40 sites. It should come as no surprise, then, that as this mammoth undertaking approaches its conclusion, it wishes to leave a legacy, sharing the l
  
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• COVER STORY: Last-built 66 unveiled by GBRf and named Evening Star

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - GB Railfreight unveiled the final ever Class 66 to be built for the UK and European markets on May 10.
  
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• Council considers cutting all Northampton bus service subsidies

  25-05-2016 02:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The county council is considering withdrawing all funds from bus services in Northampton.
  
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• 'Chaos' as angry passengers locked out of new Blackburn bus station after security blunder

  25-05-2016 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -ANGRY and confused passengers were locked out of Blackburns new £4.7million bus station for more than an hourafter a rota mix-up meant the keyholder failed to turn up.
  
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• Bus giant First says business 'not viable' as it confirms plans to axe services in East Lothian

  25-05-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - NEARLY 90 jobs face the axe after bus giant First announced it planned to end operations in the east of Scotland.
  
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• Bus drivers staging one-day strike

  25-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hundreds of bus drivers in parts of Greater Manchester have walked out in a one-day strike over pay and conditions.
  
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• Blackwall Tunnel: Thames crossing finally reopens after 20 hour closure caused by fuel spill

  25-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Blackwall Tunnel today reopened after a fuel spill caused a "nightmare" for motorists as it closed the route for more than 20 hours.
  
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• Bike to work and keep healthy message

  25-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - A new wave of the popular Cycle to Work scheme is currently being organised by Reading Buses. The scheme is an initiative which Reading Buses is again running with Evans Cycles which means that employees are able to save up to 42 off the cost of a new bike. Our first period using the cycle to work scheme was hugely successful, said Caroline Anscombe, Reading Buses HR Director. We had 40 people sign up and buy bikes to help them not only travel to
  
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• Axiomtek Intelligent Surveillance System for Metros

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Nowadays, the trend for transportation electronic devices has been turning to intelligent transportation systems, in order to provide high safety, convenience, and comfortable environment for passengers.
  
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• Aslef members vote to strike despite GTR injunction application

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Drivers on the Southern and Gatwick Express lines are set to strike despite efforts by parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) to stop industrial action using an injunction. In an 82 turnout among Aslef members, 84.4 voted in favour of a strike and 95.8 voted in favour of action short...
  
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• Artist creates 'dazzle ship' design

  25-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A Glasgow-based artist paints a massive design on a 72m (239ft) long ship as part of World War One centenary commemorations.
  
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• Alstom pitches double-decker trains for HS2

  25-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - In what would be a railway first for the UK, French train manufacturer Alstom is set to pitch the idea of building double-decker trains to run on the 225mph HS2 line in order to maximise passenger benefits and bring down travel costs. The company, which hopes to land the mp;pound;7.5bn rolling...
  
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• Aberdeen airport 20m revamp underway

  25-05-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Biggest upgrade since 1977 will increase the size of the terminal by 50
  
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• £21 million green transport funding to support job creation and clean up air quality

  25-05-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Councils across the country have won nearly £21 million of funding from the government to promote green forms of transport, it was announced
  
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