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• Uber: London drivers must use hybrid or fully electric cars from 2020

  08-09-2017 13:27
  Ride-hailing service says it is aiming to tackle pollution by banning vehicles that do not have an electric motorUber drivers will be banned from using vehicles that are not a hybrid or fully electric in London from 2020, as part of a plan to help tackle illegal levels of air pollution in the capital.While hybrids such as the Toyota Prius have become synonymous with the ride-hailing service, today just under half of its London UberX drivers have an electrified vehicle. The firm said that must ri
  
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• Widower of pedestrian killed by cyclist Charlie Alliston vows to bring change to dangerous driving laws

  08-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The widower of a woman knocked down and killed by a cyclist on a fixed-gear bike has vowed to force a change to dangerous driving laws.
  
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• War hero who lost a limb in Afghanistan refused access to Virgin train as he 'couldn't prove he was disabled'

  08-09-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Andy Grant was travelling from London to Liverpool but left his wallet in a cafe close to the station and tried to board the train using his e-ticket
  
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• US airlines deny hurricane gouging, cap Florida flight prices

  08-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- US airlines, under fire from people trying to get flights out of southern Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma and seeing high fares, are putting caps on one-way direct fares for travel out of the state.read more
  
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• Update on draft Airports National Policy Statement process

  08-09-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Announces the publication of Sir Jeremy Sullivan's consultation review report and the launch of a further consultation later this year.
  
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• UK to consult further on Heathrow expansion after election delay

  08-09-2017 02:00 via lse.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Britain announced on Thursday a further consultation on a third runway at Heathrow airport to take into account new aviation demand forecasts and the government's air quality plan.
  
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• Uber rival Taxify has halted operations in London just 3 days after launching

  08-09-2017 02:00 via uk.businessinsider.com
  Other News Sources - Taxify, an Estonian ride-hailing app billed as a cheaper alternative to Uber, has been ordered to stop operations in London just three days after launching.
  
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• Turning Kernow around

  08-09-2017 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  Coach and Bus Week - Gareth Evans talks to First Kernow MD Alex Carter, who explains the story of turning round the once ailing Cornish business and how investment such as new buses, coupled with working in partnership with the local authority is delivering a better service for the public to the benefit of all
  
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• Transport bosses reject pleas from locals for crossing to Moray train station

  08-09-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Passengers walking to connections in Forres currently have to make their own way across the busy A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road.
  
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• Third Heathrow runway faces further year of delay subscription

  08-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A final decision on Heathrow expansion could be delayed for another year, it was claimed yesterday, after the government ordered new analysis of passenger demand for a third runway.
  
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• The Yorkshire Post says: Now is the time to pile pressure on Theresa May to fix Northern transport

  08-09-2017 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - THERESA MAYwhose Maidenhead constituency will soon benefit from Crossrailclearly believes the Government has a track record to defend when it comes to investment in the train network.
  
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• The Halton Curve: Small piece of track, big rail ambitions

  08-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Cllr Liam Robinson, chair of the Liverpool City Region (LCR) Transport Committee and of Merseytravel, explains the importance of bringing the Halton Curve back into full use.
  
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• TfL launch smartphone app that lets commuters top up Oyster Cards on their mobiles

  08-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A new smartphone app launched by Transport for London allows commuters to top up their Oyster Cards on their mobiles.
  
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• Testing plans for Greater Anglia's new Stadler trains

  08-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Testing of Stadler-built trains for Greater Anglia will take place in several European countries.
  
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• Taxify halts London services after regulator questions licence

  08-09-2017 02:00 via reuters.com
  Reuters News -Uber rival Taxify has temporarily halted operations in London, the company said on Friday, after local regulator Transport for London said the new market entrant had failed to obtain a proper operating licence.
  
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• Taxi drivers facing huge bills for wheelchair cabs

  08-09-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Local authority officers have urged members of the licensing committee to push forward with implementing a controversial policy which would require a 100 wheelchair accessible taxi fleet by June 6 next year.
  
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• Stick-wielding farmers attack cyclists during Scottish borders road race

  08-09-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• SpaceX launches top-secret space shuttle before Irma hits Florida

  08-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Crewless aircraft blasts off from Kennedy space center on ThursdayShuttle takes off for secret mission as businesses boarded up for IrmaSpaceX launched the US air forces super-secret space shuttle on Thursday, blasting off from Kennedy space center in Florida as schools and businesses boarded up for Hurricane Irma. Related: Mysterious space plane blasts off for secretive US air force missionContinue reading...
  
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• Southern Rail owner Go Ahead sees profits tumble

  08-09-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- The owner of Southern Rail has posted a a 5.7 per cent drop in pre-tax profits after a series of industrial disputes and falling passenger numbers.
  
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• SHAREDWatch: Pupils in West Yorkshire ticket wrangle

  08-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Teenagers say they are being singled out and treated like criminals because of misleading advice about buying a ticket on the Ilkley to Leeds rail line.
  
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• 'Save the money; provide a better service': YOUR comments on South Western Railway's big train makeover

  08-09-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - 69 of Get Surrey readers who responded to our poll on the makeover said they liked the redesign
  
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• Ryanair opens tenth base in Germany

  08-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Irish LCC Ryanair has opened its tenth base in Germany with a Boeing 737-800 at Memmingen, which is located southwest of Munich. read more
  
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• Ryanair faces fresh shareholder rebellion over executive pay

  08-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Investor advisers call for revolt over remuneration and Bonderman role as chairman
  
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• RMT threatens strike action against another TOC over pay

  08-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Yet another TOC could become the latest victim of widespread industrial action as the RMT today warned that a dispute against East Midlands Trains (EMT) was mp;ldquo;loomingmp;rdquo;. The union said that strikes could be on the horizon due to East Midlands allegedly mp;ldquo;dragging its heelsmp;rdquo;...
  
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• Rail company spends more than a penny on improving train toilets!

  08-09-2017 02:00 via ipswichstar.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Greater Anglia has spent £150,000 upgrading the toilets on its fleet of commuter trains running between Ipswich, Essex and London.
  
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• Profits fall at Anglianbus, Hedingham and Chambers bus operator Go-Ahead

  08-09-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Bus and train operator Go-Ahead, which employs around 400 people in Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, has reported a slump in annual profits amid continuing woe for its strike-hit Southern Railway operation.
  
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• Police say new 20mph limit on busy road is 'too low'

  08-09-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A NEW 20mph speed limit in Windmill Road could be approved today despite police saying it is 'too low' and officers won't be able to enforce it.
  
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• Passengers' fury over Loganair queues at Glasgow Airport

  08-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - Passengers are furious after facing huge queues at Glasgow Airport to fly with newly relaunched airline Loganair.
  
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• New TfL app enables passengers to top up their Oyster card on the go

  08-09-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -(Image Source: Mayor Watch) Oyster card users can now check their pay as you go balance and top up their card with just a few quick taps of their smartphone after Transport for London (TfL) launched its new app. The new app, which was designed by TfL and developed by Cubic Transportation Systems, is free to download via the Apple App Store and Google Play Store and enables customers to use their smartphone to quickly add pay as you go credit or Tra
  
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• New car-hailing apps threaten Ubers dominance in London

  08-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Didi-backed Taxify and Via to shake up one of US groups most profitable markets
  
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• Ministers launch yet another consultation on Heathrow's expansion... but insist it won't cause more delays to the project

  08-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Ministers announced yet another consultation on plans to expand Heathrow Airport yesterday - but insisted it will not cause further delays to the project.
  
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• Maynard: HS2 will not deliver full potential unless east-west links improved

  08-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Rail minister Paul Maynard has reiterated that HS2mp;rsquo;s full potential will not be fully delivered unless east-west rail links are properly improved as well, despite recent claims that plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NRP), or HS3, have gone down the governmentmp;rsquo;s priority...
  
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• London Waterloo disruption: Expect delays, altered routes and bus replacement services this weekend

  08-09-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Passengers will face another round of disruptions on Saturday and Sunday (September 9-10)
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover to go electric from 2020

  08-09-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Luxury car manufacturer says all new cars will be either electric or hydrid
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover boss says free trade is 'crucially important'

  08-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Ralph Speth, the chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover, says it is
  
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• IEP reaches Edinburgh for the first time

  08-09-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Scottish capital debut for new Hitachi trains
  
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• How big of a threat to air travel is the Hyperloop?

  08-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- A Hyperloop, the vacuum-tube city-to-city transportation concept introduced by Elon Musk in 2013, could be operational on a small scale within three years, according to Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) co-founder and CEO Dirk Ahlborn.read more
  
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• Heathrow is in for a bumpy landing Subscription

  08-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Few things in life are as exciting as government consultations. So, little wonder the one on the draft Airports National Policy Statement has proved such a hit. Its produced more than 70,000 responses. So, heres some cracking news. They can all write in againbecause the forecasts are wrong.
  
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• Go-Ahead sales tick up after conditions at Southern rail franchise brighten

  08-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times -
  
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• Go-Ahead profits slump under poor Southern performance

  08-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The company behind Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), the Go-Ahead Group, has today reported a slowdown in its operating profits partially due to strike action on Southern services. Operating profits for the company slipped by 12, from 162.6m in 2016 to 150.6m this year, with overall revenue...
  
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• Go-Ahead profits fall as rail strikes take toll

  08-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Transport groups shares drop as industrial problems weigh on performance
  
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• Future looks bright for electric cars, says Quilter Cheviot

  08-09-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Scottish Government plans to phase out new petrol and diesel vehicles by 2032 will spark investment in electric rivals, according to wealth manager Quilter Cheviot.
  
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• Further consultation on Heathrow Airport expansion announced

  08-09-2017 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast Telegraph - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling insisted the timetable for parliamentary scrutiny of the plans would not be affected.
  
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• From enmity to eminence: The inevitable journey of infrastructure

  08-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Sir David Higgins, chairman of HS2 Ltd, discusses the enduring importance of infrastructure - putting HS2 in context of the Grade 1 listed Humber Bridge, comparing and contrasting how the bridge was first seen, and how essential it is now.
  
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• First airmail flight from London to Windsor celebrated in picture gallery

  08-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A young man flew the world's first scheduled flight carrying mail, and even wrote a postcard on the way.
  
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• Explosive protection for your bicycle for less than £20

  08-09-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  Green Miscellany - When thieves come for your bicyclein the dead of night they have a significant advantage. You are asleep. They have time to prise open sheds and dismantle locksin peace. There is no real alternative to agood insurance policy, but there are simple and cost-effective ways to make a thiefs life more difficult. Poacher alarms use a simple spring, trip wire The post Explosive protection for your bicycle for less than £20 appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Emissions only part of the Scottish air quality issue, says FTA

  08-09-2017 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association has urged government to appreciate the steps which the sector has taken in improving vehicle emissions in the ...
  
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• Electric dream

  08-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Scottish government wants to phase out diesel and petrol cars, but what challenges will that bring?
  
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• Election forces government to reopen Heathrow consultation

  08-09-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Transport secretary insists there will be no further delay on runway decision
  
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• Drivers saved from soaring motor insurance premiums subscription

  08-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Drivers are expected to save up to £5 billion on insurance over the next five years after the government announced reforms to the way in which compensation payouts are calculated.
  
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