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• London cycling: pedestrians, congestion and learning from mistakes

  12-10-2016 23:19
  
  Sadiq Khan’s approach to improving the streets for cyclists and others will be mindful of the weaknesses of his predecessor’sAs Sadiq Khan and his deputy for transport Val Shawcross assess applicants for the role of cycling and walking commissioner, it is becoming ever more apparent that much must be learned from the failings of the previous mayoral regime. Shawcross herself seems fully alive this, observing in a recent interview that cycling policy should not only be about servicing
  
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• Theresa May reminds me of the great Margaret Rutherford | Brief letters

  12-10-2016 20:22
  
  Heathrow runway | Theresa May | Golf club banter | Private education | School cadet forcesBy threatening the government with legal action over a new Heathrow runway (Report, 11 October), Theresa May’s local council will be at odds with most MPs and many of its own residents and businesses. Windsor and Maidenhead council claims it was elected on a mandate to oppose expansion, but local taxpayers have not given the council permission to hand over tens of thousands to expensive lawyers. Many
  
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• Easier, cheaper travel needs joined-up government thinking

  12-10-2016 16:19
  
  Increased data sharing and confidence about long-term investment is needed to boost better transport, according to our transport expertsThe government must give the UK a confidence boost about the future of major infrastructure projects or we risk losing momentum, according to transport experts at a Guardian roundtable event. The issue, they agreed, is at the heart of making the UK’s transport systems more intelligent and responsive, in a political environment where Brexit negotiations, re
  
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• Southern rail dispute: talks break down without agreement

  12-10-2016 12:07
  
  RMT union accuses firm’s owners, Govia Thameslink, of refusing to stick by assurances about staff levelsTalks aimed at resolving the dispute over the role of guards on Southern railway have broken down without agreement, the Rail, Maritime and Transport union has said.The talks took place even though a three-day strike, which began on Tuesday, is continuing. Further stoppages are planned in coming weeks. Related: Southern rail boss and RMT chief to meet in bid to break deadlockContinue rea
  
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• Southern rail boss and RMT chief to meet in bid to break deadlock

  12-10-2016 07:00
  
  First face-to-face talks between parties in six-month-long dispute to be held as conductors go on second day of 72-hour strike The first face-to-face talks between the boss of Southern Rail and the leader of the RMT union are to be held on Wednesday in an attempt to resolve the six-month-long dispute.
  Conductors on Southern will be on the second day of three consecutive days of action, with a further four 72-hour strikes planned over the autumn. Southern intends to run just more than 60% of its
  
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• We will build ALL of HS2 high speed rail line, Government confirms

  12-10-2016 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The whole HS2 high speed rail line including links to Manchester and Leeds is going ahead.
  
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• Uber: we pay all our taxes

  12-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Uber today stressed it was paying all its taxes due in the UK after being criticised over its multi-national arrangements.
  
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• Transport Secretary confirms government commitment to HS2

  12-10-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Chris Grayling also announces £70 million funding to support local communities and road safety along the route between London and the West Midlands.
  
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• Transport for London criticised by Islington Council over Holloway Road closure plans

  12-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London is embroiled in a row with Islington Council after the closure of a main road is set to cause travel chaos for drivers.
  
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• Theresa May's local council pledges 50k for Heathrow legal fight

  12-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Theresa May's constituency council will spend 50,000 to challenge Heathrow expansion, if the government gives third runway plans the go-ahead.
  
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• The Tallinn experiment: what happens when a city makes public transport free?

  12-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - In London a monthly travel card for the whole city costs almost £200. In Copenhagen, a city a fraction of the size, youll pay £160. So when you ask the residents of Tallinn about the benefits of free travel across the city, its a surprise to be met with a roll of the eyes or a sarcastic smile.
  
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• The Press launches campaign for tougher sentences for drivers who kill or maim

  12-10-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -TODAY, The Press launches a campaign to call on the Government to re-write sentencing guidelines for drivers who kill or seriously injure others on the roads, and tell the harrowing ordeal of York's Linda Atkinson.
  
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• TFL and app Waze join forces to give Londoners live traffic updates on their phones

  12-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London has backed an app aimed at bringing real-time traffic updates to the capital's drivers.
  
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• TfL adopts Waze crowd-sourced traffic app in London

  12-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport for London is partnering with an app producer to bring drivers real-time crowd-sourced traffic information.
  
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• SYTRAL renews operating contract with Keolis for Lyons TCL network

  12-10-2016 02:00 via globalrailnews.com
  
  Global Rail News - Lyons public transport body, SYTRAL, has voted unanimously in favour of renewing its contract with Keolis to operate the citys TCL rail network.
  
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• Surge in cargo volumes backs case for third runway, says Heathrow

  12-10-2016 02:00 via shropshirestar.com
  Other Regional Press - Heathrow Airport has claimed a 6 increase in the amount of cargo it handles demonstrates the importance of building a third runway.
  
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• Spirit AeroSystems invest £5m in Prestwick site

  12-10-2016 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - The US-based aerostructure supply company, which works with Airbus and Boeing, was supported in the investment with a £450,000 Regional Selective Assistance Grant from Scottish Enterprise
  
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• Southern Rail strike: Talks planned as action continues

  12-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first face-to-face talks between the bosses of Southern train and the RMT union are to take place later in a bid to avert further strike action.
  
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• Southern Rail strike: Passengers plead for end to 'chaos'

  12-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Commuters are enduring overcrowding, delays and chaos on Southern trains as a 72-hour walkout by RMT union members continues.
  
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• South African airport becomes first on continent to run fully on solar power

  12-10-2016 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Other airports across country plan to adopt solar systems after successful trial period
  
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• ScotRail warn of disruption during central belt upgrade works

  12-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Central belt rail passengers are being warned to expect disruption as upgrade work begins across the network.
  
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• Renewed push for a high speed rail service

  12-10-2016 02:00 via hastingsobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - With more strikes looming on the Southern rail network, and with the franchise for Southeastern rail being put out to tender in 2017, local MPs have stepped up their campaign for High Speed rail services.
  
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• Rail union defends strike action after telling members to accept new role

  12-10-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A RAIL union has defended its decision to go on strike despite advising its conductors to accept a new dealand said more action could follow into the new year.
  
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• Rail strike chaos 'endangering passengers'

  12-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Travel chaos caused by a long-running rail dispute is endangering passengers, the Government has been warned, as union leaders and rail bosses agreed to meet for new talks to break the deadlock.
  
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• Rail firms York base is sold to syndicate

  12-10-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -THE York headquarters of Virgin Trains East Coast has been acquired by a syndicate of buyers in a multi-million pound deal.
  
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• Put your questions to Abellio Greater Anglia and Network Rail bosses in todays live Q&A

  12-10-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Are you a commuter travelling between Norwich and Ipswich, or from East Anglia into London?
  
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• Planning application submitted for Inverness Airport station

  12-10-2016 02:00 via globalrailnews.com
  
  Global Rail News - A detailed planning application for a new railway station at Inverness Airport has been submitted by the Highlands and Islands Strategic Transport Partnership (HITRANS).
  
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• Open access on inter-city routes is commercially viable, MPs told

  12-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Allowing open access operators to run on inter-city routes would improve services, the managing director of Grand Central told the Transport Select Committee yesterday.
  
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• Monarch licences renewed after £165m investment

  12-10-2016 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airlines future safe for 12 months after cash injection from Greybull Capital
  
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• Monarch airline agrees 165m investment from Greybull

  12-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - UK airline Monarch settles worries over its immediate future by agreeing a 165m investment from majority shareholder Greybull Capital.
  
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• Michael OLeary says Ryanair would provide third Dublin Airport terminal for 200m

  12-10-2016 02:00 via irishtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources - Fine Gael gathering told by chief executive that DAA should not have any involvement
  
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• Japanese train conductor blames foreign tourists for overcrowding

  12-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Rail company reprimands conductor who made announcement blaming foreigners for inconveniencing Japanese passengers
  
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• Its not just trains buses outside London should be nationalised too

  12-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - 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 get
  
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• 'Its no fun for people having to make their way to and from work in a cramped and sweaty train carriage'

  12-10-2016 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Rhondda AM Leanne Wood has had her say on the issue of over-crowded trains
  
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• HS2: Government insists controversial rail line will be built

  12-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The controversial HS2 rail line "will be built", the Government has insisted.
  
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• Heathrow, Gatwick and Birmingham set to get go ahead

  12-10-2016 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  Other News Sources - New Civil Engineer understands that the government is poised to give the go ahead to additional runway capacity at Heathrow and Gatwick.
  
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• Heathrow expansion boils down to battle between economy and environment

  12-10-2016 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - . Few infrastructure issues in recent years have been as controversial as the third runway mooted for Heathrow, a point underlined by the level of inaction and flip-flopping at the top of government throughout that time.
  
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• Grayling: We need HS2 more than ever

  12-10-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - TRANSPORT Secretary Chris Grayling will give his clearest commitment yet to the second phase of the proposed HS2 high speed railline today.
  
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• Gatwick plans to build runway even if Heathrow is chosen, says development head

  12-10-2016 02:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Gatwick Airport will continue with plans to build a second runway even if the government chooses Heathrow as the preferred location for runway expansion, its construction head has confirmed.
  
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• FAA proposes fourth hazmat fine against Amazon this year

  12-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- FAA has proposed a $78,000 civil penalty against Seattle-based Amazon for allegedly violating US hazardous materials regulations, the fourth time this year FAA has alleged the online retail giant has violated hazmat rules.read more
  
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• Drivers shamed by 'kids' court' for speeding outside school

  12-10-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Pupils tell motorists: 'You could have killed us'
  
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• Big upgrade of York bridge is postponed

  12-10-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -HOPED-for improvements to a York bridge have been pushed back, disappointing cycle campaigners.
  
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• Ashington to Newcastle rail link a step closer

  12-10-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The next stage of ambitious plans to reintroduce direct trains between south-east Northumberland and central Tyneside have been approved.
  
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• Alstom test train delivered to Romania

  12-10-2016 02:00 via globalrailnews.com
  
  Global Rail News - A new Alstom Coradia Polyvalent regional train has reached Romania as part of the Sighioara-Simeria signalling rehabilitation project
  
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• Airbus criticises Poland for cancelling helicopter deal

  12-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The head of Airbus has criticised Poland for cancelling a planned $3.5bn military helicopter contract.
  
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• Aerostructure firm invests #5m on new site at Prestwick

  12-10-2016 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald -
  
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