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• Stephen Fry says Crossrail 2 is a 'threat to Soho's soul'

  11-02-2017 01:00 via timeout.com
  
  Other News Sources - Actor and presenter and general legend Stephen Fry has shared his concerns that Crossrail 2 plans could pose a threat to Soho's 'authentic soul'. Fry, who is the chairman of community group Save Soho said: 'Soho is not just a metropolitan enclave... it is a focus, a magnet for the young, creative and open-minded around the country'. He added: 'The new threat to Soho's authentic soul coming from Crossrail 2 is a real and urgent issue.'
  
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• Reviving a forgotten Lancashire rail route dream Read more at: http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/news/reviving-a-forgotten-lancashire-rail-route-dream-1-8379821

  11-02-2017 01:00 via fleetwoodtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Campaigners on track to try and restore parts of old Garstang to Knott End line
  Read more at: http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/news/reviving-a-forgotten-lancashire-rail-route-dream-1-8379821
  
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• Rail Regulator calls for ticket machine price guarantee

  11-02-2017 01:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) is calling on train operators to refund passengers after its new research showed that overall 1 in 5 mystery shoppers selected a more..
  
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• Poor rail links leaving people abandoned at station

  11-02-2017 01:00 via the-gazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - RAIL passengers are being left at stations in the freezing cold and forced to walk home in darkness due to poor links between arriving trains and connecting buses.
  
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• Passengers stranded at stations Subscription

  11-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Rising numbers of passengers were stranded on platforms last year after more than 100,000 late-running trains skipped stations to make up time.
  
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• No-frills mini trains offer route to reopening lines that Beeching shut Subscription

  11-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A new generation of no-frills trains is being manufactured under plans to open up little-used branch lines closed by Dr Beeching in the 1960s.
  
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• New ORR clampdown on ticket machines

  11-02-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The Office of Rail and Road has called for a new price guarantee for passengers who buy tickets from vending machines, after its own mystery shppers inadvertently chose a more expensive ticket than they needed in more than seven cases out of each hundred purchases. In other cases they risked a penalty fare by choosing the wrong ticket. Train operators are now being urged to refund passengers who fail to understand the ticket machines, as well as improving the standard of informat
  
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• Network Rail and LU dominate at this year's UKRIA

  11-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail and London Underground (LU) dominated this yearmp;rsquo;s UK Rail Industry Awards (UKRIA), taking home three trophies each for their contribution to the railways.mp;nbsp; At the event, hosted by RTM, the infrastructure owner won the Environmental mp;amp; Sustainability award for its high...
  
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• More than a thousand jobs up for grabs at Manchester Airport

  11-02-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -The airport is hosting an employment fair as it prepares for its busiest ever summer
  
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• French carmaker Renault reports record revenues

  11-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A revamp of Renault's model range helps the carmaker overtake rival Peugeot Citroen.
  
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• Electric cars mean UK could need 20 new nuclear plants Subscription

  11-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - They are seen as an antidote to the wave of pollution clouding Britains biggest cities. Within the next few years, it is hoped that a fleet of electric cars will clear the air by driving diesel and petrol engines off urban streets.
  
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• Crossrail 2 is a 'threat to Soho's soul' says Stephen Fry

  11-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Stephen Fry, who is the chairman of Save Soho, warns the area
  
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• Councillors saddle up for decision on cycle superhighway extension

  11-02-2017 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Senior councillors in Leeds were today set to run the rule over multi-million pound plans for an extension to Leedss cycle superhighway.
  
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• Closures as completion of north-London rail line work delayed

  11-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A London rail route faces more closures after Network Rail admitted it failed to complete work on the line on time.
  
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• Bus stop codes gathering real-time data

  11-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• British Airways flights return to Birmingham and Bristol

  11-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - British Airways is to start flying from Birmingham and Bristol airports again with the launch of four new summer-only routes to popular European sunspots. From May the airline will begin direct flights from both Birmingham and Bristol to the popular Spanish destinations of Malaga, Ibiza and Palma and to the Italian city of Florence. They will operate on modern Embraer 190 jet aircraft, with spacious cabins and two abreast seating so every customer
  
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• British Airways cabin crew announce four-day strike amid pay dispute

  11-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - British Airways cabin crew will stage a fresh four-day strike in a dispute over pay.
  
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• Bakerloo line extension to support new housing and jobs

  11-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The extension of the Bakerloo line has progressed further with the opening of a new Transport for London (TfL) consultation that sets out detailed proposals for station locations along the proposed route beyond Elephant mp; Castle. The Bakerloo line extension, to Lewisham via Old Kent Road and New Cross Gate, is vital to meeting the needs of the Capital's growing population, which is expected to increase from 8.7 million today to reach over 10 mil
  
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• Bakerloo line extension: Everything you need to know about TfL's 3.1bn Tube plan for south-east London

  11-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London has set out detailed plans for a 3.1bn extension of the Bakerloo Line - from Elephant mp; Castle to Lewisham - in a public consultation.
  
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