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• Out now: Issue 153 of Passenger Transport

  10-02-2017 15:37 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 153 of Passenger Transport is published on February 10
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  LEAD STORYTreasury eyes raid on NR property sales
  It is unclear at present whether Network Rail will be allowed to retain ‘some, all or none’ of the £1.8bn it plans to raise from property sales
   
  NEWS
  Thamesdown is latest municipal to be sold
  Go-Ahead Group has paid an undisclosed sum to acquire Swindon’s council-owned bus company, which will become part of Go South Coast
  
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• Treasury eyes raid on NR property sales

  10-02-2017 15:24 via passengertransport.co.uk
  It is unclear at present whether Network Rail will be allowed to retain ‘some, all or none’ of the £1.8bn it plans to raise from property sales
   
  Redeveloped: A restaurant in a railway arch in Vauxhall, London
   
  Network Rail’s plans to raise £1.8bn from property sales to help offset cost increases in infrastructure enhancement schemes are being threatened by the Treasury.
  It is understood that Treasury officials are considering how to use the money Ne
  
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• Failure is the route to innovation

  10-02-2017 15:20 via passengertransport.co.uk
  The bus industry must innovate or die. We just need someone to stop making excuses, take a chance and be prepared to fail
   
  Some companies are offering a glimmer of hope with bold new innovations, like Slide from RATP Dev
   
  By Mile Fletcher, mhd partnership
  In the previous edition of Passenger Transit (PT152), there was a synopsis of the JP Morgan research paper into why the big four bus groups are struggling to grow revenue, and one line struck a chord with me. While many had tho
  
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• At what point does a safe job become unsafe?

  10-02-2017 15:10 via passengertransport.co.uk
  James Dark took a trip out on the network with a train driver to learn more about DOO. Here’s what he found
   
  The dispute at Southern has put DOO in the spotlight. But is anyone any the wiser?
   
  The long running industrial relations dispute over the extension of driver only operation on the Southern rail network must be thoroughly mystifying to the passengers who have suffered continual disruption to their journeys for the past nine months. Regardless of whether a settlement is n
  
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• Choose life, choose a career… choose buses?

  10-02-2017 14:04 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Stuffy, traditional and facing extinction. Why should young people join the bus industry, and why should those who still have a choice decide to stay? Alex Warner offers his view
   
  A familiar sight?: The dyed-in-the-wool, uninspiring attitudes of some ‘old farts’ can have a debilitating effect
   
  Firstly an apology to Arriva’s bus big boy, Kevin O’Connor, for inadvertently suggesting that he rather than I am 45, as opposed to 40 in my ‘Travel Test’ wi
  
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• Fifth of rail passengers buy wrong ticket from machines, says regulator

  10-02-2017 01:01
  
  Almost 20% of study’s mystery passengers either paid too much for journey or paid too little, risking penalty fare
  About one in five train passengers using ticket machines could be either paying too much or be at risk of a penalty fare, the rail regulator has said.The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) carried out a study in which 13% of its mystery passengers chose more expensive tickets than required. Continue reading...
  
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• Your AM Writes : Islwyn AM Rhianon Passmore

  10-02-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - In total, Arriva Trains Wales made £133,88 million in dividends for its parent company after taking over the franchise to run the Wales and Border Train services ...
  
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• Wrexham officially has the WORST roads in North Wales

  10-02-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The county has more potholes and poor surfaces than anywhere else but Flintshire has the best in the country
  
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• Wrexham Is Crying Out For Millions From Welsh Government For Transport Network

  10-02-2017 01:00 via wrexham.com
  
  Other Regional Press - The Leader of Wrexham Council has reiterated his plea for Welsh Government funding to improve the local and regional transport network.
  
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• Work starts on Caernarfon steam railway station

  10-02-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The Welsh Highland Railway's Slate Quay terminus will be upgraded as part of a £16m waterfront revamp
  
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• US appeals court rules Trumps travel ban cannot be reinstated

  10-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- A US federal appellate court has upheld the suspension of President Donald Trumps ban on nationals from seven countries from entering the US, roundly rejecting the Trump administrations rationale for reinstituting the ban.read more
  
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• Train operator Greater Anglia sets out 10-point plea for track upgrades

  10-02-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - A 10-point rail upgrade plan for East Anglia has been set out by one of the regions rail operators with a warning cash needs to be found if the full benefits of new trains are to be enjoyed.
  
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• Train boss spared second driving ban - because he 'couldn't rely on public transport'

  10-02-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Philip Rutter-Collins had already been banned for drink driving and was back in front of the courts after being found behind the wheel in Brightlingsea in Essex
  
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• This Cardiff bus lane is so narrow buses have to straddle two lanes

  10-02-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Residents say the council has messed up the road
  
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• 'Taking public transport away is just horrendous' vulnerable residents protest over plans to cut bus services

  10-02-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -RESIDENTS have spoken out about the horrendous knock-on effects proposed bus service cuts will have on the communitys most vulnerable.
  
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• ScotRail warns transport police merger plan could lead to delays

  10-02-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
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• Ripped off by rail ticket machines? You could get a refund: Companies urged to compensate passengers after probe finds 13 chose a more expensive ticket than required

  10-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Train firms have been urged to compensate passengers who paid too much for their fare after using a ticket machine.
  
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• Push for direct Lydney rail service to Bristol

  10-02-2017 01:00 via theforester.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE new operators of the rail service through the Forest of Dean should introduce a direct link between Lydney and Bristol, says town councillor James Greenwood.
  
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• One-fifth of rail passengers buy wrong tickets from machines

  10-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The rail regulator says firms should refund people who overpay for tickets from self-service machines.
  
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• Northern rail conductors to be balloted in guard row

  10-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The RMT union said it was in dispute with Arriva Rail North.
  
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• New support for British spaceports

  10-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans to launch satellites - and even people - from the UK get a boost from government.
  
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• Millions of rail passengers to get refunds under watchdog plans to end ticket machine rip-off

  10-02-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Meeting focuses on future of rail services between Newport and Gloucestershire

  10-02-2017 01:00 via freepressseries.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE future of rail services between Newport and Gloucestershire was top of the agenda at a meeting of south east Wales representatives yesterday.
  
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• Lenders rethink sale of Britains M6 toll road

  10-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Banks that own motorway may refinance business after failing to secure £1.9bn price
  
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• 'It's like driving along a gutter': Furious motorists decry 'sickeningly filthy' A3 littered with rubbish and debris

  10-02-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Hundreds of discarded plastic bottles, packets of food and other litter line the busy dual carriageway according to motorists and residents
  
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• HS2 payments to incoming chief executive's firm CH2M surge from £1.4m to £32.5m in four years

  10-02-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - New figures have revealed that CH2Mwhere HS2s new boss Mark Thurston is head of European operations; he joins HS2 in the springhas been paid increasing amounts from HS2 over the past four years.
  
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• Government committed to air tax cut, insists Nicola Sturgeon

  10-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Nicola Sturgeon has said she is committed to plans to cut the tax paid by air passengers, despite claims there is
  
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• FTA says new Manchester transport plan is positive step

  10-02-2017 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association is pleased that Greater Manchesters new long-term transport framework has a strong focus on improving ...
  
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• Fast cars 'severely damage' surface of Scotland's 500-mile coastal route

  10-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - HIGH-performance cars have severely damaged roads in the far north of Scotland since a new tourist route was launched, it has been warned.
  
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• Direct train improvements from Camberley to London Waterloo still on the cards

  10-02-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Council calls for the improvement of 'poor' rail service from Camberley to the capital
  
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• DAILY BRIEFING: Manchester Airport breaks into Euro top 20

  10-02-2017 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Passenger numbers at the northern hub grew 17.7 per cent in January to 25.9million over the past 12 months. It is now the 20th busiest airline in Europe.
  
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• Commission announces plan for revisions to aviations participation in the EU Emissions trading system

  10-02-2017 01:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- Image Credit: denzel via Pixabay The European Commission has announced plansto continue to limit the future coverage of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to intra-EU flights. Under the terms of the existing legislation this temporary Stop the Clock
  
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• British Airways returns to Birmingham Airport after a decade away

  10-02-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -BA to launch four new summer-only services after last operating from Birmingham Airport in 2007
  
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• Britain's motorists drive 320BILLION miles in a year

  10-02-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The number of miles travelled in a year is up 1.2 per cent. Van traffic is also up by 3.4 per cent, which the AA chief blames on the boom in internet shopping. Traffic on motorways is also up by 2.1 per cent.
  
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• Boeing logs 10 commercial aircraft orders, 43 deliveries in January

  10-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Boeing recorded firm orders for 10 commercial aircraft in January, valued at approximately $1.6 billion at list prices, besting rival Airbus January order tally by six aircraft and over $500,000 in sales.read more
  
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• Balfour calls for greater certainty in rail funding

  10-02-2017 01:00 via constructionmanagermagazine.com
  Other News Sources - Balfour Beatty has called on the government to look at new ways of funding rail upgrades to provide continuity of work to support innovation and skills.
  
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