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• Tube bosses 'disgusting' for celebrating ticket office closures – RMT

  03-06-2016 09:07
  
  Union says nearly 50 senior TfL managers attended a black-tie Mayfair dinner to mark hundreds of London Underground closuresA leading rail union has attacked the “disgusting and obscene” spectacle of transport managers celebrating the closure of London Underground ticket offices.The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said nearly 50 senior managers attended a black-tie dinner at a Mayfair club to mark the completion of the closure of hundreds of ticket offices.Related: The night
  
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• Getting around the city: why electric rickshaws are the tuk of the town

  03-06-2016 06:00
  
  An electric, zero-emission version of the three-wheeled tuk-tuk is being billed as a short-distance rival to Uber and taxis in Europe, Africa and AsiaAnyone who has been in Bangkok, Delhi or Cairo will be familiar with the lawnmower whirr of the mighty tuk-tuk. Nimble enough to weave through traffic jams and narrow streets, the three-wheeled auto rickshaw is one of the most convenient ways of getting around congested cities in the developing world. For residents, they tend to be cheaper than tax
  
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• Weekend Tube closures: Entire Circle line to shut during two days of problems

  03-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tube services are to be hit by major problems this weekend as a series of closures are put in palce.
  
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• Vandals will be punished warn transport bosses

  03-06-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Bus chiefs have warned vandalism will not go unpunished after a teenager caused thousands of pounds worth of damage when he torched a double decker.
  
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• Transport bosses slam plans to cut trains to Coventry in bid to make London-Birmingham trains faster

  03-06-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Government considers missing out Coventry stop on some services to reduce overcrowding on West Coast Main Line trains
  
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• Transport bosses condemn plans to cut West Coast Main Line services

  03-06-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Links between Birmingham and the rest of the West Midlands to be cut in West Coast Main Line shake-up
  
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• Train delays as emergency services deal with 'incident' on the line

  03-06-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Services in Carmarthenshire are being affected and replacement bus services are in place
  
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• SNP warned against cuts to air passenger duty

  03-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Environmental campaigners have urged for a rethink to a 50 cut in APD
  
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• Secrets of my success: Sophie Dekkers, easyJet's UK country director

  03-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - I'm responsible for 120 aircraft, which are housed at 11 UK bases, and 2.8 billion of revenues. A key responsibility is to decide on new routes.
  
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• SAS mulls fleet-wide Wi-Fi roll out

  03-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Scandinavian carrier SAS has revealed it is considering extending its Wi-Fi services to other aircraft, having already equipped its long-haul fleet with the service.read more
  
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• Ryanair cuts many checked baggage fees

  03-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Budget carrier also simplifies passenger luggage options from 108 to 6
  
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• Ryanair cuts baggage fees by up to 50

  03-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Passengers on flights under 2 hours will see their 15kg allowance cut by half
  
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• Ryanair cites tax as reason for quitting Rygge

  03-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Ireland-based low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair is to close its Oslo Rygge base on Oct. 29 and reduce its Norwegian traffic by 50 after the Norwegian government confirmed the introduction of an air passenger tax.read more
  
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• RMT calls for investigation after Tube passenger falls between platform and train

  03-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A serious safety incident where a passenger fell between the train and the platform at Canning Town Underground Station must be investigated, the RMT has said. The union said the incident, on 26 May, highlighted the dangers of staff cuts, which make it harder to monitor overcrowding...
  
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• Report: High-speed railway projects to revitalise Russias construction industry

  03-06-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -The construction industry in Russia is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.52 from 2016 to 2020, indicating a recovery after shrinking by 2.19 during 2011-2015, according to a report by Timetric. The growth will be led par
  
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• Push to keep track of passengers bags

  03-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Paper labels are giving way to electronic devices
  
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• Plate stolen from Class 68 is returned

  03-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The stolen builders plate from Direct Rail Services 68025 Superb has been returned.
  
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• Passenger complaints decreasing, but highest on Virgin West Coast

  03-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The first Office of Rail and Road (ORR) report on how the rail industry is meeting its obligations to passengers has revealed that complaints from passengers are generally decreasing as operating companies try to meet their obligations. The figures confirm previous findings showing that...
  
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• Opec fails to reach agreement on oil production levels

  03-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Ministerial meeting ends in stalemate as Iran refuses to support Saudi plan to help stabilise marketsLingering hopes that Saudi Arabia and Iran would put aside their regional power struggle and reach a deal on oil production levels to help stabilise the volatile crude markets have been dashed.A ministerial meeting of the Opec oil-producing cartel broke up in Vienna without agreement on Thursday, with Tehran refusing to support a plan by Riyadh and others to freeze their crude outp
  
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• New M8 bridge lifted into place

  03-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A large bridge is lifted into place across a North Lanarkshire river as part of a 500m project to upgrade Scotland's motorway network.
  
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• Network Rail on target to meet Dovers December deadline

  03-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Engineers are on course to re-open the storm-damaged line between Dover and Folkestone by their December deadline, according to Network Rail.
  
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• More 700s arrive, while testing continues

  03-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - There are now 16 Siemens Class 700s in the UK, after 12-car 700104 was delivered to Three Bridges depot in the early hours of June 1.
  
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• London buses crawling in slow traffic blamed for pollution increase

  03-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Pollution from London's increasingly slow buses is choking the city, according to a report published today.
  
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• Jargon 'widely used' by railway ticket machines says regulator

  03-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Confusing jargon is "widely used" by train operators' ticket machines at railway stations in the UK, the industry's regulator has said.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover's 500m green belt expansion backed by government

  03-06-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Secretary of state for local government decides not to call in the proposals after being given the green light by the local councils
  
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• High Court judge bans strike action on Southern and Gatwick trains

  03-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rail union bosses have been urged to "sit down and talk" after a High Court judge banned strike action on Southern and Gatwick train services.
  
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• Have your say on village rail changes

  03-06-2016 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Village residents can have their say on rail plans where they live.
  
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• Glasgow bus company City Sprinter operated on city streets without insurance for two months

  03-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Glasgow bus company City Sprinters fleet of vehicles was on the city streets without insurance for two months, it has emerged.
  
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• FTA demonstrates worldwide appeal

  03-06-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has launched the 21st edition of its European Road Transport Guide sponsored by Eurotunnel - and revealed ...
  
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• France labour strikes: Paris metro workers join rail walkout

  03-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Disruption expected today on the Paris metro
  
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• DB to carry aggregates on Jumbo trains

  03-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A five-year contract between DB Cargo and Mendip Rail will deliver more than 100 aggregates trains per week.
  
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• DB Cargo renew contract to operate heaviest trains in UK for Mendip Rail

  03-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - DB Cargo has renewed its contract to deliver aggregates for Mendip Rail for a further five years. DB Cargo, which until recently was known as DB Schenker Rail, delivers more than 100 trains of aggregates every week from quarries in Somerset to London and the south east. The Class 59...
  
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• Clarence Street plans 'make things worse' for York cyclists

  03-06-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -A BUSY city junction could get even worse for cyclists if a revisions to a council plan to change to layout go ahead, it has been warned.
  
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• Brown takes up Crossrail post

  03-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Martin Brown has been appointed health and safety director at Crossrail Ltd.
  
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• British Airways plane surrounded by police in New Jersey after 'threat made against aircraft'

  03-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A British Airways plane has been surrounded by police in New Jersey after a "threat" was reportedly made against the passenger jet.
  
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• BA plane evacuated in US after threat

  03-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A British Airways flight from London to the US is evacuated at Newark airport after a phone threat which proves unfounded.
  
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• Aviation noise consultation to launch

  03-06-2016 02:00 via politics.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Transport Minister has confirmed that a consultation on national airspace and noise policy would begin later in the year
  
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• Aslef banned from striking over DOO by High Court injunction

  03-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) successfully obtained an injunction today banning Aslef members from further strikes over the proposed introduction of driver-operated only (DOO) trains. GTR sought the injunction on the grounds that Aslef couldnmp;rsquo;t lawfully ballot its members because it had...
  
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• Airlines net profits set to hit $39.4bn

  03-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - But carriers trade body warns of slowing growth in air travel amid fast expanding fleets
  
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• Airline profits 'to jump 12 in 2016'

  03-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Aviation industry body Iata forecasts higher profits for the airline industry, citing the impact of lower oil prices.
  
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• Airline industry promises new black box

  03-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Aircraft manufacturers appear to have different approaches to the solution
  
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• 350k grant for new cycling and walking routes in Crewe

  03-06-2016 02:00 via crewechronicle.co.uk
  
  Crewe Chronicle -Cheshire East secured the grant from the Government's £21m programme for investment in sustainable transport
  
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