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• Storm Barbara cuts power to 15,000 homes on busiest day for Christmas travel

  23-12-2016 18:08
  
  High winds leave thousands in Scotland without electricity as millions take to the roads amid rail engineering worksMore than 15,000 homes were left without power by Storm Barbara on Friday as millions took to the roads to avoid rail engineering works and make it home for Christmas.Winds of 60-70mph were expected across the west and north-west of Scotland, with gusts up to 120mph recorded on the summit of Cairn Gorm. Properties in Aberdeenshire, Moray and on the Western Isles lost power.Related:
  
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• Storm Barbara cuts power on busiest day for Christmas travel

  23-12-2016 18:08
  
  High winds leave thousands of people in Scotland without electricity as millions take to the roads amid rail engineering worksMore than 15,000 homes were left without power by storm Barbara on Friday as millions took to the roads to avoid rail engineering works and make it home for Christmas.Winds of 60-70mph were expected across the west and north-west of Scotland, with gusts up to 120mph recorded on the summit of Cairn Gorm. Properties in Aberdeenshire, Moray and on the Western Isles lost powe
  
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• Storm Barbara causes power cuts on busiest day for Christmas travel

  23-12-2016 18:08
  
  High winds leave thousands in Scotland without electricity as millions take to the roads amid rail engineering worksMore than 10,000 houses were left without power by Storm Barbara on Friday as millions took to the roads to avoid rail engineering works in an effort to make it home for Christmas.Winds of 60-70mph were expected across the west and north-west of Scotland with gusts up to 120mph recorded on the summit of Cairn Gorm. Properties in Aberdeenshire, Moray and on the Western Isles lost po
  
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• Storm Barbara begins battering UK on busiest day of Christmas travel

  23-12-2016 16:34
  
  Winds of 120mph recorded in Scotland, with heavy traffic expected on roads and rail closures because of engineering worksMillions of travellers face a festive getaway headache as Storm Barbara begins to batter parts of the UK with gusts up to 120mph on what was expected to be the busiest day of Christmas travel.The storm was already causing power cuts and travel misery, with winds of 60mph to 70mph expected across the west and north-west of Scotland. Gusts up to 120mph were recorded on the summi
  
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• Storm Barbara set to disrupt Christmas travel across Britain

  23-12-2016 11:18
  
  Winds of 90mph to hit parts of the UK as roads are set to be clogged and rail travellers face delays due to engineering worksMillions of travellers face a festive getaway headache as Storm Barbara is set to batter parts of the UK with winds of 90mph – on what is expected to be the busiest day of Christmas travel.The Met Office issued severe weather warnings for many parts of Britain on Friday, with Scotland expected to bear the brunt of the storm. Continue reading...
  
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• Rail chief defends line closures for Christmas engineering works

  23-12-2016 09:45
  
  Passengers using London Paddington and in Manchester and Cardiff will be among worst affected by projectsNetwork Rail has defended its decision to bring parts of Britain’s train lines to a standstill for major engineering works over the festive period.
  A number of lines will be closed for an extended period as Network Rail carries out up to 200 improvement projects costing £103m. Continue reading...
  
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• Work to improve look of Port Talbot transport hub underway

  23-12-2016 01:00 via southwales-eveningpost.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - WORK is underway to improve the look of the new integrated transport hub at Port Talbot Parkway station.
  
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• WATCH: Train driver's view from the cab as cyclist misses death by inches

  23-12-2016 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Near fatal incident at level crossing prompts warning from Network Rail and British Transport Police
  
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• Wabtec purchases Workhorse Rail

  23-12-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - USA: Wabtec Corp has acquired Workhorse Rail, which supplies wagon components including couplers...
  
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• Virgin flight delayed by Galaxy Note wi-fi hoax

  23-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A plane was delayed after a wi-fi device called 'Samsung Galaxy Note 7' caused disruption mid-flight.
  
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• United takes first 777-300ER; Polaris business class to debut Feb. 16

  23-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- United Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER Dec. 21.read more
  
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• Three British Airways passengers treated like 'rock stars' when they found they were the only people on board their flight

  23-12-2016 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• The Flying Scotsman is coming to West Yorkshire in 2017

  23-12-2016 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The world's most famous locomotive will be going full steam ahead on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
  
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• Southern train strikes: Soldiers 'on standby' to drive buses

  23-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Soldiers are on standby ready to drive rail replacement buses during Southern rail strikes, the BBC learns.
  
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• Southern tells drivers their union will never accept driver-only trains

  23-12-2016 01:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A fresh row has flared on Southern Railway after the company wrote to drivers saying it will never be able to secure agreement from their union to extend driver-only trains.
  
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• Southern Rail chiefs write to train drivers in direct personal appeal to end strikes

  23-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern Railway chiefs today made a direct personal appeal to train drivers to end the crippling series of strikes.
  
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• Southern drivers made up defects Subscription

  23-12-2016 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Train drivers involved in a dispute about who closes carriage doors have caused a rise in claims over malfunctioning equipment in recent months, it has been claimed.
  
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• Sale agreed for George Best Belfast City Airport

  23-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A deal is agreed between two UK companies for the sale of George Best Belfast City Airport.
  
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• Porterbrook to install autumn leaf protection on Abellio East Anglia fleet

  23-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A wheel slide guard designed to tackle the problem of autumn leaves on the railway is due to be rolled out on Porterbrookmp;rsquo;s fleet after a successful trial. Porterbrook developed the system of wheel slide protection to install on its fleet of 1980s-era 250 Class 15x vehicles, which it...
  
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• Porterbrook and Northern to develop electro-diesel MU

  23-12-2016 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Faced with an ongoing shortage of diesel multiple-units and delays to Network Rails...
  
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• PARENTS' BLAST Scotrail treated disabled girl like cattle by making her sit in caged luggage compartment on empty train

  23-12-2016 01:00 via thescottishsun.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Members of staff showed 16-year-old Murrin Widley to a dingy, old luggage cage for her to make the hour-long journey in
  
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• Oxford activists admit blocking roads during Heathrow Airport protest

  23-12-2016 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -ACTIVISTS fighting plans to expand Heathrow Airport have admitted blocking roads during a protest.
  
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• No new services on 'shambles' Wrexham to Chester £40m rail upgrade line until END OF 2017

  23-12-2016 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The scheme, which involves redoubling the line between Rossett Junction and Saltney Junction, was due to be completed by November 2015
  
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• New direct flights from Edinburgh and Glasgow to Munich

  23-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - German airline Eurowings launches new direct flights to Munich from Scotland's two busiest airports.
  
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• Network Rail accused of rewarding failure after paying officials more than the PM

  23-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Half earn over £200,000, according to records published for the first time. Chief executive Mark Carne (left) is on £685,000; chairman Peter Hendy receives £505,000 for a four-day week.
  
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• MTU to supply PowerPacks for Great Western Class 802s

  23-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Hitachi Rail Europe Class 802s that are bound for introduction on the Great Western Railway are to run on PowerPacks from Rolls-Roycemp;rsquo;s MTU company. Hitachi ordered 136 Series 1600 PowerPacks, which will be installed in 36 of its Class 802 bimodal high-speed trains, from MTUmp;rsquo;s...
  
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• Minister tells MSPs 'ScotRail has learned lessons'

  23-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport Minister Humza Yousaf has told MSPs that "ScotRail has learned lessons" following a series of problems on Scotland's railways.
  
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• Mayor calls for London train analysis to be published

  23-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - London's mayor challenges ministers to publish advice they received over possibly devolving suburban rail services to Transport for London.
  
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• Manston airport saga set to continue as Stone Hill Park and RiverOak battle it out

  23-12-2016 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The fight to build homes on a former Kent airport or to get planes flying again looks set to continue into 2017 after a series of fresh developments.
  
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• Letters to the editor: Guards reassure rail passengers

  23-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The disruption on Southern has turned in to a three-way impasse between the train company's management, the unions and the Government which, by adding its weight, is causing further angst.
  
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• LATEST: Young children left stranded on railway platform after train doors close suddenly

  23-12-2016 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Young children were stranded at a remote Hampshire railway station when train doors closed unexpectedly.
  
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• Ken Skates announces £300k to restore key North East Wales bus services

  23-12-2016 01:00 via gov.wales
  Other News Sources - Bus passengers in North East Wales have been given a boost today.
  
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• Heathrow third runway protestors get conditional discharges

  23-12-2016 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Twelve campaigners who blocked roads near Heathrow airport in a protest against the planned third runway hailed a 'great result' after escaping with conditional discharges.
  
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• Greens challenge York's new bus plan, amid air pollution fears

  23-12-2016 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -GREEN party councillors are trying to stop a Parkmp;Ride plan which they say will see Yorks air quality problems get even worse.
  
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• Free bus trial in York is extended

  23-12-2016 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -A FREE Sunday bus service is being trialled in York.
  
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• Free bus service running between Nottinghamshire hospitals to be axed

  23-12-2016 01:00 via nottinghampost.com
  Nottingham Evening Post - A free bus service running between Newark Hospital and King's Mill Hospital in Mansfield will be axed due to funding cuts.
  
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• False teeth among lost Cardiff Airport luggage in 2016

  23-12-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - False teeth, a microwave and a satellite dish were among the hundreds of items left at Cardiff Airport in the past year.
  
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• Eurowings to open Munich base in 2017

  23-12-2016 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings will open a base in Munich, Germany, in March 2017.read more
  
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• District line delays: Commuters face rush hour misery after signal failure

  23-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Commuters faced rush hour misery on the District line after a signal failure sparked delays.
  
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• Disabled driver fined twice for using bus gates despite using official map to avoid them

  23-12-2016 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - MS sufferer accuses council of poor consultation
  
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• Digital counters clock up to 2,300 cyclists using Oxford road every day

  23-12-2016 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The digital displays have recorded hundreds of cyclists using the route and transport bosses hope more now will follow their lead
  
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• Desiro City 707s arrive for New Year testing

  23-12-2016 01:00 via transportbriefing.co.uk
  Other Subscription Services -The first set in a 210m fleet of new trains for South West Trains has arrived at Clapham ahead of final testing.Built by Siemens and owned by rolling stock leasing company Angel Trains, the...
  
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• David Warburton MP launches buses for South Somerset community transport scheme

  23-12-2016 01:00 via blackmorevale.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A ribbon cutting ceremony carried out in Wincanton by MP David Warburton gave a boost to a community transport scheme.
  
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• Crossrail rings changes for Hatton Garden jewellers

  23-12-2016 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Rising rents and arrival of tech businesses threaten to force traders out of area
  
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• Cross-river commuters face fresh misery as Stagecoach bus drivers vote to go on strike

  23-12-2016 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Industrial action will coincide with Wirral loop line closure
  
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• Court of Appeal defends Aslef's 'fundamental' right to strike

  23-12-2016 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Court of Appeal has now published its reasons for refusing Govia Thameslink Railwaymp;rsquo;s (GTRmp;rsquo;s) appeal against the High Courtmp;rsquo;s decision not to grant an injunction against Aslefmp;rsquo;s right to take strike action over the issue of DOO trains, a decision which led to turmoil...
  
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• Christmas walkout by British Airways crew suspended

  23-12-2016 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Planned Christmas Day and Boxing Day strikes by British Airways cabin crew have been suspended.
  
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• Christmas Eve Tube strike on Central Line called off, Transport for London confirms

  23-12-2016 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A Christmas Eve drivers' walkout on the Central Line has been suspended, transport bosses have confirmed.
  
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• Campaigner urges Portsmouth to have their say on A27 bypass mayhem

  23-12-2016 01:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - NOW IS the time for people of Portsmouth to have their say on the controversial A27 Chichester bypass.
  
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• Call in Army to drive rail strike buses, say Sussex MPs

  23-12-2016 01:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Sussex MPs are calling for soldiers to drive rail replacement buses during the next round of Southern Rail strikes.
  
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