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• YP Letters: Supertram plan should be revived in Leeds

  27-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - From: Bob Watson, Springfield Road, Baildon.
  
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• Warning for rowdy holidaymakers as figures reveal hundreds of arrests at UK airports

  27-05-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Cases have included a drunk ex-attendant attempting to open the doors of a plane as it came in to land at Newcastle Airport
  
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• Transport experts call for independent review of HS2 options

  27-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Alternatives to HS2 should be reconsidered, a group of travel experts have warned in a report saying the high-speed rail line could be five times as expensive as an equivalent railway in France. According to research led by Professor Tony May from the University of Leeds Institute for Transport...
  
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• Tram passenger satisfaction at record high, but Midland Metro slips

  27-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Tram passenger satisfaction is higher than it has ever been following network improvements, the latest Transport Focus passenger survey has found. The 5,707 tram passengers, surveyed by Transport Focus in autumn 2015, gave the tram network an overall satisfaction rating of 92, compared to 90...
  
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• Train 'lifted' to free woman's foot

  27-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A train is lifted to free a woman whose foot got stuck between the carriage and the platform on the London Underground.
  
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• The morning Tweets tell an all-too familiar tale for Leeds commuters

  27-05-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - The tweets will make frustratingly familiar reading for many early morning commuters and other rail users in Leeds and across the rest of Yorkshire.
  
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• Southern must lose franchise after week of rail misery, says MP

  27-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An MP today called on ministers to "end the Southern misery now" after nearly a third of the rail firm's trains were late or cancelled in a single day this week.
  
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• Skyscanner launches Facebook Messenger bot for flight search

  27-05-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Users can now search for flights conversationally
  
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• ScotRail train driver arrested for alleged intoxication

  27-05-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - A ScotRail train driver has been arrested for being intoxicated at Waverley Station in Edinburgh.
  
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• Ryanair mulls onboard intranet

  27-05-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Irish budget carrier Ryanair is likely to opt for walled garden onboard connectivity in the mid-term, rather than full-blown Wi-Fi.read more
  
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• Rosamund Urwin: We must combat dangerous lorries to protect cyclists

  27-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - There's a bleak ritual that I wish I never had cause to carry out again.
  
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• Rip-off pedicab drivers to be forced off London's roads under new crackdown

  27-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rip-off pedicab drivers charging tourists up to 600 for a half-an-hour ride are the targets of a new crackdown unveiled by the Government.
  
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• Rail freight must be remembered

  27-05-2016 02:00 via politics.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Government must pay greater attention to the needs of rail freight when considering major infrastructure investments
  
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• MP leads rallying cry for Leeds tram-trains

  27-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Calls made for tram-trains to serve the Leeds City Region.
  
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• Mock-up plane cabin gives aviation students wings to land top jobs

  27-05-2016 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Have a look at Middlesbrough College's new mock plane cabin
  
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• Merseyrail bank holiday services increased to cope with Sound City and marathon crowds

  27-05-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -To cope with crowds for the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon and Sound City, Merseyrail is increasing services
  
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• Merger investigation into Arrivas Northern franchise win

  27-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred the awarding of the Northern Rail franchise to Arriva for an in-depth investigation.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover manufacturing to create hundreds of jobs

  27-05-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Automotive business Magna International is set to build a plant in Britain in order to supply parts for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). The North American company will be creating 300 new jobs in the British market, as the new site opens in Telford, reports The Telegraph. Magna will be casting lightweight aluminium parts for JLR in the new 255,000 square foot factory, which is ready for construction this year. The first parts will be ready to come off th
  
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• Interview: David Horne, managing director, Virgin Trains East Coast

  27-05-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - The rail regulator recently gave approval for First Group competing on the East Coast mainline between London and Edinburgh, where Virgin Trains East Coast is the franchisee. The 10-year track access application approved by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) will enable First Group to operate from Kings Cross via Stevenage, Newcastle and Morpeth by 2021
  
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• HS2 'over-priced' say transport experts

  27-05-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - HS2 is an over-priced, gold-plated project and will fail in many of its objectives a group of transport experts warns.
  
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• HS2 line is 'a 55bn vanity project that won't boost the North'

  27-05-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The HS2 scheme has been championed by David Cameron and George Osborne, despite questions over whether taxpayers will get value for money in return for the massive investment.
  
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• HS2: Compensation packages announced for people around Crewe

  27-05-2016 02:00 via crewechronicle.co.uk
  
  Crewe Chronicle -Eligible owner-occupiers can nominate local surveyors to value their property.
  
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• Heathrow anti third runway campaigners to throw unwanted birthday party to 'celebrate' airport's 70th birthday

  27-05-2016 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Campaigners will release 70 'no third runway' balloons and deliver some unwanted gifts to BA's Heathrow headquarters
  
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• Gospel Oak-Barking closures as electrification begins

  27-05-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The phased closure of the Gospel Oak-Barking Line begins on June 4, as work gets under way to electrify the route (RAIL 800).
  
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• FTA tells Minister Lets get the economy moving

  27-05-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association plans to write to Northern Ireland's newly-appointed Infrastructure Minister highlighting key projects that are ...
  
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• FTA everywoman leading ladies announced

  27-05-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Leading ladies in transport and logistics have been revealed at the FTA everywoman in Transport mp; Logistics Awards 2016 ceremony in London. ...
  
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• French national day of action at fuel refineries leads to extra demand at Dover

  27-05-2016 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A national day of action in France has left drivers heading for Kent stranded as fuel runs dry.
  
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• EgyptAir flight 804: Signals reportedly detected from from aircraft

  27-05-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Dont forget us MPs message to capitals transport bosses

  27-05-2016 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Chesham and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan has begged the capitals transport authority not to ignore her constituents when making important decisions.
  
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• Direct Surrey to Heathrow rail service on the cards

  27-05-2016 02:00 via 964eagle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The journey to Heathrow Airport from Surrey could improve with plans to create a new rail link.
  
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• DfT unveils compensation package for HS2 Phase 2a route

  27-05-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A property compensation and financial assistance package for owner-occupiers along the HS2 Phase 2a route between the West Midlands and Crewe has been announced today. Owners-occupiers of homes and businesses positioned from 60-120m from the railway will be offered 10 of the unblighted value of...
  
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• Delay as tram extension bid is scrutinised

  27-05-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Controversial plans to extend the Blackpool tramway have been put on hold.
  
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• Critics call for HS2 top speed rethink to cut costs

  27-05-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A group of academics are claiming that speeds on HS2 will be unnecessarily high, adding significantly to the costs. They are calling for an independent assessment of 'less damaging' alternatives. A major cause of their concern is the potential maximum speed of 400km/h, which the group says could be reduced to 300km/h. HS2 Ltd said cost reductions were being examined, and that the head of the civil service Jeremy Heywood is conducting an investigation.
  
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• Councils slam Northern MP Mark Menzies for backing Heathrow expansion but opposing fracking in his backyard

  27-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London town hall chiefs criticised a Lancashire MP today for backing a third runway at Heathrow while opposing the go-ahead for fracking in his area.
  
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• Central line delays: Tube chaos as signal failure shuts down route

  27-05-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters on the Central line have been hit by travel chaos this morning after a signal failure caused huge disruption on the entire route.
  
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• Asparagus turbines and car-eating buses: the best green innovations of the week

  27-05-2016 02:00 via edie.net
  
  Other News Sources -In a week which shockingly revealed that humans are damaging the environment faster than it can recover, edie rounds up the latest low-carbon technologies and innovations that could mitigate current impacts put the world on a 2C pathway.
  
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• All steamed up as York tourism accolade goes to Flying Scotsman

  27-05-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -YORK'S latest Tourism Ambassador may need to let off a bit of steam after receiving the award - for the prestigious title has been given to rail icon Flying Scotsman.
  
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