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• Trains a daily battle for million of disabled people | Letters

  12-07-2016 20:09
  
  We’re pleased that Network Rail has pledged to make infrastructure improvements for disabled passengers (Report, 11 July). Transport is a daily battle for millions of disabled people across the UK. Our recent End of the Line report heard from hundreds whose lives are limited by a drastically inaccessible network. Much needs to be done. We are therefore deeply concerned that proposals in the Hendy review to defer 50% of ringfenced funding will mean a delay in removing these barriers. While
  
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• Challenges Theresa May inherits from Cameron: from Brexit to benefits

  12-07-2016 16:58
  
  On her first day in No 10, the new PM’s in-tray will be packed with problems: on the EU, Trident, schools, the NHS and moreTheresa May will find a number of pressing matters in her in-tray on her first day in No 10 – and not just about how Britain will leave the EU. From universal credit to junior doctors’ strikes, school academisation and farmers’ subsidies, she will inherit many challenges from David Cameron’s administration. Related: Toto has pulled back the Brex
  
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• Leadhills and Wanlockhead light railway – in pictures

  12-07-2016 10:15
  
  The Leadhills and Wanlockhead Railway (L&WR) was just a weekend-only summertime attraction for tourists – until South Lanarkshire council decided to resurface the only road connecting the two villages Continue reading...
  
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• Take Southern rail franchise off operator, urges Sadiq Khan

  12-07-2016 09:58
  
  London mayor calls on Department for Transport to take over running of service amid ongoing delays and cancellations
  The operator of Southern rail services should to stripped of the franchise over the “unceasing misery” being inflicted on passengers, Sadiq Khan has said.The London mayor said he shared the outrage of passengers, some of whom staged a protest at London’s Victoria station on Monday after months of delays and cancellations on a service they dub “Southern fail
  
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• 'What do we want? Trains! When do we want them? On time!'Southern passengers stage protest as operator cancels yet more services

  12-07-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Welsh Government announces taskforce to aid 'disadvantaged' valleys

  12-07-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The group aims to address the valleys future needs for education, health and economic development
  
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• Wells Terrace entrance at Finsbury Park station close to 'reduce congestion and improve security'

  12-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters face disruption to their morning routes after TfL announced a heavily used entrance to Finsbury Park station is to close.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic announces order for Airbus A350s

  12-07-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- New aircraft are part of Virgins plans to modernise fleet from 2019
  
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• Village issues ban on cycling Lycra louts who speed along their roads

  12-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Beleaguered residents in Great Budworth, Cheshire, have issued a warning to 'menacing' groups of cyclists who they say are a danger to the roads with their high speed group formations.
  
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• Transport secretary describes RMT rail union as absurd as chaos on Southern continues

  12-07-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Theresa May facing calls to ditch HS2 project when she becomes PM

  12-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - HS2 has just scrapped plans for a major station outside Sheffield and came under fire last week after it emerged that a new route will cut through a 212-home development in South Yorkshire.
  
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• Tesla stock rises after Elon Musk's masterplan tweet

  12-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tesla's stock rises after its chief executive Elon Musk hints he will soon reveal a new masterplan for the car-maker.
  
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• Stansted Airport's electronic passport gates failing due to glare of setting sun

  12-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Air passengers flying into London's Stansted Airport have found the low setting sun shining through the window behind them is preventing the computer scanners from recognising their faces
  
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• Stansted Airport hit by border control delays as setting sun blinds scanners

  12-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Passengers are being hit by delays leaving Stansted Airport because the sun's rays are confusing the sophisticated scanners used at border control.
  
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• Southern trains still late despite slashed timetable Subscription

  12-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Commuters on Britains most troubled rail network vented their fury yesterday as trains continued to arrive late despite the introduction of a drastically reduced timetable.
  
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• Southern Railcommuters gather for demonstration at Victoria station

  12-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Hundreds protested at London Victoria station during rush hour. Demonstrators wearing devil costumes brandished a sign saying commuter hell and chanted Southern fail.
  
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• Southern rail suspends 341 services

  12-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hundreds of Southern rail services are temporarily axed under an amended timetable brought in from midnight in response to months of disruption.
  
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• Southern rail protest: Victoria protesters vent fury at crisis-hit train company

  12-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Crowds of angry commuters have gathered at Victoria station this evening for a protest over crisis-hit train operator Southern.
  
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• Southern rail: City lawyer issues legal threat to crisis-hit operator

  12-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A City lawyer who claims she was forced to quit her job because of the Southern rail chaos is threatening legal action against the "failing" rail operator for loss of earnings.
  
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• South wales metro: Call for UK to cover any EU shortfall

  12-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - EU funding to upgrade public transport in south Wales must be protected by the UK Government, the first minister is expected to say later.
  
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• Siemens backs away from Brexit warnings

  12-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Conglomerate says UK matters whether it is in the EU or not
  
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• Qatar Airways unveils new Gulfstream order

  12-07-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Airline to add three long-range private jets to meet increased demand
  
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• Oxfordshire County Council joins calls for expansion of Heathrow Airport

  12-07-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Oxfordshire County Council has added its voice tocallsforthe Government to back plans for an extra runway at Heathrow Airport.
  
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• One cyclist injured every day on Cambridgeshires roads new safety campaign aimed at drivers and riders reveals

  12-07-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - One cyclist is injured on Cambridgeshires roads every day new figures from the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Road Safety Partnership have revealed.
  
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• New bus service to help those with limited mobility

  12-07-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A NEW 'Comet' is getting ready to orbit the remotest parts of West Oxfordshire, picking up and dropping off people who have little access to public transport.
  
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• New bus fares announced for York, but others to be frozen

  12-07-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -YORK'S biggest bus operator is freezing its single adult ticket prices for the second year running - but is raising the cost of daily, weekly, monthly and annual season tickets.
  
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• Multi-Contact-Electrical Connector Systems for Railways

  12-07-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Multi-Contact (MC) specialises in miniature to high-current connector systems for high-amp energy transfers.The systems are used in a wide range of applications that include:Railway and transport tec...
  
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• More than 100 new cameras at Chiltern train stations in Oxfordshire to improve passenger safety

  12-07-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -More than 100 new CCTV cameras will installed at stations across the Chiltern Railways network to protect passengers from crime.
  
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• More London postcodes included in Amazons fresh grocery service

  12-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Amazon has expanded availability of its fresh grocery delivery service less than a month after its initial launch in London. AmazonFresh is now available in 128 London postcodes, up from the 69 when the service was introduced in the second week of June, with 59 additional postcodes in north, east, and south London. This means that eligible customers, who pay £79 a year for the online retailers Amazon Prime subscription, can fill their online
  
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• Minister refuses to blame Southern Rail for its chaotic commuter service

  12-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rail minister Claire Perry today sparked anger for failing to condemn Southern Railway after it cancelled hundreds of services into London.
  
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• Manchester tram abuse victim campaigns against hate crime

  12-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Manchester tram abuse victim Juan Jasso joins a campaign to stamp out hate crime on Greater Manchester's public transport.
  
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• London's New Routemaster buses cut 300 conductors

  12-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Three hundred conductors are to lose their jobs on London's New Routemaster buses to make savings of 10m a year.
  
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• Keolis and Abellio selected as preferred bidders for Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn contracts

  12-07-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Public transport association Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr (VRR) has selected Keolis and Abellio as preferred bidders for two contracts to operate the Rhine-Ruhr S-Bahn network from December 2019.
  
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• HSRIL explores how the industry can encourage diversity rail

  12-07-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (HSRIL) are today hosting an event which aims to address the longstanding skills shortage facing the rail sector.
  
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• Heathrow Airport boss: Third runway expansion 'can help British exporters'

  12-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Heathrow could double its cargo capacity with a third runway that would "help even more British exporters trade with all the growing markets of the world" in Brexit Britain, the airport's boss has said.
  
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• GTR warned against bidding for franchises ahead of rush hour protest

  12-07-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Warnings have been issued this morning that Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) should not bid for any new franchises until it improves its services, just as rail union RMT called the operators axing of almost 350 trains a day a crisis measure designed to rig their appalling performance figures.
  
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• Gatwick Express train services cut back

  12-07-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Fewer trains will operate to Sussex airport as part of emergency timetable
  
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• Flybe pulls out of talks to take over Heathrow's empty Scotland slots

  12-07-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - LOW-COST carrier Flybe has suspended plans to take over vacant landing slots at Heathrow which it had planned to use for Scottish flights, blaming the hub's
  
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• Flight signals next phase for Bombardiers Belfast facility

  12-07-2016 02:00 via irishtimes.com
  
  News from Europe - City is getting ready to play key role in the expanding C-Series aircraft programme
  
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• Farnborough airshow will show off new planes with bigger seats due to rising obesity levels

  12-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Rising obesity levels in the UK and other Western countries means airlines need bigger seats. And this weekend one of the first planes will be shown off at theFarnborough Airshow.
  
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• Concern that rail improvement works in Montrose are only being considered by ministers

  12-07-2016 02:00 via thecourier.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Scottish Ministers have been warned not to backtrack on major rail improvement works in Montrose to increase journey times.
  
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• Children face bus cut threat to Sheffields Catholic schools

  12-07-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - Children attending Sheffields Catholic schools could face travel misery over plans to axe bus services across the city.
  
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• Bus drivers refuse west Belfast service after petrol bomb attack

  12-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus drivers in Belfast say they will not serve an area in the west of the city after a petrol bomb attack on one of their colleagues.
  
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• Brand new Class 68s enter traffic with Anglia

  12-07-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Class 68s started work with Abellio Greater Anglia. They will be on hire with AGA until September 30.
  
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• Another daily rail service from the Port of Felixstowe

  12-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The 33rd daily rail freight service has been introduced at the Port of Felixstowe. Coming just seven weeks after the introduction of the 32nd daily train, the new service is operated by GB Railfreight and runs between the Port of Felixstowe and Rotherham. Commenting on the new service, Clemence Cheng, Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Felixstowe and Managing Director of HPH Europe division, said: The introduction of the 33rd daily rail servic
  
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• Angry commuters demonstrate as Southern cuts services

  12-07-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Angry rail users from the south of England are set to demonstrate at London Victoria later today, as Southern axes one train in six in a bid to improve reliability. Meanwhile, the government has indicated that its patience could be running out, as MPs continue to report a barrage of complaints from their constituents over Southern's recent performance. At the same time, Scottish rail passengers are facing the second day of a 48-hour walkout by members of the RMT. In both cases, t
  
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• Almost 1.2 million passengers used Edinburgh Airport in June

  12-07-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - EDINBURGH Airport experienced the busiest June on record out of any Scottish airport after welcoming nearly 1.2 million passengers.
  
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• Airbus fuels investor concern on slowdown

  12-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Executive highlights risk companys aircraft orders this year could fall short of its deliveries
  
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• Abellio dismisses speculation it's rethinking franchise bid

  12-07-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The company which runs the East Anglia rail franchise has dismissed speculation it's rethinking its bid for the contract.
  
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• A19 set for overnight road closures as resurfacing work is carried out

  12-07-2016 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A stretch of the A19 will be closed from 8pm-6am to allow resurfacing and repairs to the carriageway
  
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