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• Winchester MP Steve Brine joins campaign to make A34 safer

  11-11-2016 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The safety of the road was discussed in a debate and it comes after lorry driver Tomasz Kroker was jailed for 10 years for causing death by dangerous driving on the A34.
  
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• Welsh Government sets out rolling stock aspirations

  11-11-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: The Welsh Governments key priorities for the new rolling stock which is to be procured under...
  
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• Virgin Trains to recruit from prisons

  11-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - West Coast Mainline operator Virgin Trains says it is planning to double the number of ex-offenders it employs.
  
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• US rail industry responds to Trump victory

  11-11-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - USA: Responding to the results of the presidential and congressional elections held on November 8,...
  
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• Three new bus lane cameras are being turned on in Cardiff

  11-11-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - It's part of a Cardiff council clampdown on drivers to get the city moving
  
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• Thameslink rail disruption 'could last to Friday'

  11-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Disruption to trains between Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and London could last until Friday, Network Rail says.
  
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• Stansted Airport expansion back on agenda following record annual passenger total

  11-11-2016 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Stansted Airport says it is examining all options for increasing capacity, and could seek to expand beyond its current authorised limit of 35m passengers a year.
  
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• Southern to face legal action by RMT over decision to withhold holiday pay

  11-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Southern is likely to face legal action over its decision to withhold holiday pay from workers involved in its dispute with RMT over its proposals to expand driver-only operated (DOO) services. RMT has told the company that it has received legal advice which stated that withholding backdated...
  
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• Southern Railway facing legal action for keeping holiday pay from striking workers

  11-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern Railway is facing legal action over its decision to withhold holiday pay from workers involved in the bitter dispute over the role of conductors.
  
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• 'Safer than cars'

  11-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Industry experts say trams remain one of the safest modes of transport and advise against
  
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• Pilot shortage holds back Flybe growth

  11-11-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Regional airline sees profits slump due to tough market and weak pound
  
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• Phoenix-Mesa airport opens new US customs facility

  11-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Arizonas Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) has opened a new US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) facility adjacent to one of the airports three 10,000 ft. runways. read more
  
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• Paris reacts with anger to citys first migrant camp near Gare du Nord Eurostar hub

  11-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The first official refugee camp in the history of Paris today opened its doors for the first time. The facility, which cost £6million to build, has 400 places and even boasts a football pitch.
  
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• NR route directors to become 'customers' from late November

  11-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - From 21 November, Network Railmp;rsquo;s route services will be devolved to locally-based directors who will procure and manage the supply chain mp;ndash; moving away from the usual procedure of giving companies the services the infrastructure owner mp;ldquo;thinks they wantmp;rdquo;. Speaking at the...
  
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• NR promises Manchester airport services via Ordsall Chord by end of 2017

  11-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Services from different locations in the north will run to Manchester airport via the new Ordsall Chord from December 2017 as part of a programme of increased services promised by Network Rail today. The Ordsall Chord, a rail link between the citymp;rsquo;s Piccadilly, Victoria and Oxford Road...
  
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• MP pushes government and rail bosses to bring in better ticketing choices for commuters

  11-11-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -AN MP is pushing for rail operators to move quicker to deliver a little bit of good news for beleaguered Brighton Mainline commuters.
  
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• Manchester Airport surprises 25 MILLIONTH passenger with free flights to San Francisco

  11-11-2016 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Airport reaches milestone for first time in 78-year history
  
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• London Stansted Airport sets all-time passenger record

  11-11-2016 01:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - London Stansted has passed two more major milestones as the airport set a new annual passenger record and experienced its busiest ever month of October.
  
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• Greengauge 21 calls for HS2 to 'get serious' about service plans

  11-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - HS2 Ltd should ensure that key northern and midland locations are not disadvantaged by the high-speed line by improving service plans such as adding a new hourly service via Stoke-on-Trent, high-speed rail consultancy Greengauge 21 advisedmp;nbsp;in a new blog.mp;nbsp; The blog was written in...
  
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• Greater NR cost efficiency vital or 'more jobs will get pulled'

  11-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rails director of northern programmes has not ruled out further project deferrals by the infrastructure owner if costs are not kept under control. At this years TransCityRail North Conference, Chris Montgomery, who was influential in the work to redesign Birmingham New...
  
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• Emirates profits tumble as airfares fall

  11-11-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Dubai carrier forced to drop prices as expansion continues
  
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• Electric lorries: Saviour of the city

  11-11-2016 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - The worlds cities are crying out for the potential environmental benefits of electric lorries. Research by Kings College in 2014 found nitrogen dioxide levels on Londons Oxford Street to be the worst on Eartha shocking revelation that is prompting new restrictions on the type of vehicles permitted to enter the city. Dr David Carslaw, Environmental Research Group, was The post Electric lorries: Saviour of the city appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Sadiq Khan thanks emergency services as Union Jack flies at half mast over City Hall

  11-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Union Jack was flying at half-mast at City Hall in tribute to six men and a woman killed in Britain's worst tram crash in a century.
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Police investigate reports of 'near-miss' in same spot a week previously

  11-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Police are investigating passengers' reports that a tram almost came off the tracks a week ago in the same place as Wednesday's fatal crash.
  
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• Crossrail 2 'cannot go ahead' without four-tracking of West Anglia line

  11-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - MPs for constituencies along the West Anglia line called for the route to be four-tracked in order to accommodate new rolling stock and Crossrail 2 at a Westminster Hall debate yesterday. Sir Alan Haselhurst, the Conservative MP for Saffron Walden, chaired the West Anglia Taskforce, which...
  
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• Criteria set out for new South Wales Metro Trains

  11-11-2016 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The criteria South Wales Metro rail services bidders throughout the area will be required to meet have been set.
  
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• Crackdown on speeding drivers in North Leeds suburbs

  11-11-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Speeding drivers in Adel and Wharfedale are being warned of new speed reduction measures.
  
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• Clean bus 'revolution' shaved 55,000 tonnes off greenhouse gas emissions last year

  11-11-2016 01:00 via businessgreen.com
  
  Other News Sources - The advent of a cleaner generation of buses in the UK is saving tens of thousands of tonnes of greenhouse emissions per year as well as helping to tackle air pollution, according to a report launched this week at the e-Bus Summit in London.
  
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• Campaigners hire double-decker bus to deliver petition to council about proposed cuts to services

  11-11-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Two thousand people signed the petition, objecting to proposed cuts to the 514, 515 and 458 bus services after Abellio decided to withdraw its contract
  
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• Bus chief: 'Westgate traffic will cause total gridlock without radical action'

  11-11-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -DRIVERS in Oxford face 'total gridlock' unless more is done to plan for the reopening of the Westgate shopping centre, a bus company chief has warned.
  
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• Buckingham Palace cycle superhighway: 47m route 'should be completed next year'

  11-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The 47 million cycle superhighway that will pass Buckingham Palace should finally be completed next year, cycling campaigner Chris Boardman believes.
  
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• BP takes $30 million stake in US bio-jet producer

  11-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- UK-based oil company BP is taking a stake in a California manufacturer of low-carbon jet fuel. read more
  
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• Bombardier narrows 3Q net loss, commercial aircraft revenue up 12

  11-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Canadian manufacturer Bombardier reported a consolidated net loss of $94 million for the third quarter of 2016, narrowed from the companys consolidated $4.9 billion net loss in 3Q 2015. read more
  
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• 7 new places you can fly to from Heathrow Airport next year

  11-11-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - British Airways is adding to its schedule in 2017 with seats starting from as little as £65 to a handful of top locations
  
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• £10,000 funding shortage threat to rural bus route

  11-11-2016 01:00 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A bus route that serves rural areas of Hartlepool is facing an uncertain future due to a £10,000 funding shortage.
  
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