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• Work starts on metropolitan high speed link in Beijing

  23-05-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - CHINA: Construction work started on May 21 on a Passenger-Dedicated Line linking Beijing with...
  
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• Victoria line trains now run every 100 seconds making it the second most frequent line in the world

  23-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A record breaking 100-second Tube made its debut todaymore than a year late.
  
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• Uber is the pits, says trial city Subscription

  23-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - When Uber brought its self-driving taxis to Pittsburgh last year it was hailed as the start of a transport revolution. To thank them for being the first guinea pigs of their kind, Uber let residents ride in its taxis for free.
  
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• Transport minister welcomes latest Scottish Green Bus Funded-hybrids

  23-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• Transport experts put forward plans for rail revolution across Ayrshire with as many as 20 stations reopened or built

  23-05-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Bold plans could revolutionise the future of transport across Ayrshire.
  
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• Timetable and fares information announced for forthcoming Lothian Country services

  23-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
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• This is what it looks like inside Cardiff Airport's control tower and how it all works

  23-05-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -It's not like you see in the movies
  
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• Theresa May discusses Brexit, education and Heathrow in Advertiser interview

  23-05-2017 02:00 via maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - As she seeks to both retain her Maidenhead seat and win the general election, Theresa May visited the Advertisers offices yesterday (Sunday).
  
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• The Welsh Tory manifesto failed to promise a tidal lagoon, rail electrification to Swansea, or a new nuclear power station for Anglesey

  23-05-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Anyone hoping for a commitment on infrastructure projects in Wales will have been disappointed
  
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• The 15 Billion Pound Railway: The Final Countdown - Everything you need to know about BBC's Crossrail documentary

  23-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The documentary goes behind the scenes in the weeks leading up to opening of the capital's new railway
  
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• Tank container designed for train to driverless vehicle transfer

  23-05-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: The Flex Freight System which wagon leasing company Wascosa and chemical manufacturer BASF...
  
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• Take a ride round Chester's new bus station

  23-05-2017 02:00 via chesterchronicle.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A free shopper hopper, running every 15 minutes from 8am to 6pm, will link the old and new sites to ensure access is maintained to that part of the city centre including the existing market.
  
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• Row emerges over Heathrow plan to ring fence slots to expand domestic flights

  23-05-2017 02:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A row has emerged between British Airways and Heathrow over the airports hopes to increase domestic flights once it gets a third runway.
  
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• Revamp for TfWMs Swift card

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• Peach becomes first Japanese airline to accept bitcoin

  23-05-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Plan is part of move to legitimise crypto currency and spread financial innovation
  
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• Overflown communities demand government action to reduce aircraft noise

  23-05-2017 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- With the General Election less than one month away, nearly 40 community groups representing hundreds of thousands of people, including many AEF members, today delivered a statement to Number 10 warning the next novernment that it must prioritise introducing tougher
  
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• Oil bosses have given £390,000 to Tories under Theresa May

  23-05-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Revelation of big donations comes after manifesto promised to build on unprecedented support for industryOil executives whose industry is promised further government support if the Conservatives are returned to power have given more than £390,000 to the party since Theresa May became prime minister.They include Ian Taylor, the chief executive of Vitol, whose firm was fined for making payments to an Iraqi state-owned firm, and Ayman Asfari, the chief executive of Petrofac, wh
  
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• North-east bus firm backs campaign for school bus seat belts

  23-05-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - David Campbell, a director of Newmachar firm Whytes Coaches, has written to Transport Minister Humza Yousaf and Mintlaw MSP Gillian Martin to voice his support for efforts to get youngsters to buckle up on trips to and from school.
  
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• New Tourismos join Shearings fleet

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• New ScotRail app lets you book a taxi to and from train stations with no rank

  23-05-2017 02:00 via glasgowlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Does your local train station not have a taxi rank? This could be the new app for you!
  
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• Monarch Airlines' £1.80 fee for water after air con fails

  23-05-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - EXCLUSIVE: A passenger threw up in the toilets and lay on the ground for two hours during the London-bound flight - but staff still charged other travellers £1.80 for a bottle of water despite the intense heat.
  
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• Manchester terror attack: Victoria station closed and roads sealed off as investigation continues

  23-05-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -Major transport disruption in place as Mancunians wake up to reality of horror attack
  
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• Long commutes lead to stress and depression, study finds

  23-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Londoners who endure long commutes to work every day are more likely to suffer from stress and depression, a study has claimed.
  
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• Icelandair to equip its 737 MAXs with ViaSat connectivity

  23-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Icelandair has selected US technology company ViaSat to provide high-speed Wi-Fi for its incoming fleet of 16 Boeing 737 MAX 8s and 9s.read more
  
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• Huddersfield Town fans let the retro train take the strain to Wembley

  23-05-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Supporters travel in 1970s style aboard British Rail express
  
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• Heathrow expansion plans threatened by Crossrail row

  23-05-2017 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Plans to build a third runway at Heathrow could be jeopardised by a row between the airports owners and Transport for London (TfL).
  
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• Heathrow expansion: Did the Surrey Heath consultation give residents a voice or is it 'too little, too late'?

  23-05-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -It's only three days until the consultation process concludes and some campaigners are saying it is too little, too late to inform residents of the plans
  
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• Heathrow-Crossrail row heads to High Court

  23-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Heathrow wants to charge trains for access to a line it built using £1bn of private money.
  
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• Great Western electrification: London and Maidenhead link completed

  23-05-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The entire £2.8bn Great Western rail electrification project is significantly behind schedule.
  
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• Government to be urged to bring down Kent's high-speed rail fares when deciding who will run franchise

  23-05-2017 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - The government is to be urged to bring down the cost of travel on the countys high speed trains when it decides who should run the Kent network from 2018.
  
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• Give Crossrail 2 your backing, rail bosses urge Conservatives

  23-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Rail industry bosses today called for "urgent clarification" over the future of Crossrail 2 after the Tories left out a commitment to it in their manifesto.
  
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• EGIP electrification delayed again due to 'safety critical' problem

  23-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Electrification work on the Edinburgh-Glasgow rail line that aims to speed up journeys on the Scottish network has been further delayed, it has been revealed. Speaking at the Scottish Parliament last week, transport minister Humza Yousaf told MSPs that Network Rail had written to him to say that...
  
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• Conservative candidate admits she wouldn't feel safe cycling in Birmingham

  23-05-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Comments made as Tory transport secretary Chris Grayling commits to further investment in cycling in Birmingham
  
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• Chiltern abandons on-board catering service

  23-05-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Operator which runs service from Birmingham Moor Street to London Marylebone says decision was taken due to customers buying food before boarding
  
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• Car free Bank junction praised by cyclists... but drivers brazenly flout ban

  23-05-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Drivers have been brazenly flouting a traffic ban at Bank junction which was brought in to improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians.
  
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• Camden council opens consultation on HS2 upgrades at Euston

  23-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Camden council has today released a plan for the development around and above Euston station in anticipation of works beginning ahead of HS2 going through the area. In the plans, a set of seven principles are set out as central to developments at the station. A public consultation has also been...
  
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• Cambridge North station opens for service

  23-05-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Cambridge North station opened to passengers yesterday, and will now serve Cambridgemp;rsquo;s science and business parks as well as the suburbs and villages north of the city centre. Trains operated by Greater Anglia on the Cambridge to London Liverpool Street and Cambridge to Norwich routes will...
  
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• Cambridge North station opens

  23-05-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Greater Anglia and Great Northern trains will serve new station
  
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• British Airways returns to Birmingham

  23-05-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Flights launched from the Midlands airport for the first time in a decade
  
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• Boeing 737 MAX 8 enters commercial service

  23-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Malaysias Malindo Air has operated the first revenue flights with a re-engined Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.read more
  
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• Birmingham Airport considering terminal building for new HS2 station

  23-05-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Airport is proposing to build a new terminal at the Birmingham Interchange station to improve passenger experience
  
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• Armed police deployed on railways to reassure public subscription

  23-05-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Armed and unarmed police will patrol major stations and trains across the country today to reassure the public. There is no intelligence to suggest another attack is likely.
  
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• Airbus tightens fraud controls

  23-05-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Airbus has established a new independent compliance review panel (ICRP) to ensure irreproachable behavior, following allegations of fraud, bribery and corruption in its civil aviation business.read more
  
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• A look inside the Airbus A380 planes flying from Birmingham Airport

  23-05-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Take a look round the giant plane which will be a daily feature of Birmingham Airport - including its bar, lounge and plush business class seats
  
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