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• Uber drivers forced to have new criminal record check subscription

  03-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The vetting process for thousands of drivers offering the under-fire service in London has been declared invalid
  
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• The UKs least-value rail trips subscription

  03-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The Oxfordshire town of Didcot, with its steam railway centre and starter housing estates, is one of the fastest growing in Britain.
  
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• The delights of the railways at the Old Oak Common Open Day

  03-09-2017 02:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Wandering around an empty depot is undeniably of some interest, but a depot full of unusual trains is much more interesting.
  
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• Thats the last time Uber gives me the runaround subscription

  03-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Once a dazzling start-up, the service is now a behemoth answerable to no one
  
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• Tatton MP puts the case for opening mid Cheshire links to the rail minister

  03-09-2017 02:00 via knutsfordguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A GOVERNMENT minister has vowed to pursue unlocking the rail link from Knutsford to Crewe following a meeting with residents, businesses and Tattons MP.
  
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• Spanning the old partisan divide should be our aim subscription

  03-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The purpose of a bridge is to connect people and places, and even the name of the new Queensferry Crossing should help to foster a feeling of togetherness.
  
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• School run could be toxic to our children subscription

  03-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Parents who drive children to school yet live within walking distance have been accused of contributing to sharp rises in air pollution across Scotland that may be harming the health of young people.
  
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• Reading Buses launched the Silverstars service for the new academic year to help standardise bus fares

  03-09-2017 02:00 via readingchronicle.co.uk
  Other News Sources - SCHOOLCHILDREN are expected to benefit from a comprehensive bus network for the new academic year in an attempt to standardise fares throughout the town.
  
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• Rail workers strike amid worsening driver-only trains dispute

  03-09-2017 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast Telegraph - Rail workers will go on strike again on Sunday as part of worsening disputes over the role of guards and driver-only trains.
  
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• Rail strikes: Merseyrail staff stage 48-hour walkout

  03-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Staff at Merseyrail have started a 48-hour strike in a dispute with the firm over driver only-operated trains (DOOs) and the role of guards.
  
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• Rail minister to look into rail link from Crewe to mid Cheshire following meeting

  03-09-2017 02:00 via creweguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE Crewe-born rail minister has vowed to pursue connecting his hometown with Northwich and mid Cheshire following a meeting with residents, businesses and Tatton's MP.
  
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• £200m fake train ticket scam: We put season pass bought on dark web to the test at Britain's busiest station

  03-09-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - No one has a clue that Mirrorman Alan Selby is the 'cheat in the seat' travelling 30 miles and back for a fraction of the true cost
  
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• Mr Sanders joins Leeds Bradford Airport as aviation development director

  03-09-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - A FORMER Newcastle Airport senior official is looking forward to helping another base take off after starting a fresh role.
  
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• MP calls on Transport Ministers to boost Wrexham rail services

  03-09-2017 02:00 via wrexham.com
  Other Regional Press - Wrexham MP Ian Lucas has called on UK Transport Ministers to ensure stronger rail links for the area as they examine bids to run services on the West Coast Main Line.
  
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• Mexico City Airport offering sleeping pods for $30 a night

  03-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - An unusual 'hotel' has opened up for tired travellers at an airport in Mexico City - with bosses offering new capsules for people to sleep in.
  
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• Memo to Policy North: create your own wealth subscription

  03-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Tommy Stubbingtons report last week (Forget HS2 and build northern hyperloop, ministers told) only confirms the muddled thinking of Policy North.
  
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• Keighley Bus Company in new travel venture

  03-09-2017 02:00 via keighleynews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - KEIGHLEY Bus Company is part of an initiative designed to improve travel connections between destinations across the country.
  
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• How does hyperloop work? Everything you need to know about magnetic levitation

  03-09-2017 02:00 via alphr.com
  Other News Sources - First honed as a concept by Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk in 2012, hyperloop is touted as the future of passenger transport.
  
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• How bakeries, breweries and bowling alleys have breathed new life into Manchester's railway arches

  03-09-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - Manchester's old railway arches now house everything from bakeries to breweries - and the spaces make Network Rail an income of £4m a year
  
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• Edinburgh tram extension should wait for overspend verdict

  03-09-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Authorities in Edinburgh have been urged to put on hold plans to extend the capitals tram line until the long-awaited inquiry into how the existing network ran hundreds of millions of pounds over budget publishes its findings.
  
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• Dayflight robbery as it's revealed it costs more to park a car than a jet at Scotland's busiest airport

  03-09-2017 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - Edinburgh airport charge airlines £4.95 to park an Airbus A320 on the apron for 15 minutes yet stopping a car for the same amount of time in the controversial drop-off zone would set you back £5.
  
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• Cyclist safety law unenforceable subscription

  03-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Officials have warned Shane Ross, the transport minister, that a Fine Gael proposal to penalise motorists who drive too close to cyclists is unenforceable, unnecessary and could have adverse unintended consequences.
  
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• Councils to be allowed to charge for road closures

  03-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Companies in England would be charged for closing busy routes at peak times, under government plans.
  
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• Concerns of noise from early morning flights over Norwich Airport expansion

  03-09-2017 02:00 via eveningnews24.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A Norwich MP has heard public concerns about early morning flights and increased pollution at a meeting about the future expansion of Norwich Airport.
  
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• c2c ranked most punctual rail operator according to latest Network Rail statistics

  03-09-2017 02:00 via braintreeandwithamtimes.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Local train operator c2c has reclaimed its position as the most punctual and reliable commuter service in London according to new statistics published by Network Rail.
  
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• Bolton railway station bridge collapse: Reopening date announced

  03-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Bolton railway station, which was shut when a burst water main caused a bridge to collapse, is due to reopen.
  
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• Alison Munro steps down from HS2

  03-09-2017 02:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  Construction News - Ms Munro, who has been at HS2 since its inception in 2009, was appointed as MD of development in September 2014 after spending five years as chief executive.
  
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• 5 reasons why the former Chard Junction railway station should be reopened

  03-09-2017 02:00 via somersetlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - With the recent start of the new south western rail franchise, and more people travelling on Britain's trains than ever before, the time has come to look at opening new stations across Somerset.
  
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• £41 million Edinburgh Gateway rail station failed to open on time as staff were locked out

  03-09-2017 02:00 via sundaypost.com
  Other Regional Press - A FLAGSHIP new railway station opened an hour late yesterdayas red-faced staff waited for a set of keys to unlock it.
  
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• £3.8million train refurbishment nears completion

  03-09-2017 02:00 via echo-news.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The 54 Class 321 trains, which run between Liverpool Street and Southend, Chelmsford, Colchester and Ipswich, are being transformed with new carpets and vinyl flooring, panels and seat covers.
  
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