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• Zac Goldsmith: Heathrow project 'will never go ahead'

  08-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Conservative MP for Richmond says the third Heathrow runway has 'no prospect' of going ahead
  
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• Tom Richmond: Trains or planes, we need links that mean business

  08-10-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - THE promise of extra flights between Leeds Bradford Airport and Heathrow needs to be placed in a wider political context.
  
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• Tampere names tram fleet supplier

  08-10-2016 02:00 via globalrailnews.com
  
  Global Rail News - The Tampere City Board has recommended Finnish manufacturer Transtech supply the light rail vehicles for phase one of its new tram network.
  
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• Super Puma ban to remain in place despite EASA finding

  08-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A ban on Super Puma helicopters is to remain in place despite restrictions being lifted by the European Aviation Safety Agency.
  
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• South Yorkshire rail services return to normal after bridge crash

  08-10-2016 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Commuters were this afternoon caught up in Sheffield to Chesterfiled train delays and cancellations after the Dronfield accident, causingdisruption toEast Midlands Trains service betweenLondon St Pancras and Sheffield.
  
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• Slowly but surely, 20mph zones spread across nation subscription

  08-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The urban speed limit is being cut by stealth after a surge in the number of 20mph zones being introduced in towns and cities.
  
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• Rail staff clear up fly-tipping and litter between Bradford and Shipley

  08-10-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -RAIL staff at Bradford Forster Square Station have carried out work to clear line-side litter after complaints about the build-up of rubbish.
  
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• Rail minister views start of construction work at Widnes rail technology centre site

  08-10-2016 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Rail minister Paul Maynard visited the site of a rail technology centre and training academy in Widnes being built by Alstom which could create up to 600 jobs. Paul Maynard and Halton Council leader Rob Polhill join Alstom's managing director, apprentices and graduates to celebrate the start of construction.
  
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• Rail academy construction progressing at pace

  08-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Industry efforts to deliver world-class training facilities for the next generation of rail workers are progressing at apace, as government ministers visited two sites this week. On Wednesday, transport secretary Chris Grayling visited the Birmingham site for the National College of High Speed...
  
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• RAIB: London Midland processes for assessing driver managers 'inadequate'

  08-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A train carrying around 2,000 passengers broke a temporary speed restriction earlier this year because of a miscommunication in an incident that could have been mp;lsquo;very seriousmp;rsquo;, the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has said. At 08.28 on 5 January, the 07.39 London Midland...
  
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• Radio hacker 'caused havoc at Edinburgh airport and hospital'

  08-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A hacker who caused
  
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• Night Tube: the 10 most affordable stops to buy along the Jubilee Line

  08-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - New research reveals the 10 most affordable stops to buy along the newest branch of London's weekend Night Tube network
  
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• Night Tube: Northern Line launch date announced by Sadiq Khan

  08-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Night Tube services on the Northern Line will launch on November 18, it has been announced.
  
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• New Queensferry crossing credited with boosting house prices in east

  08-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - HOUSE prices in South Queensferry are rising at one of fastest rates in Scotland as the new road crossing nears completion.
  
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• Network Rail begins 1.6m strengthening of Whalley Viaduct

  08-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Whalley Viaduct, a nineteenth-century rail structure in Lancashire, is to be reinforced by Network Rail in a mp;pound;1.6m investment project lasting five months. Engineers will fix 2,800 steel brackets and 16,800 anchors to the side of the viaduct to improve its long-term stability. The work...
  
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• Jazz flashmob puts a smile on commuters' faces at Huddersfield Railway Station

  08-10-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The musical suprise was organised by Marsden Jazz Festival to kick off the weekend
  
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• IATA: Air cargo traffic moderates to 3.9 growth in August

  08-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The global air freight market increased 3.9 year-over-year (YOY) in August, down slightly from Julys revised 4 growth, illustrating the stiff headwind air freight continues to encounter amidst the ongoing sluggishness of global trade conditions, according to IATAs August Air Freight Market Analysis. read more
  
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• Hendy: Private investment needed as 'doors shut to NR's never ending debt'

  08-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Businesses should provide some of the investment Britainmp;rsquo;s rail network needs to grow, the chair of Network Rail has said. Delivering the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) annual Rail Lecture in London this week, Sir Peter Hendy said he had a mp;ldquo;very optimistic...
  
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• Heathrow expansion: Zac Goldsmith warns taxpayers will foot bill

  08-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - London Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith warned taxpayers they could pay for the expansion of Heathrow Airport if it goes ahead.
  
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• Heathrow expansion must be part of PMs post-Brexit vision

  08-10-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association (FTA) says the Government must back a third runway at Heathrow if the Prime Ministers vision of a global ...
  
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• Greater Manchester Metrolink tram map reveals life expectancy levels

  08-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Academics create a map of Greater Manchester's tram network revealing the striking differences in life expectancy.
  
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• Fare increases on buses from next week

  08-10-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -BUS operator First Bradford has announced that some of its fares will increase from Sunday October 16.
  
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• Fancy becoming an East Coast train driver no experience necessary says Virgin Trains

  08-10-2016 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Rail giant Virgin is launching a recruitment campaign for drivers ahead of a new fleet of trains which will revolutionise travel on its East Coast line.
  
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• Evening Standard comment: The RMT must call off this damaging strike

  08-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The dispute between the operator of the Southern rail franchise, Govia Thameslink, and the RMT shows no signs of abating. Negotiations to avert yet more strike action broke down yesterday and next week will see a three-day walkout. Further strikes are planned.
  
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• Countdown to winter cycling: Look on the Brightside

  08-10-2016 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - With only three weeks left before the end of British Summer Time and the official start of winter cycling, we have another set of lights to give away. The Brightside is a double-ended cycle light focused solely on protecting a cyclists blind spot. Mounted to the top tube of the frame orhandlebar stem, the powerful LED lights produce a flashing The post Countdown to winter cycling: Look on the Brightside appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Council reviews Blackwater Valley cycle route roadworks after backlash from commuters

  08-10-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Drivers slam "absolutely appalling" delays of more than an hour as project managers act to ease traffic
  
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• Cardiff council is to investigate the possibility of trams running through the city centre

  08-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Cardiff councillors will next week agree that a "regional city light tram system" is one of their priorities
  
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• Camberley commuters face 'bitterly disappointing' decrease in direct train services

  08-10-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Rail commuters in Camberley face a "bitterly disappointing" decrease in the number of direct services to and from London Waterloo.
  
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• Business leaders issue last-ditch appeal to Theresa May to sanction Heathrow expansion

  08-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - A final decision is expected by the end of the month from Theresa May, with the Prime Minister to hold a series of Cabinet sub-committee meetings to make a decision over the coming weeks.
  
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• Bus strike cancelled after Ipswich Buses and Unite resolve pay dispute

  08-10-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - A 24-hour bus strike in Ipswich has been called off after a dispute over pay was resolved.
  
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• Brighton gears up for new fleet of solar-powered buses

  08-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A fleet of 10 electric buses operating around town will be charged overnight at a bus depot which has solar panels on its roof
  
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• Brexit 'has helped case for third runway at Heathrow Airport'

  08-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Brexit has made the case for a third runway at Heathrow stronger, the head of Britain's Airports Commission said today.
  
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• Boris Johnson 'resigned' to Theresa May pushing ahead third runway at Heathrow, allies say

  08-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph -
  
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• Boeing receives order for 40 planes from Qatar

  08-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - US aircraft maker Boeing announces a multi-billion dollar deal to supply Qatar Airways with wide-body jetliners.
  
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• Birmingham's new 20mph speed limits enforced from Monday

  08-10-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The new limit markings and signs in place and speeding drivers may be pulled over by police
  
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• Birmingham's High Speed Rail College nearing completion

  08-10-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling special guest at Venture Way site of new college
  
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• Birmingham airport axes passenger drop-off charges

  08-10-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Changes are part of a 100m investment programme
  
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• BAE confident as share earnings rise

  08-10-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - The company which employs thousands making aircraft on the Fylde has said trading looks positive ahead of its end of year report this winter.
  
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• Arriva bus drivers balloted on potential walk-out over plan for 'spies' on services

  08-10-2016 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bus drivers are considering strike action over plans by Arriva to install
  
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• Alstom starts work on Widnes technology centre

  08-10-2016 02:00 via globalrailnews.com
  
  Global Rail News - Alstom has started construction of its new training academy and technology centre at Widnes in the UK
  
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• Aldridge Railway Signals-Railway Signals and Equipment

  08-10-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Aldridge Railway Signals is a wholly Australian owned manufacturing company.
  
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• Airbus, Boeing September commercial aircraft orders top $11.1 billion

  08-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Airbus and Boeing booked over $11.1 billion in combined commercial aircraft orders in September.read more
  
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• Air New Zealand to add wifi in 2017

  08-10-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Flights between NZ and Australia the first to experience the service
  
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