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• Southern and ScotRail train strikes hit tens of thousands of passengers

  21-06-2016 13:24
  
  Delays and cancellations across two franchises’ networks as staff begin 24-hour walkout over role of guards on trainsTens of thousands of railway passengers have been hit by delays and cancellations as staff at Southern and ScotRail began a 24-hour walkout.The RMT, which says the strike is over plans “to remove the safety-critical role of the guard”, described Tuesday’s action across the two franchises as “rock solid”. Related: ScotRail guards to strike in dis
  
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• What has the EU ever done for my … holiday?

  21-06-2016 08:00
  
  Travelling within European countries has never been easier or cheaper – though some rue the loss of duty-free shoppingBrits abroad are overwhelmingly likely to be spending their holidays in Europe, meaning almost 30m leisure jaunts a year made cheaper and easier by the EU.Enjoying cleaner beaches and being able to phone a taxi or hotel without racking up enormous bills are just the cherries on the cake for holidaymakers. Travelling to most EU countries has been rendered easier thanks to th
  
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• 'Unsafe' path fears after Bollington school bus cuts

  21-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Children as young as 11 will be left to walk nearly three miles to school along an "unsafe" disused railway line amid plans to cancel free bus passes.
  
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• Unions say strike is only about safety while Southern insists new system is "perfectly safe"

  21-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -UNION officials have said their industrial action is over passenger safety - not jobs, or pay - as rail passengers face the misery of another day of strike action by the RMT.
  
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• Train carriage arson during busy weekend for firefighters

  21-06-2016 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A train arrived at Bedford station with a carriage on fire after a blaze was started deliberately. Firefighters from Bedford and Kempston arrived within seven minutes after getting an emergency call on at 10.24pm on Saturday (June 18). They boarded the train and used a water extinguisher to put the fire out before passing the incident to the British Transport Police.
  
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• 'Totally needless' ScotRail strike to go ahead after talks break down

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Strikes on ScotRail tomorrow are due to go ahead after last-minute talks failed to reach a resolution. In a statement ScotRail accused the RMT of sabotaging the talks by refusing to cancel the strikes, which the union announced following a dispute over the expansion of driver-operated only (DOO)...
  
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• Southern rail strike: London commuters face travel chaos during 24-hour walkout

  21-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of thousands of commuters are braced for travel chaos from this morning as a fourth 24-hour strike by train conductors cripples major rail routes into London.
  
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• Southern rail strike: Commuters stage fresh protest at Brighton station on eve of 24-hour walkout

  21-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern commuters have staged a protest at Brighton station as hundreds of thousands of rail passengers are braced for fresh disruption because of strike action.
  
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• Southeastern delays: Rush hour misery for commuters after train breaks down

  21-06-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A broken down train sparked delays on Southeastern services this morning, causing a miserable start to the week for commuters.
  
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• ScotRail blames union over strike plans as talks break down

  21-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - ScotRail accuses union leaders of causing a dispute which will
  
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• ScotRail and Southern strikes prompt disruption warning

  21-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail passengers are warned to expect cancellations and disruption as 24-hour strikes begin across Scotland and south-east England.
  
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• RMT attacks GTR over performance and bonuses ahead of strike

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - RMT has attacked Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) for its performance problems as it prepares to lead further strikes tomorrow on Southern, one of GTRmp;rsquo;s companies. RMT confirmed that the 24-hour strike over the introduction of driver-operated only (DOO) services, following two previous...
  
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• rail franchises operators & contracts

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Bidding for new franchises is growing increasingly costly and time-consuming and risks discouraging new bidders from entering the market, the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) has warned.
  
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• Rail firms to face fines if trains are a minute late in bid to reduce minor delays

  21-06-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Under the current system, long distance trains are classed as being on time if they arrive within ten minutes of being behind schedule, and local trains within five minutes.
  
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• Rail companies could be fined if trains are more than a minute late

  21-06-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Train companies could face penalties for services that are just one minute late in a bid to improve frequent delays across the rail network.
  
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• Nissan is taking legal action against Leave campaign

  21-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Carmaker Nissan is taking will take legal action against the Vote Leave campaign for using company logo in pro-Brexit leaflets
  
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• MP will lobby the government for cash to improve areas transport

  21-06-2016 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - FAREHAM MP Suella Fernandes has given her support to plans for improved transport infrastructure in the Solent region.
  
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• Mk 1 charter row as CET plans a major inconvenience for charter firms

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail plans to cease using stock not fitted with controlled emission toilets could cripple industry, charter promoters and operators warn.
  
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• Manchester Airport rubbishes claims Heathrow expansion is crucial for Northern Powerhouse to succeed

  21-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Heathrow boss has said without a third runway, Northern businesses would lose up to £710m
  
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• Managers to act as guards as rail chaos is expected on strike hit trains in Scotland

  21-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THOUSANDS of commuters across Scotland are facing rail services chaos on as 15 routes are cut altogether and some services including Glasgow to Edinburgh trains are cut by half as the first of a series of 24 hour strike begins.
  
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• Londons Gatwick Airport opens new Pier 1

  21-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry-The opening of the new pier is part of Gatwicks attempts to wrest a new runway for South East England from London Heathrow. Londons Gatwick Airport has opened its new Pier 1 to passenger traffic.read more
  
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• Kazakhstan orders train ferry

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - KAZAKHSTAN: National railway KTZ has awarded Croatian shipbuilder Uljanik a contract to supply a...
  
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• In full: rail routes affected by Scotrail strike action

  21-06-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - COMMUTERS across Scotland are facing a day of travel chaos on Tuesday with the first in a series of planned strikes set to bring much of the nations rail network to a grinding halt.
  
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• High-Performance Redundant Ethernet-based Remote I / O Architecture for Rolling Stock System Availability

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -BRIO is an Ethernet-based decentralised remote input / output module designed to be embedded onboard rolling stock vehicles.
  
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• Govia Thameslink franchise row as Southern strike looms

  21-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A row about Govia Thameslink's rail franchise continues as conductors on the Southern network prepare to stage another walkout.
  
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• Eurotunnel services hit after police clashes with Calais 'Jungle' migrants reported

  21-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Services through the Channel Tunnel are hit by delays after migrants clash with police, according to reports.
  
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• European skies milestone achieved

  21-06-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry-The agreement paves the way for Norway to join the UK, Germany, Spain and Netherlands in the use of iTEC.Norwegian air navigation service provider (ANSP), Avinor, has officially joined the iTEC collaboration, marking another step toward aligning air traffic management systems in support of a Single European Sky (SES).read more
  
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• EU vote: The EUs role in UK rail

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - At this time of intense political debate, it is worth reflecting on the benefits or disbenefits that Remain versus Leave will have on the GB railway.
  
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• EU vote: Stay or leave - the impact on UK rail

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - With the UK rail industry heavily affected by any decision on whether to remain in the EU, RAIL delves into the issues for our industry
  
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• Drivers WON'T be fined for using the new Oxford Road bike and bus lanes... until the signs are sorted out

  21-06-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Council confirms it's giving car drivers a longer 'period of grace' over the 6am-9pm ban
  
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• DfT assessing financial impact of new ECML services on Virgin, but not other factors

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The DfT is carrying out an assessment of the impact of the decision to approve new services on the East Coast Main Line (ECML), but not of the impact of other factors. In response to written questions by Lord Bradshaw, Lord Ahmad, parliamentary under-secretary to the DfT, said that the...
  
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• Comparisons are difficult, EU rail price and quality study finds

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - EUROPE: The European Commissions Directorate General for Mobility mp; Transport has published a...
  
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• Brighton railway station protest over Southern Railway franchise expected

  21-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -PROTESTERS are due to gather at Brighton station tonight to ramp up their anger over the state of the railway network.
  
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• Brand new Class 700s enter traffic with Thameslink

  21-06-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - First Class 700 enters traffic with Govia Thameslink Railway.
  
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• 'Boris bike' scheme to launch in Cardiff in 2017

  21-06-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cardiff is to get a public bicycle hire scheme based on London's "Boris bikes".
  The city council says 500 self-service bikes will be located across the city from April 2017.
  
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• Bad start for maiden Thameslink service using new rolling stock

  21-06-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -IT was a case of same old, same old, for passengers using the new rolling stock on the maiden Thameslink service this morning.
  
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• Airlines face crackdown on hidden charges

  21-06-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- CAA to review extra costs such as name changes and re-issuing of boarding passes
  
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