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• The Guardian test drives a driverless car (it doesn’t go well) - video

  02-03-2017 08:00
  
  Guardian transport correspondent Gwyn Topham goes for a spin in a driverless car - and finds the technology is not quite ready to roll out on British roads. The converted Nissan Leaf is able to detect drivers aggressively switching lanes, can successfully navigate roundabouts and picks up rogue pedestrians, but as the company’s head of autonomous drive development Tetsuya Iijima tells Gwyn, there are still “some bugs” to be worked out Continue reading...
  
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• 'Are you scared?' Test-driving a driverless car – video

  02-03-2017 08:00
  
  Transport correspondent Gwyn Topham goes for a spin in a driverless car – and finds the technology is not quite ready to roll out on British roads. The converted Nissan Leaf is able to detect drivers aggressively switching lanes, can successfully navigate roundabouts and picks up rogue pedestrians, but as the company’s head of autonomous drive development Tetsuya Iijima admits, there are still ‘some bugs’ to be worked out Nissan Leaf drives itself on city roadsContinue re
  
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• Are the gig economy and online delivery making our roads less safe?

  02-03-2017 07:00
  
  Campaigners say examples involving FedEx and CitySprint illustrate road safety concerns around vehicle maintenance, driver hours and training
  The use of self-employed drivers and pressure to make on-time deliveries are risks to road safety, warn cycling and road safety campaigners.
  The growth in online shopping and home delivery helped push van traffic in the UK to a new peak in 2016. However, vehicles most used by online delivery drivers, those under 3.5 tonnes, are not subject to the operator
  
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• Wall collapse blocks lines to Liverpool Lime Street

  02-03-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - No services are currently running into or out of Liverpool Lime Street, following the collapse of a retaining wall between the citys main station and Edge Hill
  
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• Verster goes south, Hynes moves north

  02-03-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Abellio and Network Rail announced on January 20 that Phil Verster would be stepping down as...
  
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• Transport Minister rules out last minute intervention to halt Bus Eireann strike

  02-03-2017 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Transport Minister Shane Ross has insisted he will not make an 11th hour intervention to resolve a looming Bus Eireann strike which will cripple the country-wide bus network.
  
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• Three shortlisted for East Midlands franchise

  02-03-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A joint venture between FirstGroup and the Italian state railway operator Trenitalia is one of three bidders shortlisted for the next East Midlands franchise. The others are Arriva and the incumbent Stagecoach, which has run the franchise since November 2007. The Department for Transport said ministers 'want to improve the quality, frequency and timings of journeys on the east of the franchise network and to seek to develop new services and connections'.
  
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• Three prequalify for next East Midlands franchise

  02-03-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Three bidders have prequalified to bid for the next East Midlands passenger franchise, the...
  
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• Three in the frame for East Midlands franchises

  02-03-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Arriva, Stagecoach and a joint venture between First and Trenitalia UK Ltd have been shortlisted for the East Midlands franchise.
  
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• Three bidders shortlisted for 2019 East Midlands franchise

  02-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The DfT has today announced a shortlist of three operators who will compete for the East Midlands franchise. The companies who are in the running for the franchisemp;rsquo;s contract are Arriva Rail East Midlands, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains; First Trenitalia East Midlands Rail...
  
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• This bus bill is just the ticket to create access to education and jobs

  02-03-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Londoners already have a great bus service. Parliament now needs to extend that option to the rest of the country
  
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• Taxi drivers and business leaders call for diesel scrappage scheme

  02-03-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Broad coalition writes to chancellor, urging him to tackle air pollution with compensation scheme for motoristsTaxi drivers and business leaders have added their voices to the growing campaign calling on ministers to introduce a diesel scrappage scheme to tackle dangerous levels of air pollution.A broad alliance of business organisations and environmental charities has written to the chancellor, Philip Hammond, urging him to introduce a system in next weeks budget to compensate mo
  
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• Stagecoach has a fight on its hands Subscription

  02-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Stagecoach, the operator of East Midlands Trains on the Midland mainline in and out of London St Pancras, above, is to come under attack from an axis of German and Italian raiders.
  
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• Southern Rail crisis: Nearly 60,000 trains cancelled in just a YEAR as shocking extent of disruption revealed

  02-03-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The shocking extent of the ongoing Southern Rail crisis has been laid bare after it was revealed the operator cancelled 58,983 services in 2016
  
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• Southeastern delays: Commuters face travel chaos for second day in row

  02-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Angry commuters faced rush hours chaos for a second day in a row on Wednesday as Southeastern trains between two major London transport hubs were delayed due to signal failure.
  
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• Sheffield commuters facing days of travel chaos after major train station cancels all services

  02-03-2017 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  
  Sheffield Star - Sheffield commuters travelling to Liverpool Lime Street are facing a travel nightmare with no trains running in or out of the station "for several days".
  
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• Security appeal following vandalism at Llandelio station

  02-03-2017 01:00 via southwalesguardian.co.uk
  
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• Revealed: This is what Birmingham's A34 cycle lane will look like

  02-03-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Consultation launches into plans to create safe haven for cyclists between Perry Barr and city centre
  
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• Northern line delays: Commuters marched off train in middle of tunnel amid Tube chaos

  02-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tube commuters were marched off a train during rush hour after becoming stranded inside a tunnel as a signal failure crippled the Northern line.
  
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• No Liverpool Lime Street services for several days after wall collapse

  02-03-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Network Rail advises against travelling by train to Merseyside
  
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• Nissan's new self-driving car gets test drive on London's public roads

  02-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Motorists witnessed the first trial of a self-driving car on the capital's roads this week when Nissan brought its multi-million-pound prototype to London.
  
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• MP joins forces with City Council chief to campaign to connect new railway station

  02-03-2017 01:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Daniel Zeichner MP has joined forces with Cllr Lewis Herbert, Labour Leader of Cambridge City Council, to campaign for the Cross Country service between Peterborough and Stansted to stop at the new Cambridge North railway station.
  
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• Ministers refuse to intervene in bus dispute Subscription

  02-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Enda Kenny has said ministerial intervention in the Bus ireann row is not what is required to resolve the crisis.
  
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• Liverpool Lime Street station shut for days after wall collapse subscription

  02-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - One of the busiest railway stations in the North is expected to be shut for days after a wall collapsed and blocked all four of its lines.
  
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• Liverpool Lime Street shut for five days after collapsed wall causes commuter chaos

  02-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Liverpool Lime Street station has been forced to completely shut down after a section of trackside wall collapsed, blocking all four lines into the station and damaging overhead wiring equipment. According to Network Rail the wall crumbled due to it being loaded with concrete and cabins by a...
  
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• Lilian Greenwood: If the Midlands is to succeed it needs 21st century transport infrastructure

  02-03-2017 01:00 via politicshome.com
  Other News Sources - The Midlands risks being squeezed out by ministers who talk as if there were only two possibilities for investment: London or 'the north'
  
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• Labour admit Southern rail compensation blunder

  02-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Labour made the claim based on pay as you go journeys in south London in one week in December.
  
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• Konnichiwa London: Nissan Leaf drives itself on city roads

  02-03-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Japanese firm tests its auto pilot car on London roads as radars, lasers and cameras help navigate roundabouts and zebra crossings A self-driving car has had its first trials on major London roads, proving the technology worksor it does with an attentive driver behind the wheel to slam on the brakes.Guided by five radars, four lasers and 12 cameras, a converted electric Nissan Leaf has been following a carefully mapped route around Beckton, in east London, driving itself along the
  
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• Key rail franchises take steps forward

  02-03-2017 01:00 via transport-network.co.uk
  Transport Network - Three companies have been shortlisted for the next East Midlands rail franchisethe minimum the Government considers necessary to provide competition.
  
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• Ken Skates: What is good for Nissan is good for Ford video clip

  02-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK government should engage more meaningfully with Ford, Economy Secretary Ken Skates has said.
  
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• Half a million rail passengers 'could miss Southern payout'

  02-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - More than half a million Southern Railway passengers could miss out on compensation for poor service, Transport for London figures reveal.
  
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• Ford Bridgend: Welsh secretary 'optimistic' over future

  02-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ford's engine plant in Bridgend will have opportunities to bid for new work to secure threatened jobs, the Welsh secretary says.
  
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• Flybe chief executive says safety 'is top priority'

  02-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The new chief executive of Flybe has disputed that anything is
  
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• Eurotunnel doubles profits as more trucks use shuttle

  02-03-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Operator of Channel tunnel overcomes falls in pasenger traffic and rail freight
  
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• East Midlands rail franchise: three firms make the shortlist

  02-03-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The names of the three train operating companies in the running for the next East Midlands franchise competition have been announced by the Department for Transport. After submitting an expression of interest, the following have been successfully shortlisted: Arriva Rail East Midlands Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains Limited First Trenitalia East Midlands Rail Limited, a joint venture company wholly owned by First Rail Holdin
  
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• Dutch-style cycle route linking canal with Glasgow city centre planned

  02-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A DUTCH-INSPIRED cycle route linking regeneration work along the Forth and Clyde Canal with one of the country's most famous thoroughfares has been shortlisted for an award of millions of pounds.
  
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• Date for public inquiry into 'much-needed' £65m Caernarfon bypass set

  02-03-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The long-awaited 9.8km road aims to relieve congestion in the area and is expected to be completed by late 2019
  
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• Cyclists like their homes the coldest, says new survey

  02-03-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A NEW survey has shown that cyclists are top of the list of homeowners who make their families suffer by keeping their central heating at a low temperature.
  
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• Collapsed Lime Street wall 'could take weeks to fix', engineer warns

  02-03-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Engineer warns over Victorian walls on way in to station
  
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• China orders Bombardier high-speed trains

  02-03-2017 01:00 via railjournal.com
  
  Other News Sources - CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) has awarded a contract for the supply of 18 eight-car CRH1 A-A new generation high-speed trains to Bombardiers Chinese joint venture, Bombardier Sifang Transportation (BST).
  
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• Car market slumps as buyers plug in Subscription

  02-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The number of new electric and hybrid cars sold in the first two months of the year has already exceeded the total number sold last year.
  
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• Cabbies want cash to scrap diesels Subscription

  02-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The chancellor is under mounting pressure to introduce a diesel scrappage scheme to tackle dangerous levels of pollution in big cities.
  
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• Bus lane cameras make £31m in a year for councils

  02-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Some bus lanes are making between £1,000 and £6,000 a day each as drivers are caught on camera.
  
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• Blackpool tram passenger numbers back on the rise after 2014 dip

  02-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Blackpoolmp;rsquo;s revamped tram network has seen record numbers of passengers travel on the services, as ticket sales show that five million journeys have been registered since April 2016 mp;ndash; the highest number since the tram re-opened in 2012. This figure was also the highest number of...
  
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• Birmingham train passengers heading to Liverpool face rail chaos after wall collapse

  02-03-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Birmingham train passengers heading to Liverpool face rail chaos after wall collapse
  
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• Bike lift planned to haul Edinburgh cyclists up The Mound

  02-03-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - A bike lift pioneered in Norway would pull struggling cyclists up the steep incline of The Mound in Edinburgh under plans for new cycleways unveiled today.
  
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• Air France-KLM, Lufthansa CEOs call for action on Gulf carriers

  02-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The CEOs of Air France-KLM and German flag carrier Lufthansa have written to EU Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc, calling for new measures to counter what they say are unfair practices by Gulf carriers.read more
  
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