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• UK airport baggage and check-in staff strikes called off

  20-12-2016 19:01
  
  Unite union’s Len McCluskey says agreement reached over pay offer, but separate British Airways dispute continuesA planned strike by baggage handlers and check-in staff at 18 airports has been called off, the trade union representing them has announced. Unite’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, took part in the talks and said that the unions had accepted a new and improved pay offer. “I am delighted to report that we have reached an agreement which our shop stewards will recomm
  
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• Share your commuting nightmares ahead of January's rail fare rises

  20-12-2016 17:01
  
  As UK rail passengers brace themselves for an average 2.3% rise in fares, we want to hear from our readers about their service
  From the start of January, UK train fares will be rising again - this year by an average of 2.3%. Related: UK train fares to go up by 2.3% in 2017Continue reading...
  
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• Works to take place on railway bridge

  20-12-2016 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - Vital improvements to the railway network in Peterborough will take place on Christmas Day.
  
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• What missing out on £400m Merseyrail deal means for Derby's Bombardier

  20-12-2016 01:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - On Friday, Derby train-maker Bombardier missed out on a £400 million deal to replace the aging fleet of Liverpool's Merseyrail. The work has instead been handed to Stadler, who will build the trains in Switzerland. The Derby Telegraph's business editor Robin Johnson looks at what the decision means for Bombardier's Litchurch Lane site.
  
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• What lies behind the Christmas strikes?

  20-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Rail, aviation and postal workers take action but industrial disputes near historic lows
  
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• Week of strikes starts with few signs of resolution

  20-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - PMs office calls series of actions completely unacceptable
  
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• Watch Newcastle Airport's message to passengers ahead of planned strike action

  20-12-2016 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -Newcastle Airport is set to be hit by strike action this week but a director has issued a message for anyone due to travel from the airport
  
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• Virgin Atlantic faces work-to-rule over pilot representation

  20-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Members of the Professional Pilots Union have balloted in favor of a work-to-rule policy at UK carrier Virgin Atlantic Airways, as the group seeks to be the only pilot body represented at the airline.read more
  
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• UPDATE: Bus driver 'relieved of duties' while investigation continues into devastating smash

  20-12-2016 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -A High Wycombe bus company has refused to comment after one of its buses smashed into a house in Holmer Green, leaving five people injured.
  
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• Uber admits to self-driving car 'problem' in bike lanes as safety concerns mount

  20-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Engineers were working to fix programming flaw that could have deadly results for cyclists days after Uber announced it would openly defy California regulatorsUber has admitted that there is a problem with the way autonomous vehicles cross bike lanes, raising serious questions about the safety of cyclists days after the company announced it would openly defy California regulators over self-driving vehicles.An Uber spokeswoman said on Monday that engineers were working to fix a fla
  
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• Train passengers told to plan ahead as London Paddington closes for six days over Christmas

  20-12-2016 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Trains will not be running between London Paddington and Ealing Broadway
  
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• Train cancelled as driver forgets to stop

  20-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - UNDER-fire ScotRail has admitted that a train was cancelled because the driver forgot to stop.
  
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• Theresa May backs away from fight with unions

  20-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - No 10 reluctant to threaten anti-strike laws but will review current legislation
  
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• The question marks hovering over drones

  20-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Public concern about snooping and criminal uses has to be addressed quickly
  
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• Southern strikes continue

  20-12-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Southern Railway passengers face further strikes and disruption, following the failure of talks between the company and the drivers union ASLEF.
  
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• Southern rail strikes: Theresa May accuses unions of 'contempt' amid fresh wave of walkouts

  20-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
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• Southern rail strikes: 'Christmas truce in ministers' hands'

  20-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
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• Santa gets his Christmas back - thanks to rail freight

  20-12-2016 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Helping Santa put smiles on faces across Britain this Christmas is a team of little orange helpers on the West Coast Main line.Increasing demand for his services means Santa can no longer rely entirely on his sleigh, elves and reindeer to deliver all his Christmas presents - so he has turned to rail freight for help.
  
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• Sadiq Khan 'facing £3.7bn black hole if he honours transport pledges'

  20-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tories on the London Assembly today claimed that Sadiq Khan's "fantasy economics" would leave the capital with a £3.7 billion transport black hole if he delivered on planned projects.
  
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• Row sparked over planned closure of Lancaster Gate Tube station to replace its lifts

  20-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Residents are pleading with Transport for London to prevent traffic disruption worsening by delaying a Tube station closure till roadworks are completed on a nearby cycle superhighway.
  
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• Rail turns around 2 billion per year losses

  20-12-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - RDG: rail has turned around 2bn a year losses
  
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• Prestwick Airport bailout loans head towards 40m

  20-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The bailout of Prestwick Airport could reach 40m by 2018, Scottish Government figures suggest.
  
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• Potholes in Surrey: Surrey Heath's top 10 priority roads revealed in council documents

  20-12-2016 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Councillors will decide in the new year which roads will be resurfaced as part of the next phase of Project Horizon
  
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• Plans for new Inverness train station ready to go

  20-12-2016 01:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Rail bosses have revealed that they are poised to lodge a planning application for the long-awaited upgrade within weeks.
  
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• Parrys continues to invest despite challenging year for coach tourism

  20-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Nottingham's first electric Park and Ride service put through its paces

  20-12-2016 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Nottingham's first all electric Park and Ride service was put through its paces over the weekend.
  
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• Nottingham launches BYD electric bus fleet

  20-12-2016 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Nottingham City Council (NCC) in the UK today inaugurated its fleet of 13 BYD advanced pure electric 12m ebuses, along with associated charging equipment.The bus purchase has been facilitated by a £1.4m grant from the DfT Green Bus Fund. The remaining funds of £2.1m have been raised via the NCC Workplace Parking Levy.
  
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• Nottingham charges ahead with electric bus fleet

  20-12-2016 01:00 via transportengineer.org.uk
  Other News Sources - Nottingham City Council (NCC) has launched a fleet of 13 BYD advanced pure electric 12m ebuses, along with associated charging equipmentthe first such fleet to go into operation in the UK outside the capital.
  
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• Norwich drivers rack up over £400,000 in bus lane fines

  20-12-2016 01:00 via edp24.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - A one-mile stretch of road has cost Norwich drivers more than £400,000 in the space of 10 months.
  
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• New wagons ordered as GBRf wins new contract

  20-12-2016 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - New wagons form part of ten-year GBRf deal.
  
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• New talks offer as 'determined' Southern conductors walk out again

  20-12-2016 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Two more days of strikes are underway on Southern, with no prospects in sight of an early resolution to the DOO dispute. After talks failed again last week, both sides remain deadlocked in the debate over whether driver-only operation is safe, with the unions arguing that it presents unacceptable risks on today's busy railway, while the Department for Transport and Govia Thameslink Railway insist that it is not only safe but also offers the opportunity of increasing efficiency an
  
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• New passenger facility for Leeds park-and-ride

  20-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• New fleet of Enviro200 MMCs for Newcastle

  20-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• New charges for free buses could be introduced as part of £27m city council cuts

  20-12-2016 01:00 via nottinghampost.com
  Nottingham Evening Post - Passengers who use free bus services between Nottingham's two shopping centres and the Queen's Medical Centre could soon have to pay a £1 charge as part of plans by the city council to save £27m.
  
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• NCT adds mobile ticketing function to its app

  20-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• National PPM drops below 80, with GTR still at the bottom of the table

  20-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The public performance measure (PPM) of Britainmp;rsquo;s rail companies dropped to an unprecedented low of 79.1 in the most recent period, new figures show. PPM traditionally falls during winter as a consequence of bad weather, but the rate from 13 November to 10 December was lower than 82.6 at...
  
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• National Express swoops in to buy Clarkes of London

  20-12-2016 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Other News Sources - In a surprise announcement, National Express has bought respected family-owned independent, Clarkes of London. The firm is authorised to run 68 coaches from its Lower Sydenham base, halfway between Croydon and the city.
  
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• Minister opens new Sheffield BRT route

  20-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• MH370: new report proposes shifting plane search to unexplored area

  20-12-2016 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Australias Transport Safety Bureau reveals it is confident aircraft not in underwater zone that has been explored so farThe Australian authorities leading the search for MH370 have a high degree of confidence that the planes wreck is not to be found in the expanse of Indian ocean they have spent more than two years searching. Related: MH370: data suggests plane was out of control as it plummeted into oceanContinue reading...
  
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• M6 should be priority for Government investment, drivers tell FTA

  20-12-2016 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - As the festive getaway begins, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has been looking at stretches of the UKs strategic road network that ...
  
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• Lords urge HS2 to offer 'fair compensation' to Camden residents

  20-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Camden residents should receive more compensation because of the scale of disruption caused by HS2, the House of Lords committee for the HS2 Bill recommended in its final report. The committeemp;rsquo;s principal suggestion was that households in Camden which are so exposed to noise that they are...
  
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• London Stansted plans major expansion

  20-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Londonmp;rsquo;s third airport, Stansted, is to build a separate arrivals building to allow for future expansion.read more
  
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• Letters to the editor: Unions and bosses at an impasse

  20-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The RMT and Aslef are making a tactical mistake by fighting the changes to the rail system, and by doing so they are not protecting their workers.
  
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• Latest Lothian investment boost for Edinburgh air quality

  20-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• HS2 demolition work to disrupt Christmas Day peace in Camden

  20-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The peace of Christmas Day is due to be shattered in parts of north London by the crash of heavy machinery carrying out railway demolition works.
  
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• Highways England to explain what they are doing to end M6 chaos

  20-12-2016 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - West Midlands Police Commissioner to update his inquiry into last February's 24-hour M6 closure
  
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• Halton MP and metro mayor contender visit Widnes rail technology centre site

  20-12-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - MPs Derek Twigg and Steve Rotheram view progress at Alstom building in Halebank
  
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• Greater Anglia launches new-look Class 321s

  20-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Greater Angliamp;rsquo;s new-look Class 321 Renatus train has been launched at London Liverpool Street station in a passenger-focused upgrade of the TOCmp;rsquo;s original rolling stock. The Class 321 Renatus is the result of several yearsmp;rsquo; work between Greater Anglia, the rolling stock...
  
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• Government to provide Sheffield City Region bosses with 1.2m for HS2 growth plans

  20-12-2016 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - The Government is to provide South Yorkshire leaders with more than £1 million to spend on preparing an HS2 growth strategy.
  
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• 'Government can end Southern rail strike' claims union boss

  20-12-2016 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -A Christmas Truce in the Southern Railway dispute is in the hands of the Government, RMT leader Mick Cash claims
  
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