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• Easter getaway: M6 and M4 to bear brunt of bank holiday traffic

  13-04-2017 15:48
  
  Traffic experts predict quieter Easter than last year, but extensive work is planned on rail networkDisruption is expected across Britain’s roads and railways this weekend as millions of people get away for the Easter bank holiday. There is extensive work planned on the rail network, with more than 200 projects being undertaken as part of a £70m investment, and more than 15 million cars are expected on the roads.Continue reading...
  
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• Strikes announced on Virgin Trains East Coast and Arriva Rail North

  13-04-2017 15:25
  
  RMT members to walk out on 28 and 29 April while Arriva Rail North staff stage 24-hour strike on 28 AprilWorkers on Virgin Trains East Coast are to stage a 48-hour strike in a row over the role of guards and jobs, while Arriva Rail North staff stage a 24-hour walkout.
  Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 April. The RMT said it had been seeking “explicit clarification” from Virgin on the retention of guards’ roles. It
  
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• Data watchdog looks at whether No 10 covered up Uber correspondence

  13-04-2017 14:14
  
  Information commissioner’s office investigates amid claims Cameron tried to protect taxi app from tougher regulationThe information watchdog is investigating whether Downing Street covered up correspondence relating to Uber, amid accusations that David Cameron tried to protect the taxi app from tougher regulation proposed by the London mayor’s office.The information commissioner’s office said it was making inquiries about why Downing Street said it had no record of corresponden
  
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• Virgin Trains East Coast staff to strike over guards' role

  13-04-2017 11:45
  
  RMT members to walk out on 28 and 29 April, with union saying it is seeking assurances on safety-critical rolesWorkers on Virgin Trains East Coast are to stage a 48-hour strike in a row over the role of guards and jobs.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out on 28 and 29 April, following strikes at three other train operators last Saturday in bitter rows over staffing. Related: Southern rail boss paid £495,000Continue reading...
  
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• Railway trespass figures reach new high, with 115 deaths in five years

  13-04-2017 11:13
  
  One person an hour encroaches on tracks, and incidents involving young people double during spring and summerThe number of people risking their lives by trespassing on Britain’s railways has reached a peak, figures show.On average, one person encroaches on the tracks every hour, according to Network Rail and British Transport Police. Last year, there were 8,265 such incidents, up 11% on 2015 and the highest since current records began in 2007.I spent the next few weeks in hospital and had
  
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• Rail trespassers in near misses with speeding trains – CCTV video

  13-04-2017 10:57
  
  This footage of trespassers on railways involved in near misses with speeding trains was released on Thursday by National Rail and British Transport police in an effort to warn others of the dangers. There have been more than 8,000 incidents of trespassing in the last year, police say. In the last decade, 170 people have been killed trespassing on Britain’s railwaysContinue reading...
  
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• Driverless cars will make our roads safer, says Oxbotica co-founder

  13-04-2017 07:00
  
  Co-founder of UK startup Oxbotica says use of autonomous vehicles for shopping, short trips, airports and warehouses is imminentPaul Newman is a self-confessed “positivist” when it comes to autonomous driving.A professor of information engineering at Oxford University, he co-founded Oxbotica in 2014, a specialist provider of autonomous control system technologies, and believes driverless cars will make our roads safer and help an ageing population remain independent. Related: Uber su
  
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• Youngsters can now travel in Oxford by bus for just 1

  13-04-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -YOUNG people can now buy single bus fares to any location in Oxford for just 1.
  
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• West Yorkshire has two of Britain's slowest motorways - and it may surprise you which ones they are

  13-04-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Near continual congestion makes our motorways among the UK's most frustrating drives
  
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• Weedfree orders weed killing train

  13-04-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: Weedfree On Track is investing 2m in a second weed killing train, backed by a 300 000...
  
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• Watch as Darlington loco Tornado clocks 100mph under cover of darkness

  13-04-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - A STEAM locomotivehas reached 100mph ona mainline rail networkfor the first time in half a century on tracks passing through the North-East town where it was built.
  
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• United chief vows never to repeat passenger ejection

  13-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - US carrier to compensate all passengers on the flight at the centre of its PR crisis
  
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• United CEO Munoz vows there will be no repeat of bumping incident

  13-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz said an incident like the one involving a bumped passenger being violently dragged off an aircraft earlier this week will never happen again on a United Airlines flight and promised that law enforcement would never again be used in a similar situation. read more
  
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• United Airlines to refund tickets for all passengers on infamous flight

  13-04-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - When airline asked for volunteers to deplane, they offered $800 to relinquish a seat before dragging a man off. Now theyll pay the full price of every ticketSeeking to quell the uproar over a man being dragged off a plane, United Airlines announced on Tuesday that it would refund the tickets for all customers who were on the flight when the man was removed and that it would no longer ask police to remove passengers from full flights.The airline said that passengers on United Expre
  
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• United Airlines CEO will not resign after passenger removal scandal

  13-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz says he felt
  
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• United Airlines CEO offers softer apology after stock nosedives

  13-04-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Close to $1bn wiped off holding companys value before stock rallies, after a man was violently removed from a flight by aviation policeThe CEO of United Airlines has issued a second public apology about the man who was forcibly removed from a flight on Sunday, calling the incident truly horrific.No one should ever be mistreated this way, Oscar Munoz wrote in a note to employees Tuesday, one day after video posted by fellow passengers showing police dragging the man off the plane w
  
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• United Airlines boss Oscar Munoz will not resign

  13-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Oscar Munoz said he felt
  
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• United Airlines boss interview: How did Oscar Munoz do?

  13-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Crisis communications expert Alex Woolfall assesses Mr Munoz's first interview since the removed passenger scandal.
  
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• Tunnel boring starts to extend Northern Line to Battersea

  13-04-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Tunnelling work to extend the Northern Line to Battersea started today as the first of two boring machines began its 3.2km tunnelling journey to lengthen the line between Kennington to Battersea. The two machines, called Helen and Amy, were lowered 20 metres below ground in Battersea back in...
  
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• Tube lift closures quadruple in one year due to absence of trained staff

  13-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A lack of trained staff on the Tube led to lifts on the network being out of action more than 300 times last year.
  
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• Tornado locomotive hits 100mph on mainline rail network

  13-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Peppercorn class A1 steam locomotive roared along the East Coast Main Line overnight.
  
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• Top for cycling and renewable electricity, but bottom for bus use and spending on open spaces

  13-04-2017 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A new green index shows Cambridgeshire and Peterborough city region is ranked top for cycling and renewable electricity, but bottom for bus use and spending on open spaces.
  
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• Tesla board 'too close to Elon Musk'

  13-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A group of major shareholders has questioned the independence of the electric carmaker's board.
  
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• Tall Ships 2018: STS Lord Nelson sails into Sunderland to showcase event

  13-04-2017 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -The unique ship will take part in next year's race which will start on Wearside
  
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• Stagecoach gives in to pressure after residents demand bus stop's return

  13-04-2017 02:00 via irvinetimes.com
  
  Other Regional Press - After public pressure, and the intervention Irvine's MSP, Stagecoach says they have reinstated use of unofficial bus stops for the 23 service.
  
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• Siemens and Bombardier in talks over trains merger

  13-04-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Early-stage discussions of potential tie-up would face strong antitrust scrutiny
  
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• Shocking footage shows youngsters risking their lives on railway lines

  13-04-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Alarming new figures show more people than ever are dicing with death with one person trespassing on train tracks every hour
  
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• Sharp rise in Scottish railway trespass incidents

  13-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - British Transport Police and Network Rail say Scotland saw a 16 rise in cases last year.
  
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• Scottish rail minister intervenes to block CrossCountry service reduction

  13-04-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Proposals to reduce CrossCountry rail services from the north east of Scotland have been scrapped after transport minister Humza Yousaf stepped in to defend the line. CrossCountry has now withdrawn a proposed timetable that could have resulted in six services between Aberdeen and Edinburgh being...
  
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• Rail trespassing at all time high in Scotland

  13-04-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - The number of incidents of people trespassing on Scotlands railways has soared 16 in a year to an all-time high, new figures show.
  
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• Rail disruption set for Easter weekend and beyond - all you need to know

  13-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - As Network Rail works to deliver more than £5m of enhancements for Scotlands railway system, passengers are in for travel disruption over the Easter weekend and until the end of the month.
  
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• Post-Brexit customs checks a 'catastrophe' for UK shipping - trade body

  13-04-2017 02:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - The introduction of physical customs checks following Brexit would be a catastrophe for British ports and shipping and would likely reduce the volume of trade, the head of the sector's UK industry body said on Wednesday.
  
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• New Thames Crossing Must be Part of a 21st Century Infrastructure Plan, says FTA

  13-04-2017 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association has welcomed todays (12 April 2017) announcement from Department for Transport that the new Lower Thames ...
  
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• New Lower Thames Crossing to cut congestion and create thousands of jobs

  13-04-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced the preferred route for a new Lower Thames Crossing that could create more than 6,000 jobs and boost the economy by more than £8 billion. The new crossing will create a new link between the A2 and the M25 and reduce the burden on the busy Dartford Crossing. The Lower Thames Crossing is expected to carry 4.5 million heavy goods vehicles in its first year.This investment in our roads can help tra
  
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• New institute for high-speed rail engineering at Leeds

  13-04-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The establishment of a new Institute for High Speed Rail Engineering at the University of Leeds is set to bring added focus to HS2 research.
  
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• MV-Start and Stadler sign double-deck EMU framework contract

  13-04-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - HUNGARY: A framework agreement for the supply of up to 40 Kiss double-deck electric multiple units...
  
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• Merger talks boost Bombardier, Siemens

  13-04-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Shares in train builders Bombardier and Siemens rose sharply last night as rumours spread of a possible merger of their train-building businesses. Such a merger would be likely to create the largest train builder in the world, with potential sales of 13 billion. Both companies are under increasing pressure from train builders in the Far East, particularly China, where CRRC was formed in 2015 by merging the countrys two largest rolling stock construction companies. More recently,
  
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• Major aviation manufacturer 'shocks' staff with plan to close historic Byfleet warehouse

  13-04-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The company started in the early 1900s producing milk churns before moving into aviation manufacturing in the 1940s
  
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• M8 'missing link' will open a week ahead of schedule

  13-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Infrastructure Secretary Keith Brown says the new road will be cutting journey times by the end of the month.
  
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• M25 named as UK's slowest motorway - but does it come as a surprise?

  13-04-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -It would take a vehicle nearly five hours to travel just 117 miles - the equivalent of a plane travelling from London to Turkey
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing route between Kent and Essex revealed

  13-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The transport secretary announces the new road will connect the M25 in Essex with the A2 in Kent.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing: New two-mile tunnel beneath River Thames to M25 announced by Government

  13-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A two-mile road tunnel beneath the River Thames has been announced by the Government.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover beats 600,000 sales barrier in 2016/17

  13-04-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Jaguar Land Rover has reported record retail sales of 604,009 vehicles (including sales from our china joint venture) in the financial year ended 31 march 2017, up 16 compared to a year ago, exceeding 600,000 for the first time in the companys history. Retail sales for the fourth quarter (ended 31 march 2017) were 179,509 vehicles, up 13 on the same quarter a year ago, and march sales reached 90,838 units, up 21 on march 2016. Retail sales for the
  
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• Its not getting better at all Bus misery continues on Stevenage Arriva routes

  13-04-2017 02:00 via thecomet.net
  
  Other News Sources - Bus operator Arriva apologised following reliability issues that have seen Stevenage passengers waiting up to an hourbut its pledged return to normality this week hasnt yet materialised.
  
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• Hydrogen-fuelled car set for county trial smashes fundraising target

  13-04-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A HYDROGEN car set for a first-of-its-kind trial in Monmouthshire has exceeded its crowdfunding target of more than £1.1 million.
  
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• HSRIL: HS2 must be viewed as a global export

  13-04-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Rail leaders have called on the government to view high-speed rail projects as lucrative potential exports, as they described HS2 as: mp;ldquo;the most important public investment project in the UK for decadesmp;rdquo;. In their response to the governmentmp;rsquo;s Industrial Strategy Green Paper...
  
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• Heathrow expansion: Michael Gove under the spotlight after turning down public meeting with constituents

  13-04-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The Surrey Heath MP has been criticised for turning down a public meeting with campaigners "yet again"
  
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• Great Western Railway to launch smartcard

  13-04-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -Great Western Railway (GWR) is to launch a smartcard for the Severn Beach Line, as part of a pilot which could see combined rail and bus travel in a single ticket offered across Bristol. Allowing people to add weekly, monthly and annual season rail tickets to an electronic card to begin with, the pilot project is being run in partnership with Bristol City Council and if successful could form part of a wider, integrated scheme, including MetroWest,
  
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• Germany's new train firm on track

  13-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A look at Locomore, a new rival to German's state-owned railway group Deutsche Bahn
  
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• Extend discount rail season tickets scheme around Cambridge, says MP

  13-04-2017 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner has called on Greater Cambridge City Deal and Cambridgeshire County Council to investigate the possibility of extending a discounted rail season ticket scheme for members of travel association Travel for Cambridgeshire (TfC) to more lines connecting Cambridge.
  
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