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• Improving transport infrastructure in the North benefits the UK - Public Finance

  01-11-2017 18:23
  Improving transport infrastructure in the North benefits the UK
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  The government must not forget its promise to improve northern infrastructure if it wants to unlock the economic potential of the region, says Joe Anderson. The Northern Powerhouse is all about the belief that the economies of a cluster of neighbouring ...
  
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• ‘I can’t work with you a moment longer’: boss fires bus drivers with blunt note

  01-11-2017 12:05
  Staff angry after Sydney Hardy shuts down Somerset company Nippybus ‘to pursue my dream of not having to work here’ The boss of a Somerset bus company has taken his fleet off the road without warning and sent a note to staff saying: “I have had enough and realise I cannot work with you a moment longer.” Related: Rail workers on five networks to strike over driver-only trainsContinue reading...
  
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• Scheduler – Go-Ahead Dublin

  01-11-2017 11:01 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
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  We are Go-Ahead Dublin, Dublin’s brand new bus operator. We are looking to grow our Operations team and are looking for people who enjoy a challenge and want to work in a friendly and professional environment.
  SCHEDULER
  The Scheduler will undertake all aspects of bus and crew scheduling for Go-Ahead Dublin. The Scheduler will have a logical mind that is able to tackle unexpected challenges quickly and flexibly. The Scheduler must be able to work withi
  
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• Operations Manager – Go-Ahead Dublin

  01-11-2017 11:01 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Where your next journey begins
  We are Go-Ahead Dublin, Dublin’s brand new bus operator. We are looking to grow our Operations team and are looking for people who enjoy a challenge and want to work in a friendly and professional environment.
  OPERATIONS MANAGER
  The Operations Manager will have strong customer focus and will be directly responsible for the performance and support of the team of Supervisors and Controllers leading the day-to-day management of the Operations team. The O
  
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• Head of Operations – Go-Ahead Dublin

  01-11-2017 11:01 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Where your next journey begins
  We are Go-Ahead Dublin, Dublin’s brand new bus operator. We are looking to grow our Operations team and are looking for people who enjoy a challenge and want to work in a friendly and professional environment.
  HEAD OF OPERATIONS
  The Head of Operations will be responsible for all operational staff, and will be accountable to the Managing Director for operational performance and delivery. This will be an exciting and challenging role for someone who is
  
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• Woman jailed for killing man by pushing him under Manchester tram

  01-11-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Charissa Brown-Wellington, 31, sentenced to five years for manslaughter of stranger she shoved during an argumentA woman who caused a mans death by pushing him into the path of a moving tram in Manchester has been jailed for five years.Charissa Brown-Wellington, 31, admitted the manslaughter of Philip Carter, 30, last month at Manchester crown court. Carter was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision at Victoria station in Manchester on 11 June. Continue reading...
  
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• VIDEO: Eight dead as truck drives on New York cycle path in terror attack

  01-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - Police say a person is in custody.
  
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• UK's roads are worse than ever, say frustrated drivers

  01-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - In its annual Report on Motoring the RAC found that 56 per cent of drivers believe traffic has got worse on Britain's motorways, high speed dual carriageways and A-roads.
  
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• Two day strike to cause disruption on Weymouth-Waterloo line

  01-11-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A TWO day rail strike next week will mean passengers from Weymouth and Dorchester will have to get on a bus for part of their journey.
  
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• This weeks Poll: Re-booting the railway

  01-11-2017 01:00 via theengineer.co.uk
  Other News Sources - In a speech delivered yesterday, Paul Plummer, chief executive of the Rail Delivery Group said the nation will witness unprecedented improvements in the railway. Delivering his speech to mark the launch of In Partnership for Britains Prosperity, a single plan for Britains railway, Plummer said thered be more trains, better services and improved stations duringThe post This weeks Poll: Re-booting the railway appeared first on The Engineer.
  
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• These are the cities with the best transport networks in the UK - and the world

  01-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - London has topped the UK rankings of the cities with the most sustainable transport networks, but fails to crack the top five of the global ratings.
  
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• Terror attacks using vehicles feel like the new normal - and are incredibly hard to police or protect against

  01-11-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Tackle UK's north-south divide with pledge on infrastructure, say experts

  01-11-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Government should guarantee access to transport, schools, hospitals and digital access, says industrial strategy commissionBritains north-south divide should be tackled by a government pledge in its new industrial strategy to provide every citizen with decent transport, schools, hospitals and digital access, an expert body says.The independent industrial strategy commission on Wednesday urged ministers to tackle Britains regional imbalances by committing to universal basic infrast
  
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• South Western Railways staff will strike next week - but not every service will be affected

  01-11-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE region's main rail operator says it will run more than 60 per cent of its normal service when strike action hits next week.
  
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• Several killed in New York terrorist truck attack

  01-11-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - At least eight people are thought to have been killed a a dozen more injured after a vehicle was driven into pedestrians in New York.
  
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• Scotland Yard's scrambler bikes to tackle moped gangs

  01-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Police in London hope the agile BMW bikes will be able to go after the thieves who disappear down alleyways or traffic-clogged streets.
  
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• Sadiq Khan and Theresa May condemn 'cowardly attack' in New York

  01-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Prime Minister Theresa May and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan have condemned the the "despicable and cowardly" attack by a truck driver in New York that killed eight and injured at least a dozen more.
  
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• Sacking of Ferrari showroom cleaners sparks protest outside luxury car store

  01-11-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Union members denounce pay rate of HR Owen firm in South Kensington after pairs suspension following living wage demandLatin American cleaners staged a noisy protest outside South Kensingtons Ferrari showroom on Tuesday after two workers were sacked for campaigning and planning a strike to get a pay rise and the living wage. Related: Ferrari showroom cleaners strike for living wage: 'They want us out'Continue reading...
  
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• Ryanair warns of lower passenger growth and higher pilot costs

  01-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Irish budget carrier insists pilot rostering crisis will not hit its profit forecast for this year
  
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• Ryanair to take £22m hit from flight cancellations but first half profits still climb

  01-11-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Budget airline Ryanair will suffer a 25 million euro (£22 million) blow in the wake of its flight cancellation fiasco, but has still bolstered half-year profits by 11.
  
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• Ryanair: pilot lite

  01-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Investors will be reassured that the airline can afford pay rises
  
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• Ryanair buoyant despite cancellations

  01-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The low-cost airline still expects record annual profits, despite cancelling 20,000 flights.
  
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• Royal Navy ships 'cannibalised for parts', report finds

  01-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The practice of swapping components is costing millions of pounds, the National Audit Office says.
  
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• Royal Navy ships 'cannibalised'

  01-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Royal Navy chiefs have doubled the amount of times they strip parts from vessels in order to maintain other ships and submarines on patrol, an investigation has found.
  
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• Royal Navy has to scavenge more parts, National Audit Office says Subscription

  01-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The need to scavenge parts from warships and submarines to keep the rest of the Royal Navys frontline fleet running has jumped by almost 50 per cent in five years, it is revealed today.
  
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• Royal Navy being eaten away by 'cannibalisation' of ships for spare parts spending, watchdog warns

  01-11-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Rail strike to cause chaos after unions say talks dead Subscription

  01-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - More than 150,000 journeys will be disrupted today in the first of five one-day rail strikes that will bring trains nationwide to a halt.
  
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• Profits are a platform for BP buyback Subscription

  01-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - With production rising, the oil group believes it can turn a profit well below $50 a barrel
  
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• £1000-a-day trams consultant quizzed over warning deal was 'mistake'

  01-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - A TRAMS consultant has told how power swayed between different controlling boards until the firm set up to deliver the project was pushed to a
  
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• Pictured: Hero New York cop who took down ISIS terrorist after truck rampage and 'stopped the carnage'

  01-11-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Officer Ryan Nash, 28, shot suspect Sayfullo Saipov in the stomach as he was brandishing two imitation guns
  
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• Peugeot car text advert BANNED after driving safety complaints

  01-11-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Five viewers complained that the ad was irresponsible because it condoned or encouraged dangerous or irresponsible driving
  
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• Passengers fainting, overcrowded carriages, no room to put hands in your pockets - welcome to the daily commute on the 7.50am to Manchester Victoria

  01-11-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - Commuters on the service between Mills Hill station takes just 12 minutes, but travellers have told the M.E.N. morning trains only have two or three carriages making it cramped and uncomfortable
  
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• Opening Quote: Ryanair counts the cost of cancellations

  01-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
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• Nippy Bus boss sacks entire staff in an internal message

  01-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Employees at Nippy Bus, which operated services across South Somerset, received a message to 'consider themselves dismissed/redundant'. Pictured is managing director Sydney Hardy.
  
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• New Yorkers defiant after deadliest terror attack in the city since 9/11

  01-11-2017 01:00 via rss.cnn.com
  C.N.N. - After a 29-year-old man drove a truck into a Manhattan crowd on Tuesday, killing eight and wounding almost a dozen in the deadliest terror attack to hit the city since 9/11, New Yorkers made it clear that they refused to be intimidated.
  
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• New York terrorist who killed 8 'was friendly Uber driver'

  01-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Police say Sayfullo Saipov, 29, a Florida resident, drove 17 blocks down a bicycle lane on Manhattan's West Side, killing eight people and injuring at least
  
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• New York terror attack: Everything we know about suspect Sayfullo Saipov, aged 29

  01-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - At least eight people were killed and 11 seriously injured when a rental truck ploughed into pedestrians and cyclists on a bike path in New York.
  
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• New York terror attack: Eight dead as truck rams cyclists in Manhattan as driver shouts 'Allahu Akbar'

  01-11-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• New York attack: five Argentinian friends named among eight killed latest updates

  01-11-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Belgian woman also among dead in act of terror that also injured 11Suspect is Sayfullo Saipov, according to reportsFull report: several killed after vehicle drives on to bike path in New YorkWhat we know so far about the attack 6.46am GMT Five friends from Argentina celebrating the 30th anniversary of their high school graduation were among those killed in the attack.Argentinas foreign ministry confirmed that Hernn Diego Mendoza, Diego Enrique Angelini, Alejandro Damin Pagnucco, A
  
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• New York act of terror kills 8, injures a dozen

  01-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Suspect shot and taken into custody after truck drives down bike and jogging path
  
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• New Range Rover Velar vs. Audi SQ7 and BMW X6

  01-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - We've liked the V6 diesel Velar, but can it conquer the classy German competition?
  
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• New EU car CO2 limits in danger amid German automaker lobbying

  01-11-2017 01:00 via euractiv.com
  Other News Sources - While the Dieselgate scandal still roars on, the European Union may be about to water down new CO2 limits for cars at the behest of German automakers.
  
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• New 600 space multi storey car park to be built in Coventry city centre

  01-11-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press -The car park will be built on the existing Salt Lane car park
  
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• Network Rail awards TransPennine route upgrade contracts

  01-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The contract for future improvement work on the TransPennine route between York and Manchester has been awarded by Network Rail to an alliance of organisations. Design infrastructure options for the route will be completed by Amey, BAM Nuttall and Arup, and will include upgrades to civils, track...
  
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• Multi-million pound scheme starts to improve traffic flow on main road

  01-11-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - A MULTI-MILLION pound project to improve traffic flow along a stretch of one of the regions busiest roads started this week.
  
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• MPs debate laws to help electric vehicle manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover

  01-11-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -MPs have asked the public for contributions as they debate the Automated and Electric Vehicles Bill, designed to help firms like JLR succeed
  
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• More anger over proposed cuts to South Western Railway services as strike looms

  01-11-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Fresh concerns have been raised over planned timetable changes for the Weymouth-Waterloo lineas it is announced that workers will go on strike next week.
  
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• Met Police reveals new tactics to fight moped crime

  01-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Thinner motorbikes and forensic sprays are being used by police to cut offences.
  
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• Lorry drivers warned about severe delays caused by crashing into railway bridges

  01-11-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - RAIL bosses have called for lorry drivers to know the height of their vehicles to avoid crashing into railway bridges and causing hours of delays to train passengers.
  
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• Look: Passengers forced off bus which got stuck in closed road

  01-11-2017 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - The double decker got stranded on a kerb at 7.45am on Tuesday
  
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