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• Will Surrey's new rail franchise replacing South West Trains be blighted by the same issues as Southern Rail?

  17-06-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The RMT union is seeking assurances the number of guards working on trains will not be reduced when the new franchise takes over in August
  
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• Virgin Trains named top transport operator in Scotland

  17-06-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Virgin Trains was named as best public transport operator at the Scottish Transport Awards last night.
  
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• Urban Transport Group calls on new Government to stay focussed on key urban transport priorities

  17-06-2017 02:00 via urbantransportgroup.org
  Other News Sources - Friday, June 16, 2017 Tobyn Hughes, chair of the Urban Transport Group and Managing Director of Nexus, has highlighted the key urban transport issues that the new government should focus on. Topic:mp;nbsp;Governance
  
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• Transport for London identifies 25 corridors with greatest potential for cycling

  17-06-2017 02:00 via road.cc
  
  Other News Sources - Londons Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman, has named 25 corridors where new cycle infrastructure would have the greatest impact. The announcement follows data analysis carried out by Transport for London (TfL) with a view to identifying the areas with the greatest potential for cycling.
  
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• Tory MPs warn Heathrow expansion 'not going to happen' following hung parliament

  17-06-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Thousands of young people to get half-price bus travel

  17-06-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - THOUSANDS of young people in Bolton are set to benefit from a new half-price bus ticket scheme.
  
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• TfL to add in-cab warning systems to trams after Croydon crash

  17-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - A new internal speed monitoring system that will tell tram drivers when to brake could be introduced by TfL after the Croydon accident that killed seven people last year. The crash, which occurred on 9 November 2016, happened after a tram was found to be travelling three times over the speed...
  
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• Southern Rail drivers to get 75,000 pay

  17-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Some 1,000 drivers were offered a bumper pay rise equivalent to an increase of 23.8 per cent over four years. It would see basic salaries for a 35-hour, four-day week, rise from 49,001 to 60,683.
  
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• Southern offers drivers 75,000 in last-ditch bid to settle dispute

  17-06-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The 75,000-a-year London train driver was announced today as Southern Rail offered massive pay rises to try to end the 14-month-old dispute.
  
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• South West Trains passengers fear being stranded by early doors Subscription

  17-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - It is every commuters nightmare: you are within touching distance of boarding the train when the doors close, leaving you helpless on the platform.
  
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• Safran shareholders approve Zodiac acquisition

  17-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- French aerospace firm Safran said its shareholders have approved resolutions to advance the acquisition of seating and cabin interior manufacturer Zodiac Aerospace.read more
  
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• Rolls-Royce starts next phase of new-generation engine testing

  17-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- When the gates at Le Bourget open for next week's Paris Air Show, Rolls-Royce will be bolting together the fan casing and core of its Advance 3 demonstrator engine as it continues to move toward its next generation of engines.read more
  
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• Rolls-Royce gears up for an improved 2017 with an unchanged outlook after its record £4.6bn loss last year

  17-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Rolls-Royce has kept its underlying outlook for both its half-year and full-year revenue unchanged, saying today it has started 2017 well, amid a backdrop of "mixed market conditions".
  
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• Road tax rules have changed: Find out how much drivers will need to pay now

  17-06-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -Motorists across Birmingham and throughout the West Midlands will be required to change what they pay in a bid to keep their vehicles on the road
  
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• RMT calls for urgent talks in Southern Rail safety disputes

  17-06-2017 02:00 via westsussextoday.co.uk
  
  West Sussex Gazette - The RMT has called for urgent talks in Southern Rail safety disputes following ASLEFs decision to put the overtime ban back in place.
  
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• RDG chair calls for rail investment to ensure economic surety post-Brexit

  17-06-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Investment in the rail industry is key to the future prosperity of the UK economy outside of the European Union, a leading rail industry figure has this week stated. Speaking at the National Rail Conference in Birmingham yesterday, Chris Burchell, chairman of the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and...
  
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• Rail staff to get body cameras as part of passenger aggression crackdown

  17-06-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - ScotRail is looking at deploying 230 of the devices for its frontline workers to protect them from physical and verbal attacks. It follows a proposed national roll-out of the cameras by Police Scotland.
  
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• Rail journeys could be disrupted by hot weather, warns operator

  17-06-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Rail passengers have been warned that hot weather could cause changes to timetables over the coming days.
  
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• Rail commuters have complained that heating is still being used on trains despite the hot weather

  17-06-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -That's in addition to overcrowding on some services
  
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• Number of ultra-low emission vehicles passes 100,000 Subscription

  17-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The number of ultra-low emission vehicles on British roads has moved past the 100,000 mark thanks to rising electric vehicle sales, official figures show.
  
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• Norwegian considers feeder flights with easyJet, Ryanair

  17-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Low-cost carrier (LCC) Norwegian is talking to the UKs easyJet and Irelands Ryanair about linking up its low-cost long-haul flights and their low-cost short-haul flights in a feeder arrangement.read more
  
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• Munich, home of BMW, weighs ban on diesel cars as emissions fears grow Subscription

  17-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Diesel cars may be banned from the centre of Munich, home to BMW, as concern about noxious exhaust fumes spreads to the very heart of Germanys carmaking empire.
  
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• Mapped: Here are the 25 prime spots across London TfL is eyeing for the next batch of cycling routes

  17-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - For London's new walking and cycling commissioner has announced the 25 corridors across London with the greatest scope for cycling, pinpointed to assess where investment should be ploughed most effectively.
  
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• Luton voted nations least favourite airport, Newcastle tops poll

  17-06-2017 02:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Holidaymakers should avoid Luton Airport this summer, according to a poll of UK travellers.
  
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• Ignore the toxic myth about bike lanes and pollution the facts utterly debunk it

  17-06-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A series of articles in conservative media are pushing the bizarre argument that separated bike lanes worsen air quality. Heres why its rubbishJuliet Samuel is a regular columnist for the Telegraph, who opines authoritatively about politics, society and business. And yet last month she wrote something which was very obviously incorrect.Something needed to be done, Samuel said, about the epidemic of bike lanes taking over otherwise useable roads all across London. She continued: Co
  
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• Holyrood calls for 'more ambition' from school bus seat belt bill

  17-06-2017 02:00 via scottish.parliament.uk
  Other News Sources - A Scottish Parliamentary Committee is calling for 'a bill aiming to improve safety for young people travelling on school transport to be more ambitious and to go further'.
  
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• Heathrow to offer 20 small businesses grants of £2,000 to fund trade missions and help firms reach new markets

  17-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Heathrow Airport has announced a new programme to boost a raft of small British businesses and fund trade missions and research.In partnership with the department for international trade (DIT), Heathrow's programme is aimed at helping small and medium-sized firms identify and access new markets for their goods and services.
  
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• Half-price bus tickets for Greater Manchester's 16 to 18 year olds

  17-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The initiative will see up to 100,000 youngsters benefit from half-price bus tickets.
  
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• From flying taxis to a London shuttle: Here are five of the coolest driverless concepts

  17-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Over the next decade, driverless technology is set to transform not only how we drive, but the prospect of owning a vehicle.
  
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• Firstgroup chief loses bonus after tram crash Subscription

  17-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The chief executive of Firstgroup has had his £723,415 annual bonus withheld because of the Croydon tram crash in which seven people died and 58 were injured.
  
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• Campaigners renew push for St Andrews rail link

  17-06-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Campaigners have launched a new push to restore St Andrews to the rail network - but acknowledge there are many hurdles to clear in their long-running quest.
  
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• British Airways passengers face two-week strike disruption

  17-06-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Cabin-crew to stage action from July 1
  
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• British Airways IT failure will cost 80m

  17-06-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - IAG chief executive Willie Walsh reveals cost of the technology chaos that hit the airline last month
  
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• British Airways cabin crew to stage two-week strike

  17-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The action is part of a long-running dispute over pay and travel concessions.
  
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• British Airways cabin crew to stage 'entirely avoidable' two week strike as union vows to fight 'blacklisting'

  17-06-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The walk-out will start at 12.01am on Saturday July 1
  
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• BA's computer meltdown cost £80m admits CEO

  17-06-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Willie Walsh, the chief executive of BA owner International Airlines Group, shared the full cost of the disruption with shareholders at the firms annual meeting yesterday.
  
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• Alitalia files for Chapter 15 bankruptcy to secure US operations

  17-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Italian flag carrier Alitalia has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection in the US, in an effort to keep its leased terminal gates at New York JFK.read more
  
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