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• Cycling is dangerous – and not just for cyclists | Letters

  05-09-2017 18:57
  In the wake of Chris Boardman’s declaration that he avoids taking a bike out on Britain’s roads, readers discuss the best ways to ensure that drivers, cyclists and pedestrians can get along safelyChris Boardman is entirely right when he says that cycling is increasingly dangerous (Boardman: I avoid cycling on British roads, 1 September), citing the death of his own mother in a bike accident. But it’s not just British roads. Both my ex-husband and my daughter sustained extensive
  
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• Principal/Associate Public Transport Planner – ITP

  05-09-2017 18:06 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Principal/Associate Public Transport Planner
  ITP is an award winning and creative independent transport planning consultancy – with a clear focus on working in partnership with our clients to achieve more sustainable transport outcomes as a result of their projects.
  We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced public transport planner to join our team.
  Location: Nottingham
  Deadline: 29th September 2017
  Details: www.itpworld.net/working-at-itp
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• Young woman wants to find train guard who "saved her from creep on a train"

  05-09-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post -Ellie Ward did not know before that guards' jobs were under threat - and now supports the strike
  
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• Why GA uses locomotive-hauled trains

  05-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Two locomotive-hauled train sets are in action each weekday in Anglia, but why? RICHARD CLINNICK discovers how growth and DMU shortage has led to the situation
  
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• Wheelchair-bound Lib Dem peer barred from boarding bus after driver refused to ask parent to move buggy

  05-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A wheelchair-bound Lib Dem peer has told of her anger after a bus driver refused to ask a parent to move their buggy so she could board a London bus.
  
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• VW recalls 1.8 million cars in China

  05-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A defect can cause engines to stall because of an electronics failure in the fuel pump.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic claims wifi milestone

  05-09-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - UK carrier says it has now introduced internet access on all aircraft
  
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• Vince Cable Yorkshire is being betrayed by a party of little southerners

  05-09-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - THE Yorkshire Post made big news last week. As a guest in these pages, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling made the bold assertion that it is not up to the Government to advance rail projects in northern England.
  
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• UTC to acquire Rockwell Collins in $30 billion aerospace mega-merger

  05-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- United Technologies Corp. (UTC) has reached a definitive agreement to buy Rockwell Collins for $30 billion, a mega-merger of aircraft parts and systems suppliers that will reshape the global aerospace manufacturing landscape.read more
  
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• Union urges North Wales rail passengers to oppose driver only trains

  05-09-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -RMT members were at stations in Wrexham, Llandudno Junction and Holyhead urging commuters to lobby politicians against any potential plan
  
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• Uber faces test from car-booking app backed by Chinese

  05-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Taxify aims to take drivers and passengers away from US ride-sharing group in London
  
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• Uber explains price hike during Merseyrail strike - and how you can get cheaper fares

  05-09-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post -The app-firm told how you can get cheaper journeys by reducing the surge price
  
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• Train conductors in Wales are wearing body cameras to try and tackle fare-dodging

  05-09-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -Great Western Railway said the cameras would 'reduce any kind of conflict'
  
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• TfL employs RATs to tackle adhesion problems

  05-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Two 1973-stock trains converted into RATs for Piccadilly Line
  
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• Talgo looks to UK market with key appointment

  05-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Spanish train builders target UK and Irish markets
  
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• South Western Railway unveils its colours

  05-09-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The Transport Secretary attended the launch of the South Western Railways new look trains at London Waterloo.
  
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• South Western Railway: Introducing Surrey's new-look fleet of trains

  05-09-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Out with the red, blue and orange of South West Trains, in with the blue, grey and white of South Western Railway
  
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• South Western Railway boss admits it's been 'a challenging couple of weeks' after repeated Waterloo delays

  05-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The boss of the new firm operating services at Waterloo station admitted he has had "a challenging couple of weeks" following repeated delays at the busy transport hub.
  
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• Profit rather than culture presents Uber's biggest hurdle

  05-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Without investor subsidies ride-sharing may not be good business
  
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• Pilots fear disaster as plane spotters send up drones Subscription

  05-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - They are seen as harmless, anorak-wearing enthusiasts but plane spotters are risking catastrophe by flying drones near airports to capture mid-air footage of jets landing, pilots say.
  
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• North East MP's views dubbed 'sad and depressing' after he dismisses plans for pods travelling up to 740mph through sealed tubes in a vacuum

  05-09-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - AN MP has been accused of complacency and being out of touch after he claimed the possible use of Hyperloop technology to cut journey times in the North was fanciful and ridiculous.
  
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• New round of multi-million tech competition launches to improve rail journeys

  05-09-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Further £7.9 million on offer to develop new ways to improve the rail network for passengers.
  
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• New platform and tracks at London Bridge station as Network Rails major redevelopment heads into the home straight

  05-09-2017 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - The redevelopment of London Bridge station and the surrounding railwaypart of the government-sponsored Thameslink Programmemoved a step closer to completion this weekend after a successful eight days of engineering work to the railway in central London completed on-time.
  
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• New-look trains unveiled as transport secretary hails 'start of new era' for region's rail passengers

  05-09-2017 02:00 via salisburyjournal.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE unveiling of new-look trains on the South West network marks "the start of a new era" for rail passengers in the region, according to transport secretary Chris Grayling.
  
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• M4 relief road: Welsh Government bids to buy part of Newport docks

  05-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Orders are issued by the Welsh Government to purchase part of Newport docks to accommodate the planned £1.1bn motorway.
  
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• Lakes rail electrification plan cancelled

  05-09-2017 02:00 via in-cumbria.com
  Other Regional Press - The Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) has expressed concerns that the local economy and tourism in the area will be the real losers.
  
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• Japan Airlines flight in emergency landing after bird strike

  05-09-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Hitachi and DB test ScotRail EMUs in Germany

  05-09-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: Two Hitachi Rail Europe Class 385 EMUs have been moved from Britain to a base at Minden in...
  
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• Hammond interview: Northern Powerhouse is a 30 year task

  05-09-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - THE MAIN trans-Pennine rail route connecting Leeds to Manchester could yet be electrified, according to Chancellor Philip Hammond.
  
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• Grant to run rail firm Porterbrook

  05-09-2017 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - FORMER ScotRail managing director Mary Grant has been appointed chief executive of Porterbrook, the rail leasing company.
  
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• European Commission approves airberlin bridge loan

  05-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The European Commission has approved Germanys plans to grant airberlin a temporary 150 million ($178 million) bridging loan.read more
  
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• Electrification between Didcot and Oxford 'may never happen' after rail minister fails to commit

  05-09-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE long-awaited railway electrification between Didcot and Oxford may never happen after the government's rail minister was unable to commit to the project.
  
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• Edinburgh Tram Inquiry: First witnesses to give evidence

  05-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The investigation was set up to establish why the project went so far over budget and was delivered years late.
  
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• Could a new railway help solve North Devon's traffic problems?

  05-09-2017 02:00 via devonlive.com
  Other Regional Press - Taw Link would connect Barnstaple to Braunton and could also relieve ongoing traffic problems
  
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• Carlisle councillors back Borders re-opening plans

  05-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Talks have been held between Carlisle City Council and the Campaign for Borders Rail regarding reinstatement of the line from the Cumbrian city to Tweedbank.
  
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• Britain's hardest working train

  05-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Three years ago today, Richard Clinnick and Paul Bigland travelled more than 1,380 miles with Virgin Trains 390104 for a feature on Britain's hardest working train.
  
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• Boeing declares victory in Airbus subsidies dispute

  05-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The World Trade Organization reverses a ruling last year that Boeing received some state aid.
  
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• Apology over special school transport delay in Belfast

  05-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Education Authority says it will put new arrangements in place for the children from Tuesday.
  
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