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• Channel Tunnel rail link sold on to consortium for £3bn

  14-07-2017 19:38
  
  Canadian pension funds Borealis and Ontario Teachers sell HS1 in deal thought to value track, stations and lease at £3bnThe Canadian pension funds that own Britain’s HS1 high-speed railway between London and the Channel tunnel have sold to a consortium of UK and foreign investors.Borealis and Ontario Teachers, which paid £2.1bn for the HS1 concession from the UK government when the line was privatised in 2010, have sold the remainder of the 30-year lease in a deal valued at &po
  
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• Our electric car is driving on sunshine | Letters

  14-07-2017 19:21
  
  Solar-powered vehicles are here – but are they really the answer?Our solar panels occupy only a third of our roof area. Even so, on a summer day they produce about the same power our Volkswagen electric car draws as it charges from a plug in the garage.So, to the extent that we top up during the day, we are literally driving on sunshine: nil use of resources, nil pollution, and, in the context of your article (Battery cars may eat up more than Hinkley Point’s capacity by 2030, 13 Jul
  
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• How can the Southern rail fiasco be solved? Look to John Lewis | David Boyle

  14-07-2017 13:20
  
  Nationalisation won’t work. Govia needs to be replaced with a new co-operative franchise that balances the needs of passengers and staff• David Boyle is an author
  Hours before the deadline set by the courts in the judicial review case brought by the Association of British Commuters, transport secretary Chris Grayling has made his decision. Govia Thameslink Railway is to be fined £13.4m for failing to keep to a contract worth £8.9bn over seven years, to run Southern, Thames
  
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• Improving the quality of city life: cleaner, greener transport | Kim Thomas

  14-07-2017 09:15
  
  Innovations such as Greenwich’s driverless vehicles will play a key part in building a green, effective transport system Visitors to north Greenwich in April might have been puzzled to see a little green and white pod – with passengers, but no driver – making its way down the Thames path. The pod, which runs on electricity, was designed to test the public response to the idea of driverless vehicles. If successful, the vehicles could be used in shuttle services providing a simpl
  
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• Yorkshire's Doncaster Sheffield Airport wins top award for soaring passenger numbers

  14-07-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  
  Yorkshire Post - Yorkshire's Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) was on cloud nine today after winning a European industry award for soaring passenger numbers.
  
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• Work gets underway on Halton Curve to boost North Wales, Liverpool City Region and Cheshire rail links

  14-07-2017 02:00 via deeside.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Work has started on the 1.5 miles of rail track, known as the Halton Curve, that will unlock leisure and business opportunities between the Liverpool City Region, its airport, Cheshire and North Wales.
  
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• Work gets underway on Halton Curve to boost Liverpool City Region, Cheshire and North Wales rail links

  14-07-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Alun Cairns: Improvements will help unlock economic growth opportunities for North Wales
  
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• Why Gloucester's £7.5m new bus station is being quietly scaled back

  14-07-2017 02:00 via gloucestershirelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bentinck House, attached to the NCP car park will stay standing for a lot longer than first expected
  
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• What causes numb hands while cycling?

  14-07-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Numbness in your fingers while riding a bicycle can occur if your riding style or seat position results in too much pressure being placed on your hands. According to Imperial College London, handlebar palsy, also referred to as cyclists palsy, can be caused by prolonged compression of the ulnar or median nerve. This compression syndrome can affect all cyclists, but The post What causes numb hands while cycling? appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Waste products, not crops, key to boosting UK biofuels

  14-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK should focus on making fuel from chip fat, whiskey dregs and forest waste and not from crops like wheat
  
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• Ubers practices are morally unacceptable but a boycott wont help Hannah Lownsbrough

  14-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - With the companys licence to operate in London expiring in September, now is the time for consumers to demand that it mends its ways Hannah Lownsbrough is executive director of consumer group SumOfUsLabours business secretary, Rebecca Long-Bailey, finds Ubers business practices morally unacceptable and refuses to use the company. I agree with her, but boycotting the app isnt the best way to take on Uber. Related: Uber is not morally acceptable, says shadow business secretaryContin
  
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• Uber and Yandex combine forces in Russia

  14-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Yandex, known as the Russian Google, will take over part of Uber's business as Uber recalibrates its global strategy.
  
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• Transport Secretary says commitment to third runway at Heathrow Airport is as 'strong as ever'

  14-07-2017 02:00 via maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Transport Secretary has said the governments commitment to building a third runway at Heathrow Airport is as strong as ever.
  
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• This travel comparison website says it can save you HUNDREDS on train tickets a year

  14-07-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - But a new travel website reckons it can save you a fortune - thanks to a "ground-breaking" algorithm.
  
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• TfL to enhance frequency on the Elizabeth line

  14-07-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -(Image Source: Crossrail) Services on the Elizabeth line are set to be even more extensive and frequent than originally planned when the line becomes fully operational in December 2019, Transport for London (TfL) announced. Off-peak services between Paddington and Whitechapel will be increased from 16 trains as previously planned, to 20 trains per hour - a 25 per cent increase. An additional two trains per hour will run between Paddington and Shenf
  
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• Supersonic commuter sledge passes its first test at 70mph Subscription

  14-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Transport pioneers who hope to fire commuters from one side of Britain to the other in 12 minutes have had their Wright Brothers moment.
  
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• STEPHEN LLOYD MP: Ill always be unreasonable for Eastbourne

  14-07-2017 02:00 via eastbourneherald.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The pressure is building over the governments (inept) handling of the Southern Rail dispute, which is causing so much damage to our local economy as well as tremendous inconvenience to many Eastbourne rail users.
  
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• St Mellons private rail station welcomed by Chris Grayling

  14-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Wales' first privately-owned station Cardiff Parkway would link to Cardiff and Newport city centres.
  
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• Sparks fly at Council meeting as controversial new rules for cabbies are agreed

  14-07-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A RAFT of new rules for private hire car firms and hackney carriages in Bradford were given the go ahead at a tense meeting today.
  
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• Southern rail train drivers to strike despite 24 pay offer Subscription

  14-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Train drivers have voted to strike over pay despite being offered more than £11,000 extra over four years for a four-day week.
  
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• Southern rail passengers face more misery as drivers vote to strike in August

  14-07-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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• Southern rail faces summer strike saga as train drivers' union Aslef announces fresh walkouts for August

  14-07-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Train drivers' union Aslef has announced fresh strike dates for August, in a dispute with Southern rail.
  
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• Sales soar at Jet2 owners but pre-tax profits take a dive

  14-07-2017 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - Revenues have taken off at Jet2 owners Dart Group, but major investments over the year into airport bases have taken their toll on pre-tax profits.
  
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• Rootliep named as new KLM Cityhopper CEO

  14-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Dutch carrier KLM has announced that Warner Rootliep, who is currently KLM general manager Great Britain mp; Ireland, will be the next CEO of regional airline KLM Cityhopper.read more
  
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• Roads minister sees the need for improvements to major Suffolk routes

  14-07-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Roads minister Jesse Norman was shown the need for two major projects in Suffolk during a quick tour of two of the countys most significant blackspots.
  
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• Railway plans could put Oxford at heart of transport network

  14-07-2017 02:00 via oxfordtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE next stage of the rail link between Oxford and Cambridge, combined with regeneration of the railway station, could put the city at the heart of the country's transport network.
  
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• Rail passenger satisfaction ratings are still nearly as low as they were 10 years ago

  14-07-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - There has been virtually no progress on low satisfaction ratings among rail passengers in the past 10 years, according to new analysis.
  
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• Rail passenger satisfaction 'little changed in a decade'

  14-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail firms handle passenger complaints almost as badly as they did a decade ago, says Which?
  
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• Qatar Airways CEO sorry for calling US air hostesses 'grandmothers'

  14-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Akbar Al Baker called US flight attendants grandmothers and boasted his had an average age of 26.
  
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• £13.4m fine for Southern Rail over poor performance slammed as 'slap on the wrist'

  14-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The multi-million pound fine handed to Southern rail's parent company has been branded "a slap on the wrist" by unions.
  
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• Our train crossing are 'high risk'

  14-07-2017 02:00 via 2br.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The number of accidents or near misses at level crossings have soared in the last five years.
  
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• No difference in risk for DCO, says RSSB

  14-07-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Research suggests individual train operators are adept at managing specific risks
  
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• Night flight noise crackdown at Stansted Airport from government

  14-07-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Noisy night flights from Stansted Airport will be tackled in a new crackdown, a government minister has pledged.
  
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• New transport group 'major step forward' for Isle of Wight

  14-07-2017 02:00 via iwcp.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A NEW regional body, representing the Isle of Wight and the rest of the south east, hopes to directly influence how government cash is spent to improve transport issues.
  
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• New mobile warning system for Scottish level crossings as number of near misses rise over summer holidays

  14-07-2017 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Network Rail and the ScotRail Alliance are rolling-out a new system at high-risk level crossings that uses mobile phone signals to warn people to stay aware when near the railway.
  
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• Network Rail and development partner to regenerate brownfield site in Derby

  14-07-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Around 3,300 permanent jobs expected to be created
  
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• Navigating the new car industry

  14-07-2017 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Massive and dramatic disruption of the auto industry presents issues for incumbent carmakers, says an article co-authored by experts from Cambridge Judge Business School and Jaguar Land Rover.
  
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• London Stansted sets new passenger record for June as cargo total hits all-time high

  14-07-2017 02:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - London Stansted welcomed over 2.3 million passengers to the airport during June this year, up 7.9 over the same month in 2016 and a new record for the month of June, surpassing the previous high set 11 years ago in 2006.
  
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• Lilian Greenwood named new transport select committee chair

  14-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Lilian Greenwood has been narrowly elected as the new chair of the Transport Select Committee in the House of Commons. The MP for Nottingham South fought off competition from four Labour party colleaguesGeraint Davies, Clive Efford, Bridget Phillipson and Gavin Shuker to be given the...
  
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• Latest drone-borne technology helps NR monitoring

  14-07-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail has hailed a drone-borne railway infrastructure measurement and monitoring system from Plowman Craven as a game-changer
  
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• HS2 and PageGroup recognised for equality and inclusion

  14-07-2017 02:00 via employeebenefits.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Railway organisation HS2 and recruitment business PageGroup (pictured) were among the organisations recognised for inclusive and equal workplace practices at the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) Awards 2017.
  
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• Highways bosses say sorry over Aston Expressway roadworks gridlock

  14-07-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -Thousands of drivers caught out by closures heading towards city centre
  
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• Has 'Work Experience Eddie' turned around public opinion about Southern Rail.....? One firm thinks so

  14-07-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources -The teenage Twitter sensation has "more than doubled" positive sentiment towards the rail firm, at least according to an analytics company
  
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• Greenwood promises 'challenging' approach as Transport Committee chair

  14-07-2017 02:00 via transport-network.co.uk
  Transport Network - The MP for Nottingham South has replaced her Labour colleague Louise Ellman as chair of the Commons Transport Select Committee following an election on Wednesday.
  
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• Government sets out new night flight rules for London airports Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted to tackle noise troubles

  14-07-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The government has unveiled a series of measures in an effort to clamp down on night flight noise from London airports.
  
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• Futuristic transport system Hyperloop One declares first successful test

  14-07-2017 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - The company succeeds in making a vehicle travel at 70mph through the Nevada desert using magnetic levitation.
  
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• FTA members make strides in improving emissions performance

  14-07-2017 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - With emissions standards front and centre of the air quality debate, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has today (13 July 2017) shared the ...
  
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• Electric cars to account for all new vehicle sales in Europe by 2035

  14-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Falling battery costs to drive sales but European carmakers will lose out to rivals in the US and Asia, forecasts Dutch bankAll new cars sold in Europe will be electric within less than two decades, driven by government support, falling battery costs and economies of scale, a Dutch bank has predicted. However, ING warned that with battery-powered vehicles accounting for 100 of registrations in 2035 across the continent, European carmakers would lose out to their rivals in the US a
  
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• EasyJet bases Airbus A320neo at London Gatwick

  14-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- UK low-cost carrier (LCC) easyJet is to base its second Airbus A320neo at London Gatwick Airport, after basing its initial aircraft at London Luton.read more
  
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• Direct rail link from North Wales to Liverpool takes giant step forward today

  14-07-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Work gets underway on the Halton Curve that could transform rail links in the area
  
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