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• British pilot, 71, goes missing during vintage air rally to Africa

  25-11-2016 19:37
  
  Adventurer fails to turn up in Kenya after previously flying into trouble in Ethiopia and vanishing in SudanA British pilot who has been taking part in a rally of historic aircraft across Africa has gone missing for the second time in a week.Maurice Kirk’s next of kin have been informed, while organisers of the Vintage Air Rally (VAR), in which a fleet of historic flying machines are aiming to travel from Crete to Cape Town in South Africa, say they have confidence in his ability to land h
  
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• Zac Goldsmith claims his election as MP halted third runway at Heathrow Airport

  25-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Zac Goldsmith has said Heathrows third runway would already be under construction if he had not been elected to Parliament in 2010.
  
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• World's newest jet Airbus A350-1000 launches this morning

  25-11-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The longest plane in the A350 collection launched at Toulouse this morning
  
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• Tube strike: RMT union announces 24-hour strike to coincide with Southern Rail walkout

  25-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of Tube drivers are to stage a 24-hour walk-out at the same time as a Southern Rail strike.
  
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• Transport for the North welcomes Governments commitment to Northern Powerhouse

  25-11-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Transport for the North (TfN) welcomes the Chancellors announcement of a Northern Powerhouse Strategy, which recognises the role of transport connectivity alongside investment in skills development, enterprise and innovation and trade and investment in boosting economic growth in the North.John Cridland, Chair of Transport for the North and former Director-General of the CBI, said, We know the North currently lags behind the rest of England in ter
  
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• Transport cash won't fill the potholes in local government finance

  25-11-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The chancellors pledge of £3.72bn for road and rail is a drop in the ocean and a missed chance to transform UK public services
  
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• Transfer of suburban train control to London in doubt

  25-11-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Reorganisation risks making commuter services worse, says minister
  
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• Tram user sets up hilarious website tracking every time Metrolink apologises on Twitter

  25-11-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Omid Kashan set up Sorry For The Inconvenience as a reaction to the social media account's somewhat frequent use of the term
  
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• 'Tram-train' network proposed to link Glasgow Airport to city centre

  25-11-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -The link would offer a 16.5-minute direct journey between the city centre and the front door of the airport, developers say.
  
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• Third runway may breach targets subscription

  25-11-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The case for building a third runway at Heathrow has been called into question by the governments advisers.
  
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• Thameslink delays: Rail operator has worst performance for six years

  25-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rail operator Thameslink had its worst period for punctuality in at least six years over the past month, new figures show.
  
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• Sturgeon 'will consider' ScotRail fare freeze

  25-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scotland's first minister says she will consider freezing the country's train fares next year amid concern over the reliability of ScotRail services.
  
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• Sturgeon considers fare freeze after ScotRail failures

  25-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - NICOLA Sturgeon is considering a freeze on rail fares next year after being pressed to give passengers a break amid continued delays and poor service by ScotRail.
  
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• Southern rail service hits national punctuality figures

  25-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Persistent problems on train services at Southern are dragging down national punctuality levels, the rail regulator says.
  
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• ScotRail to publish action plan as Nicola Sturgeon pressed on network 'shambles'

  25-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Nicola Sturgeon has ordered ScotRail bosses to publish in full almost 250 steps being taken to improve the network, as the Scottish Government again came under fire for a rail service
  
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• ScotRail could face fare freeze as watchdog warns of winter delays subscription

  25-11-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Nicola Sturgeon has said she will consider a Labour plan to freeze fares for rail commuters who have been at the mercy of delays and cancellations. The first minister said she would look at the proposals, which have been costed at about £2 million and could save some travellers £71 a year.
  
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• Residents say 'chaos' of Lancaster Gate cycle superhighway building work is making their lives a misery

  25-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Angry residents say the extension of London's flagship cycle superhighway is making life "unbearable".
  
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• Plans for direct tram-train link between Glasgow Airport and city

  25-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans to create a
  
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• Piccadilly line delays: Tube commuters hit by rush hour disruption after 'shortage of trains'

  25-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters today faced rush hour misery on the Piccadilly line after "a shortage of trains".
  
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• Oxford transport boss says buses should return to Queen Street

  25-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A transport boss is recommending Queen Street in Oxford be reopened to buses and taxis despite safety concerns.
  
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• ORR: Shrunken NR renewals will have 'adverse effect' on assets

  25-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The ORR is predicting a greater reliance on a greater range of safety controls in order to maintain asset safety as a result of Network Railmp;rsquo;s (NRmp;rsquo;s) shrunken renewals portfolio, with mp;ldquo;some adverse effectmp;rdquo; currently expected on asset condition and performance across the...
  
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• Night Tube: Just 67 crimes reported on 24-hour service in 1.5m journeys since launch

  25-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Just 67 crimes have been reported in almost 1.5 million journeys since the launch of the Night Tube, figures show.
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon promises to consider rail fare freeze as Transport Minister's 'Scotfail' tweets emerge

  25-11-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph -
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon orders ScotRail chiefs to publish action plan after being pressed on network 'shambles'

  25-11-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -Ms Sturgeon announced on Thursday that ScotRail will publish the action plan, which contains 246 separate measures, within days.
  
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• New mobile ticketing

  25-11-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Stagecoach bus passengers across South Yorkshire and Chesterfield can now instantly buy and download day tickets to their smartphone, using the latest technology.
  
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• MPs urged to end delays to emergency service 4G system on Tube

  25-11-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A senior MP today warned of a delay in the introduction of a new emergency communications system on the Underground.
  
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• Maynard cannot confirm CP6 completion for GWML deferrals

  25-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Paul Maynard, the rail minister, was unable to confirm that deferred aspects of the Great Western Main Line electrification project will be complete in CP6 during a Westminster Hall debate this week. Maynard announced earlier this month that he was indefinitely deferring electrification of the...
  
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• Major plans to shake up bus lane hours in Glasgow city

  25-11-2016 01:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - DETAILS have been revealed of major changes planned for the operating hours of bus lanes across the city. ...
  
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• M11 orbital bus journey scheme backed by residents after public consultation - despite 'waste of time and money' claims

  25-11-2016 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The new scheme, hoping to provide fast and reliable trips north to south of Cambridge which avoid the city centre, forms part of a wider programme to develop a sustainable transport network
  
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• Kenya Airways chief executive steps down

  25-11-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chairman had recently said Mbuvi Ngunze was vital to restructuring efforts
  
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• Heathrow third runway 'to breach climate change laws'

  25-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans to expand Heathrow Airport are set to breach the governments climate change laws, advisers warn.
  
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• Heathrow runway hit by carbon limits warning

  25-11-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Climate change advisers says project could blow hole in binding emissions goals
  
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• Government to invest £2.6bn on fit for the future local transport

  25-11-2016 01:00 via publicsectorexecutive.com
  
  Other News Sources - The government will be spending an extra £2.6bn on tackling congestion and ensuring that the UKs transport networks are fit for the future, the chancellor Phillip Hammond announced in yesterdays Autumn Statement.
  
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• Fuel rationing at Melbourne airport disrupts flights

  25-11-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Some international departures make fuel stops at other airports after shortages triggered immediate and deep rationing
  
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• FTA disappointed in another delay to vital NI road scheme

  25-11-2016 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association is bitterly disappointed in yet another delay in upgrading the vital A6 road between Belfast mp; LDerry ...
  
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• First order for Omneo Premium inter-city EMUs

  25-11-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - FRANCE: SNCF has placed the first order for the Premium inter-city version of Bombardier...
  
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• First options revealed for new performance measures in CP6

  25-11-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A series of new performance measures designed to replace the existing system in CP6 have already been identified by the industry, the ORR has revealed, with further ideas expected. In its half-year assessment of Network Rail, the regulator backed the industry-wide view that the current measures...
  
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• First Bus appoints new Managing Directors for Greater Manchester and Glasgow

  25-11-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - First Bus has announced the appointment of industry leaders, Phil Medlicott and Andrew Jarvis, as the companys new Managing Directors in Greater Manchester and Glasgow.Phil will join the business on 1st January 2017 from Stagecoach North East, where he held the position of Managing Director, and will take over from current First Manchester Managing Director, Teresa Broxton, who has been promoted to Director of Business Change within the division.A
  
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• Buses could remain on Queen Street after council U-turn on pedestrianisation plan

  25-11-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -THE PEDESTRIANISATION of Queen Street has been thrown into doubt after transport bosses recommended the city centre road be kept open for buses despite safety concerns.
  
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• Brexit Dominates London Vote That Was Meant to Be About Heathrow

  25-11-2016 01:00 via bloomberg.com
  
  Other News Sources - A special election in southwest London triggered by a dispute over airport expansion has become the first electoral test of Prime Minister Theresa Mays handling of Britains divorce from the European Union.
  
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• Belfast Airport boss criticises Tourism Ireland

  25-11-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The head of Belfast International Airport tells the Irish Prime Minister Belfast should become the gateway to Ireland, The View learns.
  
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• ATW Photo Gallery: Airbus A350-1000 completes first flight

  25-11-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The first Airbus A350-1000 test aircraft made its first flight at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport France Nov. 24. The first flight lasted four hours and 18 minutes.mp;nbsp;
  
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• Andrew Jarvis joins First Bus as managing director for Scotland

  25-11-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Jarvis, who stepped down as Stagecoach East Coast managing director last month, joins First Group in April 2017 as managing director for Glasgow and Scotland
  
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• Albion offer to be peace makers in rail dispute

  25-11-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -BRIGHTON and Hove Albion hope to succeed where government officials and trained mediators have failed and find a solution to Sussexs rail crisis.
  
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