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• Londoners allowed to police fellow residents' driving habits

  10-06-2016 20:03
  
  Hackney is latest borough to hand speed guns to residents as part of initiative that has caused controversy elsewhere in UKResidents of an east London borough were this week given an unusual invitation – the opportunity to turn vigilante against the driving habits of their own neighbours. Hackney is the latest borough to sign up to London’s scheme to encourage residents to take policing into their own hands.Related: Speeding drivers targeted by desperate police commissionerContinue r
  
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• How Uber conquered London

  10-06-2016 16:49
  
  To understand how the $60bn company is taking over the world, you need to stop thinking about cars Continue reading...
  
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• What will the speed limit be on the A1 in Gateshead when works finish at the end of June?

  10-06-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -We take a look back at the ups and downs of the A1 Gateshead roadworks as the finishing touches are put to the multi-million pound scheme
  
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• Virgin Australia gets new Chinese stakeholder

  10-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Nanshan Group to take about 20 stake in Australian carrier, following investment by HNA last month
  
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• UK light rail usage at record high

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Tram usage in England is at a record high, with increased numbers of passenger journeys and vehicle miles, the latest annual figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) show. In 2015-16, the number of passenger journeys increased by 5.8 from the previous year to 252 million, the highest...
  
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• Uber fined in France over UberPop

  10-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A court in France fines Uber for running an illegal transport service through its UberPop service.
  
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• Twitter to provide Tube alerts service

  10-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - London Tube and rail passengers will be able to get travel tweet alerts about delays straight to their mobile phones as part of a new deal between the social networking giant and Transport for London (TfL).
  
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• Tube fares row: Sadiq Khan insists he has not broken his election pledge

  10-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan today denied he had misled Londoners after a backlash over his fares freeze policy.
  
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• Troubled Fastjet appoints new chief

  10-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Bezuidenhout is poached from South African airline to turn round airline
  
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• Trailblazer LGV Driver Apprenticeship funding allocation a step in right direction says FTA

  10-06-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The news that a funding cap for the Supply Chain and Logistics LGV Standard has now been agreed has been welcomed by the Freight Transport ...
  
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• Time to end dangerous street lights blackout, says AA subscription

  10-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - New laws may be needed to prevent councils switching off street lights after 11 people died on unlit roads in five years, MPs have been told.
  
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• Tesla introduces two cheaper versions of Model S

  10-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tesla Motors on Thursday introduced two new lower priced versions of its Model S that could be on US roads by July.
  
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• Take a look inside the hi-tech Hitachi factory building hundreds of new carriages

  10-06-2016 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - First real look at the sleek new trains which will use the East Coast Main Line from 2018
  
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• Stephenson relative inspects Chord

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A relative of railway pioneer George Stephenson visited the Ordsall Chord construction site on June 9, to view the latest progress.
  
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• St Helena airport delayed due to danger of high winds

  10-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The opening of an airport on the island of St Helena has been delayed indefinitely due to safety fears - amid warnings it could increase the cost to the UK government.
  
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• Snow mobiles

  10-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Why is Norway - population five million - embracing electric cars with such enthusiasm?
  
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• Ryanair plans to become Amazon of air travel

  10-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airline wants to launch Ryanair Rooms accommodation platform later this year
  
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• Revealed: the average cost of buying a home near every Tube stop

  10-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The official London Underground map has been redrawn to show average property prices near every Tube stop...
  
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• Reading Buses open day takes a look into the future

  10-06-2016 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -Future-gazing and a bus cavalcade are among the attractions at this year's Reading Buses open day
  
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• Prototype D-Train almost ready for main line testing

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Vivarails prototype Class 230 D-Train is now running as a three-car unit.
  
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• Police spot check on taxis found 71per cent were defective

  10-06-2016 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A STAGGERING and unacceptable 71 per cent off taxis tested at the roadside have been deemed unsafe during spot checks in Pendle.
  
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• ORR unveils route-based regulation proposals for NR devolution

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The first route-based regulation proposals have been published by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), including separate financial arrangements and outputs for each route. Under the proposed framework, which will be included in the ORRmp;rsquo;s 2018 period review, each of Englandmp;rsquo;s eight...
  
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• Oil sector job losses 'to reach 120,000 by end of year'

  10-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The downturn in the UK oil and gas sector is expected to have led to 120,000 job losses by the end of the year, according to a report.
  
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• Next phase in development of under-19s bus travel

  10-06-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Students have been given an exciting opportunity to develop their talents through a new partnership between Reading Buses and Reading College. For the target of Reading Buses is to attract more under 19s to use the bus now and in the future. After three years of operating their Solo scheme for under 19s bus travel, Reading Buses is looking for a sensational re-brand which takes the scheme forward for the next two or three years. And the students a
  
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• New 500,000 First Class Lounge at Huddersfield Railway Station makes room for famous pet

  10-06-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Station gets First Class facilityand special place for Felix the cat
  
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• Mural opened by Queen set to be wiped - then reinstated - in 340m Liverpool railway investment plan

  10-06-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Trowbridge Street artwork had to be rushed to be finished in time for Her Majesty's Mersey trip
  
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• MH370 search: two more pieces of plane debris found in Madagascar

  10-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Australian investigators will examine two items from Madagascar and one from Kangaroo Island off Australias south coastTwo pieces of debris discovered in Madagascar by a man who previously found a part almost certainly from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be examined by investigators to see if it, too, came from the missing plane, Australian officials have said.The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Friday it had been contacted by Blaine Gibson, an American adve
  
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• Mayor breaks election vow to freeze fares subscription

  10-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The mayor of London has reneged on his central campaign promise to freeze travel fares across the city just a month into his leadership.
  
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• Lift work closes Lambeth North

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Lambeth North Tube station will close on July 13 and re-open in February 2017.
  
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• Level crossing safety campaign focuses on older people

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - INTERNATIONAL: Railways and transport authorities in 40 countries around the world are...
  
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• Letters to the editor: Diesel, a great enemy of clean air

  10-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin is right to suggest a tax increase on diesel vehicles to tackle their emissions and clean up our air, after the mistake of encouraging them to reduce CO2 emissions in response to climate-change targets (June 7). But we also need a diesel car scrappage scheme, and for those who have got rid of their diesel particulate filters (DPFs) to be prosecuted.
  
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• KLM attacks Air France over pilot strike

  10-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Dutch partner in Air France-KLM warns the action during Euro 2016 will damage the whole group
  
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• Khan accused of fares freeze U-turn

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has been accused of breaking pre-election promises to freeze fares on public transport in the capital.
  
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• Jonathan Coen promoted to commercial director at Heathrow

  10-06-2016 02:00 via dfnionline.com
  
  Other News Sources - Jonathan Coen has been appointed as Heathrow airports new commercial director following Brian Woodheads decision to leave the company.
  
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• Hydrogen car trial given go-ahead in Monmouthshire

  10-06-2016 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
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• Hundreds of Eurostar passengers forced to sleep in St Pancras departure lounge

  10-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of passengers were stranded in Calais for around four hours and then forced to sleep at St Pancras International station last night after their Eurostar service broke down on its way to Paris.
  
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• HS2 Phase 2 decision due date

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - A final decision on the route of Phase 2 of High Speed 2 will be made in the autumn.
  
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• How your parking money will pay for road improvements in North Yorkshire

  10-06-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -MONEY made from parking meters in North Yorkshire is to be spent on transport projects and schemes that encourage people to walk and cycle around the county.
  
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• Heathrow passengers drop as slots squeezed Heathrow

  10-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The number of passengers flying out of Heathrow fell by more than 50,000 last month as a result of a squeeze on slots at Europes busiest airport.
  
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• GTR to close ticket offices, but promises staff will remain at stations

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is to close ticket offices or reduce the hours they are available at 83 stations, but has promised the reforms will be subject to consultation with Transport Focus and London Travel Watch. GTR said that the closures would affect 83 of its busier stations on the...
  
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• GTR and RMT resume brokered talks over DOO dispute

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - RMT and GTR have re-entered talks in a bid to resolve a bitter dispute over the installation of driver-operated only (DOO) services. The talks are now being brokered by Acas, which recently had success in bringing about a resolution to the junior doctorsmp;rsquo; contract strikes. But the...
  
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• Flybe eyes European expansion

  10-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Regional airlines cost-cutting drive pays off with rise in sales and profit turnround
  
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• Final approval for central Oxford rail link to London Marylebone could be given this month

  10-06-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -WORK to finish a direct rail link between central Oxford and London Marylebone could be given the go-ahead within weeks.
  
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• European Parliament backs rail suppliers

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - EUROPE: Voting in Strasbourg on June 9, the European Parliament endorsed by a large majority a...
  
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• 'Disastrous' Flintshire car parking charges are 'here to stay'

  10-06-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Council review reveals it is not possible to axe the scheme or introduce free after 3pm initiative as it would reduce income levels by £80,000
  
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• Descendant of rail pioneer George Stephenson gives blessing to Ordsall Chord

  10-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The engineer built the first public inter-city railway in Manchester - now descendent has backed a new rail scheme
  
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• Cycle lane for notorious road - despite fears it is 'an accident waiting to happen'

  10-06-2016 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -A cycle lane network could be set up on a notorious road in Cressex, despite councillors fearing its an accident waiting to happen with the high volume of cars and lorries in High Wycombe.
  
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• Brexit a threat to HS2 and HS3 in Yorkshire, says Cameron

  10-06-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - FLAGSHIP high speed rail projects designed to connect the North of England may not be completed if Britain leaves the EU, David Cameron has warned.
  
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• Bombardier Derby secures multi-million pound deal

  10-06-2016 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derbyshire Telegraph - A TRAIN-leasing firm has placed another order worth millions of pounds with Derby's Bombardier for a fleet of new trains.
  
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• Arriva confirms internet deal

  10-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Arriva UK Trains has signed a long-term framework deal with Icomera for internet provision.
  
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