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• WOKING STATION IMPROVED AS SECOND CYCLE HUB IS OFFICIALLY OPENED

  05-11-2016 01:00 via southwesttrains.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Cyclists at Woking can now enjoy significantly improved facilities following the completion of a second new cycle hub at the station, as part of a £475,000 investment programme.
  
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• Virgin Trains told to get West Coast services back on the right track

  05-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - VIRGIN Trains has been told to improve West Coast services between London and Glasgow by boosting reliability and punctuality, as well as improving connections to towns and cities along the route.
  
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• United Airlines to stop Belfast to New York flights

  05-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - US airline United is to stop flights between Belfast and New York, months after a 9m rescue deal.
  
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• Transport bosses request more details for £70million rail link in Aberdeen

  05-11-2016 01:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Council bosses have been told to draw up a feasibility study for their plans to create a rail link between Aberdeen city centre and the airport.
  
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• Transpennine Express given almost 4m compensation for delays

  05-11-2016 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Network Rail paid £3.8m over the course of last year
  
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• Tramway suggested as solution to Stromeferry Bypass

  05-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Highland Council is re-examining the potential for road and rail traffic to share the same space at Stromeferry in Wester Ross in the form of a tramway.
  
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• The powers that be in Edinburgh need to clean up their act subscription

  05-11-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Edinburgh is a great city bedevilled with some problems. Confident leadership empowered to take innovative and effective action is the key to resolving these intractable challenges.
  
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• Southern Rail strikes: RMT union accused of 'cancelling Christmas' with 'spiteful' festive walkout

  05-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern Railway commuters were today warned of more and worse disruption to come with train drivers planning to join Christmas and New Year strikes by guards.
  
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• Southern Rail strike: Travel misery for train passengers as weekend strike begins

  05-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern Rail commuters face fresh travel chaos today as workers go on strike in the latest walk-out to hit the troublesome rail company.
  
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• Southern Rail operator Govia-Thameslink Railway paid more than 22m compensation by Network Rail for unplanned delays

  05-11-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Southern operator Govia-Thameslink was the biggest beneficiary, closely followed by Southeastern and South West Trains
  
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• Shocking and reckless: Harmful air quality challenges Heathrow decision say London politicians

  05-11-2016 01:00 via hillingdontimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - LIFE-THREATENING air is putting Londoners at severe risk, calling into question last weeks Heathrow expansion decision, says Green Party London Assembly member Caroline Russell.
  
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• Sheffield Council urged to back Stocksbridge Supertram link

  05-11-2016 01:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - A Sheffield councillor has called for a 'immediate' action to bring the Supertram to Stocksbridge.
  
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• Rail shares fall on West Coast franchise delay

  05-11-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Operator of long-distance route will start in 2019 instead of 2018
  
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• Polarteknik and Hitachi Rail Collaborate on IEP Rail Project

  05-11-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Hitachi Rail is the main partner of the Intercity Express Programme (IEP) with a £6bn fleet order. The Hitachi IEP train is known for its high-quality and reliability targets.
  
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• Platforms to close as part of electrification work at Grade II-Listed Bath Spa railway station

  05-11-2016 01:00 via bathchronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The platforms at Bath Spa railway station could be widened and raised to allow for overhead cables to be installed, as part of Network Rail's electrification project.
  
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• New ultimatum in Southern DOO dispute

  05-11-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Govia Thameslink Railway has warned the RMT that any further strikes on Southern over driver-only operation will result in the withdrawal of the current offer to conductors and that there will be no further negotiations with the union. The dispute has already led to a number of conductors' strikes, and another walkout has been called for 4 and 5 November. The RMT and ASLEF are also balloting their driver members over strikes or action short of a strike on the same issue this mont
  
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• National Express to run biggest ever Christmas service

  05-11-2016 01:00 via wscountytimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Coach operator National Express will run its biggest ever Christmas service this year amid severe disruption on the rail network due to engineering work.
  
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• More engineering work planned on railway this weekend - services to be disrupted

  05-11-2016 01:00 via thisiswiltshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PASSENGERS planning on travelling by train this weekend are being reminded to double check train times before they set off for the station as engineering works continue.
  
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• Millions of traffic offenders sent on unreliable courses

  05-11-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Motorists are paying up to £100 million a year to take remedial driving courses as an alternative to prosecution, despite a lack of evidence that they alter long-term attitudes to the road.
  
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• Michael Fallon: warships will secure Clyde jobs for 20 years

  05-11-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Sir Michael Fallon claimed shipbuilding jobs on the Clyde have been safeguarded for two decades when he announced work on the Royal Navys new frigate fleet will begin in the summer.
  
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• Majority of infrastructure supply chain 'not confident' NR can deliver CP5

  05-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Nearly three-quarters of infrastructure firms working in the rail sector are not confident Network Rail has the capacity to deliver the rest of the programmes in CP5, according to a new report from CBI/AECOM. The 2016 CBI/AECOM Infrastructure Survey, which received responses from over 700 firms...
  
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• Latest Southern Railway strike 'solidly supported'

  05-11-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A fresh strike by workers on Southern Railway was being
  
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• HS2 to be run by same company as West Coast franchise

  05-11-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Government decides to combine key InterCity West Coast service and new high-speed rail line under just a single operator
  
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• HS2 - The biggest single source of new jobs in UK infrastructure

  05-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Ailie MacAdam, Bechtelmp;rsquo;s rail sector lead and a director of High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (HSRIL), comments on the job opportunities that HS2 offers and the economic benefits the project will bring. Itmp;rsquo;s officialmp;hellip; HS2 is coming, and itmp;rsquo;s bringing with it a bonanza of...
  
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• HS2 Profits Handed To Train Privateers

  05-11-2016 01:00 via morningstaronline.co.uk
  
  Morning Star - MINISTERS are planning another multibillion-pound corporate handout on our railways, announcing that the HS2 franchise will be flogged off to privateers.
  
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• HS2 and West Coast Main Line 'must compete despite shared operator'

  05-11-2016 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Transport campaigners have called on the Government to ensure there is competition between HS2 and the West Coast Main Line despite the routes being run by the same operator.
  
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• Heathrow third runway 'can be built without a drop in air quality'

  05-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A minister has insisted that Heathrow's third runway can be built without air quality getting worse in the capital.
  
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• Franchise combines WCML services with HS2 in 'seamless integration'

  05-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A major new franchise will combine the current InterCity West Coast (ICWC) services, currently run by Virgin Trains, with the development and introduction of HS2 services, the DfT has announced today mp;ndash; settling doubts about whether the line would be run by an open access operator. The new...
  
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• First ready to step in and take rail services back

  05-11-2016 01:00 via thenational.scot
  
  Other Regional Press - SCOTTISH transport giant FirstGroup would consider a fresh bid to run ScotRail if Abellio is stripped of the contract, a senior source has confirmed.
  
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• Eurostar reports Q3 recovery after Nice terrorist attack

  05-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Eurostar today reported a modest recovery in its Q3 reports with passenger numbers increasing year-on-year, indicating signs of improvement after a challenging dip in demand following the terrorist attack in Nice in July. Influenced by the recent fall in pound sterling, the business also saw a...
  
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• Eurostar on track for Amsterdam despite slower Q3

  05-11-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Channel tunnel rail service aims to compete with airlines for Netherlands passengers
  
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• Ericka Waller column: Southern trains are just as scary as Halloween

  05-11-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -SO HALLOWEEN is over.
  
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• Cyclists demand Bushy Park route ban to be lifted 'because it diverts them towards accident blackspot'

  05-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Cyclists want to be allowed access to a popular shortcut through one of London's royal parks because they claim the alternative route is dangerous.
  
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• Council leader: £50k is a 'modest sum' for Heathrow legal fight

  05-11-2016 01:00 via maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The door has been left open for other authorities to join the Royal Borough in its potential legal challenge over the expansion of Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Commuters accuse union bosses of ruining Christmas with its strike action

  05-11-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -COMMUTERS have accused union bosses of ruining Christmas with its shameful and ridiculous decision to strike across the festive season.
  
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• Bombardier opens Wrocaw production hall

  05-11-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - POLAND: Bombardier Transportation inaugurated a 20 000 m2 high speed train car body...
  
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• Boeing logged 85 commercial aircraft orders in October

  05-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Boeing tallied a gross firm order total of 85 commercial aircraft in October, valued at approximately $22.9 billion at list prices.read more
  
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• All aboard the pedal-powered school bus

  05-11-2016 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - A group of volunteers from Rouen in France has launched a free pedal-powered school bus service for local children. Concerned by the 75 per cent of school children in their area of France ferried to lessons by car and inspired by a similar service in the Netherlands, the group acquired a pedal-powered school bus and much local support. EachScool busis The post All aboard the pedal-powered school bus appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Airport scraps controversial £60 fines for drivers who stay in drop-off area for too long

  05-11-2016 01:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Bosses at Aberdeen International Airport have decided to ease the pain for drivers who overstay their welcome in its designated drop-off zone.
  
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