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• Passenger dies in incident on Gatwick Express train

  07-08-2016 21:45
  
  Person with head injury pronounced dead after being hit by train while leaning out of window at Wandsworth Common station
  A man has died after leaning out of a train window and being hit by another passing train, it is understood. The Gatwick Express passenger was pronounced dead at the scene after the incident at Wandsworth Common station.A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 5.34pm to reports of an incident at Wandsworth Common railway station. We sent an am
  
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• Southern rail passengers face week of disruption because of RMT strike

  07-08-2016 16:21
  
  Union accuses government of sabotaging talks on eve of five-day walkout that will hit hundreds of thousands of commutersHundreds of thousands of rail passengers face a week of travel disruption because of a five-day strike in an escalating dispute over the role of conductors.The walkout by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Southern rail beginson Monday. It follows the collapse of talks aimed at resolving the long-running row. Related: Five days of rail strikes to go ahead as S
  
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• York bus drivers to be trained to help spot signs of sexual abuse

  07-08-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -BUS drivers in York are being trained to spot vulnerable young people in a bid to prevent child sexual exploitation.
  
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• What is the point? Double yellow lines painted on Cardiff 'road' just a few feet wide

  07-08-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -There is not even enough space for a vehicle to drive along the lane, let alone park there
  
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• Tavish Scott: Northern Isles cheaper ferries plea ignored

  07-08-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Most Scottish families do not face that kind of travel bill. The ferry service is the islanders motorway. It is our route to Aberdeen, Glasgow or Edinburgh airports for the flight to the sun. So in addition to the cost of a Mediterranean holiday, island families pay a £500 surcharge.
  
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• Rolls-Royce in new drive to close down corruption probes Subscription

  07-08-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Rolls-Royce has launched a fresh drive to draw a line under allegations that it paid bribes to win contracts in Indonesia, China, Nigeria and Brazil.
  
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• Rail staff abandon Paralympic star Subscription

  07-08-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A Paralympic gold medal-winner has accused rail companies of neglecting disabled passengers, saying she has been stranded on trains and abandoned outside a London station.
  
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• Rail passengers face SIX MONTHS of misery during £340m upgrade

  07-08-2016 02:00 via chesterchronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - If you travel to Liverpool regularly by train, then next year is not looking good
  
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• Preview service for restored rail line to Princes Risborough starts this weekend

  07-08-2016 02:00 via bucksherald.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Supporters of the restoration of a railway line to Princes Risborough were finally able to make use of their first train ticket20 years after buying them.
  
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• Passengers unable to board overcrowded South West Trains service from London to Exeter

  07-08-2016 02:00 via exeterexpressandecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - South West Trains has apologised after passengers took to social media to vent their frustration at overcrowding on a train from London Waterloo to Exeter.
  
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• Network Rail successfully tests new trains using advanced in-cab signalling system

  07-08-2016 02:00 via itsinternational.com
  Other News Sources - An advanced signalling system that will allow trains to travel every two to three minutes through central London was successfully tested using Govia Thameslink Railways new Siemens Class 700 trains for the first time.
  
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• Nearly half of drivers admit texting at the wheel

  07-08-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - More than 40 per cent of UK drivers admit to sending or reading text messages while driving, according to a new survey by road safety charity Brake.
  
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• MPs to move out of Parliament for six years

  07-08-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - MPs could move out of the Houses of Parliament for six years while it undergoes a £4 billion facelift.
  
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• Most pointless double yellow lines of all time? Council mocked for markings on road too SMALL for cars

  07-08-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The double yellow lines- designed to tell motorists not to park- are completely unnecessary
  
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• M4 smart motorway compound recommended for approval

  07-08-2016 02:00 via twyford-advertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A recommendation for approval was given by Bray Parish Council for the construction of a compound to be used for the M4 Smart Motorway.
  
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• LETTER: Network Rail do as they like in Spalding

  07-08-2016 02:00 via spaldingtoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Apart from the failings surrounding Woolram Wygate rail crossing, I feel the good people of Spalding still get a continually worsening deal from Network Rail.
  
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• Glasgow Queen Streets £60m tunnel upgrade completed

  07-08-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The £60 million project to upgrade the Glasgow Queen Street tunnel has been completed, with most rail services due to return to normal.
  
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• Glasgow Queen Street station tunnel reopens

  07-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The rail tunnel at Glasgow Queen Street reopens after being closed for 20 weeks during improvement works.
  
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• Full steam ahead for rail journeys around the Forth after 85 years

  07-08-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - ScotRail is to run steam trains on a scenic Forthside line for the first time, which campaigners hope will boost moves to restore passenger services after nearly 90 years.
  
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• End for Northern Powerhouse feared as may shifts focus Subscription

  07-08-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Theresa May is set to ditch the Northern Powerhouse brand and push for a wider industrial strategy across England, the regions leaders fear.
  
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• Cumnock community group fighting to see a return of the Cumnock station

  07-08-2016 02:00 via cumnockchronicle.com
  
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• Council has "no plans" to spend cash improving "eyesore" Perth Bus Station Read more at http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/council-no-plans-spend-cash-8577527#zZhYMQsRmXE2OW44.99

  07-08-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Surprising admission comes despite the PKC pledging to establish a high quality pedestrian Gold Route to the city centre.
  
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• Carbon fibre reinforced plastic bogies on test

  07-08-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - JAPAN: A Series 7200 two-car electric multiple-unit has been fitted with four of Kawasakis...
  
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• Bus driver lashes out at passenger after being spit on

  07-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Bransons battle to revive space odyssey Subscription

  07-08-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - VSS Unity, a rocket with wings, is certainly an expletive- inspiring machine. Yet on a searing desert morning last month, the craft had its windows covered in protective paper and wires running to a battery of machines pored over by furrow-browed technicians, like a patient on an operating table.
  
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• BMW Group to drive ahead with 3D printing

  07-08-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The BMW Group has become the latest car manufacturer to reveal that it incorporates 3D printing into its production process.More than 10,000 additively-manufactured parts are already being built into the Rolls-Royce Phantom, and the process has been used to 3D print mounting brackets for the new Dawn convertible since the start of the year.Plastic holders for hazard-warning lights, centre lock buttons, and sockets are just some of the 3D-printed p
  
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• Airline buys 2,000 copies of self-published bedtime story for night flights

  07-08-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A father who tried self-publishing the bedtime story he made up for his daughters has landed a surprise order of 2,000 copies from Virgin Atlantic to help children sleep on night flights.
  
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• Air Algerie flight AH1020 declares mid-air emergency before disappearing, reports say

  07-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Air Algerie flight AH1020 declares mid-air emergency on journey from Algiers to Marseille 'then disappears from radar'
  
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• 7 mind-blowing transport innovations that could actually happen

  07-08-2016 02:00 via trustedreviews.com
  
  Other News Sources - Now that China has finally built its crazy traffic-straddling bus, we take a look at some of the other weird and wacky transport inventions that could have a life-changing effect on how we get around.
  
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