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• Southern committed to railway accessibility | Letters

  20-01-2017 19:38
  
  To suggest that changes by Southern Rail have made matters worse for disabled passengers (No guarantee of help for disabled passengers, 17 January) is profoundly misleading. There are more staff on trains who are now more focused on assisting passengers than ever. We are committed to making our services more accessible and have a clear system in place to help disabled passengers and those with restricted mobility make their journey.Southern Rail operates on a Victorian infrastructure that was no
  
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• ScotRail boss resigns after pressure over firm's performance

  20-01-2017 15:47
  
  Phil Verster’s departure for another rail job raises doubts about future of Scotland’s transport minister Humza Yousaf Phil Verster, the beleaguered boss of the ScotRail franchise, has resigned after weeks of pressure over the company’s poor performance.His decision to quit to take up another rail industry job has plunged the Scottish government into an unexpected crisis, raising further questions about the future of the transport minister, Humza Yousaf. Related: ScotRail commu
  
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• Garden Bridge: don't bank on it not being built

  20-01-2017 09:09
  
  The mayor’s stance on the controversial Thames crossing project and the optimism of those behind it show that predictions of its demise may prove premature Enemies of the Garden Bridge, potentially the most permanent of Boris Johnson’s mayoral follies, have been encouraged by the trust responsible for building it saying in its latest annual report that it is “unable to conclude” that the project “is a going concern”. Its tardily released accounts for the year
  
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• You'll soon be able to get free wi-fi on more trains in Wales

  20-01-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Free wi-fi is being introduced into more trains in Wales.Work to install wi-fi capability in 70 of the Arriva Trains Wales fleet is under way.
  
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• World-class West Coast Partnership announced

  20-01-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The government has released further details of a new rail franchise, which will combine the existing Inter City West Coast services with the development and introduction of services on High Speed 2.The new franchise, West Coast Partnership rail franchise, will deliver services on the West Coast Main Line from 2019 as well as designing and then running the initial high speed services from 2026.The Department for Transport has published a prospectus
  
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• West Anglia capacity under review

  20-01-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Rail Minister Paul Maynard has told fellow MPs that he hopes capacity concerns on the West Anglia Main Line will be tackled.
  
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• We won't punish cyclists for riding on London's pavements, say police

  20-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Police in Camden have said they will not punish cyclists who ride on the pavement and will instead turn their attention to cars making the roads dangerous.
  
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• US railways: business bucket list

  20-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The ambitions of a chief executive never grow old
  
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• United CCO Haywood steps down; returns to consultancy

  20-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Julia Haywood is leaving United Airlines to return to the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), less than six months after she took the chief commercial officer job at the Chicago-based airline.read more
  
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• UK looks for HS2 train-builder

  20-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A company is needed to take on a 2.75bn contract to build 60 high speed trains.
  
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• Uber pays $20m fine over driver earnings claims

  20-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Lawsuit accused group of inflating expectations and lying about vehicle financing terms
  
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• This is the proposal for how a 1.2bn City Deal will change south east Wales

  20-01-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Council cabinets will next week approve a report which lays out aims for the City Deal
  
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• The search begins for manufacturer of HS2 trains

  20-01-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Up to 60 trains to be built in deal worth 2.75bn
  
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• Tesla avoids recall after Autopilot crash death

  20-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tesla will not be ordered to recall its semi-autonomous cars in the US, following a fatal crash in May 2016.
  
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• Stagecoach bus ticket prices to increase in Guildford and Godalming

  20-01-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Operator Stagecoach has announced the increase in fares, which comes into force on Sunday
  
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• Southern rail strike: RMT to hold 24-hour walkout after 'exclusion' from talks

  20-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern strikes by RMT members will go ahead next week after its "exclusion" from talks between Aslef and the company, the union has said.
  
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• Should we axe car tax rather than launch daft new charges?

  20-01-2017 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The new car tax system coming in April has the signature whiff of something drawn up on the back of a fag packet. Would it be better to just add some extra tax to petrol?
  
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• Search underway for company to build HS2 trains in £2.75 billion government rail investment

  20-01-2017 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Hundreds of jobs will be created by the investment, boosting Britain's skills and expertise in this sector.
  
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• Scotrail boss admits they can't afford free travel scheme promised by Humza Yousaf

  20-01-2017 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -Transport Minister Yousaf announced last month that monthly and annual season-ticket holders would get a free week as a thank you but Phil Verster says Scotrail haven't agreed a deal to pay for it.
  
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• ScotRail Alliance managing director Phil Verster steps down

  20-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The managing director of ScotRail Alliance has stepped down, BBC Scotland understands.
  
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• Ryanair to contest Lufthansa, airberlin deal

  20-01-2017 01:00 via transportweekly.com
  Other News Sources -Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair will lodge a formal complaint against Lufthansas plans to wet lease 38 aircraft from its German competitor airberlin.The agreement, which was finalized in December, will see 38 airberlin Airbus A319/A320 aircraft operating for Eurowings and Austrian Airlines for six years from February.Eurowings will take 33 of the aircraft, enabling it to phase out up to 20 older A320s, and Austrian Airlines will take the remaining five. The deal also inc
  
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• Rolls-Royce lobbied ministers to weaken anti-bribery proposals

  20-01-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Documents from 2004 court case show how Rolls-Royce and other firms pressed government to water down plans Rolls-Royce, which this week agreed to pay £671m in penalties after admitting it had engaged in corruption, lobbied ministers to weaken proposed curbs on bribery a decade ago.The effort to dilute anti-bribery regulations was conducted under the leadership of Sir John Rose, the firms chief executive until 2011, who is facing calls from Labour to be stripped of his knight
  
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• Road pricing must focus on those who have a choice, says FTA

  20-01-2017 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The London Assemblys proposed road pricing scheme to replace the Congestion Charge should target drivers who have a choice whether to use ...
  
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• RMT Southern rail strikes to go ahead

  20-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A strike by conductors on the Southern rail network will still go ahead next week after the RMT was barred from ongoing talks, the union says.
  
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• Retired couple to run Bo'ness bus route

  20-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A retired couple from Bo'ness are trying to set up a new bus service so people can travel to and from Edinburgh.
  
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• Reading launches gas double-decks

  20-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Rail commuters facing disruption in and around Glasgow

  20-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail commuters in and around Glasgow face delays due to vandalism and problems with electricity supplies.
  
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• Questions remain as Supreme Court rules on wheelchair access case

  20-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• People tired of old and cramped Arriva trains, say MPs

  20-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There is an "urgent need" for new trains on Wales' rail network, a committee of MPs has said.
  
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• Pay-per-mile scheme urged to ease London congestion

  20-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Congestion charge failing to halt decline in average speeds across capital
  
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• Optare wins seven-year R&M contract for TfGM hybrid and electric fleet

  20-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• New trains needed in Wales to end underdevelopment

  20-01-2017 01:00 via home.bt.com
  
  Other News Sources - New trains are needed to put an end to long-running underdevelopment of the rail network in Wales, MPs have warned.
  
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• New Security Control Centre for Eurotunnel

  20-01-2017 01:00 via transportweekly.com
  Other News Sources -Eurotunnel yesterday, 18 January 2017, inaugurated its new Security Control Centre on the French Terminal at Coquelles in the presence of Madame Fabienne Buccio, Prfte of the Pas-de-Calais and Paul Booth, Deputy Director of Border Force, South East and Europe Region.The decision to embark on this major investment was taken following the meeting on the site during the summer of 2015 between Theresa May and Bernard Cazeneuve who were at the time Home Secretaries for the United
  
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• New rolling stock needed to generate Welsh rail development

  20-01-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Using modern rolling stock and replacing some of the oldest trains in the UK forms part of the Welsh Affairs Committees suggestions to tackle long-term underdevelopment in the Welsh rail network.
  
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• New Merseyrail station for Maghull within sight

  20-01-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - Development on Northern Line has been granted planning permission
  
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• New climate charge plan targets 66 cut in emissions by 2032

  20-01-2017 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald -The Climate Change Secretary has set out plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 66 by 2032.
  
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• Network Rail admits huge mistake for not including lifts on new bridge

  20-01-2017 01:00 via lincolnshirelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Network Rail has admitted it made a huge mistake by not including disabled access in plans for a new footbridge over a level crossing in Lincoln.
  
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• MP in bid to save rare Clyde-built ship Falls of Clyde

  20-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A rare Clyde-built ship earmarked for destruction in Honolulu should be saved and brought back to Glasgow, an MP argues.
  
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• More trains are needed to overcome the 'huge failure' of the franchise run by Arriva Trains Wales

  20-01-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The franchise agreement made no provision for extra trains but passenger numbers have surged by 75
  
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• Mayor candidate wants self-driving cars on West Midlands roads

  20-01-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Testing cars which drive themselves in the West Midlands will boost local manufacturers, says Mayor candidate
  
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• Liverpool John Lennon Airport could get US connection and new winter routes

  20-01-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -North Wales passengers could benefit as Ryanair boss talks to airport chiefs about a link to the US and other additional flights
  
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• Internet of Bicycles is Chinas latest export

  20-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - App-driven bike rentals are a model for global innovation, writes Michael Moritz
  
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• Indonesia probes corruption related to Rolls-Royce

  20-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Former chief of state airline Garuda placed under investigation
  
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• HS2 bidding can begin - will Hitachi be heading for 2.1billion contract?

  20-01-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The contest to build the £2.75 billion contract to build a fleet of high speed trains has been launched
  
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• Hitachi bids for £2.75bn HS2 contract to build trains in North East

  20-01-2017 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Hitachi Rail Europe will bid for the contract to build the HS2 trains in the North East, which could mean hundreds of jobs.
  
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• Government agrees 'fair' HS2 compensation for Camden residents

  20-01-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The government has accepted the House of Lordsmp;rsquo; call to be fairer to residents of Camden affected by HS2, committing to offer them a mp;ldquo;fair, reasonable and proportionatemp;rdquo; amount of compensation. This will include amending the HS2 Bill to offer residents the chance to sell their...
  
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• Free WiFi on all Chiltern Railways routes

  20-01-2017 01:00 via mix96.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - You'll be able to get free WiFi across all of Chiltern Railways commuter routes from mid-February.
  
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• FirstGroup highlights use of alternative fuels

  20-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• First Minister expects next rail provider to deliver more rolling stock

  20-01-2017 01:00 via caerphillyobserver.co.uk
  Other News Sources - First Minister Carwyn Jones has said the Welsh Government expects the next rail provider for Wales to demonstrate a higher quality of rolling stock.
  
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• Fears over security at remote Scottish airports as bag and body searches are wound down

  20-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - FEARS have been raised about airport security at remote airports after it emerged bag and body searches are being stopped at Tiree, Barra and Campbeltown airports.
  
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