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• Arriva Rail North staff to consider strike action over role of train guards

  09-02-2017 18:08
  
  RMT to ballot members over issue which has already caused long-running dispute with Southern RailwayDisputes over the role of train guards are set to spread to another rail company after a new strike ballot was announced.
  The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said it was in dispute with Arriva Rail North, which runs the Northern franchise, and its members will vote on whether to take action. Related: Is Britain’s rail network getting worse?Continue reading...
  
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• Waitrose lorries to be fuelled by gas from rotting food Subscription

  09-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Waitrose is to become the first company in Europe to use lorries which are run entirely on biomethane gas generated from food waste.
  
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• Victoria line trains set to arrive every 100 seconds from May

  09-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A Victoria Line train will arrive every 100 seconds as the frequency of services increases from May, transport bosses have said.
  
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• Uber hires Nasa veteran for flying driverless cars plan

  09-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Flying driverless taxis could be a step closer after Uber hired a Nasa veteran to work on its blueprints.
  
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• Thousands fined at Nottingham 'bus gate with no public buses

  09-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More than 11,000 drivers have been fined in one year for going through a so-called bus gate that is not on any public bus routes.
  
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• TfGM 2040 plan talks network integration and floats tram-train fix

  09-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has unveiled its much-anticipated Transport Strategy 2040, which outlines how the authority will focus on creating an integrated, sustainable and co-ordinated transport system in the region mp;ndash; with all types of travel considered. The strategymp;rsquo;s...
  
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• Technology strategy for the 'age of the digital train'

  09-02-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: A strategy identifying 12 'key capabilities' that the rail sector needs to develop in order to...
  
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• Stop-go signals risk exodus of engineers from rail industry Subscription

  09-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - One of Britains biggest contractors has delivered a withering assessment of the governments stop-go funding of the railways, attacking ministerial indecision that it claims risks further damage to the network.
  
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• Stone-throwing youths smash train windows from Cardiff bridge

  09-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Windscreens on two trains were damaged after youths threw stones from a bridge in Cardiff, police say.
  
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• Sadiq Khan urged to improve road safety after two female cyclists and elderly pedestrian die within hours on London's streets

  09-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Campaigners have called on Sadiq Khan to improve road safety after two young female cyclists and an elderly pedestrian died within hours of each other on London's streets.
  
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• Sadiq Khan: London's transport network will grind to halt amid 'unbearable strain' without Crossrail 2

  09-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Londons transport network will grind to a halt under the unbearable strain of millions more passengers unless the Government jointly funds Crossrail 2, Sadiq Khan warned today.
  
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• Ryanair, Norwegian to start feeder flights this summer

  09-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Irish low-cost carrier (LCC) Ryanair and LCC Norwegian plan to start joint feeder flights from summer 2017 onward. read more
  
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• Plume: The mudguard for cyclists who dont like mudguards

  09-02-2017 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Faced with the fickle British weather and a frustration with existing mudguard designs, British cyclists Dan McMahon and Patrick Laing have produced the Plume. Like a butterfly proboscis, the stainless steel Plume recoils when not in use; the simplicity of the design reflecting that of the bicycle itself. Unlike most mudguards, Plume is super-thin, and made from materials that wont The post Plume: The mudguard for cyclists who dont like mudguards appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Overground part-closures on line serving Woodgrange Park station could stretch to 2018

  09-02-2017 01:00 via newhamrecorder.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An engineering design blunder could mean part-closures on the Gospel Oak to Barking Overground line stretch into early 2018with seething funders Transport for London (TfL) promising to seek compensation.
  
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• New child seat rules will confuse parents, warn experts

  09-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Forthcoming rules mean children using new car seats will have to weigh over 22kg and be taller than 125cm.
  
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• Motorists spent more than 5m on parking in Cardiff in one year

  09-02-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -A freedom of information request showed revenue of £5,128,666 was generated in 2015-16a 12 rise on the previous years figure of almost £4.6m
  
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• May joins MP in praise for world-class Westhoughton coach manufacturers

  09-02-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -A WESTHOUGHTON firm was praised by the Prime Minister yesterday.
  
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• London network will 'grind to a halt' without Crossrail 2, warns Khan

  09-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - With still a few months left to go until the first Crossrail trains hit the network, London mayor Sadiq Khan has today made the case for the projectmp;rsquo;s follow-up, Crossrail 2 mp;ndash; without which he claims at least 17 of the capitalmp;rsquo;s Underground stations will mp;ldquo;buckle under...
  
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• London Midland rail disruption averted as union calls off strike ballot

  09-02-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - RMT train conductors cancel ballot after company bosses agree to stop using security contractors
  
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• Industry backs faster ERTMS deployment

  09-02-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: The Chief Executives of the eight signalling companies that are members of the UNISIG...
  
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• Heathrow consultation kicks off but closest communities will be excluded

  09-02-2017 01:00 via colnbrook.info
  Other Regional Press - Longford, Harmondsworth, Sipson, Colnbrook and Poylethe locations that will be most affected by a Third Runwayare all MISSING from a list of 20 locations the Government has chosen to host its information events on Heathrow expansion.
  
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• Greater Anglia to lobby government for investment in 10-point upgrade plea

  09-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Greater Anglia has laid out 10 key rail infrastructure priorities that need to be made within the next decade in order for the planned benefits of its own franchise commitments to be fully realised. In a statement, the operator, owned by Abellio with Mitsui as a 40 shareholder...
  
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• Greater Anglia calls for digital signalling, four-tracking part of West Anglia Main Line, and upgrading junctions are among essential

  09-02-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Digital signalling, four-tracking a section of the West Anglia Main Line, and upgrading junctions are among upgrades called for by Greater Anglia.
  
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• Government invest £35 million in Berkshire roads and railways which could create 12,000 jobs

  09-02-2017 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Thames Valley Berkshire Local Enterprise Partnership successfully bid for £35 million of local growth funding
  
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• Famous swing bridge set to go in Greater Anglia wishlist

  09-02-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A new infrastructure plan set out by Greater Anglia includes capacity increases at various points along the Great Eastern Main Line between London and Norwich as well as other improvements at key points around the region. The GEML plans include the replacement of the single track swing bridge at Trowse, on the approaches to Norwich, with a new fixed double track structure.
  
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• Etihad CEO: 2016 a year of sustained growth in a tough environment

  09-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- In 2016, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways saw a year of sustained growth in a very tough business environment, Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) president and CEO James Hogan said in a Feb. 8 statement.read more
  
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• Driverless cars will attract hefty insurance premium Subscription

  09-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Motorists will face high insurance costs to run driverless cars under government plans for specialist policies that cover crashes caused by a vehicles on-board computer.
  
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• Driverless car owners will need 'two-in-one' insurance policies under new Government plans

  09-02-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Don't forget 'Cinderella'

  09-02-2017 01:00 via theforestreview.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - RAIL campaigners on both sides of the Wye have come together to ram home the message that passengers on Severnside should not suffer when a new train operating franchise for the area is set.
  
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• Design blunder spells more disruption for passengers on Gospel Oak to Barking Line

  09-02-2017 01:00 via guardian-series.co.uk
  
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• Derby City Council accused of sneaking school transport policy 'through the back door'

  09-02-2017 01:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - Whether Derby City Council's controversial 2015 school transport assistance policy ever gained cabinet approval was questioned by an opposition councillor at Wednesday night's Derby City Council cabinet meeting.
  
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• Dept of Transport proposes no change to night flights to Heathrow (and all SE England airports)

  09-02-2017 01:00 via putneysw15.com
  Other Regional Press - The consultation on Night flight restrictions at Heathrow Gatwick and Stansted in which the Government is proposing no change to the current night flights regime around Heathrow Airport, closes on 28 February 2017 and will then be reviewed by the Department for Transport.
  
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• Crisis warnings on Transport for London

  09-02-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Warnings of looming problems on Transport for London have come from two directions today, although they appear to be possibly contradictory. The Mayor Sadiq Khan claims parts of the Underground will be halted by overwhelming numbers of passengers within a few years unless Crossrail 2 is built, while a separate crisis could arrive even sooner, after it was revealed that revenues have been dented by falling passenger numbers. Conservatives on the London Assembly have described TfL'
  
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• Concern over rail access

  09-02-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
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• Commuter rail line closed for 9 months due to shut again after upgrade blunders

  09-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A commuter rail line is set to reopen after a nine-month £130 million upgrade - but then close again because of a catalogue of errors.
  
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• Commercial spaceflight - Enabling small-satellite launches and sub-orbital flights from the UK.

  09-02-2017 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - We intend to publish a draft spaceflight bill later this month, dedicated to commercial spaceflight in the UK. This legislation will be fundamental to enabling small-satellite launches and sub-orbital flights from the UK, ensuring the UK is well placed to take advantage of a growing global market. The governments intention is to introduce this Bill formally early in the next session, following a period of scrutiny and engagement with industry and other interest groups.
  
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• Bombardier to get 225m loans from Canadian government

  09-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Canada's federal government announces loans of 225m for two of Bombardier's jet projects.
  
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• Balfour Beatty sounds warning over Brexit skills crisis

  09-02-2017 01:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction Enquirer - Balfour Beatty has highlighted the potential impact of a Hard Brexit on industry skills.
  The contracting giant published a paper today on the future of the rail industry.
  
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• Atkins chief signals more acquisitions as consolidation gathers pace

  09-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - WS Atkins, a major contractor to Hinkley Point, Heathrow and HS2, is targeting more mergers and acquisitions to compete in a fast-moving race among rivals to grow bigger and better.
  
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