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• Britain still lagging in the use of city trams | Letters

  04-07-2017 20:10
  
  Leslie Freitag praises the running of trams on train tracks pioneered in GermanyThe snail’s pace evaluation of the possibility of running trams over train tracks in the UK is inexplicable (Tram-train link three years late and five times over budget, 4 July). The innovation began in 1992 in the German city of Karlsruhe, where train routes had trams built to run along them. They then divert off the train line to go through the shopping and commercial centre. Each time I visit more routes hav
  
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• Executive green belts and teachers in braces | Letters

  04-07-2017 20:09
  
  Planning policy | Teacher taboos | Gatwick drone | Sooty toothpaste | Corbyn song | Money tree-ismThe late great Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman predicted the increase in executive developments on the green belt (Report, 3 July) in their book Good Omens in 1990: “Oxfordshire plain stretched out to the west, with a scattering of lights to mark the slumbering villages where honest yeomen were settling down to sleep after a long day’s editorial direction, financial consulting, or softwa
  
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• Sheffield to Rotherham tram-train is five times over budget, says NAO

  04-07-2017 08:01
  
  Scheme now slated to cost at least £75.1m instead of planned £15m, but ministers have refused to pull plugAn experimental tram-train linking Sheffield and Rotherham has cost more than five times the agreed budget and is running almost three years late, with the government forced to compensate tram operator Stagecoach for the delays with a £2.5m payment.A damning report from the National Audit Office found that the scheme is now slated to cost at least £75.1m, instead of t
  
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• Watchdog sets out future lessons as GWR complaints soar after systems failure

  04-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Great Western Railway (GWR) has been criticised for its poor record of responding to complaints from customers by an influential passenger watchdog. In a document released today, Transport Focus stated that from 2015-16 to 2016-17, the number of complaints made by passengers to the watchdog due...
  
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• Wales road crashes that caused injury down 11

  04-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The number of road accidents that inflicted personal injuries in Wales dropped by 11 last year, new figures show.
  
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• Venturing forth: Cycle.land offers a social bike-sharing platform

  04-07-2017 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A startup on the Cambridge Social Ventures programme aims to disrupt the bike-sharing market and encourage an innovative, eco-friendly way of travel.
  
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• US lifts laptop ban on Abu Dhabi flights

  04-07-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Etihad passengers can now travel to the States with large electronic items in hand luggage
  
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• UK manufacturers say Brexit uncertainty will force them to make cuts

  04-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Business leaders seek clarity over transitional arrangements as new figures point to slowdown for carmakersBritish manufacturers are fast approaching a tipping point where a lack of certainty over the direction of Brexit negotiations will force them to make painful cuts whatever the outcome, they say.The stark warning, due to be delivered on Tuesday by Engineering Employers Federation chief executive Terry Scuoler, comes as business leaders begin a week of crunch meetings with gov
  
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• Turkish Airlines CEO: IST to be taken off laptop ban list by July 5

  04-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST) is expected to be removed from the list of airports from which US-bound passengers are required to check large personal electronic devices by July 5, according to Turkish Airlines CEO Bilal Eksi.read more
  
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• Tram-train project rail modifications run five times over budget

  04-07-2017 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Modification of the rail network for the UK's first tram-train project has run five times over budget, a public spending watchdog has found.
  
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• Tram scheme is running late and £60m over budget subscription

  04-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - A scheme to run trains on tram tracks has gone five times over budget and is two and a half years behind schedule, the public spending watchdog says.
  
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• Tottenham Court Road tube art will be seen by 150,000 a day

  04-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Daniel Buren's new works will jazz up many a sweaty tube journey
  
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• These are the SEVENTEEN pothole-ridden roads being fixed in Liverpool this week

  04-07-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Post -The council has launched a new programme of works on the worst roads across the city - here is this week's plan
  
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• TfL launches Siri-style 'TravelBot', but commuters say it's 'shirking its responsibilities'

  04-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London has launched a Siri-style travel bot in a bid to make journey's on the Tube network easier, but commuters seem more intent on sending it silly messages.
  
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• Tesla to deliver mass market Model 3 cars starting on July 28

  04-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Tesla boosted ahead of Model 3 electric car launch

  04-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The electric car maker's founder Elon Musk says the lower cost Model 3 car will be ready this week.
  
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• Stagecoach wins £2.5m compensation for overdue tram-train line

  04-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - UK transport group is supplying vehicles for line that has quadrupled in cost
  
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• Southern Rail passengers face major disruption during drivers' overtime ban

  04-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Major disruption for Southern Rail passengers continued today after the failure of fresh attempts to run more trains despite a drivers' overtime ban.
  
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• South Yorkshire Tram Train service quadruples in price

  04-07-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - A delayed rail project in South Yorkshire will now cost more than four times its original price.
  
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• SNCF opens two high speed lines in one day

  04-07-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - FRANCE: More than 500 km of new high speed line were officially opened on July 1, when SNCF...
  
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• Sheffield-Rotherham tram-train scheme costs rise to £75m

  04-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK's first tram-train scheme will cost five times more than planned, the National Audit Office has said.
  
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• ScotRail report reveals Scotlands worst train stations

  04-07-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Fewer than half of ScotRail services arrive on time at around one-third of stations across Scotland, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Reducing Repair and Maintenance Costs with On-Board Service

  04-07-2017 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -The main objective of the on-board service is to increase the availability of the machinery thanks to a daily monitoring the machinery operations, the drawing up of service schedules dedicated to each piece of machinery and the continual verification
  
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• Rail-y quiet

  04-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Just 150 passengers per year have boarded at the Powys station, Arriva Trains Wales says.
  
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• Pilots warn of air disaster after Gatwick drone incident

  04-07-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Drone causes Gatwick to shut runway
  
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• Night Tube services to be extended to cover Overground this year

  04-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The capital's 24-hour transport network was expanded again today after it was announced the London Overground will run through the night from December.
  
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• Night services to be rolled out on London Overground

  04-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - London Overground services will now run for 24-hours at weekends, mayor of the capital Sadiq Khan has today announced. The night services will start operating from December on Fridays and Saturdays in East London between New Cross Gate and Dalston Junction, before it is extended to Highbury...
  
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• Londoners 'most accident prone when driving abroad'

  04-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Londoners are more accident prone that motorists from anywhere else in the country when driving abroad, new statistics revealed.
  
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• John Hayes, Transport Minister, Mocked For Refusing To Take Interventions From MPs Without Ties

  04-07-2017 02:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
  
  The Huffington Post - A Tory minister has been mocked for refusing to take questions from any MP too sartorially challenged to wear a tie.
  
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• Greater Birmingham LEP launches hunt to find new chairman

  04-07-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Steve Hollis will step down from the role in September to make way for new figurehead to drive economic growth in Greater Birmingham and Solihull
  
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• Go North East makes £1.6m contactless ticketing investment

  04-07-2017 02:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Bus operator Go North East is hoping to drive up passenger numbers across its Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Tees Valley services after investing over £1.6m in contactless ticketing.
  
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• Franchising timetable slips again

  04-07-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The Department for Transports franchising timetable is slipping again, possibly because of delays introduced by the snap General Election. The winner of the West Midlands franchise should have been announced in June, ready for the new contract to start in October. The present operator Govia is competing with a joint venture of Abellio, Mitsui and the East Japan Railway company.
  
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• First Giruno runs through the Gotthard Base Tunnel

  04-07-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - SWITZERLAND: A Stadler EC250 Giruno trainset ran through the Gotthard Base Tunnel for the first...
  
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• EurActiv: Drivers are the top consumers of palm oil in Europe

  04-07-2017 02:00 via transportenvironment.org
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• Etihad flights to and from US avoid laptop ban

  04-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Thorough checks on gadgets mean passengers can use laptops from Abu Dhabi to the US, the airline says.
  
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• Derby rail firm Garrandale Group opens new base in Oz to work on multi-billion dollar project

  04-07-2017 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - A Derby rail engineering and design specialist has expanded into Australia after winning a contract to work on the country's biggest ever public transport project.
  
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• Crossrail unveils new pictures showing progress with tunnel fit-out work

  04-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Crossrail has today released new images showing the progress being made on installing the overhead catenary system as part of the tunnel fit-out for the new service. Engineers are currently working around the clock to install the 2 x 25kV overhead traction power system to the tunnels.The...
  
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• Are we doing enough to improve air quality in Scotland?

  04-07-2017 02:00 via scottish.parliament.uk
  Other News Sources - Can we do more to stop the damaging impact of air pollution in Scotland? And how can we put an end to urban areas with traffic-choked streets, which repeatedly breach EU air quality laws?
  
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• Abu Dhabi removed from laptop ban list

  04-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Abu Dhabi has been removed from the list of 10 airports from which US-bound passengers are required to check large personal electronic devices rather than carry the devices on board aircraft.read more
  
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