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• The doctor, and Facebook, will see you now… | Brief letters

  10-11-2017 19:02
  Scottish golf courses | Data protection | Rail strikes | John Lewis Christmas ad | Sheep and celebrities | Rappers’ monikersYour article (Trump’s resort ‘has ruined protected Scottish dunes’, 9 November) could well have also drawn attention to the current application by two US multimillionaires to similarly develop the Coul links on the Sutherland coast, north of Dornoch. This is a most beautiful, unspoilt stretch of sand dunes; an SSSI and a haven for many varied and rar
  
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• Bike-sharing peddling towards becoming a British way of life

  10-11-2017 15:35
  Number of towns and cities with schemes has more than doubled in two years to 25, with some being used to bridge dividesTwenty five towns and cities in the UK have signed up to bike-sharing schemes, more than double the number of two years ago, amid a surge in popularity across the country.Once the preserve of London, the growing number of schemes has seen the number of bikes available rise to 25,000. Continue reading...
  
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• Bike-sharing pedalling towards becoming a British way of life

  10-11-2017 15:35
  Number of towns and cities with schemes has more than doubled in two years to 25, with some being used to bridge dividesTwenty five towns and cities in the UK have signed up to bike-sharing schemes, more than double the number of two years ago, amid a surge in popularity across the country.Once the preserve of London, the growing number of schemes has seen the number of bikes available rise to 25,000. Continue reading...
  
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• Wow Air adds new routes from JFK

  10-11-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Icelandic low-cost carrier Wow Air will begin flying to and from John F Kennedy airport in New York starting in spring 2018.
  
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• World's first hydrogen-powered passenger trains to run on German tracks from December 2021

  10-11-2017 01:00 via ibtimes.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The country's Lower Saxony state has signed an agreement with Alstom for the incorporation of as many as 14 such trains.
  
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• Why cyclists make drivers' blood boil on country roads

  10-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Forget potholes and getting stuck behind a tractor, or sheep. More than half of motorists admit that cyclists riding in pairs on Britain's roads is the hazard that gets their blood boiling the most.
  
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• US company in 787 talks for World Airways startup

  10-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Miami-based investment company 777 Partners plans to launch a long-haul LCC under the World Airways brand.read more
  
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• Transport Scotland staff under fire for using 'dirty' diesel cars

  10-11-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
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• Tram price deal was based on gentlemans agreement, inquiry told Subscription

  10-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The £512 million price agreed for Edinburghs tram was for a three-wheeled car and was always expected to rise, an inquiry has been told.
  
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• The first phase of Liverpool Lime Street's major upgrade

  10-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - As part of a mp;pound;340m investment in the city, Liverpool Lime Street station is undergoing the first phase of transformation works and the biggest upgrade it has seen since the 19th century, writes Sean Hyland, senior project manager at Network Rail. At time of writing, Liverpool Lime Street...
  
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• Testing tomorrow's technology today

  10-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - David Brazier, site manager and area sales manager for the UK mp;amp; Ireland at OMICRON electronics, tells RTMmp;rsquo;s Luana Salles about the major testing benefits the companymp;rsquo;s new training academy will bring to the rail industry. Inside OMICRONmp;rsquo;s new state-of-the-art training...
  
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• Tackling the toxic danger inside our cars

  10-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Pollution in a car can be worse than outside, as it traps nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and soot-like particles.
  
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• Second day of strikes in DOO disputes as ASLEF accepts deal

  10-11-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The second day of strikes by RMT conductors has begun, and three operators are affected today. Of these, Greater Anglia and Southern expect to run almost normal services, but South Western Railway is likely to lose 40 per cent of services during the day, and 30 per cent in the peaks. The industrial situation remains mixed, because ASLEF drivers on Southern have accepted a five-year deal while the RMT is standing firm, repeating its call for the government to intervene.
  
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• Scientist uses sunflower oil to cook up pothole prevention

  10-11-2017 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  Green Miscellany - Inspired by a cooking technique demonstrated on the Spanish version of Masterchef, Dr Alvaro Garcia, from the Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (NTEC), was inspired to use microcapsules of sunflower oil to create self-repairing road surfaces. As cracks appear in the road surface, tiny capsules break open to release oil, which has the effect of softening the surrounding asphalt. This helps The post Scientist uses sunflower oil to cook up pothole prevention appeared f
  
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• Revealed: TfL plans £8.5m in annual bonuses for top managers

  10-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London is planning to pay top managers more than £8.5 million a year in bonuses, the Standard can reveal.
  
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• Plans unveiled to make Vauxhall and Opel profitable by 2020 as owner PSA seeks to avoid forced redundancies in Europe

  10-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - PSA-owned Opel and Vauxhall will seek to avoid forced redundancies across their European plants, a turnaround cost-cutting plan announced today.
  
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• Night Tube, one year on

  10-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mark Wild, managing director of London Underground, celebrates the astounding first-year success of the capitalmp;rsquo;s 24-hour Tube service. TfL and the capitalmp;rsquo;s mayor, Sadiq Khan, have hailed the huge success of London Undergroundmp;rsquo;s Night Tube after economic figures and passenger...
  
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• New diesel cars face higher taxes in clean air push

  10-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Budget move will accelerate efforts to shift drivers from polluting vehicles
  
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• MSPs back school bus seatbelt law

  10-11-2017 01:00 via thenational.scot
  The National - MSPS HAVE unanimously backed plans forcing all school buses to be fitted with seatbelts.
  
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• Modernising journeys in north east England

  10-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - First Hull Trains is about to embark on the biggest fleet overhaul it has delivered since being set up in 2000. Managing director Will Dunnett tells RTMmp;rsquo;s Josh Mines about how the new rolling stock will benefit passengers in the region. Itmp;rsquo;s a busy time for rolling stock in the north...
  
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• Manchester Ordsall Chord rail link completed

  10-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Ordsall Chord viaduct connects Manchester city centre's three main railway stations.
  
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• London Overground celebrates ten years of transforming rail travel in the capital

  10-11-2017 01:00 via mayorwatch.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A new map showcasing popular attractions and destinations accessible via the London Overground has been published to celebrate the networks 10th anniversary.
  
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• Kirklees Council leader goes to Westminster to urge trans-Pennine rail boost

  10-11-2017 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -West Yorkshire council chiefs lobby Transport Secretary Chris Grayling
  
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• Its time for the Tories to admit rail privatisation has been a disaster

  10-11-2017 01:00 via blogs.spectator.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Buried in yesterdays drama over Priti Patel was the news that train drivers represented by Aslef have voted to end their industrial action on Southern Rail by accepting a pay deal which will give them a 28.5 per cent rise over five years
  
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• Inmarsat shares plummet as shrinking earnings fail to impress

  10-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Shares in British satellite giant Inmarsat today plummeted after initially rocketing on third-quarter sales growth.
  
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• Iconic Ordsall Chord bridge completed by NR

  10-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Manchestermp;rsquo;s three main railway stations have been connected for the first time today with the completion of the Ordsall Chord. The historic centre piece of the Great North Rail Project, the Ordsall Chord bridge, will join Manchestermp;rsquo;s Piccadilly, Oxford Road and Victoria stations...
  
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• GWR continues infrastructure project with new timetable planned

  10-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The next phase of the project to build and improve infrastructure along the Great Western main line is set to begin. Upcoming work will focus on delivering upgrades to high-speed routes from Paddington to Newbury, Oxford, Bristol, South Wales and the Cotswolds. The project will see the biggest...
  
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• Google's Waymo launches driverless cars into the wild

  10-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Alphabet unit becomes first to put truly driverless vehicles on to public streets
  
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• Gatwick October passenger growth hampered by Monarch collapse

  10-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The collapse of Monarch slowed passenger growth at London Gatwick last month, down from September's 2.7 per cent rise, though it was still a 1.4 per cent increase on the same time last year.
  
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• Flybe interim adjusted profits down on IT, maintenance costs

  10-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Lower profit warnings at UK-based regional airline Flybe proved accurate as the companyshalf-year FY 2017/2018 results showed an adjusted profit before tax for the six-months ending Sept. 30 of £8.4 million ($11.3 million), down 7.5 from £15.9 million in the year-ago period. read more
  
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• Emirates bounces back to double first-half profits

  10-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Gulf carrier tackles series of setbacks but warns trading conditions remain tough
  
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• Electric cars will one day power our homes Subscription

  10-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Vehicles of the future will not only improve the air we breathe, theyll supply electricity for every household need
  
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• Croydon tram crash: Two memorials unveiled

  10-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Seven people died when the tram overturned near Sandilands Junction on 9 November 2016.
  
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• Councillor pursues Plan B on axed bus routes

  10-11-2017 01:00 via banburyguardian.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A Banbury councillors plea to the towns regular bus service provider to rethink cuts in Hanwell Fields and Hillview Estate have been rebuffed
  
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• Cost of controversial railway policing plan could be 'significant'

  10-11-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Police bosses have awarded an initial £400,000 contract for work overseeing the merger with British Transport Police amid warnings final costs will be significant.
  
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• Consultation launched on Crewe HS2 'masterplan'

  10-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Cheshire East Council is to launch a public consultation on its draft Crewe HS2 Masterplan Vision. The announcement comes following unanimous approval by the councilmp;rsquo;s cabinet yesterday. The document outlines the economic benefits that an enhanced HS2 hub rail station at Crewe could have...
  
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• Bus lane removed to help combat congestion

  10-11-2017 01:00 via stokesentinel.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The work comes as Stoke-on-Trent City Council looks at ways to improve traffic flow across the Potteries
  
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• Bus firm backs poppy appeal with moving tribute

  10-11-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Bus firm Transdevs own moving tribute to those who gave their lives for freedom is taking to the road across Yorkshire and Lancashire. The company is adorning dozens of its buses with large sized commemorative poppies to encourage its thousands of customers travelling every day to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Building on its support in previous years, the company has now bought an extra 57 king-sized bus poppie
  
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• Britain must wait for 700mph hyperloop train Subscription

  10-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A revolutionary 700mph train could have a transformative impact in the UK by cutting journey times between cities to well under an hour, according to government advisers.
  
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• Boeing's $37bn China deal for 300 planes takes off

  10-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Boeing has secured a $37bn (£28bn) deal for China to buy 300 of its aircraft as the country looks to cater for rising demand by picking up new planes.
  
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• Boeing acquires autonomous systems developer Aurora Flight Services

  10-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Boeing completed its acquisition of Virginia-based advanced aerospace platforms and autonomous systems manufacturer Aurora Flight Sciences Nov. 8. read more
  
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• Beeching cuts station signs expected to fetch £60,000

  10-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The collection, found in a railway enthusiast's garage, is expected to fetch up to £60,000.
  
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• Another government minister has refused to commit to building extra platforms at Piccadilly station

  10-11-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -The government had promised to carry out the work as part of a proposed overhaul of Northern transport infrastructure
  
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• A77 road works 'debilitating' Stena Line operations

  10-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The ferry firm says repeated disruptions on the route to its Loch Ryan port are having a serious effect.
  
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