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• Southern rail users face more strikes as drivers reject Aslef-backed deal

  16-02-2017 14:31
  
  Drivers vote against agreement that would have accepted rail firm’s plans for more driver-only operation of trainsDrivers for Southern have rejected a deal negotiated between the Aslef union and their employer, reigniting a long-running dispute that has frequently stranded hundreds of thousands of commuters.The drivers voted by 54%-46% against a deal that offered limited assurances on rostering a second, safety trained crew member in return for accepting Southern’s government-led pla
  
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• What are the options for tackling air pollution?

  16-02-2017 01:00 via martini.heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald -With tens of thousands of early deaths a year across the UK and London breaching its annual pollution limits in less than a week this year, there is no doubt that air quality is a problem.
  
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• Waterloo commuters take virtual reality tour around new station

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - London commuters have today been given a chance to look around the new International Terminal at Waterloo station mp;ndash; despite the fact it hasnmp;rsquo;t been built yet. With the use of virtual reality headsets, passengers at Waterloo were given a 360-degree snapshot of what the mp;pound;800m...
  
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• University of Reading urged to get involved in ReadyBike scheme as council pulls funding

  16-02-2017 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post - The council has no choice but to pull the funding but is working with two "serious operators" over taking over the scheme
  
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• The numbers fined for using Cardiffs bus lanes is the equivalent of half of the city's residents

  16-02-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The scheme has raised more than £5m for the city council
  
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• Stagecoach exits New York venture after losses

  16-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - STAGECOACH has sold its interest in Twin America, the sightseeing bus service in New York City that was previously embroiled in anti-competition legislation.
  
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• Southern rail guards to stage fresh 24 hour strike after talks collapse

  16-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern rail conductors have announced a fresh 24 hour strike following the collapse of talks.
  
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• Ryanair launches new routes from Leeds-Bradford Airport

  16-02-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -RYANAIR is flying high after announcing an expansion of its routes through Leeds Bradford Airport to deliver 1.3million passengers through the site.
  
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• Production of Devon and Cornwall trainsets begins in Italy

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Hitachi announced a 'milestone' in the production of electro-diesel inter-city trainsets for...
  
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• Plans to add extra platform at Derby railway station move a step closer

  16-02-2017 01:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - Plans to expand Derby railway station's capacity by adding an extra platform have moved a step closer.
  
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• Peugeot-Vauxhall: UK and Germany raise concerns on deal talks

  16-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - UK and Germany seek to safeguard jobs in the potential merger of carmakers Vauxhall and Peugeot.
  
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• Peugeot Citroen looks to take over GM Europe?

  16-02-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Professor David Bailey on PSA Group holding advanced talks with General Motors about buying its European division
  
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• New train strike announced

  16-02-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE RMT is to stage another one-day strike after talks aimed at resolving a long running dispute over driver-only trains collapsed.
  
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• New Southern walkout next week

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A new strike has been called on Southern for 22 February, following the breakdown of talks over DOO between the RMT and Govia Thameslink Railway yesterday (Tuesday). Both sides blamed the other, with Southern's owner GTR calling the RMT obstinate while the RMT accused the company of having a pig-headed attitude. The walkout will involve former conductors, who are now mostly on-board supervisors, and around a dozen drivers who are members of the RMT. The controversial driver-only
  
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• Network Rail starts work on North Wales Railway Upgrade Project

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -UK Network Rail has started work on the £50m North Wales Railway Upgrade Project in a bid to strengthen and increase reliability of the region's train services.
  
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• Network Rail on track to save £14m a year

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -THE first formation flying engineering trains in the world have been deployed successfully by Network Rail, and it is hoped that the technique will save the company at least £250,000 a week in compensation payments.
  
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• NetModule Delivers Cost-Effective Scalable Wi-Fi Solutions for Transport Company in Stuttgart

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -Passengers on two suburban railway ('S-Bahn') lines in the Stuttgart region can now enjoy free WLAN and a dedicated S-Bahn portal. This testing phase was launched in January for a period of six months, after which a decision will be taken as to wheth
  
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• MP: Increase capacity on Wolverhampton and Birmingham trains to improve overcrowding

  16-02-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Gavin Williamson has called on London Midland and the Department for Transport to greatly increase capacity on its its peak-time trains in a bid to improve services.
  
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• More fully electric buses to run in London in drive to clean up air

  16-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London today announced two more bus routes will run exclusively electric buses as part of its plans to tackle the capital's toxic air pollution.
  
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• More electric cars means more charge points needed

  16-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Calls are being made for the Welsh Government to help introduce a network of rapid charging points for electric cars throughout rural Wales.
  
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• Monarch launches new routes from Birmingham

  16-02-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Low-cost airline will be flying to quartet of popular European destinations this summer
  
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• Metrolink's Second City Crossing set to open later this month

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Metrolinkmp;rsquo;s new Second City Crossing tram line is due to open in Manchester later this month, TfGM announced to the public today, marking the completion of the mp;pound;1.5bn mp;ldquo;big bangmp;rdquo; expansion programme. The first passenger services on the new track are due to run on Sunday 26...
  
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• Lufthansa strikes pay deal with pilots

  16-02-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Thousands of pilots to receive 8.7 pay rise and one-off payment
  
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• Lufthansa, pilot union negotiators accept recommended settlement

  16-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa and the negotiating committee of pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) have accepted a mediators recommendations to end a pay dispute that has resulted in repeated flight deck crew strikes.read more
  
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• Lufthansa agrees pay deal with pilot union

  16-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Lufthansa strikes a deal to solve a five-year-long dispute with pilots that cost it millions of euros.
  
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• Knorr-Bremse to supply brakes for Alstoms Indian locomotives

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - INDIA: Alstom has awarded Knorr-Bremse a contract to supply the complete braking systems for the...
  
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• Kitcher Risk Solutions Extends Systems Review and Assurance Services

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -After three years of service provision to the Australian, European and North American rail market Kitcher Risk Solutions is extending its service offering to rail operator and engineering services provider customers.
  
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• HS2 awards design contracts

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Design contracts for Phase 2b of High Speed 2 were awarded on February 9.
  
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• Heathrow lands best January on record

  16-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -Heathrow welcomed a record 5.74 million passengers in January (+4.2) alongside a 4.4 growth in cargo volumes.Heathrow has seen growth accelerate in recent months, suggesting economic resilience as the UK adapts to Brexit. December (+4.4) and January (+4.2) saw the fastest year-on-year passenger growth for those months in 6 years. The rate of growth for passengers and cargo more than doubled in the second half of 2016 over the first half of the year
  
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• Finnair profit slips in 2016, but prospects hopeful

  16-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Finnair recorded an annual profit for 2016 of 85.1 million ($90 million), down from the 2015 figure of 89.7 million. read more
  
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• DOO peace talks were a mockery says RMT

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -New talks at ACAS between Govia Thameslink Railway and the RMT in the long-running DOO dispute broke down last night, and no date has been set for discussions to restart. The RMT was angered by the failure to make progress, while GTR accused the union of obstinacy, saying that its attitude is 'increasingly destructive'. The outcome raises the possibility of more industrial unrest on Southern, although ASLEF reached an agreement with GTR as far as its driver members are concerned
  
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• Distracted to death

  16-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Drivers using mobile phones on the road are four times more likely to have an accident - but can apps also make us safer?
  
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• Chela-Cleaning Products for Rolling Stock, Stations and Depots

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -Chela manufactures specialist cleaning and maintenance detergents for the UK rail transport industry.The company's products enhance the presentation of client's equipment across rolling stock, depot ...
  
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• Can modern incarnation of C5 succeed?

  16-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Sir Clive Sinclair's nephew develops a successor to the C5 trike, which he hopes can find a market.
  
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• CalMac passenger numbers up as fares fall

  16-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Cheaper fares are being credited with attracting more than five million passengers to the Clyde and Hebrides ferry network last year.Caledonian MacBrayne said 5,055,827 passengers and 1,356,396 cars travelled on its vessels in 2016. The figures mark the first full year of the road equivalent tariff (RET) on the network, which aimed to equate ticket prices with the cost of road journeys. The busiest route was Ardrossan to Brodick on the Isle of Arr
  
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• Bus ticket fares cut by a third in Sandwell and Dudley

  16-02-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Bus fares are being cut in parts of the Black Country by more than a third, while childrens fares have dropped by more than a half.
  
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• British Airways Unite cabin crew to strike again Feb. 22-25

  16-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- British Airways (BA) cabin crew, represented by the Unite union, will strike again Feb. 22-25 in a long-running dispute over pay levels.read more
  
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• British Airways tries to break strike by threatening to cut staff perks

  16-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Unite union accuses airline of bullying after it said in staff email that those continuing to strike would lose bonuses and benefits for up to two yearsBritish Airways has threatened to increase the penalties for cabin crew who continue to strike while halving the punishments for those who return to work, according to a staff email seen by the Guardian. The airline said workers who continued to strike would lose bonuses and staff perks for up to two years.About 2,900 crew members
  
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• Bluetooth-enabled ticket gates demonstrated

  16-02-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Railway Gazette attended a demonstration of Bluetooth Low Energy fare validation technology at...
  
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• Birmingham's air is so bad the European Union has waded in

  16-02-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Birmingham one of 16 UK cities told to clean up its act
  
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• Arriva calls on Corethree to roll out mobile ticketing app

  16-02-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Arriva has chosen Corethree to develop its latest mobile ticketing application in response to customer demand and to create a quicker, safer and easier method of payment when purchasing bus tickets. With new payment solutions such as Apple Pay, Android Pay and PayPal, the technology was developed by leading mobile ticketing solutions provider, Corethree and allows passengers to select from a wide range of ticket options including Day, Weekly, 4-We
  
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• 500 old taxis to be forced off Birmingham streets - and drivers are not happy

  16-02-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Drivers demand more time and financial help to replace old diesel taxis under anti-pollution measures being considered by city council licensing chiefs
  
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• 10 ways to beat air pollution: how effective are they?

  16-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - From particle-zapping bus stops to compact smart air filters, we examine the methods that tackle the symptoms of air pollutionTackling the causes of air pollution has been on of the themes of our special focus this week, The Air We Breathe. But in the short term, what about the symptoms? We examined some of the most common solutions to see if the claims they make are anything more than hot air. Continue reading...
  
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