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• Waterloo rail works to affect tens of thousands of commuters

  06-08-2017 18:03
  Impact will be felt across southern England as 10 platforms are shut at Britain’s busiest station, which serves 270,000 customers a dayTens of thousands of commuters in southern England will find their journey times substantially increased as they head into work on Monday morning as a result of major works at Waterloo station. Ten platforms have been shut at Britain’s busiest station, which serves about 270,000 customers a day, including 130,000 during the morning rush hour, and the
  
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• What a way to run a railway subscription

  06-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - For rail passengers using Londons Waterloo station, the countrys busiest, the next three weeks promise to be frustrating. A major programme to increase capacity, including extending platforms, will mean a big reduction in services. Rail users have been advised to work at home or take a holiday. Nor is Waterloo, although perhaps the most dramatic example, alone in this.
  
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• Waterloo upgrade: Severe reduction to South West Trains services this month

  06-08-2017 02:00 via 964eagle.co.uk
  Other News Sources - It is the second day of major disruption on the trains across Surrey and Hampshire until the end of August. The platforms are being extended to accommodate longer trains with more seats. Up until then, the works will mean reduced services, fewer trains and delays until August 28.
  
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• Waterloo Station: £800m revamp begins with signal failure

  06-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Major engineering works that will cause severe disruption at the UK's busiest rail station have begun, as passengers were also delayed by a signal failure.
  
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• Waterloo passengers denied compensation as month of chaos begins

  06-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Thousands of passengers who face huge disruption as they travel through Waterloo station this month may be denied compensation.
  
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• Villagers in Worth Matravers left without a bus service as council cuts take effect

  06-08-2017 02:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - VILLAGERS in Purbeck no longer have a bus service as a result of council cuts.
  
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• Union claims scrapping rail electrification projects will harm Scotland

  06-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - THE scrapping of the electrification of rail lines across the North of England will have a knock-on effect on Scotland, UK ministers have been warned.
  
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• Total ban on cars the only way to beat air pollution says expert Frank Kelly Subscription

  06-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Electric vehicles will not solve Britains air pollution crisis and the government should instead try to rid cities of cars entirely, a leading government adviser has said.
  
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• TfL launches London walking challenge to encourage more people to navigate the capital on foot

  06-08-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Transport for London (TfL) is challenging Londoners to get off the tube or out of their Uber and tackle the capital on foot.
  
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• Strong support for Bakerloo extension

  06-08-2017 02:00 via londonnewsonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Residents have shown strong support for Bakerloo line extension plans but concerns were expressed over the potential loss of a retail park and supermarket.
  
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• Revealed: £1bn of overspending that Crossrail bosses tried to hide subscription

  06-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Some of the biggest contracts on the Crossrail project, Europes largest undergound construction scheme, cost up to 255 more than they were meant to, documents reveal.
  
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• Petition to reopen Derbyshire rail line closing in on 10,000 signatures

  06-08-2017 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - Restoring Matlock to Buxton route 'good for jobs'
  
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• New bus service from Sheffield to Doncaster airport to launch next month

  06-08-2017 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - The first ever direct bus service from Sheffield to Doncaster's Robin Hood airport is set to be launched next month.
  
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• MP climbs aboard to discuss future of bus services in Milton Keynes

  06-08-2017 02:00 via miltonkeynes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Mr Stewart, MP for MK South, dropped in in support of this years Catch the Bus Week campaign, where he climbed aboard one of the companys new buses.
  
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• Motorways through the West Midlands could be covered by TUNNELS or canopies and this is why

  06-08-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The canopies may be tested on hotspot A roads, too
  
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• 'More services needed' to attract park and ride users

  06-08-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - MORE bus services to key locations are needed to get people off the roads and using Bicester's park and ride, it has been claimed.
  
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• London Waterloo upgrade: First day of £800m works derailed by delays, cancellations and diversions

  06-08-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -From points failures to system screen errors, the first day of upgrade work hit passengers trying to get in and out of the capital from Surrey hard
  
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• London Waterloo upgrade: Behind-the-scenes pictures show Network Rail 'orange army' get to work on new platforms

  06-08-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -South West Trains on Saturday post a string of pictures of the ongoing works at London Waterloo amid massive delays following a points failure
  
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• London should embrace vegetable oil engines, charity behind Kindness bus says

  06-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Charity volunteers who converted a Sixties Routemaster to run on vegetable oil called on others to follow their example today.
  
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• Islanders set sail on pollution-free ferries project subscription

  06-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - While motorists prepare for a ban on petrol and diesel cars by 2040, the tiny Orkney island of Eday is working on another green transport initiative that could revolutionise the world of sea transport.
  
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• If its Tuesday evening, your train service is about to hit the buffers subscription

  06-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Rail journeys are more likely to run late after work than in the morning peak, with one day particularly badly hit, official data shows
  
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• Huddersfield and Dewsbury stations close for signal works

  06-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Rail services have been disrupted as two stations in West Yorkshire are closed to allow for improvement works.
  
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• Heathrow corporate affairs boss Harbord lands at Drax

  06-08-2017 02:00 via publicaffairsnews.com
  Other News Sources - Clare Harbord led the lobbying campaign for Heathrows third runway.
  
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• Got a train to catch? Rail passengers face month of chaos at UK's busiest station

  06-08-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Three weeks of severe disruption to rail services has begun at the UK's busiest station.
  
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• 'Filthy and shambolic' - These negative reviews of Manchester Airport really don't pull any punches

  06-08-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - Are airport bosses so focused on future renovation they've forgotten about the passengers of today?
  
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• Cyclists' fury after more than 100 oBike hire cycles are seized in clampdown

  06-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Furious cyclists have criticised a London council's decision to seize more than 100 hire bikes from the borough's streets.
  
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• Cyclists' fury after more than 100 oBike hire cycles are seized in clampdown

  06-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Furious cyclists have criticised a London council's decision to seize more than 100 hire bikes from the borough's streets.
  
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• Community Dial-a-bus to be scrapped

  06-08-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - The A2B link between Strathdon and Alford currently operates on a weekly basis between the two communities, but is due to be stopped from August 17.
  
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• Bus festival rolling into town

  06-08-2017 02:00 via leamingtonobserver.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ITS all aboard as the Buses Festival comes to the British Motor Museum.
  
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• Birmingham Airport passengers facing MASSIVE delays as travel chaos hits

  06-08-2017 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press -The airport has been branded 'shambolic'
  
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• 'All because of Tories' Owen Jones leaves BBC audience in an uproar in airport queue rant

  06-08-2017 02:00 via express.co.uk
  Daventry Express - OWEN JONES left a BBC audience in an uproar after he blamed airport queues and Brexit on the Conservative Government.
  
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