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• Work begins on restoring Liverpool to North Wales rail link

  15-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The development is seen as a milestone in travel between north-west England and North Wales
  
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• Why do we subsidise air travel for the wealthy?

  15-07-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Its an inconvenient truth that most of us choose to forget; it is our own behaviour that is responsible for carbon emissions and the resulting change in our climate. After all, while we might be aware that driving a car and having children are both significant sources of pollution, weconsider both to be a right. In the absence of a The post Why do we subsidise air travel for the wealthy? appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Whats coming down the track at Carillion? Subscription

  15-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The scale of the crisis at Carillion is summed up by the text sent to friends by one respected fund manager soon after the companys shock profit warning last Monday: Is Carillion toast?
  
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• 'We're in Saltaire not Northern Ireland': new row over car park changes

  15-07-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A MAN has criticised the company in charge of controversial changes to a Saltaire car park - after a mix-up with a parking site in Northern Ireland.
  
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• Travel tax plan wins £250,000 Wolfson Economics Prize

  15-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Gergely Raccuja wins £250,000 for his
  
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• The Welsh Secretary proclaimed the £1.3bn City Deal a 'fantastic opportunity' during his visit to Swansea

  15-07-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Alun Cairns also praised businesses for their role in bringing down unemployment
  
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• Southwold railway enthusiasts adopt old locomotive

  15-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Train enthusiasts, who are hoping to reopen an old seaside railway line, have been given a 1913 engine.
  
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• Sleeper bus service launched in the land of the car

  15-07-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - Buses in Britain have a poor image largely due to decades of underinvestment and our car-centric culture. However, neither of these factors had prevented the launch ofa luxurious inter-city sleeper bus service in the land of the car. Ethical, Reliable Travel Insurance you can trust Up to 30 online discount for single-trip policies. Get your quote Cabin is a new The post Sleeper bus service launched in the land of the car appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Sixth formers reinterpret the future railway in The Apprentice-style skills challenge

  15-07-2017 02:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - In the week leading up to World Youth Skills Day on Saturday 15 July, 16 students took part in a classroom-to-boardroom challenge. The aim was to develop their business skills and introduce them to potential future opportunities in the rail industry.
  
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• Prototype Rhein-Ruhr-Express EMU unveiled

  15-07-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - GERMANY: The prototype for the fleet of 82 Desiro HC electric multiple-units which Siemens is to...
  
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• Preston's railway station has been nominated in a search for the worst new building

  15-07-2017 02:00 via lep.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Preston Railway Stations new Butler Street entrance has been nominated for an unwanted award.
  
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• Preliminary report: Air Canada A320 overflew four aircraft at SFO

  15-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- A preliminary summary issued by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) said Air Canada flight 759 overflew four aircraft on the taxiway parallel to runway 28R at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) near midnight on July 7. read more
  
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• Pilot groups decry BA use of Qatar aircraft during strike

  15-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Pilot representatives from the European Cockpit Association (ECA) and the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) have voiced concerns about British Airways (BA) use of aircraft and crews from Qatar Airways to fill gaps in BAs schedule caused by a long-running industrial dispute at the UK national carrier.read more
  
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• Philip Hammond in row over 'even a woman can drive a train' jibe

  15-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Chancellor reported to have made sexist remark at cabinet meeting, with Theresa May believed to have been less than impressed with his commentPhilip Hammond appears to have irked the prime minister by making a sexist remark in cabinet, exposing the tensions at the highest level of government.Reports suggest that in a discussion about transport, the chancellor quipped that driving trains had now been made so easy that even a woman could do it. Continue reading...
  
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• North Warwickshire MP demands greater transparency on HS2 documents

  15-07-2017 02:00 via tamworthherald.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - NORTH Warwickshire MP Craig Tracey has demanded that High Speed 2 chiefs be more transparent on their plans for the project.
  
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• Next generation of the ScotRail Alliance get career on track

  15-07-2017 02:00 via scotrail.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The ScotRail Alliancess fourth intake of Modern Apprentices has celebrated securing permanent employment on the railway and completion of the Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
  
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• New rules halt luxury carmakers China shipments

  15-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - McLaren, Lamborghini, Aston Martin and Morgan blindsided by endurance test
  
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• New 'Boris Bike' rivals oBike told to remove 'obstructive' bicycles from streets days after launching scheme

  15-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A company has been told to remove its "obstructive" bicycles from a borough's streets, just days after it launched a cycle-hire scheme to rival 'Boris Bikes' in London.
  
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• MP calls for action on Wales' 'creaking transport system'

  15-07-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online -Jonathan Edwards believes more should be spent on rural roads, rather than concentrating investment in south east Wales
  
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• Millions more rail passengers face strikes as driver-only row spreads to South West Trains Subscription

  15-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britains busiest rail company could face a wave of damaging strikes after union bosses warned of a repeat of action that has already crippled networks across northern and southern England.
  
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• Metrolink and bus network gets security boost with more than 70 new safety staff

  15-07-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News -New tram operator vows to tackle anti-social behaviour and crime on the network
  
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• London Heathrow runway process delayed yet again

  15-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- A further delay in providing a third runway at London Heathrow Airport has been discovered, because of a quirk of UK parliamentary procedure.read more
  
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• Lichfield MP goes trackside with Network Rail and London Midland

  15-07-2017 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - The MP for Lichfield, Michael Fabricant, met with Network Rail and London Midland today (Friday 14 July) to see first-hand how the railway in his constituency is run and maintained.
  
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• Is a Siemens-Bombardier joint venture a real possibility?

  15-07-2017 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine -Siemens and Bombardier are reportedly in talks to merge their rail operations to compete more effectively with Chinese state-backed giant CRRC. The challenges and implications, however, should not be understated.
  
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• HS1 railway line sold for EV of £3bn, below initial expectations

  15-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Canadian pension fund owners bought asset for£2.1bn in 2010
  
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• How airport car parking costs vary MASSIVELY across the UK

  15-07-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Exeter was the cheapest, where an equivalent space cost just £65
  
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• Hammond: Even a woman could drive a modern train Subscription

  15-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Philip Hammond was caught up in a sexism row after telling the cabinet that driving trains was so easy that even women could do it.
  
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• Halton Curve upgrade starts as 'first spade put in the ground'

  15-07-2017 02:00 via chesterchronicle.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The return of the Halton Curve rail line is on as the upgrade has officially begun.
  
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• 'Even a woman can drive a train': Chancellor Philip Hammond in sexist jibe row

  15-07-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Sources close to Mr Hammond have strongly denied that he made any such comment and insisted the phrase was uttered by another minister
  
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• Eurowings CCO: Airberlin wet lease delivers 23,000 more flights

  15-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa Group low-cost (LCC) subsidiary Eurowings said the wet lease of 33 Airbus A319/320s from airberlin allows the carrier to offer 23,000 additional flights, 60 new routes and to generate an additional 3 million passengers.read more
  
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• EU funding for Skopje Sofia link

  15-07-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: Two international rail projects in the Western Balkans region are to benefit from European...
  
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• End our train hell says watchdog as Suffolk and Essex rail group gets behind campaign

  15-07-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Rail campaigners in Suffolk and Essex have lent their support to a petition launched by consumer group Which? pledging to end our train hell.
  
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• EasyJet to set up Vienna-based airline to ease Brexit pressures

  15-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - New group will allow carrier to continue European operations after UK leaves the EU
  
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• EasyJet to set up Austrian HQ to operate EU flights after Brexit

  15-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airline still faces legal uncertainty about whether it will be able to fly between the UK and EU, and on what termsEasyJet is to open a new European headquarters in Austria to enable it to continue to operate flights within the EU after Brexit.The airline said it intended to establish a new airline, easyJet Europe, which would be headquartered in Vienna. Continue reading...
  
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• EasyJet picks Austrian base for post-Brexit plan

  15-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK airline wants to set up a new company in Austria to protect its European business after Brexit.
  
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• Crossrail services for Elizabeth line increased by Transport for London as new map revealed

  15-07-2017 02:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  
  Get West London - Off-peak services from Paddington will be increased from previous plans
  
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• Ceremony in Plymouth for one of the last ever class 66s trains built

  15-07-2017 02:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  Plymouth Herald - On Monday afternoon, July 10, the newly built GBRF class 66 no 66775 worked down from Westbury to Devonport Dockyard light engine, for a naming ceremony, and on early Tuesday evening, this loco returned from Saltash to Eastleigh, writes Thomas Mills.
  
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• Build your own wheelie bin bicycle trailer

  15-07-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  
  Green Miscellany - We love cargo bikes, but they are expensive and can be tricky to store if youre short on space so we set ourselves a challenge to boost a conventional bicycles carry capacity to 240 litres on a budget of £50 (and make sure it remained easy to store). For reference, the cheapest 20-litre pannier we could find online was £22.50. The post Build your own wheelie bin bicycle trailer appeared first on ETA.
  
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