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• It’s not just pregnant women. We all need solace on the grisly trains | Catherine Shoard

  24-01-2017 20:39
  
  An app encourages commuters to offer up their seats. But demanding special treatment for one group feels silly when rush hour is hideous for everyoneAs someone who likes badges (especially if they’re free) as well as the chirpy aesthetic of London Underground design and being pregnant after a fairly long haul, I was initially pleased with my baby-on-board badge. It’s an easy way to convey news, and wins you smiles from strangers on the street – and sometimes even a seat.The log
  
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• Tube strike: Central line drivers stage 24-hour walkout

  24-01-2017 15:34
  
  RMT members to walk out on Wednesday in dispute over ‘forced displacement’ of staffDrivers on the London underground are to stage a 24-hour strike in a dispute over the “forced displacement” of staff.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union who work on the Central line will walk out at 9pm on Wednesday Continue reading...
  
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• London tube drivers on Central line stage 24-hour strike

  24-01-2017 15:13
  
  RMT members to walk out on Wednesday in dispute over ‘forced displacement’ of staffDrivers on the London underground are to stage a 24-hour strike in a dispute over the “forced displacement” of staff.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union who work on the Central line will walk out at 9pm on Wednesday Continue reading...
  
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• Poll confirms Southern’s status as UK's worst-performing rail firm

  24-01-2017 13:58
  
  Only 30% of passengers said last journey had been punctual, while one in eight said train operator had dealt well with delaysSouthern’s status as Britain’s worst-performing train operator has been confirmed by the national rail passenger survey, which shows growing dissatisfaction across the country. Related: Seaford: the town cut off by the Southern rail disputeRelated: Southern train services face further disruptionContinue reading...
  
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• West Midlands WILL be heard on Brexit - industry minister

  24-01-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Birmingham mayor will be able to put the case for local business and residents says business secretary Greg Clark
  
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• United reports minimal impact Monday from Sundays glitch

  24-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- United Airlines largely operated on schedule Jan. 23 after a technology problem disrupted the Chicago-based carriers domestic network for more than two hours Jan. 22.read more
  
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• UK weather: 100 flights cancelled at Heathrow as freezing fog returns and causes more travel misery

  24-01-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Tram services to be suspended between Wimbledon and Mitcham for ten days

  24-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tram services between Wimbledon and Mitcham will be suspended next month while tracks are replaced, Transport for London has announced.
  
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• Trains arriving at three Cambridgeshire stations will be longer and carry more passengers

  24-01-2017 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Platform extension work to start next month and be ready by the end of August
  
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• 'This is luxury' - Passengers tell of regular overcrowding on Bristol to Gloucester train service

  24-01-2017 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Evening Post - This is the scene on board a commuter train heading out of Bristol on a weekday evening.
  
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• Theresa May to unveil industrial strategy with biggest investment in transport, broadband and energy for a generation

  24-01-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Strike laws proposed as Southern conductors walk out again

  24-01-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A ban on strikes which have not been approved by a judge is to be considered by MPs tomorrow. The proposed law, introduced under the Ten Minute rule by Croydon South MP Chris Philp, would make rail strikes more difficult to stage and also reduce their effects, because a skeleton service would have to be maintained. An ASLEF source has reportedly described the proposed law as 'outrageous'. Meanwhile a strike on Southern by RMT conductors is going ahead today, after an appeal from
  
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• Southern Rail planning to run 'full service' despite strikes by drivers

  24-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern Rail is planning to run a "full service" on Tuesday despite a strike by a dozen of its drivers.
  
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• Southern Rail officially worst train firm in Britain according to new customer satisfaction ratings

  24-01-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Southern came out on top with the lowest customer satisfaction score after hiking prices this month, despite a year or chaos and cancellations
  
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• Southern planning normal service despite strike by train drivers

  24-01-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Southern Railway is planning to run a normal service on Tuesday despite a strike by a small number of drivers.
  
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• ScotRail boss told to 'ACT QUICKLY' to turn troubled operator around

  24-01-2017 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - SCOTRAIL'S new boss was today urged "to act quickly" in turning the troubled operator around.
  
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• ScotRail becomes first UK train operator to carry Living Wage Employer logo on its trains

  24-01-2017 01:00 via scotrail.co.uk
  Other News Sources - To mark Living Wage Week 2016, ScotRail has reinforced its position as a Living Wage Employer by committing to adding the logo to every train in the fleet.
  
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• Ryanair in no hurry to set up UK AOC

  24-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Irish low-cost carrier Ryanair is in no rush to set up a UK air operators certificate (AOC) following the UKs decision to exit the European Union (EU), or Brexit.read more
  
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• Rolls-Royce reveals seven unique cars it made in 2016

  24-01-2017 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- No two cars leaving Rolls-Royce's British factory at Goodwood are exactly alike. But these seven cars are extraordinarily tailored to the requests of buyers.
  
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• Rail bosses refuse to shut down Eurostar loophole

  24-01-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Eurostar passengers are still able to board Britain-bound trains without showing their passport despite the Daily Mail exposing a shocking loophole that can be exploited by terrorists.
  
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• Quentin Willson encouraging the use of electric cars

  24-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Motoring journalist Quentin Willson calls for cheaper and simpler prices to encourage the use of electric cars.
  
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• Public consultation to be held on free bus pass system

  24-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The age at which Scots qualify for a free bus pass could rise with a public consultation to be held on changes to the national travel scheme.
  
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• Police get tough on drivers using phones behind the wheel

  24-01-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -FOR hundreds of North-East drivers, resisting the urge to answer a phone call or scroll through a text message behind the wheel can be too much.
  
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• Plans for controversial 14.5m roadwork scheme to be showcased this week

  24-01-2017 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Plans for the final stage of a controversial 14.53m town centre transformation scheme will be showcased to the public this week.
  
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• Petrol and diesel cars could be banned in Scottish cities within eight years

  24-01-2017 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -Drivers could be forced to give up their vehicles and switch to electric cars in some urban areas.
  
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• Northern MD Hynes to replace Verster at ScotRail Alliance

  24-01-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Hynes moves north to Scotland as Verster moves to East West
  
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• New ScotRail boss Alex Hynes promises to improve services as he replaces Phil Verster

  24-01-2017 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record -Hynes replaces Verster as managing director of ScotRail at a time when services have come under a lot of criticism.
  
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• New boss announced for ScotRail

  24-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The new managing director of the ScotRail Alliance will be Alex Hynes following the departure of Phil Verster from the role.
  
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• Midland Metro tram shipped to Spain for battery fit-out ahead of OLE-free operation

  24-01-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The first of the Midland Metro light rail fleet has been shipped back to the Zaragoza factory in Spain, where it was made, to be fitted with batteries as part of trailblazing plans to introduce battery-powered tram in the UK mp;ndash; thus ruling out the need for overhead power cables. Tram 18...
  
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• Londoners baffled as TfL journey planner renames Victoria to 'Elephant Park'

  24-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Londoners were left puzzled after Transport for London's journey planner appeared to rename Victoria station to Elephant Park.
  
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• London's super-rich workers want to walk to work

  24-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Hedge funds and financial advisers should look at nearby luxury flats when choosing offices, according to a report on Monday which showed the super-rich prefer to walk to work.
  
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• Live updates: Long delays on Metrolink services due to 'severe weather conditions'

  24-01-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -The most common response appears to be 'what severe weather?'
  
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• Letters to the editor: Road pricing makes travel better

  24-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The London Assembly transport committee is right to call for road-pricing "Congestion on roads now so bad that C-charge is 'no longer fit for purpose' ", January 19.
  
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• Jet2 announces New York flights from Birmingham for 399

  24-01-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -They will follow the launch of flights and holidays from Birmingham Airport, which are due to start in March
  
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• Japan Air Commuter takes delivery of first ATR 42-600

  24-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Japan Air Commutermember of the JAL Grouphas taken delivery of its first 50-seat ATR 42-600. read more
  
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• HS2 will devastate wildlife, say campaigners

  24-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Campaigners say government plans to build a bridge in Hillingdon for HS2 will destroy local wildlife.
  
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• Hitachi shows how Trenitalias Rock will roll

  24-01-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - ITALY: A mock-up of one of the driving cars from the double-deck regional electric multiple-units...
  
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• Head of major English trains operator is new ScotRail boss

  24-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE head of the north of England's biggest trains operator is to be appointed the new chief of Scotrail, The Herald understands.
  
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• Green light given to Merseyrail's new Maghull North station

  24-01-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - ?The development of Merseyrailmp;rsquo;s new station in Maghull North has moved a step closer after Sefton Council granted planning permission for the scheme. The councilmp;rsquo;s planning committee approved plans for the new Maghull North station, which will be located between the existing Maghull...
  
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• FTA calls on Government to deliver on industrial policy plans

  24-01-2017 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - According to the Freight Transport Association, todays announcement by Prime Minister Theresa May that the Government will be stepping up to a ...
  
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• Free bus pass age could rise due to people living longer

  24-01-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The age at which future generations of Scots receive a free bus pass could rise after transport minister Humza Yousaf announced a wide-ranging public consultation.
  
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• Forth Road Bridge reopening picks up civil engineering award

  24-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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• Fears village could be left isolated as it is omitted from Ashington to Newcastle rail link plans

  24-01-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The South East Northumberland Rail User Group has set up a petition calling for a new railway station to be built in Seghill
  
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• Evening Standard comment: It's time for a ban on rail strikes by law

  24-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The finding that a majority of Londoners55 per cent in an Ipsos Mori poll for this paperback a strike ban on train drivers is published on what is another strike day for Southern rail. It would be unsurprising if Southern commuters were not even more supportive of a ban than any other group of Londoners. Southern promises that tomorrow there will be no stoppages on its services; right now this feels like an unusual state of affairs.
  
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• Diesel price reaches two year high

  24-01-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Diesel has risen to its most expensive price in more than two years.
  
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• Delta-Aeromexico execs appointed to lead JV

  24-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Delta Air Lines and Aeromexico have announced leadership changes as the two carriers move to establish a transborder joint venture (JV) between Mexico and the US.read more
  
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• Bus pass eligibility age could rise amid cash crisis

  24-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - THE qualifying age for a bus pass may rise, as the Government battles a 10 million funding gap.
  
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• BNSF Railway to invest $3.4bn to maintain network

  24-01-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -US-based freight railroad network BNSF Railway has announced plans to invest $3.4bn this year to replace and maintain its core network and related assets.
  
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• BA, Easyjet and Virgin prepare for Gatwick terminal changes

  24-01-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Easyjet to operate entirely from North Terminal
  
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• Aslef warns rail groups over driver-only plans

  24-01-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Dispute could spread to other regions as union stands by its position
  
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