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• Pay-per-mile road tax plan wins £250,000 Wolfson economics prize

  13-07-2017 23:00
  
  Prizewinner Gergely Raccuja, 27, aims to scrap vehicle tax and fuel duty to help fund all road repairs with more eco-friendly scheme collected by insurersA graduate transport planner has won a £250,000 prize for a plan to improve Britain’s ailing roads with a proposal to scrap fuel and vehicle taxes and replace them with a pay-per-mile charging scheme.The scheme would reward users of lighter, cleaner vehicles and ensure a steady stream of revenue to the exchequer (pdf), with the &pou
  
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• Pay-per-mile road tax plan scoops Wolfson prize

  13-07-2017 21:00
  
  Prizewinner Gergely Raccuja, 27, aims to scrap vehicle tax and fuel duty to help fund all road repairs with more eco-friendly scheme collected by insurersA graduate transport planner has won a £250,000 prize for a plan to improve Britain’s ailing roads with a proposal to scrap fuel and vehicle taxes and replace them with a pay-per-mile charging scheme.The scheme would reward users of lighter, cleaner vehicles and ensure a steady stream of revenue to the exchequer (pdf), with the &pou
  
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• Innovations (Issue 37, Summer 2017)

  13-07-2017 17:46 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Innovations: Practical application of technology in passenger transport.
  Supporting Coach & Bus 2017 technology exhibitors
  In partnership with Parkeon
   
  Click on the image below to view Innovations (Issue 37, Summer 2017).
   
  If you are viewing the site on a mobile or tablet device, tap here to read the supplement.
  
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• Out now: Issue 164 of Passenger Transport

  13-07-2017 17:18 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 164 of Passenger Transport is published on July 14
  Contents include:
    
  LEAD STORYBus sector could face ‘perfect storm’ – ADL
  Colin Robertson, chief executive of bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis, has warned that the bus industry faces a multitude of serious challenges
   
  NEWS
  GTR shuns RMT’s ‘accessibility guarantee’
  Union plan would see end to rule allowing driver-only operation
  Scots poverty advisor backs discounted travel
  Discounte
  
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• Bus sector could face ‘perfect storm’ – ADL

  13-07-2017 17:01 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Colin Robertson, chief executive of bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis, has warned that the bus industry faces a multitude of serious challenges
    
  The chief executive of Britain’s largest bus builder has warned that the industry faces “much, much tougher things ahead”.
  Speaking in Scarborough last week, Colin Robertson, who has overseen a period of expansion at ADL since joining this business as 10 years ago, identified multiple hazards for the sector. These include t
  
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• CAF to build trains in South Wales

  13-07-2017 16:59 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Spanish rolling stock manufacturer plans to create 300 jobs at facility near Newport
   
  CAF is building trains for Northern Rail
   
  Spanish manufacturer CAF has announced that it is to start building trains at a new factory in South Wales.
  The company plans to create 300 jobs at the factory near Newport, where it will build trains and trams for the UK. It has previously supplied trains from its factories in Spain.
  The new facility will be over 46,000 square metres in size and will employ
  
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• Minister backs bus campaign

  13-07-2017 16:52 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Jesse Norman helps Greener Journeys to launch the fifth annual Catch the Bus Week initiative
   
  Jesse Norman and Claire Haigh launched last week’s Catch the Bus Week event at Brixton bus garage in south London 
  Incoming transport minister Jesse Norman lent his support to the fifth annual Catch the Bus Week, which took place last week.
  The event saw Britons encouraged to leave their cars at home and choose to use the bus, with hundreds of operators and organisations coming together
  
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• First partners to launch autonomous pod trials

  13-07-2017 16:40 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Group partners with California’s GoMentum Station
   
  First has been investigating autonomous vehicles since late last year
   
  FirstGroup has signed an agreement with GoMentum Station, a California-based proving ground, to carry out research into shared autonomous vehicles.
  GoMentum Station in Concord, California, is a 2,000-hectare test facility where the Contra Costa Transportation Authority (CCTA) and its partners are accelerating the next generation of transportation technologie
  
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• Heathrow night flights to continue until third runway is built

  13-07-2017 14:54
  
  Transport secretary says new rules on noise show government is tackling issue, but campaigners lament ‘business as usual’Night flights from Heathrow will continue until the airport is expanded, the government has confirmed, as it published new rules to encourage quieter aircraft across London’s three biggest airports. The transport secretary, Chris Grayling, said efforts to reduce the total noise permitted from flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted showed the government was
  
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• Southern rail: unions say £13.4m fine is ‘less than a slap on the wrist’

  13-07-2017 09:45
  
  Owner of rail franchise is fined over its failure to run services but government says industrial action was a major factorSouthern rail’s owner has been fined £13.4m by the government in a long-awaited ruling over whether the company breached its contract by failing to run services.The decision was described as a fair outcome by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), but denounced as “less than a slap on the wrist” by unions. Continue reading...
  
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• Virgin Trains is clerared of breaching data laws

  13-07-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - In an extraordinary row last summer, Mr Corbyn published a video of him sat on the floor of a Virgin train complaining about overcrowding. Virgin published footage showing he had a seat.
  
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• US airlines cruise higher on rosier outlooks from American, United

  13-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Update on the Airports NPS and a decision on night flights

  13-07-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Progress on the Airports National Policy Statement and the decision on a new night flight regime for Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports.
  
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• Transport for London scraps 'ladies and gentlemen' from Tube tannoy announcements in gender-neutral move

  13-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - 'The term 'ladies and gentlemen' is polite but really belongs to yesterday', say campaigners
  
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• Train factory will bring 300 new jobs for Newport thanks to £30 million investment

  13-07-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A NEW £30 million facility creating new trains is to be set up in Newport, creating 300 new jobs.
  
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• Third of UK flights face 30-minute delay unless airspace modernised, says Chris Grayling

  13-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - A third of UK flights could be delayed by more than half an hour unless airspace is modernised, the Transport Secretary has warned.
  
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• The death knell is tolling for the petrol and diesel car

  13-07-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - There are signs the death knell is tolling for the internal combustion with the announcement this week that France is to ban petrol and diesel vehicles by 2040. The news will have come as little surprise to car makers, who have long been aware that time is running out for fossil fuels, but perhaps it took the VW emissions scandal The post The death knell is tolling for the petrol and diesel car appeared first on ETA.
  
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• The Big Sleuth presenting partner London Midland is very proud of Bear-mingham - here's why

  13-07-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail -London Midland Commercial Director Richard Brooks reveals why the train operator is backing the public art trail
  
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• TfGM award contract for Trafford Park extension

  13-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - TfGM has revealed that the contract to extend the Metrolink network has been awarded to MPact Thales (MPT) and WSP. MPT, a consortium of Laing Omp;rsquo;Rourke, VolkerRail and Thales, will again collaborate to design and construct the new line that will serve the intu Trafford Centre via Trafford...
  
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• Southern rail: Government fines owners over delays

  13-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The owners of Southern rail have been fined £13.4m for poor performance, the Department for Transport has announced.
  
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• Some smaller ports not visited by border force for over a year

  13-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Nearly half of small unmanned sea ports on Britain's east coast were not visited at all by Border Force for more than a year during the height of the international migration crisis, an inspection report reveals.
  
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• Ryanair to strictly enforce cabin baggage rules

  13-07-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airline warns passengers as it enters busy summer period
  
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• Russias VIM Airlines triples cargo volume in 1H

  13-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Russias VIM Airlines carried 7,816 tonnes of cargo and 487 tonnes of post in the 2017 first half, tripled from the year-ago period, the airline said July 12.read more
  
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• RSSB partners with eight universities to drive 92m research programme

  13-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The RSSB will partner with the rail supply industry and a consortium of eight universities to drive research aimed at making the UK the world leading centre of rail excellence. The partnership is also being supported by mp;pound;92m worth of funding, with mp;pound;28.1m of this figure coming from...
  
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• Plans approved for £70m Derby Triangle scheme

  13-07-2017 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction Enquirer - A major business park development development known as the Derby Triangle has got the planning green light.
  
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• Our service levels havent been good enough admits chief behind Southern Rail as owners receive £13.4million government fine

  13-07-2017 02:00 via kentnews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The company behind strike-hit Southern Rail has been handed a £13.4million fine over the poor quality of its services, with the CEO admitting service levels havent been good enough.
  
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• Newport trains jobs boost 'a vote of confidence'

  13-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Economy Secretary Ken Skates says the £30m deal, which will create 300 jobs, is
  
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• Newport chosen for new train-building plant

  13-07-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A new factory manufacturing trains and trams is to be built by Spanish rolling stock company CAF at Newport in south Wales. Up to 300 jobs will be created, including apprenticeships. CAF is investing 30 million in the project, and has also been aided by a grant from the Welsh Government. Today's announcement comes during the three-day state visit to Britain of the King and Queen of Spain.
  
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• New £30m rail production facility to create 300 jobs in Newport

  13-07-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Three hundred new jobs are being created at a new factory in Newport making trains and trams.
  
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• New £100m M4 to Cardiff Airport link road being considered as key project in £1.2bn City Deal

  13-07-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Major park and ride schemes for thousands of vehicles at strategic sites on the Metro are also on the agenda
  
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• Mesa Airlines pilots ratify labor agreement

  13-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Mesa Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), ratified a new four-year agreement with management. read more
  
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• Manchester in top 20 European airports for passenger traffic

  13-07-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - North West airport boosted by long-haul traffic
  
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• Lyft enables automatic expense receipt forwarding

  13-07-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Taxi app announces deals with eight expense management providers
  
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• Lost and found: how is technology changing lost property?

  13-07-2017 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -From the mundane, such as umbrellas, coats and other everyday objects, to the somewhat bafflinga microwave or widescreen television: lost property is an unavoidable occurrence on any railway network. Now, third-party start-ups are trying to take t
  
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• Lord Adonis: Politics shouldn't get in the way of progress

  13-07-2017 02:00 via railstaff.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Lord Andrew Adonis praised what he described as a railway that fundamentally works, addressing the Institute of Railway Operators (IRO) annual members lunch last month, while acknowledging some of the challenges still to overcome.
  
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• Lombard: Far too British Airways

  13-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Question of EU ownership rules could hang over IAG, easyJet and Ryanair
  
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• Lerwick Harbour's £16.5m Mair's Pier expansion opens

  13-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The expansion to the Harbour, named Mair's Pier, has been officially opened to service port users.
  
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• Key rail projects are being shelved to fund DUP deal, MP claims during Prime Minister's Questions

  13-07-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A BRADFORD MP has accused the Government of sacrificing transport improvements in the North to pay for its controversial deal with the DUP.
  
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• Increased annual profits for Stansted Airport owner Manchester Airports Group

  13-07-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Stansted Airport is close to breaking through the 25m passengers a year threshold after its busiest ever June.
  
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• IAG calls for EU to relax ownership laws as Brexit concerns mount

  13-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - UKs departure could force British Airways owner to buy out shareholders or risk break-up
  
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• Hitting the brakes

  13-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - With demand for new cars down in America - the world's second-largest car market - how worried should automakers be?
  
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• Greater Manchester's bike hire scheme 'misunderstood', says Mobike

  13-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rental company Mobike admits
  
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• Govia to pay £13.4m for Southern disruption

  13-07-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Govia has been effectively fined £13.4 million by the Department for Transport for poor performance connected with industrial action on Southern. The money will pay for improvements rather than go to the government. The argument over whether Govia had been a victim of 'force majeure' -- factors outside its control -- has been running since early last year. Matters came to a head in the High Court two weeks ago, when the DfT was given until today to reach a decision. Govia s
  
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• Glasgow flights to New York to be grounded this winter

  13-07-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  
  The Scotsman - United Airlines is to halt flights between Glasgow and New York this winter, The Scotsman has learned.
  
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• FTA says report balances workers rights with need for flexibility, but falls short of defining self-employment

  13-07-2017 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The UKs biggest transport trade body, the Freight Transport Association (FTA), has welcomed the recommendations in Matthew Taylors report on ...
  
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• From buses to glasses: Silicon Valleys love of non-tech start-ups

  13-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Some tech start-ups strain the limits of what it means to be tech or a start-up
  
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• Faraday Future shelves electric car factory

  13-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The electric car start-up has put plans for the the $1bn (£775m) facility in Nevada on hold indefinitely.
  
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• Electric car boom will fuel demand for power, says National Grid

  13-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Increase in peak electricity demand could be more than capacity of planned Hinkley Point C nuclear power station by 2030A dramatic growth in electric vehicles on Britains roads could see peak electricity demand jump by more than the capacity of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station by 2030, according to National Grid.The number of plug-in cars and vans could reach 9m by 2030, up from around 90,000 today, said the company, which runs the UKs national transmission networks for e
  
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• East West link announcement within days

  13-07-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Therebuilt East West Rail Link between Oxford, Bedford and Aylesbury could mark a fundamental change in railway policy by becoming the first part of National Rail to be vertically integrated since British Rail was abolished 20 years ago. Local consultations about the project have now restarted along the route, while a major announcement is expected from the transport secretary within the next few days. East West Rail will link Bedford and Milton Keynes with Oxford and London Mary
  
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• Councils see drivers as "wallets on wheels" say AA

  13-07-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Some 62 of local authorities have reduced their expenditure on services such as road maintenance, street lights and school crossing patrols since 2016/17
  
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