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• Toilet charges suspended at two London train stations

  10-12-2016 12:49
  
  Decision to axe 50p fee at Victoria and Charing Cross understood to be goodwill gesture after rail service disruptionToilet charges at two of London’s busiest stations have been scrapped after passengers paid out thousands to spend a penny.The 50p fee to use the toilet facilities at Victoria station and Charing Cross has been temporarily suspended, Network Rail said.Related: UK councils are selling off public toilets. We need a loo coup | Nell FrizzellContinue reading...
  
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• Relief at last: toilet charges suspended at two London train stations

  10-12-2016 12:49
  
  Decision to axe 50p fee at Victoria and Charing Cross understood to be goodwill gesture after rail service disruptionToilet charges at two of London’s busiest stations have been scrapped after passengers paid out thousands to spend a penny.The 50p fee to use the toilet facilities at Victoria station and Charing Cross has been temporarily suspended, Network Rail said.Related: UK councils are selling off public toilets. We need a loo coup | Nell FrizzellContinue reading...
  
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• Chris Grayling’s Oxford-Cambridge line will clatter through 75 miles of English history | Ian Jack

  10-12-2016 08:00
  
  Plans to reopen this train route may improve local travel, but Verney Junction’s days are long goneAs he must have intended, the transport secretary Chris Grayling caused a small storm this week by announcing that he intended to bridge the great divide on Britain’s railways – between the infrastructure (the track and the signalling, presently owned by the non-profit public body Network Rail), and the privately owned trains that use it.The importance of the announcement was talk
  
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• Virgin increases weekend Edinburgh to Newcastle trains

  10-12-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Virgin Trains is increasing weekend services connecting Edinburgh and Newcastle following an increase in passengers.
  
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• Virgin increases train services between Scotland and England

  10-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - VIRGIN Trains is to increase weekend services between Scotland and the north east of England following a spike in passenger numbers.
  
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• UK student wins Heathrow Express mind the gap design competition

  10-12-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -A student from the UK-based Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London (UAL) has won Heathrow Express mind the gap design competition.
  
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• Uber is treating its drivers as sweated labour, says report

  10-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Earnings are often less than minimum wage and barely sufficient to sustain existence, according to MP Frank FieldUber treats its drivers as Victorian-style sweated labour, with some taking home less than the minimum wage, according to a report into its working conditions based on the testimony of dozens of drivers.Drivers at the taxi-hailing app company reported feeling forced to work extremely long hours, sometimes more than 70 a week, just to make a basic living, said Frank Fiel
  
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• Uber drivers 'are treated as Victorian-style sweated labour' and are forced to work 70-hour weeks to get by says MP

  10-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Labour MP Frank Field, chairman of the Work and Pensions Committee, has published a damning report into the working conditions at Uber - a company which saw a turnover of 23.3m in London last year.
  
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• Trains passengers and motorists face delays as A12 and main rail line to London closing at weekends

  10-12-2016 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Motorists heading to London will face delays on the roads early next year as Highways England undertake a series of roadworks.
  
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• Train firms warning over railway policing

  10-12-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Train companies have warned the Scottish Government that plans to integrate railway policing into Police Scotland could increase costs and undermine the response to incidents on the network.
  
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• Tom Richmond: Leeds Council off track with its airport rail station plan

  10-12-2016 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - I ALREADY feel sorry for international visitors arriving at Leeds Bradford Airport, a depressing experience at the best of times.
  
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• Toilet charges axed at Victoria and Charing Cross to compensate for Southern rail chaos

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Charges to use toilets at two major London stations have been scrapped to help compensate passengers who have faced months of chaos on the railways.
  
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• Swansea's population 'too small' for tram system

  10-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A transport expert believes a tram or monorail-style system in Swansea could be unsustainable because of its size.
  
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• Strangford ferry tied up as ramps will not allow cars to disembark

  10-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new 6m replacement ferry remains tied up in County Down because problems with the ramps mean vehicles are unable to drive off it.
  
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• Southern Rail passengers plot audacious bid to break strike by chartering their own train

  10-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Southern Rail owners launch fresh bid to avert drivers' strike action

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The owners of Southern Rail have appealed against a High Court ruling which refused an injunction to prevent strike action by drivers.
  
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• Southern rail owners appeal after failed court bid to stop drivers' strike

  10-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Govia Thameslink Railway lost its high court bid for injunction to prevent three days of strikes by Aslef members opposed to driver-only trains The owners of Southern railway have lodged an appeal against a court decision refusing an injunction to prevent industrial action by drivers.Members of Aslef are set to stage three days of strikes next week that will halt all of Southerns services, which run between London and southern England, as far west as Southampton and Portsmouth. Co
  
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• SNP ministers push ahead with transport police merger

  10-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - CONTROVERSIAL plans to merge British Transport Police with Police Scotland have taken a significant step forward, with publication of the underlying legislation.
  
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• Ships and planes wipe out half emissions savings

  10-12-2016 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - We hear much about the pollution created by cars and lorries, but the growth in emissions from shipping and aviation will undo 43 per cent of the savings expected to be made by the rest of transport in Europe over the net 13 years. The result is that almost half the already-inadequate emissions savings expected in land transport will be The post Ships and planes wipe out half emissions savings appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Sadiq Khan: Southern Rail is 'a total disgrace'

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan branded Southern Rail "a total disgrace" today as he urged the unions to cancel next week's strikes on the crippled commuter network.
  
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• Revealed: how average speed of London traffic has plummeted to just 7.8mph

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The full scale of the gridlock blighting central London's roads was laid bare today as average traffic speeds fell to just 7.8mph.
  
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• Oh commute, all ye faithful...Did you join in with carols at Huddersfield Bus Station?

  10-12-2016 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Passengers get into the spirit of Christmas with festive singing
  
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• Norwegian lessor Arctic Aviation Assets takes first Airbus A320neo

  10-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Norwegian Air Shuttles lessor subsidiary Arctic Aviation Assets (AAA) has taken delivery of its first Airbus aircraft, the first of 70 A320neos the Norwegian Group has on order. read more
  
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• Nine possible routes that the A120 could take between Braintree and Colchester

  10-12-2016 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - The A120 could join the A12 at Rivenhall or Kelvedon instead of Marks Tey as potential routes for the new dualled road are revealed.
  
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• Night Czar Amy Lam to ride Tube until 1am holding 'surgeries' for passengers

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London's new night czar is to hold late "surgeries" on Tube lines to help give the 24-hour economy a boost.
  
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• Network Rail ditches toilet charge after raking in 37.5m from UK stations

  10-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The decision comes days after Network Rail published figures which revealed passengers stranded by rail strikes are helping to boost takings at the toilets by hundreds of thousands of pounds.
  
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• 'Near-misses' reignite zebra crossing appeal for 'dangerous' road

  10-12-2016 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Calls for a zebra crossing on a dangerous road in Marlow have been reignited after a mother and her son were almost hit by a car while walking to school.
  
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• Mayor steps up campaign for TfL takeover

  10-12-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has fired a new shot in his battle to take over most suburban railways in London. His move has come as Transport secretary Chris Grayling is under pressure to resign after he had refused to allow any more routes to become part of London Overground, on the grounds that his new integrated approach is preferable. However, it was revealed within 48 hours that he had told Mayor Boris Johnson in 2013 that he
  
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• Mayor Sadiq Khan looks to scrap the words 'ladies and gentlemen' from transport announcements

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Mayor was asked to take action after a transgender woman was ridiculed by transport staff
  
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• Letters to the editor: Let TfL run suburban railways

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Earlier this year the Government indicated that suburban rail services would be devolved to Transport for London when the current franchises end. This would have meant that the current appalling service would have been replaced with a reliable and modern one with an increased frequency of trains.
  
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• Leader comment: Railway policing on right track

  10-12-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The Scottish Governments plans to integrate railway policing currently done by the British Transport Police into Police Scotland is no small step and it should be carefully considered
  
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• Justice secretary praises our campaign calling for tougher sentences for killer drivers

  10-12-2016 01:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The justice secretary has praised our campaign calling for tougher sentences for those who kill on the roads.
  
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• Judge refuses injunction against Southern DOO strikes

  10-12-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Strikes by drivers on Southern are set to start next week, after a High Court judge rejected an application by Govia Thameslink Railway for an injunction against their union ASLEF, which hailed the decision as a victory and called for fresh talks, although 'disappointed' GTR was given leave to appeal. In the wake of the judgment, one Sussex MP has said changes in the law should now be considered.
  
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• Hitachi unveils first UK-assembled IEP train

  10-12-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Transport Secretary and Ambassador of Japan see the first of 110 new IEPs come off the production line
  
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• Hitachi chiefs defend new Intercity trains

  10-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Engine issues could initially result in slower journeys
  
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• Heathrow expansion 'will cause travel chaos' in west London, Deputy Mayor for Transport warns

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Heathrow airport expansion could cause travel chaos in west London, the Deputy Mayor for Transport has warned.
  
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• Gov't proposal envisions phone calls on airline flights

  10-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Airlines could let flyers make phone calls using WiFi under a proposal from US federal regulators. A future where travellers are informed about the policy when they buy their tickets has been envisaged.
  
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• Gardens, armchairs and sideboards is this concept car the future of personal transport?

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Oasis concept presents Rinspeed's vision for future urban transport.
  
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• Fresh row between council leaders could threaten Oxfordshire devolution deal

  10-12-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A FRESH row between Oxfordshires council leaders is threatening to derail a major devolution proposal.
  
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• Football-sized drone flown 20m from Heathrow-bound plane

  10-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A drone was flown as close as 20m from a passenger jet over south-east London, an investigation reveals.
  
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• First British IEP unveiled

  10-12-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: The first electro-diesel trainset to be assembled at Hitachi Rail Europe's Newton Aycliffe...
  
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• Drone operators blamed for three more UK close encounters

  10-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The UK Airprox Board (UKAB) has reported three more incidents in which unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) came alarmingly close to airliners. read more
  
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• DOT: Airlines must warn customers if inflight phone calls are permitted

  10-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing that airlines and ticket agents should be required to inform prospective customers in advance if an airline allows passengers to make mobile phone calls onboard the aircraft. read more
  
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• Cheaper flights set for take-off on back of Tory-SNP alliance

  10-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - HOLIDAYMAKERS are set to enjoy cheaper flights from Scotland after a cross-party alliance emerged in favour of cutting airport passenger duty.
  
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• Campaigners welcome extra train boost

  10-12-2016 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A CAMPAIGN group has welcomed the addition of an extra daily train that should help ease the burden on services used by morning commuters in and out of Bradford.
  
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• Arriva bus driver praised for allowing girls to get on vehicle rather than face walk alone in the dark

  10-12-2016 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -A BUS driver has been praised by the public and his bossesfor allowing two young girls to get on his vehicle, rather than walk the streetsin the dark.
  
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• Airlines face pressure to scrap credit card booking fee after move by Monarch

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - UK airlines are facing pressure to scrap fees for customers booking by credit card after a move by Monarch to ditch the unpopular charge.
  
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• Airbus on Heathrow descent put at 'serious degree of risk' in near-miss with football-sized drone, report finds

  10-12-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Drone operators "flagrantly disregarding regulation and common sense" in pursuit of "ever more spectacular video footage", says UK Airprox Board
  
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• Air Passenger Duty cut in Scotland on cards as SNP and Tories edge towards deal

  10-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• AA boss claims 'cameras are replacing police' after 1 million drivers were caught speeding last year

  10-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The AA has called for an inquiry into "inconsistent" speed limits after almost one million people were caught speeding last year.
  
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