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• Police hunt youths who tied ladder to railway tracks

  14-04-2017 14:41
  
  British Transport police say incident at Livingston North station near Edinburgh could have derailed a trainPolice are hunting four youths who tied a ladder to a railway line, risking a “catastrophic” accident.Detectives said the dangerous stunt could have derailed the train near Livingston North station, 15 miles west of Edinburgh, on Monday 3 April.Catastrophe narrowly avoided.Help us trace the reckless youths who tied a ladder to the tracks at Livingston North https://t.co/omvWrvj
  
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• Poll: Is Northern Ireland public transport too expensive? - Belfast Telegraph

  14-04-2017 13:21
  
  Belfast Telegraph
  Poll: Is Northern Ireland public transport too expensive?
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  Lower fares would get more people on public transport, a Government travel survey has found. The findings come just weeks after Translink increased prices, with the average ticket for Metro, NI Railways and Ulsterbus going up by 1.6%. The Travel Survey ...en meer »
  
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• Virgin Trains East Coast workers to stage 48-hour strike

  14-04-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Workers to walkout on April 28 in row over role of train guards
  
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• Virgin East Coast and Arriva Northern train staff to strike

  14-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Union officials say they want
  
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• Transport ministers urged to break out of London-centric spending habits

  14-04-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Pressure is mounting on the Government to step up its investment in Yorkshires transport links as Ministers are being urged to break out of their London-centric spending habits.
  
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• Transport minister bats away MPs criticising "hard kerb" cycle lanes

  14-04-2017 02:00 via bikebiz.com
  
  Other News Sources - Transport minister Andrew Jones recently gave short shrift to MPs who claimed that hard barrier cycle lanes caused congestion. The minister was giving evidence on urban congestion to the parliamentary transport committee. Also grilled was a leading official with the Department for Transport who told MPs he was a regular user of Londons kerb-protected cycle superhighways.
  
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• The gateway to future transport

  14-04-2017 02:00 via oxfordshireguardian.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Automated cars are no longer a futuristic fantasy as a company that produces vehicles containing no steering wheel or typical driver controls, is raring to go with its new project.
  
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• Rolls-Royce, Safran unit opens Polish facility

  14-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Rolls-Royce and French aircraft engine company Safran have opened a new Polish factory that will produce accessory drive trains (ADT) for all of the UK engine manufacturers future civil aircraft engines.read more
  
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• RMT strike spreads to Virgin East Coast line Subscription

  14-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Strikes will spread to one of Britains busiest long-distance rail lines after an escalation of a union campaign over jobs and safety.
  
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• Railway trespassing hits five-year high in Wales

  14-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The figures are the
  
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• Qantas starts beta testing inflight connectivity

  14-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Australian flag carrier Qantas has moved a step closer to providing inflight connectivity on its domestic aircraft fleet.read more
  
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• Qantas launches wifi on domestic routes

  14-04-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Australian airline starts the rollout of wifi access across 80 aircraft
  
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• Passengers attorney says lawsuit against United is being prepared

  14-04-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The lawyer representing David Dao, the passenger violently dragged off a United Airlines flight April 9, said he is preparing to file a lawsuit against United for using unreasonable force and violence against the passenger.read more
  
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• Paddington has arrived Subscription

  14-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Whats your image of Paddington? Is it an anonymous part of London, known only for its station and Paddington Bear, the central character in the childrens books who was named after this terminus? If so, prepare to change your mind.
  
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• More women than ever at the wheel Subscription

  14-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A record number of cars took to the roads in Britain last year, driven by a surge in ownership among women.
  
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• Mayor Sadiq Khan demands all London trainee bus drivers are paid living wage

  14-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - It comes after the Unite union discovered some trainee drivers were being paid under 9.75 an hour
  
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• London and south east councils unite to back 'crucial' Crossrail 2

  14-04-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - More than 40 councils from across London and the south east have urged ministers to rally behind the "crucial" Crossrail 2 rail project.
  
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• Lets stop carping and build the Garden Bridge Subscription

  14-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - What is wrong with wanting to deliver a brand new green space in the heart of London? A place to bring us together, to soothe weary souls, to help people move around and to ease congestion?
  
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• Lets hop aboard an electric trolleybus

  14-04-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - There was a time when many British towns and cities hummed with the sound of the trolleybus. Bridging the gap between trams and diesel buses, the benefits of the electric trolleybus include zero emissions on the street, very little noise, and powerful, smooth acceleration. And from the perspective of the operator, trolleybuses offer lower maintenance costs. Given their strengths, its The post Lets hop aboard an electric trolleybus appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Heathrow third runway: Councils spent £350,000 on legal action

  14-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Four councils near Heathrow spent £350,000 on legal fees challenging the planned third runway.
  
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• Garden Bridge Trust says Hodge review is 'full of errors'

  14-04-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The chair of the trust behind the controversial project slams a critical report as
  
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• Finally! National Express will let you pay for your bus with a debit card

  14-04-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Bus operator plans to roll out new technology after testing it out on routes between Birmingham, Solihull and Coventry
  
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• D-Train to carry passengers to Rail Live

  14-04-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - D-Train to carry passengers to Rail Live
  
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• Councillor pens poem to rail bosses urging them to give 'dingy' tunnel a spring clean

  14-04-2017 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Scroll down for the full poem.
  
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• Changes on the way for Welshpool's controversial one way system

  14-04-2017 02:00 via newsnorthwales.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Six years after it was introduced and following numerous calls for it to be scrapped, big changes are finally being made to Welshpools controversial one-way system.
  
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• Bombardier hits cash snag on Australian train order leftright 3/3leftright

  14-04-2017 02:00 via uk.reuters.com
  
  Reuters News - Bombardier Inc's hopes of receiving initial payments for a A$4.4 billion contract to build 75 electric trains for Australia's Queensland state government have been hit amid accusations of design faults.
  
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• A main entrance at Swansea train station has been shut for 8 weeks

  14-04-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Train company bosses have said they are working hard to get the broken entrance roller shutter door open once more
  
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• A lot of people feel let down by Arrivas proposal over service between Mold and Chester

  14-04-2017 02:00 via newsnorthwales.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - CALLS have been made to reverse changes to bus services connecting Flintshire communities with Chester.It has been decided by Arriva that the number three bus service, which goes between Mold and Chester via Broughton, will now be an hourly service rather than half hourly.
  
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