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• Why I’ve never reported being sexually assaulted on public transport | Poppy Noor

  21-07-2017 19:43
  A sense of disbelief has always stopped me calling the police. And many friends have reacted in the same way. But new figures show things might be changing• Poppy Noor is a freelance writerThe first time I was sexually assaulted on public transport, I was 12 years old. Though at the time I wasn’t sure whether I had been. Like many young women, I’ve never felt too confident in calling out these events with certainty. Related: Why we need to break the silence around rape and
  
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• Living in the path of HS2: 'We don’t matter, do we?'

  21-07-2017 13:25
  
  Those who find their properties on the maps for the train line’s proposed route are finding it very difficult to get answers Sitting in an armchair in his living room in Mexborough near Doncaster, Graham Schofield appears sanguine despite learning that HS2 trains could be whizzing through his farm at 250mph come 2033: “It’s a bit of a bugger, but what can you do?”No one at HS2 seems to be able to tell him for sure whether his property will be affected. Though his brothers
  
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• The electric trams shuttling car parts and groceries around European cities

  21-07-2017 08:00
  
  French and German cities using trams to move products show how to cut congestion while making a profit from the networkHaving achieved ubiquity in almost every urban centre in Britain by the end of Victorian age, the electric tram was killed off by the rise of the automobile in the middle decades of the 20th century.Over the past 25 years, however, the tram has undergone a stuttering, half-hearted revival. Since the launch of the Manchester Metrolink in 1992, a handful of British cities have opt
  
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• YP Comment: Rail users are betrayed again - Broken promise on £500m plan

  21-07-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Governments cancellation of the planned upgrade of a key railway line between Yorkshire and London represents nothing less than a £500m broken promise to this county and its long-suffering train passengers.
  
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• Work is starting on a new £1bn 'super-terminal' at Manchester Airport and this is what it will look like

  21-07-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - Work on a new 'super-terminal' begins today - on what's expected to be the busiest day on record for Manchester Airport
  
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• Work is starting on a new 1bn 'super-terminal' at Manchester Airport and this is what it will look like

  21-07-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Work on a new 'super-terminal' begins today - on what's expected to be the busiest day on record for Manchester Airport
  
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• West Midlands mayor Andy Street brings in leaders from business, academia and local government to raise billions for the region

  21-07-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post -West Midlands mayor wants funding for jobs, homes and transport but says the region can't just rely on government grants
  
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• Wales and Borders rail franchise delay 'could cost £3.5m'

  21-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Welsh ministers say the UK Government should pay after delaying the search for a new train operator.
  
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• Unions suspend strike action on Southern Rail

  21-07-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -(Image Source: PA) ASLEF and the RMT have suspended planned strike action on Southern Rail on 1, 2 and 4 August and lifted a ban on overtime and rest day working. This follows nine repeated offers by Transport Ministers to meet with ASLEF and the RMT if they called off strike action, beginning in November 2016. The Transport Secretary wrote to the unions with this offer most recently on Tuesday 18 July.The Transport Secretary will meet with ASLEF a
  
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• UK Department for Transport to extend East Midlands rail franchise until August 2019

  21-07-2017 02:00 via globalrailnews.com
  Global Rail News - East Midlands Trains (EMT) will now run services on the UKs East Midlands franchise until at least August 2019 after the Department for Transport (DfT) took up an option to extend the contract for another year.
  
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• UK air traffic controllers warn of over-crowded skies

  21-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Air traffic controllers are warning that UK skies are running out of room for record numbers of planes.
  
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• UK abandons rail upgrades and delays decision on network funding

  21-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Electrification of lines to cut costs and reduce carbon emissions abandoned
  
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• Transport app Citymapper launches first ever night bus serving east London party-goers

  21-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Transport app Citymapper is launching its first commercial bus route through east London's night spots.
  
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• Tram to run all night on Saturday's during the Edinburgh festivals period

  21-07-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Herald - Edinburgh's tram system is to operate around the clock at weekends during the city's festival season.
  
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• Trainy McTrainface: Swedish rail firm approves name following online poll

  21-07-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - MTR Express allows name following public vote, saying news will bring joy to manyand not just in SwedenA Swedish rail operator has vowed to name one of its trains Trainy McTrainface after a public vote, saying it would bring joy to people disappointed when Britain rejected the name Boaty McBoatface for a polar research ship following a similar poll. Trainy McTrainface won 49 of the votes in the naming competition, conducted online by train operator MTR Express and Swedish newspape
  
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• The new cars where a diesel is cheaper to buy than petrol

  21-07-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- With surcharges soon to be enforced and more set to come to discourage people from using them in built-up areas, diesel cars have fallen from grace with buyers, with sales plummeting recently.
  
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• The 'ambitious £8.9bn transport plan for Bristol includes underground trains, autonomous vehicles and new roads

  21-07-2017 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Evening Post - From underground rail and new motorway junctions to autonomous vehicles and new MetroBus routesa new £8.9billion transport vision has been drawn up for the Bristol region.
  
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• Technology that aims to prevent the car text crash

  21-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - As road deaths rise, software is being developed to deal with distracted drivers
  
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• STEPHEN LLOYD MP: A break in the Southern Rail impasse?

  21-07-2017 02:00 via eastbourneherald.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - I have often told people who ask me that the key to being an MP was not that we have a lot of power - we dont - but we have access to power and if you know how to use the access, you can move mountains.
  
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• Stansted boosted by return of transatlantic flights

  21-07-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Primera Air announces services to New York and Boston in 2018
  
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• Sneak peek inside Lincoln's £30m transport hub

  21-07-2017 02:00 via lincolnshirelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - 1,000-space multi-storey car park and modern bus station project is catalyst for growth
  
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• Sheffield, Swansea and Windermere electrification cancelled

  21-07-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: The government confirmed on July 19 that it had cancelled the planned 25 kV 50 Hz...
  
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• Shanghai bourse quizzes Cosco Shipping about OOIL takeover

  21-07-2017 02:00 via fairplay.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) has asked Cosco Shipping Holdings to provide more information about its takeover bid for Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the parent of liner operator Orient Overseas Container Lines (OOCL).
  
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• Severn tolls abolished by end of 2018, says Alun Cairns

  21-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tolls on the Severn bridges between Wales and England will be scrapped by the end of next year, the UK government has announced.
  
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• Ruth Cadbury MP, Caroline Russell AM and John Stewart of HACAN

  21-07-2017 02:00 via brentfordtw8.com
  Other News Sources - On Tuesday 18 July 2017 BASH held their second public meeting at St Johns Community Hall, Isleworth with speakers John Stewart (HACAN), Caroline Russell (London Assembly Member for the Green Party), Ruth Cadbury (local MP for Brentford mp; Isleworth) with an introduction by BASH co-ordinator David Waller. Air Quality Brentford summarised the event.
  
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• Rail network now full in many areas

  21-07-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Network Rail spent 3.9 billion on enhancing the railway network last year, but its chairman has warned that congestion is causing delays. The increasing number of trains is one of the causes of deteriorating performance, along with poor weather and industrial action. Network Rails new annual report also records that the exceptional safety record has continued, and that the reliability of infrastructure and equipment is now the best on record, although bearing down on costs remain
  
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• Rail electrification plans scrapped by government

  21-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Wales, the Midlands and the North will no longer see their lines upgraded after a government review.
  
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• Plan to build as many as 500 homes in Stapleford submitted one day after HS2 route approved

  21-07-2017 02:00 via nottinghampost.com
  Nottingham Evening Post - Designs for 253 homes have been submitted, but the scheme could be expanded
  
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• ORR: Network Rail 5 less efficient than three years ago

  21-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has today stated that there has been a significant decline in efficiency from Network Rail during CP5, as the infrastructure owner is carrying out its work 5 less efficiently than it did three years ago. In its annual report on Network Railmp;rsquo;s performance...
  
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• OPINION: How proper mass transit can make a great city even better

  21-07-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo -"Whether trains or trams, a revamped system would cost money, but it would pay for itself in the end."
  
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• New report proves devolved rail networks work for passengers and the areas they serve

  21-07-2017 02:00 via urbantransportgroup.org
  
  Other News Sources - Thursday, July 20, 2017 A study of devolved rail services in the UK has identified a strong trend of dramatic increases in performance, reliability and satisfaction levels among passengers since responsibilities for local rail services were devolved from Whitehall.Topic:mp;nbsp;Regional and Urban Rail Governance
  
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• New bi-mode fleet a requirement for East Midlands as consultation opens

  21-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The DfT has this week launched its public consultation on the new East Midlands franchise, including specifications for a new bi-mode fleet of intercity trains, whilst at the same time revealing that plans to electrify the Midland Main Line north of Kettering have been abandoned.
  
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• More electric car charging points could be introduced in Newport

  21-07-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - CHARGING points for electrical and hybrid vehicles could soon be available in council-run car parks in Newport.
  
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• Merseyside travel chiefs hit back at Globe columnist's 'keep the guards' article

  21-07-2017 02:00 via wirralglobe.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - OUR columnist Peter Grant obviously rattled a few carriages at Merseyrail with his article saying he personally hopes the organisation has second thoughts about getting rid of guards on trains.
  
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• London commuters call for total ban on food on the Tube, following plan in New York

  21-07-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A proposed ban on smelly food on New York's subway has sparked calls among London's commuters for similar action on the Underground.
  
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• Laptop ban: US lifts restrictions on Saudi Arabian flights

  21-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Saudi Arabian Airlines says US authorities have lifted restrictions on laptops in cabins at two airports.
  
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• Labour force a key concern for transport industry in Brexit negotiations

  21-07-2017 02:00 via theplanner.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Think tank Independent Transport Commissions (ITC) report How Will Leaving the EU Affect EU Transport? Key Issues considers the concerns the British transport industry has arising from the vote to leave the European Union.
  
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• JLR opens first engine plant outside UK in China

  21-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carmaker cuts shipping costs as it ramps up international expansion
  
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• HS2 admits to 'serious error' in £1.76m redundancy payments overspend

  21-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - HS2 has already exceeded rates set by the DfT for the costs of redundancy pay by £1.76m, a report on the companys accounts by the NAO has today revealed. Despite work not yet starting on the high-speed rail line, and assurances from directors at HS2 that it was sticking to time and...
  
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• HS2 admits to 'serious error' in 1.76m redundancy payments overspend

  21-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - HS2 has already exceeded rates set by the DfT for the costs of redundancy pay by mp;pound;1.76m, a report on the companymp;rsquo;s accounts by the NAO has today revealed. Despite work not yet starting on the high-speed rail line, and assurances from directors at HS2 that it was sticking to time and...
  
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• How BWM And Parkmobile Are Changing The Way We Park Our Cars

  21-07-2017 02:00 via forbes.com
  
  Forbes - As our cars and our cities are getting smarter it offers opportunities for automation and innovation. Here we look at how BWM, in collaboration with Parkmobile, are innovating and automating the way we park our cars.
  
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• High Level Output Specification for Control Period 6 published

  21-07-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: On July 20 Secretary of State for Transport Chris Grayling published the High Level Output...
  
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• Grayling throws three major electrification plans out the window

  21-07-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The government has decided to call off plans to electrify a string of major routes based on the premise that bi-mode trains already provide seamless transfer from diesel power to electric, in a move the Welsh government argued mp;ldquo;amounted to years of broken promisesmp;rdquo;. In a statement...
  
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• Government sets out vision for future of UK aviation

  21-07-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Launch of plans to develop a new UK Aviation Strategy to help shape the future of the aviation industry to 2050 and beyond.
  
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• Fury as Government 'shortchanges' Leicester and Leicestershire by axing Midland Mainline electrification

  21-07-2017 02:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - 'Bi-mode' trains signal the end of major investment in rail route
  
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• FTSE 100 rallies but EasyJet shares slip

  21-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - EasyJet shares fall 6 despite the airline raising its full-year profit forecast.
  
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• Free Public WiFi at Cardiff Central Railway Station

  21-07-2017 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -Travellers expect Wi-Fi connection at every stage of their journey. Arriva Trains wanted to further improve what Cardiff Station offered by installing a free Wi-Fi service so that travellers could easily check e-mails, catch up with friends and famil
  
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• First electric car showroom opens in Milton Keynes

  21-07-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The UK's first electric car showroom aims to
  
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• Elon Musk excites followers with Boring tweets

  21-07-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Billionaire takes to Twitter to lobby for approval to build superfast train tunnel
  
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• Electrified rail lines axed over cost

  21-07-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The government promised five years ago to make the railway network faster and greener by electrifying lines in Wales, Midlands and the North.
  
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