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• Depleted police forces 'failing to curb use of phones by drivers'

  27-10-2016 20:44
  
  Number of fines for the offence in England and Wales have tumbled from 123,100 in 2011 to just 16,900 in 2015Drivers using mobile phones at the wheel are regularly escaping punishment, with police now imposing a fraction of the number of fines given five years ago.Although mobile phone use has been linked to a string of traffic accidents, official figures show that the number of fixed penalty notices issued by police in England and Wales for the offence has fallen from 123,100 in 2011 to just 16
  
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• Heathrow third runway and Calais camp demolition – Politics Weekly podcast

  27-10-2016 16:52
  
  Rowena Mason is joined by Esther Addley, Julian Glover and Gwyn Topham to discuss the government’s decision to approve a new runway at Heathrow airport. It’s led to cabinet splits and the resignation of a Tory MP, but will it actually happen? Plus Angelique Chrisafis on the dismantling of the refugee camp in CalaisAfter decades of indecision, the government this week approved a new runway at London’s Heathrow airport. There will be at least a year of public consultation before
  
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• Out now: Issue 146 of Passenger Transport

  27-10-2016 12:55 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 146 of Passenger Transport is published on October 28
  Contents include:
    
  LEAD STORYBrexit currency slump will increase bus prices
  Volvo and Alexander Dennis bosses warn operators that price increases are inevitable following post-referendum decline in the value of Sterling
   
  NEWS
  ‘Improving bus services helps poorest people’
  Report shows impact of buses on reducing social deprivation
  Welsh franchise to emulate NHS ethos
  Emphasis will ensure that rail services e
  
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• Brexit currency slump will increase bus prices

  27-10-2016 12:39 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Volvo and Alexander Dennis bosses warn operators that price increases are inevitable following post-referendum decline in the value of Sterling
   
  A £1.3m fleet of eight brand new ADL Enviro200 buses entered service with First Potteries in October
   
  Bus manufacturers have warned that the slump in value of Sterling that followed June’s vote to leave the European Union will soon see Britain’s bus operators paying higher prices for buses.
  Since the referendum vote on June
  
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• Welsh franchise to emulate NHS ethos

  27-10-2016 12:35 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Emphasis will ensure that rail services embody the principles of fairness, cooperation and value that underpin other public services, like the NHS
   
  Cardiff Queen Street station and the rest of the core Valley Lines will transfer from Network Rail to the Operator and Development Partner for electrification and other enhancements
   
  The Welsh Government wants the next Wales and Borders rail franchise to emulate the ethos of the NHS. The operator’s profits will be capped and key are
  
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• ‘Improving bus services helps poorest people’

  27-10-2016 12:28 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Report shows impact of buses on reducing social deprivation
    
  Improving local bus services boosts employment and improves income, helping to reduce social deprivation, according to a new report published this week by Greener Journeys, the sustainable transport lobby group.The report responds to the changing political agenda in the wake of last June’s Brexit vote, with the government promising to make the UK “a country that works for everyone”.
  Conducted by KPMG and t
  
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• Developing talent the Arriva way

  27-10-2016 12:19 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Arriva aims to create an environment that brings the skills of its 30,000 UK employees to the fore
   Arriva has over 30,000 members of staff in the UK
   
  People are at the heart of any transport business and so identifying and developing the potential and talent of people is essential.That emphasis is being placed at the forefront of things at Arriva, which is working to change some of the ‘silo mentality’ of thinking that has traditionally been associated with transport mana
  
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• Public concerned UK 'is not getting it right' on infrastructure - Transport Network (press release) (registration) (blog)

  27-10-2016 11:51
  Transport Network (press release) (registration) (blog)
  Public concerned UK 'is not getting it right' on infrastructure
  Transport Network (press release) (registration) (blog)
  A new survey has found that while 76% of the public agree investment in infrastructure is vital to economic growth, fewer than half think the UK is getting it right. In a poll by Ipsos Mori, participants ranked housing supply (48%), flood defences (45 ...en meer »
  
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• Area Managing Directors – Arriva

  27-10-2016 11:26 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Area Managing Directors
   
  Role 1: Arriva Southern Counties (Permanent)
  Reporting to Regional Managing Director – Arriva Southern Counties
  Arriva Southern Counties employs some 1,600 staff and operates a fleet of 750 buses across Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent and Surrey.
   
  Role 2: Arriva Yorkshire (12 month interim)
  Reporting to Regional Managing Director – Arriva North East & Yorkshire
  Arriva Yorkshire employs some 950 staff and operates a fleet of 324 buses from 5
  
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• What about other UK airports' expansion plans?

  27-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Heathrow's third runway may have got the go-ahead, but what expansion plans do the UK's other major airports have?
  
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• Transport minister admits he is not an expert on transport

  27-10-2016 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - The man in charge of Scotlands roads and railways has admitted he is not an expert on the topic.
  
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• There won't be anyone using Heathrow's extra runway if Brexiteers have their way on immigration

  27-10-2016 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - To ensure her Global Britain vision becomes reality, Theresa May will have to stand up to the Brexiteers who feel more comfortable with splendid isolation
  
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• Tesla reports first quarterly profit for three years

  27-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Electric car maker Tesla reports net income of $21.9m (17.9m) for the third quarter after 13 consecutive quarterly losses.
  
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• State of the art rail link is on the right track

  27-10-2016 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Lutons ambitious plans for a £200 million Mass Passenger Transit system linking London Luton Airport with Luton Airport Parkway railway station will be displayed at two forthcoming public exhibitions next week.
  
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• 'Seize moment' and expand Birmingham Airport: Tory mayoral candidate

  27-10-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - It is time to 'seize the moment' and expand Birmingham Airport, the Conservative candidate to be the first West Midlands mayor has said.
  
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• Scottish ministers have plan to run railway if ScotRail fails to improve

  27-10-2016 02:00 via thecourier.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Scottish Government has a plan in place to take over the running of the countrys railways if ScotRail fails to hit improvement targets.
  
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• Runway on a ramp: Heathrow's new airstrip could be built OVER M25 to avoid digging massive tunnel and causing years of traffic chaos

  27-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has backed a 'sensible' plan to have a sloping runway constructed on top of the existing road instead of hearing up the motorway and putting it in a tunnel.
  
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• Row looms as regulator demands Heathrow hold charges flat

  27-10-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airlines want Heathrow to promise it will not raise passenger charges
  
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• Repair work on the Forth Road Bridge wins engineering award

  27-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Repair work on a structural defect in the Forth Road Bridge wins an engineering award.
  
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• Plans for Cardiff Bay 'box city' of shipping containers

  27-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Welsh Government has given initial approval to lease a small piece of land to developers DS Properties.
  Economy Secretary Ken Skates said it could become the first development of its kind in the UK.
  
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• Performance data will be 'granular' and operator-specific in CP6, NR reveals

  27-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The rail industry is preparing itself to introduce mp;ldquo;newer metrics of performancemp;rdquo; in the next control period so that passengers can access more mp;ldquo;granular informationmp;rdquo; relevant to their type of service, rather than relying on a one-size-fits-all approach. Speaking at a...
  
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• Opinion: Why Theresa May got it wrong about the West Midlands devolution deal

  27-10-2016 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -The Prime Minister says the West Midlands has the 'biggest devolution deal' - but it doesn't.
  
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• Official: Heathrow Airport expansion threatens to worsen London's air quality

  27-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A third runway at Heathrow threatens to worsen air quality in central London, according to the Government's own analysis.
  
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• New HS2 boss Roy Hill is MD of firm bidding for rail contracts

  27-10-2016 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The new interim chief executive of the HS2 rail project works for a company that is bidding for millions of pounds of contracts on the line, it has been revealed.
  
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• New Anglia franchise: operator relishing the challenge

  27-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Launching the new Anglia franchise on October 17, Greater Anglia Managing Director Jamie Burles speaks a huge weight of responsibility to get it right.
  
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• Network Rail chooses Barnardo's as charity partner

  27-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Barnardomp;rsquo;s will be Network Railmp;rsquo;s Charity of Choice until March 2019, it was announced today. Network Rail will support the charity through fundraising, volunteering, gifts in kind and payroll giving. Theremp;rsquo;s no doubt that Barnardomp;rsquo;s is a very worthy choice. Founded in...
  
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• Minister warns Abellio it could lose ScotRail franchise if performance gets worse

  27-10-2016 02:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Transport Minister, Humza Yousaf, told MSPs that Transport Scotland would be ready and able to take over running the services if the franchise was terminated early when there is a break in the contract.
  
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• Milestone for Tesla as it posts surprise profit

  27-10-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Shares race ahead after electric car maker posts first quarterly profit since 2013
  
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• M4 relief road 'would offer little' to valleys towns

  27-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Major projects like the M4 relief road and Metro offer
  
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• M4 relief road: Impact of projects on Pontypool questioned

  27-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A major study of a valleys town says big infrastructure projects like the M4 relief road offer
  
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• Lord Ahmad outlines benefits of Heathrow expansion to Northern Ireland

  27-10-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Heathrow expansion would boost Northern Irish economy.
  
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• Lord Ahmad outines benefits of Heathrow expansion to Scotland

  27-10-2016 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - A new runway at Heathrow would boost jobs across the UK, lead to more flights and better connections, and link Scottish businesses to expanding global markets, Aviation Minister Lord Ahmad said at Glasgow Airport today (26 October 2016).
  
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• Letters to the editor: Heathrow choice is full of benefit

  27-10-2016 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - I am pleased that Heathrow has been chosen for airport expansion because it is in the right place at the right time, with the right connections.
  
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• Jim Steer to speak at RAILs National Rail Conference

  27-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Steer Davies Gleave's Founder and Director will speak at the NRC in Manchester on November 1
  
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• Im no transport expert, says Scotlands transport minister

  27-10-2016 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Scotlands Transport Minister has said he is not a transport expert as he defended the SNPs response to growing public anger about the state of the countrys overcrowded and late-running trains.
  
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• Humza Yousaf in plea for control over Network Rail

  27-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Transport Minister Humza Yousaf has repeated his calls for control over Network Rail to be devolved to Scotland following a report criticising its handling of major infrastructure projects north of the border.
  
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• Heathrow's third runway can benefit North Wales economy

  27-10-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The giant infrastructure project is welcomed by business and political leaders
  
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• Heathrow row

  27-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Prime Minister Theresa May once told constituents she opposed a third runway, but her government has now approved expansion at Heathrow. Does this put her at loggerheads with the people of Maidenhead?
  
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• Heathrow overvalued by £86bn subscription

  27-10-2016 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The economic benefits of expanding Heathrow airport were overstated by up to £86 billion, buried government figures reveal.
  
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• Heathrow expansion will mean the demolition of hundreds of homes and businesses

  27-10-2016 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Villages such as Poyle, Colnbrook, Brands Hill, Longford (pictured), Harlington, Sipson and Cranford Cross, face demolition and abandonment if the new runway goes ahead.
  
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• Heathrow airport expansion could benefit Jersey

  27-10-2016 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Airlines and politicians in Jersey are hoping the expansion of Heathrow could benefit the island.
  
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• Googles self-driving cars on the road to autonomy

  27-10-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - As standalone unit of Alphabet, auto business could be candidate for spinout
  
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• Flybe CEO Saad Hammad steps down

  27-10-2016 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Flybe CEO Saad Hammad has stepped down, effective immediately, by mutual agreement, the UK regional airline said in a statement. read more
  
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• Dundee bus operator driving improved results

  27-10-2016 02:00 via thecourier.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bus firm Xplore Dundees operating company Tayside Public Transport has delivered progress in its financial improvement journey.
  
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• Drivers to be hit by massive rise in car insurance - and worse is to come

  27-10-2016 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Recent hike in insurance premium tax also to blame for pushing up the cost of driving
  
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• Drivers 'face rising insurance bills'

  27-10-2016 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Motorists are facing higher car insurance premiums than a year ago, a report from the AA suggests.
  
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• Dorset County Council proposing new model for school bus transport

  27-10-2016 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - DORSET County Council will be looking to avoid mistakes of the past when school bus contracts come up for renewal next year.
  
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• Digital Railway at risk of further eroding supplier confidence and investment

  27-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - If plans to enhance network capacity through Digital Railway are so over-ambitious that they later need to be scaled back, Network Rail risks discouraging future investment in the UK by rail suppliers mp;ndash; and further eroding confidence in the market, the Transport Select Committee has...
  
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• Delays to Heathrow expansion project will cost Glasgow investment warns city MP

  27-10-2016 02:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - DELAYS to the Heathrow Airport expansion project could cost Scotland thousands of jobs a Glasgow MP has warned.
  
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• Could HST cascade be delayed?

  27-10-2016 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Cascaded HSTs are still expected to enter traffic with ScotRail from spring 2018, despite concerns over GWML electrification.
  
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