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• Our roads are choked. We’re on the verge of carmageddon | George Monbiot

  20-09-2016 20:18
  
  Car use takes a huge toll on our health and on the planet. We need to kick our addiction to drivingIt was a mistake – a monumental, world-class mistake. Cars for everyone was one of the most stupid promises politicians ever made. Cars are meant to meet a simple need: quick and efficient mobility. Observe an urban artery during the school run, or a trunk road on a bank holiday weekend, and ask yourself whether the current system meets that need. The vast expanse of road space, the massive i
  
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• Work begins on Calais wall to stop refugees trying to board lorries to UK

  20-09-2016 18:48
  
  Four-metre-high, 1km-long wall, funded by UK government, to be made of smooth concrete to prevent climbingWork has begun on a £1.9m wall to block migrants and asylum seekers from attempting to board lorries heading to the Calais port.
  The structure will stand four metres tall and 1km long on both sides of the dual carriageway approaching the port, a few hundred metres from the main refugee camp, where over 10,000 people live in conditions that charities describe as dangerous and dirty. BRE
  
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• YP Letters: Wrong line of thought over building HS2

  20-09-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - From: John Turley, Dronfield, Woodhouse.
  
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• Welsh Govt takes action on troubled bus network

  20-09-2016 02:00 via transport-network.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Campaigners and bus operators have welcomed the Welsh Governments five-point plan to support the countrys bus industry after a summer that saw three companies go out of business.
  
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• Watford Junction rail line reopens after landslip train derailment

  20-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A major London rail route has reopened today after a train derailed when it hit a landslip triggered by thunderstorms.
  
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• Virgin America CEO: Moving to Dallas Love Field was right decision

  20-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Dallas Love Field could prove to be a profitable market for Alaska Airlines if it keeps the gates Virgin America acquired at the facility after the Seattle-based carrier merges with San Francisco-based Virgin America.read more
  
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• Villiers on expanding Heathrow and Gatwick airports

  20-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A former transport minister says Gatwick Airport is the better option to expand.
  
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• Transport Select Committee to scrutinise rail safety

  20-09-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Transport Select Committee (TSC) to hold an inquiry into railway safety, following previous investigations into safety at level crossings and security.
  
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• Tower Bridge closure: more details released about three months of diversions

  20-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters have been given new details on how to try to cope with Tower Bridge closing for three months.
  
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• Theresa May urges tighter global airport security

  20-09-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - PM heads to United Nations summit in New York
  
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• Start-up Fly Kiss to launch Luton flights

  20-09-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airline to operate services to three French destinations
  
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• Spirit Airlines is third airline to receive US-built A321

  20-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Spirit Airlines has taken delivery of its first US-produced Airbus A321, making the Florida-based ultra low-cost carrier the third airline to receive an aircraft produced at Airbus Mobile, Alabama manufacturing facility. read more
  
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• Southern promises rail revolution (in 2018) subscription

  20-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The company behind the problem-hit Southern rail franchise has promised more rush-hour trains and a revolution in the timetable from 2018but critics immediately questioned whether it would be able to deliver them.
  
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• Sheffield bus fares still among countrys cheapest despite new price rise

  20-09-2016 02:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - Bus fares for South Yorkshire children are still among the cheapest in the country despite a 10p increase that came into force this week.
  
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• ScotRail reaches in-principle agreement over driver-only trains

  20-09-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - ScotRail said it has reached an in-principle agreement with the RMT union to bring to an end a dispute over driver-only trains.
  
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• ScotRail 'fudge' over driver-only dispute will see conductors closing doors - and drivers opening them

  20-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A BITTER dispute over who operates the doors on Scotland's trains has ended
  
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• ScotRail close to deal with unions over driver dispute subscription

  20-09-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Hopes were rising last night that a lengthy industrial dispute over driver-only trains had been resolved after ScotRail announced that a deal in principle had been agreed with unions.
  
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• ScotRail and RMT 'in principle' agreement in trains dispute

  20-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - ScotRail says it has reached an in-principle agreement with the RMT union to bring to an end a dispute over driver-only operated trains.
  
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• Rolls-Royce to cut 200 more management positions

  20-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- UK engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is planning to cut another 200 management positions as part of a previously announced restructuring.read more
  
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• Ride-hailing firm Lyft predicts driverless cabs in 5 years

  20-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The majority of ride-hailing company Lyft's rides will be in self-driving cars within five years, the company's president predicts.
  
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• Rail Minister Paul Maynard has welcomed the launch of a new Rail Employment and Skills Academy on the 16 September 2016 in the East Midlands.

  20-09-2016 02:00 via europeanrailwayreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - The Rail Employment and Skills Academy is formed from a partnership between Derby College and the Rail Forum East Midlands, which represents over 150 rail related businesses across the East Midlands.
  
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• Rail experts: HS2 will have used 27,000 workers before end of decade

  20-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - The HS2 high speed rail project will have employed 27,000 people by the end of the decade, according to a new study.
  
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• Over 14,000 jobs 'would be lost if HS2 is cancelled'

  20-09-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The HS2 contracts already let or tendered have already created 14,440 jobs, new analysis shows. A new report from High Speed Rail Industry Leaders said the analysis, carried out by Albion Economics, provides mp;ldquo;an estimate of the number of HS2 jobs that are already a subject of issued...
  
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• Nottingham MP: Essential to replace 40-year-old East Midlands Trains models

  20-09-2016 02:00 via nottstv.com
  
  Other News Sources - A Nottingham MP says city rail services must get new trains to replace an ageing diesel fleet first launched in 1976.Lilian Greenwood, MP for Nottingham South, also called on the Government to spend more money on upgrades for the region, including the delayed electrification of the Midland Mainline.
  
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• New trains and more carriages needed to improve East Midlands rail network Read more at http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/new-trains-and-more-carriages-needed-to-improve-east-midlands-rail-network/story-29722316-detail/story.html#UKVbvzuzmtkTb2jM.99

  20-09-2016 02:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - East Midlands Trains wants to cut journey times between Leicestershire and London by investing £300 million in new trains and extra carriages.
  
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• New trains and more carriages needed to improve East Midlands rail network

  20-09-2016 02:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - East Midlands Trains wants to cut journey times between Leicestershire and London by investing £300 million in new trains and extra carriages.
  
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• Network Rail drops telecom cable sell-off

  20-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Money-raising plan shelved in favour of other assets
  
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• Longer tunnel and new depot planned for HS2 Phase 2a

  20-09-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - A longer tunnel south of Crewe, revised connections to the WCML and a relocated construction railhead are planned for Phase 2a of HS2).
  
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• JetBlue to purchase 10 years worth of renewable jet fuel

  20-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- JetBlue Airways will purchase from Philadelphia-based biofuel provider SG Preston over 33 million gallons of blended jet fuel per year for at least 10 years, the New York-based airline said Sept. 19.read more
  
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• In pictures: Inside Glasgow's vintage bus garage

  20-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Vintage bus enthusiasts in Glasgow have thrown open the doors of their collection at the the city's Bridgeton Bus Garage.
  
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• Icelandair announces Rentalcars Connect partnership

  20-09-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Icelandair has announced an agreement with car rental technology provider Rentalcars Connect.The partnership means the airlines customers can select from an extensive inventory of vehicles.
  
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• HS2's promise of a jobs bonanza is an absurd way to look at things

  20-09-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - HS2 would indeed create a lot of jobsthe question is whether 27,000 people could be more usefully employed elsewhere
  
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• HS2 will create 27,000 jobs by end of decade

  20-09-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - The HS2 high speed rail project will have employed 27,000 people by the end of the decade, according to a new study.
  
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• Hopes for Moseley to Birmingham passenger trains given major boost

  20-09-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Government reveals it is telling rail operator to work with local councils on bringing back the Camp Hill Line between Moseley, Kings Heath, Kings Norton and the city centre
  
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• Have your say on safety at York station

  20-09-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -PASSENGERS and railway staff have been left feeling intimidated by revellers passing through York station.
  
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• GTR seeks views on 'complete redesign' of 2018 timetable with self-contained routes

  20-09-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has opened a consultation on a new timetable following the opening of the expanded Thameslink network. GTR operates the UKmp;rsquo;s largest rail franchise, but also has the worst PPM in the country after experiencing persistent delays, especially across...
  
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• GTR consults on 2018 timetable changes

  20-09-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Govia Thameslink Railway is consulting passengers on a major recast of its timetables from 2018, when the Thameslink programme is due to be completed.
  
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• 'Full Northern devolution needed' as more networks move towards local control

  20-09-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Greater rail devolution is needed to improve services, the Urban Transport Group has said in its latest policy paper, using Merseyrail, ScotRail and London Overground as examples where rail devolution mp;ldquo;transformedmp;rdquo; service quality. It argued that devolved transport authorities...
  
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• Four-year track renewal programme completed in Yorkshire

  20-09-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A four-year programme to renew track in Yorkshire has been successfully completed using a specialist train. The train renewal system (TRS) completed its final shift, on the East Coast Main Line between York and Doncaster, on 17 September. The train, which is over a third of a mile long and cost...
  
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• Finally rail bosses announce major shake-up of London commuter trains... but it won't arrive until 2018

  20-09-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Train chiefs at beleaguered Govia Thameslink Railway today announced a "once-in-a-lifetime" shake-up of the timetable and thousands more seats for commuters.
  
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• Faster trains for the north?

  20-09-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Trains running at full potential via infrastructure upgrades and full devolution by the end of the recently-awarded franchises are the aims of Rail North.
  
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• Every London Midland service will have new seats or a brand new train

  20-09-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Better trains and more services between Wolverhampton and Birmingham are promised
  
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• Electric milestone for York eco-friendly buses

  20-09-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -AN environmental milestone has been celebrated in York this week.
  
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• Driverless cars that smile

  20-09-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Most of us catch a motorists eye before we cross the street, so what will we do when confronted with driverless cars? Until we pedestrians and cyclists learn from experience that autonomous vehicles pose less of a risk than their human-controlled predecessors, the answer could be the Smiling Car concept. The Smiling Car uses an illuminated digital smile to let The post Driverless cars that smile appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Consultation launched over new Govia Thameslink services

  20-09-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Govia Thameslink Railway has launched a major consultation about proposals for its timetables in two years from now, when the Thameslink Programme is completed. The draft outline of future service frequencies includes 16 trains an hour in the peaks on the London to Bedford section, with eight of those trains working through to Bedford. Some of the other changes include direct services from the Brighton direction between St Pancras and Great Northern stations, using a new connecti
  
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• City of Derry Airport set for funding boost

  20-09-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Northern Ireland Executive has confirmed that 7 million is to be provided to help maintain services at the City of Derry Airport. Concerns about the continued financial viability of running the airport have been raised ever since Ryanair - the airport's main carrier - axed flights to London and reduced the number of services it operates to Liverpool. In order to keep this key transport hub running, up to 2.5 million in route development suppor
  
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• Chester council leader says local people deserve better rail services

  20-09-2016 02:00 via chesterchronicle.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Cllr Samantha Dixon outlines need for updated services in the region.The leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council has told an inquiry into the Wales and Borders Rail Franchise that local people deserve more frequent services and reduced journey times.
  
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• CEO Secrets: Skyscanner boss reveals his business tips

  20-09-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Gareth Williams, co-founder of travel search engine Skyscanner, offers the business advice he wishes he had been given when he started out.
  
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• Call for fuel price regulator as campaigners say drivers are being fleeced as oil prices drop

  20-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - CAMPAIGNERS are calling for a fuel price regulator after accusing retailers of
  
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• Big Bike Revival aims to get thousands back on bicycles

  20-09-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Hundreds of free events will be held across Scotland in a national campaign aimed at getting tens of thousands of people back on their bikes.
  
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