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• Why BA will soon have less legroom than Ryanair

  06-03-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - First the free drinks and snacks disappeared from British Airways short-haul flightsand now the carrier is cutting legroom too.
  
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• Underground train could go from Liverpool to Manchester in SEVEN minutes

  06-03-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post - Transport bosses considering plans for underground Maglev system
  
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• Uber employees lose faith and explore exit

  06-03-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Competitors and recruiters find more job applications from car-hailing app workers
  
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• Uber drivers to ferry elderly patients home from hospital in bid to tackle record NHS bedblocking

  06-03-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• This is the impact Cardiff's new bus station will have on the city's landscape

  06-03-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The new bus station was given planning approval last week
  
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• The great British bus 'rip off' with shareholders raking in millions while services are axed

  06-03-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -How Britain's bus passengers are being taken for 'rip off' ride
  
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• ScotRails vintage services run out of steam

  06-03-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - ScotRails attempt to run steam trains is in danger of fizzling out because of heavy losses, just two years after they were triumphantly launched by new operator Abellio.
  
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• Record passenger numbers for Blackpool tram

  06-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• 'Reckless train surfer' slammed for risking his life by riding on moving DLR

  06-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - This is the alarming moment a "reckless" thrill-seeker was filmed riding between the carriages of a moving DLR train.
  
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• Reading Buses claims contactless first outside London

  06-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Peugeot-Citroen agrees deal with GM to buy Vauxhall-Opel

  06-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The French company that owns Peugeot and Citroen has struck a deal to buy General Motors' European unit, including Vauxhall.
  
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• Peugeot £1.9bn takeover of Vauxhall confirmed

  06-03-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - French car giant PSA Group is to buy the European operations of General Motors, including Vauxhall in the UK, for £1.9 billion.
  
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• Newport Bus launches new X74 express route

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• Network Rail sets '20 by 20' target to increase take-up of female employees

  06-03-2017 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - As one of Britains biggest employers, Network Rail recognises it has a role to play in inspiring future generations about careers in the engineering sector. The pipeline of female talent entering the sector is low which WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) say is because 50,000 girls are turning away from an education in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) every year.
  
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• MP "grateful" to Network Rail's Liverpool Lime Street repair team

  06-03-2017 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Louise Ellman MP today thanked orange army engineers working to get train customers moving in and out of Liverpool Lime Street station again on Thursday next week.
  
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• M1 closed near East Midlands Airport for Jet2 emergency

  06-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The motorway was shut near East Midlands Airport due to a Jet2 suspected malfunction.
  
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• Low Emission Bus Workshop in Manchester

  06-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Local authorities report challenges to maintain bus services

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• Live: Manchester breaking news - Flights from Manchester Airport to France delayed or cancelled due to Air Traffic Control strike

  06-03-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
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• Great Western upgrade failings cast doubt over plans for other routes, warn MPs

  06-03-2017 01:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Failings in the Great Western rail line upgrade raise concerns over similar projects, an influential parliamentary committee has said. ...
  
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• Exclusive photos as £48 million interchange takes shape

  06-03-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -AN IMPRESSIVE £48 million interchange that will transform Bolton's transport network is nearing completion.
  
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• Easyjet launches major sale with money off Birmingham flights

  06-03-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -The discounts and deals are available on thousands of seats
  
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• Dartford Crossing excluded from pollution assessments

  06-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Pollution levels around the Dartford Crossing have been excluded from government air quality assessments because it was classed as a "rural" road, the BBC has discovered.
  
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• Bury St Edmunds MP Jo Churchill backs Bus Services Bill for delivering better provision in town

  06-03-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Legislation to grant more power to control local bus services has been backed by the Bury St Edmunds MP Jo Churchill, after issues with bus routes in the town.
  
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• Building work set to begin on HS2 line to South Staffordshire

  06-03-2017 01:00 via staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The NFU has vowed to hold HS2 Ltd to the assurances it has made to mitigate the effects of construction on farm businesses.
  
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• Answers demanded over Leeds councils £270M airport rail link plans

  06-03-2017 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A Lib Dem MP is demanding answers over plans for a new rail link to Leeds-Bradford airport, amid claims of poor planning by council bosses.
  
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• Anger as 'lowlives' vandalise railway station

  06-03-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -DAMAGE to Haworth Railway Station and fly-tipping along part of the Keighley mp; Worth Valley Railway (Kmp;WVR) line were reported to a public transport meeting.
  
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• All these Cardiff roads are going to have a speed limit of 20mph

  06-03-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Cardiff council is introducing the scheme between now and 2021 on residential streets in city centre wards
  
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• Accessible transport group adds its voice to Southern rail judicial review

  06-03-2017 01:00 via brightonandhovenews.org
  
  Other Regional Press - An accessible transport group has added its voice to the legal case being brought by commuters over the Department for Transport (DfT) handling of the Southern rail dispute.
  
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• Aberdeen to host hydrogen conference

  06-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• £680m rail group snaps up Sheffield manufacturer

  06-03-2017 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - A £678m-turnover rail group has acquired Sheffield manufacturer Mechan.France's CIM Group operates in more than 120 countries worldwide, for main rail transportation and public transport operators, as well as mining companies.
  
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• £3.5 million upgrade to 150-year-old Cynghordy Railway Viaduct finished

  06-03-2017 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Remediation work on Cynghordy Railway Viaduct, a grade II listed structure on the Heart of Wales railway line, began in March last year to strengthen the structure and to reduce the long-term maintenance costs. Refurbishment work was undertaken on the pillars and arches, maintaining the original features of the 150 year-old iconic structure.
  
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• Man comes forward after Valentine's Day group attack on gay couple

  06-03-2017 00:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Police have confirmed a man has made himself known to them after a group of five inflicted significant injuries on two menA man has come forward after police issued an appeal to find a group of men who beat up a gay couple on a train.Phil Poole, 35, and Zbynek Zatloukal, 26, had fallen asleep on a London-bound train from Reading following a Valentine’s Day dinner, when they were set upon by the group.Continue reading...
  
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