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• Bob Kiley obituary

  10-08-2016 19:19
  
  New York transport chief recruited by Ken Livingtone to run TfLOn the day Bob Kiley was appointed to run Transport for London, the capital’s Evening Standard ran the banner headline: New York Tough Guy to Run the Tube. The mayor Ken Livingstone’s decision to look overseas for his first TfL chief officer (the government had previously appointed an interim one) in 2001 was a sign of how important the new transport agency was to become. Kiley, who has died aged 80, had previously run th
  
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• Southern rail dispute: Thursday and Friday strikes called off

  10-08-2016 15:23
  
  Decision to suspend industrial action is to allow fresh talks in row over the role of conductors, Acas says Strikes by Southern railway workers on Thursday and Friday have been called off to allow fresh talks in the row over the role of conductors, Acas said. The development came after the chief executive of Southern trains stepped up his attacks on the RMT union, accusing it of repeatedly misleading the staff it represents. The union had in turn accused Southern of making “a mockery of th
  
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• Southern rail dispute: train firm boss accuses union of misleading staff

  10-08-2016 13:47
  
  Govia Thameslink Railway chief Charles Horton blames union’s ‘intransigent and self-interested attitude’ for collapse of talksThe boss of Southern trains has stepped up his attacks on the RMT union, accusing it of repeatedly misleading the staff it represents, as hopes were dashed of fresh talks to bring an early end to this week’s strike.Writing in the Guardian, Charles Horton, the chief executive of Govia Thameslink Railway, blamed the RMT for the collapse of talks last
  
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• Mass strikes and belligerent disputes: why it’s all kicking off on the railways | Christian Wolmar

  10-08-2016 13:09
  
  The rail crisis, exemplified by RMT’s row with Southern, is a potent mix of disaffected workers, out-of-touch management and cynical government agendasIt’s all happening on the railways. A five-day strike on Southern rail services, a walkout over a 2008 agreement at Eurostar and now Virgin East Coast is also set to be affected by strike action. Sounds like the good – or rather bad – old days of the 1970s, when strikes and work-to-rule protests backed by picket lines went
  
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• Southern Rail CEO: our passengers are suffering. The RMT union is to blame | Charles Horton

  10-08-2016 11:05
  
  As CEO, I know our trains need to work better. But strike action is self-interested and unjustified – and harms our customers most of all
  I want to start by saying sorry to our customers. In recent months travelling on Southern trains has been a nightmare. They have been disrupted by repeated RMT action and suffered cancellations on a daily basis. This has left us unable to run the service people expect. This week, things are even worse, with passengers enduring a full five-day strike, the
  
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• Bombardier's Derby factory wins £1bn East Anglia trains deal

  10-08-2016 10:27
  
  Abellio to continue running franchise until 2025, securing 1,000 jobs at Britain’s last remaining train makerBombardier’s factory in Derby has won a contract worth almost £1bn to build trains for the East Anglia rail network in a deal that will safeguard 1,000 jobs at Britain’s only remaining train maker.The government has awarded the right to run the rail franchise until 2025 to Abellio, which operates the network. The subsidiary of the Dutch state rail company won again
  
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• Eurostar workers to strike in dispute over work-life balance

  10-08-2016 08:38
  
  Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will walk out for seven days during two weekends in AugustEurostar rail workers are to take seven days of strike action this month in a dispute over work-life balance. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union will walk out from 0.01am on Friday 12 August until 11.59pm on Monday 15 August and for three days over the bank holiday weekend from 27 August.Continue reading...
  
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• Virgin East Coast workers vote overwhelming to go on strike

  10-08-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Industrial relations on the railways have worsened after workers on Virgin East Coast voted to strike in a dispute over jobs, working conditions and safety.
  
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• Virgin East Coast workers set to go on strike

  10-08-2016 02:00 via shieldsgazette.com
  
  The Shields Gazette - Workers on the Virgin East Coast trainline have voted to strike in a dispute over jobs, working conditions and safety.
  
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• Virgin East Coast trains under threat from rail strikes over jobs and safety concerns

  10-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The dispute came as RMT members at Southern Rail continued their five-day strike, in London and the south east of England. Financial experts have estimated the strike will cost London 100million.
  
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• Virgin East Coast rail staff vote to strike

  10-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Virgin East Coast rail workers vote to strike in their dispute over job losses, working conditions and safety..
  
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• Virgin Australia plans first route to China

  10-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Virgin Australia has begun detailed planning for its first routes to China, which it plans to launch in 2017.read more
  
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• Views sought on Morleys new transport hub

  10-08-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - An ambitious plan to create a new transport hub for Morley town centre has been put out for public consultation by council chiefs.
  
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• Uber invests in Birmingham tech firm

  10-08-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Famous taxi app has injected capital into Memrica which has developed a service to help people living with everyday memory problems
  
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• Tram not being driven appropriately during Sheffield tram crash - FULL REPORT published

  10-08-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - A Sheffield tram was not being driven appropriately when it crashed into another tram in an incident which put them out of service for weeks, a report published today has concluded.
  
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• The Southern rail strike and train services Subscription

  10-08-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Sir, I write to you as a railwayman with 54 years of footplate experience having commenced my career in 1962 on steam locomotives.
  
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• Talks to avert rail strike were sabotaged by a civil servant Subscription

  10-08-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A senior civil servant who vowed to break Britains rail unions has been blamed for the collapse of talks aimed at ending the most damaging dispute of its kind in almost 50 years.
  
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• Staff at Virgin rail vote for mass walkout

  10-08-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Rail passengers are facing disruption on one of the busiest intercity lines amid a battle over reforms to the railway.
  
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• Southern rail strike: Workers and passengers plan protests

  10-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers and the RMT union are planning separate protests on the third day of a five-day conductor's strike on the Southern rail network.
  
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• Southern digs in over 'pointless' RMT conductors' strike

  10-08-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Southern has claimed that one in five conductors turned up for work on the first day of the DOO strike, effectively defying their union the RMT. The five-day strike has entered its second day, amid warnings from Southern's owner Govia Thameslink Railway that the changeover from conductors to on-board supervisors 'is happening'. The company said it will to begin to make the change on 21 August, despite determined union opposition. The RMT is pointing to a provisional agreement it
  
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• ScotRail and RMT union in fresh talks over strike action

  10-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - ScotRail and the RMT union are holding further talks in a bid to resolve the dispute which led to strike action in June and July.
  
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• RMT staff vote for industrial action on Virgin Trains East Coast

  10-08-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Members of the RMT on Virgin Trains East Coast have voted for industrial action by a large majority, in a dispute over changes to staffing. The union has accused VTEC of 'bulldozing' changes through without consultation, but VTEC says they are part of a 'customer-centric revolution'. The union said 84 per cent of those who voted were in favour of a strike, and almost 90 per cent approved action short of a strike. The RMT claims that almost 200 jobs are at risk, but VTEC has urged
  
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• Revised Lincoln bus timetables to begin ahead of Transport Hub works

  10-08-2016 02:00 via thelincolnite.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - New Lincoln bus service timetables will begin from August 14, despite the start date for the Lincoln Transport Hub being postponed.
  
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• Rail worker dispute escalates as Eurostar train staff to strike for seven days in August, the RMT union says

  10-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Rail row rumbles on as war of words over the strikes continues

  10-08-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE industrial dispute which has blighted the railway network showed no signs of ending as it entered its third day.
  
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• Rail improvement plan for North Wales and Cheshire backed by MPs group

  10-08-2016 02:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A TASK force aiming to secure £1 billion of rail improvements across North Wales and Cheshire has won the support of a parliamentary group.
  
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• Procurement Exercise For Replacement Bus Services in Wrexham Sees Limited Response

  10-08-2016 02:00 via wrexham.com
  
  Other News Sources - Wrexham Council are to examine other options for transport provision in the county borough following a limited response to a procurement exercise for other providers to take on services previously run by GHA Coaches.
  
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• One billion pound Bombardier deal for Derby - all you need to know

  10-08-2016 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - As the city wakes up to news that train-maker Bombardier has landed a £1 billion deal with the new franchisee of the East Anglia rail franchise, our business editor Robin Johnson answers some key questions:
  
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• Network Rail CP5 costs soar with poor renewals performance

  10-08-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Higher renewals costs and enhancements underperformance have been key factors to Network Railmp;rsquo;s work costing mp;pound;1.7bn more than expected so far in CP5, according to the ORR, and will leave the company in a worse financial position at the start of the next control period. The...
  
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• MSP welcomes transport summit

  10-08-2016 02:00 via gallowaygazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Galloway MSP Finlay Carson has welcomed the announcement that a transport summit will be in held on Monday, August 22, to discuss key concerns about transport and infrastructure in Dumfries and Galloway.
  
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• Lufthansa Cargo takes over time:matters Group

  10-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Germanys Lufthansa Cargo has taken over complete ownership of time:matters Group, a company specializing in global same-day delivery and time-critical international spare part logistics. read more
  
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• Looming Brexit headache for Nissans Sunderland plant

  10-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK's biggest car plant - the Nissan factory in Sunderland - could face a crunch point for investment as soon as next year, sources tell BBC Newsnight.
  
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• IATA: US Customs to use standardized cargo data messaging format

  10-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will implement IATAs standardized Cargo-XML messaging format within the next few months, IATA announced Aug. 8. read more
  
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• Future on the line in Southern rail dispute

  10-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - At a time when the driverless car is said to be just around the corner, the rail dispute that has brought five days of strike action to Southern trains seems to belong to another age.
  
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• Fast-track Glasgow Airport rail link 'to offset Brexit fallout', councils urge

  10-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - CONSTRUCTION of a rail link at Glasgow Airport should be fast-tracked to offset the economic uncertainty of the Brexit vote, according to council leaders who are calling on the Transport Minister to give the project his
  
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• Eurostar Strike Action By Rail Workers Set For Two Weekends In August

  10-08-2016 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post -Eurostar rail workers are to take seven days of strike action over two weekends this month in a dispute over work/life balance, said the RMT union. The walk out will begin on 00:01 on 12 August until 23.59 on 15 August, and then for three days over the Bank Holiday weekend from 27 August. The dispute involves around 80 train managers concerned about unsocial hours and duty rosters. More to follow...
  
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• Eurostar staff to strike for seven days

  10-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Eurostar rail workers are to take seven days of strike action this month in a dispute over their work-life balance, the RMT union says.
  
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• Drivers have now paid more than 4m in bus lane fines in Cardiff

  10-08-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The cameras were turned on in December 2014 and have generated millions for the city council
  
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• Derby train maker Bombardier land £1 billion pound contract securing 1,000 jobs into the next decade

  10-08-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The Derby train maker Bombardier have announced they have won a £1 billion pound contract which will secure a thousand jobs into the next decade.
  
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• Delta cancels more flights Tuesday as operations recover

  10-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Delta Air Lines preemptively canceled 300 flights early Tuesday, Aug. 9 as the company
  
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• Customers at core of NR Transformation Plan

  10-08-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail is promising to put its customers at the heart of what it does in the future.
  
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• Cost of flying to increase with a new runway while ICAO calls for major biofuel investment

  10-08-2016 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- Big increases in ticket prices would be the only way to reconcile a new runway with climate laws, new analysis shows. Up to 43 would need to be added to a return flight from Manchester to Amsterdam, 162 for a
  
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• Chris Grayling at Bombardier to make a key announcement

  10-08-2016 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - DERBY train-maker Bombardier has landed a £1 billion deal with the new franchisee of the East Anglia rail franchise that will keep its factory busy into the next decade.
  
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• Chinook repair site in Gosport to stop apprentice intake for 2017

  10-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An apprenticeship scheme at a company that maintains the RAF's fleet of Chinooks is stopped for the first time in its 75-year history.
  
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• Britain awards eastern England rail contract to Abellio

  10-08-2016 02:00 via uk.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - Britain awarded a contract to run rail services in East Anglia to the incumbent operator Abellio East Anglia, as part of a deal which included a 1 billion pound deal for the UK arm of manufacturer Bombardier (BBDb.TO) to supply new trains.
  
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• Brexit vote means HS3 must be prioritised over HS2 and Crossrail 2, says IPPR

  10-08-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Work must be mp;ldquo;brought urgently forwardmp;rdquo; on the proposed HS3 east-west rail project, even if this means that it takes priority over HS2, a leading think tank has said in a new report making the case for faster investment in the north. As part of a proposed North First strategy for...
  
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• Bombardier gets £1bn contract in 'biggest rail boost since Victorian era'

  10-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK's last train maker Bombardier has been awarded a £1bn contract as part of "the biggest investment in the railways since the Victorian era".
  
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• Better journeys for rail passengers and boost for Derby train industry as new East Anglia franchise announced

  10-08-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Enhanced services and faster trains across East Anglia franchise including new trains from Bombardier.
  
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• Amazon showcases first branded air cargo aircraft

  10-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Online retail and technology company Amazon showcased its first branded air cargo aircraft Aug. 5 during Seafairs Air Show, an annual community celebration in Seattle, Washington. read more
  
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• All Emirates flights from Manchester to Dubai will be on airlines double-decker A380s

  10-08-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -The airline has brought in a third double decker A380 to travel the route
  
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