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• Virgin Trains blames cancellations on drivers' refusal to work on DAYS OFF - and it doesn't go down well

  03-07-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The rail firm's Twitter team sparked an uproar after a passenger called Nicole complained on Twitter about a driver 'going AWOL'.
  
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• Scotland's papers: Shake-up for ScotRail

  03-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A plan to shake-up the running of ScotRail and cosmetic surgery concerns feature in the papers.
  
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• Safety fears over unlit motorways Subscription

  03-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Experts have challenged a decision to remove lighting from long stretches of Scotlands busiest motorways in upgrades to the central belt road network.
  
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• Road safety promises for A64 after two fatal crashes

  03-07-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - ROAD safety experts have promised action after two accidents on the A64 left four pedestrians dead in a matter of weeks.
  
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• Plans welcomed for public sector rail bid when Abellio's contract expires

  03-07-2017 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - SCOTTISH Government plans to pave the way for a public sector bid for ScotRail have been welcomed by Scottish Labour and a group that represents rail passengers.
  
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• Plans to rename Brockenhurst railway station

  03-07-2017 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - PLANS to change the name of a New Forest railway station have been raised.
  
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• Labour AM calls for city deal-type package for rural Wales

  03-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rural Wales needs the equivalent to the city deals struck around Cardiff and Swansea, says a Labour AM.
  
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• Judge orders Department for Transport to pay for asbestos victim's gravestone

  03-07-2017 02:00 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The widow of an asbestos victim, poisoned whilst working for British Rail, had to go to court to get the government even to pay for his gravestone.
  
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• Here's how you can get free bus travel for a day out in the North

  03-07-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - COASTLINER is offering people chance to win a free day pass to promote Catch the Bus Week.
  
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• Heres how you can catch the bus for FREE this week

  03-07-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -Find out how you can win a ticket to ride to celebrate Catch The Bus Week
  
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• Government could steer derailing train firms with extra cash under new proposals

  03-07-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Ministers are drafting proposals for a new subsidy regime as part of which the government will pay train companies if they do not meet their revenue targets, it emerged over the weekend.
  
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• Gatwick: Runway closed and flights diverted after 'drone' spotted above airport

  03-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A runway was twice closed at Gatwick and flights diverted after reports of a drone flying over the airport.
  
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• Gatwick boss: We can drive growth with new runway

  03-07-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The airport announced a new service to Taiwan operated by China Airlines, and this weekend declared it now has more long-haul flights than any other airport with just one runway.
  
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• France opens latest addition to national high-speed rail lines Subscription

  03-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britons could soon be traveling non-stop to Bordeaux by train after the opening of a 200-mile high-speed rail link from Tours this weekend. The initiative breaks new ground in France because it is the first high-speed line to be privately operated.
  
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• Flying in an electric plane

  03-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - ...but how does it feel? Richard Westcott reports.
  
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• Five Crossrail stations in west London delayed by two years to late 2019

  03-07-2017 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Despite assurances that Crossrail was on budget and on time, five stations in west London will be delayed by as much as two years.
  
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• End of the line for Scotrail? SNP plans radical shake-up of Scottish railways

  03-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - TRANSPORT minister Humza Yousaf is to unveil the biggest shake-up to Scottish rail in decades.
  
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• Drone forces Gatwick Airport to close runway

  03-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• 'Drone' forces closure of runway at Gatwick

  03-07-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The incident happened around 6pm today at the London airport, resulting in an easyJet flight declaring a mid-air emergency as it attempted to land.
  
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• Drone causes Gatwick airport disruption

  03-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Police are investigating after the runway was closed twice and five flights were diverted on Sunday.
  
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• Deadline for announcing winner of West Midlands rail bid passes with no decision

  03-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - hitehall backlogs have caused the Government to miss its own deadline for awarding a major rail contract, raising fears of delays to the start of the new franchise.
  
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• British motorists in Calais to be allowed to drive on left

  03-07-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Britons travelling toCalais could be allowed to drive on the left hand side of the road in a government initiative that aims to entice tourists back to the troubled coastal city.
  
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• Award-winning Network Rail infrastructure project brings biodiversity to Bermondsey

  03-07-2017 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - The construction of the Bermondsey Dive Under, a new railway junction to the east of London Bridge station, has increased biodiversity in the urban area of Bermondsey by 113, winning the team a coveted CEEQUAL Excellent award of 96.6.
  
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• 'Eighty per cent of drivers ignore 20mph limits'

  03-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Eight in 10 drivers ignore 20mph speed limits, according to new data.
  
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• Amersham station to become step-free as part of £200 million investment into making London Underground accessible

  03-07-2017 02:00 via getbucks.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Six stations will become step-free by 2020 as part of the Sadiq Khan's commitment to making stations more accessible
  
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