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• Why high speed trains must stop in Bradford and York - report

  26-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - A CLEAR case has been made for a proposed high speed trans-Pennine train service to include stops in West Yorkshire and York, according to transport officials.
  
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• Welsh Government Helping Councils Over Axed Bus Services

  26-07-2016 02:00 via wrexham.com
  
  Other News Sources - The Welsh Government will continue providing support to Wrexham and Denbighshire councils to help replace bus services in the wake of the areas main operator going into administration.
  
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• Train Dispute "No End In Sight" Says West Sussex MP

  26-07-2016 02:00 via spiritfm.net
  
  Other News Sources - One West Sussex MP has said there's no "end in sight" to a dispute between the RMT and Southern Railway.
  
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• The Great Train Robbery: Rail operators are overcharging millions of passengers by hiding the cheapest fares and flouting rules on self-service ticket machine

  26-07-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Rail firms are using a range of techniques to hide the cheapest fares - forcing millions of passengers to pay over the odds, an investigation has revealed.
  
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• Taxi comparison app Karhoo launches in Birmingham

  26-07-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -New tool allows customers to compare fares from different operators in the city and book rides
  
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• Strike warning as Network Rail engineers vote on action in pay row

  26-07-2016 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - The Transport Salaried Staffs Association said around 250 of its members will vote in the next few weeks, warning that backing for industrial action could cause disruption at the end of August.
  
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• Solar plane makes history after completing round-the-world trip

  26-07-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Solar Impulse 2, which landed in Abu Dhabi, is first plane powered by the renewable energy source to tour the globe Solar Impulse 2 has completed the first round-the-world flight by a solar-powered aeroplane, after touching down in Abu Dhabi early on Tuesday.The final leg of the feat, aimed at showcasing the potential of renewable energy, was a bumpy one, with turbulence driven by hot desert air leaving the solo pilot, Bertrand Piccard, fighting with the controls. Continue reading
  
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• Singapore to begin work on metro stations and East Coast integrated depot

  26-07-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources - Singapore is set to begin work on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL) East Coast stretch, Downtown Line 3 Extension (DTL3e), and the East Coast Integrated Depot.
  
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• Ryanair to cut Stansted capacity and focus on EU growth after Brexit

  26-07-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Latest airline to issue warnings following vote
  
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• Ryanair to cut down on flights from UK - but what does it mean for upcoming Newcastle routes?

  26-07-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The budget airline Ryanair recently announced it is to introduce eight new routes from Newcastle Airport
  
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• Ryanair targets price war and growth

  26-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Low-cost airline aims to cut capacity at Stansted airport and develop at European centres
  
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• Ryanair: plane sailing

  26-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Budget carriers profit margins expand even as it reduces fares further
  
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• Rail companies hiding fares that slash your journey costs Subscription

  26-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Rail companies are hiding cheaper split ticket fares that could save passengers tens of millions of pounds.
  
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• Rail 803: Transport policy, what transport policy?

  26-07-2016 02:00 via christianwolmar.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Having written about transport policy for more than twenty years, it has become obvious to me that there isnt one. Instead, policymakers keep on repeating the same mistakes, believing that transport is a secondary issue dependent on other aspects of the economy and government, and therefore unworthy of expending any great intellectual or political effort. This lack of any coherent strategy is the reason why railways have, over the years, been treated so poorly by successive
  
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• Planes in near-miss at Stansted Airport after air traffic controller blunder almost causes crash

  26-07-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The overworked controller accidentally told the wrong jet to climb, causing the two Boeings to come within 700ft of each other
  
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• Passport checks causing three-hour airport delay Subscription

  26-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Passengers are being forced to wait up to 3 hours to clear immigration at Heathrow, raising concerns that staff are struggling to cope.
  
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• Parking the car? Theres an app for that. And itll drive you mad

  26-07-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The days of coins and tickets are over, making way for seamless, stress-free mobile parking that will send you away blubbingI try to keep up with the modern world. I have all the mandatory equipment: computer, cash card, mobile phone. I can do things online, I can tweet, and I have learned to obey robot voices without screamingbut, sometimes, even with all my equipment, a little everyday task can defeat me. Such as trying to park the car. Because, of course, things have changed ag
  
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• Old tires find new life as material for train tracks

  26-07-2016 02:00 via materialstoday.com
  Other News Sources - Researchers from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (UPV), the rail company AZVI and the University of Seville, all in Spain, have developed a material for use in the sub-ballast layer of train tracks that incorporates shredded rubber from used tires. Combined with crushed limestone, this type of mixture has already been used to good effect in asphalt mixtures and roadside embankments, but its use in the rail sector is relatively unexplored.
  
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• Off the Rails Subscription

  26-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Train fares are misleading, bewildering and often nonsensical. Ticketing must be made simpler and more transparent
  
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• Newport M4 speed limits 'not intended for prosecuting drivers'

  26-07-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - No drivers have been prosecuted under a variable speed limit camera system set up to reduce M4 congestion in Newport five years ago, it emerges.
  
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• New lane closures spark huge queues on Aston Expressway

  26-07-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Misery set to continue for SIX weeks after outbound carriageway towards M6 reduced to just two lanes
  
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• MP highlights commuter rail misery to Commons Leader

  26-07-2016 02:00 via leightonbuzzardonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - South West Beds MP Andrew Selous has raised the problems Leighton Buzzard commuters are facing following the cancellation of Southern rail services with the Leader of the House of Commons.
  
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• Mayor takes step forward in plan to power Tube with clean electricity

  26-07-2016 02:00 via london.gov.uk
  Other News Sources - The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today announced that City Hall has taken an important step closer to securing a license which could be used to provide clean electricity to power TfLs underground stations and other facilities.
  
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• Lewes MP welcomes new rail minister

  26-07-2016 02:00 via sussexexpress.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Lewes MP Maria Caulfield has welcomed Paul Maynards appointment as the Governments new rail minister following a meeting with MPs last week.
  
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• Heathrow passport security 'cannot cope' as border staff brought in from ports to ease chaos

  26-07-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Heathrow Airport Border Force staff 'cannot cope' with passport checks pressure

  26-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Stressed border staff cannot cope with the number of people arriving at Heathrow Airport for passport checks, it has been claimed.
  
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• Government invests £30.3 million into greener buses

  26-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Up to 326 new low emission buses will join Englands public transport after the government shared more than £30 million amongst 13 bus operators. The funding is intended to make Englands public transport system a little greener and cleaner by helping bus companies add electric, hybrid, hydrogen, and biomethane buses to their fleets. Of the £30.38m dished out by the government, £7.6 million will go on installing the relevant infras
  
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• Glasgow to Edinburgh rail services to return to normal a day early after 60 million repairs

  26-07-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Commuters have faced longer journeys for five months due to the 60 million upgrade at Glasgow's Queen Street Station.
  
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• FirstGroup receives first North American rail contract for DCTAs A-train line

  26-07-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources - British company FirstGroup's North American division First Transit has secured a rail contract from the Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA) to provide operation, dispatch, and maintenance services to its A-train commuter rail line.
  
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• Expensive express services promoted Subscription

  26-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Travellers are being pushed into using express rail services from airports that often cost double the price of other trains despite being only a few minutes quicker.Transport Focus, the passenger watchdog, criticised rail companies and airports for promoting expensive express trains while failing to point out far cheaper alternatives.
  
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• EU orders Spain to recover rail test centre funding

  26-07-2016 02:00 via uk.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - The European Commission ordered Spain on Monday to recover illegal state aid given to state-owned railway operator ADIF for the construction of a high-speed train test centre.
  
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• Engineers preparing for Severn Tunnel electrification project

  26-07-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Network Rail engineers are being trained to efficiently complete the rail electrification of the Severn Tunnel at an advanced training facility in Wales. The 130-year old tunnel, which links South Gloucestershire to Monmouthshire in south Wales, will be closed for six weeks from 12th September while around 200 engineers install over eight miles of conductor rail, even though the actual tunnel is only four miles long. The training facility in Cardi
  
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• Drone flown just 25 to 50 metres from jet approaching Stansted airport

  26-07-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The UK Airprox Board (UKAB) investigated the incident, in which the drone passed across the Boeing 737 as they were both at an altitude of 3,000 feet.
  
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• Decision on airport expansion needed urgently MPs

  26-07-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Aviation Industry- Cross-party group of MPs warn new PM Theresa May further delay will harm the economy
  
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• Create cheap deal alerts, companies told Subscription

  26-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Train companies have been told to provide warnings showing how many fares are available at the lowest prices amid concerns that it is almost impossible to buy the very cheapest tickets.
  
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• Crackdown on rail firms for hiding cheap fares Subscription

  26-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Paul Maynard, the rail minister, said yesterday that train operators must come up with an urgent action plan to make the system more transparent.
  
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• Converted Underground train could be running soon

  26-07-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -An unusual project to convert retired London Underground District line cars into diesel-powered units may be about to pay off, after London Midland announced that a 'D-Train' could enter service on its local route between Coventry and Nuneaton this year. The line has been in the news after attempts to cater for sports crowds at the Ricoh Stadium in Coventry with hired rolling stock failed to pay their way, with fans being advised to use road transport instead because the usual si
  
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• Bosses cash in on passenger pain with £20m pay bonanza Subscription

  26-07-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The chief executives of Britains three publicly listed trains companies have collectively taken home more than £20 million in pay and bonuses over the past five years.
  
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• Andrew Vine: Welcome aboard the 16.18 train - and a journey of disappointment

  26-07-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - THE 16.18 train from Sheffield to Leeds probably isnt any more of an ordeal than any other busy service in Yorkshire. But its an ordeal just the same.
  
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• Amazon to test drone delivery in partnership with UK government

  26-07-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The company will run tests to explore the viability of drones carrying deliveries weighing five pounds or lesswhich make up 90 of Amazons salesAmazon has announced that it will partner with the British government to run tests to explore the viability of delivery of small parcels by dronethe first time such tests have been run in the UK. Related: Amazon and Google's drone delivery plans hit snag with new US regulationsContinue reading...
  
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• Amazon to begin testing drones in the UK

  26-07-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Flexible regulations mean a breakthrough for ecommerce company
  
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