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• Grey plaque scheme highlights NO2 pollution in London

  14-05-2017 19:13
  
  London’s Choking initiative aims to draw attention to areas where nitrogen dioxide pollution threatens public healthThey take their inspiration from the well-known signs linking people from the past with the buildings they once inhabited, but the symbols now appearing across London are to highlight a different connection.In the last week grey plaques – direct copies of the English Heritage blue plaques identifying the homes of the dead and famous – have been put up on buildings
  
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• Volkswagen: lies, damn lies and emissions subscription

  14-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - In 2015, Volkswagen hit the headlines around the world for knowingly selling millions of vehicles with deceptive emissions software. What made the company once famous for Herbie, the Love Bug, steer so far off course? Two years on, Jack Ewing reveals for the first time the true extent of the scandal
  
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• US Laptop Ban to Extend to European Flights

  14-05-2017 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
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• Two overhaul contracts for Shanghai Metro

  14-05-2017 02:00 via europeanrailwayreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - SHBRT, which is a Chinese joint venture of Bombardier Transportation was established in 2012 and is jointly controlled by Bombardier and Shanghai Shentong Metro Group Co. Ltd. The contract is for the overhaul service of Shanghai Metro lines 7 and 9 and is valued at around 1.1 billion Chinese RMBs (145 million).
  
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• Transport Systems Catapult 'to accelerate innovation' as Campion takes the wheel

  14-05-2017 02:00 via transport-network.co.uk
  Transport Network - Transport Systems Catapult (TSC) board member Paul Campion will take over as CEO of the innovation centre from July.
  
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• RUDE TUBE Photos of #feetonseats on public transport have become a viral sensation, but is it against the rules?

  14-05-2017 02:00 via thesun.co.uk
  
  The Sun - FORGET manspreading and bagspreading if theres one travel bugbear that unites both the sexes in pure rage, it is feet on seats.
  
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• Railway line at Glenfinnan reopens after wildfire

  14-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - ScotRail says train services between Glasgow and Fort William have resumed after earlier disruption.
  
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• Rail performance levels 'lowest since 2004'

  14-05-2017 02:00 via spiritfm.net
  
  Other News Sources - Rail performance on Southern, Thameslink and the Gatwick Express is at its lowest level since 2004.
  
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• Rail firm slammed over 'worst service since train watchdog was founded'

  14-05-2017 02:00 via http
  London Evening Standard - The UKs rail regulator has slammed the operator of the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail franchise for deteriorating services that it said had plummeted to their worst levels since the watchdog was established in 2004.
  
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• New poll: most Scots want 20mph speed limit in all urban areas

  14-05-2017 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - THE majority of Scots support plans to cut the speed limits on roads in residential areas from 30mph to 20mph, according to a new opinion poll.
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport evacuated in security scare

  14-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bomb disposal experts were called to a suspicious package found at Leeds Bradford Airport.
  
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• Laptop ban will cause airport chaos subscription

  14-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Plans by No 10 to restrict the carrying of devices in hand luggage on flights to the US will lead to cancellations and delays
  
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• How three quarters of public transport users in Britain have got trapped in bus or train doors

  14-05-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Three quarters of travellers on Britains public transport network have become trapped in bus or train doors, a new study has revealed.
  
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• Harvesting big data could bring about the next transport revolution, right now

  14-05-2017 02:00 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  Other News Sources - The future of transport appears full of fun and flashy possibilities. From super-fast hyperloop transport systems, to self-driving cars and hovering taxis, new technology promises to move us further and faster than ever before. Yet for cities facing everyday problems such as congestion, air pollution and under capacity, the most effective solution could be the humble buscoupled with the power of data.
  
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• Fiat Chrysler in huge vehicle recall

  14-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Fiat Chrysler says it is recalling more than 1.25m pickup trucks worldwide over the problem.
  
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• Dublin Airport must wait year for ruling on new runway

  14-05-2017 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230;regime for regulating aircraft noise required by a recent EU directive. That mp;#8230;that airports abide by rules set down by Brussels. Minister for Transport mp;#8230;the airport loses, it will be able to appeal that ruling. EU mp;#8230;factors before imposing restrictions on airports, land use, noise abatement and mp;#8230;
  
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• Cold Comfort: Neighbours to the entire world

  14-05-2017 02:00 via transport-network.co.uk
  Transport Network - Hounslow Highways is the £800m 25-year PFI partnership between the council, VINCI Concessions and Ringway, which covers a fence-to fence solution for all assets as well as winter service.
  
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• Campaign launched to resurrect London's abandoned 1930s Dutch-style cycle lanes

  14-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Bike enthusiasts have backed a crowdfunding campaign to resurrect London's abandoned 1930s cycle lanes.
  
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• An interview with John Cridland, Chair of Transport for the North

  14-05-2017 02:00 via europeanrailwayreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - With Transport for the North (TfN), the body responsible for producing a cohesive transport investment strategy for the North of England, recently releasing its Spring 2017 Update Report, detailing the progress made by TfN over the last 12 months, we speak to John Cridland, Chair of Transport for the North, about TfN and what is has planned for the future.
  
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