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• Transitioning transsexual embarrassed in public transport fails to get driving ban lifted - Express.co.uk

  06-06-2016 21:17
  
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  Transitioning transsexual embarrassed in public transport fails to get driving ban lifted
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  A TRANSITIONING transsexual has failed to overturn a driving ban by telling a court it is too embarrassing for him to take the bus. By Tim Bugler. PUBLISHED: 00:00, Mon, Jun 6, 2016 | UPDATED: 20:15, Mon, Jun 6, 2016 ...en meer »
  
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• In praise of the tram: how a love of cars killed the workers' transport system

  06-06-2016 08:30
  
  At their peak in the late 19th century, trams provided working people with a fast, efficient means of getting around. Now, argues Christian Wolmar, it is time to follow the Swiss model and put them back at the heart of urban transport policiesAt their peak there were well over 100 tram systems in Britain. Every major city and many small towns had a network carrying millions of people each week. They were cheap and popular with workers – often bringing them right to the door of their factor
  
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• London cannot afford a bus service slowdown

  06-06-2016 08:13
  
  Road traffic congestion is damaging the capital’s most important form of public transport with a variety of ill-effectsAll over Britain, buses are slowing down. They’re doing it in Brighton, Edinburgh, Manchester, Bristol and Hull and most of all they’re doing it in London. Over the past year, speeds on a third of London’s bus routes have fallen by more than 5%, reducing some of them to walking speed: route 11, which runs between Fulham Broadway and Liverpool Street stati
  
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• Who needs an electric car anyway?

  06-06-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - While governments plough millions into promotingthe electric car, a new generation of vehicle manufacturer aims to shake up the EV market by upsetting the way we think of personal transport. Unless you want to live in a city that places motorized trafficabove all else, the car isnt working. There is littlespace to park, time lost in traffic, not to mention The post Who needs an electric car anyway? appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Whitehall increases pressure to approve Heathrow runway Subscription

  06-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Whitehall officials have cleared all the hurdles for a third runway at Heathrow and are putting David Cameron under pressure to make a decision days after the EU referendum.
  
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• Warning over 'dangerous' rail thefts, which delayed trains across South West Wales at the weekend

  06-06-2016 02:00 via southwales-eveningpost.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE theft of railway cables between Llanelli and Llandeilo caused delays to train services over the weekend.Read more: http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Warning-dangerous-rail-thefts-delayed-trains/story-29362592-detail/story.html#ixzz4AmAeVkn4Follow us: @SWEveningPost on TwitterSWEveningPost on Facebook
  
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• Virgin Trains to launch entertainment app for passengers

  06-06-2016 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - A number of airlines have introduced similar systems in recent years
  
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• Tube bosses demand shop changes sign

  06-06-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - A small electrical goods shop in South Shore has been ordered to change its logo by transport bosses in London.
  
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• Transport Minister views MTR rail transport projects in Hong Kong

  06-06-2016 02:00 via europeanrailwayreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - The Minister of State for Transport visited infrastructure projects in Hong Long on 03 June, under the leadership if MTR Corporation.
  
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• Transport Focus warns against switch to demand-responsive services

  06-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Train operator 'caught red-handed' blaming cancelled services on non-existent staff absence, union claims

  06-06-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• 'Three dead and 40 injured' in Belgium train crash after passenger train smashes into back of freight vehicle

  06-06-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The horror unfolded when a passenger train smashed in to the back of a freight train in the town of Hermalle-sous-Huy at around 11pm last night
  
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• Thousands of cyclists join the fun at Bradford Sky Ride

  06-06-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -MOUNTAIN bikes, tiny bikes, bikes with stabilisers, electric bikes, tandem road bikes and more bikes whizzed round sun-soaked Bradford at Britain's first Sky Ride of the summer.
  
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• There is no room for one more on top, say bus companies subscription

  06-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Legislation aimed at prompting a passenger transport revolution in big cities in England has led to mutiny on the buses.
  
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• Rail firm offers onboard film app for passengers

  06-06-2016 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  Other News Sources - VIRGIN Trains has launched a Netflix-style entertainment system allowing passengers to watch films and TV programmes on demand using their own devices.
  
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• RAIL ARCHIVE: TransPennine 185s

  06-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - In Sept 2006, Siemens unveiled the first Class 185 for the TransPennine Express franchise. Ten years later, bigger trains with more capacity have been announced
  
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• Passengers injured after Malaysia Airlines flight from Heathrow hits severe turbulence

  06-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Dozens of passengers and airline crew were injured when a flight out of Heathrow hit severe turbulance, according to reports from those on board.
  
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• No money for both M4 relief road and Metro, Labour AM warns

  06-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Borrowing allocated for the M4 relief road should be spent on the metro for south Wales as money is not there for both, a Labour AM has warned.
  
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• Netflix-style entertainment system to be introduced on Virgin Trains

  06-06-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Passengers will be able to stream films and TV shows to their own devices, including hits such as The Wolf of Wall Street and House of Cards
  
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• Nearly half of Oxfordshires subsidised bus routes to be axed

  06-06-2016 02:00 via oxfordstudent.com
  
  Other News Sources - Forty-nine of Oxfordshires subsidised bus services are set to be scrapped in July after the County Council cut back funding.
  
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• Mellor confirms new low-floor Strata

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• Laura Shoaf new managing director of Transport for West Midlands

  06-06-2016 02:00 via wmita.org.uk
  Other News Sources - In one of its final actions before being dissolved the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority (ITA) has appointed Laura Shoaf to head up Transport for West Midlands (TfWM)the body that will replace it.
  
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• Jarvis Cocker records travel information for the tram

  06-06-2016 02:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  Sheffield Telegraph - Travel information has never sounded quite so blissfulafter legend Jarvis Cocker landed the job.
  
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• Essex bus users urged to respond to plans for increased fares

  06-06-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Bus users in Essex are being urged to share their views on proposed changes to travel fares.
  
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• Dozens injured as turbulence hits Malaysia Airlines flight from London

  06-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Passengers and crew treated for minor injuries after flight from London to Kuala Lumpur was hit by severe turbulence over Bay of BengalDozens of people have been injured when a Malaysia Airlines flight from London to Kuala Lumpur was hit by severe turbulence, as photos emerged showing a cabin strewn with debris and upended meal carts.Malaysias national carrier, which is still trying to shake the stigma of the double disasters of MH370 and MH17 two years ago, said some passengers w
  
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• Cyclists now have their own Highway Code full of rules of the road

  06-06-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The AA Cyclist's Highway Code will cost £4.99 and has been welcomed by former Olympic gold medal winner Chris Boardman
  
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• Continental appeal for Birmingham trams

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• Congestion threat to viability of bus services

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• Coltrane launches steamship appeal

  06-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Actor Robbie Coltrane launches a fundraising campaign to restore the last remaining Clyde-built turbine steamship.
  
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• Chief pans Air France pilots strike plan

  06-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Aircraft may be grounded at start of Euro 2016 football championship
  
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• Bus lanes are a disgraceful money-making scam Letter

  06-06-2016 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - YOUR report on bus lane fines (Bus lane fine figures double for visitors to city than locals, The Herald, May 31) states: that a spokeswoman for Glasgow City Council said it doesn't matter where you live. If a driver is found to be illegally driving in a bus lane a charge will be issued'. What she will not admit to is that this is the sole purpose for the introduction of bus lanes in the city.
  
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• Brighton Mainline train operators responsible for two thirds of all countrywide cancellations in one day

  06-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -UNDER fire Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) was responsible for almost two thirds of all cancelled or very late services across the whole of the country on Friday.
  
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• Biggest US rail group slams trade politics

  06-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Union Pacific chief hits at stance of presidential hopefuls
  
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• Android users more likely to lose phone at train station than iPhone

  06-06-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - Data from National Rail reveals what is lost and found at Lime St
  
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• 50p child bus fare promise could lead to 'rise in tunnel tolls'

  06-06-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -But Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson says his plan - if elected as metro mayor - 'would not require any subsidy'
  
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• Virgin Trains to introduce free film and TV streaming app

  06-06-2016 01:02
  
  Netflix-style system will allow passengers to watch films and TV programmes using their own devicesVirgin Trains has launched a Netflix-style entertainment system allowing passengers to watch films and TV programmes on demand using their own devices. Travellers can stream a library of around 200 hours of content to their mobiles and tablets. Related: Streaming for joy: how to master internet TVContinue reading...
  
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• Union says it has proof Southern Railway lied about cancelled services

  06-06-2016 01:01
  
  RMT claims to have ‘conclusive evidence’ operator deliberately cancelled trains and blamed disruption on staff sicknessA fresh row over staffing on the railways has broken out after a union said it had “conclusive evidence” that a leading train operator was deliberately cancelling services and blaming staff sickness.The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has written to the managing director of Southern Railway accusing the company of “lying” to passenger
  
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