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• No light at the end of an Ireland-Scotland rail tunnel | Letters

  17-10-2016 20:12
  
  It may be, as John Barstow says (Britain and Ireland face border bother, Letters, 17 October), that there is a “prima facie case for a rail tunnel between Larne and Stranraer”, but it is almost certainly never going to be built. As a result of an inexplicable clause in the 1845 Gauge Act, the railways in Britain run on a 4’8.5” gauge, those in Ireland, both north and south, on a 5’3” gauge. Given that the economic case could be made, provision o
  
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• Fresh attempt to end Southern rail strike fails to stop latest walkout

  17-10-2016 19:48
  
  Second three-day strike will begin at midnight after RMT rejected rail firm’s offer to restore a £2,000 incentive for staffA fresh attempt to break the deadlock in the Southern rail dispute has failed to stop the second three-day walkout in consecutive weeks, with conductors taking strike action from midnight.
  Southern’s operator, Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), said it would restore a £2,000 incentive for staff if controversial new onboard supervisor roles were accepted,
  
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• TfL to make written English test compulsory for private cab drivers

  17-10-2016 19:08
  
  Uber fails to obtain concessions as Transport for London introduces requirement for taxi drivers seeking to obtain or renew licence after 1 April 2017All aspiring private-hire taxi drivers in London will have to pass a two-hour written English exam, including those for whom it is their first language, the capital’s public transport authority has confirmed.Transport for London (TfL) has fought a legal battle with taxi-hailing app Uber over plans to introduce written tests for anyone seeking
  
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• TfL to make English test compulsory for private cab drivers

  17-10-2016 19:08
  
  Uber fails to obtain concessions as Transport for London introduces written exams from 1 April 2017All aspiring private hire taxi drivers in London will have to pass a two-hour written English exam, including those for whom it is their first language, the capital’s public transport authority has confirmed.Transport for London (TfL) has fought a legal battle with taxi-hailing app Uber over plans to introduce written tests for anyone seeking a private hire licence. Continue reading...
  
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• Heathrow third runway close to getting government green light

  17-10-2016 14:16
  
  Whitehall study into air quality expected to give the all-clear as Greenpeace and local councils prepare to launch a legal challenge
  Heathrow is edging closer to securing government approval for a third runway after the airport indicated that a last-minute Whitehall study into air quality will give the all-clear.The airport’s chief executive, John Holland-Kaye, said he had “no reason to believe” that any issues had been raised in research conducted this year by the Department f
  
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• Southern rail strikes to go ahead after union rejects £2,000 'bribe'

  17-10-2016 12:36
  
  Rail firm says lump sum back on the table but RMT says it does not move dispute over role of conductors on ‘a single inch’A new offer aimed at ending the Southern railway conductors row has been rejected, leaving passengers facing fresh travel chaos.The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union described the offer as a “bribe”, and disputed “bogus” figures on the number of staff working during strikes. Continue reading...
  
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• YP Letters: No alternative to HS2 regardless of drivers

  17-10-2016 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - From: Les Goodens, Hull.
  
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• Would you rather have a third runway at Heathrow, or your potholes fixed?

  17-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Weve become a nation paralysed by protest subscription

  17-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - At last, the government is about to decide on a third runway at Heathrow airportby the end of this month, I hear. Its only been ten years since Tony Blairs government first proposed the plan
  
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• Volvo/ADL hybrid double-decks order from Stagecoach East Scotland

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• Unibus withdraws the No 44 service in bus wars

  17-10-2016 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -BUS wars which saw two companies fighting over the lucrative student market in York appear to have ended with one firm withdrawing its service.
  
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• UK Bus Awards finalists confirmed

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• Three quarters back drink-drive limit cut - what about you?

  17-10-2016 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A Public opinion poll has revealed 77 per cent of people are in favour of a lower drink-drive limit.
  
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• Theresa May will this week chair the cabinet committee on airport expansion, with Heathrow the favourite to secure a new runway

  17-10-2016 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Top Tories will meet this week to mull a final verdict on airport expansion, with Heathrow considered the favourite to get the green light.
  
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• Theresa May warned off Heathrow expansion by her own ministers

  17-10-2016 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• ScotRail defends under-fire service and promises super sexy trains

  17-10-2016 02:00 via thecourier.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The boss of ScotRail has defended the train operator in the face of passenger anger over delays, cancellations and pricing.
  
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• Politicians urge May to back Heathrow third runway

  17-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The prime minister is urged by a group of 50 politicians to give the green light to a new runway at Heathrow.
  
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• Ploughing your way to the bus stop in Glasgow

  17-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - EVEN in a black and white photograph, older readers will be able to tell you that this bus would have been painted orange, green and cream. It's an old Glasgow Corporation bus in 1952 when the Corpy simply fitted a snow plough on the front of old buses and sent them off first thing in the morning to clear the bus routes of snow.
  
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• Petition to save threatened ferry attracts thousands of signatures in a week

  17-10-2016 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A PETITION to save a historic transport service has gathered nearly 5,000 signatures in a week.
  
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• North West guided busway winning over car users

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• North East councils cash in with multi-million payouts from Newcastle Airport

  17-10-2016 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -The seven local authority shareholders took home part of a £43m dividend payout after the airport agreed a refinancing package
  
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• New West Croydon bus station opened

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• More free wi-fi on EYMS routes

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• London's cycle superhighways 'make roads more dangerous for motorbikes'

  17-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London's cycle superhighways have made the capitals roads more dangerous for motorcyclists, it was claimed today.
  
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• London traffic means buses are 'slower than a horse and cart'

  17-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Londoners waste more than 100 hours sat in traffic every year, according to a new study.
  
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• Kenya Airways chairman to step down this year

  17-10-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Announcement comes as crisis at lossmaking airline escalates
  
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• Greater Anglia drops Abellio from its title as new era starts on the regions railways

  17-10-2016 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - The new nine-year franchise for Greater Anglia officially started yesterdayand it is being seen as a transformative landmark in the history of the regions railways.
  
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• Gatwick put on alert for runway defeat subscription

  17-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Gatwick airport has been offered a consolation prize by ministers in a further sign that the government is ready to approve the expansion of its rival Heathrow.
  
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• First StreetDecks for National Express

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• Failing rail firm Abellio could lose £7bn ScotRail contract is service does not improve

  17-10-2016 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  Other News Sources - RAIL operator Abellio could be stripped of its contract if it fails to improve services.
  
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• Electric dreams: from driverless cars to super-batteries Why tomorrow will signal the biggest shake-up in motoring in a century

  17-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - FROM driverless cars to electric vehicles charged by household
  
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• Come fly with me: a bigger Gatwick will take Britain to new heights subscription

  17-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Four years ago this week I announced to staff at Gatwick that we would compete to build Britains next runway. As we approach the time when the government will make its decision it is a good moment to reflect on how much has changed since then, not least because the changes at Gatwick and in the aviation industry have been huge.
  
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• China sends two astronauts to live onboard its Tiangong 2 space station

  17-10-2016 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The Shenzhou 11 astronauts will spend 30 days in space testing the station in preparation for the start of full operations in 2022China has sent two astronauts into space on a mission to dock with an experimental space station and remain aboard for 30 days in preparation for the start of operations in six years.The Shenzhou 11 mission took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on the edge of the Gobi Desert in northern China at 7:30am (2330 GMT) aboard a Long March-2F carri
  
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• Ceremony to mark start of polar ship construction

  17-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Construction of the UK's new 200m polar research ship, the RRS Sir David Attenborough, formally begins on Monday at the Cammell Laird yard on Merseyside.
  
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• Campaigners threaten legal action to stop new Gatwick runway

  17-10-2016 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -OPPONENTS of proposals to build a new runway at Gatwick have warned they will take legal action if the government gives the airport permission to expand.
  
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• BYD to build 20m bus assembly plant in Hungary

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• Bus firm ready to bring back vital lost links

  17-10-2016 02:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  
  Blackpool Gazette - An independent bus operator is preparing to re-open stops shut by Aprils County Hall cuts and splash £150,000 on three new vehicles.
  
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• Blue lights installed to help prevent railway deaths

  17-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - BLUE lights are being installed at a rail crossing to try and tackle the rising numbers of suicides across Scotland's rail network.
  
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• Arriva launches new double-decks for Southend

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• Abellio could lose Scotrail contract if service worsens

  17-10-2016 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Transport Minister Humza Yousaf has warned Abellio to improve the Scotrail service or risk having the contract taken away from them.
  
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