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• Sadiq Khan accused of breaking London fares election promise

  08-06-2016 18:09
  
  London mayor, who had pledged residents ‘won’t pay a penny more’ for travel, says fares freeze applies only to single journeysThe mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has been accused of breaking one of his key election pledges after he announced that his fares freeze on public transport would apply only to single journeys. Related: London mayor: who says Sadiq Khan's fare freeze figures can't add up? Sadiq Khan breaking his fares freeze promise was predictable but I am astonished by h
  
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• How far is too far? The distance workers commute to cities – mapped

  08-06-2016 13:09
  
  Where does a city begin and where does it end? Alasdair Rae at the University of Sheffield analysed point-to-point commuter data from the ONS in an attempt to build a truer picture of the economic footprint of cities in England and Wales, one which goes beyond simple local authority boundaries. He tweets @undertheradar Continue reading...
  
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• World Naked Bike Ride London: Hordes of nude cyclists set to hit city's roads for protest

  08-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of naked cyclists are set to bring central London to a standstill this weekend for a protest against car culture and oil dependency.
  
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• Virgin introduces ground-breaking entertainment portal

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Virgin is seeking to make its passenger experience more entertaining than ever, with a new app allowing customers to view free films and TV programmes during their journey. Passengers who download the BEAM app will be able to use it to view films including Breakfast at Tiffanymp;rsquo;s...
  
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• Virgin BEAMs films to passengers

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Virgin Trains launches a new on board video-on-demand service.
  
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• VIDEO: Ayrshire brothers transform NY subway

  08-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A machine to lay rail track, invented and patented by two Ayrshire brothers, is set to revolutionise the job in America.
  
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• Time to shape Leedss public transport plan

  08-06-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - transport chiefs are set to launch their biggest consultation about the future of public transport in Leeds.
  
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• The Willy Wonka-inspired lift that could revolutionise Tube travel in London

  08-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A Willy Wonka-inspired rotating lift that can go around corners could revolutionise the way Londoners are whisked through Tube stations.
  
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• Thales installs new London Underground signalling

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Installation of new signalling systems has begun on London Underground by Thales.
  
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• TfL seeks tunnelling trainer

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - A new training provider for the Tunnelling and Underground Construction Academy (TUCA) in Ilford is being sourced by Transport for London (TfL).
  
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• TfL launches pun-making hologram in latest bid to get commuters to obey standing-only escalators

  08-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tube bosses have introduced a singing and pun-making "hologram" in a bid to enforce the controversial all-standing escalator trial at Holborn.
  
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• TfL figures confirm that buses in London are getting slower

  08-06-2016 02:00 via londontravelwatch.org.uk
  London TravelWatch - The London TravelWatch Boards recent look at TfLs latest bus speed data shows a clear pattern of declining speeds across London and we fear the trend will continue when we review the figures for the last quarter of 2015/16 later this month.
  
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• Southeastern trains cancelled between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells

  08-06-2016 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Commuters were left queuing for hours for rail replacement buses after trains were cancelled - and there was also chaos for drivers on the M25.
  
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• Southeastern delays: Thousands of commuters stranded as major rail line into London closed

  08-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Thousands of commuters have been left stranded this morning after a major train route into London was closed.
  
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• Simon Jenkins: 'No ifs, no buts': don't forget your Heathrow pledge, Mr Cameron

  08-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The PM should stand by his views on airport expansion and focus on improving the country's railways and roads
  
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• Siemens hands over final Amtrak Cities Sprinter

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - USA: The 70th and final Amtrak Cities Sprinter ACS-64 locomotive was handed over to the national...
  
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• Should Heathrow or Gatwick be expanded? Letters Subscription

  08-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Sir, In your leader Gatwick Express (June 6) you omitted to consider the existence of our independent proposal, also being considered by the government, to extend the existing northern runway at Heathrow.
  
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• School bus routes could be scrapped in council cuts

  08-06-2016 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -School buses in Buckinghamshire could be hit by cutbacks, with some routes potentially being scrapped, council chiefs are warning.
  
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• Rise in LU passenger falls linked to S-Stock and staffing cuts

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Passenger falls between the platform and train on the London Underground are increasing, which unions are blaming on staffing cuts, increasing passenger numbers and the new S-Stock trains. An FoI request by the Evening Standard found that incidents have been steadily increasing for the past five...
  
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• Revealed: More than 400 TfL staff earn over 100,000 per year

  08-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The number of Transport for London staff earning more than 100,000 a year is more than 400 for the second year running.
  
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• Report: Star Alliance announces new CEO, new baggage technology

  08-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Star Alliance has named Jeffrey Goh as its new chief executive. The global airline alliance announced the appointment at its annual chief executive board (CEB) meeting in Zurich on June 4.Goh, currently COO and General Council at Star, will take up the role in January 2017.
  
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• Record number of people using Metrolink with 34.3m passengers in 12 months - and a takings boost of £5m

  08-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Metrolink - now the largest light rail network in the UK - covers almost 60 miles, with a fleet of close to 100 trams
  
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• Rail enthusiasts turn out in droves to see Flying Scotsman in Greater Manchester

  08-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -The world famous locomotive passed through Denton and Reddish South Stations on Tuesday
  
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• QUIZ: 21 of British drivers don't know what this French road sign means

  08-06-2016 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -BOLTONIANS driving to Euro 2016 could find themselves slapped with traffic tickets when they were expecting super-fast WiFi, after research revealed a wide-spread ignorance of French road signs.
  
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• Pensioner risks safety to jump on railway tracks to rescue cat before Flying Scotsman speeds through

  08-06-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Brian Ridgeway, 68, spotted the badly injured pet curled up on the tracks while waiting to catch a glimpse of the world famous locomotive
  
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• Northern set to enter Network Rail Alliance imminently

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Arriva Rail North is set to sign its alliance agreement with Network Rail by the end of the month, RTM has learned. In an interview with RTM, Alex Hynes, MD of Arriva Rail North, said the agreement would be signed by the end of June, with a more formal announcement in July. In the Northern ITT...
  
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• Northern introduces business regions

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Northern creates four business regions, and appoints four regional directors to run these areas.
  
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• Northern announces four new business regions

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Northern will create four new business regions to oversee the improvements planned following the franchise integration with Arriva, it has announced today. The regions, which go live from 1 July, will be Central, based in Manchester and covering an area from Clitheroe and Colne to Crewe and...
  
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• 'No plans for national 20mph limit' -Transport Scotland

  08-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - CAMPAIGNERS are calling for 20mph speed limits to be introduced across all Scottish cities as Edinburgh moves to become the first to bring in a blanket threshold throughout the city centre.
  
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• 'No evidence' M74 link has cut crashes

  08-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The controversial M74 extension through Glasgow has had little impact on road traffic accidents in the city since it opened in 2011, a new study finds.
  
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• New talks in 'toxic' Southern conductors' dispute

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Talks have started at ACAS in a bid to resolve the long-running dispute between Govia Thameslink Railway and the RMT over proposals to replace many Southern conductors with on-board supervisors, who would not control the doors or start the train. Southern has promised that there will be no pay cuts or compulsory job losses when most Southern trains are converted to driver-only operation. But the discussions are taking place against a turbulent backdrop of accusations and denials,
  
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• New runway at Gatwick is fast track option, says boss Subscription

  08-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Work on a new runway in the southeast could start before David Cameron leaves Downing Street if he chooses Gatwick, its chief executive says.
  
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• Lord Heseltine calls for Teeside to Northallerton electrification

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - TransPennine electrification must be extended to the Teeside to Northallerton line in order to contribute to the regionmp;rsquo;s economic regeneration, Lord Heseltine has said. In an independent report looking at ways to boost the areamp;rsquo;s economy following the closure of the Redcar steel...
  
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• London Tramlink staff to go on strike

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - London tram services will be hit by strikes on 15 and 16 June after Aslef and tram operator FirstGroup failed to reach an agreement over pay. Finn Brennan, Aslefmp;rsquo;s organiser on the London Underground, said FirstGroupmp;rsquo;s offered 2.6 pay increase did not match the rising costs of...
  
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• London flooding: Southern Rail commuters braced for rush hour chaos

  08-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Thousands of rail commuters were braced for rush-hour travel chaos this evening after torrential rain and flash floods hit south London.
  
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• London flooding: Luton Airport border chaos as storm sparks power outage

  08-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of passengers were delayed leaving Luton Airport after flash floods caused a power outage at passport control.
  
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• London airport expansion: London Chambers of Commerce pushes for Heathrow decision after Gatwick promises concessions

  08-06-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - A top business group has called on government to back Heathrow after the EU referendum following pledges from Gatwick that it would make concessions to get the green light on a second runway.
  
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• Kirstall station nears opening

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Kirkstall Forge station is due to open on June 19, just after RAIL goes to press.
  
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• July Glos-Warks debut for 'as-built' preserved Class 37

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - More than five years after it was withdrawn for an extensive overhaul, Class 37 D6948 is set for a return to traffic in as-built condition.
  
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• Joe Anderson pledges to build a new ferry as metro mayor battle hots up

  08-06-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - Mayor Joe wants Cammell Laird to be in the running to build the new ship
  
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• Husband charged by Ryanair to bring home a suitcase belonging to dead wife

  08-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Bryn Roberts, 63, from north east Wales, was abroad with his wife, Sandra, on their summer holiday to Ibiza when she passed away suddenly fromseptic shock caused by a perforated bowel.
  
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• Hundreds stranded as vandalism causes 1,100 delay minutes in Kent

  08-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Trains hit a pushchair and bicycle that had been thrown onto the railway at Gravesend on June 5.
  
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• Huge solar farm scheme near Doncaster airport given the go-ahead

  08-06-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - One of Doncasters biggest solar power generation sites has been given the green light to operate near Robin Hood Airport.
  
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• Hitachi boss says Brexit would 'force rethink' of UK operations and jobs

  08-06-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Hiroaki Nakanishi is the chairman of Hitachi and is pleading with UK voters to opt to Remain in the EU
  
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• Heathrow expansion decision 'delayed until September'

  08-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A decision on Heathrow's third runway may be delayed to September, a senior Cabinet minister said today.
  
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• Heathrow expansion decision 'delayed until September'

  08-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A decision on Heathrow's third runway may be delayed to September, a senior Cabinet minister said today.
  
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• Hands-free phones are just as risky for drivers as normal ones

  08-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Psychologists at the University of Sussex found that the area of the road that hands-free drivers concentrate on is up to four times smaller than the average road user.
  
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• Gordon Brown made mistake over diesel deal claims Transport Secretary

  08-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin, pictured, said Gordon Brown had made a mistake when as Labour Chancellor he slashed tax on diesel to encourage motorists to switch.
  
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• Gatwick pledges to limit residents affected by aircraft noise

  08-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Gatwick has pledged to limit how many residents are affected by aircraft noise if it is granted permission to build a second runway.
  
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• Gatwick makes plea to David Cameron in second runway bid

  08-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airport says its second runway can be operational by 2025
  
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