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• Walmart to use Uber to deliver to customers

  04-06-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Walmart customers in the United States could soon have their groceries delivered by Uber drivers under a pilot to be announced by the retail giant.
  
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• Walmart to test food delivery with Uber

  04-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - US supermarket giant Walmart is to announce a new partnership with Uber and Lyft as it seeks to take on online retailer Amazon.
  
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• VIDEO: Uber rolls out cash option in Africa

  04-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - How Uber is changing its business model for its customers in Africa.
  
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• Tube bosses 'disgusting' for celebrating ticket office closures RMT

  04-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Union says nearly 50 senior TfL managers attended a black-tie Mayfair dinner to mark hundreds of London Underground closures
  
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• Treating each rail passenger as a service partner

  04-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The head of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), as well as representatives from different passenger groups, will give evidence about improving passenger experience to the Commons Transport Select Committee on Monday afternoon. The full list of witnesses includes:Neil Middleton, chair...
  
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• Tram dispute ends with pay rise offer

  04-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A four-month dispute that led to strikes by drivers of the Luas, Dublin's public tram system, ends after staff vote to accept pay rises of up to 18.
  
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• Train seat alert for pregnant women

  04-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A bluetooth system that alerts underground train users to give up their seats for pregnant travellers is trialled in South Korea.
  
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• Tom Richmond: Reputations hit buffers again over Leeds trolleybus fiasco

  04-06-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - LIKE you, Ive still not received an invite to next weeks transport summit in Leeds which was hastily arranged when the citys botched trolleybus plan wasthankfullygiven the red light by a Government planning inspector after £72m of taxpayers money went to waste.
  
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• TOCs defend themselves against 'ticket machine jargon' criticisms

  04-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - TOCs have promised improvements to the self-service ticket selling process after a report by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) found that too many passengers are still experiencing difficulties using ticket vending machines. The first ORR mp;lsquo;Measuring Upmp;rsquo; report on TOCsmp;rsquo; levels...
  
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• The Composite Panel Guide

  04-06-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Composite panels may be used instead of traditional materials (for example, wood panels and sheet metal) to make systems more efficient.
  
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• TfGM to renew 10-year plan in light of unexpected improvements in the north

  04-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Ahead of CP6 industry submissions and in order to acknowledge some unforeseen changes since its previous rail plan, TfGM has decided to renew its 10-year investment blueprint. The plan, covering 2016 until 2026, will take into consideration a string of improvements that have taken place in the...
  
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• Take control of French skies, Germany urged subscription

  04-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Germany is being urged to take control of the skies over France to prevent British holidaymakers being stranded by a feared wave of air traffic control strikes this summer.
  
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• Staying in EU will help get cash for A55, says Plaid Cymru AM

  04-06-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Rhun ap Iorwerth hopes a 'remain' result will allow North Wales to get funds from the European Union funding pot for rail and road links
  
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• Shoppers at 'Midlands' Bicester Village' could use M6 Toll for free

  04-06-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Developers of Mill Green Designer Outlet Village, which hopes to attract the likes of Ralph Lauren and Lacoste to Cannock, are in talks with M6 Toll
  
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• Saudi oil chief steadies Opec ship

  04-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Helped by a rebound in crude prices, Falih manages to diffuse tensions at production cartel
  
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• Pilot to head new health safety body

  04-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK's chief inspector of air accidents is the leading contender to run a new organisation which aims to make the NHS in England safer.
  
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• Move over HS2, this is the future of travel subscription

  04-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Ilyas Vali was sitting on yet another soul-sapping commuter train from Preston to London in 2013 when he read two articles that changed his life.
  
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• Major review of Sheffield HS2 station underway

  04-06-2016 02:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - HS2 is reviewing the Sheffield station site following high level meetings with regional leaders, The Star has learned.
  
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• Heathrow third runway could bring new air connection to Newquay - and thousands of jobs

  04-06-2016 02:00 via cornishguardian.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Heathrow has today launched an 'election-style' expansion manifesto pledging to secure a stronger economy for Cornwall.
  
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• Heathrow celebrates 70 years with iconic pictures

  04-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Heathrow has this week marked its 70th anniversary by publishing a series of iconic images
  
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• Heathrow Business Summit brings business to Manchester

  04-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Now entering its 20th year, the summit will provide SMEs from across the north west with a platform to grow their business by networking and trading directly with Heathrows supply chain.
  
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• Govia wins injunction against union

  04-06-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A High Court judge has ruled in favour Govia Thameslink Railway after it objected to alleged 'discrepancies' in the way ASLEF had conducted a strike ballot of its driver members on GTR's Gatwick Express route. ASLEF had submitted that preventing industrial action in the wake of a ballot in favour would be 'oppressive', but the judge dismissed this, saying:
  
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• French air traffic controllers call off strike

  04-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Planned action for this weekend cancelled
  
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• Free overnight weekend parking at Metrolink stops could be made permanent after trial

  04-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The pilot has proved hugely popular among football fans and people travelling into the city centre at the weekend
  
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• EU transport ministers to debate defeat device loophole -document

  04-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - BRUSSELS, June 3 (Reuters) - EU transport ministers will debate next week whether there is an urgent need to close loopholes in EU regulations that allow defeat devices in car engines under certain circumstances, according to a document seen by Reuters.
  
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• Electrification of rail line from Derby to Bristol 'could take 15 years'

  04-06-2016 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derbyshire Telegraph - THE electrification of the rail line between Derby and Bristol can be achieved within 15 years, says Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.
  
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• Cutting inter-city WCML services to make commuting 'almost impossible'

  04-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Restricting the amount of inter-city trains at key stations on the West Coast Main Line (WCML) would make it mp;ldquo;almost impossiblemp;rdquo; to commute between major cities and would be mp;ldquo;wholly unworkablemp;rdquo; practically and economically, transport chiefs have said. In its response to...
  
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• Cuts to bus routes could start a vicious circle of decline

  04-06-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Services under review after budget cut by £1.1m
  
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• Crossrail appoints new health and safety director

  04-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Crossrail has appointed Martin Brown, formerly head of health, safety and the environment at Transport for London, as its new health and safety director. Brown is also chair of the independent railway assurance board for Crossrail. He was the independent safety expert on the Olympic Delivery...
  
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• Baronet takes aim at Network Rail for letting estate cottages go to ruin subscription

  04-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - He is a member of the Royal Company of Archers whose family have protected their castle and land on the shores of the Firth of Forth for generations.
  
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• Airlines face end of good old days

  04-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Low-cost competition intensifies as companies rein in travel budgets
  
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• Airline profits to hit $39bn amid low oil prices

  04-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Fears raised that profits are not being passed onto passengers
  
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• Airbus adds a fifth seat into the middle row of the A380 passenger cabin

  04-06-2016 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Airbus have said the new layout could provide airlines with an additional £16m in revenue each year
  
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• Abellio Greater Anglia had biggest rise in passenger complaints in UK, latest rail regulator report finds

  04-06-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Train operator Abellio Greater Anglia (AGA) has recorded the biggest rise in the number of passenger complaints in the UK over the last year, according to a new report.
  
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• A driverless future could also be a money-saver subscription

  04-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Wary motorists may be won over as research suggests autonomous vehicles will drive down premiums and reduce accidents
  
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