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• WITH PICTURES: Powerful main line diesel locomotive officially named 'Royal Corps of Signals' to mark valued 33 year association with Swanage Railway

  01-07-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A powerful main line diesel locomotive has been officially named 'Royal Corps of Signals' to mark a valued 33 year association with the Swanage Railway.
  
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• Why are more than 500 trucks rumbling through West Wales next weekend?

  01-07-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Iflorries aren't your thing, there's also an FMX stunt team, a fun fair, trade stands, and a monster trucks show
  
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• Who was pioneering pilot Amy Johnson? First woman to fly from Britain to Australia celebrated with Google Doodle

  01-07-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Johnson, born in Hull 114 years ago today, made history with her 11,000-mile solo flight in 1930
  
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• We don't want 10,000 road safety work, locals tell council

  01-07-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A COUNCIL committee has been advised to scrap a 10,000 road safety scheme on a Bradford street after residents petitioned against the project.
  
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• Waterloo Station shutdown will be worse than feared

  01-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Chaos caused by the partial shutdown of Waterloo mainline station in August is set to be worse than forecast, it was revealed today.
  
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• Watch: Ferrari 812 Superfast reviewed

  01-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Is this the world's best Super GT car? Spoiler alertyes it is
  
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• Volvo admits its self-driving cars are confused by kangaroos

  01-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Swedish companys animal detection system can identify and avoid deer, elk and caribou, but is yet to work against the marsupials movementsVolvos self-driving car is unable to detect kangaroos because hopping confounds its systems, the Swedish carmaker says.The companys Large Animal Detection system can identify and avoid deer, elk and caribou, but early testing in Australia shows it cannot adjust to the kangaroos unique method of movement.Continue reading...
  
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• Virgin East Coast should go back to public ownership says union

  01-07-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Rail union RMT said East Coast rail should return to public ownership as operator Stagecoach revealed "anticipated losses"
  
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• Venus Williams at fault in fatal car crash, say Florida police

  01-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian -79-year-old passenger in other car dies two weeks later Crash remains under investigation; Williams not chargedVenus Williams caused a car crash this month that led to the death of a passenger in another vehicle, according to a police report released on Thursday.Palm Beach Gardens police say witnesses told investigators that Williams ran a red light in her Toyota Sequoia SUV, causing a 9 June crash that injured 79-year-old Jerome Barson, who died two weeks later. Continue reading..
  
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• Travellers set up camp at railway station car park

  01-07-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Commuters in Caerphilly have been disrupted
  
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• The new rail stations you can use your Swift travel card at from July

  01-07-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -The popular travel card will now be available to use
  
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• Tennis star Venus Williams at fault over car crash that led to passenger death

  01-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Tennis star Venus Williams was at fault in a car crash that led to the death of a passenger in another vehicle, police say.
  
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• Student flies to London via Spain as it was cheaper than the train

  01-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Southern Rail: High Court rules government has two weeks to decide on breach of contract

  01-07-2017 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -THE Government has two weeks to decide if Southern Rail is in breach of its contract or face judicial review, the High Courtruled.
  
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• Qatar Airways flies to rescue of strike-hit BA Subscription

  01-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - British Airways will use the crisis-hit Gulf carrier Qatar to break a 16-day strike staged by cabin crew from today, it has been announced.
  
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• Plane carrying two passengers crashes and bursts into flames over busy motorway

  01-07-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Two people in their early sixties were taken to hospital with serious injuries after being pulled from the wreckage
  
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• Number of people using buses is the lowest it's been for a decade

  01-07-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -There were 75 million fewer journeys in the past year, a decrease of 1.7
  
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• Northern Rail drama as 'driver rescues drunk man from toilet with an axe'

  01-07-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -"Sorry about the door..."
  
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• New York subway network meltdown 'should be a lesson for London'

  01-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A state of emergency has been declared on New York's subway network
  
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• New York commuters' 'summer of hell'

  01-07-2017 02:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  C.N.N. - New York's commuter rail lines, subways and buses carry about 9 million riders every day. Six million of those souls cram into the subway system's vast underground maze each day.
  
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• Minibus driving reprieve for teachers

  01-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Teachers will likely need a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence qualification from January 2018.
  
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• M3 Smart Motorway: Roadworks to 'continue for a short period' after main construction finishes this month

  01-07-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The two-year resurfacing scheme was due to finish at the end of June
  
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• Jeremy Vine finds 990 train ticket for trip from Exeter to London Paddington

  01-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Shocked radio presenter Jeremy Vine found an online train ticket for a trip from Exeter to London Paddington costing a whopping 990.
  
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• Increased staff training having 'real impact' on reducing railway suicides

  01-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - On the railway, the prevention of suicides is a sad necessity that all staff increasingly need to be trained and prepared to deal with. But today, information released by the Samaritans has showed how a growing number of people working on the railway are being trained to deal with these...
  
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• Huge sinkhole opens up and swallows car in Missouri city

  01-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A huge sinkhole has opened up and swallowed up a car in a major Missouri city.
  
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• How about putting pedal power to the test on your daily commute?

  01-07-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -ONE by one they emerge from the mist created by the water fountains in Bradfords City Park on a damp and miserable June day.
  
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• Hopping mad: self-driving Volvos struggling to deal with kangaroos

  01-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• 'Heroically ambitious' priorities outlined for Wales and Borders franchise

  01-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The National Assembly for Wales Committee has today unveiled what the 10 priorities for the new Wales and Borders franchise should be for competing operators. In a report drawn up by the Assembly, potential operators were told that delivering new trains, communicating better, making fares more...
  
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• Harpist entertains rail passengers on Harlech train

  01-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Harpist Gwenllian Llyr works for a charity trying to increase access to music and she entertained rail passengers between Harlech and Pwllheli in Gwynedd on Friday.
  
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• Grayling given two weeks to make decision on maligned Southern franchise

  01-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Chris Grayling has been given two weeks to come to a decision over the Southern rail crisis, the High Court yesterday ruled. In court yesterday, campaigners from the Association of British Commuters (ABC) argued that a decision over GTRmp;rsquo;s handling of the franchise had been...
  
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• Government must support freight sector to hit carbon reduction targets, says FTA

  01-07-2017 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Committee on Climate Changes latest report to Parliament on progress towards reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions shows that there is ...
  
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• Glasgow Airport ten years on: The quiet village street where two terrorists plotted mass murder

  01-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - IT is a quiet residential street in a rural village not far from the city, no different to many others across Scotland.
  
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• Glasgow Airport ten years on: The act of terrorism that shook nation to its very core

  01-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - I was in a press of bodies heading for the exit
  
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• Fuel safety advice issued after Manhattan Bridge container ship explosion caused death at Port of Felixstowe

  01-07-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Strict emission regulations have been highlighted as factors in a ships boiler room explosion, which claimed a sailors life and left another with severe burns.
  
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• Fear over damaged signs

  01-07-2017 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Poorly maintained road signs that are meant to help drivers at night could result in a fatal collision.
  
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• Father jailed for driving car at race cyclists in Essex Subscription

  01-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Video footage from a member of the public has helped to convict a motorist who deliberately ran down five cyclists as he drove his family to a childrens birthday party.
  
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• Facebooks solar drone Aquila hits 3,000ft on test flight Subscription

  01-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Facebooks British-designed solar-powered drone has completed its first successful test flight.
  
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• Extinct British car brands: where are they now?

  01-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Many grand old British car brands are no longer around; we look at their chances of revival
  
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• European airlines call for review of airport charging systems

  01-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- European airline passengers are paying excessive airport charges, particularly at monopoly airports and airports which operate under the so-called dual till system, according to airline lobby group Airlines for Europe (A4E).read more
  
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• Essex used car company Big Cars among UKs most inspirational businesses

  01-07-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - A premium used car business that has sites in Sudbury in Suffolk and Witham in Essex has been named among the countrys most inspirational companies for the third time in a row.
  
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• Drivers given a lesson in road safety by children after a number of 'near misses' on the road

  01-07-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - PRIMARY school children have launched a road safety campaign with a differenceto teach motorists about the dangers of driving carelessly.
  
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• Driver arrested after trying to ram a car into crowd of people outside Paris mosque

  01-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Do you know anything about off road motorbikes being used on walkways?

  01-07-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - POLICE are appealing for information about off road motorbikes being used on walkways.
  
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• Digital force fields to stop terrorist vehicles Subscription

  01-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Digital force fields could be installed around sensitive buildings and bridges under government plans to prevent vehicles being used in terrorist attacks.
  
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• Cruise ship visits sink by 8 despite record tourist figures Subscription

  01-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Last year was a record-breaking one for tourism but the number of visitors arriving in Ireland on cruise ships hit the doldrums.
  
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• Crossrail remains on budget, but cost pressures increasing

  01-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The cost of constructing Crossrail is forecast to stay within its mp;pound;14.8bn budget, but cost pressures are still increasing across the project, a statement released by the DfT has revealed. In its annual update of Crossrail, the department remained positive about the costings for the project...
  
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• Couple buy dilapidated No.51 bus whose route went past their home off eBay to convert into luxury motorhome

  01-07-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror -Tom Grantham, 29, and his partner Kayley Barnes, 30, spent £1,200 buying the Stagecoach bus - and £10,000 doing it up complete with log fire
  
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• CAR REVIEW: Range Rover Evoque convertible

  01-07-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -The feelgood factor provided by the open-air freedom of this elegant convertible is enough to make an event of any drive.
  
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• Bus travel drops to lowest level in a decade as LGA warns route cuts will fuel countryside congestion

  01-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Bus journeys fall to ten-year low

  01-07-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Bus travel in England has fallen to its lowest level in a decade, down to 4.45 billion passenger journeys, new figures show.
  
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