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• South London sinkhole causes rail misery in evening rush hour

  18-07-2016 21:37
  
  Network Rail moves more than 50 tonnes of ballast to shore up track but warns travel problems could last until end of MondayA four-metre-deep sinkhole opened up underneath railway lines in south London on Monday, causing travel chaos for commuters, who were advised to avoid one of the capital’s busiest stations just as the evening rush hour was getting under way.Network Rail said it was moving more than 50 tonnes of ballast to the scene in Forest Hill to try and shore up the track, but sai
  
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• Ban diesel cars in London, thinktank urges

  18-07-2016 14:19
  
  IPPR analysis says capital will eventually need to phase out diesel cars and buses in order to meet EU air pollution targetsDiesel vehicles must be banned from London if the UK is to meet its air pollution targets, a thinktank warned on Monday.Cars, vans and buses using diesel fuel are the leading cause of air pollution in the capital, and although steps are being taken to discourage their use, through the congestion charge and clean air zones, this will not be enough to clear the air, the Insti
  
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• What will your commute be like in 2030? - send in your questions for our live chat

  18-07-2016 12:56
  
  Join us on this webpage on 20 July, 1-2pm (BST), for a live online debate on the future of commuting11.53am BSTWe running a debate on the future of commuting – on 20 July, 1-2pm (BST) – digging into issues including:Continue reading...
  
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• Boris Johnson may be the New Routemaster of British foreign policy

  18-07-2016 12:34
  
  There are telling parallels between the new national government role of London’s former mayor and his most emblematic policy in that postThe rise of Boris Johnson to become foreign secretary and the fall of the New Routemaster, the bespoke London bus he introduced to the capital’s streets, have some illuminating common themes. Both are tales of novelty and nostalgia, of risk and symbolism and of style over substance. Both demonstrate the staying power of a particular idea of Britain
  
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  18-07-2016 10:26 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
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• Truck groups face record EU fine

  18-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Settlement to end five-year probe into Scania, Iveco, DAF, Volvo, Daimler and MAN
  
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• Transport Secretary Chris Grayling vows to press on with HS2 project

  18-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling today vowed to press ahead with the high-speed HS2 rail project.
  
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• Transport policy goes off the rails - Robert Lea Subscription

  18-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - On a dark winters evening in Croydon, a shaven-headed man with something of a dark winters evening about him told an audience about how the workers must be challenged: Over the next three years were going to be having punch-ups and we will see industrial action. The man was not some latter-day mill owner or a ranting right-wing politician. He was Peter Wilkinson, the third highest-ranking railway civil servant and head of the passenger services directorate at the Department for Tr
  
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• Train union set to escalate action as driver-only impasse deepens Subscription

  18-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Rail unions have threatened to escalate strike action after little sign of a resolution in the dispute between train workers and ScotRail.
  
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• There is a new Northern Powerhouse minister - so what happens next?

  18-07-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -James Wharton MP has been replaced by Andrew Percy as the man in charge of the North East's devolution
  
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• The new transport secretary says it's full speed ahead for HS2

  18-07-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - It's full-speed ahead for the High Speed 2 rail project - despite concerns over budget-busting costs and criticism that it is flawed a "vanity project".
  
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• Southern dispute is transport secretary's 'top priority'

  18-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - New Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says the Southern rail dispute
  
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• Six Irizar buses for first 100 per cent electric route

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• ScotRail sees a huge rise in disgruntled passengers

  18-07-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Complaints by rail passengers have soared in the 12 months since a Dutch firm took over the ScotRail franchise.
  
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• Scotrail passenger complaint risen 38 percent since Abellio takeover

  18-07-2016 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daventry Express - COMPLAINTS by rail passengers have soared in the 12 months since a Dutch firm took over the ScotRail franchise.
  
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• Policing Leeds railway station: Commuters, revellers and football fans

  18-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Would you support changes to make the station a safer place at night?
  
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• Onboard wi-fi is top of list of demands from passengers

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• Northern Powerhouse in doubt as Yorkshire MPs given Government jobs

  18-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - THE FUTURE of the northern powerhouse concept is in question after the minister responsible was moved by Prime Minister Theresa May.
  
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• New 10.8m BYD/ADL Enviro200EV to be launched in September

  18-07-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• HS2 railway project to go ahead despite change in government

  18-07-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• HS2 rail project backed by new transport secretary

  18-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The new transport secretary, Chris Grayling, says he has no plans to scrap the high-speed HS2 rail project.
  
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• Hexham railway bridge reopens after six weeks of motoring misery

  18-07-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -The bridge has been closed to traffic since June 6, turning Hexham into a 'ghost town' and causing congestion for motorists
  
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• Heathrow runway ruling may come in weeks, says Grayling Subscription

  18-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A decision on a new runway in the southeast could be made within weeks after the new transport secretary admitted that the government had to move rapidly on the issue.
  
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• Grayling promises May government will back high speed rail project

  18-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - NEW TRANSPORT Secretary Chris Grayling has scotched suggestions the new Government could scrap the planned HS2 rail line through Yorkshire.
  
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• Gatwick Express revealed as Britain's most delayed rail route

  18-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Gatwick Express train service is the most delayed in Britain, it was revealed today.
  
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• Extra length VDL Futura FMD2 for Swedish operator

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• European tourism professionals come together at RDA Workshop

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• ElectriCity partnership hails successful first year in Gothenburg

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• Electric hybrid trial for Curitiba

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• Check-in glitch sparks long delays at Heathrow airport

  18-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Phillip Schofield launched a scathing attack on British Airways after missing his flight when a computer glitch caused chaos at Heathrow.
  
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• BYD confirms major electric coach orders for France

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• Busworld show is moving from Kortrijk to Brussels in 2019

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• Blackpool MP given top government job

  18-07-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Blackpool MP Paul Maynard has been awarded a top ministerial position by new Prime Minister Theresa May.
  
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• 'Ban the bus gates!' Traders storm out of showdown meeting with Kirklees Council

  18-07-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Row over drop in trade deepens as Clr Peter McBride says 'no evidence' that bus gates are affecting businesses
  
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• ADL rides high on international sales with eye on 1billion target turnover

  18-07-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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