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• Rail fare rises driven by hikes on Virgin Trains East Coast

  02-12-2016 15:05
  
  Ticket prices on line that was reprivatised last year will go up by 4.9% next year, compared to average 2.3% across UKThe 2.3% average UK rail fare rises for 2017 are being driven by much higher increases on the reprivatised Virgin Trains East Coast, where ticket prices set by the operator will far outstrip the rate of inflation.While regulated fares such as season tickets and off-peak returns, which are set by the government, are to increase by 1.9%, fares on Virgin Trains East Coast will incre
  
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• Rail fare price rises driven by hikes on Virgin Trains East Coast

  02-12-2016 14:00
  
  Ticket prices on line that was reprivatised last year will go up by 4.9% next year, compared to average 2.3% across UKThe 2.3% average UK rail fare rises for 2017 are being driven by much higher increases on the reprivatised Virgin Trains East Coast, where ticket prices set by the operator will far outstrip the rate of inflation.While regulated fares such as season tickets and off-peak returns, which are set by the government, are to increase by 1.9%, fares on Virgin Trains East Coast will incre
  
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• UK train fares to go up by 2.3% in 2017

  02-12-2016 08:52
  
  Consumer group condemns rail fare increase, which takes effect from 2 JanuaryTrain fares in Britain will go up by an average of 2.3% next year, the rail industry has announced. The figure is the average increase across all rail tickets and will take effect from 2 January.Lianna Etkind of the Campaign for Better Transport condemned the increase, warning that some passengers were “finding themselves priced off the railways”.Continue reading...
  
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• Richmond Park byelection sends message from London to the UK

  02-12-2016 08:33
  
  The Liberal Democrats’ byelection triumph is a local reassertion of the capital’s values in all their difference from much of the rest of BritainA bizarre suburban byelection has been rescued from meaninglessness by 20,510 Richmond Park electors who have put Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney into the House of Commons and given erstwhile Tory pin-up boy Zac Goldsmith an almighty boot in the Brexits. The billionaire’s son who was once the environmentalist facelift of David Cameron&rsq
  
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• Richmond Park by-election defeat sends message from London to the UK

  02-12-2016 08:33
  
  The Liberal Democrats’ byelection triumph is a local reassertion of the capital’s social values in all their difference from much of the rest of BritainA bizarre suburban byelection has been rescued from meaninglessness by 20,510 Richmond Park electors who have put Liberal Democrat Sarah Olney into the House of Commons and given erstwhile Tory pin-up boy Zac Goldsmith an almighty boot in the Brexits. The billionaire’s son who was once the environmentalist facelift of David Came
  
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• Young designers to the fore

  02-12-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - CHINA: In a bid to encourage better design and attract young talent into the rail sector, Chinese...
  
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• Wigan North Western railway station evacuated after bridge collapse

  02-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A railway arch partially collapses, causing the evacuation of a station and delays to train services.
  
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• Wabtec completes acquisition of majority stake in Faiveley Transport

  02-12-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - INDUSTRY: 'The acquisition of Faiveley Transport is an excellent strategic fit, expanding our...
  
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• VR Group names CEO

  02-12-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - Rolf Jannson has succeeded Mikael Aro as President mp; CEO of Finnish national railway VR Group....
  
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• Vivarail trial start date delayed from October to February

  02-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Vivarail Class 230 train will now not begin its trial runs on the Coventry to Nuneaton (NUCKLE) line until next February because of problems with the approval process. The innovative three-car D Train is built from upcycled bodyshells and bogies from London Underground rolling stock, and...
  
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• UK retailers pioneer ground-breaking biomethane transport fuel

  02-12-2016 01:00 via edie.net
  
  Other News Sources -A host of British retailers including Waitrose, John Lewis and Argos have been named as the first long-distance lorry users of a renewable biomethane fuel launched today (1 December), which is said to be 35-40 cheaper and 70 less CO2-emitting than diesel.
  
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• Transport staff suffer 200 attacks in the past two years

  02-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SCOTTISH public transport workers have been victims of nearly 200 attacks in the past two years, new research reveals.
  
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• Transport Minister holds talks on public bid to run ScotRail services

  02-12-2016 01:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Transport Minister has met with passenger groups, unions and political parties to discuss options for bringing Scotland's railways into public ownership.
  
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• Trainline launches business travel app

  02-12-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Rail ticket retailer welcomes government investment into mobile ticketing
  
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• Train users criticise Barry Island station "mayhem"

  02-12-2016 01:00 via barryanddistrictnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - CONCERNS have been raised about the chaos being caused by what train users have described as frequent train cancellations at Barry Island railway station.
  
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• Train fares to rise by average of 2.3

  02-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Train fares in Britain will go up by average of 2.3 from 2 January, it is announced
  
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• Train fares in Britain will go up by average of 2.3 per cent from January

  02-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• The sober, irreplaceable Philip Hammond

  02-12-2016 01:00 via cogitamus.co.uk
  Cogitamus - Where Gordon Brown and George Osborne gave us doorstoppers, filled to the gunwales with highly political gimmicks (Osborne even once announced £40m to be spent on the Internet of Things solely so he could make a joke about Ed Milibands two kitchens), spreadsheet Philas he has been known since his time at the Ministry of Defenceproduced a slim, sober, statement so low-key as to seem transplanted from the deliberately dull world of the German Bundestag into the boisterous and adv
  
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• Talks begin over public bid for railways subscription

  02-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The Scottish transport minister has met passenger groups, unions and political parties to discuss options for bringing Scotlands railways into public ownership.
  
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• Southern Railway strikes: Walk-out set to cause Christmas travel chaos brought forward

  02-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A Southern Railway strike set to cause Christmas travel chaos has been moved forward.
  
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• Southern Rail parent company launches legal bid to stop ASLEF industrial action

  02-12-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The strikes come as a double blow with RMT also imposing industrial action
  
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• Southern owner seeks injunction over Aslef strikes

  02-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The parent company of Southern rail applies for a High Court injunction to stop a planned Aslef strike.
  
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• SAS Scandinavian Airlines executes leaseback on more aircraft

  02-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- SAS Scandinavian Airlines has secured financing of five Airbus A320neos through a sale and leaseback agreement with Jackson Square Aviation. read more
  
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• Ryanair launches package holiday service

  02-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airline starts to bundle flights, car hire and hotel rooms with Atol protection in latest move towards becoming broader leisure businessRyanair has moved into direct competition with tour operators by selling bonded package holidays alongside its flights.The Irish airline claimed it would transform the market as it launched Ryanair Holidays online, claiming to undercut competitors by offering rooms at 330,000 hotels across Europe with the cheapest flight seats. However, the move c
  
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• RMT accused of 'co-ordinating' with Aslef as Southern strike dates change

  02-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - RMT has changed the dates of strikes planned on Southern Rail in the run-up to Christmas, leading the operator to accuse it of co-ordinating industrial action with Aslef. The union announced that it is moving the strike planned for 22-24 December to the 19th and 20th. However, strikes planned...
  
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• Rail update: Southern

  02-12-2016 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Southern rail passengers to be repaid the equivalent of a months travel for the extraordinary disruption they have suffered.
  
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• Rail facility will cut Aberthaw Cement plants truck use by 25

  02-12-2016 01:00 via barryanddistrictnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A NEW rail facility opened at Tarmac's Aberthaw Cement plant will reduce the number of trucks using the road each year.
  
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• PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN SNPS HANDLING OF KEY SERVICES FALLS, POLL FINDS

  02-12-2016 01:00 via eveningexpress.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Confidence in the Scottish Governments handling of public services has fallen in recent months, according to a new poll.
  
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• £15m compensation for commuters - but Southern won't pay a penny

  02-12-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -SOUTHERN season ticket holders will be compensated the equivalent of a months travel for the abysmal train service this year.
  
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• Poll: Public confidence in SNPs handling of services falls

  02-12-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Confidence in the Scottish Governments handling of public services has fallen in recent months, according to a new poll.
  
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• Plea to allow councils to run bus services

  02-12-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - MINISTERS WILL be urged to let local authorities run their own bus services by a senior figure in Yorkshire transport today.
  
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• Plane carrying Chapecoense team ran out of fuel, controllers told

  02-12-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The pilot of the doomed chartered plane carrying a Brazilian football team told air traffic controllers he had run out of fuel and pleaded desperately for permission to land before crashing into the Andes, a leaked recording of the flights final minutes has revealed.
  
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• Our top six electric cars

  02-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Electric power is going mainstream and these are the very best cars available on the market today.
  
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• Nissan letter deemed too sensitive to make public

  02-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - MPs keep pressure on ministers to reveal pledges given to Japanese carmaker
  
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• New Cardiff Central station platform to open in New Year

  02-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A new platform at Cardiff Central station, designed to help ease congestion, will be unveiled in the New Year as part of Network Railmp;rsquo;s delayed railway upgrade in south Wales.mp;nbsp; The brand new platform 8 will come into use on Tuesday 3 January 2017 and is part of the delayed mp;pound;300m...
  
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• Maersk Line to buy smaller rival Hamburg Sd

  02-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Deal will boost Danish groups market share from 15.7 to 18.6 of global container trade
  
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• Icomera, WiFi Spark and Chiltern shortlisted in UK Rail Industry Awards

  02-12-2016 01:00 via icomera.com
  
  Other News Sources - Icomera, WiFi SPARK and Chiltern Railways have been shortlisted for the prestigious UK Rail Industry Awards in the Design Innovation category for their recent launch of the Continuously Connected Passenger Journey across the Chiltern Railways estate.
  
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• Heathrow names seven firms for airport design

  02-12-2016 01:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction Enquirer - Seven firms have been contracted by Heathrow to design plans for the airports sustainable expansion.
  
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• Govia Thameslink Railway launch High Court bid to stop Southern Rail strike in run-up to Christmas

  02-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Train chiefs at Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) have launched legal action against union members in a bid to stop them striking in the run-up to Christmas.
  
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• Four major cities move to ban diesel vehicles by 2025

  02-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The leaders of four major global cities say they will stop the use of all diesel powered cars and trucks by the middle of the next decade.
  
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• First test trams run along Manchester's Second City crossing

  02-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The first trams have been tested on Manchestermp;rsquo;s new Second City Crossing in the early hours of this morning (1 December). The new line, which is due to open to passengers early next year, will allow for more frequent services on the citymp;rsquo;s 93-stop Metrolink network and the extension...
  
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• First test tram runs along Metrolinks new Second City Crossing

  02-12-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The first test tram has run along the new Metrolink Second City Crossing through the heart of Manchester city centre. Metrolink began testing trams on the new section of the route between the new-look St Peters Square tram stop and Exchange Square stop in the early hours of 1st December. The transformational Second City Crossing, due to open to passengers early next year, will allow Metrolink to run more frequent tram services through the city cen
  
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• First Guildford to Woking experimental electric train arrived 80 years ago

  02-12-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - It was an experiment for electrification of the London-Portsmouth line
  
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• Cyclists make up 70 of Blackfriars Bridge traffic after superhighway built

  02-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Cyclists account for up to 70 per cent of all traffic on Blackfriars Bridge following the introduction of a cycle superhighway, Transport for London has revealed.
  
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• Could a railway force Chanel No. 5 out of its historic home?

  02-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Chanel says it will leave a historic French perfume site if plans for a high-speed train line go ahead.
  
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• Closure of one key station could bring Tube network to a halt, expert warns

  02-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rush hour chaos which brought vast swathes of the Tube network to a grinding halt was caused by the closure of just one key station, an expert has said.
  
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• Chris Grayling defends Heathrow air quality data

  02-12-2016 01:00 via edie.net
  
  Other News Sources -Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has defended the Government's air pollution data on Heathrow proposed third runway amid claims from green campaigners that "outdated" and "contradictory" figures are being manipulated to force through the Airport's expansion.
  
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• Chanel threatens to close perfumery over high-speed rail plans

  02-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Company claims TGV line will threaten the flowers used to make its classic Chanel No 5 fragrance in Grasse, FranceChanel has threatened to close its perfumery in the French city of Grasse over plans for a high-speed rail line, which it claims threatens the flowers used to make its best-known fragrance, Chanel No 5. Related: A sweeter choice: synthetic perfumes, while unpopular, are better for the planetContinue reading...
  
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• Carne opens NR doors to private funding with new review

  02-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail will set up an independent review designed to open it up to competition in delivering projects, the infrastructure ownermp;rsquo;s CEO Mark Carne has announced. In a speech to the annual The Future of Rail conference, Carne highlighted that Network Rail is increasingly turning into a...
  
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• Arab carriers fear protectionist trend

  02-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Fears that nations will build barriers to protect their national carriers were expressed during the annual meeting of the organization representing Middle East airlines.read more
  
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