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• On your bike: the best and the worst of city cycle schemes

  25-02-2017 08:00
  
  As bike-sharing in London hits a record high, we explore schemes across the globe
  This year is the 10th ­anniversary of the world’s first large-scale bike-sharing scheme, the Velib in Paris, whose immediate success – 20 million users in its first year – prompted cities across the world to wheel out their own copies. A decade later there are 1,000 of these schemes, from Milton Keynes to the medina in Marrakech, with 17 across the UK and more opening this year.Some have back-
  
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• Will the new Chester bus station open on time?

  25-02-2017 01:00 via chesterchronicle.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Traders are worried that a city centre scheme to deliver a new £13.5m bus interchange and pedestrian-friendly Frodsham Street could be late.
  
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• VW cracks down on executive pay after diesel scandal

  25-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - German car maker returns to profit and posts record sales in 2016 despite emissions testing furore.
  
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• Transport Minister Paul Maynard hints that Bradford could be part of HS3 rail plans

  25-02-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - POLITICIANS and campaigners in the district are "delighted" after a Transport Minister said he would be "very surprised" if Bradford did not feature in plans for the new HS3 rail route.
  
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• RMT seeks 'urgent' talks ahead of strike meeting

  25-02-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The RMT calls for urgent talks over the Southern Rail row while Aslef discussions resume next week.
  
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• RMT calls for urgent talks with Southern to end guards dispute

  25-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Rail union RMT has called for urgent talks to be resumed with Southern in a bid to bring its long running dispute about guards on trains to an end after months of the bitter feud. The news comes as RMT executives prepare to meet next Tuesday 28 February to consider the future of the dispute...
  
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• Readers back free bus travel for older people in Glasgow

  25-02-2017 01:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Evening Times readers have backed the free bus travel scheme for older people.Following our story in Thursdays paper hundreds of readers got in touch to offer their opinions on the scheme.
  
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• Rail users are not being fully informed of their rights

  25-02-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -TRAIN companies are failing to properly inform passengers about their rights, a consumer group has claimed.
  
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• Rail industry made and spent 18.4bn in 2015-16, ORR reveals

  25-02-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - ORR has this week published its UK rail industry financial information 2015-16, which has revealed the expenditure and income sources of the whole rail industry for the past year. The publication was started in 2010-11 and aims to increase accountability and transparency for customers as well as...
  
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• Rail firms STILL failing to tell customers about new refund powers as MPs and regulators threaten investigation

  25-02-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Rail bosses: Southern strikes impotent and ineffective

  25-02-2017 01:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - Strike action by Southern staff is increasingly impotent and ineffective, according to rail bosses.
  
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• Plymouth gets cash to build new £40m railway station

  25-02-2017 01:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  
  Plymouth Herald - Plymouth is to get a new railway station after the Government included the project as part of a £43.57million cash boost for the South West.
  
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• Our friends electric: How Europe is cleaning up its railways

  25-02-2017 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Britain may have an electric railway that this year celebrates its 134th birthday, but electrification of the entire network lags behind otherEuropean countries.Forty per centof the British rail network was electrified by 2006, representing 60 of all rail journeys. However, electrification of remaining lines, particularly with the more-efficient overhead lines, remains slow. While we wring our hands about the financial The post Our friends electric: How Europe is cleaning up i
  
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• New fleet of 30 vehicles set for Burnley, Padiham and Pendle roads

  25-02-2017 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lancashire Telegraph - PASSENGERS are to get a £4.6million fleet of 30 new buses specially tailored to their requirements.
  
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• New bus service in Gateshead brings digital technology to the daily commute

  25-02-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Go North East has invested £1.8m in buying 11 new, high-specification, environmentally friendly buses for its no. 49 route
  
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• MP backs 'cheaper' train service between Southampton and London

  25-02-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A new proposed rail service from Southampton to Londonwhich promises cheaper fares and more seatshas been backed by a city MP.
  
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• Lightweight trains could be key for Aberystwyth to Carmarthen rail line

  25-02-2017 01:00 via aberaeron-today.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A TRIAL of lightweight trains could help see campaigners vision of re-opening a long-disused rail line between Aberystwyth and Carmarthen become a reality.
  
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• HS2 hybrid bill receives Royal Assent

  25-02-2017 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -High-Speed 2 (HS2) hybrid bill has secured Royal Assent after completing more than three years of Parliamentary scrutiny, leading the way for a new line to increase capacity on the UKs railways.
  
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• Hovertrain: the rocket science-using vehicle which was ahead of its time

  25-02-2017 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - It was hoped it would be the train of the future.
  
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• Heathrow runway timetable pie in the sky subscription

  25-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Heathrow is preparing to start work on a third runway in three years time, despite claims from senior airline bosses that the timetable is unachievable.
  
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• Heathrow reports record number of passengers in 2016

  25-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chief executive hails milestone year for airport group as revenues rise 1.5
  
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• German contracts more attractive than UK franchises, says National Express CEO

  25-02-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - NATIONAL EXPRESS: German passenger train operating contracts offer more attractive business opportunities than UK franchises, National Express Group CEO Dean Finch said when the transport group's annual results were published on February 23.
  
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• French and British rail regulatory bodies publish opinions on the 2018 Network Statement of Eurotunnel

  25-02-2017 01:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - The Office of Rail and Road ("ORR") and Autorit de Rgulation des Activits Ferroviaires et Routires (Arafer") are the responsible bodies for the regulation of the Chanel Fixed Link. Both..
  
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• Former UK transport minister calls for competition on Scots railways

  25-02-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - PASSENGERS will benefit from new cross-border train routes if Scotlands rail network is opened up to competition, a former UK transport minister has said.
  
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• EU accused of asserting power to block Chinese railway in Hungary

  25-02-2017 01:00 via globalconstructionreview.com
  Other News Sources - An article in a Chinese newspaper has criticised the European Union (EU), accusing it of allowing its bureaucratic instincts and a desire to assert its power to jeopardise a Chinese state-backed high-speed railway planned between Budapest and Belgrade (pictured).
  
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• Drivers of polluting cars could be paid £1,000 to go green subscription

  25-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Drivers of highly polluting cars should be given a £1,000 voucher to help them to switch to cleaner cars, bicycles or public transport for their commute, a report has recommended.
  
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• Compensation hidden from rail travellers subscription

  25-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Train companies were accused yesterday of acting above the law by hiding enhanced compensation rights from passengers.
  
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• Colossus of the sky to descend on British airports

  25-02-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The worlds biggest aircraft, which is capable of carrying 50 cars or four battle tanks, is to make regular appearances at British airports after its operator opened a new base in the country.
  
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• Coach link between Oxford and airport to end

  25-02-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -A coach link between Oxford and Birmingham Airport is to end after just eight months.
  
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• Cardiff's new bus station finally set for planning approval but major concerns remain from train operator

  25-02-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The plans for Cardiff's new bus station are recommended for approval at a meeting next week
  
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• Campaign launched to derail government ban on council ran bus companies

  25-02-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Newcastle MP Nick Brown is campaigning about planned new laws which would ensure only the private sector can run buses
  
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• British Airways owner plans 500m share buyback

  25-02-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - International Airlines Groups 2016 results hit by sterling weakness after Brexit
  
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• British Airways mixed-fleet cabin crew announce more strikes

  25-02-2017 01:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - British Airways
  
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• Bombardier shareholder hopes contract dispute is resolved out of court

  25-02-2017 01:00 via uk.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - The chief executive of Canada's second largest pension fund, which owns a 30 percent stake in Bombardier Inc.'s (BBDb.TO) transportation division, said on Friday he hopes that a dispute between the company and Toronto's transportation agency over a rail car contract will be resolved out of court.
  
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• Augmented reality lets cars communicate to reduce road rage

  25-02-2017 01:00 via newscientist.com
  
  New Scientist - Virtual signs that pop up on your windscreen and say rushing to the hospital or in a hurry to the airport help turn other drivers aggression to empathy
  
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• £40m rail depot planned for Exeter

  25-02-2017 01:00 via exeterexpressandecho.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Plans are in for a major £40 million rail depot at Exeter St David's.
  
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