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• Richard Branson’s Virgin Group invests in Hyperloop One

  12-10-2017 17:17
  The British entrepreneur says he wants to make ‘airline speeds on the ground’ a reality, while engineering experts cast doubt on the safety of the technologySir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group has invested an undisclosed amount in Hyperloop One, the frontrunner of a number of companies competing to bring Elon Musk’s futuristic vision of a magnetically-propelled high-speed transport system to life.The investment, which makes up part of an $85m fundraising announced in Septe
  
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• Oxford aims for world’s first zero emissions zone with petrol car ban

  12-10-2017 11:38
  Oxford council plans to start phasing out polluting vehicles including taxis, cars and buses from city centre area in 2020Polluting vehicles could be banned from Oxford city centre under plans to bring in what officials believe would be the world’s first zero emissions zone. The proposals aim to slash air pollution in the historic university city, which has seen levels of the harmful pollutant nitrogen dioxide plateau above legal limits in some areas.Related: The war against air pollution
  
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• UTG: Rail investment 'high value for money'

  12-10-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Investment in the regional rail network can represent mp;ldquo;high value for moneymp;rdquo; as well as providing mp;ldquo;transformative benefitsmp;rdquo; to surrounding areas, a report from the Urban Transport Group (UTG) has concluded. The new study aimed to solidify arguments around rail investments...
  
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• Transport bosses scramble to upgrade all ticket machines to stop taking old £1 coins

  12-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Transport bosses were today scrambling to upgrade ticket machines to accept the new £1 coins before the old ones become worthless.
  
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• The government ploughs £4.2bn of taxpayers' money into Britain's railways, new figures reveal

  12-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The government ploughed £4.2billion of taxpayers' money into the railway industry in the past year, new figures reveal.
  And it has poured £839million into the controversial HS2 railway link alone, new numbers reveal.
  
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• State-of-the-art signal work set to start in West Yorkshire

  12-10-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Work to upgrade signalling in West Yorkshire to a new state-of-the-art system will begin on 28 October. The operations are part of the Great North Rail Project and represent phase two of a three phase plan which will change all the signalling in the area from traditional lineside signal boxes to...
  
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• Speculation grows about Network Rail funding

  12-10-2017 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -THE government is expected to reveal details of its delayed Statement of Funds Available for railway maintenance and enhancements between 2019 and 2024 by the end of the week. Network Rail is waiting to see which projects could be restarted, after a cull of electrification schemes which was prompted by sharply rising costs. Both the Office of Rail and Road and NR now need to know where they stand, because several crucial budget landmarks will fall in 2018. Network Rail CEO Mark C
  
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• 'Sofa buses' will be part of the 'world-class welcome' to the new Westgate on October 24

  12-10-2017 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - VISITORS will get a 'world class welcome to a world class shopping centre' once the Westgate opens but need to make 'smart travel choices' to avoid congestion.
  
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• RIA: rail finance figures for 2016-17 represent 'big opportunity'

  12-10-2017 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The RIA have today stated that the latest ORR annual statistical report indicates a mp;ldquo;big opportunitymp;rdquo; for suppliers. The report shows that while government funding was down 12.6 compared to 2015-16, private investment had a real-term increase of 13.2 to mp;pound;925m. This figure...
  
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• Oxford will be first British city to ban all polluting vehicles Subscription

  12-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from the centre of Oxford under plans to create Britains first zero-emission zone.
  
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• New road laid around parked car in Rusholme, Manchester

  12-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Bemused residents say the road
  
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• New £48 billion funding for Britains railways

  12-10-2017 02:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Railway investment to boost reliability and punctuality, for major upgrades and for new, faster, more comfortable trains.
  
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• Network Rail to consider plans to reopen the Newton Abbot to Heathfield railway line

  12-10-2017 02:00 via devonlive.com
  Other Regional Press - A campaign to reopen a disused railway line is gathering steam as Network Rail will consider a proposal to bring back into use the Teign Valley line.
  
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• Network Rail to be stripped of upgrades monopoly Subscription

  12-10-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Network Rail will be stripped of its monopoly to upgrade the railway today as the government unveils a multibillion-pound package that is designed to improve punctuality and combat overcrowding.
  
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• MP warns Liverpool airport passengers face being caught unawares by bridge tolls

  12-10-2017 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Echo - Mike Amesbury says drivers will not be able to make informed choice about journey without updated signs on Cheshire motorway network
  
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• Monarch: MP urges change in law to protect pension schemes

  12-10-2017 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Frank Field reacts to report that airline owner Greybull Capital could collect bumper profit while workers lose outThe chair of parliaments work and pensions committee has called for a change in the law following reports that the owners of collapsed airline Monarch may end up with a profit while the companys pensioners lose out.The Labour MP Frank Field expressed concern over claims that private equity group Greybull Capital could avoid losing money while the carriers pension fund
  
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• Match-making app for empty lorries! Heathrow's wacky plan to ensure trucks always arrive at the airport with a full load

  12-10-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Heathrow Airport is developing a match-making app for trucking firms so they can share lorries to deliver cargo and curb pollution.
  
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• London Midland loses rail franchise: We put YOUR questions to new operator

  12-10-2017 02:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -We ask West Midlands Trains so of the key questions which commuters will want to know two months ahead of service launch
  
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• Leeds welcomes electric double decker bus trial

  12-10-2017 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Following a successful trial in York, First Leeds has launched its trial of a new fully electric double decker bus. The Metrodecker EV is being trialled by local bus operator First Leeds and will be seen serving the Park mp; Ride sites at Elland Road and Temple Green.The zero-emission and fully electric bus has the capacity to carry 99 passengers and has a range of nearly 150 miles from one overnight charge. The new vehicle is being trialled as pa
  
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• Icelandair joins economy fares trend

  12-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Icelandair has joined the increasing number of airlines segmenting their economy-class fares with the announcement of a new pricing structure. read more
  
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• Horseshoe bus seats encourage chat

  12-10-2017 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph -
  
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• Hitachi unveils first UK built commuter train at Newton Aycliffe facility

  12-10-2017 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - Hitachi will unveil its first ever UK-built commuter train which was built at the firm's Newton Aycliffe site.
  
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• Heathrow reports record passenger numbers

  12-10-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - 77m fly through hub in last 12 months
  
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• Greybull eyes profit from Monarch collapse

  12-10-2017 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Private equity group in line to gain from airlines failure, FT calculations show
  
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• Dubai Airport replace security check with virtual aquarium

  12-10-2017 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The tunnel, which will be introduced at Dubai International Airport next summer, uses 80 hidden cameras to collect biometric data as a person passes through it.
  
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• Debate on Welsh Valley lines future

  12-10-2017 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The risks involved in transferring ownership of the Welsh Valley lines to the Welsh Government (WAG) are being considered by Network Rail, according to Rail Minister Paul Maynard.
  
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• Cyclists in Ireland are having a hard time of it

  12-10-2017 02:00 via eta.co.uk
  Green Miscellany - Cyclists in Eire and Northern Ireland are having a hard time of it. First came the news this summer that electrically-assisted bicycles in Northern Ireland have no legal classification and as a result are considered in law to be little different from mopeds and as such require insurance, and MOT and VED to be paid. Over the border, the transport The post Cyclists in Ireland are having a hard time of it appeared first on ETA.
  
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• 'Clunky, heavy, slow and smelly' - New trains set to run though Leicester blasted

  12-10-2017 02:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - They've been put forward after the electrification of the Midland Mainline was cancelled
  
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• CityJet posts losses as expansion continues

  12-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Irish carrier CityJet posted a pre-tax loss of 30.2 million ($35.8 million) for 2016, as a result of financing new aircraft, acquiring airlines and creating a new base in Scandinavia.read more
  
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• CBP testing biometric facial recognition with TSA at JFK Terminal 7

  12-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) initiated a 30-day test of facial recognition biometric technology at a TSA international checkpoint at New York-JFK airports Terminal 7, the agency said Oct. 11. read more
  
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• Cardiff Airport £4m terminal upgrade work to start

  12-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The £4m upgrade will see a new coffee shop and pharmacy created in the departures lounge.
  
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• Business leaders' shock as airport chief steps down.

  12-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - BUSINESS leaders have expressed their surprise after Glasgow Airport Managing Director Amanda McMillan abruptly announced she is stepping down from the role after almost a decade in charge
  
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• Bombardier: Belfast workers to press MPs on Boeing row

  12-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Workers from Belfast meet MPs to press the government on the Boeing trade dispute.
  
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• Birmingham's answer to Boris bikes are on their way

  12-10-2017 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Plans to place 5,000 'Street Bikes' for loan across the region
  
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• Approval for road tunnel under Thames delayed by a month

  12-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The delay will allow the Transport Secretary to consider the environmental impact of the project.
  
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• Anger over rail plans for bonfire

  12-10-2017 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - THE decision to stop people going to Lewes Bonfire by closing railway stations has been condemned by an MP.
  
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• 'Chaos' at Euston Station after trespassers on track cause all lines to be suspended

  12-10-2017 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Huge crowds have been left stranded at Euston Station after all lines were suspended due to trespassers on the track.
  
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• Airports group chief executive Amanda McMillan to step down

  12-10-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - AGS Airports says the move by Amanda McMillan follows a
  
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• Airlines accused of limiting competition

  12-10-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Consolidation reduces consumer choice, says report
  
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• Aircalin firms Airbus order

  12-10-2017 02:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Aircalin, the Noumea-based carrier in the French territory of New Caledonia, has firmed up its order for two Airbus A320neos single-aisle and two A330-900 widebody aircraft.read more
  
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