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• Airport workers' strike could disrupt Christmas flights

  16-12-2016 19:46
  
  Stansted, Luton and Gatwick staff to join BA cabin crew in taking action over festive weekendHoliday flights could be disrupted by more industrial action as 1,500 baggage handlers, check-in staff and cargo crew working at 18 airports across the UK are set to strike over the Christmas weekend.Members of Unite employed by Swissport, who work on behalf of airlines at airports including Stansted, Luton, Gatwick, Leeds-Bradford, Manchester, Cardiff, Belfast, Glasgow and Edinburgh, intend to walk out
  
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• Drivers' strike halts all Southern rail services for third day

  16-12-2016 19:32
  
  Two-day strike by RMT conductors starts on Monday and ongoing overtime ban by Aslef drivers will add to disruptionStrikes by Southern train drivers have caused the cancellation of all services on the network for a third day, and the company warned of further severe disruption to come next week when conductors walk out. About 300,000 passengers were left without their usual service as Southern cancelled all of its 2,242 weekday services on Friday.Related: ScotRail commuters given free week of tra
  
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• How to safely open a car door, Dutch-style | Letters

  16-12-2016 19:00
  
  The Netherlands has found a solution to the problem of car doors and cyclists (Transport secretary knocks man off his bike, 16 December). Dutch motorists are trained to open the car door with their opposite hand. This forces the body to swivel, and your eyes to look backward, thus spotting a passing cyclist. Drivers must demonstrate this to pass the driving test. It is referred to sometimes as the “Dutch reach”. In the Netherlands it is simply called how you open your car door.
  
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• ScotRail commuters given free week of travel after disruption

  16-12-2016 18:03
  
  Scottish transport minister says £3m offer is a ‘thank you’ to passengers for their patience amid rising complaints and unrestScottish commuters are to be given a free week’s rail travel to head off mounting complaints and unrest caused by growing cancellations, overcrowding and disruption to services. The £3m package of discounted travel will be shared among season ticket holders as an implied apology for the decline in performance by ScotRail – a gesture whi
  
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• Chris Grayling could face private prosecution for ‘dooring’ cyclist

  16-12-2016 14:23
  
  Cycling UK offers legal assistance to man who was knocked off bike by the transport secretary as he got out of ministerial carChris Grayling, the transport secretary, could face a private prosecution for “dooring” a passing cyclist in Westminster, when he sent a man crashing off his bike by opening the door of his ministerial car in traffic.A cycling organisation hopes to contact the cyclist to offer legal assistance. Although the transport secretary stopped to apologise and check on
  
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• London night tube services to Heathrow start this weekend

  16-12-2016 11:48
  
  Piccadilly line to run from Cockfosters to Terminal 5 amid union call to postpone launch until repairs backlog resolvedAll-night London underground services to Heathrow airport begin this weekend with the launch of the night tube on the Piccadilly line.
  Passengers catching early flights on Saturday and Sunday mornings will now be able to travel by tube to the UK’s busiest airport. Services will run through the night between Cockfosters and Heathrow Terminal 5, providing another transport o
  
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• Southern rail strikes: driver says 'lifesaver' guards have to stay

  16-12-2016 08:00
  
  As strike action rolls into a third day, a driver spoke to the Guardian about the vital role guards have in keeping passengers safeSouthern rail drivers are on their third day of strike action after the operator imposed a plan to remove guards from trains. Here a member of Aslef, the drivers’ union, explains how essential guards are to his work. He asked to remain anonymous for fear of recriminations from his bosses.“I drive most of the Southern routes. The early starts are about 4am
  
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• Southern cancels all services as strike continues for third day

  16-12-2016 07:01
  
  Talks between parent company Govia Thameslink Railway and train drivers’ union Aslef collapse without agreementCommuters on Southern were faced with the complete cancellation of all train services for the third day this week as drivers resumed their strike this morning.Around 300,000 passengers were left without their usual service as Southern cancelled all its 2,242 weekday services on Friday.Related: 'My life shouldn’t be dictated by Southern rail strikes'Continue reading...
  
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• YP Letters: Virgin has improved East Coast rail services

  16-12-2016 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - From: David Horne, Managing Director, Virgin Trains East Coast, Skeldergate, York.
  
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• With Trump and Uber, the driverless futurecould turn into a nightmare John Harris

  16-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The automation revolution is no longer a sci-fi dreambut millions of jobs may go, fuelling yet more alienation and dismayThe future is herenot in the shape of Facebook, Twitter and all the rest, but in a drastic change to one of civilisations basic requirements: getting humans from place to place. On Wednesday, Uber added a second American city to an experiment that will soon expand: having already done so in Pittsburgh, it transported paying customers around San Francisco in cabs
  
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• Why aren't there more female pilots?

  16-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Easyjet CEO calls on the aviation industry to address gender stereotyping
  
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• Uber told to stop self-driving in California

  16-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ride-sharing firm Uber is told to stop offering passengers self-driving cars in San Francisco.
  
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• Transport minister to reveal £3m rail fare reduction scheme

  16-12-2016 01:00 via stv.tv
  
  Other Regional Press - Humza Yousaf will explain details of the plans aimed at ScotRail passengers.
  
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• Thomas Cook pilot wins fatigue tribunal case

  16-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- A UK airline captain has accepted an apology from his employer, which initially sanctioned him for refusing to fly because he said he was fatigued.read more
  
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• The nightmare before Christmas as part of city centre closes for Ordsall Chord rail works

  16-12-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Brace yourselves for city centre disruption as Ordsall Chord is knocked into shape
  
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• The Guardian view on self-driving cars: apply the brakes Editorial

  16-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The big questions are less technological than societal. The answers will need consensus and debate rather than just more engineering improvementsThe decision by authorities in California to halt ride-hailing company Uber from operating a fleet of self-driving cars on the streets of San Francisco is a welcome move. Technology must not race ahead of the society in which it was created. It did not help that Ubers cars were filmed jumping red lights. Its not just that the values embed
  
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• Technology, trains and the power of unions

  16-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Conductors are a relic of the past; driver-only services are the future
  
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• Tackling the spread of pathogens in transport hubs

  16-12-2016 01:00 via drugtargetreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - Transportation plays an important role in the spread of infectious diseases, as the continued growth in global travel facilitates the spread of pathogens.
  
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• Southern rail strike goes ahead as talks fail

  16-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Commuters face fresh misery on Friday after failure to resolve drivers dispute
  
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• Southern rail strike: conductors against driver-only trains 'because they earn 2,000 in commission from on-board ticket sales'

  16-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Southern rail strike: Angry commuters protest at DoT

  16-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers protest outside Department for Transport over Southern rail strike; one says it four hours to travel home.
  
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• Southern Rail strike: Angry commuters march to Department for Transport demanding answers

  16-12-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The Association of British Commuters has said the government is failing to respond to the Southern Rail disputes with two unions
  
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• Southern rail row: Train drivers' strike halts services

  16-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Train drivers walk out on the troubled Southern rail network for a third day this week after talks fail to bring a resolution.
  
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• Southern rail dispute talks end with no deal

  16-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Talks aimed at stopping industrial action on the Southern rail network have ended with no deal, the rail operator says.
  
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• Southern in line for more strikes as talks break down

  16-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Southern passengers have been warned to expect another day of cancelled services as talks between parent company Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) and Aslef failed to avert a strike. GTR resumed talks with the union yesterday after a 48-hour Aslef driversmp;rsquo; strike forced the operator to cancel...
  
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• Southern DOO talks break down

  16-12-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -More disruption on Southern is now inevitable after talks at ACAS over the driver-only operation dispute broke down on Thursday afternoon, with both sides remaining deadlocked. ASLEF, which represents almost 1,000 Southern drivers, began the talks at ACAS with Govia Thameslink Railway yesterday, while Southern services had been halted by the second of three 24-hour drivers' strikes called this week. Another strike is now set to go ahead tomorrow. GTR said it was 'deeply disappoin
  
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• ScotRail punctuality fails to improve

  16-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The punctuality of ScotRail trains has not improved over the past four weeks, according to the latest figures.
  
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• ScotRail bosses defend under-fire franchise after delays and overcrowded trains in East Kilbride

  16-12-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - THE East Kilbride News was invited to the West of Scotland Signalling Centre to discuss commuters concerns regarding the Abellio-operated service.
  
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• Queensferry Crossing low pay probe moves forward

  16-12-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Economy Secretary Keith Brown will ask an arbitration service to work with the lead contractor building the Queensferry Crossing, Transport Scotland and a construction union to investigate allegations of low pay on the £1.4 billion project.
  
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• Public finance sought for Welsh nuclear plant

  16-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Hitachi in talks over state funding for Wylfa in Anglesey
  
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• Passengers pan British Airways as strike threat looms

  16-12-2016 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Troubled British Airways has been given the thumbs down by customers in an annual airline satisfaction survey.
  
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• Orange army railway workers release Christmas song

  16-12-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A gang of singing railway workers today made a rowdy bid to top the Christmas pop charts.
  
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• One of Wales' fastest growing firms Starc on track for further growth after being acquired

  16-12-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Lowery has acquired a 75 stake in Cardiff-based Starc whose clients include Network Rail
  
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• One in five ScotRail trains now late

  16-12-2016 01:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - ScotRail's performance has fallen
  
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• Night Tube service to begin on London's Piccadilly Line

  16-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Piccadilly Line will become the latest route to begin a Night Tube service later.
  
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• New map reveals shattering effect of roads on nature

  16-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Rampant road building has split the Earths land into 600,000 fragments, most of which are too tiny to support significant wildlife, study showsRampant road building has shattered the Earths land into 600,000 fragments, most of which are too tiny to support significant wildlife, a new study has revealed.The researchers warn roadless areas are disappearing and that urgent action is needed to protect these last wildernesses, which help provide vital natural services to humanity such
  
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• New £50m link road connects Carmarthen with the west

  16-12-2016 01:00 via southwales-eveningpost.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A NEW £50 million road that provides a "key link" between West Wales and Carmarthen has officially opened.
  
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• NATS to provide voice comms system for Bristol Airport

  16-12-2016 01:00 via adsadvance.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Air navigation services provider NATS has won a new contract to design and deliver a new voice communications system at Bristol Airport.
  
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• MULTIBILLION-POUND INVESTMENT PLANNED IN WELSH TRANSPORT

  16-12-2016 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  
  Other News Sources - Plans have been revealed for a multibillion-pound investment in transport infrastructure by the Welsh Government, said to represent the biggest since devolution.
  
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• MSP writes to Scotrail to try and solve train service problem in Coatbridge

  16-12-2016 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - FULTON MacGregor MSP has contacted the company's Managing Director in hope of solving the issue he claims is becoming 'substantially worse'.
  
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• Milford Haven waterway plans moving forward

  16-12-2016 01:00 via milfordmercury.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE continued investment in the Port of Milford Haven was highlighted during a recent visit of Wale's Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure.
  
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• Merseyrail bosses to discuss replacing train fleet

  16-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport bosses are to meet later to decide whether to replace Merseyrail's entire train fleet.
  
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• Lufthansa acquires Brussels Airlines, to become part of Eurowings

  16-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa Group has taken over 100 of SN Airholding, the parent company of Brussels Airlines, in a deal to fully integrate the Belgian carrier into Lufthansas Eurowings Group in 2018.read more
  
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• London transport hopes face budget brake

  16-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Network trying to juggle greater austerity and mayors ambitions
  
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• London Stansted Airport unveils plans for new 130 million arrivals building

  16-12-2016 01:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - London Stansted Airport has unveiled plans for a new 130 million arrivals building to significantly improve the passenger experience. The building is the latest phase in the multi-million pound transformation programme by MAG to support future growth at the airport and attract new passengers and airlines.
  
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• Keith Brown asks ACAS to help Queensferry crossing low pay probe

  16-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Economy Secretary Keith Brown will ask an arbitration service to work with the lead contractor building the Queensferry Crossing, Transport Scotland and a construction union to investigate allegations of low pay on the 1.4 billion project.
  
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• HS2 head appointed Gatwick airport chairman

  16-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Sir David Higgins, formerly of Network Rail, will retain role on high-speed line
  
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• Go Ahead warns on higher cost of Southern strikes

  16-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Operator of London rail route is entering second day of talks with drivers union
  
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• Go-Ahead warns of Southern Rail strike impact

  16-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Go-Ahead warns its rail division will miss full-year financial forecasts because of strike action on Southern Rail.
  
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• France to (Finally) Get Wi-Fi on Trains

  16-12-2016 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -French national train operator SNCF has today officially launched passenger Wi-Fi services on its high-speed Paris-Lyon route.
  
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