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• Southern commuters launch legal claim to force government's hand

  01-02-2017 13:04
  
  Application for judicial review of Department for Transport’s handling of crisis-hit rail network filed by lawyersSouthern rail commuters have launched a legal claim in an attempt to force the government to take action over the failing train service.An application for a judicial review of the Department for Transport’s handling of the crisis was filed on Wednesday by lawyers for the Association of British Commuters.Related: Jobs lost and broken relationships: legacy of the Southern r
  
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• BBC’s Jeremy Vine in road rage incident with driver – video

  01-02-2017 12:30
  
  BBC presenter Jeremy Vine is confronted by Shanique Sheena Pearson, 22, in a road rage incident. The footage, posted by Vine on his Facebook page in August last year, shows Pearson shouting at him for cycling in the centre of the road in order to avoid car doors on a narrow Kensington street. On Wednesday 1 February 2017 Pearson was found guilty of using threatening or abusive behaviour and driving without reasonable considerationThis video was originally published on the Guardian on 30 August 2
  
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• Overhaul of UK train ticket pricing to be trialled in May

  01-02-2017 01:05
  
  Scheme aimed at making cheapest tickets easier to buy will wipe out overpriced routes and flag up if two singles are cheaper than returnAn overhaul of Britain’s rail fares is to be trialled to make it easier to buy the cheapest tickets and eliminate overpriced routes.Some fares for long, connecting journeys will be removed from the system as cheaper alternatives exist, in a bid to negate the need for split ticketing to save money. Related: Is Britain’s rail network getting worse?Rela
  
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• Rail firms ordered to improve provision of accessible toilets

  01-02-2017 01:01
  
  Minister says there will be clearer information and quicker repairs after Paralympian went public about her ordealProvision of accessible toilets on trains will be improved, the government has announced, weeks after a Paralympian revealed she had wet herself on a long train journey because the facilities were out of order. The Department for Transport said changes were under way as a result of Anne Wafula Strike going public in the Guardian about her experience on a CrossCountry train journey fr
  
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• Wheelchair user refused space on bus days after supreme court ruling

  01-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Kirsty Shepherd was denied access to bus despite court ruling that drivers should ask passengers to make space for wheelchairsA wheelchair user was refused space on a bus because a pushchair was on board, days after the supreme court ruled that drivers should ask passengers to make space for wheelchairs. Kirsty Shepherd, 34, was denied access to a bus travelling between Wakefield and Leeds in West Yorkshire on 23 January, when the driver said the space usually occupied by a wheelc
  
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• Wheelchair user blasts bus driver who 'refused her'

  01-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Kirsty Shepherd, from Wakefield, was told by an Arriva driver (not pictured) that she could not get on despite there being room. This came just days after the Supreme Court ruled wheelchairs have priority.
  
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• VIRGIN TRAINS WARNS AIR PASSENGER DUTY AXE WILL HIT RAIL SERVICES

  01-02-2017 01:00 via eveningexpress.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Around a third of Edinburgh to London rail journeys could be lost to air travel if air passenger duty (APD) is abolished, according to Virgin Trains.
  
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• Videos: York cabbies release footage of Uber drivers breaking one-way rules

  01-02-2017 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -MISTAKES by Uber drivers on Yorks roads have been captured on camera by rival taxi drivers.
  
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• TfL Tube strikes 2017: Crisis talks held ahead of three days of walk outs planned for next week

  01-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Crisis talks were taking place today to try and prevent three days of Tube strikes threatening to cause major disruption to Monday morning peak time services.
  
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• Station deal struck: Express service to call at Morley and improvements for commuters

  01-02-2017 01:00 via morleyobserver.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - TransPennine Express has announced that more of its Manchester to Leeds services will call at Morley by May 2018.And train operator Northern has also confirmed that it will be investing in improvements at the neglected station.
  
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• Split Ticketing Rail Fares To Be Made More Accessible

  01-02-2017 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
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• Southern Rail in new row with unions over staff safety licences

  01-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A fresh row has flared on Southern Railway after union leaders accused the company of planning to strip staff of their safety licence.
  
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• Solar-powered trains: will the UK seize the moment?

  01-02-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -A new project underway has set out to explore the possibility of connecting solar panels directly to train tracks on the UK network. If successful, the Renewable Traction Power project could help speed-up the rail sectors decarbonisation agenda and
  
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• Rail services for Hemel Hempstead improve over the last four years - but have dropped compared to six months ago

  01-02-2017 01:00 via berkhamstedtoday.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Rail users are less satisfied with services than they were six months ago, according to the latest National Rail Passenger Survey.
  
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• Rail firms ordered to improve disabled toilet access after top Paralympian wet herself due to inadequate facilities

  01-02-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Team GB wheelchair racer Anne Wafula-Strike said she was "robbed of her dignity" after she was forced to urinate in her seat
  
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• Rail fares overhauled to help customers find cheapest tickets

  01-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An overhaul of Britain's rail fares is to be trialled to make it easier to buy the cheapest train tickets.
  
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• Plans for buses to make U-turns at Frideswide Square 'unsafe and could cause traffic chaos'

  01-02-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -PLANS for buses to make U-turns at one of Oxford's busiest junctions are dangerous and could cause traffic chaos, it is claimed.
  
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• Petrol prices rise to TWO YEAR high

  01-02-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Diesel is also at its most expensive level since December 2014, at £1.23 per litre
  
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• Over 400 Routemasters to be recalled due to rear-door fault

  01-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More than 400 buses need upgrades due to a fault with the rear door.
  
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• NR seeks fourth track north of Huntingdon

  01-02-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A fourth track on the East Coast Main Line north of Huntingdon is on the cards.
  
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• Nexus to invest 35m in modernisation work in 2017

  01-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Nexus is to invest £35 million in Metro modernisation work in 2017. The work will involve major projects to renew and replace Metros ageing infrastructure, including track and overhead lines. It forms part of the £350m Metro all change modernisation programme, the scheme to secure Metros long term future over eleven years. The modernisation programme is now into its sixth year.Major Metro renewal projects in 2017 include:Track replacem
  
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• New railway station in Cambridge could be built without public money

  01-02-2017 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Work is ongoing to develop a business case for the new station, but investors say their preferred scenario would be to develop the site themselves
  
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• 'New Oxford to Bristol rail line discussed by MPs

  01-02-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -EXCITING plans to open a new rail line west of Oxford going to Bristol have been discussed by MPs.
  
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• MPs hit out at diesel charges warning they may be illegal

  01-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Local authorities in London, Birmingham, Nottingham, Derby, Leeds and Southampton are thought to be considering drastic measures to crack down on diesel to improve air quality.
  
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• Knorr-Bremse completes purchase of Vossloh Electrical Systems

  01-02-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - KNORR-BREMSE: The sale of Vossloh AG's Electrical Systems business unit to Knorr-Bremse Systeme fr...
  
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• HS2 set to go ahead after House of Lords oppose bid to block long awaited rail project

  01-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - An eleventh-hour bid to derail the high-speed rail project has failed in the House of Lords.
  
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• Fake rail tickets in the age of the dark web and smart payments

  01-02-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -An investigation has revealed that forged train tickets are being sold at a fraction of their retail price on the dark web and then used at UK rail stations. Is this a passing phase or the start of a new form of fraud?
  
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• End of rip-off rail fares as ticket pricing system gets overhaul

  01-02-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Edinburgh Airport launch Consultation 2 on Airspace Change Programme

  01-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Edinburgh Airport has launched the second stage of its public consultation on the Airspace Change Programme (ACP). The ACP is about the way in which Edinburgh Airport intends to grow, ensuring that it continues to be able to support Scotlands economy and jobs in a safe and effective way. The existing flight paths used by aircraft rely on the 1950s technology of ground-based radio beacons. Any new flightpaths changes would be introduced using well-
  
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• Delta, American swap gates at LAX in ramp-up to terminal upgrades

  01-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Delta Air Lines swapped four gates with American Airlines at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Jan. 31, the first visible element of Deltas infrastructure upgrade at LAX. read more
  
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• Cross-country commuters to save 'hundreds of pounds'

  01-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers using cross-country train routes could theoretically save up to £260 a journey, under a trial scheme to simplify fares.
  
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• COLUMN: On yer bike - 'Cyclists are not part of the problem'

  01-02-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Not just a slap of paint
  
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• Brit drivers spend FOUR DAYS every year desperately looking for a parking space

  01-02-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - People who park badly are the most annoying thing for drivers on the UK's roads
  
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• Air pollution crisis plagues UK, finds UN human rights expert

  01-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Silent pandemic of air pollution affects UK children and there is no indication protection against toxic waste will be retained after BrexitAir pollution is a crisis that plagues the UK, particularly children, according to the UNs special rapporteur on hazardous substances and wastes.Baskut Tuncak, who was appointed by the UN human rights council and completed a 15-day mission to the UK on Tuesday, said there was an urgent need for political will by the UK government to make timel
  
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