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• Heathrow launches PR drive for third runway pegged to Brexit

  06-10-2016 20:25
  
  Airport also presents plans to support UK’s steel industry ahead of imminent decision on new runway capacity for LondonHeathrow is hoping an 11th-hour push pegged to Brexit will secure approval to build a third runway, with a final verdict from the government expected within a fortnight.A government committee chaired by the prime minister, Theresa May, is understood to be on the verge of deciding whether new runway capacity will be added at Gatwick or Heathrow, and industry insiders expect
  
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• Southern rail strike to go ahead after talks collapse

  06-10-2016 16:36
  
  Workers to walk out for three days next Tuesday after RMT union’s talks with Govia Thameslink fail to resolve disputeTalks aimed at averting a series of strikes on the troubled Southern rail network have collapsed, signalling fresh misery for commuters from next week.The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has been fighting a bitter battle with the rail service’s owner, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), over proposed changes to the role of conductors. Continue reading...
  
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• Southern Railway strike to go ahead after talks collapse

  06-10-2016 14:55
  
  Rail workers to walk out for three days next Tuesday after RMT union’s talks with Govia Thameslink failed to resolve disputeTalks aimed at averting Southern Railway strikes starting next week have collapsed without agreement and the action will go ahead, the RMT union said.The Rail, Maritime and Transport union has been fighting a bitter battle with the rail franchise’s owner, Govia Thameslink, over proposed changes to the role of conductors. Continue reading...
  
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• London commuter train broke emergency speed limit by 70mph – report

  06-10-2016 13:25
  
  Rail investigators say incident involving London Midland train carrying 2,000 people had potential to be very seriousA commuter train carrying about 2,000 passengers exceeded a speed limit by 70mph, according to an official report.The London Midland train was travelling through Queen’s Park in north-west London when the incident occurred, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) said. Continue reading...
  
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• WW2 bomb on Newport rail line is 'not ammunition'

  06-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A suspected unexploded World War Two bomb which closed the rail line between Cardiff and Newport for hours is found to be construction equipment.
  
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• VIDEO: Amazing footage of how Sheffields buses used to look

  06-10-2016 02:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - Here's some great footage of South Yorkshire Transport and other colourful busesthat frequented the city in the mid 1980's
  
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• Uber offers free rides in deal with US town

  06-10-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Car-hailing app hopes to weave itself deeper into public transit networks across the country
  
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• Third runway at Heathrow 'would not break pollution laws', study suggests

  06-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A third runway at Heathrow would not break any pollution laws, a study has suggested.
  
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• Southern Rail calls for posters in line with failed Twitter campaign to be removed and destroyed

  06-10-2016 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Southern Rail has called for posters printed in line with a failed Twitter campaign to be
  
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• Sheffield drivers among most dangerous due to emotions

  06-10-2016 02:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - Road rage - and more often happiness - cause city motorists to speed, new research reveals.
  
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• Share your memories and pictures of the Trans-Siberian railway

  06-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Have you travelled on the 6000 mile Trans-Siberian railway? To mark 100 years since it was completed wed like to see your photographsTo mark the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Trans-Siberian railway wed like to see pictures of your journeys through the years.Whether youve gone the whole distance from Moscow to Vladivostock in the east or took the trans-Mongolian route through to Ulaanbaatar and Beijing, wed like to hear from you. You might have pictures of the engines
  
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• Severn Tunnel electrification upgrade a 'mammoth task'

  06-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Fitting five years' of work into six weeks to upgrade the Severn Tunnel for electric trains is a
  
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• ScotRail workers agree deal in guard dispute

  06-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - ScotRail workers have voted to accept a deal in an effort to resolve its dispute over the role of guards on trains. The RMT said that its members had backed the agreement mp;ndash; which will guarantee that a conductor will be retained as the second member of staff on board new trains being rolled...
  
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• Refurbished Mk 3s for Tornado

  06-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A dedicated train of Mk 3s is planned for A1 steam locomotive 60163 Tornado. They're expected to enter service towards the end of 2019.
  
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• Rail station parking plea

  06-10-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - The team behind proposals to create a railway hub at Poulton are calling on Network Rail to listen to local concerns and expand parking at a busy station.
  
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• Pilot demonstrates jetpack in skies over London

  06-10-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The ultimate boys toy has soared into the London skies as the UKs first jetpack flight took off.
  
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• Pension funds back Abellio East Anglia order for Stadler trainsets

  06-10-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: Contracts worth more than 600m for Stadler to supply 378 multiple-unit cars for the next East...
  
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• Passenger confronts Southern Railway conductor after firm's 'Strike Back' ads

  06-10-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A Southern Railway conductor was confronted by an angry passenger amid signs that staff are facing abuse following an advertising campaign by the company, which is embroiled in a bitter industrial dispute.
  
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• ORR: Progress being made towards consumer-focused rail retail industry

  06-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The rail industry is making progress on giving third-party retailers a greater say in rules around the sales of tickets to increase competition, according to the ORR, but recommendations for an independent consumer champion-type member on TOC decision-making groups that affect this have not been...
  
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• No fines issued in Wales for smoking in cars with children

  06-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - No fines have been issued in Wales for smoking in cars with children, a year after the law is introduced.
  
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• New runway at Gatwick Airport would boost confidence, Sadiq tells Theresa May

  06-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan today made a last-ditch attempt to persuade the Government to back a new runway at Gatwick rather than Heathrow.
  
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• London mayor in last-ditch plea for Gatwick expansion

  06-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The mayor of London writes to the prime minister urging that an extra runway is built at Gatwick Airport, rather than at Heathrow.
  
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• Justine Greening says Ill fight Heathrow over plans for a new runway

  06-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Miss Greenings Putney constituency, in south-west London, is near the airport and she has vowed to oppose a third runway andwill continue to fight against Heathrow being expanded.
  
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• Jubilee line Night Tube service starts this Friday

  06-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Jubilee line is going 24-hour this weekend as it becomes the third line to adopt the revolutionary Night Tube.
  
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• Jetpack pilot takes flight above London

  06-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A pilot wearing a jetpack takes to the skies above London like
  
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• Is Heathrow trying to bribe west London residents over third runway expansion?

  06-10-2016 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - A group of councils, including Hillingdon, have accused Heathrow Airport of trying to bribe residents by banning night flights
  
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• Hopper wagon under development

  06-10-2016 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - EUROPE: Wagon manufacturer Waggonbau Niesky, leasing company Wascosa and commodities company K+S...
  
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• Heathrow runway 'within EU pollution laws'

  06-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - New, independent research seen by the BBC suggests Heathrow airport could build a new runway without breaking European pollution laws.
  
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• Heathrow agrees to amend fourth misleading advert after complaint to ASA

  06-10-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has "informally resolved" a complaint over a Heathrow ad attempting to stir up support for its expansion after the airport agreed to amend it.
  
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• Great car, but where do you put your drink?

  06-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - When it comes to using a car, there are more important issues than the size of the engine and the colour of the paint - as Theo Leggett has been finding out.
  
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• GOL makes South Americas first broadband-connected commercial flight

  06-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- An Oct. 4 GOL passenger flight between S£o Paulo Congonhas Airport and Brazils national capital Brasilia was the first South American commercial airline flight to have onboard internet connectivity, according to GOL CEO Paulo Kakinoff in a statement delivered in flight and transmitted live on GOLs Facebook page. read more
  
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• Gatwick or Heathrow? The runway wait is almost over

  06-10-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The government's long awaited decision on a new runway at Heathrow or Gatwick is likely within weeks, Theresa May today signalled.
  
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• Fury over Hawaiian Airlines' plan to weigh customers at check-in

  06-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Furious customers have slammed plans put forward by an airline to weigh passengers at check-in.
  
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• Etihad and Tui eye new tourism airline

  06-10-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Plan could help Abu Dhabi carrier salvage its investment in lossmaking Air Berlin
  
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• Danish entrepreneur Henrik Fisker gears up for electric car comeback

  06-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Controversial car designer Henrik Fisker must have read the maxim "if at first you don't succeed, then try, try again".
  
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• Crossrail tunnel: Drone captures progress

  06-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - As the Crossrail rail link progresses on its route through London, the BBC has filmed tunnels lined with tracks in Europe's biggest engineering project.
  
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• Cardiff to Newport railway line closure: What we know so far

  06-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The item was found near the railway line in Newport
  
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• Anger as cyclists 'brazenly' flout riding ban on Tower Bridge while road is shut for repairs

  06-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Furious pedestrians today told of their anger after spotting cyclists brazenly flouting a riding ban on Tower Bridge while the road is closed for repairs.
  
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• 'Car Airbnb' coming from Mercedes-Benz

  06-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - New subdivision will set up car sharing schemes.
  
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• Abellio completes 600m financing deal for Stadler rolling stock

  06-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Abellio has today finalised contracts worth over mp;pound;600m to procure and finance 58 Stadler Flirt trains as part of the new East Anglia franchise. Funding for the 378 electro-diesel multiple-units was led by Rock Rail and SL Capital Partners. Additional co-investment equity is being provided...
  
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• 600 million new train deal for Anglia

  06-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Abellio UK completed contracts to replace the entire East Anglia train fleet on October 5.
  
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• 5 million to be spent on cycle lanes in Sheffield

  06-10-2016 02:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - Almost £5 million could be spent on new cycle schemes in Sheffield to encourage more people to get on their bikes.
  
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