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• Cycling on Vauxhall Bridge: a return visit and some new statistics

  03-12-2016 23:14
  
  One year since opening more cyclists seem to be using one of London’s “superhighway” routes, although not all its goals have yet been met On Monday I stood on Vauxhall Bridge counting cyclists. Sad but true. I did the same thing almost exactly a year ago following a startling radio station row about how many people were using the newly-opened, two-way cycle superhighway, CS5, to cross the bridge and how many weren’t bothering. My return last week was in order to see what
  
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• Network Rail to lose sole control of rail maintenance

  03-12-2016 01:54
  
  Transport minister Chris Grayling believes using Virgin, Southern and other private firms will lead to savings, sources saySole control of Britain’s rail infrastructure is to be taken out of the hands of the state-owned Network Rail and shared with private firms under government plans to be announced next week, it has been reported.The move, which would represent one of the biggest changes to the running of the British rail network in recent years, would see track maintenance undertaken by
  
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• Warning over new transport body

  03-12-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE FORMATION of a new regional transport body to drive through major road and rail improvements has been met with absolute horror and concern from councillors.
  
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• Upsurge in thefts from cars and vans in November

  03-12-2016 01:00 via daventryexpress.co.uk
  
  Daventry Express - There were 400 thefts from cars and vans in Northamptonshire during November.
  
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• UPDATED: Icy weather and freezing fog brings chaos on the roads across Dorset

  03-12-2016 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -MOTORISTS are being warned to stay safe on the roads with a weather warning issued for freezing fog.
  
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• Tube ticket office closures caused 'significant issues'

  03-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tube ticket offices were closed before suitable alternatives were introduced, a review finds.
  
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• Transport Minister begins talks over public takeover of railways

  03-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Transport Minister Humza Yousaf has begun discussions with passenger groups, unions andpolitical parties over options for bringing Scotlands railways into public ownership.
  
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• Transport For London Sends Lost Toys And Games To Disadvantaged Children For Christmas

  03-12-2016 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post - Transport for London has given more than 500 childrens toys and games new homes this year to disadvantaged kids for Christmas. The lost property team has donated the toys to The Salvation Armys Christmas Present Appeal, so children will have something to unwrap this year. The toys that have been donated are those that have been lost on the network and remained unclaimed for more than three months. The charity has worked with local care services in London to distribute them amon
  
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• Trains run on Post Office's 'mail rail' underground line for first time in a decade

  03-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Trains have run on the Post Office's underground rail lines in London for the first time since the service was abandoned more than a decade ago.
  
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• Train compensation scheme "does not go far enough"

  03-12-2016 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -LONG-SUFFERING commuters have reacted with fury to news that train fares are to rise next year.
  
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• Traffic faces ban from notorious Bank junction after cyclist Ying Tao, 26, killed

  03-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Lorries, cars and taxis are set to be banned from one of London's most notorious junctions during the day.
  
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• This loophole will ensure you get the cheapest train journeys

  03-12-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -How to make sure you get the very best deals on rail fares over the festive period
  
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• This is how to claim for a refund if you get stuck in Christmas rail delays

  03-12-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -From how long you need to be delayed to whether you get cash or vouchers, we've checked out exactly what you need to know
  
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• The tech enabling a man with quadriplegia to drive

  03-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The semi-autonomous Corvette has been modified to enable Sam Schmidt to drive on public roads.
  
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  03-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - CAMPAIGNERS have criticised the
  
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• Testing car seats to protect children

  03-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - With rules on children's car seats set to change next year, Richard Westcott visits a facility for conducting tests.
  
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• Stamped passport initiative on North Coast 500 aims to ease congestion

  03-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - SCOTLANDS answer to Route 66 has attracted thousands of tourists since it was launched last year.
  
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• Southern to argue strikes breach EU rights

  03-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Rail group plans to use precedent of Baltic ferry workers case to stop driver walkout
  
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• Scottish Government vows to 'look at options' amid calls for ScotRail fares freeze

  03-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - In the rest of the UK, train fares will go up by an average of 2.3 on January 2.
  
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• Scottish Government to 'look at options' after Labour calls for ScotRail fares freeze

  03-12-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -A spokeswoman for the Government said that 'no final decision had been taken' on fares next year in Scotland.
  
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• ScotRail fares decision 'before year-end'

  03-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Scottish government promises a decision on rail fares before the end of the year.
  
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• Salvage operation after ship fire off Anglesey coast

  03-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A salvage operation is launched after a fire on a cargo ship off the coast of Anglesey.
  
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• Rail price rises a kick in the teeth for Yorkshire passengers

  03-12-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Rail fare price rises are to ignite a winter of discontent, campaigners have warned, as it emerges costs are to increase by an average of 2.3 per cent next month.
  
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• Rail industry announces train fare hike

  03-12-2016 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Train fares will go up by an average of 2.3 next year, the rail industry has announced.
  
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• Rail freight activity continues to decline in Q2

  03-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Activity in the rail freight industry has continued to struggle in Q2, as the decline in coal being moved also spread to renewable sectors such as biomass, the latest ORR figures show. According to new statistics from the ORR, in Q2 this year 4.23bn net tonne kilometres of freight were moved, a...
  
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• Rail fares will rise by an average of 2.3 next year

  03-12-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -It's part of a plan worth more than £50bn to upgrade the railways
  
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• Rail fares rise by up to a fifth as overcrowding and delays worsen Subscription

  03-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Rail passengers are facing inflation-busting fare increases of up to 20 per cent in the new year as overcrowding levels soar and delays reach their highest point in a decade.
  
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• Rail fare rise highest for three years

  03-12-2016 01:00 via channel4.com
  
  Other News Sources - Its that time of year: when the decorations go up in the high streetand the fares go up on the railway lines. This years rise of 2.3 per cent, taking effect on January the 2nd, will be the highest for three years.
  
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• Police's drink-drive checkpoint causes delays for morning commuters

  03-12-2016 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -TRAFFIC built up in Astley Bridge due to a police checkpoint set up as part of its Christmas anti-drink drive campaign called None For The Road.
  
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• Pilot suffers heart attack at Glasgow airport as he prepares to take off with 128 aboard

  03-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - KLM captain on Amsterdam route was resuscitated by crew and a passenger after becoming unwell while heading for runwayThe pilot of a plane carrying 128 people suffered a heart attack as he taxied to the runway at Glasgow airport.The captain of the KLM aircraft became unwell as he was about to leave for Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. He was resuscitated by the crew with the help of a passenger. Continue reading...
  
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• Pilot suffered heart attack as he taxied to runway at Glasgow Airport

  03-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A pilot suffered a heart attack as he taxied to the runway at Glasgow Airport.
  
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• Oil shipping: tanks, Opec

  03-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - 900,000 fewer barrels a day will leave Gulf ports over next year, so less transport required
  
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• New brands, new models, new tech China's car industry continues to blossom

  03-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A major auto show in Guangzhou showcased the very best in Chinese motoring.
  
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• Network Rail rakes in 1.4MILLION from a 50p-a-time toilet

  03-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Commuters at London's second busiest station, Victoria, which handled 85million people in 2015, are charged 50p every time they want to use the facilities.
  
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• Network Rail could lose control over Britains train tracks in biggest shake up of the railways for decades

  03-12-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, will say he wants the state-owned Network Rail to share responsibility for running the tracks with private train operators
  
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• Motorists warned about thieves using key lock jammers

  03-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Minibus licence loophole puts people at risk - LGA

  03-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A loophole allowing minibus drivers to operate without CRB checks puts people at risk, councils say.
  
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• 'Mail Rail' trains tested to be revived as museum experience

  03-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Trains have run on the London Post Office Railway for the first time since the mp;lsquo;Mail Railmp;rsquo; service was abandoned over 10 years ago.mp;nbsp; The mp;lsquo;Mail Railmp;rsquo; underground track, which has not been used since 2003, saw its first test drive in a decade carried out along a...
  
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• London Underground fined 500,000 after maintenance worker injured in a fall

  03-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• London bus bursts into flames in Kingston as residents are evacuated

  03-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Smoke started streaming from the double-decker 371 bus as it pulled into a stop inKingston, south west London at around 9am this morning. Moments later the vehicle was engulfed in flames.
  
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• Little sympathy for Colombia plane crash pilot: 'What he did was mass murder'

  03-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Miguel Quirogas father-in-law asked for forgiveness, as flight plan revealed inadequate fuel reserve for journey that killed most of a Brazilian football teamThe father-in-law of the pilot who was operating the charter flight which crashed in the Andes killing 71 people, has asked for forgiveness, amid growing evidence that the aeroplane embarked with barely enough fuel to complete the journey. Related: Chapecoense plane crash: fans' anger after confirmation plane ran out of fuelC
  
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• Industry calls for airspace change to allow massive traffic growth

  03-12-2016 01:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- The aviation industry has today launched a campaign calling for Government to commit to airspace modernisation to facilitate a huge increase in the number of flights in UK airspace. The coalition of airports, airlines and air navigation providers, led by
  
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• Icelandair to begin operating from Belfast City Airport

  03-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An airline new to Northern Ireland is to launch flights to Icelandic capital Reykjavik next June
  
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• HMS Illustrious is towed from Portsmouth base before its final trip to Turkish scrapyard

  03-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - HMS Illustrious, which served in the Falklands War, the Gulf War and Bosnia, will begin its journey to be scrapped on Wednesday.
  
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• German car industry predicts weak UK sales

  03-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Sector lobby group forecasts 8 drop in registrations in 2017 as sterling fall bites
  
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• Furious passengers hit out at rail fare rises after 'hellish' week on London transport

  03-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rail passengers have labelled the announcement of fare rises "an absolute joke" after a week of chaos across London's transport network.
  
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• Four major road projects to ease city congestion

  03-12-2016 01:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Four major traffic projects around Preston could help to save the citys businesses millions of pounds a year.
  
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• Flights in and out of Cardiff Airport delayed and cancelled due to the weather

  03-12-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Conditions are affecting flights between Cardiff and Dublin, Edinburgh, Paris, Milan and London
  
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• First look at Rolls-Royce's first ever SUV

  03-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Coming to dealerships in 2018, the car will almost certainly be the most expensive SUV available on the market
  
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• Finsbury Park: Police 'blow up' item found on bus amid security scare in Blackstock Road

  03-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Investigators have reportedly blown up an item found on a double-decker bus which sparked a security scare near Finsbury Park station.
  
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