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• HS2's promise of a jobs bonanza is an absurd way to look at things | Nils Pratley

  19-09-2016 20:54
  
  HS2 would indeed create a lot of jobs – the question is whether 27,000 people could be more usefully employed elsewhereThe last resort of promoters of large infrastructure projects is to point to the jobs that will be created, as if that were an end in itself. Thus a group called High Speed Rail Industry Leaders – essentially firms hoping to secure contracts to build HS2 – told us breathlessly on Monday that 27,000 people could work on the high-speed railway project by 2020. It
  
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• Xiamen developing into sea-land transport hub

  19-09-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription -By Xue Zhiwei China-Europe and China-Asia trains departing from Xiamen initiate from Haicang, Xiamen, pass by Chengdu, leave China from Alataw Pass, Sinkiang and terminate in Lodz, Poland and Kazakhstan separately. The China-Europe and China-Asia trainsmp;#8230;
  
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• What does Brexit mean? With divorce talks looming, Britain still doesnt have a clue

  19-09-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription -mp;#8230;the European Union. For years, travel to the continent has been mp;#8230;simple as hopping on a Eurostar train or booking a flight on mp;#8230;
  
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• VW under fire as only 1 in 10 cars affected by emissions scandal fixed

  19-09-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Volvo Dynamic Steering backed by academic study

  19-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Union calls for taxi fare equality after disabled Leeds man quoted price 10-times higher than usual

  19-09-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A taxi and private hire drivers group has condemned claims that a disabled Leeds man was quoted 10-times more than usual for a 5.6 mile trip.
  
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• Transport

  19-09-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;investment programmes. The EU has set out its transport policy for development cooperation mp;#8230;European Investment Bank and the World Bank. More specifically, the EUmp;#8230; : promotion and consolidation of the transport policy and planning structure of the mp;#8230;
  
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• Train journey times from Nottingham to London will be cut to 90 minutes under new plans

  19-09-2016 02:00 via nottinghampost.com
  Nottingham Evening Post - East Midlands Trains says it wants to cut journey times between Nottingham and London by investing £300 million in new trains and extra carriages.
  
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• These are the challenges facing the team behind Arriva Trains Wales

  19-09-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -We were invited behind the scenes at the company's depot in Canton, Cardiff
  
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• Stay ahead, stay informed at InnoTrans 2016

  19-09-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - INNOTRANS: As the only official international media partner for InnoTrans 2016, Railway Gazette is...
  
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• School bus passes not delivered after Reading Buses failed to pay the postage

  19-09-2016 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - Parents are having to collect school bus passes from post offices around Reading because the postage has not been paid
  
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• Rossendale takes its first StreetLites

  19-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Romancing the rails with the Great Little Trains of Wales Read

  19-09-2016 02:00 via commdiginews.com
  
  Other News Sources - Travelers with a passion for trains will find a treasure trove of scenic miniature railroads in and around Snowdonia National Park in Wales.
  
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• Rail services demand to jump by a fifth

  19-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Increase driven by infrastructure projects in western Europe and the Middle East
  
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• Rail passengers complain of delays at rail replacement terminal at Newbury Park

  19-09-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Abellio Greater Anglia have apologised after passengers waiting to board rail replacement buses at Newbury Park were delayed yesterday.
  
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• People in power: The day the Nottingham tram debate came to Westminster

  19-09-2016 02:00 via nottinghampost.com
  Nottingham Evening Post - Anna Soubry took her promise to speak up for her constituency from the backbenches seriously this week, bringing the topic of the Nottingham tram to the House of Commons.
  
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• New night services for Cardiff Bus

  19-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Motorists facing EIGHT weeks of traffic chaos at one of Merseyside's busiest junctions

  19-09-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - Roadworks start at a busy Windle Island in St Helens
  
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• Mercedes-Benz Trucks teams up with Krone

  19-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Groups to unveil aerodynamic components that promise to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions
  
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• Icomera Trackside Delivering the True Gigabit Train

  19-09-2016 02:00 via icomera.com
  
  Other News Sources - Icomera, the mobile Internet pioneer, has announced its latest next-generation product, Icomera Trackside.
  
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• Hungary to start giant road and railway construction programme

  19-09-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;airport Some technical changes to transport could make it easier to mp;#8230;the 2020 European Aquatics Championships, but realistically a direct public transport link mp;#8230;railway stations. The projects will be carried out from local and EU mp;#8230;
  
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• Heathrow runway extension campaigners slash £2bn from projected costs

  19-09-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Supporters of a plan to extend one of Heathrow's runways have cut their estimated costs for the project by almost a quarter in a bid to win government backing.
  
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• Hammond has golden chance to get economy motoring by upgrading roads subscription

  19-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Many readers will look back fondly to childhood holidays on glorious north Devon beaches such as Croyde, Saunton Sands and Putsborough or further down the coast at Summerleaze beach in Bude. Those of a certain age will not recall with such pleasure the journey there.
  
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• Giving in to HS2 enemies would cost 27,000 jobs subscription

  19-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britain will forgo nearly 27,000 jobs by the end of the decade if it does not press ahead with the HS2 high-speed rail project between London and Birmingham, a report has claimed.
  
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• Frimley-based company Siemens UK graded 'outstanding' for apprenticeships

  19-09-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Ofsted inspectors praise technology giant on scheme designed to create "the managers of the future"
  
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• Five people charged after laser pen shone at plane on final approach to Edinburgh Airport

  19-09-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -THE pilot of a flight coming in to land at Edinburgh Airport on Friday 16 September reported a laser pen incident.
  
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• FirstGroup installs Icomera Wi-Fi on Scottish buses

  19-09-2016 02:00 via telecompaper.com
  
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• Facebook in the car will cause road deaths to soar subscription

  19-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Urgent action is needed to stop a new generation of touchscreen entertainment systems in car dashboards from causing more deaths on the road, according to road safety campaigners.
  
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• Elon Musk scales up his ambitions, considering going well beyond Mars

  19-09-2016 02:00 via arstechnica.com
  
  Other News Sources - Musk may soon detail the architecture he hopes will colonize the solar system.
  
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• Edinburgh Airport flight path consultation to close

  19-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Edinburgh Airport said it has received thousands of responses to its public consultation on changing flight paths.
  
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• Dutch-style cycle route in Enfield will be a 'disaster,' say businesses

  19-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Construction is about to begin on a controversial cycle path that local businesses claim could be a "disaster".
  
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• DfT unlikely to repeat GTR model

  19-09-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Rail Minister Paul Maynard said it is unlikely that DfT will wish to let such a franchise in the future, when discussing GTR.
  
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• Derby to London in less than 90 minutes in £300m train plan

  19-09-2016 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - East Midlands Trains says it wants to cut journey times between Derby and London by investing £300 million in new trains and extra carriages.
  
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• Delays committing EU funding 'damaging' local businesses

  19-09-2016 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;mp;quot;guaranteedmp;quot; allocations of EU grants. Cornwall is due to mp;#8230;Chancellor Philip Hammond stated that EU structural and investment funds signed mp;#8230;such as: West Cornwall Transport Interchange Cornwall Rail Mainline Signal Enhancement A30 mp;#8230;
  
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• City of Derry Airport in line for 7m funding package

  19-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Details of a 7m funding package to support City of Derry airport are revealed by Stormont ministers.
  
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• Cabin crew 'forced to act like bouncers' after spike in drunk air rage on flights

  19-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Cabin crew members are being forced to act as night-club bouncers as figures show alcohol and drug related air rage has peaked.
  
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• BYD/ADL electric fleet unleashed in London

  19-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Blackpool celebrates green and cream bus heritage

  19-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Airbus to launch restructuring plan

  19-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - European group looks to offset costs from aircraft delays and minimise losses on A380
  
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• Abellio ScotRail installs Icomera Wi-Fi in more trains

  19-09-2016 02:00 via telecompaper.com
  
  Other News Sources - Icomera, Swedish provider of internet connectivity for public transport, has won a contract with Abellio ScotRail to extend its passenger Wi-Fi service to five more Abellio ScotRail fleets (129 trains) from autumn 2016.
  
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• A good rail service is vital for us

  19-09-2016 02:00 via buryfreepress.co.uk
  
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• 42 Technology and Design Triangle announce new strategic alliance for transport

  19-09-2016 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Design Triangle has over 30 years experience in creating stunning vehicle interiors and exteriors, and has worked on more than 300 design projects in over 25 countries including Crossrail, HS2, Amsterdam Metro and RTA Dubai water taxis.42 Technology will contribute its award-winning technical product development expertise into the new alliance, including its strengths and track record in designing digital and connected products, thermal and fluidic engineering and its rece
  
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