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• London road congestion: causes, effects and what happens next

  15-06-2016 08:46
  
  How will Transport for London and the new mayor’s transport deputy address the heavy pressures on the capital’s road space and the strong passions they arouse?London’s unhappy status as a city with some of the worst road traffic congestion in the world is now the new mayor’s to try to change. It is a problem that substantially arises from London’s lusty economic and population growth, which generate more pressure on road space, which means more and more people spend
  
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• Virgin Australia raising more than A$1bn

  15-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Etihad is carriers only major shareholder yet to commit to taking part in rights issue
  
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• UPDATE: Bus drivers in Weymouth and Bridport set for five-day strike next week

  15-06-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -BUS drivers in Weymouth and Bridport will strike for five days next week over pay and conditions.
  
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• Uber chief quits Twitter 'after sexist trolling from taxi drivers'

  15-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Uber's boss in the UK claims she has been forced to quit Twitter after being bombarded with sexist and abusive messages from taxi drivers.
  
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• Transport for London updates iconic typeface

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Transport for London (TfL) has updated its famous Johnson typeface to better cater for the digital age.
  
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• Train-mad Roy James builds 3,000 square foot model railway in his garden shed

  15-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Roy James, from the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, started building the 250,000 railway scene in his garden shed in the 1990s because his partner Hettie refused to have it inside.
  
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• Train delays knock Go-Aheads profit predictions off the rails Subscription

  15-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The pain of strikes, engineering works and consequent delays suffered by commuters using Britains biggest rail franchise was shared by Go-Ahead yesterday when the transport group revealed that the disruption would cut its profits in half.
  
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• Tickets on sale as steam services return to Borders Railway after previous sell-out run

  15-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - TICKETS have gone on sale for a series of special ScotRail steam train services which will return to the Borders Railway later this summer.
  
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• Thameslink woes hit Go-Ahead shares

  15-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Shares in Go-Ahead plunge 18 after the transport group warns of lower-than-expected profit margins for its Govia Thameslink rail franchise.
  
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• Talks restart in Southern conductors' dispute

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Talks have restarted between Govia Thameslink Railway and the RMT union over the long-running and often bitter conductors' dispute. GTR is planning to replace most conductors on Southern routes with 'on board supervisors', who would deal with passengers but not control the doors or dispatch the train, which would become duties of the driver. The RMT opposes the change, claiming that safety would be affected -- which GTR denies.
  
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• Supreme court to decide on bus priority

  15-06-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - The question whether wheelchair users should have priority on buses over mothers with baby buggies is to be considered by the highest court in the land.
  
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• Summer of steam planned for Borders Railway

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Steam locomotives will return to the Borders Railway every Sunday from August 7 to September 25.
  
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• Statistically, self-driving cars are about to kill someone. What happens next?

  15-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - As autonomous vehicles rack up more and more miles on our roads, the odds of a fatal accident are shortening by the day. How will we react? One hundred million. Thats the number of miles, on average, that it takes a human driver to kill someone in the United States. Its also the number of miles Teslas semi-autonomous Autopilot feature had racked up by May this year. Assuming Autopilot is rolled out to Teslas mass-market Model 3 in 2017, that number will rapidly climb into the bill
  
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• Southern Rail staff announce fresh strike action in row over conductors

  15-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern Rail workers have announced a fresh strike in their continuing row over staffing, as commuters stage a protest over the service.
  
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• Southern rail conductors plan further strike action

  15-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A union calls for another 24-hour strike by conductors on Southern rail trains in an ongoing dispute over their role.
  
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• ScotRail workers to stage series of six strikes, RMT says

  15-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - ScotRail guards are to stage series of six strikes in the coming weeks in a dispute over driver-only trains, the RMT announces.
  
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• Scotrail guards to stage six 24-hour strikes over next few weeks

  15-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Guards on ScotRail are to stage six 24-hour strikes in the coming weeks in a dispute over driver-only trains.
  
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• RMT organises GTR lobby despite strike talks

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) repeated their calls for RMT to accept plans to expand driver-operated only (DOO) access on trains following brokered talks to try to resolve the dispute. After a day of talks at the offices of Acas yesterday, and strike action in April and May, the RMT executive...
  
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• Rail services hit as flash flooding causes landslips

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Rail services have resumed between Bradford and Ilkley and from Oakham to Corby, after flash flooding caused landslips at two separate locations.
  
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• Rail Minister: Unions are launching a war on passengers

  15-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE Rail Minister has lashed out on rail unions who she claims are launching a
  
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• 'Quietway' cycle route opens from Waterloo to Greenwich a year late

  15-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first part of a 120m scheme to help cyclists and pedestrians avoid busy main roads opens more than a year after it was planned.
  
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• Protesters against Southern Railway arrive late for Brighton station demo

  15-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -DEMONSTRATORS chanted
  
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• Proposals for new West Midlands freight hub open to public consultation

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A new rail freight hub with direct access to the West Coast Main Line could be built near Featherstone in Staffordshire. Consortium Four Ashes are holding consultation events on design plans for the West Midlands Interchange, which will be built on 615 acres of land west of junction 12 of the M6...
  
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• New strike called on Southern in RMT dispute

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Peace talks intended to resolve the Southern conductors' dispute have failed, and their union the RMT has called a further strike for next week. Conductors are now set to walk out on Tuesday 21 June, while Southern's owner Govia Thameslink Railway has confirmed its plans to replace most Southern conductors with on board supervisors who will not control the doors. Angry Southern commuters staged a demonstration at Brighton station last night.
  
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• Mother calls for changes to airline regulations over breast milk

  15-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A mother is calling for airline regulations to be changed after she was refused permission to take ice packs on board to refrigerate her breast milk.
  
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• Mind the gaps official Tube font changes (ever so slightly)

  15-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The font used on signage for London's transport network is set to change for the first time in 100 years.
  
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• Metrolink works have caused tremors and lost us customers and millions in cash say angry businesses

  15-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Businesses claim they have been shaken by Second City Crossing works - literally.
  
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• London's first 'Quietway' for cyclists and pedestrians opens

  15-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A special route that directs cyclists and pedestrians away from busy roads opened today.
  
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• London Underground's typeface to change 'for digital age'

  15-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The familiar typeface used for all London transport is changing, although travellers may have to look hard to spot the difference.
  
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• Knighthood for Crossrail chair shows importance of rail skills

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The chair of Crossrail was given a knighthood in this weekendmp;rsquo;s Queenmp;rsquo;s Birthday Honours for his services to UK infrastructure, skills and employment. Sir Terry Morgan, CBE, is also chair of the HS2 College Governing Body, and was appointed last year to develop a skills strategy to...
  
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• Kampa-Noise Reduction and Rail Infrastructure Optimisation Solutions

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Kampa supplies innovative products for rail infrastructure and rolling stock applications.
  
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• Just take a 100-mile detour, suggests worst rail company Subscription

  15-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britains worst-performing rail company faced fresh criticism yesterday after telling a passenger to take a two-hour round trip in place of an eight-minute journey.
  
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• Hundreds watch Flying Scotsman steam in Denton for second time in a week

  15-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Rail enthusiasts flocked to the station to see the iconic steam locomotive pass through the region
  
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• Hundreds of ScotRail conductors set to strike from next week in dispute over safety

  15-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - HUNDREDS of ScotRail conductors are set to strike next week in the first of a string of walkouts and industrial action in a row over safety.
  
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• HS2 bidders for major 12bn engineering contracts invited to tender

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The nine companies in the race to win at least one of seven HS2 main civil engineering contracts worth up to mp;pound;11.8bn have been invited to tender. The companies, mostly made up of consortia featuring some of the biggest names in the national and international rail sector, were shortlisted...
  
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• Heathrows powerhouse argument for expansion Subscription

  15-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Failure to expand Heathrow will cost the economy in northern England as much as £710 million a year, according to a new study.
  
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• Halfbike, twice the fun

  15-06-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Halfbike wants to bring fun to the way we travel with its leanable upright trike, a vehicle they believe will awaken your natural instinct to move Its certainly different; a high-quality toy for grown-ups. According to Halfbike, the standing position brings you closer to natural walking and you control the vehicle with your whole body, not just your hands. A The post Halfbike, twice the fun appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Go-Ahead: leavers on the line

  15-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Transport operator is a potential loser in the event of Brexit
  
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• Gett predicts big jump in car-hailing

  15-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Start-up believes half of all car journeys will be made in vehicles summoned by apps within 10 years
  
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• FirstGroup profit gets back on the rails

  15-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Transport group prepares to compete again on routes to Scotland
  
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• First Group revenue remains stable despite rail franchise losses

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - First Groupmp;rsquo;s overall revenue for March 2015-16 remained stable but suffered losses because of the end of the First Capital Connect and First ScotRail franchises. The companymp;rsquo;s preliminary results from the previous financial year show that its overall revenue was mp;pound;5.22bn...
  
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• Engineering and Manufacturing Services for the Railway Industry

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -PROMEC is an engineering and manufacturing company established in 1986 to design and produce mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and automatic equipment, dies and special machines.
  
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• Congestion ahead as commuters get back in their cars Subscription

  15-06-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Rising numbers of commuters will travel by car over the next 25 years as fewer journeys are made by foot, bicycle, bus and train, according to an official analysis.
  
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• Commuters to stage protest at 'shambolic' Southern Rail

  15-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters are holding a protest tonight after suffering weeks of disruption following walkouts and staffing problems at Southern Rail.
  
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• Chesterfield man set to feature on Stagecoach bus posters across region

  15-06-2016 02:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - A Chesterfield man will see his face displayed on Stagecoach buses across the region this summer after winning a travel competition.
  
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• Businesses criticise Mancunian Way closure timing

  15-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Business have complained that a key Manchester road beset by problems after two sinkhole-like holes appeared is shut for two weekdays before finally reopening.
  
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• Bus companies must give wheelchair users priority, human rights group says

  15-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Supreme court to hear test case brought by man prevented from boarding bus when parent with pushchair refused to moveBus companies must give wheelchair users priority on vehicles and drop first come, first served policies for passengers, an official human rights watchdog will tell the supreme court.Supporting a test case on the rights of the disabled, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) will on Wednesday call for clearer policies to ensure that those confined to wheelc
  
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• Boss of Britain's worst-performing train company Go Ahead is awarded 2.1MILLION

  15-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - David Brown (pictured), chief executive of Go Ahead, also saw a 10 per cent rise in his overall pay package, despite the poor performance of its rail franchises in the eyes of passengers.
  
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• Balfour Beatty-Vinci JV names HS2 design partner with pledge to use SMEs

  15-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Balfour Beatty/Vinci consortium announced yesterday that a Mott MacDonald SYSTRA joint venture will be their design partner for their bid for the delivery of HS2 Phase 1 civils work. Like Balfour Beatty Vinci, who are on the shortlist for the seven major HS2 contracts, Mott MacDonald/SYSTRA...
  
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• Airport boss hits out at unacceptable impact of strikes

  15-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Industrial action in France hurting airlines and passengers in the pocket
  
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