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• Rail workers to walk out for 48 hours this week

  07-11-2017 18:55
  RMT members to strike on Wednesday and Thursday, with South Western Railway affected for first timeRail strikes over the future of guards on trains will disrupt services across the country on Wednesday and Thursday, with one of Britain’s busiest commuter franchises, South Western Railway, affected for the first time. Members of the RMT union will walk out for 48 hours on South Western, Greater Anglia and Southern trains, while Merseyrail and Northern will see strikes only on Wednesday as a
  
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• Wimbledon train derailment: South Western Railway apologises to commuters after four injured and 300 evacuated

  07-11-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Four passengers were treated by paramedics from London Ambulance Service after the derailment on Monday morning (November 6)
  
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• We took a look at the Ordsall Chord which will carry services between Piccadilly and Victoria from next month

  07-11-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -The M.E.N was given an exclusive trains-eye view of the £85m project. Aimed at slashing railway congestion and allowing for faster trains and more frequent services, it will make way for future east-west links
  
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• Volgograd airport link to be ready for kick-off

  07-11-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - RUSSIA: The planned rail link to Volgograd Airport is to be completed in time for the FIFA World...
  
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• Virgin Trains apologises for disruption between Peterborough and Spalding after challenging day

  07-11-2017 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - Virgin Trains has apologised for the disruption to commuters travelling between Spalding and Peterborough yesterday (Sunday, November 5).
  
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• Unveiled: radical plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street by Christmas 2018

  07-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Plans to transform Oxford Street into a pedestrianised boulevard to rival Paris or New York's shopping districts by Christmas next year were finally published today.
  
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• UK Governments continue with plans for three-hour London to Scotland journeys

  07-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Plans to reduce train times between Scotland and England have taken a step closer to completion with feasibility studies commissioned on a number of routes. Starting in 2016, the joint project between the UK and Scottish governments originally looked to identify areas for improvement...
  
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• UK diesel car sales fall by nearly a third in October

  07-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The motor industry calls for government action to stimulate the sale of new lower emission diesel cars.
  
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• Trackless, driverless "rail bus" takes to the roads in China

  07-11-2017 01:00 via dezeen.com
  Other News Sources - A self-driving vehicle that is like a train, but which doesn't run on tracks, has made its first journey in Chinese city Zhuzhou.
  
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• Toyota delivers better than expected Q2, lifts earnings forecast

  07-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times -
  
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• Stop Stansted Expansion group claims Government forecasts cast doubt on case for raising passenger cap

  07-11-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Campaigners opposed to an increase in the cap on passengers numbers at Stansted claim that new Government forecasts for growth in air travel undermine the case for expansion put forward by the airports owner.
  
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• Southampton bus company Unilink appoints Kerrie Grant to take over day-to-day running of the firm

  07-11-2017 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Kerrie Grant is taking the wheel at Southampton bus company Unilink, parent company Go South Coast has confirmed.
  
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• Self-driving cars to revolutionise UK roads by 2021

  07-11-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - The advent of self-driving cars will herald a revolution for many elderly and disabled people, the transport secretary said yesterday.
  
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• ScotRail reveals poppy appeal trains

  07-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The normal ScotRail branding is being replaced with a special remembrance poppy logo on five ScotRail trains.
  
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• Reading Buses removed the 19a/c routes from the timetable despite enhanced funding from Wokingham Borough Council

  07-11-2017 01:00 via readingchronicle.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - FRUSTRATED bus users aired their concerns after a vital route was cut from the timetable due to cost pressures.
  
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• Reading Buses decide to release some findings from crash investigation

  07-11-2017 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post -The company is still tight lipped over the full results of an investigation into the incident on Saturday, June 24
  
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• Qatar Airways/Cathay: eastern premise

  07-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Investment more like a wooden spoon than consolation prize
  
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• Pollution masks for train staff after health concerns Subscription

  07-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Rail staff have been offered masks after concerns about pollution in a 3.6-mile stretch of tunnel that one driver said had not been cleaned for 40 years.
  
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• Planning Act 2008: application for the proposed Silvertown Tunnel development consent order, further extension

  07-11-2017 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Ministerial statement regarding a further extension to the decision deadline for the proposed Silvertown Tunnel.
  
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• Passengers promised better service on bus routes hit by major road closure

  07-11-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - PASSENGERS on four busy bus routes have been promised a more punctual service, after timetables were redesigned to avoid major ongoing roadworks.
  
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• Oxford Street could become 'traffic-free boulevard' next year

  07-11-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Radical proposal to pedestrianise area west of Oxford Circus is aimed at improving air quality and tackling congestionA large section of Londons Oxford Street could be traffic-free by next December under a proposal unveiled by the mayor on Monday to improve the area for shoppers. A public consultation has opened into banning all forms of transport between Oxford Circus and Orchard Street to coincide with the launch of the new Elizabeth line at the end of 2018. Continue reading...
  
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• New images of planned £500m Leeds station development revealed

  07-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Images revealing how the remodelled Leeds station could look have been revealed today. The images, which have been released as part of the new report, mp;lsquo;the Leeds integrated station masterplan,mp;rsquo; are based on the set of principles for the masterplan approved by Leeds City Council last...
  
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• New crossing at busy Peterborough city centre junction

  07-11-2017 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - A new crossing will be installed at a busy junction in Peterborough city centre.
  
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• Network Rail completes track installation that will allow cross-London Thameslink trains to stop once again at London Bridge

  07-11-2017 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - The reintroduction of cross-London Thameslink services through London Bridge has moved a step closer with the completion of new track and signalling between London Bridge and Blackfriars.
  
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• MP calls for nearly new trains to ease rail chaos in Sussex

  07-11-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - AN MP has called on the Transport Secretary to diverted unwanted trains to the struggling Sussex network.
  
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• More than 2,000 cycle crashes in ten years leads to calls for action in Oxford

  07-11-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - MORE than 2,000 cyclists have been injured in crashes on the city's roads over a ten-year period as new data revealed its main roads into the city are a danger
  
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• MARKET REPORT: Car dealers shares go in to reverse

  07-11-2017 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders revealed that overall vehicle sales fell by more than 12 per cent from September to October.
  
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• Lorry driver filmed on his phone with foot up on dashboard... one of the 4,000 motorists caught driving dangerously on Britain's roads in two years

  07-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Shocking footage has been released showing a lorry driver checking his mobile phone while resting his right foot on the dashboard.
  
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• London Tube delays: Commuters braced for rush hour misery as District line remains shut after derailment

  07-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Tube passengers are being warned of a second bout of travel disruption this evening as the District line remains partly shut.
  
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• LETTER FROM WESTMINSTER: Make sure you have your say on new Heathrow expansion consultation

  07-11-2017 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press - This week Chesham and Amersham MP Cheryl Gillan writes exclusively to Bucks Free Press readers:
  
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• Irish rail strike to hit cross-border services

  07-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Enterprise trains will operate between Belfast and Newry, but will not cross the border.
  
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• IATA: September storms hit global passenger growth, albeit temporarily

  07-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Global air passenger traffic slowed in September to a 5.7 year-over-year increase, its weakest growth rate since February, but largely a temporary lapse attributable to the impacts of hurricanes on Latin and North America and a typhoon on Japan, according to IATAs September Air Passenger Market Analysis.read more
  
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• HS1 chair: HS2 got off completely on the wrong foot over Euston

  07-11-2017 01:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  Construction News - HS2 Ltd got off completely on the wrong foot with Camden as it developed plans for the redevelopment of Euston station, HS1 Ltds chairman has claimed.
  
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• Heathrow Airport makes London Living Wage pledge to 3,200 lowest paid employees

  07-11-2017 01:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  Get West London - Heathrow Airport has become the latest large employer and first airport in the UK to offer its lowest paid employees the living wage.
  
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• Heathrow Airport expansion: Hounslow residents encouraged to have their say on third runway proposals

  07-11-2017 01:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  Get West London - Hounslow residents are being reminded they have just over six weeks left to share their views on the expansion of Heathrow Airport .
  
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• GTR could be broken up by DfT to combat repeated strike action

  07-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) franchise could be broken up in 2021 when its contract comes up for renewal, the government has said today. The move may help to reduce strike action across Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern (TSGN) networks, with Southern specifically causing multiple...
  
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• Green light for rail upgrades to cut travel times to rest of UK Subscription

  07-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Nicola Sturgeon has ordered officials to forge ahead with plans for major upgrades to rail lines between Scotland and England with the aim of eventually cutting journey times between the central belt and London to three hours.
  
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• Emirates 'committed' to Airbus A380 jumbo jet with hopes fresh order could secure its future

  07-11-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Airbus has delivered the 100th plane to the airline which says passengers 'love it'
  
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• DP World To Develop Free Zone In Somaliland

  07-11-2017 01:00 via marinelink.com
  Other News Sources - Global trade enabler DP World will develop a greenfield economic free zone in Somaliland to complement the development of the Port of Berbera, which has seen record container volumes under DP World management. DP World Group Chairman and CEO
  
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• Derailment disrupts London Waterloo services

  07-11-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -At least one person is reported to have been slightly injured in a derailment of a passenger train at Wimbledon in south west London early today. Fire crews were called to the scene shortly before 06.00 this morning. South Western Railway and London Underground District Line services have been disrupted, but some lines have now reopened.
  
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• Commuter who claims rail services are ruining peoples lives sets up Facebook group for travellers

  07-11-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -Titled Northern Rail: Ruining Peoples Lives On A Daily Basis, the group quickly gained traction when it was set up last week and has become a forum to express travel woes - and share information
  
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• Community Rail partnerships could be expanded following government consultation

  07-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The DfT has opened a consultation on expanding the Community Rail initiative with increased funding across the country. Community Rail partnerships have been set up in around 60 stations since the project began in 1993, with mp;pound;3m investment provided by the government. DfT bosses believe...
  
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• Class 700s make Great Northern debut

  07-11-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - GTR puts Class 700s into traffic on Peterborough route.
  
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• Cityzap: Express bus service links Leeds and Manchester

  07-11-2017 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A new bus service set to make quicker transport links between Leeds and Manchester hits the road today.
  
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• Carillion gets £300m boost with award of two major NR contracts

  07-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail has awarded two major contracts to Carillion to deliver part of the Midland Mainline improvement programme. The first contract will see Carillion upgrade the existing track on the route from London to Corby, and is expected to generate mp;pound;62m over the next two and a half...
  
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• Bus company launches Devon version of the Oystercard

  07-11-2017 01:00 via devonlive.com
  Other News Sources - Some Devon bus passengers are now able to swipe and travel thanks to a £350,000 investment in contactless technology.
  
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• British Airways to introduce 72 planes as part of revamp

  07-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - It has had a tumultuous year with one massive IT breakdown and a barrage of criticism over cutting perks. But British Airways is hitting back with promises of smarter planes and better food.
  
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• Bombardier: US trade allies 'have to play by the rules'

  07-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Wilbur Ross says even the US'
  
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• Arriva had big plans to improve public transport in North Wales - here's what they were

  07-11-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -They included new trains and bus services but did a decision not to increase funding force the scheme off the rails?
  
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• All aboard as bus dealer secures green light for £1.3m sales centre

  07-11-2017 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - A bus dealership has secured planning permission for a £1.3m expansion of its West Midlands operation.
  
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