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• Caledonian Sleeper gets double beds and a new look in £150m revamp

  30-08-2017 17:22
  London to Scotland service will offer en-suite cabins with sleek new styling, as sleeper trains experience a resurgenceThe sleeper train, beloved of thriller writers and art directors, is making a comeback in Britain. Serco, the operator of the Caledonian Sleeper night trains connecting London and Scotland, has revealed details of a £150m revamp, including en-suite cabins with double beds. Serco took over the Caledonian Sleeper franchise in 2015 promising major improvements, and part-funde
  
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• Do new roads boost the economy? The science is still finding its way

  30-08-2017 15:03
  There’s lots of traffic data to help policymakers make decisions about roads, but economic uplift is difficult to proveFew drivers would consider leaving their house these days without a GPS device or traffic app to guide them. Time is money – and when assessing the benefit of investment in the UK road network, each minute saved can be converted into currency.Keeping vehicles moving is a multi-billion-pound challenge. After identifying and ranking 20,375 traffic hotspots in the UK, a
  
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• Queensferry Crossing across the Firth of Forth to open to traffic

  30-08-2017 07:00
  Long-awaited crossing joins Forth road and rail bridges connecting Edinburgh and Fife, with hope of queue-free travel for motoristsBritain’s newest road bridge, suspended by 23,000 miles of cables over the Firth of Forth, has opened to traffic.At 1.6 miles (2.7km) in length, the Queensferry Crossing is the longest bridge of its type in the world and, at 210m (689ft) high, Britain’s tallest, say its designers. For motorists, only one thing will matter: the new crossing promises a queu
  
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• Queensferry Crossing across the Firth of Forth opens to traffic

  30-08-2017 07:00
  Long-awaited crossing joins Forth road and rail bridges connecting Edinburgh and Fife, with hope of queue-free travel for motoristsBritain’s newest road bridge, suspended by 23,000 miles of cables over the Firth of Forth, has opened to traffic.At 1.6 miles (2.7km) in length, the Queensferry Crossing is the longest bridge of its type in the world and, at 210m (689ft) high, Britain’s tallest, say its designers. For motorists, only one thing will matter: the new crossing promises a queu
  
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• Waterloo station upgrade: Network Rail boss apologises as signalling problem causes fresh chaos for commuters

  30-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The boss of Network Rail has apologised to commuters after major upgrade works at Waterloo overran, causing fresh misery for commuters in the capital.
  
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• US container ports busier despite Trump trade protection threats

  30-08-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Six of the nine largest ports break monthly records for traffic in the past year
  
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• Uber to offer drivers in India free life and accident insurance

  30-08-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Ride-hailing company looks to blunt anger over unrealistic earnings
  
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• Uber confirms Dara Khosrowshahi as chief executive

  30-08-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Investors hope new leader will unify fractured board and set company on fresh course
  
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• This man has been tasked with driving better train services in North Wales

  30-08-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Tom Joyner has been appointed the new managing director at Arriva Trains Wales
  
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• The world loves Huddersfield railway cat Felix

  30-08-2017 02:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Copies of 'Felix the Railway Cat' are being shipped nearly 7,000 miles away!
  
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• Surge in rough sleeping on London's Night Tube and night buses

  30-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - City Hall creates task force to tackle the problem.A surge in rough sleeping on Londons night Tubes and buses has prompted City Hall to send in a task force to tackle the problem.
  
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• Strategic step towards decommissioning at Port of Dundee

  30-08-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -Forth Ports Limited and AF Offshore Decom UK have announced the signing of a Heads of Agreement with the intent to establish a new joint venture, AF Dundee, which will lay the foundations of creating a North Sea oil and gas decommissioning hub in the city of Dundee, with its nucleus at the port. AF Offshore Decom UK, a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, is one of the North Seas most respected and prominent decommissioning contractors and operates AF VATS En
  
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• South Wales needs rail electrification, but Network Rail cannot even string a few wires together

  30-08-2017 02:00 via barry-today.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Two years ago, my wife and I were on a platform at Cardiff Central and as a train pulled away, we were engulfed in diesel fumes.
  
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• South Korean shipbuilders recovery gathers pace

  30-08-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Two shipyards poised to win $1.5bn order in latest sign prolonged slump is ending
  
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• Self-driving pizza delivery cars to be tested in the US

  30-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Ford and Domino's to test self-driving cars to deliver pizzas.
  
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• Security alert shuts down Liverpool John Lennon Airport

  30-08-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - An army bomb disposal unit attended a suspicious package at Liverpool John Lennon Airport after the terminal building was evacuated around 6pm, file photograph.
  
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• Scott Macnab: Edinburgh braced for more tram chaos

  30-08-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - The prospect of extending Edinburghs tram system suggests city fathers havent learned from the past, says Scott Macnab.
  
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• Scooter sharing gets rolling in sweaty Singapore

  30-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - New businesses hope scooters will be a popular alternative to walking in Singapore's heat.
  
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• RMT demands rail strike talks with Chris Grayling after 'deal with Aslef'

  30-08-2017 02:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  Doncaster Free Post - The biggest rail workers' union is calling for urgent talks with the Transport Secretary ahead of a fresh wave of strikes after claiming he has signed off a deal with another union in one of the longest ever industrial disputes.
  
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• Riveroak Strategic plans to get Manston airfield off the ground as cargo hub Subscription

  30-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - It is the airport that refuses to take off. But the latest attempt to turn the former Battle of Britain airfield of Manston into a sustainable commercial proposition could take wing this autumn.
  
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• Renault-Nissan to build electric cars in China

  30-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The firm announced it will build electric cars in China - the world's biggest electric vehicle market.
  
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• Rail works ready for new Azuma trains

  30-08-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - RAIL engineers say they have completed a major upgrade needed before of state-of-the-art new trains can be used on the line through York next year.
  
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• Plans for major rail upgrade are unveiled

  30-08-2017 02:00 via gazetteherald.co.uk
  Other News Sources - TRAIN passengers on the York to Scarborough railway line are set for an array of upgrades over the next year, including new services, bigger trains, free Wi-Fi and improvements to Malton station.
  
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• New motors to be installed on Central line trains which TfL say will reduce delays

  30-08-2017 02:00 via eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - New motors will be installed in the Central lines 26 year old trains to improve reliability and reduce delays, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
  
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• New Forth bridge decision was made after corrosion discovery

  30-08-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Within hours of The Scotsman making inquiries to the Scottish Executive on Thursday, 10 November 2005 about the state of the Forth Road Bridges main support cable, ministers rushed out an announcement that was to lead to the building of the Queensferry Crossing.
  
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• New £1.35bn Queensferry Crossing opens to vehicles

  30-08-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The bridge will take most of the traffic that currently travels over the 53-year-old Forth Road Bridge.
  
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• Four drivers EVERY DAY are being taken off the roads for failing new drug tests

  30-08-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Conviction rates for driving while on drugs hit 98, the same as for drink driving, since new rules were introduced in 2015
  
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• Fewer people favour planet over air travel Subscription

  30-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The number of people opposing air travel on environmental grounds is in decline, despite criticism over plans for expansion at Heathrow, figures show.
  
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• Expedia boss set to take over at Uber

  30-08-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Long-serving online travel CEO expected to make high-profile switch
  
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• Euston Station: Exploding e-cigarette sparks bomb scare as busy commuter station evacuated

  30-08-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Armed police descended on Euston Station after it was evacuated due to a bomb scare - which turned out to be an e-cigarette explosion.
  
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• Edinburgh Trams: Cyclists to get dedicated lanes on new line

  30-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - CYCLISTS are to get dedicated lanes on the Edinburgh Tram extension under the latest plans for the new line.
  
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• Easyjet to offer hands-free baggage option

  30-08-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Passengers will be able to check in hand luggage at the airport for a fee
  
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• Driverless cars will lead exodus to the suburbs Subscription

  30-08-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Driverless cars will lead to the creation of huge urban sprawls as lengthy commutes become painless and workers flock to the suburbs, an academic has claimed.
  
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• 'Doncaster should bid for HS2 station - but only if it's real possibility'

  30-08-2017 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Doncaster should bid for a parkway station if the line comes through Doncaster - but only if it is a genuine possibility.
  
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• Chinas Chongqing Airport begins third terminal, runway operations

  30-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport began operations from a newly built third terminal and third runway Aug. 29.read more
  
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• Chelmsford MP plans to meet with train operators to improve delays to the city's train timetable

  30-08-2017 02:00 via essexlive.news
  Other Regional Press - Chelmsford MP Vicky Ford will be meeting with representatives of train operator Greater Anglia in a bid to tackle train delays in the city.
  
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• Bolton News reader's letter: Bus journey is not ideal but is far less of an inconvenience

  30-08-2017 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - I AM no railway timetable expert, but if the railway line at Moses Gate is to be closed for up to six weeks, is it not possible to run trains from Manchester and the south to Kearsley or Farnworth stations and from Bolton northwards with a bus shuttle along St Peter's Way between the twoor is this solution too simple?
  
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• Birmingham gets TWENTY new bus lane cameras: What the council says

  30-08-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -City council warning over new enforcement which will see drivers handed £60 fines for straying into bus lanes
  
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• Assume self-driving cars are a hacker's dream? Think again

  30-08-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Autonomous vehicles have long been seen as a major security issue, but experts say theyre less vulnerable to hacks than human-controlled vehiclesSelf-driving cars feel like they should provide a nice juicy target for hackers.After all, a normal car has a driver with their hands on the wheel and feet on the pedals. Common sense suggeststhis provides a modicum of protection against a car takeover which a self-driving car, or even one with just the sort of assisted driving features a
  
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• Arriva Trains Wales appoints new Managing Director

  30-08-2017 02:00 via globalrailwayreview.com
  Other News Sources - Arriva has announced that Tom Joyner has been appointed as Managing Director of Arriva Train Wales, which operates the Wales and Border franchise.
  
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• Andrew Tickell: Here's why Labour's complaints about the ScotRail franchise are nonsense

  30-08-2017 02:00 via thenational.scot
  The National - ALMOST a quarter of a century ago, John Majors government passed the Railways Act. Public ownership and polystyrene sandwiches were out, to be replaced by a zesty new generation of rail providers from the world of private enterprise. Glum socialised uniformity would be displaced by a giddy world of affordability and efficiency.
  
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• American to unbundle fares on some transatlantic routes

  30-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- American Airlines is responding to transatlantic LCCs with an unbundled basic economy product, an executive for the carrier told ATWs sister publication Aviation Daily in an interview.read more
  
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• Alaska Airlines to operate Virgin Atlantic A320s through 2020s

  30-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Alaska Airlines will keep the Airbus A320 fleet it got through its acquisition of Virgin America for at least 10 more years, an executive with the carrier told ATWs sister publication Aviation Daily.read more
  
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• Airberlin to cut long-haul routes following insolvency

  30-08-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Airberlinwhich filed for bankruptcy earlier this monthwill reduce long-haul routes from Berlin Tegel as bookings have dropped dramatically.read more
  
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• A train company changed the timetable for one week only and made loads of people late for work

  30-08-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - A temporary time-table change to early morning trains into Swansea station has left some commuters steaming with rage.The bank holiday weekend fun ended abruptly for those unaware of a planned change in train times from Newport to Swansea.
  
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