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• Ryanair cancels 40 to 50 flights a day for staff to go on holiday

  16-09-2017 03:26
  Passengers furious over ‘ruined’ travel plans, with 285,000 journeys likely to be affected by airline’s move to improve punctuality
  Ryanair has announced it will cancel 40 to 50 flights a day for the next six weeks due to a backlog of staff leave. The budget airline says the measure is designed to improve punctuality, which has fallen below 80% in the first two weeks of September. Ridiculous from @Ryanair. Cancel a flight at 2 days notice - only offer a flight for 3 days later!
  
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• UK ports remain apprehensive about Brexit impact

  16-09-2017 02:00 via fairplay.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The UKs ports are meeting Brexit with some optimism but mainly apprehension as there is still little clarity as to what it really means for them and the nation.
  
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• Transport Union bosses back Richard Leonard as Labour leader

  16-09-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Richard Leonards bid to become the next Scottish Labour leader has been backed by union chiefs at the Transport and Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA).
  
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• Transport Cuts Put Everyone In Danger

  16-09-2017 02:00 via morningstaronline.co.uk
  Morning Star - THE terrorist attack on a train at Parsons Green in London was the latest in a series of sickening attempts to take the lives of innocent people going about their businessan attempt that fortunately failed, though many will bear its scars for the rest of their lives.
  
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• The New Space Age

  16-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Forget the old rules of space. Now anyone with enough money can get there.
  
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• Terror at Parsons Green Subscription

  16-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The sight of armed police and the sound of sirens have become all too familiar in Britains cities. At the Palace of Westminster and Manchester Arena, on London Bridge and in Finsbury Park, too many lives have been lost to terrorism this year
  
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• Strikes on horizon for Greater Anglia after overwhelming RMT agreement

  16-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Greater Anglia could soon be the latest TOC to be hit by strike action as RMT members this week voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action against the operator. The union balloted its driver and guard members and 90 voted for strike action from a 75 turnout. The result will now be...
  
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• Stansted Airport's new CEO renews calls for a national aviation strategy

  16-09-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Stansted Airports new CEO, Ken OToole, has called on the Government to put in place a national aviation strategy that not only supports airports to grow but ensures the spare capacity available today is used to generate the biggest positive impact for consumers and the economy.
  
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• Should subway underpasses be closed?

  16-09-2017 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Underpassesor subwayswere a popular across the Black Country and Staffordshire and became heavily linked with the notorious hooligan firm, Wolves Subway Army.
  
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• Ryanair cancels flight to restore punctuality levels

  16-09-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Europes largest LCC, Ryanair, will cancel up to 50 flights each day over the next six weeks as it seeks to recover from a dip in punctuality levels. read more
  
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• Ryanair cancelling flights so pilots can go on holiday Subscription

  16-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Ryanair will cancel up to 50 flights a day over the next six weeks, affecting thousands of customers, because its staff need to catch up on their holiday entitlements.
  
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• Revolutionary Hyperloop link could propel you to Newcastle in FIVE minutes

  16-09-2017 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Teesside-Tyneside Hyerloop route would be the UK's first :: With speeds of 700mph, it could kickstart a transport revolution
  
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• Parsons Green: UK terror threat increased to critical after Tube bomb

  16-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Another attack may be imminent after an explosion on a Tube train in south-west London injured 29.
  
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• Network Rail buys foreign steel for key electrification work - snubbing British plant less than two miles away

  16-09-2017 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Foreign steel is being used for a key rail electrification project after a British steelworks less than two miles away was snubbed.
  
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• Major milestone for Crossrail as track is completed

  16-09-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The last section of track for London Crossrail has been laid, and the event has been hailed as a major milestone. Transport secretary Chris Grayling and deputy mayor for transport Val Shawcross joined Crossrail chairman Sir Terry Morgan and chief executive Andrew Wolstenholme in the eastbound tunnel of the new Whitechapel Elizabeth line stationwhere the final rail clips were fixed by track quality control engineer Ellen McGuinness. The phased opening programme should mean that El
  
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• London businesses endorse calls for 'Crossrail for the North'

  16-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - London business leaders have this week firmly put their support behind mp;lsquo;Crossrail for the Northmp;rsquo; and said the government should seriously explore the project. A statement from the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) admitted that travelling in the north was a...
  
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• Hutchison Ports announces contract award for the latest phase of expansion at the Port of Felixstowe

  16-09-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Hutchison Ports has announced the award of a contract for the latest phase of expansion at the Port of Felixstowe which the operator says will further enhance Felixstowes ability to handle the worlds largest container ships.
  
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• HS2: Owen Paterson MP meets transport minster over impacts on Shropshire

  16-09-2017 02:00 via shropshirestar.com
  Other Regional Press - Avoiding sending HS2 construction traffic through a village on the Shropshire border could prove expensive, an MP has warned.
  
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• Glasgow road reopens after 16-month closure

  16-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Scottish Water said Queen's Drive/Langside Road will reopen on 22 September after being shut in May 2016.
  
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• First tram train in Britain enters service

  16-09-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A tram train has carried passengers in Britain for the first time, although the inaugural journey was made only on a tramway. The Sheffield tram train service is set to be extended via heavy rail to Rotherham next year. The project is running several years late, with the connection to National Rail at Tinsley yet to be completed, while the costs have risen five-fold to some £75 million. It was revealed earlier this year that the government had considered cancelling the proj
  
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• First of ScotRail's revamped HSTs arrives for driver training

  16-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The first of ScotRailmp;rsquo;s refurbished high-speed trains has arrived in Aberdeen to start driver training ahead of the fleet being rolled out next year. When finished, the revamped rolling stock will create a new connection between Scotlandmp;rsquo;s seven cities, with the first train to be...
  
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• Electric HGV with overhead power lines get go ahead

  16-09-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  Green Miscellany - One day we maylook back and wonder how 40-ton lorries were ever allowed to rumble through our villages and city streets. Though they make up only 3 of vehicles, lorries account for one quarter of Europe's road transport emissionsa figure thats expected to grow as traffic increases further.
  
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• Edinburgh-Glasgow rail commuters to trial superfast wi-fi

  16-09-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Commuters on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line are to trial the first superfast wi-fi on a British train.
  
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• EasyJet submits offer to acquire part of insolvent Air Berlin

  16-09-2017 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Budget airline EasyJet has this afternoon announced a proposal to take over parts of Air Berlin's short haul business.
  
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• Delayed Sheffield tram-train starts services on light rail network

  16-09-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The delay-hit tram-train project has finally reached an important landmark as it launched its first passenger service yesterday. Rail minister Paul Maynard was in attendance with transport leaders from across Sheffield to introduce the first train onto the Supertram network. mp;ldquo;South...
  
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• Commuters hit by third delay to ScotRails new electric service

  16-09-2017 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - The launch of electric trains on the main Edinburgh-Glasgow line has been delayed for a third timeleaving them more than a year late.
  
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• Carmakers hail the robo-taxi as electric push gathers pace subscription

  16-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Renault and Nissan plan to launch robo-taxi services within five years as part of an acceleration into driverless and electric cars.
  
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• Bombardier announces 95 job losses in NI operations

  16-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Almost 100 job losses will hit support staff in the aerospace company's Northern Ireland operations.
  
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• Aysgarth Station to be sold by Wensleydale Railway

  16-09-2017 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - A HERITAGE railway has launched a new bid to stay on track with a grand plan to develop a ten mile steam line - and sacrifice long-term dreams of being part of the wider public transport system.
  
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• 'Affordability' of HS2 Phase 2 questioned by Government body

  16-09-2017 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Anti-HS2 campaigners have labelled recently released papers which question the affordability of the scheme as 'absolutely damning' after fighting years for their release.
  
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• AEF briefing looks at the economics and UK-wide impacts of Heathrow expansion

  16-09-2017 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- AEF has released the last in a series of briefings on Why the third runway plan cant fly, looking at the impacts on other UK airports of Heathrow expansion, as well as the purported economic benefits that an expanded Heathrow
  
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