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• A North Channel rail tunnel to raise morale | Letters

  06-02-2017 20:39
  
  In January, amid much fanfare, the UK joined the New Silk Route as a freight container train arrived in London all the way from China (Silk Road route back in business, theguardian.com, 14 January). Now the Northern Ireland ports are on the doorstep of the North Atlantic and the great circle route. Thus a North Channel rail tunnel would not just interconnect the UK but also place us as the “hyphen” between two great trading routes, namely the New Silk Route and the transatlantic rout
  
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• How to attract the best talent to help improve public transport

  06-02-2017 01:10
  
  In a world on the move, and with stiff competition car manufacturers and startups, public bodies need to up their game to attract extra staffPublic transport has not always been the most attractive sector to work in. Faced with fierce competition from more “glamorous” industries such as airlines, car manufacturers, financial services and tech startups, public transport has sometimes struggled to be seen as the place for a great career. Yet as countries around the world continue to ur
  
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• How do you attract the best talent to help improve public transport?

  06-02-2017 01:10
  
  In a world on the move, and with stiff competition car manufacturers and startups, public bodies need to up their game to attract extra staffPublic transport has not always been the most attractive sector to work in. Faced with fierce competition from more “glamorous” industries such as airlines, car manufacturers, financial services and tech startups, public transport has sometimes struggled to be seen as the place for a great career. Yet as countries around the world continue to ur
  
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• York's free Sunday bus service extended

  06-02-2017 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -A FREE Sunday bus service in York is to run for another two months.
  
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• Whose railway is it anyway? - Lisa Forbes

  06-02-2017 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - Lisa Forbes, Labour parliamentary spokeswoman in Peterborough writes: It was, of course, encouraging reading in the Peterborough Telegraph recently that Network Rail now has plans in place to upgrade the East Coast mainline rail services, meaning Peterborough to London Kings Cross will see faster journey times and more frequent services. It does not necessarily make up for the fact that the UK has the most expensive and least reliable rail services in Western Europe, but
  
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• Volvo reaches 3,000-milestone for electric and hybrid buses

  06-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Volkswagen faces new front on emissions legal action

  06-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Volkswagen faces its first legal action in Germany from a big corporate client over the diesel scandal.
  
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• Vision for Harrogate to become low emission bus town

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• Virgin Trains to create 45 new jobs at Newcastle customer centre

  06-02-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - New jobs - which are being created just four months after centre opened - are being hailed as a vote of confidence in the city
  
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• Unlocking car parks

  06-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Australian app that frees up parking spaces owned by hotels and offices for the public.
  
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• Underground station could bring high-speed rail to Bradford city centre

  06-02-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A SUBTERRANEAN station beneath Bradford city centre is one of the options being looked at for bringing high-speed rail to Bradford, the Telegraph mp; Argus can exclusively reveal.
  
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• Transport Secretary does not rule out dualling of A69 in bid to improve links between east and west

  06-02-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Dualling of the A69 is still an option, says Transport Secretary Chris Grayling as efforts underway to boost North East and North West links
  
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• Trains will run without guard under Southern deal subscription

  06-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Southern Rails problem-hit trains will be able to run with only the driver in control, despite promises that a second staff member would be on board at all times, it emerged yesterday.
  
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• The Labour Party's renationalisation solution to failing rail franchises risks returning to a golden age of British Rail that never was

  06-02-2017 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Far better to concentrate on creating public-private structures that vary according to the needs of each area, a boringly prosaic answer to a problem that cannot be solved by ideology
  
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• The air that I breathe is filthy, I tested it subscription

  06-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Is pollution killing us as Britains air quality gets worse?
  Four years ago I bought a diesel car, thinking I was doing my bit for the environment. Now it turns out that Ive been contributing to as many as 40,000 premature deaths that happen every year in the UK as a result of air pollution.
  
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• Thamesdown Transport sold to Go South Coast

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• Station delays sparks fears for £400m leisure plans

  06-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - ONGOING delays to the revamp of one of Scotlands biggest railway stations have thrown into jeopardy latest plans for a £400m city centre retail and leisure development.
  
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• Stagecoach pilots new high-frequency minibus service in Kent

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• Southern rail deal a 'shocking betrayal', RMT union says

  06-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Union general secretary Mick Cash says the bitter dispute over the role of conductors will continue.
  
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• Remembering the humble beginnings of Gatwick Airport 80 years ago

  06-02-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Before easyJet, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic the airport was a satellite airfield of RAF Kenley
  
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• Plans to transform Bradford Forster Square station remain on track

  06-02-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -WHILE efforts to bring high-speed rail to Bradford continue, plans to upgrade another city centre station are still on track.
  
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• People shining lasers at planes could face jail under tough new law

  06-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - People shining laser pens at plane pilots and train drivers could be jailed or face huge fines under a tough new law.
  
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• New ticketing offers in wake of Liverpool Bus Alliance

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• NCT enhances South Notts 1 route

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• Major roadwork project timetable brought forward

  06-02-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Major roadwork project timetable brought forward
  
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• Liverpool MP brands railway management as "not fit for Purpose"

  06-02-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Transport committee chair Louise Ellman has slammed the Government's management of rail operators
  
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• Inquiry into bid-rigging on Bus Eireann routes subscription

  06-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The consumer watchdog is investigating publicly funded transport companies in Munster and Leinster over claims of bid-rigging.
  
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• Hitachi Rail Europe seeks new recruits for 80m depot

  06-02-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Hitachi Rail Europe is recruiting 150 staff from the Bristol area for its Stoke Gifford depot.
  
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• Fredriksen vows to see through shipping rescue

  06-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Worlds most influential shipowner to oversee restructuring of oil-drilling company
  
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• Fleet of ten Enviro200 MMCs set for Cardiff

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• EXCLUSIVE: Underground station could bring high-speed rail to Bradford city centre

  06-02-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A SUBTERRANEAN station beneath Bradford city centre is one of the options being looked at for bringing high-speed rail to Bradford, the Telegraph mp; Argus can exclusively reveal.
  
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• 'Devastating' impact of bus cuts that will see subsidised services slashed from 35 to SEVEN

  06-02-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -FEARS have been raised over the 'devastating' impact as the axe is wielded on Dorset's bus service again.
  
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• Cardiff's bus wars are set to get serious this year as NAT brings in new routes

  06-02-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The battle between Cardiff Bus and NAT (New Adventure Travel) is set to hot up even further this year.
  The sparring firms' rivalry is set to expand to another key route into Wales' capital and both operators are extending other routes or introducing new ones.
  
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• Bus-rail integration report from TravelWatch NorthWest

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• Britain's rail franchising system 'is failing passengers'

  06-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Britain's rail franchising system is failing passengers with higher fares and poor performance, MPs have warned.
  
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• Break up franchises after Southern Rail farce say MPs

  06-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - MPs have called for Britains railways to be broken up into smaller franchises following the Southern Rail debacle.
  
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• Arriva investigates wheelchair passenger incident in Wakefield

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• Arriva Bus updates its m-ticket app

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