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• Sadiq Khan takes Transport for London into new business territory

  08-12-2016 23:41
  
  The London mayor insists he can honour his election pledges by making his transport agency operate more efficientlyRows about the finances of Transport for London (TfL) were prominent during this year’s election campaign and also a bit odd. For years, Conservatives had claimed that the large and powerful mayoral agency is a bloated bureaucracy in need of ruthless trimming, yet there was the Tory candidate – a Mr Goldsmith, you might recall - insisting that it could not cope with its
  
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• Court rejects bid to halt Southern train drivers' industrial action

  08-12-2016 18:52
  
  Owners of Southern railway had argued overtime ban and strikes broke European law guaranteeing people’s right to travel
  The high court has rejected an attempt by the owners of Southern rail to prevent train drivers from taking industrial action.The operators of Southern, Govia Thameslink Railway, had argued that the action by members of the Aslef union, which includes an overtime ban as well as impending strikes, was contrary to European law guaranteeing the rights of people to travel and
  
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• Court rejects bid to prevent Southern train drivers' industrial action

  08-12-2016 17:42
  
  Owners of Southern railway had argued overtime ban and strikes broke European law guaranteeing people’s right to travel
  The high court has rejected an attempt by the owners of Southern Railway to prevent train drivers from taking industrial action.The operators of Southern, Govia Thameslink Railway, had argued that the action by members of the Aslef union, which includes an overtime ban as well as impending strikes, was contrary to European law guaranteeing the rights of people to travel a
  
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• Paris makes all public transport free to tackle pollution - The Week UK

  08-12-2016 16:47
  
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  Paris makes all public transport free to tackle pollution
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  All public transport in Paris has been made temporarily free this week in a bid to tackle an air pollution crisis in the French capital. According to the Airparif agency, which measures air quality, the city is suffering its worst and most prolonged ...en meer »
  
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• HS1 owners consider sale after receiving offers

  08-12-2016 15:28
  
  Deal by Canada’s Borealis and Ontario Teachers is unlikely to affect day-to-day services on the high-speed lineThe pension funds that own the company running Britain’s only high-speed railway, HS1, are considering a sale after receiving a number of offers.The Canadian investors, Borealis and Ontario Teachers, have announced a strategic review of their ownership of HS1 Ltd, which operates and manages the line on a 30-year concession until 2040. Related: Chris Grayling unveils plans fo
  
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• For Chris Grayling trains are always about ideology, not passengers | Christian Wolmar

  08-12-2016 14:54
  
  The leak of the transport secretary’s letter shows he is willing to take out his political frustrations on London’s mayor – and Southern rail commutersWhen the railways were privatised in the mid-1990s, ministers took it in turns to say this would mean that government would no longer be able to interfere. Tell that to Chris Grayling, the Conservative transport secretary, who is set to be the most politically motivated of recent transport ministers, and seems to be spending most
  
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• Desperate commuters, it’s time for a rebellion the government can’t ignore | Polly Toynbee

  08-12-2016 13:47
  
  Southern rail’s appalling service means people are losing jobs, while in the north lines are left to rot. Train users must take action nowPoliticians foolish enough to search for “Britishness”, those ineffable qualities and values that define who we think we are, conjure up strings of imagined characteristics, virtually all of which have turned out to be wrong.No, we are not the tolerant, moderate folk we pretend: the Brexit vote put an end to that notion, as we, the country th
  
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• What is the meaning of reasonable adjustment on an East Midlands trains?

  08-12-2016 01:00 via nursingtimes.net
  
  Other News Sources - As I boarded a train to Nottingham, I noticed a passenger in a wheelchair being helped onto the train in the disabled section.
  
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• West Sussex MP Grills Government Over Southern

  08-12-2016 01:00 via spiritfm.net
  
  Other News Sources - Government has been grilled by a West Sussex leader over Southern Rail.West Worthing MP Sir Peter Bottomley confronted Theresa May's stand-in during Prime Minister's Questions yesterday (Wednesday 7th).
  
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• 'We are open to public-private partnerships on East West Rail,' transport secretary tells CN

  08-12-2016 01:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The government will consider public-private partnerships with contractors to deliver the multi-million-pound East West Rail line project, the transport secretary has said.
  
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• UPDATE: South West Trains draft in taxis to ferry passengers as disruption continues

  08-12-2016 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -RAIL chiefs have drafted in a fleet of taxis to transport passengers following the 'chaotic' cancellation of trains between Bournemouth and Weymouth.
  
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• Travel study reveals changing behaviour among young and old

  08-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new study suggests that young people are shunning cars, while older people are driving more.
  
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• Transport Secretary Chris Grayling faces calls to resign after leaked letter

  08-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling faced calls to resign today after a leaked letter revealed he opposed handing over control of suburban rail to keep it "out of the clutches" of Labour.
  
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• Transport Secretary Chris Grayling blocked takeover of London's suburban rail routes to keep trains out of Labour's control, leaked letter reveals

  08-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Transport Secretary was today accused of putting party politics ahead of commuters after a leaked letter revealed he opposed handing over control of suburban rail to keep it "out of the clutches" of Labour.
  
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• Transport Minister Humza Yousaf drove without insurance

  08-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Scotland's transport minister is caught driving a friend's car without the proper insurance.
  
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• Transport minister Humza Yousaf caught driving without insurance

  08-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Transport minister Humza Yousaf has been caught driving without car insurance.
  
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• Tory MP demands resignation of Transport Secretary over 'political prejudice'

  08-12-2016 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - A Tory MP today demanded the resignation of Transport Secretary Chris Grayling after accusing him of political prejudice towards London's mayor.
  
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• The Southern rail strikes are absurd. Passengers must not be made to suffer by selfish unions

  08-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• The South Yorkshire estate hoping to stop HS2 in its tracks

  08-12-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - In the last of our two part series focusing on the impact of HS2, we speak to residents on the Mexborough estate that could be demolished. Chris Bond reports.
  
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• Taken For A Ride subscription

  08-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A union has blamed Bus Eireanns woes on private sector competition, while simultaneously demanding a 21 per cent pay rise. State support, like that of the public, is finite
  
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• Stagecoach reports half-year profit dip due to 'subdued' ECML passenger travel

  08-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Stagecoach has reported that it continues to expect a slight dip in its earnings this financial year, saying that improving demand for rail travel might help counter-balance its falling bus revenues. The transport companymp;rsquo;s revenue for May to October edged up from mp;pound;1.97bn to...
  
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• Stagecoach hits a bump in the road owing to low fuel costs

  08-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Low fuel prices mean that Britons are opting to jump in the car or buy a plane ticket rather than take a bus or cross-country train, and that's hurting transport giant Stagecoach, it said on Wednesday.
  
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• Stagecoach chief warns Graylings rail shake-up

  08-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Group would not back track and train integration plans if exposed to new risks
  
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• Southern Rail passengers 'having job applications rejected' over crisis-hit commuter line

  08-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Southern rail bosses go to High Court to challenge union's right to strike

  08-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Passengers today faced a second day of cancelled trains as Southern Rail bosses went to the High Court to challenge a union's right to strike.
  
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• Southern rail 'says sorry to passengers 111 times every day'

  08-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern rail has apologised to passengers more than any other train company in the UK this year, saying sorry an average of 111 times a day, figures show.
  
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• Sadiq Khan hits back after government blocks plan for TfL to take over suburban rail services

  08-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan has said he will keep fighting for Transport for London to be given control of the capital's suburban railways despite his plan being blocked by ministers.
  
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• Ryanair grows passenger traffic by 15

  08-12-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Strong November figures for budget carrier
  
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• RFG: Rail reforms must not neglect freight customers

  08-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Rail Freight Group (RFG) has warned that the governmentmp;rsquo;s planned reforms to the British railway must be of benefit to freight shippers as well as passengers. At the Conservative policy think-tank Policy Exchange yesterday evening, the transport secretary Chris Grayling announced a...
  
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• Public transport made free in Paris due to high levels of pollution

  08-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Public transport has been made free in Paris for the second day running as authorities combat the worst winter pollution to hit the city in a decade.
  
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• Professor Peter Hansford to chair Network Rail competition review

  08-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Professor Peter Hansford has been named as the chair of Network Railmp;rsquo;s new competition and contestability review. The review, which will look at alternative methods for the organisation to complete projects, will begin its work immediately and publish its findings next spring. The news...
  
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• Paris makes all public transport free in battle against 'worst air pollution for 10 years'

  08-12-2016 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Parisians can use public transport for free for the second day running due to a spike in air pollution and some cars have been barred from the roads.
  
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• November's top stories: Swiss FOT approves Bombardier Traxx trains for Gotthard Base, UKs NPIF to fund digital signalling technology

  08-12-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has approved the use of Bombardier Traxx locomotives in the Gotthard Base rail traffic tunnel, and UK Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced that the National Productivity Investment Fund (NPIF) will alloc
  
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• New platform 0 to open at Doncaster railway station on Monday

  08-12-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - A new platform is to open at Doncaster railway station on Monday.
  
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• New East West Rail route chair revealed along with smart ticketing plans

  08-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport secretary Chris Grayling has announced the chair of his proposed new East West Rail organisation, which will deliver Britainmp;rsquo;s first new privatised line in decades, along with other measures to improve passenger experience on the railways such as smart ticketing. In his speech to...
  
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• New direct trains from Oxford to London could reduce rush-hour overcrowding

  08-12-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -CHILTERN Railways is on schedule to open its new direct service between Oxford city centre and London Marylebone in under a week's time.
  
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• Network Rail puts project funding under spotlight

  08-12-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Network Rail is turning a spotlight on how it carries out projects, just a few hours after transport secretary Chris Grayling had announced the creation of a new standalone company to manage the construction and maintenance of East West Rail with private sector involvement. A review into how Network Rail funds infrastructure projects will now be carried out by Professor Peter Hansford, who has over 40 years experience in major infrastructure and building projects in the UK and ov
  
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• Network delays derail profits and passenger numbers at Stagecoach subscription

  08-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Stagecoach launched an attack on Network Rail yesterday amid claims that a rise in the number of delays had led to a dip in the companys profits.
  
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• Mayor told to stay away from National Rail

  08-12-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Transport secretary Chris Grayling has blocked the ambitions of London Mayor Sadiq Khan to take over more of the suburban rail network and convert them to Overground lines. The Mayor is reported to be 'angry' at the decision, which was apparently broken to him by Mr Grayling in a brief telephone conversation with City Hall. Chris Grayling's decision may have been influenced by his plans, announced last night during a speech in London, to integrate the management of infrastructure
  
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• Mayor Sadiq Khan promises to spend 875m to clean up London's poisonous air

  08-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Mayor of London has pledged to double spending to tackle pollution
  
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• Leak reveals wish to stop Khan controlling trains

  08-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Graylings 2013 letter said he was keen to keep rail out of the clutches of Labour
  
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• Khan promises 200m for London Underground step-free access

  08-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Disabled travellers and parents with pushchairs and buggies will be able to use more than 30 additional Tube stations as London mayor Sadiq Khan promised mp;pound;200m funding for step-free access. The first stations to receive the investment are Harrow on the Hill and Newbury Park, where work...
  
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• Khan frustrated as Grayling halts London rail devolution plans

  08-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The government has announced that suburban rail services may not be devolved to London after all, frustrating the citymp;rsquo;s mayor Sadiq Khan. Earlier this year, the government signed a prospectus which stated suburban services operated by Southern, Southeastern and South West Trains could be...
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover and Nando's named among the top 50 places to work

  08-12-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Walsall-based company scooped third place in the rankings from Glassdoor
  
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• Hitchin MP Peter Lilley slams appalling, substandard and incompetent Govia franchise for burying Great Northern rail fare rises in new compensation rules

  08-12-2016 01:00 via thecomet.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Hitchin MP Peter Lilley has launched a scathing attack against train operator Govia Thameslink after the under-fire franchise announced its fare increase at the same time as a new compensation scheme.
  
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• High Court bid to halt Southern rail drivers' strike

  08-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The parent company of Southern rail heads to the High Court to try to stop a drivers' strike.
  
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• Heathrow saga hurting regional investment, says Bristol airport CEO

  08-12-2016 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Call for improvements to road and rail links serving the South West and South Wales
  
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• Grayling put politics above commuters, Tory MP says Subscription

  08-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A senior Conservative MP has called for Chris Grayling to resign after the transport secretary refused to hand control of suburban rail services to the mayor of London.
  
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• Grayling admits DfT did not evaluate East West Rail privatisation benefits

  08-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport secretary Chris Grayling has admitted that the DfT did not carry out a thorough evaluation of the time and cost benefits of privatising the new route between Oxford and Cambridge, despite the major decision marking the first time since the 1990s that Britain will have integrated rail...
  
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• Eurostar passengers vent their anger after delays outside Paris

  08-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - An 'electrical problem' halted all trains between London and Paris today, with hundreds of passengers stranded for hours.
  
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