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• Better subsidies would make rail fares more affordable … just in time for Brexit

  19-08-2017 17:00
  British trains are not bad, but they are savagely expensive at peak time. Travel costs are one of many factors future employers will be weighing upA sliding pound has left euro rail fares looking less of a comparative bargain, but commuter season tickets and peak fares remain more expensive on Britain’s railways than continental Europe’s, according to most studies.The landmark inquiry into UK rail costs, Sir Roy McNulty’s 2011 report, identified costs running 30-40% higher in t
  
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• 'Victoria' chopped and unscrewed after Crossrail completion

  19-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The final Crossrail tunnelling machine, Victoria, is being broken up and recycled after mp;ldquo;finishing her journeymp;rdquo; under the capital. The machine mp;ndash; whose self-explanatory name honours Queen Victoriamp;rsquo;s involvement with the birth of modern railways mp;ndash; is being dismantled...
  
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• Trainbuilder Hitachi Rail Europe tests East Coast fleet to be made in Newton Aycliffe

  19-08-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -A TRAINBUILDER has ramped up testing on rolling stock destined to be made in the North-East.
  
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• Testing takes IEP train to Scotland for the first time

  19-08-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Intercity Express Programme trains reached Scotland for the first time on August 16, when the first IEP ran to Dunbar for testing.
  
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• Stagecoach handing over South West Trains operation after travel chaos

  19-08-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Stagecoach will operate its last South West Trains service on Sunday after a tumultuous period of travel for commuters.
  
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• South Western franchise passes from South West Trains (Stagecoach) to new operator First/MTR

  19-08-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A RAIL operator is bowing out of running a train service after 21 yearsas passengers endured yet more delays on the Weymouth-Waterloo line.
  
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• Sir Brian Souter: bean-counter who built bus empire aims to help others achieve success subscription

  19-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Sir Brian Souter, global entrepreneur, is setting his sights on helping the next generation
  
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• Rail strike chaos to go on into the autumn as Southern Rail announce yet more walk outs

  19-08-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Rail prices to be capped on London-Exeter route

  19-08-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Deal with competition regulator clears way for takeover of South Western franchise
  
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• Plea to save historic York railway building

  19-08-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - NETWORK Rail is being urged not to demolish a 19th century building which forms part of Yorks railway history.
  
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• Plea over new parking charges at station near Leeds

  19-08-2017 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Rail users are calling for a rethink on plans to introduce car parking charges at a station near Leeds.
  
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• Passenger numbers treble on seaside rail line

  19-08-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The number of travellers using a rail line that links Norwich with the Norfolk Broads and the seaside and was once threatened with closure have tripled in the past 20 years.
  
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• Northern, Southern and Merseyrail strikes set for September

  19-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The RMT said no progress had been made over the future of the role of guards, due to safety and job loss fears.
  
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• Night Tube to mark one-year anniversary with eight millionth journey

  19-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The Night Tube is set to run its eight millionth journey this weekend as the service marks its one-year anniversary.
  
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• New terminal opens at Norways Bergen Airport

  19-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Norways Bergen Flesland Airport has opened a new terminal with capacity for up to 10 million passengers a year.read more
  
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• New Elizabeth Line trains bugged by insect problem in early testing

  19-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The wind screen wipers on TfLmp;rsquo;s new Class 345 rolling stock to run on the Elizabeth Line encountered some difficulties in early testing from a build-up of insects, RTM can exclusively reveal. Despite being tested in a state-of-the-art facility in Austria at the start of this year that...
  
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• Nasa to mark 40 years since launch of Voyager spacecraft

  19-08-2017 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - Forty years after blasting off, Earths most distant ambassadorsthe twin Voyager spacecraftare still going.
  
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• Meeting being held to rally support for Borders Railway extension plea

  19-08-2017 02:00 via thesouthernreporter.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A meeting is to be held in Hawick next month as part of moves to push for the extension of the Borders Railway to the town and on to Carlisle.
  
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• LGA says drivers spend 5 days a year stuck in traffic

  19-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Drivers spend a total of almost five days a year stuck in traffic because of mounting congestion on the roads, a report released today reveals. Sitting in traffic costs each of us £968 a year.
  
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• Goodnight and thank you...rail operator is now departing

  19-08-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A RAIL operator is bowing out of running a train service after 21 yearsas passengers endured yet more delays on the Weymouth-Waterloo line.
  
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• Freight train derails leading to major disruption

  19-08-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - A freight train has derailed between Ely and Peterborough leaving the line blocked and causing major disruption for commuters.
  
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• Forum says Spalding train service must improve to justify fares rise

  19-08-2017 02:00 via spaldingvoice.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Rail services need to be hugely improved in Spalding to justify any major increase in fares, according to the chairman of a local user group.
  
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• Exeter fares put firmly on the rails Subscription

  19-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The threat of higher ticket prices on rail journeys between London and Exeter has been shunted into the sidings after Great Western Railway and South Western agreed to a price cap.
  
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• Eurostar train becomes virtual classroom for future rail engineers

  19-08-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Birminghams new high speed rail college took delivery of a refurbished Eurostar power car - to be used as a virtual classroom for developing the next generation of train engineers.
  
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• Edinburgh Airport kicks off $103 million investment program

  19-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Scotlands Edinburgh Airport (EDI) has started construction work on a terminal building extension, as part of an £80 million ($103 million) investment program.read more
  
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• DOT approves American Airlines Beijing route extension request

  19-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has granted a request from American Airlines for an extension to begin daily Los Angeles-Beijing flights.read more
  
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• "Customers had a bargain": Bus chief defends fare increase amid backlash from residents

  19-08-2017 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A bus companys decision to increase its ticket fares in Weymouth for the second time this year has sparked a backlash from residents.
  
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• Crackdown on unruly boaters after moorings 'abused' in Reading

  19-08-2017 02:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post - A private company has been brought in to enforce mooring charges at four locations in Reading
  
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• Commuters in Waterloo chaos to be hit by union demo over driver-only trains

  19-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Thousands of commuters hit by upgrading disruption at Waterloo are set to face a demonstration there on Monday by rail union members.
  
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• CMA accepts fare caps on Exeter-London route due to 'lack of competition'

  19-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Price caps will be imposed on unregulated fares between London and Exeter after the Combined Markets Authority (CMA) raised concern about a lack of competition on services. Last month, the CMA found problems with a lack of competition on the route, as FirstGroup MTR was awarded the South Western...
  
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• British Airways, Loganair confirm new codeshare

  19-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- British Airways (BA) and Scottish regional airline Loganair have concluded a new codeshare agreement, the two carriers have confirmed.read more
  
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• Borders railway extension to Carlisle seeks renewed support

  19-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Scottish Borders Council is being urged to reaffirm its support to extend the region's new railway on to Carlisle.
  
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• 'All in it together' pure alliance nudges Ordsall Chord to final phase

  19-08-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The alliance taking forward the Ordsall Chord under a multidisciplinary partnership approach has been celebrated as the chief reason behind the schememp;rsquo;s punctual progress towards the last stages of work before its December debut. Speaking exclusively to RTM, Mike Heywood, project director...
  
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• Airberlin delays 2Q financial results following bankruptcy filing

  19-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Airberlin will delay its 2Q results presentation, which had been expected Aug. 18, because of the German carriers bankruptcy filing earlier this week. read more
  
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• AEF briefing highlights failure of Heathrow NPS to address climate change

  19-08-2017 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- Building on our infographic on the Airport NPS, AEF have published our first topic-based briefing setting out the key environmental challenges facing Heathrow expansion. Heathrow third runway: climate changedetails the Governments failure to properly address C02 emissions as a result
  
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• 800 trains and 100,0000 passengers heading to Surrey and Gatwick disrupted by rail track trespassers

  19-08-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A helicopter will be patrolling south east trespassing hotspots this weekend (August 19-20)
  
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• 16-mile cycle link moves up a gear with £130,000 funding boost

  19-08-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -The new path will carve through the Towy Valley in Carmarthenshire
  
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