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• Stop HS2 and share the billions across the rail network instead | Letters

  07-06-2016 20:01
  
  The week before the bill for HS2 was given its successful second reading in the House of Commons in March 2014, I travelled from Euston station to Carlisle at 5.30pm on a Virgin Trains Pendolino. I had an open return and no reserved seat. Half of this publicly subsidised train was given over to first class, which was only 10% full. But even second class had plenty of room, and I had a table to myself to work on.On another journey out of London 18 months later I travelled on the opening morning o
  
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• Thriving tram networks in Toronto and Melbourne | Letters

  07-06-2016 20:00
  
  The survival and expansion of Toronto’s trams, on a continent enamoured with the private automobile, casts doubt on Christian Wolmar’s argumentChristian Wolmar (In praise of the tram: how a love of cars killed the workers’ transport system, 6 June) fails to mention Toronto, Canada, where trams have flourished since 1861 without the setbacks encountered in Britain.At present the city has 247 trams operating on 11 routes spanning 82 kilometres, carrying 90 million passengers each
  
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• YP Letters: Rail routes need investment to realise potential

  07-06-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - From: A Oldfield, Secretary, Huddersfield, Penistone mp; Sheffield Rail Users Association.
  
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• Why National Express has donated a coach to South & City College

  07-06-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Coach company has key to a problem at South mp; City
  
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• WaveTrain Systems-Railway Safety Systems for Level Crossings and Maintenance Activities

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -WaveTrain Systems develops state-of-the-art products dedicated to safety in railway environments, particularly at level crossings.
  
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• Virgin Trains launches Netflix-style entertainment app

  07-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - BEAM gives free access to over 200 hours of films, TV shows, magazines and games
  
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• VIDEO: Swansea road pollution scheme to start

  07-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A project to cut pollution on a road in Swansea is set to go live later this year, after being delayed.
  
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• Vandals will be punished, promises Blackpool bus operator

  07-06-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The head of a Blackpool public transport operator has promised a zero-tolerance approach to vandalism after a teenager was prosecuted for starting a fire on the upper level of a double decker bus. The 15-year-old male, who cant be named due to their age, caused thousands of pounds of damage to the bus interior, with seats and surfaces left charred following the attack in January, the Blackpool Gazette reported. In a satisfyingly suitable twist, th
  
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• Underground art: Stockholm's colourful metro stations in pictures

  07-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Beneath the Swedish capital lies an intricate web of underground train lines. More than 90 of the 100 stations in the 110km tunnel system, sometimes referred to as the worlds longest art gallery, have been decorated with paintings, installations, mosaics and sculptures by 150 artists since the 1950s. After spending a couple of weeks exploring arctic Norway and Sweden, London-based travel photographer Conor MacNeill headed underground to capture images of the metro stations. Theyd
  
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• Time running out for agreement on future of Severn bridges

  07-06-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Arrangements for a return to public ownership may need to be in place as soon as October
  
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• Three-hour Scotland connection 'realistically achievable by 2027'

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A goal of facilitating three-hour journeys from London to Edinburgh and Glasgow by 2027 is mp;lsquo;realistically achievablemp;rsquo;, high speed rail consultancy Greengauge 21 has recommended in a new report. The report says that the goal of achieving a three-hour journey in order to cut use of...
  
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• TfL seeks new partner for Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - An academy initially opened to meet Crossrailmp;rsquo;s skills training needs is now seeking a new partner to carry out its legacy. The new provider at the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) will continue to provide tunnelling and underground construction training, but is also...
  
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• Stations celebrate Queens birthday

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - East Midlands Trains is holding events at some of its stations to mark the Queens 90th birthday
  
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• Stagecoach deploys SilverRail planning tool

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: Stagecoach Group has deployed SilverRails SilverSearch SaaS technology platform to provide a...
  
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• South London Tramlink strike: Two-day walk-out threatens to cripple services next week

  07-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Workers on London Tramlink will walk out for 48 hours this month in a row over pay.
  
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• Silverrail strikes Stagecoach Group partnership

  07-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Rail technology firm Silverrail has announced a new partnership with Stagecoach Group.
  
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• Roxtec-Flexible and Innovative Cable and Pipe Seals for the Rail Industry

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Roxtec develops standardised and customised cables and pipe seals for the railway industry. The sealing solutions are used on all kinds of locomotives, trains and light rail vehicles to ensure passen...
  
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• Repairs to deteriorating road brought forward

  07-06-2016 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Work to resurface a Gerrards Cross road has been brought forward by around two months due to further deterioration.
  
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• Pushchair tossed on to high-speed rail line spells delays for hundreds of passengers

  07-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Vandals sparked chaos for hundreds of rail passengers by throwing a pushchair and a bicycle on to train tracks in Kent.
  
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• Passengers travelling between Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds facing long delays as freight train blocks line

  07-06-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Trains running between Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds this afternoon are being cancelled, delayed by up to 60 minutes or diverted via Ely.
  
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• Norwegian passenger numbers rise in May

  07-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Strong business traveller numbers help boost airline's figures
  
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• New Routemasters are being upgraded to have windows that open, TfL confirms

  07-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Engineers are upgrading Boris Johnson's new Routemaster buses so they finally have windows that open.
  
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• Mitsubishi car alarm system 'hacked'

  07-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The alarm on Mitsubishi's Outlander hybrid can be turned off via security bugs in its on-board wi-fi, researchers have found.
  
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• Mind the gap: New Tube trains blamed for huge rise in passenger accidents

  07-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - New Tube trains were today blamed for a dramatic increase in the number of passengers falling into the platform gap at stations.
  
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• HS2: the zombie train that refuses to die Simon Jenkins

  07-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - It is the most extravagant infrastructure project in British historybut nobody can say why we need it. How did HS2 ever get so far?Some time this summer, a piledriver should break ground outside Euston station in London. It will mark the start of the most extravagant infrastructure project in Britains history: High Speed 2, a railway line running 335 miles from London to Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds. The line is budgeted at £55bn, although late last year its c
  
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• 'Hold-up' over Severn bridges handover

  07-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The handover of the Severn crossings to public ownership is being held up, the House of Commons is told.
  
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• Highway Code for cyclists published by AA

  07-06-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - The AA has published a version of the Highway Code dedicated to cyclists.
  
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• Glasgow Queen Street rebuilding reaches halfway mark

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The rebuilding of Glasgow Queen Street has reached the halfway stage with the first line relaid inside the tunnel immediately north of the station.
  
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• Glasgow Queen Street programme reaches halfway point

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The first line of track in the Glasgow Queen Street tunnel has now been completed, marking the halfway point of the ambitious project. Since Glasgow Queen Street closed on 20 March, over 2,100 Network Rail engineers have spent more than 150,000 hours removing over 5,000 tonnes of concrete and...
  
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• Freightliner reuses redundant coal hopper parts in new box wagons

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Bogies and brake equipment used in new vehicles
  
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• EU 'won't stop Labour's rail plans'

  07-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hilary Benn rejects suggestions that remaining in the EU would prevent a future Labour government from nationalising Britain's railways.
  
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• Edinburgh Tram passenger numbers soar

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Growth approaches 10 in second year
  
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• Edinburgh Airport reveals plans for new flight paths

  07-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SCOTLANDS busiest airport has been accused of putting up a smokescreen over plans for three new flight paths that could see people living in thousands more homes affected by noise from planes flying overhead.
  
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• Easyjet: French air traffic strikes cause rise in cancellations

  07-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airline was forced to cancel 173 flights last month
  
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• EasyJet cancellations rise as French controllers strike

  07-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - EasyJet had to cancel 173 flights last month, many because of French air traffic control strikes.
  
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• Does this 2m proposed sculpture outside a Birmingham railway station look like a train crash?

  07-06-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Pick your favourite from the shortlisted Birmingham Big Art Project sculptures
  
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• Cost of family holidays 'could fall by 100' for family of four if David Cameron builds new runway at Gatwick rather than Heathrow

  07-06-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Construction underway for Eurostar's next e320s

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Eurostar has confirmed that construction of the next batch of seven Class 374 e320 Velaros is under way, and that all seven will be in traffic by 2018.
  
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• Campaigners welcomes freight virtual route

  07-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Freight Transport Association welcomes Network Rail plans for single freight and Cross-Country route.
  
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• Bus diversions in place as five-month Queen Street closure begins in Oxford city centre

  07-06-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Queen Street has closed to buses and taxis this morning as part of the 440m Westgate redevelopment.
  
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• Bombardier posts 194m loss

  07-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bombardier in Belfast reports an operating loss of $280m (194m) in 2015.
  
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• Bid for 1m more bus and train journeys

  07-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Public transport provider Translink is to publish a plan about how it aims to grow bus and train passenger journeys by one million a year.
  
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• Acas intervenes in Southern rail dispute

  07-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Acas hold talks in an attempt to resolve a dispute over plans to change the role of conductors on Southern trains.
  
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• Gatwick lobbies David Cameron with open letter on third runway

  07-06-2016 01:01
  
  West Sussex airport makes eight pledges to bolster its case over Heathrow’s as pressure mounts on PM to make a decision Gatwick has mounted a fresh lobbying drive to secure a third runway instead of Heathrow, sending an open letter David Cameron in which it promises to speed up its timetable and cap passenger charges.The airport set out eight pledges designed to sway the prime minister as he faces a tricky political decision soon after the EU referendum.Continue reading...
  
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