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• Commuters urged to make small talk to help prevent railway suicides

  15-11-2017 16:28
  Campaign launched by Samaritans and others says simple question can be enough to stop someone who might be at riskCommuters and travellers have been urged to strike up conversations with vulnerable people near railway tracks as part of a campaign to prevent suicide.Small Talk Saves Lives aims to give the public the confidence to trust their instincts and take action if they see someone who may be at risk. Continue reading...
  
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• Video: Sack Abellio ScotRail call as hundreds of staff are asked to quit Scotland's railways

  15-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - HUNDREDS of ScotRail staff have been asked to consider quitting in a cost-cutting move condemned by one union as creating a
  
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• Southern Rail life hack that every commuter needs to know

  15-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Drinking on trains just got even easier after one Twitter user shared a helpful life hack.
  
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• Signal failure: The two words dreaded by every commuter

  15-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Matthew Broad was waiting at Reading station for a train that it seemed would never arrive.
  
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• Safety inspection cancels Greater Anglia trains between Thorpe-Le-Soken and Walton-on-the-Naze in Essex

  15-11-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - No trains are currently able to run on a rural rail line in north Essex because engineers are carrying out a safety inspection of the track.
  
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• Questions raised over Arriva's withdrawal from Welsh rail bid

  15-11-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - QUESTIONS have been raised over the decision by Arriva Trains Wales to drop out of bidding to continue to run rail services in south Wales from next year.
  
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• Pictured: huge crowds at Victoria and Northern Line Tube stations due to 'minor delays'

  15-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Huge queues formed outside a number of south London stations as commuters complained of rush hour chaos on Tuesday morning.
  
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• OLE installed on Midland Main Line route for first time in 40 years

  15-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Railmp;rsquo;s Orange Army has reached a major milestone this week as overhead line masts for electrification were installed on the London to Corby route for the first time in over 40 years as part of the Midland Main Line electrification programme. Engineers laid 40 new masts along the...
  
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• MPs ask for views on CP6 funding structures by December

  15-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Transport Select Committee is today launching an inquiry into Britainmp;rsquo;s rail infrastructure, focusing on Network Railmp;rsquo;s use of public investment. This inquiry comes on the back of transport secretary Chris Grayling announcing that his department has allocated mp;pound;48bn of...
  
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• Merseyrail boss takes up top job at West Midlands Trains

  15-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde has been appointed new managing director of West Midlands Trains Ltd, taking up the job from the same role at Merseyrail. The new operator, which will take over the West Midlands Rail franchise on 10 December, is a joint venture between JR East, Mitsui, and Abellio...
  
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• Martyn McLaughlin: Could the US president be the saviour of struggling Prestwick Airport?

  15-11-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - The idea of Donald Trump buying the struggling Prestwick Airport is fanciful, but should not be ruled out, writes Martyn McLaughlin....
  
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• Manchester Mobikes: Cycles taken off streets for maintenance

  15-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The cycle hire company said the bikes were removed for upgrades but would return from Wednesday.
  
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• MAG traffic hit by Monarch failure

  15-11-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - But group continues to see growth
  
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• Looking back over HS1, 10 years on

  15-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - While the HS2 project continues to gain ground and press ahead with major contracts despite recent staffing controversies, today sees its older, considerably smaller sibling turn 10 years old. HS1, the line running between St Pancras International and the Channel Tunnel, was completed at a total...
  
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• London cabbies in legal fight against TfL over 'extortionate' licence fee hike

  15-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The capital's private hire operators have launched legal action against Transport for London in a bid to overturn an "extortionate" hike in licensing fees.
  
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• Locomotive from new Paddington film set to visit

  15-11-2017 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - PADDINGTON fans will have a chance to see the steam loco which appears in the bears latest movie when it comes to the North Yorkshire Moors Railway next year.
  
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• Interim chief executive named for Cambridgeshires troubled local enterprise partnership

  15-11-2017 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - An interim chief executive has been appointed to lead the Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough local enterprise partnership.
  
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• Increasing capacity on the BAM and Trans-Siberian routes

  15-11-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - RUSSIA: A programme to increase capacity on the Trans-Siberian and BaikalAmur Magistral routes...
  
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• IATA DG: Pre-flight security interviews should be government function

  15-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is asking airlines around the world to take on a government function by mandating that carriers conduct pre-flight security interviews, IATA DG and CEO Alexandre de Juniac said.read more
  
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• HS2 Ltd names new HR director

  15-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Neil Hayward has been appointed as HS2 Ltdmp;rsquo;s new HR director. With over 20 yearsmp;rsquo; experience under his belt, Hayward has held a number of senior human resources positions in the public and private sector mp;ndash; most recently as group people director with the Post Office. Welcoming...
  
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• Highways England promising 'smoother, more reliable journeys'... by installing traffic lights on one of the UK's busiest motorways

  15-11-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -Could traffic lights soon be installed on some of Surrey's own motorways - the M3, M23 or dare we even suggest it, the M25?
  
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• FirstGroup's shares slump after transport firm swings to a loss

  15-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Transport firm FirstGroup's share price slumped today after it unveiled a loss in its half-year results, despite an increase in revenues.
  
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• FirstGroup swings to loss even as revenues climb

  15-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
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• FirstGroup attacks Network Rail over Waterloo hitches

  15-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - FirstGroup slammed Network Rail on Tuesday for infrastructure failings at Waterloo in the first few weeks of its operation of the South West Rail franchise.
  
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• FirstGroup announce half-yearly results

  15-11-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -FirstGroup have announced their half-yearly results for the six months to 30 September 2017, with overall trading for the Group in the first half consistent with plans outlined at start of the financial year.Financial summary Group revenue +8.1 including new SWR rail franchise from 20 August and favourable foreign exchange; excluding these, Group revenue was +0.9 Adjusted1 operating profit flat, with solid trading performances and favourable foreig
  
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• Eye experts call for drivers to have compulsory sight tests every 10 years

  15-11-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - DRIVERS should face compulsory sight tests every 10 years to stay on the road, leading eye experts have said.
  
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• Egyptair to buy 12 Bombardier aircraft

  15-11-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airline has purchasing rights for up to 24 planes
  
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• EgyptAir in deal to buy 24 Bombardier C-Series planes

  15-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - C-Series wings are made at Bombardier's Belfast operation, providing employment for about 1,000 people.
  
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• Controversial South Shields bus lane signage deemed adequate after thousands are caught out

  15-11-2017 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle -The Traffic Penalty Tribunal has ruled in favour of South Tyneside Council following an appeal against a fine on Edinburgh Road
  
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• Concerns over possible delays to Heads of the Valleys scheme

  15-11-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - BUSINESSES along the A465 Heads of the Valleys road are suffering as a result of delays to a project converting the busy road into a dual carriageway, a Gwent AM has claimed.
  
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• Commuters told to strike up a conversation to prevent rail suicides in new advice campaign

  15-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt today backed a national campaign to prevent suicides on the rail network by encouraging passengers to talk to people in distress.
  
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• Bombardier clinches C series order from EgyptAir

  15-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Canadian groups struggling aircraft is given vote of support by flag carrier
  
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• Bombardier CEO not expecting short-term changes in rail division

  15-11-2017 01:00 via uk.reuters.com
  Reuters News - MONTREAL (Reuters) - Bombardiers (BBDb.TO) Chief Executive Alain Bellemare said on Tuesday he will continue assessing the competitive landscape, but doesnt expect a merger of two European rivals to drive big short-term changes in the Canadian companys rail division.
  
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• Boeing bullish on Middle East aircraft demand

  15-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Boeing said Middle East airlines will need 3,350 new aircraft over the next 20 years valued at $730 billion. read more
  
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• Airbus to deploy mixed reality training on JALs incoming A350 XWBs

  15-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Airbus, Japan Airlines (JAL) and JAL Engineering are planning to introduce mixed reality traininginvolving Microsofts HoloLens and immersive headsetsfor mechanics and crew training on JALs incoming fleet of Airbus A350 XWBs.read more
  
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• Airbus seeks earlier orders of new A380s from Emirates

  15-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Aircraft manufacturer needs to clinch deal with Gulf airline to secure future of jet
  
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