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• Fall in rail journeys raises questions for train franchise firms

  05-10-2017 20:01
  April to June figures are down nearly 5% against 2016 but industry sources say whole franchise model is based on growthThe number of rail passenger journeys in Britain fell sharply in spring this year, after two decades of virtually constant growth since privatisation.
  Analysts and industry observers said the figures were concerning, while Labour said it raised serious questions about the viability of franchises. Related: Rising fares and crowded trains: the misery of Britain's rail usersContinu
  
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• We want to make our roads safer for everyone – especially cyclists

  05-10-2017 15:24
  Response: an opinion piece by Laura Laker accused me of hypocrisy, but our review examining the law and cycling aims to make the roads safer for everyoneLaura Laker accuses me of “headline-grabbing hypocrisy” in relation to the safety of cyclists. That’s quite an extreme reaction to my announcement of a review whose specific purpose is to improve the safety of all road users, especially in relation to cyclists. As I made clear, the review will address two key issues. The first
  
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• Uber's change of tone bodes well for future in London, says mayor

  05-10-2017 14:25
  Sadiq Khan contrast apology from global CEO to management of Uber London, whose licence TfL has refused to renewUber’s change of tone bodes well for the future of the ride-hailing app in London, the mayor has said. Sadiq Khan said the apology from Uber’s chief executive and the different tone struck was an important factor as the company attempts to keep its foothold in the UK capital.Related: Uber and TfL plan more talks after meeting fails to resolve London rowContinue reading...
  
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• Out now: Issue 169 of Passenger Transport

  05-10-2017 13:35 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 169 of Passenger Transport is published on October 6
  Contents include:
    
  LEAD STORYBurnham undecided on bus franchising
  Mayor of Greater Manchester blames deregulation for decline in bus use, but says that he is ‘open minded’ about how to improve service provision
   
  NEWS
  Siemens/Alstom deal to ‘boost competitiveness’
  Train manufacturing giants plan to merge their rail and mobility services operations in a bid to drive away competition from Far E
  
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• Burnham undecided on bus franchising

  05-10-2017 13:22 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Mayor of Greater Manchester blames deregulation for decline in bus use, but says that he is ‘open minded’ about how to improve service provision
   
  Andy Burnham (right) was speaking at the launch of an electric bus
   
  The 2017 Bus Services Act was conceived in response to a pledge to give the mayor of Greater Manchester powers to franchise local bus services – but Andy Burnham has not yet decided whether he will use them.
  Speaking at the launch of an electric bus in Man
  
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• Siemens/Alstom deal to ‘boost competitiveness’

  05-10-2017 13:16 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Train manufacturing giants plan to merge their rail and mobility services operations in a bid to drive away competition from Far East newcomers
   
  Siemens president Joe Kaeser (left) and Alstom’s chairman and CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge revealed the merger plans
   
  Siemens and Alstom, Europe’s largest train manufacturers, have agreed a merger of their rail and mobility services divisions. The deal, expected to be completed by the end of next year, has been driven by growing com
  
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• Merseyside partners celebrate Bus Alliance

  05-10-2017 13:13 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Patronage is rising, but franchising remains an option
   
  Partners marked the Alliance at an event in September
   
  The number of bus journeys young people are making in the Liverpool City Region has risen by 142% in the last three years.
  The figure was revealed on September 22 at an event to mark 12 months of the Liverpool City Region Bus Alliance – a formal partnership between the region’s transport authority, Merseytravel, and its two biggest operators, Arriva and Stagecoac
  
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• A look at the high tech ticketing of tomorrow

  05-10-2017 13:09 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Cubic’s Innovation Centre in central London is the testbed for new technologies that could transform the public transport journey experience
   
  60 people per minute: a visualisation of a ‘gateless gateline’
   
  Identifying yourself by the vein structure in your hand and having cameras track your every move through a railway station – to some it will sound like a 1984-style dystopian vision, but Cubic believes this is all part of the free flowing and efficient futur
  
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• It’s not about the black cabs: what’s been missing from the TfL v Uber debate

  05-10-2017 08:23
  Uber thought it was in a popularity contest – but TfL doesn’t care about that, or about protecting black cabs, or about the gig economyIn the immediate aftermath of Transport for London’s decision not to renew its licence to operate in London, it must have seemed to Uber that events were going its way. Not for the first time, a regulator had attempted to stand in its way, and the company had turned to its tried-and-tested playbook.Uber deployed representatives in the media to s
  
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• Why ignoring air pollution is not an option

  05-10-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -With 900 premature deaths per year in Birmingham - but we need help to tackle it says senior councillor
  
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• Wave of rail strikes to hit services across England again today

  05-10-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Wales & Borders franchise invitations to tender issued

  05-10-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: The Welsh Government invited shortlisted bidders Abellio Rail Cymru, Arriva Rail Wales,...
  
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• Ubers board halts feuding as SoftBank deal looms

  05-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Voting power of early investors including Kalanick reduced, IPO set for end of 2019
  
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• UberEATS food delivery app to go live in Bradford today

  05-10-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A FOOD delivery app by the private hire company Uber is making its debut in Bradford today.
  
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• Uber: The uncomfortable view from the driving seat

  05-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The ride-sharing group faces its biggest challenge: keeping its drivers, some of whom sleep in their cars to make ends meet
  
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• Uber clears way for huge Softbank investment

  05-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Japanese technology giant could pour up to $1.25bn into the ride-sharing firm, reports suggest.
  
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• Uber and TfL plan more talks as ride-hailing firm bids to get its licence back

  05-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Uber and Transport for London are to hold further talks as the ride-hailing firm bids to get its licence back to operate in the capital.
  
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• Train strike: London's key rail routes to be hit by latest round of RMT walkouts

  05-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Major rail routes into London are set to be crippled by yet more strikes as the dispute over the role of guards and driver-only trains becomes increasingly bitter.
  
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• This is how much train drivers in Wales are paid

  05-10-2017 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - And Arriva Trains Wales is currently recruiting for trainee train drivers
  
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• These are the improvements planned for First Leeds buses

  05-10-2017 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - There's good news if you're a passenger on First bus services in Leeds.
  
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• The Uber Game:Can you make it in the gig economy?

  05-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Experience a week in the life of an Uber driver trying to make ends meet
  
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• Talks held after bus services in north east Derbyshire scrapped

  05-10-2017 02:00 via derbyshiretimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Talks have been held to discuss changes and reductions to bus services in north east Derbyshire.
  
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• South Wales Metro being set up to fail says Labour AM

  05-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A Labour backbench AM has said he fears the Metro public transport project for South East Wales is "being set-up to fail".
  
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• Rolls-Royce joins forces with Google Cloud to help make autonomous ships a reality

  05-10-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -Rolls-Royce has signed a deal with Google to develop further its intelligent awareness systems which are making existing vessels safer and are essential to making autonomous ships a reality.The agreement, believed to be the first in the marine sector, was signed today at the Google Cloud Summit in Sweden. It allows Rolls-Royce to use Googles Cloud Machine Learning Engine to further train the companys artificial intelligence (AI) based object classi
  
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• RMT prepares to strike against fifth TOC, South Western

  05-10-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The RMT has this week extended its dispute with TOCs over driver-only operated trains to a fifth operator, South Western Railway (SWR). The news comes a day after union leaders accused the government of mp;ldquo;sabotagingmp;rdquo; a deal being made between the RMT and other TOCs, and on the same...
  
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• Rail industry 'already feeling effects of skills investment' from HS2

  05-10-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Even though work has not yet started on HS2, the project is already driving change in the industry as the benefit from new investment in skills and innovation is being felt by organisations, a report has this week argued. The latest report from High Speed Rail Industry Leaders (HSRIL) looked...
  
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• Rail dispute is not the end of travel for East Anglian rail travellers yet

  05-10-2017 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - The first of the RMT guards one day strikes on the Greater Anglia rail network on Tuesday proved to be something of an anti-climax with little effect on services and little disruption for passengers.
  
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• Qantas rises to record high after Goldman upgrade

  05-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
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• Plans for new train station in Llanwern are welcomed

  05-10-2017 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE announcement of a new £50 million railway station and park and ride facility in Llanwern has been widely welcomed.
  
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• New rail academy to train 500 apprentices opened by Transport Secretary

  05-10-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Apprentice opportunities at new rail academy in Widnes.
  
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• New Ford chief: cost cuts and electric cars key in drive ahead

  05-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The new boss of Ford today set out his vision for the future of the car giant, with plans to strip out $14 billion (£10.6 billion) of costs and focus on selling SUVs and trucks.
  
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• Monarch customers who paid with debit cards could lose out

  05-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Those who make a purchase of over £100 on credit card are legally entitled to money back under Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act - but not customers who paid for flights with a debit card.
  
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• Monarch collapse: union launches legal action over redundancies

  05-10-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Unite seeks compensation for more than 1,800 staff, saying company broke law on notice periodThe Unite union has launched legal action on behalf of more than 1,800 Monarch staff who were laid off, in a move that could add millions to the taxpayers bill for the collapse of the airline. Unite, which represents engineers and cabin crew who worked for the airline, said the company had broken the law by failing to consult on redundancies.It has also emerged that some staff were told to
  
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• Lothian embraces electric tech with six all electric buses

  05-10-2017 02:00 via transport-network.co.uk
  Transport Network - Lothian Buses has introduced the first full electric buses to Edinburghs streets at a cost of more than £2.7m.
  
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• Longer freight trains to go ahead

  05-10-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - GERMANY: Planning for the introduction of 740 m long freight trains across the core national...
  
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• Jet2 to step up Leeds Bradford Airport operation after collapse of rival Monarch

  05-10-2017 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -Budget airline Jet2.com will increase its flights from Leeds Bradford Airport as early asnext weekend in response to the collapse of its rival Monarch Airlines.
  
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• Icelandair seeks MRO partners ahead of Boeing 737 MAX arrival

  05-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Icelandair is preparing to start taking delivery of 16 Boeing 737 MAXs in 2017 and is seeking maintenance suppliers to support the changeover.read more
  
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• How Uber and Lyft are reinventing the bus

  05-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The companies imagine a future in which fewer people own cars and instead rely on a combination of ride-hailing and trains
  
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• FTA renews call for London Freight Commissioner

  05-10-2017 02:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is renewing its call for a Freight Commissioner for London, to ensure the city can keep trading ...
  
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• Fresh rail strikes hit services across England

  05-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - RMT action is expected to affect Southern, Merseyrail, Arriva Rail North and Greater Anglia services.
  
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• Ford to move away from traditional cars

  05-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The US firm says it will shift towards SUVs and trucks, while investing in electric power and tech.
  
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• Finnair, Widere to partner on Norwegian routes

  05-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Finnair will open new routes from its Helsinki hub to Norway's Bergen and Troms in May 2018, as a part of its continuing growth strategy.read more
  
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• Fancy being a train driver? This is what you could get paid

  05-10-2017 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Arriva Trains Wales is looking for trainee and qualified drivers
  
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• Eurowings and SAA form partnership

  05-10-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - SAA will have access to Eurowings network
  
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• Electric chargers suggested for 'eco-mooring zone' on Oxford Canal

  05-10-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ELECTRIC bollards along the canal have been suggested to create an eco-mooring zone to reduce air pollution in the city.
  
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• Electric cars must be limited too, say pollution experts Subscription

  05-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - All cars, including those run on electricity, will have to be banned or deterred by high entry charges on many roads to meet the mayor of Londons new air quality target, according to the governments top pollution adviser.
  
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• Eickholt to lead Siemens-Alstom integration

  05-10-2017 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - INTERNATIONAL: The CEO of Siemens Mobility Division, Dr Jochen Eickholt, has been appointed...
  
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• EasyJet prepares for fleet changes

  05-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- UK LCC easyJet is bracing for a busy winter, transitioning aircraft to its Austrian air operators certificate (AOC), growing its A320neo fleet and phasing out 30 of its Airbus A319s.read more
  
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• East Midlands outlines plans to 'put HS2 site to good use'

  05-10-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - A new strategy has been released that outlines how HS2 will add thousands of jobs and billions of pounds to the East Midlands economy. Back in July, the government confirmed the route for phase 2 of HS2, running from the West Midlands through Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and including plans...
  
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• DB Schenker UK to offer warehouse and transport solutions for Hitachi Rail Europe

  05-10-2017 02:00 via supplychain.logistics-business-review.com
  Other News Sources - DB Schenker UK has secured a warehouse and transport management contract from Hitachi Rail Europe.
  
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