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• Southern rail commuters to launch legal action against DfT

  04-10-2016 17:08
  
  Pressure group formed after months of strikes and delays crowdsource £24,000 to challenge government handling of crisisA group of commuters who have faced strikes, cancellations and delays on Southern rail have raised more than £24,000 to launch legal action against the Department for Transport.The Association of British Commuters, a pressure group formed in the wake of months of disruption on the service, set up a website to crowdfund a challenge of the government’s handling o
  
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• Welsh Secretary to signal major shake up in structural funding

  04-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Alun Cairns will say carrying on with same spending plans is 'not an option'
  
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• Virgin Trains East Coast strike 'solid' says RMT

  04-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A strike by workers on the Virgin East Coast has been well-supported, says the RMT union - but the company says a full timetable is running.
  
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• United extends lease at Dulles International Airport through 2024

  04-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- United Airlines and the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) signed an extension Sept. 30 to a long-term lease agreement for Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) through 2024. read more
  
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• Transport Secretary warns against 'jumping the gun' on electrification to Swansea

  04-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Chris Grayling says new trains will improve journeys to Swansea and stressed need for cooperation to end M4 logjams
  
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• Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says Hull 'needs better rail links'

  04-10-2016 02:00 via hulldailymail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Hull must be better connected to other big Northern cities if the region is to fulfil its economic potential, according to one of Theresa May's Cabinet ministers.
  
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• Transport Secretary Chris Grayling condemns East Coast Main Line strikers

  04-10-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - There will be no return to the days of British Rail, vows Transport Secretary Chris Grayling as workers stage 24-hour walkout
  
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• Transport for London to roll out 80m 'Boris Bike' upgrade

  04-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A deal is signed to bring the next generation of
  
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• Southern rail's 'tweet RMT' plea angers rail passengers

  04-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A plea for beleaguered Southern rail passengers to tell the RMT union how they feel about ongoing strikes backfires.
  
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• Southern rail strikes: Train firm tells staff 'take offer or be sacked'

  04-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern today set a deadline for union chiefs to accept an offer aimed at averting rail strikesor it will terminate conductors' contracts and press ahead with changes to their role.
  
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• Southern conductors offered 2,000 to end rail strikes

  04-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The operator of the Southern rail network offers conductors a lump sum of 2,000 in a bid to bring industrial action to an end.
  
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• 'Regrettable' 1.1bn Newport M4 public inquiry delay

  04-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A public inquiry into the 1.1bn M4 relief road around Newport has been delayed until early 2017.
  
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• Rare locomotives deliver the goods as rail fans flock to travel behind them

  04-10-2016 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -More than 200 rail buffs pay £45 a head to travel behind two Class 08 shunters:: The locos are usually out of public view at Wilton
  
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• Prime Minister defends DfT over Southern

  04-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Prime Minister Theresa May says the Government was not sitting on its heels over Southern Railways poor performance.
  
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• Operators social media campaign backfires

  04-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - GTR launches social media campaign inviting passengers to take sides, but many passengers angry at an apparent attempt to undermine its own staff.
  
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• Northern line delays: Huge queues at London stations after power outage sends services into 'meltdown'

  04-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - This was the chaotic scene after a power outage sent Tube services into "meltdown" during the evening rush hour
  
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• New airport on Skye in two years, suggest Highland Council

  04-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Highland Council says a new airport could be built on Skye in about two years if plans for more flights to and from Glasgow are progressed.
  
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• Midlands transport strategy receives £12m boost from Government

  04-10-2016 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - THE body organising the Midlands regional transport strategy, Midlands Connect, has received £12m from Central Government to help with its work developing transport links for the Midlands Engine.
  
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• Is government spending on roads and railways a good idea?

  04-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - As the Conservative government sets its sights on infrastructure spending to help the economy, academic experts ponder if such investment is a boost or a waste of money.
  
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• Ipswich Buses staff to strike over pay next week

  04-10-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Ipswich Buses staff are set to hold a 24-hour strike next Monday in a dispute over pay.
  
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• How digital technology can help railway staff

  04-10-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Other News Sources -Railway staff are increasingly using creative and sometimes futuristic gadgets to improve workflow and efficiency in every department, from the customer service frontline to crucial maintenance and repair work behind the scenes. We see how some of th
  
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• Hard-core union leaders 'misleading members', says Transport Secretary

  04-10-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling today launched a strong attack on rail unions on the day striking guards were threatened with the sack.
  
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• GTR sets RMT deadline to end Southern conductor dispute

  04-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) has tried to stamp out its industrial dispute with RMT, which has contributed to widespread delays on the Southern network, by making a final offer to the union. The operator repeated its eight point offer (listed below) to RMT, and said that if the union accepts...
  
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• Grayling underlines government commitment to airport expansion

  04-10-2016 02:00 via businessgreen.com
  
  Other News Sources - Transport Secretary signals support for HS2 as means of tackling congestion and argues airport expansion will show Britain is open for business'
  
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• Government revs Midlands Engine with 12m transport funding promise

  04-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport in the Midlands will receive a mp;pound;12m funding boost from the government, it was announced today. Transport secretary Chris Grayling announced the three-year grant for Midlands Connect, the partnership delivering the transport component of the Midlands Engine vision, at the...
  
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• Geatech-Maintenance Equipment for Railways, Metro and Tram Lines

  04-10-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Geatech designs and manufactures maintenance equipment for railway, tramway and metro lines.The company supplies Vossloh, Pandrol and fast clips for tracks, and machines for sleeper and rail drilling...
  
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• Disgraced Rail Firm Threatens Jobs Massacre

  04-10-2016 02:00 via morningstaronline.co.uk
  
  Morning Star - Conductor ultimatum as Southern provokes angry backlash on strikes
  
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• Conservative conference: Regional council 'can buy M6 Toll' if it can find the money

  04-10-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - The new West Midlands Combined Authority could buy the M6 Toll, says Transport Secretary Chris Grayling
  
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• Conductors offered 2,000 ultimatum to settle dispute

  04-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Govia Thameslink Railway offers a lump sum of 2,000 to each conductor, to settle the dispute.
  
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• Chris Grayling: I'll take my time over Heathrow Airport expansion decision for South-East

  04-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling today said he would not rubber-stamp David Cameron's decision for a third runway at Heathrow.
  
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• Chris Grayling blames Southern strikes on union support for Jeremy Corbyn

  04-10-2016 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has blamed the Southern Rail strike on Jeremy Corbyn-supporting union bosses who want to nationalise the railways.
  
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• Bombardier Transportation confirms US$1.2-billion U.K. contract

  04-10-2016 02:00 via montrealgazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - Bombardier (TSX: BBD.B) confirmed Friday the signing of two contracts totalling US$1.2 billion, which will allow it to maintain 1,000 jobs at its U.K. plant in Derby.
  
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• Blackpool airport is back up for sale in shock move

  04-10-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - Blackpool Airport is to be put back on the market in a shock move by owner Balfour Beatty.
  
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• Balfour Beatty on track with acquisition of York engineering firm

  04-10-2016 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - INFRASTRUCTURE giant Balfour Beatty has acquired York-headquartered Omnicom Engineering in a deal which it says will boost its position in the UK rail market.
  
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• Angel Trains to finance new Abellio Aventra fleet

  04-10-2016 02:00 via globalrailnews.com
  
  Global Rail News - Leasing company Angel Trains, working with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, has won the contract to finance the new fleet of Bombardier Aventra trains for Abellios new East Anglia franchise.
  
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• Angel Trains to finance £900m procurement of Abellios East Anglia electric fleet

  04-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The £900m needed to purchase 665 electric cars for Abellios new East Anglia fleet will be provided by financier Angel Trains.
  
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• 869 million train deal for Anglia

  04-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Angel Trains will finance 665 new Aventra vehicles for the Greater Anglia franchise, in an 869 million deal.
  
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• 5 ways Britain's railway stations could look in the future

  04-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - RDG publishes images showing how Britains railway stations could look in the future, to back 2015s publication of its Vision for Stations.
  
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