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• Dirty diesel: why ships are the worst offenders

  18-05-2017 22:30
  
  Ships belch out most of their sulphurous toxins far from land, but they could still be responsible for 60,000 deaths each yearIn all the controversy over toxic air pollution from diesel cars, little is heard of a worse source of pollution – shipping. Large ocean-going ships tend to use bunker fuel, the world’s dirtiest diesel fuel – a toxic, tar-like sludge that usually contains 3,500 times more sulphur than the diesel used for cars. And it’s also cheap. Shipping accounts
  
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• Out now: Issue 160 of Passenger Transport

  18-05-2017 17:45 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 160 of Passenger Transport is published on May 19
  Contents include:
    
   
  LEAD STORYGame changers?
  This month’s election of six new ‘metro mayor’s in England has been hailed as ‘a new era for politics’, with massive implications for urban transport
   
  UITP 2017
  Public transport sector ‘entering a new era’
  The biggest event in public transport returned this week, in Montréal,and discussion centred on rapid evolution in
  
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• ‘Metro mayors’ elected: Are they game changers?

  18-05-2017 17:30 via passengertransport.co.uk
  This month’s election of six new ‘metro mayor’s in England has been hailed as ‘a new era for politics’, with massive implications for urban transport
    
  England has elected its first six ‘metro mayors’, with all promising far-reaching change to transport.West Midlands mayor Andy Street, previously MD of John Lewis, and Greater Manchester’s metro mayor, Andy Burnham, who stood down as MP in order to run, have already shown the potential po
  
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• Public transport sector ‘entering a new era’

  18-05-2017 16:55 via passengertransport.co.uk
  The biggest event in public transport returned this week, in Montréal, and discussion centred on rapid evolution in the sphere of urban mobility
   
  The opening ceremony of UITP’s Global Public Transport Summit in Montréal
   
  The global public transport community gathered in Montréal this week for UITP’s Global Public Transport Summit. And the secretary general of the international association of public transport, Alain Flausch, had a message for them &nda
  
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• Citymapper launches ‘Smartbus’ trial route

  18-05-2017 16:45 via passengertransport.co.uk
  The journey planning app unleashed three Mercedes-Benz minibuses onto the streets of London last week for a two-day “pop-up” bus service trial
   
  Three new Mercedes-Benz minibuses bristling with the latest software were used for the “pop-up” trial 
  By Andrew Garnett
  It was at the ALBUM Conference in 2015 were Stagecoach chairman Sir Brian Souter warned the bus industry, urging it to wake up to some of the threats that it faces, particularly from new technologies.
  
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• The bus industry and the diversity challenge

  18-05-2017 16:25 via passengertransport.co.uk
  A visit to last week’s ALBUM Conference in Blackpool left me pondering the lack of diversity among the senior ranks of the bus industry, and what should be done about it
   
  More fool Blackpool Transport boss, Jane Cole for inviting me to present at the ALBUM Conference in Blackpool last week. I had a great time talking a load of old codswallop and although I was only there for a small part of the event, it looked like a corker of a shindig. The only downside though was the demographics
  
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• Vivarail reveals new D-Trains will be available in 2018

  18-05-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Vivarail confirms first two completed D-Trains will be available for delivery early next year.
  
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• US and EU reject expanding laptop ban to flights from Europe

  18-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - But after a meeting to discuss aviation security, officials say other measures are being considered.
  
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• Union threatens legal action over Uber licence renewal

  18-05-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - GMB wants Transport for London to impose conditions on taxi-hailing service
  
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• Transport for London seeks new trains for DLR

  18-05-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - 43 Docklands Light Railway (DLR) trains to be ordered by Transport for London. Will enter traffic from 2022.
  
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• The 44 key points in the Liberal Democrat 2017 election manifesto

  18-05-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The manifesto states: Among other powers which we would devolve are funding of Network Rail in relation to the Wales network, allowing the Welsh Government to set its own bank holidays and giving the Childrens Commissioner for Wales the power to examine issues that affect children in Wales but are not within the control of the Welsh Government.
  
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• TfL starts search for supplier of new DLR trains

  18-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - TfL has today announced that it has begun its hunt to find a supplier to build the mp;ldquo;new generationmp;rdquo; of Dockland Light Rail (DLR) trains. The new carriages will be rolled out from 2022 and will increase capacity on the DLR by over 30. TfL also said that the new rolling stock will be...
  
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• Still time to sign up apprentices for High Speed Rail college

  18-05-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Businesses are being urged to act quickly to sign up employees for the National College for High Speed Rails higher apprenticeship scheme.
  
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• Southern Rail passengers face fresh misery as union resumes overtime ban

  18-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Southern Rail commuters face a return to daily travel misery after a union brought back an overtime banmeaning hundreds of services could be cancelled and delayed.
  
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• Southern rail drivers announce new overtime ban

  18-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers face more disruption as Aslef union announces new industrial action.
  
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• ScotRail ramps up station security with 300 new CCTV cameras

  18-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - ScotRail has today announced that it is looking to crack down on crime at its stations by increasing the amount of new CCTV cameras being installed. Over 300 new cameras have been installed across the ScotRail Alliancemp;rsquo;s 359 stations to help passengers and staff feel more secure whilst...
  
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• RMT confirms triple strike action to set up day of misery for passengers

  18-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Union RMT yesterday confirmed that its members will walk out in dispute with three operators across the country on Tuesday 30 May. Drivers and guards working on Southern, Arriva Rail North and Merseyrail services will strike for 24 hours the day after bank holiday Monday, meaning that commuters...
  
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• Reduced-size bus service from Guildford town centre to Bellfields causing 'increase in isolation of the most vulnerable'

  18-05-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Arriva Buses introduced new minibuses on its service between the town centre and Bellfields in April, but a petition has been launched to bring back the old vehicles
  
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• Prestwick Airport won't pay off rescue loans until 2032

  18-05-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Prestwick Airport will take nearly 20 years to repay taxpayer loans which have kept it from closure, MSPs were told today.
  
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• Magna shines a light on blind spots with ClearView vision systems

  18-05-2017 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that nearly 840,000 blind spot accidents occur each year in the United States, resulting in 300 fatalities. Magna International, a leader in camera-based advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and mirrors, has developed ClearView to help improve visibility while changing lanes, backing out of a parking space, or driving with a vehicle full of cargo.
  
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• LIGHTNING POD What is the Hyperloop, how fast can Elon Musks transport system go, is it coming to the UK and what does it look like?

  18-05-2017 02:00 via thesun.co.uk
  
  The Sun - A NEW supersonic train called Hyperloop One is being built that could transport passengers from London to Edinburgh or LA to San Francisco in half an hour.
  
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• Lib Dems promise no new runways in the UK

  18-05-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Party also wants government to take over the running of failing rail franchises
  
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• Lib Dem manifesto: Ambitious new laws for emissions reductions, green transport and the circular economy

  18-05-2017 02:00 via edie.net
  
  Other News Sources - Leader Tim Farron spoke of the Lib Dems positive vision for the future at the official manifesto launch earlier this evening (17 May). A headline pledge to deliver a second EU referendum that gives the final say to the British people is backed up by a vow to incorporate existing EU environmental protections.
  
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• How might the future of British transport change post-election?

  18-05-2017 02:00 via eurotransportmagazine.com
  
  Other News Sources - For your interest and convenience, Justin Fox explains for EuroTransport what the three main political parties in the UK are proposing in the forthcoming election with relation to public transport.
  
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• Harvesting big data could bring about the next transport revolution

  18-05-2017 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - 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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• Google Racking Up More Patents Than Most Automakers On Connected And Self-Driving Cars

  18-05-2017 02:00 via forbes.com
  
  Forbes - If you expected automakers to lead in patenting intellectual property for connected and self-driving cars, you'd be wrong. Looking at patents for the past five years, Google is in a dead heat with Audi for most patents in that category.
  
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• General Election 2017 - Chris Grayling talks of transport and potholes during Derby North visit

  18-05-2017 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling would like to see electrification of the Midland Mainline happen "sooner rather than later" and has said he wants to see new trains replace "smelly" diesel "as soon as possible".
  
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• Ferry between Russia and North Korea starts regular service

  18-05-2017 02:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  C.N.N. - A cargo-passenger ferry service linking Russia and North Korea completed its first trip Thursday.
  
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• EU-US laptop ban talks to continue

  18-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- A meeting between European Union (EU) and US officials over a potential widening of the ban on laptops and tablets in hand luggage has ended in agreement to hold further talks in Washington DC, during the week of May 22.read more
  
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• Electric cars will not dent global oil demand, says BP subscription

  18-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Electric vehicles will spur demand for gas for use in power plants, BP has claimed, as it tried to shrug off concerns over their impact on its oil business.
  
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• Dutch king reveals secret life as commercial co-pilot

  18-05-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph -
  
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• Dutch king admits he held part-time job as airline pilot

  18-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Willem-Alexander co-piloted commercial KLM flights twice a month, saying it had been a relaxing hobbyThe Dutch king has revealed that for more than two decades he has, alongside his royal duties, held down a part-time second job. In a newspaper interview published on Wednesday, King Willem-Alexander said that he recently ended his role as a regular guest pilot after 21 years on KLMs fleet of Fokker 70 planes and before that on Dutch carrier Martinair.Continue reading...
  
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• Docklands Light Railway: Transport bosses announce 43 new trains with air conditioning and USB points

  18-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Londoners are set to benefit from an influx of new Docklands Light Railway trains featuring air-conditioning and USB charging points.
  
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• Discount available for rail travellers to Rail Live

  18-05-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Visitors travelling by rail to this Rail Live can benefit from a 15 travel discount, courtesy of Great Western Railway.
  
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• Campaigners for cleaner air and better public transport will be rallying in Gravesend tommorrow

  18-05-2017 02:00 via gravesendreporter.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The rally will see protesters board a ferry to campaign in Tilbury and Gravesend against the lack of public transport across the Thames and the so-called toxic triangle falling inside the area between the Dartford Crossing, A2 and the new Lower Thames Crossing.
  
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• Brussels softens rules on airport subsidies

  18-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Commission hopes changes to state aid regime will boost infrastructure
  
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• BA says domestic Club Europe is a real hit

  18-05-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airline introduced business class on internal UK flights last month
  
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• Air pollution kills more people in the UK than in Sweden, US and Mexico

  18-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - WHO figures show people in Britain are more likely to die from dirty air than those living in some other comparable countriesPeople in the UK are 64 times as likely to die of air pollution as those in Sweden and twice as likely as those in the US, figures from the World Health Organisation reveal.Britain, which has a mortality rate for air pollution of 25.7 for every 100,000 people, was also beaten by Brazil and Mexicoand it trailed far behind Sweden, the cleanest nation in the EU
  
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• Air France aims to launch Boost with five A320s

  18-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Air France has given more details of its Boost project, revealing plans to launch the new airline with five Airbus A320s in winter 2017.read more
  
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• A hospital consultant has spent his nights in his garage inventing a self-balancing electric unibike

  18-05-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - By day he is a consultant at Morriston Hospital, and by night an inventor - and now hes hoping to inspire youngsters to get into computer programming and engineering with his wheely good creation.
  
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