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• Derailed train causes severe disruption at Paddington station

  16-06-2016 21:53
  
  Great Western Railway said the delays would continue after empty passenger train left the track outside the stationRail services in and out of Paddington station have been severely disrupted after a train was derailed.Operator Great Western Railway said that disruption at the London station would continue for some time on Thursday.No trains in or out of Paddington following an incident involving a train just outside the station. Disruption will continue for some time.We have ticket acceptance wi
  
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• Why build the garden bridge when we could plant trees on Blackfriars?

  16-06-2016 14:49
  
  Rather than spending £175m on Thomas Heatherwick and Joanna Lumley’s floating park, architects Allies and Morrison suggest we try a cheap, cheerful and wholly supportable alternativeWhen is a garden bridge not a garden bridge? When it’s a bridge garden, according to Allies and Morrison, the Southwark-based architects who have come up with a cheap and cheerful alternative to the eye-wateringly expensive, contractually dubious proposal by Thomas Heatherwick and Joanna Lumley for
  
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• So I Do My Makeup On The Tube, Who Cares? - instyle.co.uk

  16-06-2016 13:48
  
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  So I Do My Makeup On The Tube, Who Cares?
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  Step aside shame, it's time to hold your head high as you apply your makeup on the commute. Beauty Writer George Driver explains… [byoo-tee tyoo-ber]: Noun – A person that applies makeup whilst using public transport. 'Seriously?!' despairs my boss ...
  
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• Virgin Trains launches new portal for SMEs

  16-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Railblazers is being promoted as a one-stop shop for business bookings
  
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• Third Heathrow runway to boost north west economy

  16-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - In a speech at the International Festival for Business (IFB2016), Heathrow chief executive says not building the runway was putting the future of the Northern Powerhouse at risk.
  
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• Strikes called for Scotrail and Southern services

  16-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Both rail franchises facing industrial action by staff later this month
  
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• Strikes at ScotRail loom closer after peace talks fail

  16-06-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The threat of disruption to passengers loomed closer today after peace talks to avert a strike by 550 ScotRail conductors broke up without agreement.
  
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• Stations to be cut from Access for All CP5 works to be revealed in summer

  16-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Decisions about which stations will be affected by the deferred Access for All scheme, designed to improve accessibility across all stations by installing lifts and ramps, will be made later this summer, rail minister Claire Perry MP has said. In a response to a parliamentary question from Tom...
  
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• Southern Rail: Row over union official's 'prepare for war' comment

  16-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A Minister today condemned a trade union hardliner for declaring it was time to "prepare for war" in a dispute over train staffing including on London commuter services.
  
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• Search vessel finds main locations of EgyptAir wreckage

  16-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation said investigators probing the disappearance of EgyptAir flight MS804 have identified several main locations of the wreckage.read more
  
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• Scotland has one of highest MoT failure rates in UK

  16-06-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Scotland is among the worst areas of the UK for unroadworthy vehicles, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Rural bus users face pricing problems to access services

  16-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus users in rural areas face increased prices and reduced availability as they try to access local services, says Citizens Advice Scotland.
  
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• Routes change on Sheffield bus services

  16-06-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Changes to some bus routes into the city centre came into force this week.
  
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• Rail commuters leave customers at Northampton industrial estate with nowhere to park

  16-06-2016 02:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Northampton rail commuters are filling customer parking spaces at an industrial estate before the businesses are even open.
  
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• NR review could further delay Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train

  16-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train pilot scheme could be delayed further because of a Network Rail review, transport minister Andrew Jones MP has confirmed. In response to a question from MP Greg Mulholland, Jones said that Network Rail had initiated a review of the programme of works needed...
  
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• Northern Powerhouse at risk unless Government acts on airport expansion, report says

  16-06-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Report highlighted by Heathrow says that the North East economy would gain £230m a year if a third runway is built
  
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• NI manufacturing: Almac and Thompson Aero Seating post profit rises

  16-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two of Northern Ireland's most successful manufacturers report significant jumps in profits.
  
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• Making more time to draw up cycle safety proposals in Sheffield

  16-06-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - A new plan is to be drawn up to improve conditions for cyclists in Sheffield.
  
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• London commuters caught up in rail dispute

  16-06-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Brighton protest highlights frustration at intractable dispute between Govia and RMT
  
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• IAGs Walsh: Additional A380s depend on right pricing

  16-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- As International Airlines Group (IAG) prepares to take delivery of its 12th and final Airbus A380 for British Airways, IAG CEO Willie Walsh told ATW that any further A380s the group considers may be second hand. read more
  
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• Hyperloop: Slovakia takes centre stage

  16-06-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Other News Sources -Ever since Elon Musk outlined anidea of a new high-speed transport system called the Hyperloop in 2013, questions have been asked regarding its likelihood. Now, one organisation, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, has announced plans to make Sl
  
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• How doing business in Birmingham can be better than London - according to Turkish Airlines' regional boss

  16-06-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Turkish Airlines' General Manager Selim Ozburk reveals passion for city ahead of sponsoring BPBA 2016
  
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• Herrmann backs Brenner Base Tunnel link

  16-06-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - AUSTRIA: Visiting the construction face for the Brenner Base Tunnel near Innsbruck at the start of...
  
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• Heathrow warns Northern Powerhouse 'at risk' if third runway not built

  16-06-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - eathrow has sought to pressure the Government into giving a controversial third runway the go-ahead by warning that ministers much-heralded Northern Powerhouse idea is at risk if the airport if not expanded.
  
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• Heathrow and Gatwick battle for regional support

  16-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airport bosses appeal for backing from other parts of the UK
  
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• Flybe alters E-Jet and Q400 deals

  16-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- UK regional carrier Flybe will now take only 15 Bombardier Q400s from US-based Republic Airways, down from the 24 originally agreed, and it has deferred delivery of four Embraer E175s.read more
  
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• EgyptAir flight MS804: Egypt says it has spotted wreckage of plane

  16-06-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Vessel had identified several main locations of the wreckageSearch team will draw up map for distribution spots based on discoveryEgyptian investigators say they have found the wreckage of flight MS804, which crashed into the Mediterranean last month with the loss of all 66 people on board.In a statement released late on Wednesday night, the investigation committee said that the John Lethbridgeone of two ships contracted by the Egyptians to hunt for the wreckagehad found several m
  
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• Delay HS2's Euston plans, says ex-civil service head

  16-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - HS2 plans for the London terminus at Euston should be put on hold, according to the former head of the civil service.
  
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• Council uses compulsory purchase powers to carry on A43 dualling after land negotiations stall

  16-06-2016 02:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Two landowners along the route of the A43 in Northampton are being issued Compulsory Purchase Orders so the county council can make the whole route a dual carriageway.
  
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• Copdock Interchange traffic lights repaired after lightning strike

  16-06-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - The traffic lights at Copdock Interchange have been repairedafter being struck by lightning.
  
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• Connectivity and demographics are key drivers for investors

  16-06-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - City Council director Waheed Nazir looks at the potential Birmingham has to offer as a destination for foreign investors
  
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• Commuters slam Rail Minister response to rail crisis as 'utterly pitiful'

  16-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -COMMUTERS have hit back at Rail Minister Claire Perry, describing her response to the train chaos as
  
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• Bombardier Wins Contract to Provide 43 TALENT 2 Trains to Abellio

  16-06-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation has won a contract to supply European rail operator Abellio Rail Sdwest GmbH with 43 BOMBARDIER TALENT 2 multiple unit trains. The order is valued at approximately 215 million euro ($244 million US).Starting in June 2019, the new electric multiple units will gradually enter passenger operation on the Stuttgart regional network in Baden-Wrttembergs Neckar Valley region in Germany. Bombardier will sup
  
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• Bikebuzz over free cycle scheme

  16-06-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Bikebuzz is the young pretender of urban bicycle sharea scheme that allows you to use a stylish city bike for months at a time for free as long as you use it frequently enough. Cycle schemes should of course be an integral part of every city, but theres always been a mismatch between London cool and the rather The post Bikebuzz over free cycle scheme appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Arriva and Icomera announce next steps towards the digital train

  16-06-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Arriva UK Trains and Icomera have announced the signing of a new framework agreement for the provision of onboard Internet connectivity solutions.This long-term agreement reaffirms Arrivas commitment to providing an industry-leading onboard passenger experience. As one of the largest providers of both rail and road public transport in the UK, Arriva passengers have been enjoying Icomera passenger Wi-Fi across Arrivas Chiltern Railways and Grand Ce
  
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