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• Children have a right to travel too | Letters

  11-10-2016 20:09
  
  Julie Bindel writes about child-free planes and trains (Child-free sections on planes is a good start. Now let’s sort out the trains, theguardian.com, 7 October). Yes, she’s a child-free feminist; she dissects the roots of oppression of women in our reproductive potential. However, this piece is neither feminist nor humane. She demonstrates that hostility and intolerance of children and mothers is the last remaining acceptable “ism”. Power relations are interesting &ndash
  
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• Southern rail and RMT chiefs agree to face-to-face talks over strikes

  11-10-2016 19:46
  
  Union calls for talks after franchise owner apparently pledged a second staff member on all trains with a conductor, a sticking point in dispute The boss of Southern rail and the general secretary of the RMT have agreed to hold face-to-face talks on Wednesday in an effort to break the deadlock in the long-running dispute on Britain’s worst-performing rail network.
  Passengers suffered fresh disruption on Tuesday, the first day of a series of three-day strikes, as overrunning engineering wor
  
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• Self-driving car tested for first time in UK in Milton Keynes

  11-10-2016 17:15
  
  Driverless LUTZ Pathfinder shares streets of Buckinghamshire town with cyclists and pedestrians, reaching speeds of 15mphA driverless car has been tested for the first time on UK streets in the latest development in self-driving technology in Britain.The trial saw a two-seater LUTZ Pathfinder travel 1.25 miles (2km) through pedestrianised areas of Milton Keynes, reaching speeds of up to 15mph while having to cope with walkers and cyclists for the first time. A driver was on board to take over in
  
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• €99 pan-European bus pass launches

  11-10-2016 15:33
  
  InterFlix introduces ticket allowing travellers to make up to five journeys across Europe in three monthsIn a move that will no doubt excite budget travellers across the continent, Europe’s largest intercity bus provider has launched a new pass that means tourists can travel to five destinations for €99.The InterFlix pass allows up to five journeys within a period of three months to more than 900 destinations in 20 European countries. The pass is available at one price for all ages. C
  
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• Southern rail strike and engineering works compound commuter misery

  11-10-2016 14:49
  
  Three-day strike under way with no end in sight as RMT accuses Govia Thameslink Railway of peddling lies in dispute over conductors Union leaders have said there is no prospect of industrial action on Southern ending soon, as passengers on Britain’s worst-performing rail network suffered fresh disruption on the first day of a series of three-day strikes. Overrunning engineering works on the Brighton mainline compounded problems for commuters as rush-hour trains from the south coast were ca
  
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• Taxpayers could lose £20m if London garden bridge is cancelled, says report

  11-10-2016 13:29
  
  Ministers repeatedly gave more public money to project despite warnings against doing so, National Audit Office report findsMinisters have repeatedly given more public money to London’s planned garden bridge, despite official advice against doing so, and risk losing more than £20m if the controversial project is cancelled, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO).Civil servants were so worried about the scale of public underwriting of the scheme that they sought rar
  
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• London garden bridge report says £20m of public money may have been wasted

  11-10-2016 11:00
  
  Cash was pledged to £185m project against official advice and it is not certain bridge will be built, National Audit Office warnsMinisters have potentially wasted more than £20m of public money on London’s controversial garden bridge, having more than once committed extra funds to the project against official advice, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO).It found that the initial decision by George Osborne to help finance the scheme, strongly championed by
  
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• Southern rail: services 'significantly affected' as three-day strike begins

  11-10-2016 10:20
  
  Company says it will run around 60% of its normal timetable but warns there will be no trains at all on some routesThe owners of the troubled Southern rail service made a fresh appeal for unions to end their dispute with the company as another three-day strike got under way and caused yet more disruption.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union walked out at midnight in their long-running dispute over proposed changes to the role of conductors. A last-minute legal challenge failed
  
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• It’s not just trains – buses outside London should be nationalised too | Kathleen Kerridge

  11-10-2016 09:00
  
  Tickets from profit-hungry groups outside the capital seem randomly priced and expensive. The rest of the country can only dream of the service Londoners getThere is a lot of talk at the moment about train companies, delays, strikes, and how, perhaps, they should be nationalised. But the country’s transport problems go far beyond the tracks – our bus services are also at a crisis point.Once seen as the transport of choice for the working class, buses were affordable. And if you could
  
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• Three-day Southern rail strike begins

  11-10-2016 08:31
  
  Company says it will run around 60% of its normal timetable but warns there will be no trains at all on some routesRail passengers on some of the country’s busiest routes face a fresh bout of travel chaos for the next three days as another strike in the bitter row over the role of conductors gets under way. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union were due to mount picket lines as the industrial action started on Tuesday, with disruption set to continue until Friday morning.
  
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• Plans for an electric car charging point in every new home in Europe

  11-10-2016 08:00
  
  Car manufacturers welcome plans by the EU to boost the convenience of electric cars by increasing recharging facilitiesEvery new or refurbished house in Europe will need to be equipped with an electric vehicle recharging point, under a draft EU directive expected to come into effect by 2019.
  In a further boost to prospects for the electric car market in Europe, the regulations due to be published before the end of the year state that by 2023, 10% of parking spaces in new buildings in the EU zone
  
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• Your chance to quiz Abellio Greater Anglia and Network Rail bosses in live Q&A

  11-10-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Got a burning question about train services between Ipswich and London or Norwich and Stowmarket?
  
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• WYCA: Lack of Northern Route is 'missed opportunity'

  11-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport leaders in the north of England have said Network Rail missed an opportunity to support rail devolution by not introducing a new route for the region. Network Rail announced last week that it will create a managing director to oversee its northern portfolio. However, it argued that...
  
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• Whittington pensioner forced to hitchhike after cuts to bus services

  11-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - If 66-year-old Duncan Foster wants to travel to his local town Kirby Lonsdale, in Cumbria , thumbing a lift is just about his only option after bus service cut from 111 a week to one a day.
  
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• Welsh viaduct reopens after fire

  11-10-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The line between Barmouth and Tywyn has reopened following a fire on Barmouth viaduct last week. The cause is not yet clear, and an investigation is underway. Network Rail engineers had been working to reopen the line after the fire damaged one of the viaduct spans on 4 October.
  
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• Virgin criticized over 'mood boosting' app designed to help stressed delay victims

  11-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Ubers main UK business paid only £411,000 in tax last year

  11-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Taxi apps turnover doubled to £23.3m but income was earned by giving unspecified support to other firms, accounts showUbers main British business paid only £411,000 in tax last year while the commission fees from thousands of drivers in the UK disappeared into a controversial tax structure in the Netherlands.The latest accounts for Uber London Ltd show the UK companys turnover doubled to £23.3m last year, but all of this income was earned by providing unspecified
  
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• 'Turning point' as north east convenes rail franchise oversight board

  11-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A mp;ldquo;turning pointmp;rdquo; in rail devolution has been reached, local government leaders said as they convened a board to oversee promised improvements to rail services in the north. The North East Rail Management Board had its first meeting on 5 October, where members discussed the timetable...
  
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• Taking a week off work to talk to strangers on trains

  11-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A business consultant from Birmingham has taken a week off work so he can talk to strangers on trains.
  
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• SWISS to fly Boeing 777s to Miami, San Francisco

  11-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa Group carrier Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) will introduce the Boeing 777-300ER onto existing services to Miami and San Francisco from Oct. 30 for the upcoming 2016-17 winter schedules. read more
  
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• Strike-hit Southern Railway passengers faceoverrunning engineering works

  11-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Speed cameras: Find out which roads had the biggest drop in casualties since devices installed

  11-10-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Data revealed there was a 61 drop in the number of incidents at roads were fixed speed cameras were installed
  
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• Southern Rail strikes: Tens of thousands of commuters set for travel misery as three-day walkout begins

  11-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tens of thousands of London commuters were today facing travel misery as three days of strike action on Southern Rail services began.
  
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• Southern Rail strike to go ahead despite union deal

  11-10-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Severe disruption expected as conductors prepare to strike for three days from Tuesday
  
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• Southern Rail facing three-day strike by union members despite legal challenge

  11-10-2016 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will strike from Tuesday (October 11), causing chaos for commuters
  
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• SNP Urged To Fess Up To Rail Plans

  11-10-2016 02:00 via morningstaronline.co.uk
  
  Morning Star - TRAIN drivers called on the Scottish government yesterday to come clean about plans to improve underperforming operator ScotRail.
  
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• SNP in Lobbying Row After Backing Heathrow Expansion

  11-10-2016 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - The SNP is at the centre of a lobbying row after ministers backed a third runway at Heathrow just days before the airport helps bankroll the party's conference.
  
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• Scottish electrification suffers delays as NR withdraws planning application

  11-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Electrification of the Edinburgh-Glasgow line will be subject to delays after Network Rail withdrew an application for planning permission to build a temporary road. Network Rail applied to West Lothian Council for planning permission to build a 360m diversion to the A71 near Parkhead Primary...
  
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• ScotRail row: Ministers accused of 'sitting on' overhaul of failing service

  11-10-2016 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daventry Express - MINISTERS were yesterday accused of "sitting on" an overhaul of Scotland's failing trains.
  
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• RMT faces legal challenge from Southern in DOO dispute

  11-10-2016 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The RMT is facing a legal challenge from Govia Thameslink Railway over the continuing DOO dispute on Southern. The union had called for further talks at ACAS over extensions of driver-only operation just 24 hours before its members were due to stage a three-day conductors' strike, which is set to be the first of several this autumn. Southern is proposing that its trains will have a driver and an on-board supervisor. Unlike conductors, the OBS will not control the doors nor dispat
  
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• Rail line between Barmouth and Tywyn reopens after viaduct fire

  11-10-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Network Rail says the line between Barmouth and Tywyn in North Wales has reopened after a fire on Barmouth Viaduct last week.
  
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• Potter Logistics Ely rail freight terminal growth on track

  11-10-2016 02:00 via mhwmagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Work to increase track capacity at Potter Logistics rail freight terminal in Ely, Cambridgeshire has completed. Building on over 25 successful years of rail freight distribution at Ely, 5.7 km of new track, spread across 13 sidings, is being introduced on 10 acres of the site for train storage.
  
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• Londons Gatwick Airport points to growth as runway decision looms

  11-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- London Gatwick Airport said Oct. 10 it had passed passenger and destination milestones far in advance of official predictions, as it continues a fight to win the planned new runway for the congested South East of England.read more
  
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• London congestion zone: Old cars face extra 10 'pollution charge'

  11-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Owners of older, more polluting cars face an extra 10 fee for entering the congestion charge zone, under plans issued by London's mayor.
  
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• London bus driver filmed 'swerving into cyclist' near Elephant and Castle

  11-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - TfL has launched an investigation after footage emerged of a London bus driver appearing to swerve into a cyclist.
  
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• Improving transport connections and building connectivity is vital, and I want to look at getting our infrastructure right: Chris Hazzard

  11-10-2016 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Chris McCullough investigates plans for new roads and other department projects with the new Minister for Infrastructure, Chris Hazzard
  
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• Heathrow third runway expansion wins backing of Scottish government

  11-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Holyrood backs plan to extend London hub amid claims it will create 16,000 jobs across Scotland
  
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• Heathrow Airport: Police investigate sightings of 'dangerous' drones near approach

  11-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Police have launched an investigation after reports of drones spotted flying near Heathrow Airport.
  
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• GTR considering legal action to halt Southern strike

  11-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is considering a legal challenge to stop another Southern conductorsmp;rsquo; strike tomorrow. RMT, which is leading the strikes in protest at plans to extend driver-only operated (DOO) services, said it had received a formal legal challenge from GTR...
  
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• FTA disappointed at Mayors plans to bring forward ULEZ plans

  11-10-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association has reacted with disappointment to revised plans published by London Mayor Sadiq Khan today detailing proposals ...
  
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• First three-day Southern Rail Strike begins

  11-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Three days of planned strikes on Southern trains are going ahead despite the RMT union advising its members to sign the rail company's new contracts.
  
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• Eurotunnel: Terror takes toll on coach class

  11-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Demand for cheap coach trips to the Continent has plunged this year as terrorism and the slumping pound combined to damp British demand, Eurotunnel figures revealed on Monday.
  
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• EU staff are vital to logistics sector, FTA Chief tells Transport Secretary

  11-10-2016 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Freight Transport Association (FTA) Chief Executive David Wells today told Transport Secretary Chris Grayling that EU workers are as vital to the ...
  
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• Etihad strengthens African connections

  11-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- United Arab Emirates flag carrier Etihad Airways has increased links to Africa with the signing of a codeshare agreement with South African low-cost carrier (LCC) kulula. read more
  
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• DP World London Gateway creates another new wildlife habitat on the River Thames

  11-10-2016 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - DP World London Gateway has completed the creation of 65 hectares of important intertidal habitat, comprising 59 hectares of mudflat, which will provide feeding ground for wading birds and fish, and six hectares of saltmarsh. The new intertidal mudflatequivalent in size to 82 football pitchesis located on the south bank of the River Thames, just north of Cooling in Kent and to the south east of DP World London Gateway Port. The new habitat is to b
  
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• DfT seeks to protect transport industry from being hit by any Brexit business exodus

  11-10-2016 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  
  Transportxtra - The DfT is seeking to support the industry following the vote to leave the European Union with a new role to bolster international trade in the sector.
  
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• Connected Mobility - Broadband Railway Communication Infrastructures

  11-10-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -As systems become ever more sophisticated and passenger comfort and entertainment become key drivers in increasing the attractiveness of rail travel, the worlds of communication and railway need to be brought closer together.
  
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• Chinese investment group buys Albanian airport

  11-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Hong Kong-based investment holding and asset management company China Everbright Limited (CEL) has purchased the entire stock issue of Albanias Tirana International Airport (TIA).read more
  
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• Cash pot for road improvements from Mirfield to Dewsbury to Leeds

  11-10-2016 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - But road changes to beat congestion as part of M2D2L are a long way off actually happening
  
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• Campaigners say railway tunnel cycle path would cost just 2.8m

  11-10-2016 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -CAMPAIGNERS hoping to convert a disused railway tunnel into a cycle path say the project would cost 2.81 million, far less than the 35m repair fee stated in a Government report.
  
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