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• Hard Brexit could halt Heathrow expansion plans, says Lord Adonis

  26-06-2017 16:39
  
  National Infrastructure Commission chair says UK must maintain ties with EU to save key projects such as third runway and HS2A hard Brexit would be a “calamity” that would spell the end for the Heathrow expansion, according to the chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission.While the airport has argued that Brexit makes its third runway ever more important, Andrew Adonis said private investment in infrastructure would be off the table unless Britain could maintain ties with th
  
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• Hard Brexit could halt Heathrow expansion plans, experts say

  26-06-2017 14:37
  
  National Infrastructure Commission says UK must maintain ties with EU to save key projects such as third runway and HS2A hard Brexit would be a “calamity” that would spell the end for the Heathrow expansion, according to the chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission.While the airport has argued that Brexit makes its third runway ever more important, Andrew Adonis said private investment in infrastructure would be off the table unless Britain could maintain ties with the EU.R
  
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• What will life be like for those who live along the Crossrail route?

  26-06-2017 09:13
  
  We asked locals whether easier commutes and a boost to local economies outweigh rising house prices and damaging gentrificationWith the first trains now running between Liverpool Street and Shenfield, Essex, on the first stage of the much-anticipated Crossrail service, now renamed the Elizabeth Line, what do those who live along the route think of the project? Related: Skeletons, chamber pots and hippo sandals: the treasures of CrossrailContinue reading...
  
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• Train staff warn British Transport Police merger will put lives at risk

  26-06-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Workers are to issue a stark warning at a unions' conference as the threat of strike action looms.
  
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• Three bus lane cameras fine Reading drivers £60,000 in six months

  26-06-2017 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - More than 2,500 drivers have been caught out by three Reading bus lane cameras in six months, according to information revealed following a Freedom of Information (FOI) inquiry.
  
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• Stagecoach battles against headwinds at bus operation

  26-06-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Perth-based transport giant Stagecoach is set to reveal that UK bus revenues remain under pressure amid economic headwinds and rising inflation when it reports final results next week.
  
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• Sale of debt-laden Air India set for final approval

  26-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Nearly 70 years of state ownership to end at group that led Asia into jet engine age
  
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• RMT AGM: Corbyn Pledges To Halt Driver-Only Trains

  26-06-2017 02:00 via morningstaronline.co.uk
  
  Morning Star - LABOUR will halt the growing use of driver-only trains by private rail firms, Jeremy Corbyn vowed yesterday in an address to transport workers.
  
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• Railway return hopes lead to phone mast site near Hawick being shifted

  26-06-2017 02:00 via hawick-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The position of a proposed mobile phone mast has been moved to stop it hindering a possible future extension of the Borders Railway to Hawick, a council boss has revealed.
  
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• Qatar Airways courtship of American is one for the long haul

  26-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Middle Eastern carrier may be hoping for closer US ties to expand global reach
  
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• Police called after Port Talbot train 'disruption'

  26-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - It is understood the train was delayed by nearly an hour.
  
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• Plane talk: Heathrow travellers deserve better than the Piccadilly line

  26-06-2017 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The western entrails of the Piccadilly line constitute one of the planets deep mysteries.
  
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• MPs call on Government to release results of consultation on toughening driving laws

  26-06-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -IN December last year, the Ministry of Justice began a consultation on road traffic laws relating to offences of causing death or serious injury.
  
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• More streets to become 20mph zones in Council's Love Our Streets campaign

  26-06-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - NEW lower speed limits are being introduced in residential streets across Brighouse and Rastrick as part of the roll out of Calderdale Councils Love Our Streets scheme.
  
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• May urged to timetable Heathrows third runway

  26-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Andrew Adonis, chair of Britains National Infrastructure Commission, has urged the government to show it is committed to expanding Heathrow airport and allay concerns that the project will fall foul of political instability.
  
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• Labour will return railways to public ownership, Corbyn pledges

  26-06-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - The next Labour government will legislate for public ownership of the railways, Jeremy Corbyn has pledged.
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn pledges to return railways to public ownership

  26-06-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Addressing the annual conference of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union in Exeter, he said: The next Labour government will introduce a Public Ownership of the Railways Bill to repeal the Tories 1993 Railways Act that privatised our railways.
  
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• Is it the end of the road for the motor car marque?

  26-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Mercedes and BMW battle to keep significance of brand alive as ride-hailing grows
  
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• Crossrail honcho says £14.8bn project will "change London's geography" as first Elizabeth Line train enters passenger service

  26-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Eight years after construction started on the £14.8bn Crossrail project, the first Elizabeth Line train entered passenger service last Thursday between Liverpool Street main line and Shenfield.
  
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• Crossrail 2 route shake-up: Transport for London's business case proposal scraps Kings Road Chelsea station

  26-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - A controversial station at King's Road Chelsea, set to form part of Crossrail 2, has been dropped from the latest business case for the planned rail route.
  
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• Chinas booming bike-sharing sector beset by theft

  26-06-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - As Wukong Bicycle loses 90 per cent of its stock, ofo launches GPS-tracked bikes
  
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• Bus firm boss blasts vandals who attacked coach with rocks on busy M80 motorway

  26-06-2017 02:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A BUS firm boss has blasted dangerous vandals who hurl objects at moving vehicles on a busy motorway, fearing they could kill someone with their thoughtless actions.
  
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• Bus firm apologises for pass refusal

  26-06-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - A BUS driver told a visually impaired York man that his pass did not entitle him to travel before 9am - even though the man had a letter from the drivers bus firm saying he could travel at any time.
  
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• British Airways promises all passengers will get to their destination during July strikes as it plans to borrow Qatar Airways' planes

  26-06-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - British Airways has made an effort to beat turbulence from the 16-day strike action by cabin crew which is due to kick off on 1 July, with plans to draft in nine jets from Qatar Airways to cover the walkout period.
  
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• British Airways asks for fee to guarantee seats together

  26-06-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The row will fuel criticism that BA is becoming similar to a budget airline under its Spanish boss Alex Cruz (pictured).
  
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• Big future transport projects could change how you travel in Cambridgeshire

  26-06-2017 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - This week transport has been in the spotlight. Weve had pleas to government not to forget about rail improvements that could unlock growth south of the city, and a competition has been launched to find a solution to the housing situation that could yet sink the Cambridge to Oxford expressway.
  
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• Belfast to host 89 cruise ships this year

  26-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Belfast to host 89 ships this year as cruise sector prospers
  
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• 10,000 danger drivers snared in crackdown

  26-06-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A MILESTONE 10,000 illegal drivers have been caught during Operation Steerside, the ongoing district-wide road safety crackdown by West Yorkshire Police.
  
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