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• Rail women blazing a trail in the powerhouse | Brief letters

  17-02-2017 19:30
  
  Northern powerhouse | ‘George’ Bernard Shaw | 35mm film canisters | Mashy pudding | Sly cake | MadonnaYour photograph (Women plan ‘Lass War’ protest at northern powerhouse conference, 17 February) was of George Osborne at Farnworth Tunnel near Bolton. With pride I can report that the Farnworth railway upgrade was led by a woman, Network Rail project manager Beth Dale. Her boss is Rhiannon Price, who leads a raft of other civil engineering schemes across the north, includi
  
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• Merseyrail and Northern strike ballots open amid Southern deal collapse

  17-02-2017 17:59
  
  RMT says it is balloting guards on trains serving Liverpool and north of England as Southern standoff over staffing continuesThe RMT has opened ballots for strike action at Merseyrail as the continuing battle over how trains are staffed and operated threatens to spread beyond Southern.The announcement on Friday came after the union confirmed that it was balloting guards on Northern rail and Southern drivers voted to reject a deal agreed by their union, Aslef, with Southern’s parent company
  
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• How do you build a self-repairing city? – tech podcast

  17-02-2017 12:15
  
  Leigh Alexander finds out how close we are to the end of potholes and road works. Could Leeds become the first city to repair itself, using new robot technology?
  Subscribe and review on iTunes, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast, or on your favourite podcasting app and join the discussion on Facebook and TwitterImagine if the cities of the future could one day repair themselves. What if they could detect things like potholes and sinkholes before they even happen? Continue reading...
  
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• London to introduce £10 vehicle pollution charge, says Sadiq Khan

  17-02-2017 11:43
  
  Mayor says owners of more polluting cars will have to pay extra levy from October to drive within congestion charge zoneOlder, more polluting cars will have to pay a £10 charge to drive in central London from 23 Octoberthe city’s mayor, has said.Confirming he would press ahead with the fee, known as the T-charge, Sadiq Khan said: “It’s staggering that we live in a city where the air is so toxic that many of our children are growing up with lung problems. If we don’t
  
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• London to introduce £10 vehicle pollution charge in October, says Sadiq Khan

  17-02-2017 11:43
  
  Mayor confirms drivers of older, more polluting cars will have to pay extra levy to drive within congestion charge zoneOlder, more polluting cars will have to pay a £10 charge to drive in central London from 23 Octoberthe city’s mayor, has said.Confirming he would press ahead with the fee, known as the T-charge, Sadiq Khan said: “It’s staggering that we live in a city where the air is so toxic that many of our children are growing up with lung problems. If we don’t
  
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• Vauxhall deal: Minister to meet Peugeot and French government

  17-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK business secretary is to meet the French carmaker over its plans to buy Vauxhall.
  
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• Two-car families pay £40 extra per month as fuel prices soar, says AA

  17-02-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Crude oils 20 price leap and sterlings slide against dollar have made cost of petrol and diesel rocket at pumpsRocketing UK fuel prices mean that two-car families are now spending almost £40 a month more on petrol than a year ago.Crude oil prices have risen 20 since the Saudi-led Opec cartel agreed its first production cut in eight years at the end of November, from $46.50 (£37) a barrel to about $56 now. This has pushed petrol prices in the UK higher, exacerbated by t
  
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• Tube strike February 2017: Times, dates and what else you need to know about the Central line walkout

  17-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Disruption will hit the capital's Tube network starting on Tuesday, February 21
  
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• Train carriages damaged by landslide still not repaired

  17-02-2017 01:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Siemens has apologised for the length of time it is taking to repair several train carriages damaged by a landslide last year.
  
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• This video shows what it will be like on Liverpool's £460m new train fleet

  17-02-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - A deal has been signed today with the new trains set to arrive in 2020
  
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• The car is so last year Dubai promises taxi drones

  17-02-2017 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - In a marriage of Chinese tech and Dubai financing, the worlds first taxi drones look set to take to the skies this summer. Controlling the single seat, eight-rotor fully-automated Ehang 184 drone couldnt be more simple. The passenger uses a touch screento select a destination and the battery-powered drone takes care of the rest. The taxidrone boasts a maximum flight The post The car is so last yearDubai promises taxi drones appeared first on ETA.
  
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• 'Take diplomats who owe congestion charge to international court'

  17-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Boris Johnson is urged to act against foreign embassies for 105m unpaid congestion charge.
  
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• Southern train drivers reject deal to end dispute

  17-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Commuters face fresh misery after shock decision by Aslef members
  
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• Southern Railway drivers reject deal to end long-running dispute over driver-only trains, union says

  17-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Drivers on Southern Railway have rejected a deal aimed at resolving a long-running dispute over driver-only trains, said union Aslef.
  
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• Southern Rail strikes: Dispute set to continue as Aslef members reject proposal in referendum

  17-02-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Commuters should expect fresh misery as the dispute looks set to continue and another 24-hour strike looms
  
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• Rural railways would make huge difference

  17-02-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - I was pleased to see the headline Long-closed Welsh rail line could be reopened in Mondays Western Mail, and was interested to learn about the very light rail project going ahead in the Midlands.
  
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• Rail punctuality worst in 10 years, figures show

  17-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - One in 10 trains in the UK was not on time last year, the Office of Rail and Road says.
  
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• Rail punctuality slumps to lowest level in a decade... with Southern customers facing most chaos

  17-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Punctuality on Britain's rail network has reached its lowest point in over a decade, with Southern passengers facing the most chaos.
  
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• Rail enthusiasts urged not to go loco as steam train takes on regular services

  17-02-2017 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A steam train has hauled passengers on a scheduled main line service for the first time in half a century.
  
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• Norwegian posts $132 million 2016 net profit

  17-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian reported a 2016 net profit of NOK1.1 billion ($131.6 million), more than quadrupling its NOK246 million net result in 2015. read more
  
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• Northern line extension: Machines lowered into place to begin work on £1.2bn Tube extension

  17-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - In the shadow of the old Battersea Power station a crane lowers the first of two huge drilling machinesnamed Helen and Amy - to begin tunnelling on what will be the £1.2 billion Northern line extension.
  
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• New misery on Southern trains after drivers reject union deal subscription

  17-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Hundreds of thousands of train passengers face renewed misery after members of the drivers union Aslef rejected a deal to resolve their long-running dispute with Southern.
  
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• Monarch launch new routes from Birmingham Airport

  17-02-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press -Seats are now available and Monarch will be the only airline flying to both Split and Valencia from Birmingham
  
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• Leedss new post-trolleybus transport masterplan is on the verge of being delivered to Ministers

  17-02-2017 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Leedss post trolleybus transport masterplan is just weeks away from being submitted to Ministers.
  
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• Join the debate over Britain's vital new runway at Heathrow airport

  17-02-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - What is the worlds most connected city? New York? Paris? Tokyo? No. Its London, which last May beat all those cities to top the inaugural Global Connectivity Ranking, with 351 direct international air destinations.
  
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• How Newcastle Airport's shiny, new terminal was opened on this day 50 years ago

  17-02-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - An extended 7,000-ft runway and a new £2.5m terminal were opened by Prime Minister Harold Wilson in 1967
  
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• Heathrow third runway: Chris Grayling urges public to take part in consultation events

  17-02-2017 01:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - The Department for transport has said it will pay 25 above market price for compulsory purchase orders of homes
  
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• Engineers say HS2 high-speed rail scheme will slop in Scotland

  17-02-2017 01:00 via thenational.scot
  
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• Delta brings back main cabin meal service on 12 domestic routes

  17-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Delta Air Lines will begin including meals at no extra cost for all main cabin seats on 12 transcontinental domestic routes this spring, reversing a longstanding trend of US airlines not including meal service with economy-class tickets on domestic flights.read more
  
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• Bombardier posts full-year $981 million loss

  17-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Bombardier ended 2016 with higher revenues, margins and aircraft deliveries than forecast. read more
  
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• Bike companies hope batteries will electrify sales

  17-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - London show features new generation of cycles with electric assistance
  
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• Aslef members reject Southern rail deal

  17-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Members of the train drivers' union rejected the deal by 54.1 to 45.9.
  
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• ANA names new president and CEO

  17-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Japans All Nippon Airways ANA has appointed EVP and board member Yuji Hirako to succeed Osamu Shinobe as president and CEO from April 1. read more
  
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• 'You couldn't make it up': Passengers baffled as abandoned microwave sparks Southern Rail delays in south London

  17-02-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern Rail passengers were left baffled after a microwave oven abandoned on train tracks sparked delays and cancellations on services in south London.
  
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• Airberlin expands long-haul fleet with three leased A330s

  17-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Oneworld carrier airberlin is set to add three leased Airbus A330-200s, increasing seat capacity as Germanys second-largest carrier eyes its biggest long-haul summer flight schedule to the US.read more
  
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• Air France-KLM to cut costs further after profits rise 35

  17-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carrier warns of economic uncertainty and risk from elections in Europe
  
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• Air France-KLM profit surges in 2016 on low fuel costs

  17-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Air France-KLM Group reported a 2016 net profit of 792 million ($834.4 million), up substantially from 2015s net profit of 118 million. read more
  
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• Abus Nutfix fights back against bicycle cannibals

  17-02-2017 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - The Abus NutFix is a braveattempt at security for bicycle components. As bike locks have become sturdier, thieves have move their attention towards seats, wheels, shifterspretty much anything they can pull, twist or wrench from your bicycle without too much trouble. The Abus NutFix is a nut over which is fitted a cap that can only be removed The post Abus Nutfix fights back against bicycle cannibals appeared first on ETA.
  
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• £700m new trains to built for Merseyside

  17-02-2017 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Swiss company Stadler has signed a £700m deal with Merseytravel to build and maintain 52 metro trains on the Merseyrail network for the Liverpool City Region from 2020.
  
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• £300 million to make Thameslink more reliable

  17-02-2017 01:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
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• 100 new jobs working for Jet2.com at East Midlands Airport

  17-02-2017 01:00 via nottinghampost.com
  Nottingham Evening Post - Jet2.com has created 100 jobs at East Midlands Airport as it continues to grow its presence in the region
  
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