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• Madrid tackles 'el manspreading' on public transport with new signs

  08-06-2017 13:02
  
  Transport authorities in Spanish capital want to encourage men to respect boundaries on bus seats and keep legs closedManspreading around the world – in picturesMadrid’s transport authorities are taking a stand against seated male selfishness with a campaign to tackle the social scourge that is manspreading.
  Fed up with men whose thighs fail to respect the boundaries of bus seats, the Spanish capital’s Municipal Transport Company (EMT) is to put up signs discouraging the practi
  
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• Uber's 40m tax loophole to avoid paying VAT

  08-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Ride-hailing apps are meant to pay 20 per cent VAT on booking fees they collect from drivers on each fare. But Uber avoids this by treating its 40,000 UK drivers as separate businesses.
  
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• Uber under pressure from Kalanicks one-man show

  08-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - There is no one to call the shots when chief executive is not around
  
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• Uber avoids £40m VAT bill on British cab fares Subscription

  08-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Uber is avoiding about £40 million tax a year by exploiting a loophole in VAT rules, it emerged yesterday.
  
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• Two buses destroyed by fire in Belfast

  08-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two tourist buses are destroyed by fire in a suspected arson attack in Belfast city centre.
  
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• Transport has struggled to get noticed: the Campaign for Better Transport on its four key policy priorities

  08-06-2017 02:00 via citymetric.com
  Other News Sources - The chief executive of the Campaign for Better Transport on his policy priorities.In an election dominated by other issues, transport has struggled to get noticed. But the next government of whatever shape will face a number of transport challenges which can't be ducked or ignored.
  
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• The largest container ship to call in North Europe makes maiden call at the Port of Felixstowe

  08-06-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The largest container ship to call in North Europe so far has made its maiden call at the Port of Felixstowe.The 20,568 TEU Madrid Maersk, operated on the 2M NEU2 Asia to Europe service, has arrived at the port with over 6,000 TEU for the UK loaded in China and Malaysia.Commenting on the latest in a long line of record-breakers to call at the UK's largest container port, Clemence Cheng, Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Felixstowe and Managin
  
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• TfL apologises for issuing parking tickets to drivers who fled from cars during London Bridge terror attack

  08-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London has apologised for issuing parking fines to drivers who abandoned their cars amid the London Bridge terror attack.
  
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• Stansted Airport proposes to increase its annual passenger cap by almost 10 million people

  08-06-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Stansted Airport could increase its passenger cap by almost an extra 10million people under new expansion plans.
  
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• Singapore Airlines warns of job cuts to weather headwinds

  08-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carrier looking to reduce costs and revamp business as competition heats up
  
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• Rolls-Royce opens a new engine services center

  08-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- UK aero engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has opened an Airline Aircraft Availability Center that will use data analytics to help optimize engine operations and maintenance.read more
  
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• Peel Ports Group launches strategic partnership with A&P Group

  08-06-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Global ship repair, defence, conversion and marine specialist, Amp;P Group, has announced a strategic partnership with Peel Ports Group at the latters site in Great Yarmouth.
  
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• Pakistan Railways orders GE locomotives for the north

  08-06-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - PAKISTAN: GE Transportation announced an agreement to supply 20 FDL C20EMP diesel locomotives to...
  
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• OECD calls for greater transport, skills and housing spending to boost UK productivity

  08-06-2017 02:00 via politicshome.com
  Other News Sources - The next government should water down its deficit reduction programme and instead focus on investment projects to boost productivity, a respected international thinktank has said.
  
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• New South Western Railway franchise could deliver 'faster and more frequent services' for Surrey Heath commuters

  08-06-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Subject to consultation, the new timetable could come into effect by December 2018
  
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• May traffic results clip United Continentals wings

  08-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Madrid to ban MANSPREADING? Politicians demand that men stop hogging space by sitting with their legs apart on public transport

  08-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Madrid officials are being urged to ban men from spreading their legs on the city's train network - a practice known as manspreading.
  
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• London Mail Rail: Postal Museum launch date announced

  08-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Postal Museum visitors will be able to travel on a section of abandoned railway beneath London.
  
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• London attacks: Tickets issued to cars left near Borough Market

  08-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A number of cars left abandoned during Saturday's terror attack were issued with parking fines.
  
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• Hyperloop One's Vision for Europe summit: unveiling 9 routes spanning the continent

  08-06-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Executives from Hyperloop One joined European dignitaries and policymakers at its Vision for Europe summit to discuss transforming transportation across the continent with Hyperloop. Hyperloop One's vision for Europe creates economic unification to provide better options for people living outside of economic centers and large cities; increases capacity of strategic corridors sustainably to develop city-to-city connections within commuting range, e
  
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• How Tech Will Transform Our Public Transport System: Are Uber Buses Driving Our Way?

  08-06-2017 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  The Huffington Post - Recently Citymapper trialled a smartbus which they hoped will help revolutionise Londons bus service to respond in real time to passengers needs - like an Uber for buses. The trial used a tool they developed called Simcity, that suggests routes which would best accommodate passengers using data analysis of demand.
  
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• GTR continues PPM improvement as First Hull still struggles

  08-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - First Hull Trains has slipped to being the worst performing operator in Network Railmp;rsquo;s PPM statistics for period 2 2017-18, as GTR saw a marked improvement in performance from last year. It follows news last month that in period 1 2017-18, GTR was no longer the worst performing TOC after...
  
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• Greater Anglia reveals mock-up of new Stadler FLIRT trains

  08-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mock-ups of Greater Angliamp;rsquo;s new trains being built by Stadler have today been revealed by the operator. Just a day after Greater Anglia announced that its refurbished Class 321 rolling stock was ready to enter passenger service, it has now also unveiled mock-ups of its new fleet of...
  
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• Further US airline consolidation unlikely for now

  08-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Further airline industry consolidation is unlikely in the US in the near future, but carriers may seek to grow through joint ventures or investments in foreign airlines, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC).read more
  
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• Emirates president pledges to tough it out as airline struggles

  08-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Gulf airline faces pain of slowdown, oil price collapse and Qatar cold war
  
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• Electric cars overtake the two million mark Subscription

  08-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The number of electric cars on the road worldwide has passed the two million mark after record sales of more than 750,000 last year, driven by falling costs and rising concerns about pollution.
  
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• Electric car market charges past two million mark though there's a way to go before mass market adoption

  08-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The number of electric vehicles on the road surged to two million last year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
  
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• Dutch IT Company Implements Yet Another S3 Passenger Sales and Distribution for French SNCF High-Speed Rail Operator OUIGO / IDTGV

  08-06-2017 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -Sqills, the Dutch provider of sales and distribution software for the rail and bus industry, has started implementing its sales and distribution suite S3 PASSENGER for OUIGO in cooperation with iDTGV (SNCF subsidiaries) to go into production at the e
  
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• Does British Airways' explanation stack up?

  08-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - BA's explanation of its systems crash is being questioned by the airline's former IT workers.
  
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• Contingency plans in place for Greater Anglia's main line fleet

  08-06-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Greater Anglia confirms plans should new trains not be introduced on time.
  
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• Contactless ticketing arrives in Hampshire for Stagecoach customers

  08-06-2017 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - BUS passengers in Hampshire can now pay for their travel using contactless.
  
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• Contactless payments arrive at Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel

  08-06-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - BUS passengers in Oxford can now use contactless card payments on services ran by all of the citys major operators.
  
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• Connecting the region: Canadas express rail project

  08-06-2017 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -The Canadian Government has announced funding of up to $C1.8bn for the GO Transit Regional Express Rail project in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area of southern Ontario. The scheme will see 150km of new track installed, as well as electrification of
  
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• Bus link connecting west Wales with big cities saved - for now

  08-06-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - A troubled bus link connecting Carmarthen and Ceredigion with Wales two major cities has once again been saved from closure - for now.
  
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• Burnham calls on Mancunians to use tram to reduce city's air pollution

  08-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has today appealed to residents to do their bit in reducing air pollution by taking the tram into work at least once a week. As part of the first Greater Manchester Clean Air Day that is taking place on Thursday 15 June, the mayor has pledged to use...
  
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• British Airways IT crash led to 672 cancelled flights

  08-06-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Willie Walsh orders internal investigation into incident
  
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• Borders bus users urged to 'shape' services

  08-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The firm which took over First Group bus routes in the Scottish Borders is asking its customers to help it improve its services.
  
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• Boarding a driverless bus test

  08-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Robert Wright visits a London test site for a driverless shuttle bus
  
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• Apology after wardens put parking tickets on cars in London Bridge cordon

  08-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Transport operator says it was insensitive for parking wardens to issue fines on cars as soon as police cordon was taken downTransport for London has apologised for issuing parking fines to motorists who had to abandon their cars following the terrorist attack at London Bridge. Related: London Bridge attack: CCTV shows fatal clash with policeContinue reading...
  
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