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• Bus company staff told firm has shut down – via text

  14-07-2016 19:34
  
  GHA Coaches notifies employees of redundancy by mobile phone, after going into administration, leaving many in rural areas without transport linksMore than 300 workers at a bus company in north Wales have been made redundant – by text message.GHA Coaches, one of the UK’s largest independent operators, told staff via their mobile phones on Wednesday that the company “will cease trading tonight”.Continue reading...
  
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• London's Oxford Street to be pedestrianised by 2020

  14-07-2016 09:39
  
  Mayor of London announces plan to ban vehicles from major shopping street as part of his commitment to tackle air pollutionOxford Street will be pedestrianised by 2020, the mayor of London’s office has announced.The central London shopping hub is one of the busiest in the capital and is visited by more than 4 million people each week.Related: Death and shopping: the story of Oxford Street, London's 'urban nightmare'Continue reading...
  
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• What will Prime Minister Theresa May do about the Northern Powerhouse?

  14-07-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - New Prime Minister Theresa May appeared to suggest she would end the Government's obsession with Manchester
  
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• UK rail passenger safety concerns after hackers broke into network's systems 4 times last year

  14-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Hackers have penetrated into Britain's rail network with four cyber attacks in the past year. Security experts have said this could create 'mayhem' on the tracks as trains could go off the rails or crash.
  
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• Tube passengers lost 26 million hours to delays last year

  14-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tube passengers lost more than 26 million hours due to problems on the London Underground network in the past year.
  
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• Transport Secretary urges quick decision on South East runway

  14-07-2016 02:00 via home.bt.com
  
  Other News Sources - The expansion timetable set out by the Airports Commission might be met only if incoming prime minister Theresa May makes a decision on which project to back by October, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has warned.
  
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• Traffic wardens in Cardiff will now patrol the streets wearing body cameras

  14-07-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - All traffic wardens in the city will wear the cameras which have cost £34,000
  
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• Tim Peake's on a new mission - to promote Heathrow

  14-07-2016 02:00 via home.bt.com
  
  Other News Sources - British astronaut Tim Peake has landed in the UK and started a new mission helping to promote London's Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Theresa May urged to 'quickly rule out' Heathrow expansion by Hounslow Conservatives

  14-07-2016 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - The new Prime Minister's role as a local MP means she knows all about the 'noise and pollution' expansion would bring, councillors argue
  
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• The top seven things Theresa May MUST do for Yorkshire

  14-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Theresa May comes to office just over a year after the Conservatives made a series of pledges to Yorkshire to help win a string of marginal seats.
  
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• The 1bn rail electrification vision for North Wales and Cheshire

  14-07-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Bid to back rail electrification and increases in train speeds and frequency in investment that could create 70,000 jobs
  
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• Tesla says autopilot involved in second car crash

  14-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tesla admits its autopilot feature was activated when one of its cars crashed on Sunday.
  
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• Southern Rail: Commuters' fury as south London station is left without any trains

  14-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters today vented their anger after arriving at a south London station - to find it was no longer served by any trains.
  
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• Siemens u-turn over Brexit implications

  14-07-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Siemens has said it will continue to invest in Britain, as the implications of the forthcoming Brexit continue to sink in. The company, which employs 14,000 people in this country, had warned its workforce before the referendum that a vote to leave could force it to reconsider its activities in the UK. Siemens railway businesses include maintaining the large fleets of Desiros for South West Trains and London Midland, while it is currently building new trains for Thameslink.
  
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• ScotRail 'minimising strike disruption' for The Open travel

  14-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - ScotRail promises an
  
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• Safety fears as hackers infiltrate rail network systems

  14-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Fears have been raised for the safety of train passengers after it was revealed hackers have infiltrated systems with four major cyber attacks in the past year.
  
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• Rail petition calls for more evening stops

  14-07-2016 02:00 via cambrian-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A PETITION which has gathered over 300 signatures so far is calling for an evening railway service to stop at all stations north of Barmouth.
  
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• Plan for third Menai Strait Crossing

  14-07-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Ken Skates AM says work will be accelerated as part of proposals to increase connectivity between north east and north west Wales
  
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• Passenger plane with 207 on board suffers 'tailstrike' damage during Glasgow Airport landing

  14-07-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A PASSENGER plane landing at Glasgow Airport was damaged in a tailstrike incident last summer, it has emerged.
  
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• Oxford Street to be pedestrianised by 2020

  14-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London transport bosses have announced Oxford Street will be pedestrianised by 2020.
  
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• Norfolk Council adopts Enterprise car club

  14-07-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Other News Sources - Programme designed to cut down on grey fleet mileage
  
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• Nomad Tech highlights energy saving and maintenance optimisation

  14-07-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - NOMAD TECHCH: The Nomad Tech joint venture of Nomad Digital and EMEF will also be showcasing their...
  
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• No comfort for Southern rail commuters

  14-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Irate passengers are calling for the company to be stripped of its franchise
  
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• New horse drawn tram exhibit unveiled at the Oxford Bus Museum

  14-07-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A NEW exhibit at the Oxford Bus Museum, the horse drawn tram,was unveiled today by theVice Lord-Lieutenant of OxfordshireJohn Harwood.
  
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• May pledges infrastructure bonds - but Heathrow looks in doubt

  14-07-2016 02:00 via building.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Britains next prime minister Theresa May has pledged to boost infrastructure spending and housing supply, as part of her plan to build a UK economy that works for everyone.
  
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• London Heathrow Airport records growth in June passenger and cargo volumes

  14-07-2016 02:00 via airport-technology.com
  Other News Sources - London Heathrow has reported that more than 6.6 million passengers travelled to and from the airport in June.
  
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• Licencing Londons contactless ticketing system

  14-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Transport for London (TfL) has announced its world-class contactless ticketing system is set to be used by other major cities across the globe as part of a deal worth up to £15m, which will be used to help deliver a fares freeze that the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan has announced across TfL services for the next four years.TfL signed a deal today (13 July 2016) with Cubic Transportation Systems (CTS), a business unit of Cubic Corporation (NYS
  
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• Keep calm and queue nicely!' Bus company issue etiquette guide to rude pensioners

  14-07-2016 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - UNRULY pensioners pushing to get on one of Britains most scenic bus routes have forced company bosses to issue a queuing etiquette guide.
  
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• Hundreds of jobs at risk as bus company closes

  14-07-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Hundreds of jobs are at risk after it was announced a bus company will close.
  
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• Giving rail passengers choice is the route to keeping them happy

  14-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - What makes Kings Cross unique among Londons mainline stations? Why do passengers who use the station rate most of its train services the very best in the country? What are the lessons for the rest of the rail network?
  
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• Funding call to help link north Wales and Cheshire with HS2 trains

  14-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A campaign is launched to secure 1bn of rail improvements to link north Wales and Cheshire with the planned HS2 line and fast trains to London.
  
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• Extra train services for Open amid conductors' strike - as First Glasgow bus drivers threaten new wave of walkouts

  14-07-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - PLANNING is
  
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• Electric car club and bike loan scheme launched at NW Bicester's eco town

  14-07-2016 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -SIX people from Bicester's eco town are switching to electric cars after signing up at the launch of a new scheme.
  
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• Contactless payment coming to Birmingham buses and trams

  14-07-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The way we pay for public transport will become a lot more straight forward
  
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• Contactless export deal will help London fares freeze

  14-07-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Fares on Transport for London services will be kept down over the next four years by a deal to export contactless technology worldwide, said TfL. A deal has been signed between TfL and smartcard contractor Cubic Transportation Systems to provide the technology which underlies the contactless system to cities around the world.
  
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• Comedian Francesca Martinez challenges rail industrys disability bolt-on culture

  14-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Renowned disabled comic, Francesca Martinez, has teamed up with Network Rail to launch a new campaign to improve disabled passengers experiences of travelling by rail after challenging its historic bolt-on culture. With the number of railway passengers exceeding 1.6bn a year and two-thirds (67) of disabled people saying they use the railway, Network Rail is launching its campaign, Spaces and Places for Everyone, to set out how it will make the rai
  
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• Clapham Junction fire: Huge blaze in Battersea triggers warnings of Southern rail delays

  14-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters this morning faced the prospect of delays through Clapham Junction after a huge fire broke out in a nearby coffee roastery.
  
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• Clapham Junction fire breaks out on industrial estate on Culvert Place

  14-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - More than 100 fire fighters are tackling a blaze at an industrial estate next to the country's busiest railway station. The fire broke out near Clapham Junction shortly after 8pm according to London Fire Brigade.
  
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• Clapham Junction fire: 100 firefighters tackling blaze at industrial estate next to railway station

  14-07-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Commuters are being warned they could face delays due to the huge fire in Battersea
  
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• Campaign aims to secure £1bn to transform rail links between Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales

  14-07-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Growth Track 360 says the plan could offer a huge boost to the economy across the region
  
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• Bus stop that had a £1.4m makeover shut down over HEALTH AND SAFETY fears

  14-07-2016 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - A BUS stop that had a taxpayer-funded £1.4million makeover has been shut down over safety fears because it is too dangerous for buses to use.
  
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• Bus Consultation Comes to Bridlington

  14-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshirecoastradio.com
  
  Other News Sources - A public consultation on East Riding of Yorkshire Councils proposal for subsidised bus services is underway.
  
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• Brighton bus stop is closed just days after taxpayer-funded 1.4m upgrade

  14-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Costly project was meant to improve disabled access to buses in Brighton. But now no-one can use the stop on the busy A27 as it is too short for vehicles to pull out safely onto the road.
  
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• Boeing: 100 years of flying history

  14-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The US aerospace firm Boeing is celebrating its 100th year in business at the Farnborough Airshow.
  
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• Alstom to further maintain Class 180 trains in the UK

  14-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Alstom has been chosen to provide maintenance support for the Class 180 trains operated by Grand Central Railway Company Limited for the next ten years, from January 2017 until December 2026, for around 100 million.Alstom will provide Grand Central with the specialised materials, parts, technical and engineering support needed to maintain its fleet of ten Class 180s. The support team for the fleet will be based initially at Alstoms Chester Trainca
  
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• Airport success is soaring away

  14-07-2016 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The number of passengers using London Luton Airport (LLA) has increased for the 27th month in a row.
  
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• Airbuss move casts cloud over A380s future

  14-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Slashing the production rate for the A380 will buy it time for a reinvention
  
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