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• Government promise of fast, cheap Wi-Fi on trains goes off the rails

  21-11-2016 20:27
  
  Despite pre-election pledge, standard specification is only 1 megabit per second with many firms failing to offer free accessTrain companies will only have to provide slow free Wi-Fi for customers despite a government pledge to introduce “fast, cheap internet connections” across the rail network.Before the general election, the government announced that all train operators bidding on future franchises and direct contracts in England and Wales would have to include free Wi-Fi as part
  
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• UK university and council research project to shape public transport systems purchasing - ITS International

  21-11-2016 15:41
  UK university and council research project to shape public transport systems purchasing
  ITS International
  Northamptonshire County Council and the University of Northampton have received a significant share of US$1.2 million (€1 million) European funding to help shape policy for local authorities wishing to purchase public transport systems. There is an ...
  
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• A modern rail network in Scotland is long overdue

  21-11-2016 13:23
  
  Why does it take 80 minutes by train south from Edinburgh to Newcastle, but an hour longer the same distance north? Barely six months into the job, Scottish transport minister Humza Yousaf is under fire from opposition politicians and the public alike for the poor performance of Scotland’s creaking rail network. With winter setting in, punctuality has plummeted and improvements to the main Edinburgh-Glasgow express line, already scaled back at the request of SNP ministers, are behind sched
  
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• No room for bikes: how one street shows the UK-wide failure over cycling

  21-11-2016 08:00
  
  The fate of my small, south London road is a microcosm of the ways towns and cities are still planned around cars, not humansThis blog is sometimes criticised for focusing too much on events in London. At risk of seeming more parochial still, I’m about to write about my own London street. But stay with me: the failings in my part of SE5 contain lessons for the wider lack of safe cycling across the whole country.Champion Hill, close to Camberwell in south-east London, is a classic rat run &
  
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• Why there won't be much property magic in the Autumn Statement

  21-11-2016 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - There is a long list of measures which, were they to appear in this Wednesdays Autumn Statement, would be regarded as a magical outcome for us real estate types.
  
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• Virgin East Coast pays 10.8m compensation for late or cancelled trains

  21-11-2016 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -COMPENSATION paid to rail passengers on the flagship East Coast service through York has soared, according to official new figures.
  
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• Uber-style service to book carers 'on demand' launched nationally

  21-11-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Transport secretary Chris Grayling is plotting to crack open Network Rail's monopoly

  21-11-2016 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Transport secretary Chris Grayling will lay out plans to to break up Network Rail's grip on the UK's rail infrastructure within weeks.
  
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• Those were the days...Fiery end for rink with a distinguished history

  21-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - CROSSMYLOOF ice rink in Glasgow was at one time the biggest ice-sports venue in Europe.
  
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• Talks start on public bid to run ScotRail

  21-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A VIABLE public sector bid to take over the running of Scotlands railway from Abellio is being worked on by Transport Minister Humza Yousaf.
  
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• Talks planned on public sector trains

  21-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scotland's transport minister is to invite unions and other political parties to talks on setting up a public sector train operator.
  
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• Students' inspiring artwork to go on public display at Guildford railway station

  21-11-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The artwork will change each term, providing pupils from schools across Guildford with an opportunity to showcase their work in the platform three waiting room
  
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• SNP ministers claim they are preparing bid to take crisis-hit Scotrail into public ownership

  21-11-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - SCOTRAIL operators Abellio, a Dutch company, have come in for scorching criticism over their dismal performances and delays that hit commuters.
  
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• Sheffield Railway Station set to be lit up as part of festival

  21-11-2016 01:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Telegraph - St Luke Hospices Festival of Light will bring some festive cheer to Sheffield Railway Station on Friday, December 2.
  
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• Praise for bus chiefs for avoiding festive traffic chaos repeat

  21-11-2016 01:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Bus chiefs have been praised for extending a route and preventing a repeat of last years festive travel chaos which cut off sheltered housing communities from the city centre.
  
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• Pensioner faints on CrossCountry train 'packed like sardines'

  21-11-2016 01:00 via stokesentinel.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Commuter Louisa Grocott has called for action to tackle overcrowded trains after seeing an elderly woman faint as she was forced to stand up on a journey.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse economy 'needs transport investment'

  21-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Politicians in northern England want the chancellor to prioritise transport links in the region to make it attractive to investors.
  
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• MP calls on Government to use Autumn Statement to guarantee 653m of EU funding promised to North-East ahead of Brexit vote

  21-11-2016 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -THE Government must use the Autumn Statement to guarantee the 653million of European Union funding promised to the region before the Brexit vote, an MP has demanded.
  
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• Moscow-Kazan rail project advances hopes for Eurasian connectivity

  21-11-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Other News Sources -An ambitious high-speed rail project between Moscow and Kazan recently received a financing boost from China. The agreement struck by the two superpowers plans to bring next-generation trains to Russias high-speed network, but it also marks the firs
  
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• M74 reopens after Bothwellpark bridge demolition

  21-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A busy section of the M74 motorway is reopened ahead of schedule after the demolition of a bridge.
  
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• M3 weekend closure: Watch 'eerie' video of empty motorway as Woodlands Lane bridge works continue

  21-11-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - From peaceful to strange, a lot of you have had your say on the closure of a stretch of the M3
  
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• London Mayor Sadiq Khan demands Volkswagen pay 2.5m to congestion charge after 'dieselgate'

  21-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq wrote a letter to VW asking them to reimburse Transport for London
  
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• Labour transport spokesman steps up pressure on SNP over rail nationalisation

  21-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - LABOUR'S shadow transport secretary would be happy to work with the SNP to get rail services like ScotRail brought back into public ownership.
  
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• Indian train derailment kills more than 130

  21-11-2016 01:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  C.N.N. - A train derailment in India has killed at least 120 people near the northern city of Kanpur, a police official said. More than150 people were injured, officials say.
  
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• India train crash: death toll rises as rescue worker says survival hopes fading

  21-11-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Six people are pulled alive from Indore-Patna express train after it derailed near Kanpur, with 138 bodies found The death toll of Sundays train derailment in northern India rose to 138 as rescue workers said hopes were fading that they would find anyone else alive in the wreckage of the Indore-Patna express train.The train swerved off the tracks near the village of Purwa, about 65km (40 miles) from the industrial town of Kanpur at 3am on Sunday.Continue reading...
  
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• Icomera and GoMedia deliver onboard entertainment package to National Express

  21-11-2016 01:00 via icomera.com
  
  Other News Sources - 4G Wi-Fi and multi-media onboard Infotainment will soon be available to passengers travelling on all 622 National Express coaches across the UK.
  
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• Humza Yousaf is no transport expert and it shows - but the SNP need to get a grip on crisis-hit Scotrail, says Kezia Dugdale

  21-11-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - KEZIA takes aim at Scotland's beleaguered railway operator, with Thursday's carnage a reminder that a single train can wreck havoc on commuters.
  
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• HS2 reveals number of homes and businesses to be demolished in South Yorkshire

  21-11-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - HS2 bosses say their controversial plans for a new route through South Yorkshire will result in 43 homes and businesses being demolished - just one-third of the number of the original Meadowhall route.
  
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• Five of the best womens commuter bikes

  21-11-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Want to cycle to work? The number of bikes aimed at women has grown rapidly. Here are some ideas to get you rollingOver the past 15 years, the choice of bicycles and commuter clothing for women has grown in leaps and bounds. The shrink it and pink it approach, once employed by almost all major bike brands, has mercifully been abandoned, and the fact there is even debate about the usefulness of female-specific bike design suggests the market has become much more sophisticated.But a
  
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• Fatigued Black Friday delivery drivers 'could pose road safety risk'

  21-11-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Health and Safety Executive alerted after courier company Hermes asks 5,000 staff to work up to 20 days without a breakExhausted delivery drivers could pose a road safety risk over the next few weeks as thousands of staff are urged to work up to 20 days in a row to cope with the rush of online orders around Black Friday.Government safety inspectors have been called on to investigate the possible danger from delivery drivers who work six days a week and have been asked if they are
  
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• Fall in trains running on time puts more pressure on Transport minister

  21-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Transport Minister Humza Yousaf is facing more pressure after new figures revealed a drop in the number of trains running on time.
  
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• Electric vehicle owners stalled by repair woes

  21-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - OWNERS of electric cars may have problems getting them repaired at independent garages because the industry in Scotland is suffering from a lack of qualified repairers, it has emerged.
  
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• Edinburgh tram probe could cost more than Chilcot inquiry

  21-11-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The cost of an inquiry into the Edinburgh tram project has soared to more than £6million, according to figures released by the Scottish Government.
  
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• Don't park on verges, says council - as photo shows council car parked on verge

  21-11-2016 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -ATTEMPTS by York transport bosses to stop vehicles parking on grass verges were undermined - by a driver working on the city council's behalf.
  
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• Buses diverted after coming under attack in Wibsey

  21-11-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -PEOPLE could be killed or seriously injured by idiots throwing missiles at buses in Wibsey, a councillor has warned.
  
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• Bus company announces plan to run service in Bristol on Christmas Day and Boxing Day

  21-11-2016 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Evening Post - A bus service is set to operate in Bristol on Christmas Day and Boxing Day for the first time.
  
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• Belfast International Airport: De-icing vehicle collides with plane

  21-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An Easyjet aircraft has collided with a de-icing vehicle at Belfast International Airport.
  
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• Bala Lake Railway 2m plan to bring trains to town centre

  21-11-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Mile long extension would bring visitors right into the heart of the Gwynedd tourist spot
  
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• At least 91 killed as express train derails in India

  21-11-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Asia-Pacific carriers seek more consistent government oversight

  21-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Government barriers that threaten airline profitability and growth potential is a key concern among Asia-Pacific airline executives, particularly duplicative and unfair regulatory oversight trends.read more
  
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