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• Southern commuters in crowdfunding drive to pay for legal action

  05-09-2016 13:39
  
  Campaign group seeks £25,000 to cover cost of initial stages of judicial review into government’s handling of rail crisisCommuters on the troubled Southern rail network are raising money for legal action against the Department for Transport over its handling of the franchise. Passengers have faced months of delays, cancellations and strikes as the rail company has faced off against the RMT union in a dispute over the role of conductors, as well as handling disruption during the renov
  
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• Gatwick runway reopens after 'hole' causes closure

  05-09-2016 11:48
  
  Airport’s main runway was closed for several hours with flights diverted and delayed after discovery Gatwick’s main runway has reopened after closing for several hours with flights being diverted and delayed.Planes were forced to circle the skies above the West Sussex airport at 7.40pm on Sunday as a back-up runway was opened. Continue reading...
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail Director – Transport for the North

  05-09-2016 10:59 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Northern Powerhouse Rail Director for Transport for the North
  (Fixed Term until March 2020) c£100,000
  Transport for the North (TfN) and Rail North have been formed as part of the strategic response to the changing transport and infrastructure needs of the North of England.
  TfN is at the forefront of delivering an integrated and holistic approach to transport through new road and rail corridors, coordinating HS2 with local city networks and de
  
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• Integrated & Smart Travel Programme Director – Transport for the North

  05-09-2016 10:58 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Integrated & Smart Travel – Programme Director for Transport for the North
  (Fixed Term until March 2020) c£100,000
  Transport for the North (TfN) and Rail North have been formed as part of the strategic response to the changing transport and infrastructure needs of the North of England.
  TfN is at the forefront of delivering an integrated and holistic approach to transport through new road and rail corridors, coordinating HS2 with local ci
  
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• Rail North Partnership Director – Rail North

  05-09-2016 10:57 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Rail North Partnership Director
  c£100,000
  Transport for the North (TfN) and Rail North have been formed as part of the strategic response to the changing transport and infrastructure needs of the North of England.
  TfN is at the forefront of delivering an integrated and holistic approach to transport through new road and rail corridors, coordinating HS2 with local city networks and developing hybrid rail and highway TransPennine schemes f
  
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• French lorry drivers converge on Calais for refugee camp protest

  05-09-2016 09:23
  
  Protesters are planning to block roads in and out of the port as they demand a date for the demolition of the ‘Jungle’ camp French lorry drivers have threatened to blockade the port of Calais for days, causing severe travel disruption in France and the UK, unless a date is set for dismantling the “Jungle” refugee camp.Jean-Pierre Devigne, a senior official at France’s largest trucking union the FNTR, confirmed that lorries and tractors would converge on Calais on Mo
  
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• Travel chaos warning as French farmers and truckers plan Calais camp protest

  05-09-2016 06:49
  
  The protesters are planning to block roads in and out of the port as they demand migrant camp be demolishedCross-Channel travellers face widespread disruption as French shopkeepers, police, trade unionists and farmers are set to join lorry drivers in calling for the northern section of the migrant camp at Calais to be demolished.
  The French protesters were planning to converge on Calais from the north and south on Monday morning, effectively blocking roads in and out of the port and causing huge
  
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• Transport firm eyes growth after £4m finance deal

  05-09-2016 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - THE commercial finance arm of Solihull-based Secure Trust Bank has provided a £4m asset based lending facility to a firm operating in the transport sector.
  
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• Southern Rail strikes are going ahead despite both sides wanting to talk

  05-09-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - A 48-hour strike by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union on the Southern Rail network will go ahead on 7 September despite both sides saying that they are available to hold talks to avert industrial action.
  
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• Ropy roads, rail and runways

  05-09-2016 02:00 via economist.com
  
  The Economist - Britain needs to hurry up with transport projectsboth large and small
  
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• Revealed: The Northern line has the 'worst behaved passengers in London'

  05-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Passengers on the Northern line are the most badly behaved of those on the entire Tube network, it has been revealed.
  
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• Railway line between Dover Priory and Folkestone Central stations now open after nine months of repairs

  05-09-2016 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - Relieved commuters this morning are able to use trains between Dover and Folkestone for the first time in nine months.
  
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• Rail passengers plan to fund review into Government handling of Southern Railway

  05-09-2016 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  Carlisle News & Star - A rail passengers group is planning to fund a legal review of the Government's handling of the Southern Railway franchise amid continuing disruption to services.
  
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• Passengers tell of travel 'hell' at Gatwick after hole opens up in the runway

  05-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Passengers today told of "journeys from hell" after a hole was discovered in the main runway at Gatwick airport.
  
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• Passenger Group To Legal Fund Review Into Southern Rail Disruption

  05-09-2016 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - The commuter group needs to raise £25,000 in 30 days and wants to hear from people who have lost jobs because of the rail chaos.
  
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• Operation Stack fears as French lorry drivers blockade Calais port

  05-09-2016 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A blockade by French lorry drivers is expected to go ahead today at the Port of Calais.
  
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• 'No tariffs' a priority in EU talks, says Toyota UK boss

  05-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Several car makers have chosen Britain as a manufacturing base, but their key concern is whether the UK will still have free trade with the EU after Brexit.
  
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• New Keolis general manager left embattled UK rail line

  05-09-2016 02:00 via bostonglobe.com
  
  Other News Sources - The MBTAs commuter rail operator, Keolis, has named David Scorey, a former railroad executive from the United Kingdom, as its new general manager, according to Keolis officials.
  
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• New badge to be trialled in London for passengers less able to stand

  05-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• New app launched for Yellow Buses

  05-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Mticketing app launch co-incides with fares review at Reading

  05-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Merseytravel swings behind anti-Sn newspaper campaigners

  05-09-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - Transport authority calls on all news vendors on its network to stop selling paper
  
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• London Bridge station review not quite the ticket

  05-09-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - London Bridge stations new concourse is broad and mighty, but for £1bn a little more elegance wouldnt go amissYou say to a brick, said the great American architect Louis Kahn, What do you want, brick? And the brick says to you, I like an arch. Well, yes, so it did, but that was in the last century. What a brick now likes, to judge by the southern side of the £1bn makeover of London Bridge station, of which the second of three phases opened last week, is to be a thin, s
  
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• Latest Live Edition 2 September 2016

  05-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Hedingham, Chambers, AnglianBus and Konectbus owner Go-Ahead hits annual profit target

  05-09-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Transport operator Go-Ahead has hailed the achievement of a profit target set for its bus business four year agobut apologised to passengers for the performance of its troubled Southern rail franchise.
  
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• Gatwick Airport runway reopens after closure 'caused by hole'

  05-09-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Gatwick airport flight chaos after 'HOLE' found on runway during inspection

  05-09-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -The closure was a "precautionary measure" after something was discovered on the runway during an inspection, an airport spokeswoman said
  
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• Funding boost for Alexander Dennis bus jobs

  05-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More than 100 jobs are to be created at Falkirk-based bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL).
  
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• Fund move fuels Japan shipping M&A talk

  05-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Activist investor Effissimos growing stake in Kawasaki Kisen baffles market
  
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• Frank Thorpe appointed as BYD UK country manager

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• Derby's Rolls-Royce is sorting Dreamliner turbines issue

  05-09-2016 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - The Derby-built Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines on the entire fleet of Dreamliner aircraft operated by All Nippon Airways are to have their turbines replaced because of issues with corrosion. The Derby Telegraph's Business Editor Robin Johnson assesses the impact this will have on Rolls-Royce going forward.
  
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• China, Europe & US in historic accord on aviation emissions

  05-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- China, Europe and the US have pledged to join the initial voluntary phases of the carbon-offsetting scheme designed to help international aviation achieve its goal of carbon-neutral growth after 2020read more
  
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• Chaos for passengers as wire fiasco leaves rail revamp running seven months late and £32m over budget

  05-09-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - WORKERS have to rip up sections of the 42-mile train link between Glasgow and Edinburgh and start again after installing overhead wires too low.
  BUNGLING workers have sparked fresh rail misery for passengers after installing overhead wires at the wrong height, it was claimed today.
  
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• Campaign group pressure on council-run bus companies

  05-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• CallConnect bus service hailed a big success

  05-09-2016 02:00 via scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SINCE North Lincolnshire Council introduced CallConnecta new flexible bus serviceoperating in and around North Lincolnshire, more than 1,700 people have registered free to use the service. Until Saturday, those aged 19 and under can travel anywhere for £1.Read more: http://www.scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk/callconnect-bus-service-hailed-a-big-success/story-29672597-detail/story.html#ixzz4JNByZh4BFollow us: @ScunTelegraph on Twitterthisisscunny on Facebook
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• Arriva names one of its new Hoddesdon fleet in honour of Laura Trott

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• Air show in Portrush wows spectators

  05-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The international air show in Portrush is expected to attract up to 200.000 people over two days, with a double dose of the Red Arrows on the programme.
  
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• 33 per cent boost to trains on Circle line as 90-year-old signal box is disconnected

  05-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A 90-year-old signalling box at Edgware Road station is finally being disconnected and replaced with new technology that could see trains running a third more frequently on the Circle Line.
  
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• 29 amazing things to see and do around Birmingham's canal network

  05-09-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -See how a Water Bus ride offers a different perspective of city's wonderful waterscape
  
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