Public Transport news

• Your flying car will be with you eventually

  01-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Air traffic controllers and regulators trail this nascent technology
  
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• Virgin Trains announce plans to make discount tickets available on the day of travel

  01-05-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -New fares on the east coast line are expected to save passengers up to £7.1m a year, the operator says
  
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• United Airlines 'cremated giant bunny without consent' after rabbit died on flight, claims devastated owner

  01-05-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The scandal-hit airline came under fire yet again after Annette Edwards discovered giant rabbit Simon's body had been burned without her knowledge
  
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• The bill that could revolutionise bus travel - what is it and what does it mean for you?

  01-05-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The Bus Services Bill gives Greater Manchester's soon-to-be-elected Mayor the power to change how the region's services are run
  
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• Tesla on fast track to Irish power surge subscription

  01-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The American electric car maker has plugged into this country at long last. Get ready for Ludicrous driving, writes Graeme Lennox
  
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• Rail union raises safety fears over unmanned Flintshire level crossing

  01-05-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Under an upgrade the crossing at Tyn Y Morfa, Gwespyr, will be manned by control room operators in Cardiff
  
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• New Virgin Trains East Coast fares 'could save passengers £7m each year' - cutting costs by 40 per cent

  01-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - New Virgin Trains fares to be introduced on routes between London and Scotland are expected to save passengers up to £7.1 million a year.
  
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• New railway station is boosting businesses

  01-05-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -THE re-opening of Low Moor railway station has boosted local businesses, it has been claimed.
  
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• M8 'missing link' opens fully to traffic

  01-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Vehicles have been allowed on to the eastbound carriageway of the new motorway for the first time.
  
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• Long-awaited Crossrail services begin running NEXT MONTH eight years after work on UK's biggest project began

  01-05-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - New line map unveiled as Britain's biggest rail project is due to get off the ground next month, much to the delight of commuters in London
  
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• JIVE Project Begins Fuel Cell Bus Procurement in U.K.

  01-05-2017 02:00 via ngtnews.com
  
  Other News Sources - As part of the JIVE project, an EU-funded initiative deploying 139 new zero-emission fuel cell buses across nine cities, Transport for London (TfL) says it has launched a tender for the bulk procurement of fuel cell buses.
  
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• HS2 launch £2.75 billion contract to design trains for the project

  01-05-2017 02:00 via scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - FOLLOWING the publishing of procurement contracts for the high speed two project, HS2 are now launching a £2.75 billion contract to design trains for the project.
  
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• Heathrow expansion 'will be left out of Tory manifesto to help critics get reelected'

  01-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Plans for a third runway at Heathrow airport will be left out of the Conservatives' manifesto following pressure from Boris Johnson and Tory critics, according to reports.
  
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• Group lobbies for rail study support

  01-05-2017 02:00 via stratford-herald.com
  
  Other Regional Press - THEgroup that is pushing for a more detailed study into the reopening of the Stratford to Honeybourne railway line has lobbied for the support of candidates standing in south Warwickshire divisions for Thursdays Warwickshire County Council election.
  
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• Greater Manchester mayor could change 'insane' bus system

  01-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Greater Manchester mayor has the power to change an 'insane' bus system and put passengers first.
  
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• GB Railfreight to implement Ideagen safety software

  01-05-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: GB Railfreight is to implement Ideagens Coruson cloud-based compliance management software,...
  
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• Cant rely on your train? Make a commuter chum

  01-05-2017 02:00 via conversation.which.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Can making friends with your fellow travellers help you ease your train pain?
  
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• Can its new start-up hub and London train link help Cambridge produce the next tech giant?

  01-05-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - ambridge has long been trying to position itself as the Silicon Valley of the UK, pointing any would-be skeptics to its world class university and track record of technology success stories.
  
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• Bradford ranked least walker-friendly city in the UK

  01-05-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -BRADFORD has finished bottom of a poll for most walker-friendly cities in UK.
  
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