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• M20 closes after bridge collapses on bank holiday traffic

  27-08-2016 19:17
  
  Emergency services declare major incident after lorry crashes into pedestrian bridge on route to Channel tunnel and Dover as experts predict travel problemsIt was billed as a weekend of “carmageddon” with long delays and tailbacks predicted on the motorways over the course of the three-day bank holiday. The AA estimated that up to 13 million drivers will have taken to the road for a holiday or an outing between Friday and Monday, and experts said a “perfect storm” of warm
  
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• Carmageddon: M20 closes after bridge collapses on bank holiday traffic

  27-08-2016 19:17
  
  Emergency services declare major incident after lorry crashes into pedestrian bridge on main route to Channel tunnel and Dover – and other bank holiday mayhemEmergency services have declared a major incident after a lorry hit a motorway bridge, causing it to collapse on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Long delays and tailbacks were predicted on the motorways over the three-day weekend, as an estimated 13 million drivers take to the road for a holiday or an outing between Friday
  
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• M20 closed after bridge collapses on bank holiday traffic

  27-08-2016 16:34
  
  Emergency services declare major incident after lorry crashes into pedestrian bridge, causing it to fall on to trafficEmergency services have declared a major incident after a lorry hit a motorway bridge, causing it to collapse on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Long delays and tailbacks were predicted on the motorways this three-day bank holiday, with an estimated 13 million drivers expected to have taken to the road for a holiday or an outing between Friday and Monday, according to
  
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• Long road delays expected over record-breaking bank holiday

  27-08-2016 13:48
  
  The AA estimates that 13 million drivers will be on the roads as record numbers of visitors stay in UK for long weekendLong delays and tailbacks are expected on the motorways as millions of Britons travel around the UK and head abroad for the three-day bank holiday weekend.An estimated 13 million drivers will have taken to the road for a holiday or an outing between Friday and Monday, according to the AA.On scene of an RTC on the M20 j4 following bridge collapse. Currently dealing with one patie
  
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• Wrightbus jobs freeze could be down to 'pragmatic planning' or response to UK's Brexit vote

  27-08-2016 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - A blanket recruitment freeze at Ballymena bus making giant Wrightbus could be down to "pragmatic planning" or a cautious response to Brexit, it has been claimed.
  
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• Volkswagen to pay US dealers hit by emissions scandal

  27-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Germany's Volkswagen tells a US court that it plans to compensate car dealers in America hit by the diesel emissions scandal.
  
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• Virgin v British Airways: was the Corbyn saga part of the old rivalry?

  27-08-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Richard Branson tweeted CCTV images on the day BA flew Olympic athletes homethe latest twist in a long PR battleSir Richard Branson described it as the best stunt ever.On the September day in 1999 that the London Eye was due to be erected, the giant ferris wheel could not be lifted off the ground. Branson saw an opportunity to get one over on an old rival. British Airways owned a third of the London Eye and was going to be the title sponsor. Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Bid to stop passengers surfing on back of Sheffield buses with new device

  27-08-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - A Sheffield bus firm has revealed it will being fitting anti-surf devices to some of its buses after footage emerged of two men clinging onto a moving bus.
  
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• US to invest $2.5bn in high-speed rail expansion

  27-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - US vice president Joe Biden announces plans to lend railway operator Amtrak $2.45bn (1.86bn) to expand services and make upgrades.
  
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• U.S. moves closer to speed limiters

  27-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;Association (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The mp;#8230; , Quebec, Japan, Australia and the European Union, the proposal does not yet mp;#8230;per hour in 2003. The European Union has limited the speed of mp;#8230;thatCDW notes weather and highway conditions as other significant factors mp;#8230;
  
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• UberEats drivers vow to take pay protest to London restaurants

  27-08-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Couriers at demonstration against pay structure say they will campaign at restaurants that use food delivery serviceDrivers for Ubers food delivery service, UberEats, are planning to picket London restaurants as part of a protest over pay.Dozens of scooter and bicycle couriers descended on an Uber office in Bermondsey on Friday to demonstrate against dwindling pay deals, which they say have left some at risk of earning less than the minimum wage. Continue reading...
  
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• Uber offers pre-booking service to business customers

  27-08-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Taxi app will allow users to schedule journeys up to 30 days in advance
  
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• Tram consultation draws to a close

  27-08-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Consultation ends today on proposals to extend the Blackpool tramway from North Pier to North Station.
  
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• Tory plan to ban councils from running their own buses given thumbs down by voters

  27-08-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Nearly six out of ten voters think Town Halls should be able to set up new public bus companies
  
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• Swedens high-speed trains the least punctual in Europe

  27-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;2008-15 only 66 percent of trains on the busy Stockholm-Gothenburg and mp;#8230;world famous for its efficient railway system, but even Spain and mp;#8230;percent in the latter. The Eurostar route between France and the mp;#8230;tracks as local and freight trains, which means that small delays mp;#8230;
  
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• Sports clubs face losing home after Network Rail increases hall rent from 4,500 a year to 32,000

  27-08-2016 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Several popular sports clubs could become homeless after Network Rail increased the rent on their hall from 4,500 a year to 32,000, plus VAT.
  
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• Slovenia is Introducing a Multilateral Passenger Transport Ticket, By Which Public Transport Will Become More Accessible, Friendly, and Attractive

  27-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription -mp;#8230;Service for Sustainable Mobility and Transport Policy at the Slovenian Ministry of mp;#8230;better and friendlier services. mp;quot;European citizensmp;#39; need for mobility mp;#8230;the entire European Single Market,mp;quot; said Violeta Bulc, European Commissioner for mp;#8230;
  
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• Sir Richard Branson 'thought he was going to die' in serious bike crash

  27-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson said he thought he was going to die after crashing his bicycle.
  
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• Several injured as a freight train crashes into a school bus in Germany

  27-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A freight train has crashed into a bus at a level crossing in Melle, Germany, injuring nine people.
  
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• Scotland air link to China by 2021 if air passenger duty cut

  27-08-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - A long-sought-after air route between Scotland and China could be launched in under five years if air passenger duty (APD) is cut, Edinburgh Airport has claimed.
  
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• Ryanair Deepens Fare Cuts to Fill Jets as European Demand Wanes

  27-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;8 percent drop originally expected, Europes biggest discount carrier said mp;#8230;said in a note. Europes airlines arediscounting ticketsas terror mp;#8230;it will move towards requiring passengers to register on its website mp;#8230;aimed at gathering more customer data that the carrier can use mp;#8230;
  
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• Ryanair claims to be the 'world's favorite airline'

  27-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;international passengers last year. The latest consumer data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) put passenger numbers mp;#8230;offers the lowest fares in Europe. Customers can look forward to mp;#8230;
  
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• Rubber and Thermoplastics in Railway Traffic

  27-08-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Rex Articoli Tecnici SA researches, develops and produces specific materials and finished products, counting on an expert team of chemists and technicians specialised in elastomers and on its laboratories equipped for carrying out all the necessary t
  
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• Public disagree with banning councils from running their own bus services

  27-08-2016 02:00 via localgov.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Nearly six out of ten people think councils should be allowed to run their own bus services, despite government attempts to ban them from doing so.
  
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• Notting Hill Carnival bus driver strike called off

  27-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A planned bus drivers' strike which had threatened to disrupt Notting Hill Carnival is called off.
  
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• Night Tube: Jubilee service to launch in October

  27-08-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Jubilee line is set to be the next Underground service to be added to the Night Tube.
  
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• New rural bus service to be introduced between Coventry and Solihull

  27-08-2016 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - New No.89 service replace an old service where people had to pre-book their journeys
  
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• New plans for bus services to be put to residents

  27-08-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - New plans for buses in Penistone are to be put to residents next month.
  
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• MP demands action to tackle traffic congestion in Keighley

  27-08-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -KEIGHLEY MP Kris Hopkins has demanded Bradford Council comes clean on its plans for tackling town-centre traffic jams.
  
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• Motorists breathe in 40 more deadly pollutants when sat at red lights

  27-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Car emissions take longer to disperse in built-up areas and end up accumulating in the air at traffic lights and junctions, researchers from the University of Surrey found.
  
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• Milestone for new London Bridge station

  27-08-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Two-thirds of under-platform circulation area to be revealed
  
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• Middlewich traffic and transport consultation gets under way

  27-08-2016 02:00 via crewechronicle.co.uk
  
  Crewe Chronicle -The first public event is tomorrow (Thursday)
  
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• Manchester Airport prepares for 390,000 passengers over Bank Holiday weekend

  27-08-2016 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The big Bank Holiday getaway is nearly here - with more than 390,000 passengers expected to travel through Manchester Airport this weekend.
  
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• Managing and maintaining footways

  27-08-2016 02:00 via localgov.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The Government continues to focus its infrastructure funding on capital projects, with large sums earmarked for major road schemes from the A6 Manchester Airport relief road to the Middlewich Eastern Bypass. While this is positive, it does highlight that new projects continues to be politically more attractive than the maintenance of existing infrastructure and that spending on the carriageway inevitably takes precedence over funding of the footways network.
  
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• Lufthansa, cabin crew reach new contract

  27-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa and the German Independent Flight Attendants Organization (UFO) have reached an agreement on a new collective labor agreement (CLA) for Lufthansa cabin crewmembers.read more
  
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• 'KTX 3rd Most Accurate Bullet Train in Travel Time'

  27-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;Koreamp;#39;s KTX bullet train service is the third most mp;#8230;based on an analysis of travel records between 2008 and 2015 mp;#8230;countries that operate high speed rail. The paper said that Japan mp;#8230;of 92 percent and the Eurostar, connecting France and Britain, 91 mp;#8230;
  
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• Keeping the trains running is only part of the battle, creative solutions need alternatives

  27-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription -mp;#8230; ;we clearly need more trainsmp;quot;. More trains. The typical political response mp;#8230;money spent on making the Eurostar quicker was instead invested in mp;#8230;main problem with mp;quot;more trainsmp;quot;. Its no different mp;#8230;so many people need to travel at specific times, for example mp;#8230;
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn's plan for rail renationalisation is a terrible idea

  27-08-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph -
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn is all smiles after definitely getting a seat on Virgin train

  27-08-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Labour leader has beenphotographed firmly seated on the way from London Euston to Glasgow - in stark contrast to last time when he was filmed sprawled on the floor.
  
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• Government announces £20 million fund for new railway station

  27-08-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Rail passengers across England and Wales are set for better journeys thanks to a £20 million pot to fund new stations, announced today (26 August 2016) by the Department for Transport.
  
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• Further rail disruption during Edinburgh-Glasgow rail upgrade

  27-08-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - PASSENGERS face five more months of disruption during the upgrading of the main Edinburgh-Glasgow rail line.
  
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• EASA Introduces New Blanket Non-Commercial Aviation Rules

  27-08-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; Today 08-25-2016 On Aug. 25, EASA rules addressing non-commercial airmp;#8230;EASA states there will be a coherent, modern and updated European mp;#8230;to Finland. The new European rules replace the existingmp;#8230;are newly introduced in Europe, the majority of theirmp;#8230;
  
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• Disruption from Luton Airport planes is like sound of thunder, says St Albans resident

  27-08-2016 02:00 via hertsad.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Living in parts of St Albans is now like living within one quarter of a mile from a runway according to a resident who is fed up with plane noise from Luton Airport.
  
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• DfT invests £20 million into adding new rail stations

  27-08-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - England and Wales railway stations will be upgraded to the tune of £20 million as part of a government-funded drive to improve passenger journeys. The money will be used to fund up to 75 per cent of the cost of constructing new stations or reopening previously closed stations. It is hoped that the new stations will mean faster journeys, new connections and consequently, an all-round better travel experience for passengers. The scheme is also
  
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• Davies takes on Van Excellence Chair

  27-08-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - FTAs Van Excellence has appointed a new Chair of its Governance Group - Julie DaviesFleet and Plant Compliance Manager, Amey. ...
  
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• Cosco reveals $1.1bn first-half loss

  27-08-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chinese company blames loss on slowdown in the global shipping industry
  
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• China Airlines expecting delivery of four A350 XWBs in 2016

  27-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Taipei-based China Airlines, which was scheduled to take delivery of its first Airbus A350 XWB in July, has been informed by the European manufacturer that its first aircraft delivery should take place in Q3 2016.read more
  
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• Brussels Airlines issues tender for Airbus A330 replacement

  27-08-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Belgian flag carrier Brussels Airlines has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for its Airbus A330 replacement, as it progresses with its Avro RJ100 phase-out.mp;ldquo;For the refleet of the A330, the RFP is already in the market and wemp;rsquo;re talking to different lessors,mp;rdquo; a Brussels Airlines spokeswoman told ATW, adding that the phase-out of its oldest A330s will begin in 2018mp;ndash;19.read more
  
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• Britain must invest in rail and airports NOW if it is to remain a top trading hub, claims building boss

  27-08-2016 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Britain's airports must be upgraded without delay if the country is to retain its power as a trading hub, a top building boss has said.
  
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• Birmingham Airport profits soar after 'busiest ever year'

  27-08-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Soaraway profits have rocketed by 80 per cent at Birmingham Airport as it enjoyed its busiest-ever year, new figures reveal.
  
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