Public Transport news

• ‘My picture was splashed on the front page’: how I became the face of transport chaos

  10-03-2017 17:00
  
  Why commuting during a 2015 bus strike turned a journalist into the storyAs a freelance journalist, I’m much more comfortable writing about the news but, thanks to this photo, I have inadvertently become part of it. I had always wanted to appear on the front page of a paper but never expected that my face, rather than my byline, would get me there.In January 2015 I had a job for a couple of days a week in London, which meant I had to commute from my home in Brighton to Victo
  
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• Where next for the D-train?

  10-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Adrian Shooter, chair of Vivarail and former chair of Chiltern Railways, discusses the future of the company's Class 230, after the recent fire incident during testing at Christmas.
  
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• WALES SIGNS HEATHROW PARTNERSHIP DEAL

  10-03-2017 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  
  Other News Sources - The Welsh Government has signed an agreement with Heathrow Airport designed to identify mutually beneficial commercial opportunities to support economic growth.
  
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• UK railway news round-up

  10-03-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - On March 3 the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee published its 'Modernising the Great...
  
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• Transport for the North: international connectivity is key to our success

  10-03-2017 01:00 via newstatesman.com
  
  Other News Sources - The Independent International Connectivity Commission Report says that better transport infrastructure in the north is a national necessity.
  
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• Transport and agriculture sectors 'should cut emissions'

  10-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Some of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases have the lowest climate change targets, according to a report.
  
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• Smart tickets available on all Midland rail services by next year

  10-03-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Chancellor Philip Hammond says passengers will be able to use smart cards instead of traditional tickets on Midland rail lines by the end of 2018
  
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• Smart ticketing available on Midland services by end of 2018

  10-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The government has launched its Midlands Engine strategy that outlines plans to boost the transport infrastructure of the region with mp;pound;392m worth of new funding aimed at growing the economy of the Midlands. The plan promised to make the most of the Midlandsmp;rsquo; central location in the...
  
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• Segro buys remaining stake in Heathrow property portfolio for £365m

  10-03-2017 01:00 via digitallook.com
  
  Other News Sources - Property developer Segro has bought the remaining 50 stake in the Airport Property Partnership (APP) joint venture it does not already own from Aviva Group Entities for £365m.
  
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• Sadiq Khan attacks 'childish' Chris Grayling over rail devolution

  10-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Sadiq Khan reignited his row with Chris Grayling today by accusing the Transport Secretary of "churlish, petty and childish" behaviour over the devolution of suburban rail.
  
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• Rockwell Collins, B/E Aerospace shareholders approve merger

  10-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Rockwell Collins and B/E Aerospace each said their respective shareholders had approved the companies merger.read more
  
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• Passengers stranded after ferry crew fail breath tests

  10-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Paul Graham was among those waiting to board the 7am Caledonian MacBrayne vessel from Port Ellen, Islay, to Kennacraig on Tuesdaywhen the sailing was cancelled.
  
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• Passenger-carrying drone converts to car

  10-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plane-maker Airbus reveals a future travel concept that would fly people through cities.
  
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• Over 16s hit by huge 133 increase in school transport costs as council saves £150k a year

  10-03-2017 01:00 via bedfordshire-news.co.uk
  Other News Sources - SIXTH form students in Bedford borough will be hit with a massive 133 per cent increase in school transport costs from September - sparking claims there is a 'barrier to education' in the borough.
  
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• NSAR welcomes ambitious T-level plans for vocational education

  10-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Further investment will be put into technical education with the introduction of mp;lsquo;T-Levelsmp;rsquo; that were announced yesterday in the Spring Budget. The new programme is designed as an alternative to the further education routes into technical careers like engineering, and will increase...
  
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• Midlands Connect launches 25-year vision to improve region's transport

  10-03-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Report has been 18 months in the planning and highlights key projects which are aiming to boost connectivity across the Midlands
  
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• Metrolink director Cushing steps down on high note

  10-03-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The head of Manchestermp;rsquo;s Metrolink, Peter Cushing, has stepped down from his role in the company, handing over leadership to his deputy Danny Vaughan. The news comes the week after work was completed on Metrolinkmp;rsquo;s Second City Crossing extension of the light rail network through...
  
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• London mayor Sadiq Khan launches low-emission bus zone

  10-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Putney High Street exceeded hourly legal levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) on 1,248 occasions in 2016.
  
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• Lman Express moves closer

  10-03-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: During a summit between the two railways held in Paris on March 9, SBB CEO Andreas Meyer...
  
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• Italian bridge collapses onto highway killing two people

  10-03-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - An overpass has collapsed onto Italy's main Adriatic coast highway, crushing a car and killing Emidio "Mimmo" Diomedi, 60, and his wife Antonella Viviani, 54, an Italian couple married 36 years.
  
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• If you thought Manchester Airport was hectic then here's the reason why

  10-03-2017 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - It is continuing to break its own passenger records after more than 26 million passengers passed through the airport over the last 12 months.
  
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• HS2 delay feared after rival bidder fights award of work to US firm subscription

  10-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Crucial High Speed Two design and planning could be delayed for months after it was confirmed that the recent appointment of an American consultancy to a key project management role has come under legal challenge.
  
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• Embraer doubles net profit in 2016

  10-03-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Embraer earned net income of $167.8 million in 2016, more than doubling a net profit of $80.8 million in 2015, as the company delivered seven more commercial aircraft in 2016 versus 2015.read more
  
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• East Coast Main Line 'normal' after power cable damage

  10-03-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There were lengthy delays on Thursday after overhead power cables were damaged.
  
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• Crossrail 2 fears grow as it fails to get a mention from Chancellor

  10-03-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The Chancellor's failure to mention Crossrail 2 in his Budget has increased fears that ministers are going cold on the plans.
  
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• Could Willy Wonka Services Help Future-Proof Our City Transport Systems?

  10-03-2017 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  Huffington Post - Its 5.30pm and rush hour is in full swing on the London Underground. As we pile onto the escalator, battle to be one of the lucky few to get on the approaching train, and concertina ourselves into any small available space in the carriage, its hard to comprehend that this was once a first-class service
  
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• Coach firm loses battle over depot that 'destroyed' residents' quality of life

  10-03-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News -A COACH firm has been refused permission to retain the use of a site in Farnworth as a depot.
  
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• City slams the brakes on new 20mph zones subscription

  10-03-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Councils were urged to suspend the national introduction of 20mph zones yesterday after research in one of Britains biggest cities found little evidence that lower speed limits greatly reduced accidents.
  
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• Bus company offers passengers a say on Leeds service timetables

  10-03-2017 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Bus passengers in Leeds have been given the chance to say how their services can be made more reliable.
  
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• Budget 2017: industry disappointed over lack of action on APD

  10-03-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Concerns from business travel leaders over 'post-Brexit' economy
  
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• British Airways pilot 'takes part in safety demo due to lack of cabin crew on board 747'

  10-03-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Passengers reportedly watched on in horror as the pilot joined flight attendants as the flight taxied towards the runway
  
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• Brexit sector focus: transport

  10-03-2017 01:00 via cbi.org.uk
  
  Other News Sources - How UK companies get goods to and from the Continent in the future will be a matter for the EU negotiationsand changes to border controls and customs could impact transport efficiency
  
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• Ban night flights at Heathrow airport, says MP Greg Hands

  10-03-2017 01:00 via londonnewsonline.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Chelsea and Fulham MP Greg Hands has urged transport chiefs to impose a ban on all night flights at Heathrow airport.
  
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• £30m transport plans branded outrageous

  10-03-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo -PLANS to improve North-East transport links represent an outrageous regional divide and do not match the areas requirements, it was claimed.
  
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