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• Victorian signal box points the way to the past

  09-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A tale of three counties as a vintage railway signal box springs back to life.
  
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• Uber embodies the toxicity of start-up culture Arwa Mahdawi

  09-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Silicon Valley likes to move fast and break things. But, as Uber is showing us, that collateral damage can be quite significantWhat do you do when your billion-dollar startup threatens to implode in a dumpster fire of bad PR? Quickly find a woman of colour to sacrifice to the flames. Its called the glass cliff: the phenomenon, supported by numerous studies, whereby women and minorities are more likely to be given leadership positions during times of crisis than they are when a com
  
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• Stansted Airport CEO claims it will be 'cleaner, quieter and smarter' after expansion

  09-06-2017 02:00 via hertfordshiremercury.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Stansted Airport's CEO has promised it will be "cleaner, quieter and smarter" as it bids to increase the number of passengers passing through annually by nine million.
  
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• Stadler locomotives to support Medways expansion

  09-06-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - PORTUGAL: Leasing company Alpha Trains has taken delivery of six Euro 4000 diesel locomotives from...
  
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• Speeding cars putting lives at risk in Redcliffe Street and Mannville Road, according to Keighley town councillor

  09-06-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - SPEEDING motorists are endangering people's lives in two different parts of Keighley, according to a local councillor.
  
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• Scrapped bus route set to return

  09-06-2017 02:00 via devonlive.com
  Other Regional Press - A bus route which was scrapped after money from private developers ran out looks set to be restored.
  
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• Rules of the sea rewritten to let unmanned ghost cargo ships set sail subscription

  09-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Hundreds of ghost ships could be plying the seas within a decade under plans to amend international rules that prohibit unmanned cargo vessels.
  
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• RSSB unveils 'self-learning' underframe inspection system

  09-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - An innovating system that monitors the underside of trains for faults automatically has been designed using funding from the RSSB Railway Operator Challenge Competition. The system, called Vehicle Underframe Examination System, or VUES, uses multi-spectral cameras installed at the track...
  
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• Protest over plans to axe bus services

  09-06-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - BUS company bosses are scrapping a number of services across Oxfordshire which they have run at a loss after council subsidies were withdrawn.
  
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• Part of Midland Metro tram line closes for essential works

  09-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Tram services on the Midland Metro line between Wolverhampton and Birmingham will be facing major disruption this week as essential track maintenance work is carried out by engineers. The line from Priestfield to Wolverhampton St. Georgemp;rsquo;s will be closed from Sunday 11 June, and a...
  
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• Nottingham begins launch of worlds largest gas double-deck fleet

  09-06-2017 02:00 via transportengineer.org.uk
  Other News Sources - Nottingham City Transport (NCT) has launched a £17 million fleet of 53 double-deck Bio-Gas buses, in partnership with Nottingham City Council, Scania, Alexander Dennis and Roadgas, with part funding from OLEV (Office of Low Emission vehicles).
  
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• Manchester Airport could operate without an traffic control tower in the future

  09-06-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The airport could follow London City Airport, which is set to become the first UK airport to install a digital tower
  
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• Major bus strike planned for next week is called off

  09-06-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The walk-out could have impacted more than 130 services, including 74 school buses
  
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• Lufthansa baggage fees: price rise plus new GDS charge

  09-06-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airline group will add £4 to the cost of first bag booked through non-direct channels
  
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• Flybe tackles capacity issues after £20m loss

  09-06-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Regional airline to reduce fleet size after demand slows
  
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• Flybe promises overhaul after £20m loss

  09-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The regional airline is to cut the size of its fleet after previous expansion plans proved too ambitious.
  
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• Flybe posts net loss for FY2016-17

  09-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- UK-based regional carrier Flybe reported a net deficit o£26.7 million ($8.8 million) for the 2016-17 financial year, reversed from a net profit of £6.8 million for the previous year.read more
  
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• Flybe falls to 20m full-year loss

  09-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Europe details open and connected aviation strategy

  09-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The European Commission has detailed how it plans to implement its aviation strategy, fleshing out plans for competition regulation, ownership and control, mitigation of air traffic control (ATC) strikes, and public service obligation (PSO) routes.read more
  
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• EU plans to lower bar for airlines complaining about foreign rivals

  09-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Flag carriers allege Gulf groups are engaged in anti-competitive behaviour
  
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• Etihad ends talks with Tui over creation of leisure airline

  09-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Plan for European venture collapses because of strategic changes at Gulf carrier
  
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• Erewash's re-elected Conservative MP Maggie Throup pledges better HS2 deal for area

  09-06-2017 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - Tory MP Maggie Throup has pledged to seek better compensation for those affected by HS2 in Erewash after being re-elected as the constituency's MP.
  
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• Electrocuted boy hit with 25,000 volts in Wednesbury rail depot

  09-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The boy and his friend were trespassing in a railway depot.
  
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• Disused Tube ticket offices are being turned into miniature tropical gardens

  09-06-2017 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The first garden had the unintended effect of cleaning the station's dirty air a little
  
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• Contactless payments arrive on south Bucks buses

  09-06-2017 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press -Bus passengers in Bucks will be able to use their contactless cards to pay for their travel from today (Thursday).
  
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• Clean up our air, bus firm demands

  09-06-2017 02:00 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Transport operator Stagecoach today, 7th June, called for tougher action on air quality to protect local communities across Britain as the company launched its annual Green Week campaign.
  
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• Chao: Current FAA setup means capacity cannot be increased safely

  09-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- US transportation secretary Elaine Chao said FAA cannot both increase the countrys air system capacity and maintain safety in its current configuration.read more
  
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• Cardiff Airport reflects on a successful Champions League weekend

  09-06-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The weekend of the match between Real Madrid and Juventus saw 21,000 travelling fans pass through the airport
  
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• BTP issues warning after teen almost killed trespassing at Bescot depot

  09-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Police have today released information about a pair of teenagers who were seriously injured last week after being electrocuted by overhead wires when they climbed on top of a freight train in a rail depot. By releasing the information, the British Transport Police (BTP) hopes to discourage other...
  
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• BBC report questions BAs explanation of IT failure Subscription

  09-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - British Airways has declined to challenge reports calling into question its version of events over the bank holiday IT fiasco that grounded 60 per cent of its flights and ruined the travel arrangements of at least 75,000 people.
  
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• Anger as last bus service in Millom is axed

  09-06-2017 02:00 via nwemail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Bus company Travellers Choice says it has been forced to cancel its Millom to Haverigg bus service.
  
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• Airlines and airports back European Union aviation plans

  09-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Industry bodies representing European airlines and airports have broadly welcomed the implementing details of the European Commissions aviation strategy.read more
  
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