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• Southern rail: RMT agrees to direct talks with government

  05-01-2017 16:05
  
  Union accepts offer of talks with transport secretary Chris Grayling in latest attempt to resolve long-running disputeThe RMT has said it has accepted the offer of direct talks with the government in an effort to solve the long-running Southern rail dispute.The union, which represents the on-board supervisors, or rebranded conductors, on Southern’s trains, said its general secretary, Mick Cash, would meet the transport secretary, Chris Grayling, at his earliest convenience.Related: Rail ch
  
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• In Britain, it’s not just the train toilets that disabled people can’t get into | Chloe Timms

  05-01-2017 10:00
  
  Anne Wafula Strike’s experience of having to wet herself won’t be a shock to any disabled person. The reality is that accessibility is inconsistent and unreliableWhen it comes to a day out, I don’t do spontaneous. I’m an organisational bore. Booking a cab, looking up train times, finding a restaurant.This obsessive planning isn’t out of choice but circumstance. I was born with spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic muscle-wasting condition, and I’ve used an electr
  
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• What I've learned from my guide dog's 'spy cam'

  05-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Amit Patel's guide dog, Kika, carries a camera which records the discrimination he can't see.
  
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• Vital Crossrail works delivered over Christmas

  05-01-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The second ramp of the vast Stockley Flyover has now opened after Network Rail carried out its biggest programme of Crossrail engineering ever over Christmas. The works led to two new major structures entering service: the second ramp of the flyover at Heathrow junction, as well as a new...
  
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• UK has reached peak car, says industry body boss

  05-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - After record 2.69m auto sales last year, SMMT sees fall of 5 in 2017
  
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• Uber and Lyft start pickups at Atlanta airport

  05-01-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Passengers charged a $3.85 fee to use services
  
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• Tube strike: Talks held to prevent walkout on London Underground

  05-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Further talks to avert a Tube strike by thousands of Underground workers were being held on Wednesday.
  
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• Train bosses set inspectors targets to fine passengers travelling without tickets

  05-01-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Great Western Railways demand that their inspectors issue 28 penalties every four weeks and at Abellio Greater Anglia, they must prosecute someone every two days.
  
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• Timelapse footage captures moment three Welsh bridges are demolished

  05-01-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The work forms part of Network Rail's £2.8bn plans to run trains on electric routes by December 2018
  
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• Thameslink Rail fails security test after staff miss fake bomb planted on busy train

  05-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A rail operator failed a security test after a fake bomb was planted on a busy train by undercover investigators.
  
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• TfL commercial trading arm could generate 'tens of millions'

  05-01-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Work is already underway for TfL to potentially establish a commercial trading arm, which could help the organisation achieve its ambitious savings targets. Under its business plan, the transport body aims to achieve mp;pound;800m in efficiency savings a year for the next five years without...
  
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• Southern to deploy buses during strikes

  05-01-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Strikes by drivers are set to go ahead on Southern during the second week of January in the continuing dispute over driver-only operation, but ASLEF has reduced the number of strike days from six to three, on 10, 11 and 13 January. However, a further three strikes have also been announced from 25 to 27 January, a decision immediately condemned by Southern as a cynical ploy to minimise the impact on pay packets. However, ASLEF responded that Southern has not been prepared to movei
  
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• Southern strike: Planned six-day strike split into two

  05-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A planned six-day strike by drivers on Southern rail is divided into two three-day stoppages, Aslef says.
  
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• Southern Rail train drivers to strike for 3 more days at the end of January

  05-01-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Commuter's rail strike misery will be dragged out until the end of the month in a cynical ploy by unions to ease the impact on drivers pay.
  
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• Southern Rail strike: Walkout halved to three days, union announces

  05-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A six-day Southern Railway strike due to take place next week has been cut to three days, it has been announced.
  
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• Southern rail strike: Union accused of 'utter cynicism' over plan to stagger walkout

  05-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rail unions were accused of "utter cynicism" today for announcing they are cutting back next week's Southern strike while still inflicting massive chaos on 300,000 passengers.
  
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• Southern rail strike dates reshuffled

  05-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Aslef union prepares for drawn-out dispute on role of train drivers
  
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• Sixteen fare dodgers from Brighton and Worthing caught travelling on trains without tickets

  05-01-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -DOZENS of train ticket cheats have been caught riding the railway without paying.
  
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• Shorter rail strikes are a cynical ploy Subscription

  05-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Striking train drivers were accused yesterday of a cynical ploy to cause maximum chaos to commuters while minimising the impact on their own pay packets.
  
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• Ryanair announce major increase in December traffic

  05-01-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Ryanair released its December 2016 traffic statistics, announcing that traffic grew by 20 in December from the same month last year, to 9 million customers. Load factor also rose 3 points to 94, and rolling annual traffic to December grew 15 to 117 million customers. Ryanairs Kenny Jacobs said: Ryanairs December traffic grew by 20 to 9.0m customers, while our load factor jumped 3 points to 94, on the back of lower fares in December and the continu
  
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• RMT to ballot members on Northern Rail strike action

  05-01-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The RMT union has announced today that it will be balloting its members working on Northern Rail whether they wish to take strike action over an mp;ldquo;unacceptablemp;rdquo; pay offer from Arriva Rail North. Arriva was awarded the Northern franchise in December 2015mp;nbsp;after it committed to the...
  
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• Railway terror alert reignites train drivers' union row over safety staff

  05-01-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Train drivers' union ASLEF say the view from the cab is blurry and dark - vastly different from claims made by rail firms
  
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• Pro-expansion group refuses to reveal funding from Heathrow Airport after outing Hillingdon Council's campaign spend

  05-01-2017 01:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Back Heathrow has declined to release details of its funding after it revealed details of Hillingdon Council's anti-third runway campaign spending
  
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• Private bus firms come to commuters' rescue as rail unions impose more strikes

  05-01-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Plans for Daventry canal arm recommended for approval

  05-01-2017 01:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Plans for the controversial canal arm into Daventry look set to be given approval next week.
  
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• Northern rail workers to hold strike ballot

  05-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A rail union is to hold a vote on industrial action in the north of England in a dispute over pay.
  
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• London City Airport ad cleared over claim it's the only airport 'actually in London'

  05-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London City Airport's claim that it is the only airport "actually in London" has been upheld by the advertising watchdog.
  
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• Living near heavy traffic increases risk of dementia, say scientists

  05-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Study tracking 6.6 million people estimates effect on one in 10 cases of Alzheimers while those living by busy roads are 12 are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia
  
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• Living near busy roads 'significantly increases risk of dementia'

  05-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Living near a busy road significantly increases the risk of developing Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, according to a major study.
  
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• Living close to a busy road linked to increased risk of dementia, study finds

  05-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - PEOPLE living close to busy roads are more likely to develop dementia than those who live further away, according to a new study which identifies long-term exposure to traffic pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide as a potential trigger for the disease.
  
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• Live on a busy road? Then you're SIGNIFICANTLY more likely to develop dementia, shock study finds

  05-01-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Scientists at the University of Toronto and Public Health Ontario found people exposed to traffic fumes and noise were up to 12 per cent more likely to develop the disease.
  
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• Joe Anderson reveals plans to build train station close to new Everton stadium site

  05-01-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Mayor Anderson said the Northern Line station will form part of the council's support for the North Docks project
  
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• House Transportation chair: No infrastructure package in first 100 days

  05-01-2017 01:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  C.N.N. - The House Transportation Committee chairman said Wednesday there will be no infrastructure package in the first 100 days of Donald Trump's presidency, breaking from a campaign pledge that Trump made repeatedly last year.
  
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• Fully Automatic Part Washers for Cleaning Rail Components

  05-01-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -An insight into PROCECO's range of integrated cleaning solutions.
  
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• Fuel prices hit 18-month high, after Opec production cuts

  05-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The price of petrol and diesel in the UK rises to its highest since July 2015, according to the RAC.
  
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• Former train employee wants to set up his own service to beat rail strikes

  05-01-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -WHETHER by taxi, bus, car or some team effort, commuters have undertaken all manner of means to beat the rail strikes and battle into work.
  
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• Ferry firm looks to Portland to run cross-Channel service to France as Weymouth port redeveloped

  05-01-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A NEW cross-Channel ferry service could sail from Portland instead of Weymouth as plans progress to redevelop the Pavilion peninsula.
  
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• Fake bomb on train missed by rail staff Subscription

  05-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Strike-hobbled Southern Railway and its sister service Thameslink failed a security test in which undercover investigators planted a fake bomb on a busy service.
  
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• Ecclesall Junction schemes £20 million new vision with flats in Sheffield

  05-01-2017 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Fresh plans have been lodged to redevelop a former car showroom on Ecclesall Road - adding flats for more than 500 students to the scheme.
  
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• Dementia rates 'higher near busy roads'

  05-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - People who live near major roads have higher rates of dementia, research suggests.
  
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• DB board changes

  05-01-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - Ronald Pofalla, previously Board Member for Economic, Legal mp; Regulatory Affairs at DB AG,...
  
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• CILT present Driving the Future in collaboration with ITN Productions

  05-01-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - For the fifth year running, CILT and ITN Productions are producing a news and current affairs-style programme that will discuss ideas, challenge perceptions and provide a professional voice to demonstrate how the work within and around the supply chain directly impacts people, society, the environment, business profitability and economic growth.Driving the Future will show examples of best practice as well as the exciting and dynamic innovations t
  
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• CES 2017: Hyundai's self-driving car deals with illegal moves

  05-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hyundai's self-driving car is faced with motorists making illegal manoeuvres during a test drive with the BBC.
  
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• Brooklyn train crash: Rush hour train derails in New York injuring over 100 people

  05-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Photographs showed smoke billowing from the train which had crashed into a door at the station. Some people lay slumped on the ground as emergency crews moved in to help.
  
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• British car industry body warns of sales downturn as uncertainty kicks in

  05-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Hopes that Brexit vote would prompt patriotic desire to buy British cars appear to have been dashed, SMMT chief saysThe British car industry has warned of a sales downturn this year as the economic uncertainty that followed the Brexit vote kicks in.A fifth consecutive year of growth saw nearly 2.7m new car registrations in the UK last year, a rise of 2.2 on 2015. But the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said it expected growth to reverse, with a sales decline of 5-6, as
  
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• British Airways suspends sale of flights from Manchester to London during strike

  05-01-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Airline says suspension is 'temporary' while they figure out contingency plan
  
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• British Airways cabin crew plan 48-hour strike

  05-01-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - New pay offer rejected and staff will walkout on January 10
  
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• Bombardiers INNOVIA Metro 300 Enters Service in Kuala Lumpur

  05-01-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation and partner Hartasuma today announced the launch of the latest INNOVIA Metro 300 train in the Asia Pacific region. The new train enters service on the extended Kelana Jaya Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line
  
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• Bombardier delivers first new freighter variant

  05-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Bombardier has delivered the first CRJ200 Special Freighter (CRJ200SF) to Waterford, Michigan-based Gulf mp; Caribbean Cargo.read more
  
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• Birmingham Airport named the most punctual on Earth

  05-01-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -New research says more than 90 per cent of arriving and departing flights at the transport hub operated on time
  
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