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• Why Heathrows sustainability strategy doesnt quite cut it

  12-09-2017 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- Earlier this year, sustainability strategy agency, Futerra, announced it had been working with Heathrow Airport on its latest sustainability strategy, Heathrow 2.0. AEF responded to the news with its concerns, which was previously available on Futerras blog, and can now
  
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• West Midlands approves £3.4bn decade-long rail investment plan

  12-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Members of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) have now formally stamped the 2026 Delivery Plan for Transport that will see £3.4bn invested into tram extensions, suburban rail lines and new stations over the next decade, as well as cycle routes and motorway improvements.
  
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• Volkswagen plans electric option for all models by 2030

  12-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The world's biggest carmaker says it will offer an electric version of all its 300 models by 2030.
  
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• Train stations across north and north-east set for electric car chargers

  12-09-2017 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - A roll-out has commenced at 50 of Scotlands biggest stations with Uphall, Bathgate, East Kilbride and Johnstone already live.
  
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• Thousands of commuters to benefit from UK-built river boats with wifi

  12-09-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Wight Shipyard announces recent orders worth £20 million making 4 boats for use by the Isle of Wight and London.
  
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• TfL seeking permanent customer wi-fi data collection on the Tube

  12-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - TfL is looking to collect wi-fi data from passengers on a permanent basis across the full Tube network after a four-week trial revealed findings and patterns that could not be detected solely from ticketing data or paper-based surveys.
  
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• Stonehenge tunnel to be moved Subscription

  12-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The view of the setting sun that Stonehenge was designed to capture is to be protected by moving the route of a planned tunnel past the monument.
  
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• Stonehenge tunnel given go-ahead by Chris Grayling

  12-09-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Department for Transport officials claim the tunnel in Wiltshire will avoid important archaeological sites and will not intrude the view of the setting sun from Stonehenge during the winter solstice.
  
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• Stonehenge road tunnel given go-ahead after 30 years of controversy

  12-09-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Ryanair boosts Maltese involvement

  12-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Europes largest LCC, Ryanair, is holding talks with Air Malta over future areas of cooperation as the Irish airline steps up its involvement in the small Mediterranean island. read more
  
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• Road tunnel scheme near Stonehenge given green light by Transport Secretary

  12-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - Plans to dig a 1.8-mile road tunnel near Stonehenge have been given the go-ahead by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.
  
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• Rail industry creates new board to represent customers in Wales

  12-09-2017 02:00 via deeside.com
  Other Regional Press - Network Rail and Arriva Trains Wales have joined forces with Welsh Government and passenger representatives to create a new board bringing track and train closer together.
  
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• Queensferry Crossing: old bridge won't be reopened to cars

  12-09-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Continuing rush-hour congestion on the new Queensferry Crossing will subside when the bridge becomes less of a novelty, the Infrastructure Secretary has claimed as he rejected calls for the Forth Road Bridge to reopen to traffic.
  
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• Projects need to urgently progressed

  12-09-2017 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Your report on the delayed rail improvements on the Hope Valley Line between Sheffield and Manchester highlights a problem that has existed ever since 1km of track was singled through Dore mp; Totley station in 1985.
  
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• Port of Grangemouth to expand container terminal

  12-09-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Port of Grangemouth, Scotlands largest container facility, is underway with a major resurfacing development as part of its continual multimillion pound investment which will further increase the capacity of the busy terminal and position the port ahead of the market. This investment of £1million will upgrade the container terminals surfacing to increase the quality, capacity and the speed of servicing vessels with further significant inv
  
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• POLL: 'Car-dooring' putting cyclists' lives at risk - have you had a near-miss?

  12-09-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A CAMPAIGN to raise awareness of 'car-dooring'is needed to save lives, Cycling UK has warned.
  
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• Plans approved for Stonehenge road tunnel

  12-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A tunnel past Stonehenge will be dug largely along the route of the existing A303, the government has announced.
  
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• Petition launched as 'vital' bus service is to be axed

  12-09-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -A VITAL bus service in Abergavenny is to be axed, Stagecoach has announced.
  
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• Petition against north Northamptonshire rail changes attracts 5,000 signatures

  12-09-2017 02:00 via northantstelegraph.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A petition against plans to radically change train services in the north of the county has reached 5,000 signatures.
  
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• Network Rail appoints chair for new Wales route board

  12-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail, Arriva Trains Wales and the Welsh Government have joined forces to create a new board that builds on the industrys ambition to bring track and train closer togetherespecially as the new Wales and Borders franchise edges ever closer.
  
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• More than 100m Hopper fare journeys have been made in its first year as upgrade set to allow unlimited bus journeys within an hour

  12-09-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Over 100m journeys have been made using the Hopper fare on the capital's buses, since mayor Sadiq Khan introduced it a year ago.
  
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• Misery for drivers stuck on Queensferry Crossing Subscription

  12-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Commuters faced more delays on the new Queensferry Crossing of the Forth yesterday with tailbacks stretching both ways between Fife and Edinburgh (Gabriella Bennett writes).
  
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• Mercedes will be selling an electric version of all its cars by 2022

  12-09-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Dieter Zetsche, chief executive of Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler, told investors that the company will sell at least 50 electric versions of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars to customers, Reuters reported.
  
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• May phones Trump as Boeing dispute threatens Bombardier order

  12-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - There are growing fears that a major aircraft project which supports hundreds of jobs in Belfast could be jeopardised.
  
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• Major boost for the south-west as plans published for £1.6 billion A303 Stonehenge upgrade

  12-09-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - The route for the £1.6 billion A303 upgrade near Stonehenge, a key part of the South West expressway, has today (12 September 2017) been published by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.
  
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• MAG passenger numbers continue to soar

  12-09-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Group's airports report busiest-ever August across the board.
  
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• Innovative pilot shows how WiFi data can improve journeys across the Tube

  12-09-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -Tube journeys could be improved through Transport for London (TfL) harnessing WiFi data to make more information available to customers as they move around London, new research has shown. The four-week TfL pilot, which ran between November and December last year, studied how depersonalised WiFi connection data from customers mobile devices could be used to better understand how people navigate the London Underground network, allowing TfL to improve
  
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• 'If this doesn't work, you can throw tomatoes at me': Retirement village celebrates arrival of new bus route after pensioner's determined campaign pays off

  12-09-2017 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Whiteley Village residents have celebrated being able to go out on a Sunday now thanks to the new 555 bus
  
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• Iberia launches new voluntary redundancy package

  12-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Spanish flag carrier Iberia has agreed to a voluntary redundancy deal with its unions that could see up to 955 personnel leaving the airline by December 2019.read more
  
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• Heathrow and London Stansted soar to record summer months

  12-09-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - London airports had a sunny summer period, as both Heathrow and Stansted announced today they had a record month of August.
  
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• Government faces autumn of discontent over electrification retreats

  12-09-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The government is facing a growing wave of protests following the latest cancellations of railway electrification plans. Some MPs are already applying pressure. Chris Ruane has lodged Parliamentary Questions asking Mr Grayling how much route has been electrified since 2010, and also which rail electrification projects have been cancelled over the past decade, whileenvironmental campaigners carried a giant electric plug on a relay journey by rail from Bedford to Sheffield on Satur
  
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• French national strike set to cause travel disruption

  12-09-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Flights and rail services could be affected by industrial action
  
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• Free rail travel for 1m French hits buffers Subscription

  12-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - As many as one million French people are set to lose their right to free travel under plans by the state-owned rail operator to scrap complimentary tickets for the families of staff members, outraging unions.
  
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• Four queue for the door as Carillion shakes up directors Subscription

  12-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Four more executives will be leaving Carillion, which has already lost its finance chief, after a profit warning raised questions about the construction and outsourcing groups future.
  
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• Finnair boosts its full-year outlook

  12-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Oneworld carrier Finnair has increased its full-year profit expectations to 135-155 million ($162-$186 million), up from around 110 million from the previous guidance in July.read more
  
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• Electric charging points at train stations

  12-09-2017 02:00 via ayradvertiser.com
  Other Regional Press - AYR, Troon and Girvan are to benefit from new electric charging points at their train stations.
  
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• Do the 'Dutch Reach' to stop yourself opening car door on a cyclist, campaigners say

  12-09-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Cycling UK urges adoption of Dutch reach to protect cyclists from car-dooring subscription

  12-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Motorists should be taught to open the car door with their left hand before stepping out after a spate of accidents, ministers were told yesterday.
  
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• Cycling group urges ministers to crack down on 'dangerous' car-dooring

  12-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A cycling charity has urged transport ministers to introduce a new law to crack down on the number of cyclists who are killed or injured by crashing into open car doors.
  
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• Council promises new Fletton Quays foot and cycle bridge as it reveals campus choice for University of Peterborough

  12-09-2017 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - A new foot and cycle bridge into the major Fletton Quays development has been promised by Peterborough City Council.
  
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• Campaigners slam consultation over York Central site as a 'sham'

  12-09-2017 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -CAMPAIGNERS have branded the consultation over an access road into the York Central site a
  
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• Campaigners against HS2 to meet with Transport Minister

  12-09-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - Campaigners who are against the high speed rail project going through the region are traveling to London today to discuss the plans with government.
  
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• Britain pushes Boeing to drop its Bombardier challenge

  12-09-2017 02:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  Reuters News - Britain is pressing for U.S. plane maker Boeing Coto drop its trade challenge against Canadian rival Bombardierand seek a negotiated settlement to try to protect jobs in Northern Ireland, its business ministry said on Monday.
  
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• Boeing a prime target in the event of US-China trade war

  12-09-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - But there are good reasons to believe that Beijing will not seek retribution
  
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• Bargain-hunting tourists lift Heathrow and Gatwick

  12-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - London's biggest airports hailed a record-breaking August on Monday as tourists flooded to Britain to take advantage of the cheap pound.
  
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• Annual, monthly and daily passenger records broken at Stansted for second month in a row

  12-09-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - More than 2.7m passengers passed through Stansted Airport last month, completing its busiest ever peak summer season.
  
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• £3m Bridgnorth training centre welcomes first apprentices

  12-09-2017 02:00 via shropshirestar.com
  Other Regional Press - A £3 million training centre which is set to deliver thousands of apprenticeships in Shropshire over the coming years has opened its doors.
  
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• 100 million 'Hopper' journeys on London buses since Sadiq Khan launched fare

  12-09-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - More than 100 million 'Hopper' journeys have been made on London's buses since the new fare was introduced a year ago today.
  
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