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• Chief Executive – Greater Manchester Bus Operators Association Ltd

  10-07-2017 15:55 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Chief Executive: £45,000 p.a
  Greater Manchester Bus Operators Association Ltd
  GMBOA was established in 1998 to represent the region’s bus operators that cover 90% of the bus network in Manchester. We are a trade association funded by these operators to deliver a consistent approach to bus messages and policies whose main aim is to keep the importance of bus patronage at the forefront of the City and the Region’s transport plans. We are now looking to recruit a Chief Executive t
  
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• Major rail disruption looms in August as stations are closed

  10-07-2017 14:52
  
  Network Rail plans biggest ever bank holiday engineering works, while Waterloo will be half closed for three weeksRail passengers have been warned of unprecedented summer disruption with major engineering works closing some of Britain’s biggest stations in August.Commuters into London will be the most affected as Network Rail prepares to carry out work worth £133m, including the biggest bank holiday engineering works it has ever planned. Related: Business Today: sign up for a morning
  
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• Sadiq Khan is searching for London's first digital guru – but what will they do?

  10-07-2017 08:08
  
  The mayor wants London to be the world’s leading smart city, with digital tech at its heart. The new chief digital officer will need to turn that vision into action“Can you spout digital bollocks? London is hiring a chief digital officer,” wrote IT website The Register the day mayor Sadiq Khan launched his search for a digital guru for the capital.
  The successful candidate (expected to be appointed later this summer) will earn £106,952 a year and according to the job anno
  
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• Why some Sunday bus services could be axed

  10-07-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -Holme Valley buses expected to change as councillors are asked to make cuts
  
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• When can I catch a train during rail strike today

  10-07-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo -Merseyrail staff walk out for second in time in three days
  
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• Wealthy hotelier saves Heathrow £6billion

  10-07-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- A wealthy hotel owner has announced an audacious bid to build Heathrows third runwayclaiming his plan would be £6.2bn cheaper than the airports current scheme.
  
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• US laptop ban lifted on Kuwait Airways and Royal Jordanian

  10-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Kuwait Airways and Royal Jordanian are the latest airlines to allow laptops in the cabin on US flights.
  
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• TfL aims to raise £850m by building homes in London

  10-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Transport group eyes new income streams amid cuts to government subsidies
  
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• Tesla's Elon Musk tweets new photos of latest car, the Model 3

  10-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tesla boss Elon Musk tweets the first pictures of the electric car firm's latest, the Model 3.
  
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• Tata attempts to say hello again with Air India deal Subscription

  10-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Once hailed as the maharaja of the skies, Air India has become more a source of national embarrassment than pride
  
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• Stansted Airport expansion meetings are 'deliberately misleading' claims campaign group

  10-07-2017 02:00 via hertfordshiremercury.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A campaign group has claimed that the consultations being held by Stansted Airport to discuss its expansion plans are 'deliberately misleading.'
  
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• Southern Rail strike planned as commuters say they fear 'cliff-edge' situation will lead to rolling action

  10-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Salt marshes to stick £55 billion HS2 rail line plans in mud for years'

  10-07-2017 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - THE controversial £55billion HS2 high speed rail line could be derailed for years by 20 acres of marshland, campaigners claimed today.
  
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• Sadiq Khan is searching for London's first digital guru but what will they do?

  10-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Whoever Khan appoints will need to lead Londons 26 borough councils and coordinate digital services, and a priority should be making public transport more efficient ...
  
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• Roundabouts upgrade to allow for dualling

  10-07-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press -COUNCILLORS are set to press ahead with a £34.2 million upgrade to seven roundabouts on Yorks Outer Ring Road - designed to allow for future dualling.
  
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• Reading to Heathrow rail link 'missing' as Government urged to make it a priority to secure future of Thames Valley

  10-07-2017 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  
  Reading Evening Post -Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce is calling on Lord Adonis to add the scheme to his priorities
  
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• Railway workers strike for the third time in as many days

  10-07-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - It will be the 33rd time RMT members have walked out on Southern Rail services in a dispute over the role of conductors that has battered commuters in the South East for more than a year.
  
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• Rail strikes to hit Northern, Southern and Merseyrail

  10-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The RMT union is in dispute with the companies over driver-only-operated trains.
  
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• Pre-clearance' plan for US immigration at Scots airport

  10-07-2017 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - AIRLINE passengers flying to America from Scotland will be able to clear US immigration before they take off if a new scheme gets the go-ahead.
  
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• Newport Bus gets schools contract again

  10-07-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -NEWPORT Transport has been awarded a contract to provide bus travel to and from school during the 2017/18 academic year, for hundreds of the citys secondary school children.
  
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• Major changes to start at Winchester Bus Station to start tomorrow

  10-07-2017 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Major changes to buses in Winchester as Winchester City Council carries out improvement work at Winchester Bus Station
  
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• Major blaze near Glasgow Airport tackled

  10-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The blaze broke out on Saturday evening at Clark Street in Paisley, near to Glasgow Airport.
  
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• Letter - The way ahead for road pricing and transport Subscription

  10-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Sir, Matthew Parris makes a good case for road pricing (Comment, July 8), but he should not hold his breath. The Smeed report was commissioned by the Harold Macmillan government and published in 1964.
  
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• How the electric car revolution could backfire Subscription

  10-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - If the state pushes one type of technology too hard it risks shutting down the creation of a far more efficient alternative
  
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• Horrors of cabbie 'wall of shame' revealed as two in five cars fail safety checks

  10-07-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -TWO in five taxis and minicabs are still failing crucial safety checks, Bradford Council has warned as it prepares to tighten its rules.
  
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• Heathrow business mogul claims his alternative third runway plan could save government £6.7billion

  10-07-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -Surinder Arora has submitted his plans to the Department for Transport
  
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• Fairoaks Airport: Opposition campaign gains speed as national aviation organisation declares support

  10-07-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A campaign opposing a huge development at the site of Fairoaks Airport in Chobham does not only have the backing of Environment Secretary Michael Gove, but a national aviation organisation has also given its backing.
  
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• Electric car gutted by flames after it set fire while charging

  10-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Edinburgh airport unveils plan for major new home and business complex

  10-07-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - Edinburgh Airport is to sacrifice its secondary runway to build a massive business and housing complex.
  
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• 'Crisis point' tramway could face weekend closures without more volunteers

  10-07-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - ORAGNISERS fear the historic Shipley Glen Tramway may be forced to close on some weekends if new volunteers do not sign up.
  
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• China shipper Cosco to buy HK rival OOIL for $6.3bn

  10-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The deal would make Cosco the world's third biggest shipping company with more than 400 vessels.
  
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• China Cosco Shipping to buy Orient Overseas for $6.3bn

  10-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Deal would create stronger Asian competitor to Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping
  
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• Cars delivered from China to Belgium by rail

  10-07-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - INTERNATIONAL: Cars manufactured at Volvos Daqing plant in China have been exported to Europe by...
  
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• Cardiff's latest 20mph zone is being installed

  10-07-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -The council announced in March last year that they would bring more 20mph zones in across the city.
  
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• Borders bus firms are set to merge

  10-07-2017 02:00 via bordertelegraph.com
  
  Other Regional Press - BOSSES at Borders Buses have announced plans to merge with stablemate company Perryman's later this month.
  
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• BA throws support behind new Heathrow runway plan

  10-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Largest airline at the airport welcomes proposal to cut price of project by £7bn
  
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• BA failing customers over IT fiasco payouts Subscription

  10-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - British Airways has been accused of failing customers caught up in the IT meltdown that led to cancelled flights on one of the years busiest weekends.
  
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• £12.6 million Archway revamp finally complete after 18 months

  10-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The £12.6million revamp of Archway is finally complete after 18 months of works.
  
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