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• South Yorkshire estate in the path of HS2 faces more uncertainty

  15-11-2016 16:07
  
  Shimmer estate residents say they are in turmoil after minister confirms preferred route but leaves alternatives on tableAfter four months of waiting, residents of the newly built Shimmer housing estate in Mexborough are facing yet more uncertainty about the fate of their new homes.In July, 400 residents received a letter from HS2 Ltd informing them that the government would need to acquire “some or all” of their properties if proposals for the high speed rail route through South Yor
  
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• Network Rail pulls Amnesty posters on Human Rights Act

  15-11-2016 15:40
  
  Rail authority says posters highlighting issues such as Hillsborough disaster breach rules on political advertising
  An Amnesty International poster campaign aimed at highlighting how the Human Rights Act has helped causes as disparate as the Hillsborough families and the Northern Ireland peace process has been banned by Network Rail as too political, the rights group has said.Amnesty said on Tuesday it was disappointed that posters booked for rail stations around the country had been pulled, eve
  
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• Could Chicago's floating cycle path defy the doubters and reconnect the city?

  15-11-2016 14:20
  
  Plans for a continuous route along the Chicago River include cycling on floating pontoons – like the controversial Thames Deckway in London. But with the US city’s cycle numbers growing, this long-held ambition could yet be realisedCycling is no stranger to invention, from the steady swell of Kickstarter campaigns to the almost innumerable cycleways dreamed up to be dangled, dug and floated on various bodies of water around the world. The latest, a 6.5 mile, $84m (£67m) floatin
  
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• Delayed HS2 second-phase route unveiled

  15-11-2016 08:48
  
  Seven major changes to high-speed rail network out for further consultation with opposition likely to rise in affected areas
  The preferred route for the second phase of HS2 has been published, setting out exactly where the government will build the high-speed rail network through the north of England – although a controversial decision on how to run the line to Sheffield has been delayed once again.Seven significant alterations to the original route are being put out for further consultati
  
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• Delayed HS2 second phase route plan unveiled

  15-11-2016 08:48
  
  Seven significant alterations to high-speed rail network out for further consultation but opposition likely to rise in areas affectedThe preferred route for the second phase of HS2 has been published, setting out exactly where the government will build the high-speed rail network through the north of England – although a controversial decision on how to build to Sheffield has been put off once again.Seven significant alterations to the original route are being put out for further consultat
  
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• Delayed route plan for HS2 second phase to be unveiled

  15-11-2016 07:00
  
  Up to seven significant alterations to original route expected to be put out for further consultationThe route for the second phase of HS2 is due to be confirmed on Tuesday, with communities in the north of England ready to discover how the high-speed rail network will affect them. Up to seven significant alterations to the original route are expected to be put out for further consultation, and they are likely to provoke outcry in affected areas.Related: HS2: the zombie train that refuses to die
  
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• Warren Buffett invests $1.2bn in US airlines

  15-11-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Berkshire Hathaway reveals holdings in industry he called an investor death trap
  
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• Virgin Trains unveils futuristic changes at Birmingham International

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Virgin Trains has unveiled its new-look Birmingham International station, calling the transformed open-plan station its vision for mp;lsquo;stations of the futuremp;rsquo;. An investment of over mp;pound;1m has transformed the stationmp;rsquo;s ticketing area, replacing the traditional booking office...
  
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• Use email address to dob in Bradford's danger drivers, urge police

  15-11-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -THE officer in charge of the Operation Steerside crackdown on dangerous drivers in Bradford has the public to make use of a dedicated email address set up specifically for the operation.
  
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• UK's green bus transition could deliver £248m by 2020

  15-11-2016 01:00 via edie.net
  
  Green Miscellany - Low-Carbon Emissions Buses (LCEBs) could deliver more than £248m in social benefits to the UK by 2020 and reduce transport emissions by 432,000 tonnes, after a new report outlined the benefits that current green fleets are demonstrating.
  
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• Tube network covered with anti-advertising messages by 'brandalism' group

  15-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A 'brandalism' group has targeted the London Underground by covering hundreds of advertisements with posters claiming "advertising ss in your head".
  
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• TSSA issues notice of ticket office ballot as transport watchdog reports 'mixed picture'

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The TSSA has announced it is balloting members over the closure of ticket offices on the Underground, while the deputy chair of London TravelWatch told the London Assemblymp;rsquo;s transport committee that a review of the changes has found a mp;ldquo;mixed picturemp;rdquo;. Manuel Cortes, the...
  
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• TransCityRail Conference and Dinner Images 2016

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
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• Trans City Rail Images

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Choose which year's images you would like to view:
  
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• The train now arriving...is a showcase for the Jurassic Coast

  15-11-2016 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -AN ICONIC landmark on the Jurassic Coast is being show off on the rail network to promote Dorset.
  
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• The Parkis: Effortless bicycle storage

  15-11-2016 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Bike hooks and hoists have been around for ages, but most of these space-saving storage solutions are out of reach for those without the strength to lift a bicycle. The Parkis promises effortless vertical bike storage that can be used by almost everyoneincluding the young, old and pregnant. The Parkis is aimed at squeezed-for-space city folk who have The post The Parkis: Effortless bicycle storage appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Stagecoach anger at last-minute cancellation of Cheltenham bus lane plan

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• Southwest Airlines begins Cuba flights

  15-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Dallas-based Southwest Airlines began scheduled commercial flights to Cuba Nov. 13 with the launch of 2X-daily service between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL) and Varadero, Cuba, a resort city 87 miles east of Havana.read more
  
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• Show orders confirmed for Irizar UK

  15-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Safety checks on rail bridges were abandoned by Network Rail despite known risks

  15-11-2016 01:00 via thenational.scot
  
  Other News Sources - RAILWAYS bosses failed to monitor a key viaduct at risk of collapse due to storm damage even though they knew it was vulnerable to high waters, a report has found.
  
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• Ryanair adds new routes from Luton

  15-11-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Irish carrier will operate to Dusseldorf for summer 2017 season
  
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• RSSB appoints new chief executive officer

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has appointed Mark Phillips as Chief Executive Officer with the appointment taking effect today (14 November). Phillips joined RSSB in February of last year as director of research and standards and was appointed as its interim managing director in May...
  
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• Reading Bus to take six Scania Irizar i3s

  15-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Rail viaduct storm damage probe finds bridges safety system had lapsed

  15-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - An investigation into why trains continued to pass over a railway viaduct damaged by storms found a safety system for more than 100 at-risk bridges in Scotland had lapsed.
  
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• Oxford station on track for Marylebone

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail's senior programme manager, Jonathan Davies, and its project manager, Rob Mashford, speak to RTM about the ongoing works in and around Oxford station ahead of Chiltern Railways running services on the new Oxford-Marylebone line from December.
  
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• NR criticised for lapsed safety system following Lamington Viaduct probe

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail failed to address the risk of scour on the Lamington Viaduct, which was closed following flood damage this winter, despite problems being reported for over 10 years, a report by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has found. Serious deformation of the track on the viaduct...
  
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• Nadine Dorries MP visits Ampthill-based Lockheed Martin

  15-11-2016 01:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Graduates and apprentices from Ampthill-based Lockheed Martin UK met Nadine Dorries MP on Friday to talk about the innovative projects they work on and how theyre inspiring others to take up science and technology careers.
  
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• 'My wages have gone down drastically' - Cab driver furious over taxi rank relocation

  15-11-2016 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -A TAXI driver has hit out at council plans to permanently move a town centre rankwhich he says is costing him half of his income.
  
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• Ministers confirm majority of HS2 Yorkshire route

  15-11-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - TRANSPORT Secretary Chris Grayling today confirmed the majority of the proposed route for the planned high speed rail route connecting Yorkshire to Birmingham and London.
  
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• Making rail history

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - An innovative approach to partnership working has helped Smp;C North Alliance make rail history on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) by delivering the UK's first 125mph handback on a Smp;C renewal. Neil Johnson, alliance director, explains why collaboration is the key to making line speed handbacks the norm.
  
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• Luton airport reinforces call for express trains after passenger increase

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - London Luton Airport (LLA) has reinforced its calls for improved rail access to Luton Airport Parkway (LAP) station following its announcement of a sharp increase in passenger numbers. Over 1.3 million passengers chose to travel through LLA last month, an 18.7 increase in passenger numbers...
  
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• Lufthansa faces new pilot strike threat

  15-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa has reacted strongly to a fresh threat of strike action from the Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) union, labeling it as absolutely incomprehensible.read more
  
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• Leader comment: Drivers presence prevented tragedy

  15-11-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The term risk assessment has become an object of ridicule, as an increasing number of barely credible reports emerge about safety checks that are apparently being taken too far.
  
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• JetBlue unveils RetroJet livery

  15-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- JetBlue has unveiled its newest special livery, Whats Old Is Blue Again, on an Airbus A320. Dubbed RetroJet, the aircraft will be used on this seasons first roundtrip service between New York JFK and Palm Springs International Airport. read more
  
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• Investing in the future of Scottish Rail

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Phil Verster, managing director of ScotRail Alliance, speaks to RTM's Luana Salles about the recently-published 'Investing in the Future' report expected to inform the Scottish government's upcoming rail strategy.
  
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• Improving safety through early track void detection

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Dr Farouk Balouchi, project technical lead at the Institute of Railway Research, University of Huddersfield, Dr Adam Bevan, head of enterprise, Institute of Railway Research, University of Huddersfield, and Roy Formston, lead development engineer at Siemens UK, explain how a new vehicle cab-based monitoring system could help improve track void d...
  
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• 'I only dream of bicycles': the DRC cycling club offering hope (and breakfast)

  15-11-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Goma has only 11km of good roads and is blighted by poverty and violence, but the citys cycling club is going from strength to strengthA chain of Lycra-clad cyclists whizzes by the blue and white UN base tasked with keeping the peace in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.Weaving in and out of traffic, competing with motorbike taxis, they overtake a lorry on its last legs, shuddering as it spews out a fog of black smoke. Concentrating hard on not hitting a speed-bump or potho
  
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• HS2 'will help commuters on other routes' by freeing up congested routes

  15-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has insisted the HS2 project, between London and Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds will free up the currently congested commuter routes.
  
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• HS2 route to the East Midlands, Leeds and Manchester set out by the government

  15-11-2016 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Government sets out its preferred route for Phase 2 of HS2 from Crewe to Manchester and the West Midlands to Leeds.
  
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• HS2: Route for second phase of high speed rail line confirmed

  15-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - New high-speed rail line HS2 will run from Crewe to Manchester and connect the West Midlands to Leeds, the Government has announced.
  
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• HS2: Ministers confirm North West and Yorkshire routes

  15-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The route for HS2's next phase from Crewe to Manchester and Birmingham to Leeds is confirmed.
  
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• HS2 high-speed rail line to be built in full

  15-11-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Key change to route will add spur taking trains into centre of Sheffield
  
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• Government delays HS2 announcement for Sheffield

  15-11-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - The Government has set out its preferred route of the second phase of HS2 high speed rail network - but has delayed its decision on the Sheffield link.
  
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• Furious British minicab drivers forced to pay for English language tests

  15-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London-born private hire taxi drivers have hit out at a "farcical" new rule forcing them to prove their English language skills or risk losing their licence.
  
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• Edinburgh airport unveils expansion masterplan

  15-11-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Extended passenger terminal among the proposals undergoing consultation
  
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• East West rail link details expected in New Year

  15-11-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Council leaders have been reassured by a restated commitment to build East West Rail, in spite of concerns about Network Rail's budget and the possible impact of the Chancellor's Autumn Statement later this month. They are also hoping that details of an accelerated programme of construction will be published in the New Year. Transport secretary Chris Grayling has told the national conference of county councils that the project is important and 'exactly the type of project that is
  
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• East and West Coast rail lines will benefit from HS2, says Chris Grayling

  15-11-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Passengers travelling on the East Coast and West Coast main lines will benefit from more services and extra seats once the HS2 high-speed rail project is completed, the Department for Transport (DfT) has said.
  
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• Day return deals for Northern Ireland bus passengers

  15-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Croydon tram crash: Investigation into fatal accident 'may take many months'

  15-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The inquiry into the Croydon tram crash could take "many months", the chief inspector of rail accidents has said.
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Calls to introduce automated braking after derailment kills seven

  15-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A former Transport for London board member today called for an automated braking system for the Croydon tramlink.
  
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