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• Public transport strike in Athens snarls traffic - Belfast Telegraph

  06-07-2016 13:22
  
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  Public transport strike in Athens snarls traffic
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  Most workers on the Greek capital's public transport system have walked out in a 24-hour strike to protest over privatisations that are part of the country's international bailout conditions. Wednesday's strike halted trains, the suburban railway and ...en meer »
  
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• Operation Stack: new lorry park will help ease M20 congestion

  06-07-2016 12:15
  
  Construction to begin on Stanford West facility in Kent to minimise road disruption such as that during Calais refugee crisisA major new lorry park is to be built to ease the misery inflicted on drivers when cross-Channel services go into meltdown, the government has announced.About 3,600 lorries will be able to park at Stanford West in Kent to help keep traffic on the M20 and surrounding roads flowing during Operation Stack.Related: How Operation Stack is affecting UK tourismContinue reading...
  
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• Will an expanded Heathrow Airport damage neighbours' mental health?

  06-07-2016 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Residents fear expanding Heathrow Airport could lower mental wellbeing for people living under the flight path
  
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• Wales is still a great place to do business says Economy Secretary

  06-07-2016 02:00 via freepressseries.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Economy Secretary, Ken Skates has pledged that post-referendum, Wales will remain a great place to do business.
  
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• Wales is open for business but the UK needs a plan and leadership

  06-07-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The Welsh Government should seek to minimise the negative or cumulative impact of devolved policies on business during this uncertain period
  
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• Talks to resume over ScotRail strike

  06-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Talks are scheduled to resume in a bid to break the deadlock in the ScotRail dispute.
  
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• Stuck Tube train leaves '1,000 passengers' to walk tunnel

  06-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Up to 1,000 Tube passengers are evacuated from a train and led through underground tunnels to safety because of a faulty track.
  
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• Strike-hit Southern rail axes hundreds of trains

  06-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hundreds of rail services are axed by Southern rail under a revised timetable in response to ongoing cancellations and delays.
  
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• Southern Railways customers 'lives were made a misery by unions' claim MPs

  06-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Union barons yesterday claimed Southern Railway rail staff are not turning up for work because they are too stressed - and causing misery to commuters suffering delays and cancellations.
  
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• Southern Railway to cut 341 trains a day in revised timetable

  06-07-2016 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Revised service on all Southern routes on Mondays to Fridays from Monday 11 July until further notice
  
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• Southern Railway release revised timetables as it scraps 341 services

  06-07-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Southern Railway is to cut 341 trains a day in a revised timetable, the company has announced.
  
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• Southern Railway confirms it will cut 341 trains a day in emergency timetable

  06-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Crisis-hit rail company Southern has announced it will cut 341 trains a day as part of a revised timetable.
  
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• Southern rail: MPs to quiz boss over 'appalling' trains

  06-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A railway boss was today confronted with a dossier of evidence of passenger outrage at her firm's train services.
  
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• Siemens to 'rethink mobility' at InnoTrans 2016

  06-07-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Other News Sources - SIEMENS: Rethinking mobility will be Siemens slogan at InnoTrans 2016, where the company will be...
  
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• Severn Bridges toll announcement is success for fairness - says FTA

  06-07-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Transport Minister Andrew Joness announcement that the Severn Bridges wont be a cash-making exercise when they return to public ownership has ...
  
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• Sadiq Khan's £10 pollution 'T-charge' for older cars added to London's congestion charge

  06-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Highly polluting vehicles, broadly registered before 2005, will be hit with the extra £10 charge
  
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• Sadiq Khan to charge London diesel cars with new pollution fee in congestion charge areas

  06-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan wants to bring in the fee from next year for vehicles entering the capital's congestion charge area. The charge would apply to cars, vans and lorries with diesel engines.
  
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• Rebuilt 73/9s take over all Caledonian Sleeper work

  06-07-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Caledonian Sleeper no longer uses Class 67s on its trains from Edinburgh Waverley to the Highlands, because sufficient rebuilt Class 73/9s are now available.
  
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• Rail line to close for up to 18 weeks

  06-07-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Rail services between Blackpool and Preston could be halted for up to 18 weeks to allow the completion of upgrade works.
  
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• Rail improvement projects behind schedule, report finds

  06-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Major rail improvement projects in Scotland are behind schedule with costs spiralling, according to a new report.
  
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• Public exhibitions for M6 smart motorway upgrade in Staffordshire

  06-07-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Government - Public invited to find out more about plans to upgrade the M6 between junction 13 and 15.
  
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• Politicians must back demand for continued funding

  06-07-2016 02:00 via cambrian-news.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - WITH its high dependency on European funding, rural Wales MPs and AMs must now fervently back Carwyn Jones's demand that Westminster guarantee continued funding for Wales's EU-backed projects, and Welsh farming's £500m a year grant aid.
  
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• New Maersk CEO prioritises revenue growth

  06-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Soren Skou says Danish conglomerate's strategic review will look at all options for groups future
  
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• New blog post on CMA recommendations for the Bus Services Bill

  06-07-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - The CMAs perspective on the Bus Services Bill and where local transport authorities can retain the benefits of competition for bus passengers.
  
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• McLoughlin quizzed on state of UK rolling stock

  06-07-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - During a Qmp;A session on June 30, Secretary of State for Transport Patrick McLoughlin fielded a number of questions relating to rolling stock.
  
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• Mass rally in support of Heathrow expansion marks one year since Airports Commission recommendation

  06-07-2016 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Campaigners call on the government and next Prime Minister to support Heathrow expansion
  
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• Lufthansa settles long-running cabin crew dispute

  06-07-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Union agrees to deal which will guarantee no further strikes
  
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• London could introduce world's highest emissions charge for older cars in new air quality crackdown

  06-07-2016 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - In a move to tackle air polllution, Mayor Sadiq Khan has proposed a new charge for cars older than 2005 driving in inner London
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover reveals plans to create 250 more jobs

  06-07-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -The announcement came as the carmaker formally opened its new £20 million Special Operations technical centre in the region
  
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• Govia cuts timetable amid strike misery

  06-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Operator aims to provide more predictable service during protracted labour dispute
  
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• FTA has mixed feelings about Mayors new air quality plans

  06-07-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association (FTA) responded to the Mayor of Londons new consultation on air quality issues by expressing some relief but ...
  
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• FoE claims M4 Newport peak congestion 'lies'

  06-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Friends of the Earth (FoE) has accused the Welsh Government of "lying" about congestion on the M4 at peak times around Newport.
  
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• FIRST PICTURES: Brand new trains for Essex and London taking shape

  06-07-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The first images of c2c's Class 387s under construction have been released.
  
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• Economy Secretary Announces North Wales Summit

  06-07-2016 02:00 via wrexham.com
  
  Other News Sources - Economy and Infrastructure Secretary, Ken Skates is to hold a summit this week focussed on driving economic development across North Wales and the Northern Powerhouse Region.
  
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• Driver training starts for Anglias second locomotive-hauled set

  06-07-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Driver training using Class 68s begins ahead of their introduction into traffic on Abellio Greater Anglia passenger duties.
  
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• DfT launches £60 million competition to support sustainable travel

  06-07-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Councils invited to apply for a share of £60 million of new funding to support sustainable travel.
  
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• Chilterns Route Study to tackle capacity challenges

  06-07-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A new connection could linke Chiltern Main Line to a planned station at Old Oak Common, to provide additional capacity and access to both Crossrail and HS2
  
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• Cars older than 2005 may have to pay extra London 'air pollution charge'

  06-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Cars made before 2005 may have to pay an additional charge for entering the congestion zone in London, under proposals put forward by the mayor.
  
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• Campaigners urge government to follow Sadiq Khan's lead on air pollution

  06-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Campaigners have called on the Government to follow Sadiq Khan's lead in tackling air pollution and "up its game" on the issue after the London mayor unveiled new proposals to impose a levy on heavily polluting vehicles.
  
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• Bus Services Bill: retaining the benefits of competition

  06-07-2016 02:00 via competitionandmarkets.blog.gov.uk
  
  Government - In 2011 I directed an investigation by one of our predecessor bodies, the Competition Commission, which found that competition between bus operators can bring real benefits to the travelling public.
  
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• British Airways misses pension deadline

  06-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Agreement on funding scheme deficits delayed by legal dispute
  
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