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• Fall in number of people opposing air travel on environmental grounds

  29-08-2017 17:03
  Findings of British Social Attitudes Survey coincide with years of lobbying and government U-turn on Heathrow expansionThe number of people opposed on environmental grounds to expanding airports and travelling by plane has dropped sharply in recent years, according to government research.In 2010, a narrow majority backed unlimited plane travel if it meant building new runways, but more than twice as many people now prefer airport expansion to curbs on demand.Continue reading...
  
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• London Waterloo: Network Rail boss sorry for fresh delays

  29-08-2017 11:08
  Signalling problem closed platforms during early morning rush hour as UK’s busiest rail station reopened after nearly a month’s disruptionThe boss of Network Rail has apologised to passengers after fresh delays at the UK’s busiest railway station despite the completion of long-running engineering works.Its chief executive, Mark Carne, said London Waterloo had fully reopened “a little bit later than planned” following a signalling problem that closed platforms during
  
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• London Waterloo: fresh blow for commuters as engineering works overrun

  29-08-2017 09:14
  Services into Britain’s busiest rail station delayed or cancelled as three weeks of disruption continues into TuesdayOverrunning engineering works have brought fresh misery to commuters using Britain’s busiest rail station on the day it was supposed to return to business as normal following major works.Rail users reported services into London Waterloo being delayed or cancelled altogether, as nearly a month’s worth of disruption caused by the transport hub’s £800m o
  
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• Wrong side of the tracks: The businesses facing ruin because of HS2

  29-08-2017 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Riding school owners and a couple who renovated a 16th-century farmhouse are among those in limbo over the HS2 line due to demolish their properties. Chris Burn reports.
  
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• Waterloo station set to fully reopen after month of disruption and major upgrade work

  29-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Waterloo station will fully reopen on Tuesday morning after nearly a month of rail disruption while engineers work on a £800 million revamp project.
  
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• Waterloo station reopens with delays and cancellations

  29-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The UK's busiest railway station has re-opened but with disruption due to a problem with the signalling system.
  
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• Uber has yet to deal with uncertainty over Kalanick role, says Whitman

  29-08-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - HPE head told board that former chief should be kept at arms length from operations
  
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• Train journey from Cardiff to Bristol among the slowest in the UK

  29-08-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The train journey from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads is among on one of the slowest in the UK - taking 55 minutes at 30mph.
  
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• The Yorkshire Post Says: Yorkshire rail journey times would not be tolerated down south

  29-08-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Yorkshire Post makes no apology for returning to the theme of transportand the need to invest in the regions rail network so the wider economy can prosper.
  
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• Technology improves productivity for business travellers

  29-08-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - The vast majority of road warriors now rely on their smartphones during trips
  
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• Tank wagon telematics contract

  29-08-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: Asto Telematics has been awarded a contract to equip Sasol Germanys fleet of ethylene...
  
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• Speed not the be-all and end-all in train journeys

  29-08-2017 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - USING the yardstick as the crow flies to assess average speeds of particular ScotRail train services Britain (Scots trains slower than in south east, The Herald, August 28) is not exactly an enlightened method. Railway routes wherever do not run in straight lines as corvids are presumed to do. Any speeding up can only be progressed, marginally in some cases, by track geometry improvements allied to enhanced signalling. Trains themselves are now, in the main, faster at acceleration a
  
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• South Western Railway: Ticket machines not working as 'outage' affects entire network on Bank Holiday

  29-08-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -South Western Railway says it is working to rectify the issue and apologises for any inconvenience
  
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• Russian airlines passenger traffic up 21 from January-July

  29-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Russian airlines carried 58.3 million passengers from January-July 2017, up 21 year-over-year (YOY).read more
  
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• Route map confirmed for Vlo Birmingham

  29-08-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Updated details of 100-mile cycling sportive has been revealed by organisers with new 20-mile section in Staffordshire
  
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• Nissan to bump up Sunderland production by a fifth

  29-08-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Nissan is set to bump up production at its UK factory by 20 per cent and source more car parts from within the country as it prepares for Brexit.
  
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• Network Rail thanks passengers as it completes Waterloo Upgrade

  29-08-2017 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Network Rail has now fully reopened Waterloo station after completing one of the largest and most complex upgrades in the stations history.
  
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• Monarch owner Greybull mulls Alitalia bid

  29-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Greybull Capital, the owner of Monarch Airlines, is the latest company to emerge as interested in Alitalia, highlighting the possibility that the Italian flag carriers operations could be sold off separatelyeven though Italys government has stated a preference for a sale of the company as a whole.read more
  
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• Man who took on Network Rail in Japanese Knotweed battle says he will keep fighting despite court setback

  29-08-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -The legal case has been running for more than four years
  
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• Malicious hacker could disrupt self-driving lorries

  29-08-2017 02:00 via channel4.com
  Other News Sources - Rod McKenzie, from the Road Haulage Association, and the director of the Transport Research Laboratory, Richard Cuerden, discuss self-driving lorries.
  
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• Lower Schiphol charges lead to 2.9 interim net profit hit

  29-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Dutch airports operator Royal Schiphol Groups interim net profit has fallen 2.9 to 117 million ($140 million), driven by a 7.1 reduction in airport charges at Amsterdam Schiphol which took effect April 1.read more
  
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• London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross closed: What you need to know and travel advice for the end of August

  29-08-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - London Bridge, Waterloo East and Charing Cross will be closed for the four day working week after the bank holiday, leaving many commuters to the City and central London unable to travel or facing longer commutes as they take alternative routes.
  
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• Loganair check-ins to open earlier on flights at Highlands and Island airports

  29-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - SCOTS airline Loganair has shaken up its check-in requirements as it prepares to fly solo from this weekend to make it easier and speedier for passengers in the Highlands and Islands.
  
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• Is it a bollard? No, it's a bike pump!

  29-08-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ON FIRST glance it may look like an ordinary bollard, but this pillar is actually a cleverly disguised bicycle pump.
  
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• In post-9/11 first in US, Pittsburgh Airport to give non-passengers airside access

  29-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) will become the first airport in the US since 9/11 to allow non-ticketed members of the public access to the secure, airside area of the airport on a regular basis starting next week.read more
  
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• Hopes for Platform 9 saga to end at upcoming meeting

  29-08-2017 02:00 via alloaadvertiser.com
  Other Regional Press - ANY hopes of resolving the ongoing disabled access issue at Stirling Train Station could rest on an upcoming meeting with MSPs.
  
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• Guildford park and ride services to benefit from nine new low emission electric buses following £1.5m government boost

  29-08-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Nine new electric buses will be rolled out in Guildford following government funding to support the town's park and ride infrastructure
  
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• Freight will clog up M4 after Severn Tolls are scrapped, experts warn

  29-08-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -A rail freight terminal built at taxpayer's expense could be left idle
  
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• East Midlands firms urge train upgrade re-think

  29-08-2017 02:00 via hinckleytimes.net
  Other Regional Press - Business chamber demands meeting with transport minister
  
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• Drones banned from opening of Forth bridge subscription

  29-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Drones have been banned from the opening of the UKs tallest bridge as experts warned that the security services faced the real threat of a terrorist attack using remote-controlled aircraft.
  
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• Delayed flights double amid EU airport border check chaos subscription

  29-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Stricter border controls at airports across Europe have almost doubled the number of delayed flights, according to airlines and airport operators.
  
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• Campus travel plan 'not working' says student village architect

  29-08-2017 02:00 via thisisthewestcountry.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The company behind plans for a new student village near Penryn has said the university travel plan is 'not working' and asked the public's support for more on site parking.
  
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• Busworld 2017: Eberspaecher Suetrak employing CO2-refrigerant for bus air-conditioning systems

  29-08-2017 02:00 via automotiveworld.com
  Other News Sources - At the 2017 Busworld show in Kortrijk, Belgium from 20 to 25 October, bus thermal management specialist Eberspaecher Suetrak will be presenting its new sustainable cooling, heating and ventilation products
  
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• Bus investment is just the ticket for Deeside passengers

  29-08-2017 02:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Thousands of pounds is to be pumped into public transport infrastructure on Deeside.As part of the £2.8 million investment as part of the Welsh Government local transport network fund, £100,000 will be dedicated to developments for passenger growth on the B5129 strategic bus corridor.
  
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• Britain's trains four times slower outside South East, study finds

  29-08-2017 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Rail journeys from London travel at average speeds of between 65-93mph while those elsewhere typically go at just 20-60mph, according to new research
  
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• Borders Railway shows economic promise for business

  29-08-2017 02:00 via midlothianadvertiser.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Local businesses are being invited to a breakfast seminar to find out how the Borders Railway can make your business More Connected.
  
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• Bolton News reader's letter: Andy Burnham has a poor track record on railways

  29-08-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - YOUR item on this week's Northern Transport Summit held in Leeds was interesting in the way it contrasted Bolton West MP Chris Green's realistic assessment of how the Northern Powerhouse and its associated rail network is developing with the political grandstanding of Mayor Andy Burnham.
  
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• BAA wins approval for pilot training in Russia

  29-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Lithuanias BAA Training has received approval by the Russian Federal Air Transport Agency, Rosaviatsia, to provide Boeing 737CL initial, recurrent and renewal training to Russian pilots. read more
  
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• Anger over South Yorkshire bus service changes

  29-08-2017 02:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  Doncaster Free Post - Widespread timetable changes to key bus services will leave many passengers struggling to get to work, shops and medical appointments.
  
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• Aberystwyth-Carmarthen railway feasibility study to begin next month

  29-08-2017 02:00 via aberaeron-today.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A £300,000 feasibility study into the Aberystwyth to Carmarthen railway line will begin in September.
  
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• 60,000 Black Country people 'miss out' on free bus travel

  29-08-2017 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Nearly 60,000 people aged over 60 in the Black Country are missing out of free bus travel compared to other parts of the country.
  
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• £500k for Denbighshire electric buses

  29-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The move is part of an extra £11m in extra funding for low-emission buses in England and Wales.
  
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