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• Stonehenge tunnel route moved by 50 metres after protests

  11-09-2017 23:30
  Plans for 1.8-mile road tunnel are still very divisive and estimated cost of project has risen to £1.6bnThe government has changed the preferred route of a road tunnel designed to restore peace and tranquillity to Stonehenge after protests by druids, archaeologists and conservation experts. There was an outcry that the 1.8-mile tunnel would pass too close to precious barrows and ruin the view of the sun setting at the winter solstice, a crucial date in the pagan calendar.Related: Opportuni
  
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• Should first-class train travel be abolished?

  11-09-2017 10:00
  Trains have traditionally been riddled with class distinction and snobbery. As our crowded commuter routes come under pressure to stop segregating, author Andrew Martin ponders what we will lose with the scrapping of first classFeeling flush one recent Saturday afternoon at Victoria, I asked for a first-class train ticket to Brighton. “Why?” said the ticket clerk. “There’s hardly any difference.”It was quite an effective guilt trip – coming only a few days aft
  
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• World rolling stock market - September 2017

  11-09-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - Algeria: CAF is to supply 12 six-car Inneo trainsets to the Alger metro.China: The Bombardier...
  
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• West Midlands transport investment vital

  11-09-2017 02:00 via machinery-market.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Nigel Waldron, president of the Sutton Coldfield Chamber of Commerce, says a strong transport strategy is one of the key ingredients required to drive a local economy, adding that the business community in Sutton Coldfield will be looking on with great interest, following the announcement of a £1 billion investment in the West Midlands rail network.
  
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• 'We are aiming to expand Heathrow in a carbon-neutral way - and that includes the flights': Airport boss John Holland-Kaye speaks out ahead of new probe on air quality

  11-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - He drives to work in a Tesla, says his customers will soon ride on electric, driverless busesand swears his plans for a new runway are carbon-neutral.
  
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• Waverley delay is frustrating

  11-09-2017 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - For a railway station that sits slap bang in the middle of a Capital city, it can be pretty tricky to get in and out of Waverley....
  
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• Transport secretary Chris Grayling says Britain's maritime industry will make waves post-Brexit

  11-09-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The government pledged today that Britains £15bn maritime industry will go from strength to strength in the wake of Brexit, as it devises an export plan to help bolster trade opportunities.
  
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• Train company misleads passengers in order to issue fines

  11-09-2017 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  The Independent - The primary train operator in Northern England has been accused of bullying and criminalising vulnerable passengers by tricking them into joining a queue for tickets and then fining them.
  
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• The pensioners doing back-breaking work to restore one of Wales' stunning historic canals

  11-09-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -We spoke to one group of volunteers restoring Swansea Canal
  
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• Talk on 'The Railway That Never Was'

  11-09-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - THE UNTOLD story of 'the railway that never was' will be the subject of a talk at the County Record office in Northallerton later this month.
  
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• Segregation or acceptable luxury: should first-class train travel be abolished?

  11-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Trains have traditionally been riddled with class distinction and snobbery. As our crowded commuter routes come under pressure to stop segregating, author Andrew Martin ponders what we will lose with the scrapping of first class
  
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• Rail electrification hopes in East Anglia dashed in cost-cutting decision

  11-09-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Hopes of further electrification of rail lines in East Anglia appear to have been dashed by the governmentalthough a new cross-country route between Ipswich and Oxford is set to go ahead.
  
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• Protesters to bring giant plug to Sheffield in bid to reverse scrapping of railway electrification plans

  11-09-2017 02:00 via sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk
  Sheffield Telegraph - Environmental campaigners are set to bring a giant plug on a relay journey to Sheffield, in a bid to persuade transport secretary Chris Grayling to reverse the scrapping of railway electrification.
  
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• Probe into creating underground car park

  11-09-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - COUNCIL officials have been asked to investigate the feasibility, cost and benefits of sending Yorks eyesore Castle Car Park underground.
  
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• Plans set to improve train journeys for all

  11-09-2017 02:00 via sleafordstandard.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Rail passengers in the Sleaford area can expect to see improvements to their journeys in the near future - with plans for a new franchise holder to take over East Midlands rail.
  
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• New trains in Lancashire to cut overcrowding

  11-09-2017 02:00 via lep.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The new fleetwhich will be running in the North West from spring 2019forms part of TransPennines overall £500million investment programme.
  
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• New documentary series begins tonight Paddington Station 24/7

  11-09-2017 02:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  Network Rail - The first episode of a new, eight-part series, Paddington Station 24/7, starts tonight, Monday 11 September on Channel 5 at 9pm.
  
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• More than 2.6 million people have travelled on the Borders railway since it reopened two years ago.

  11-09-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The 31-mile Borders Railway route stretching from Edinburgh Waverley to Tweedbank was officially opened by HM The Queen on 9 September 2015.
  
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• Man invents tool to teach people how to pronounce Tube station names

  11-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A professional accent coach has created a new online tool designed to teach people the correct way of pronouncing Tube station names.
  
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• Leeds councillors call for more late night bus services in city

  11-09-2017 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Councillors have urged the countys transport authority to improve late night bus and rail services linking Leeds city centre to the suburbs and surrounding towns.
  
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• Is the flying car ready for takeoff?

  11-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - At least six developers have retail road-air vehicles in the pipeline, so its time to watch the skiesA little white winged pod lifts itself off the ground and glides off into the distance. The whole movement looks effortless. Its like watching Luke Skywalkers Landspeederexcept were in a nondescript airfield in Germany, not the planet Tatooine. Echoes of Star Wars perhaps help explain why last week the pods maker, Lilium, secured $90m (£69m) investment from, among others, Chi
  
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• How local protesters saved a North Lincolnshire railway line from closure

  11-09-2017 02:00 via scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A CLOSURE-threatened North Lincolnshire railway station won a very welcome reprieve 50 years ago. And the pictures on the right were taken to mark the achievement.
  
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• High-speed synergies for the north

  11-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) is now being increasingly seen as the third phase of the UKs high-speed rail programme. RTMs Luana Salles reports on what this means for the region and Transport for the North (TfN).
  
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• Government pledges to double UK fleet flying under the Red Duster

  11-09-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Benefits announced for ships flying the Red Ensign (also known as Red Duster) flag.
  
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• Four massive 45-metre deep ventilation shafts will be dug in Manchester for the HS2 train line... but nobody knows where

  11-09-2017 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - Its the uncertainty thats most worrying - when its going to happen and when we need to act.
  
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• Flybe plane returns to Belfast City Airport after lightning strike

  11-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Seventy-four people were on board the Flybe plane, which the company said returned to Belfast as a precaution.
  
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• Flight Rail: a new type of train?

  11-09-2017 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Rail Technology Magazine -For over 20 years, American engineer Max Schlienger has worked on a new type of high-speed rail system, propelled by air pressure. The train can be seen in action today in Schliengers backyard, where a 1:6 scale model demonstrates the systems green
  
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• Find out more about HS2 plans

  11-09-2017 02:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A DROP in session for people keen to learn more about HS2 will take place at Culcheth Sports Centre.
  
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• EXCLUSIVE: We can reveal when the new Dundee Railway Station will open

  11-09-2017 02:00 via eveningtelegraph.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Dundees combined train station and hotel facility is set to open in March, the Tele can exclusively reveal.
  
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• Elizabeth line rolling stock: a culture of co-operation

  11-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - With the Elizabeth Line tantalisingly close to completion and the first of its new rolling stock already on track, David Sherrin, senior project manager for rolling stock at TfL, updates RTMs Josh Mines on the progress and delivery of the new trains.
  
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• Electric vehicles jump as China considers petrol car ban

  11-09-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Electric vehicle companies in China received a boost today after a government official nodded to possible plans for a ban on sales of petrol cars in the country.
  
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• Cycling: Groups call for action on 'car-dooring'

  11-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Cycling UK wants a new technique introduced to driving tests to stop cyclists being knocked off bikes
  
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• Cycle collision report is victim blaming Subscription

  11-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The Department of Transport has advised the Road Safety Authority (RSA) that an unpublished report detailing collisions involving cyclists could be interpreted as victim blaming if released.
  
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• China to ban production of petrol and diesel cars 'in the near future'

  11-09-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Announcement aimed at tackling pollution will prove a huge incentive to development and sale of electric and hybrid vehiclesChina, the worlds biggest vehicle market, is considering a ban on the production and sale of fossil fuel cars in a major boost to the production of electric vehicles as Beijing seeks to ease pollution.
  
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• Campaigners urge Government to reverse their decision on electrification

  11-09-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - Campaigners, including politicians, have urged the Government to reverse their decision on electrification in the East Midlands.
  
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• Calls for stricter checks after Uber fuels record rise in minicabs Subscription

  11-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The number of Uber-style minicabs on the road has risen by almost a quarter in two years and has led to calls for tighter regulation of drivers.
  
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• Bus services start again for stranded village

  11-09-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -A WEEKDAY bus service is returning to Naburn tomorrow, after the closure of Utopia Coaches.
  
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• Brexit Britain will have the world's best maritime industry

  11-09-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Announces plans to shape, promote and collaborate with the maritime sector, double apprenticeships and launch a shipbuilding renaissance.
  
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• BEST-EVER AUGUST FOR HEATHROW

  11-09-2017 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - Heathrow Airport has hailed its "best-ever" August after welcoming almost 7.5 million passengers.
  
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• Aberdeen Airport runway reopens

  11-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Flights were diverted to other airports while a safety inspection was carried out on damaged tarmac.
  
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