Public Transport news

• YP Letters: Investment needed in Hull station MPs make direct appeal to rail firm

  29-01-2017 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - THIS is an open letter that Hulls three MPs have sent to FirstGroup chief executive Jim OToole.
  
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• Train maker in court battle over lost Mersey order subscription

  29-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Train maker Bombardier has gone to the High Court to overturn a Swiss rivals £460m contract to build new trains for Merseyside.
  
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• Spaceports 'delayed' by Brexit

  29-01-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - PROPOSALS to enable the development of the UK's first commercial spaceports have been delayed by Brexit.
  
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• Southern Rail passengers 'abandoned' at freezing Leatherhead railway station

  29-01-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -A late-night London to Horsham service terminated unexpectedly at Leatherhead on Wednesday leaving nine passengers with no way to get home
  
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• Officers 'could seize' your phone if you use it while you're driving, suggests police leader

  29-01-2017 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Police Federation's roads policing lead thinks seizing an expensive smart phone could be more of a deterrent than fines or penalty points
  
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• National Rail slashes Family and Friends Railcard by 20 for half term

  29-01-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -To apply for your card visit the official website and enter the code FEB17 when prompted
  
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• London is instantly recognisable by its transport imagery

  29-01-2017 01:00 via designweek.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - London Transport Museums exhibition Poster Parade: Re-imagining historical posters explores the pervasive influence of Londons transport design.
  
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• Litter pickers head to the highways

  29-01-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -TWO of Sussexs busiest roads are in line for a clean.
  
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• HS2 accused of jobs for the boys over £535k-a-year boss

  29-01-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The taxpayer-funded company behind HS2 has been accused of jobs for the boys after its new boss was hired from one of the projects main contractors.
  
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• How to escape the commuter line from hell subscription

  29-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The rail chaos isnt just disrupting journeys, its affecting the property market, as commuters ditch locations on the dreaded network. Hugh Graham finds 10 great escapes for disgruntled Southerners
  
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• High speed rail is happening but will it really benefit the North East?

  29-01-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -Parliament is approving legislation allowing construction of the £56 billion HS2 line to begin
  
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• Heathrow third runway unlawful because locals made life choices after Tory promises, opponents claim in legal bid

  29-01-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Flintshire transport improvements ahead of £50m metro

  29-01-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus and transport schemes will be developed in Flintshire ahead of the proposed £50m north Wales metro project.
  
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• Eurostar introduces Valentines Day e-vouchers - great for a romantic getaway

  29-01-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Are you a last-minute romantic looking to impress this Valentine's Day? Read on...
  
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• Diesel drivers in London to pay 50 percent more to park

  29-01-2017 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;cities that are breaching legal air pollution limitsso imposing higher mp;#8230;transport that will make a real difference in the quality of air mp;#8230;aimed to help Britain hit EU carbon emissions targetscontributed to mp;#8230;due to rigged laboratory tests. Air pollution from sources including factories mp;#8230;
  
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• Commuter sentence subscription

  29-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Southern Rail passengers have endured 10 months of hell as the unions and management row over who controls the train doors. Matt Rudd feels their pain
  
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• Ceiriog Valley WILL get full bus service after GHA Coaches collapse, despite rumours

  29-01-2017 01:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Promises have been made people in rural communities affected by the collapse of GHA Coaches have not been forgotten.
  
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• Caught out: Drivers photographed on their mobile phones at the wheel

  29-01-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -MOTORISTS are being reported to police for using their phones while driving on a daily basis.
  
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• Bus passengers on shuttle route to trial paying by phone app

  29-01-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -BUS-users in the Bradford district are to trial the latest in ticketing technology.
  
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• Barrow MP to ask transport secretary for 'urgent government intervention' amid latest train 'shambles'

  29-01-2017 01:00 via nwemail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - BARROW MP John Woodcock has said he will be writing to the transport secretary to ask for "urgent government intervention" in light of the latest train delays affecting Cumbria.
  
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• Anger as transport chiefs admit they dont know true benefits of plan to raise age for bus passes

  29-01-2017 01:00 via sundaypost.com
  
  Other News Sources - TRANSPORT chiefs have admitted they dont know how much cash would be saved by controversial plans to raise the age at which Scots qualify for a free bus pass.
  
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• AM asks if Pontypool station could be moved closer to town

  29-01-2017 01:00 via freepressseries.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - IMPROVEMENTS should be made to made to Pontypool and New Inn Railway Station, a Gwent AM has said.
  
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• Airtight homes to block toxic fumes subscription

  29-01-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britains air pollution is so dangerous that developers are to be forced to fit tens of thousands of new homes with filtration systems to purify all the air entering them.
  
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