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• Southeastern rail and contractor fined £3.6m over cleaner's death

  17-11-2017 18:09
  Firms guilty of health and safety breaches after Roger Lower, 46, fell on to a live rail while cleaning a train at Sussex depotSoutheastern railway and its cleaning firm have been fined a total of £3.6m for the death of a cleaner who was electrocuted by a live rail. Roger Lower, 46, fell on to the 750-volt rail during a night shift cleaning trains at one of Southeastern’s Sussex depots, where equipment designed to protect workers was found not to be in use. Continue reading...
  
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• Autumn budget: Hammond urged to invest £7bn in transport for new towns

  17-11-2017 01:01
  National infrastructure commission calls for the rate of housebuilding to be doubled across a swath of central EnglandPhilip Hammond is being urged to earmark £7bn for new transport links in the “brain belt” spanning Oxford, Cambridge and Milton Keynes in next week’s budget, and persuade local authorities to build the first new towns in half a century.The national infrastructure commission, backed by the government and chaired by Labour peer Andrew Adonis, is calling for
  
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• West Coast Virgin Train staff vote to strike

  17-11-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Overwhelming number of workers support walk out affecting North Wales lines
  
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• Virgin West Coast staff vote for industrial action

  17-11-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Date of strike to be determined
  
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• Virgin West Coast rail workers to strike

  17-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The RMT union says union members at the rail firm voted 9-1 to take strike action over pay.
  
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• Virgin rail strike: Staff vote overwhelmingly in favour of walk-out

  17-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Rail workers on Virgin West Coast trains have voted by nine to one to go on strike in a dispute over pay, the RMT union announced.
  
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• Uber London licence appeal 'could take years'

  17-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - TfL deemed Uber unfit to run a taxi service and refused to renew its licence in September.
  
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• Uber licence appeal could take years, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

  17-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Uber's appeal against a decision not to renew its licence in the capital is likely to go on for years, the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said.
  
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• TubeCrush: Tube passengers' attractiveness rated

  17-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Some Londoners have branded a website where Tube passengers' attractiveness can be rated as
  
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• TSSA announces Christmas and New Year Virgin West Coast strike ballot

  17-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Members of the TSSA working at Virgin West Coast will be balloted on whether to strike over the Christmas and New Year period. Union members make up over 400 of the total staff on the service mp;ndash; which connects London with the north west, north Wales and Scotland. The union says the strike...
  
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• Trees Can Fight Air Pollution And Reduce Asthma Attacks In Urban Areas

  17-11-2017 01:00 via huffingtonpost.co.uk
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• Transport Secretary praises FTA work to address skills shortage

  17-11-2017 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has praised the work of the Freight Transport Association to attract the next generation of logistics ...
  
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• Transport for the North to become statutory body

  17-11-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: Legislation to turn the Transport for the North partnership of 19 local authorities, business...
  
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• Transport for the North secures status upgrade

  17-11-2017 01:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  Construction News - Transport for the North (TfN) will become the first sub-national statutory transport body on 1 April next year, the Department for Transport has confirmed.
  
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• Traffic to be diverted via LINCOLN to avoid roadworks on the A17

  17-11-2017 01:00 via bedfordtoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Road resurfacing works on a stretch of the A17 between Sleaford and the A1 at Newark will see three weeks of overnight closures and drivers ordered to re-route via Lincoln.
  
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• The scandal of ScotRail's fares

  17-11-2017 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - WHEN is action going to be taken regarding unfair fares on our trains?
  
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• TfN statutory status pushed back to April

  17-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport for the North (TfN) is likely to be officially recognised as a statutory body as transformative legislation lands in the House of Commons today mp;ndash; but the official deadline has been pushed back from this year to April 2018. Last October, the organisation asked for formal...
  
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• Tesla unleashes supercar from newly launched truck

  17-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Elon Musk says revamped Roadster will be fastest production car ever made
  
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• Tax disc: Car tax evasion triples after paper version scrapped

  17-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The government potentially lost out on £107m from 755,000 unlicensed vehicles in the past year, data shows.
  
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• Strike threat to Virgin West Coast line

  17-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Rail workers on Virgin Trains West Coast route have voted by nine to one to go on strike in a dispute over pay. The West Coast franchise covers services from London Euston to Glasgow.
  
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• Stobart Group lobbied over Borders Railway extension to Carlisle

  17-11-2017 01:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  Carlisle News & Star - STOBART Group has been lobbied to get behind plans to extend the Borders Railway to Carlisle.
  
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• Stagecoach to spend £4MILLION on new buses in Liverpool and Wirral

  17-11-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post - Bus giant says vehicles will boast 'hand stitched Italian-designed leather seats'
  
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• Southern Rail disruption delays London's deputy mayor for transport

  17-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Documents show London's deputy mayor for transport avoids early meetings due to the rail operator's performance.
  
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• Southeastern has revealed why passengers still dont have free WiFi in 2017 despite a promise to do so

  17-11-2017 01:00 via kentlive.news
  Other News Sources - Commuters using Southeastern's high speed service are paying some of the highest season ticket prices in the country, but will not have access to wifi until next year
  
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• Siemens to shed nearly 7,000 jobs in power and gas units

  17-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - German group reacts to long-term decline in turbine demand
  
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• Siemens to cut 6,900 jobs worldwide

  17-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The German industrial group's job cuts will come mostly in its fossil fuels division.
  
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• Shadow Transport team visits Stansted Airport to hear about growth plans and transformation

  17-11-2017 01:00 via cambridgenetwork.co.uk
  Other News Sources - London Stansted yesterday (Weds) welcomed the Shadow Transport Secretary, Andy McDonald MP, and Shadow Aviation Minister, Karl Turner MP, to see how the airport is planning to make best use of its existing runway capacity and improve the UKs global connectivity over the next decade.
  
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• RMT Virgin West Coast support staff vote to strike over 'workplace justice'

  17-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - RMT members of Virgin West Coast services have today voted massively in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay. Out of 1,460 staff polled, 1,330 said they were prepared to take strike action over a disparity in pay between drivers and other station and support staff. Virgin has...
  
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• Reading train depot noise order against GWR and Network Rail

  17-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Rail bosses have been issued with a noise abatement notice after claims people living near a train depot are enduring "sleepless nights".
  
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• Ranked: The UK regions with the longest and shortest daily commutes

  17-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Commuters in the capital are now battling an 81 minute daily journey in and out of work, the equivalent of 38 working days a year, according to new analysis by the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
  
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• Passenger train idea 'on track' for Ludgershall

  17-11-2017 01:00 via spirefm.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The train line that runs between Ludgershall and Andover could be re-opened to passengers.
  
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• Network Rail to sell £1bn commercial property portfolio

  17-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - State-owned infrastructure group moves to shore up finances
  
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• Nearly 45,000 UK drivers have now teamed up for legal action against Volkswagen over emissions scandal

  17-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Nearly 45,000 motorists have now teamed up in a class action lawsuit against Volkswagen in England and Wales, with a pre-trial hearing scheduled for later this month.
  
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• Mick Whelan: After 18 Months Myths, Lets Set The Record Straight On Southern Rail

  17-11-2017 01:00 via labourlist.org
  Labour Party - Aslef drivers on Southern Railways voted overwhelmingly this month to accept a proposed resolution to our long-running industrial dispute with the company731 (79.1 per cent) voted yes to the deal while 193 (20.9 per cent) said no, on an 87.1 per cent turnout.
  
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• Manufacturing centre will offer 'lifeline' for veterans

  17-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Scotland's Bravest Manufacturing Company will produce rail and road signs when it opens next year.
  
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• Kenya Airways says political turbulence is hitting intra-Africa trade

  17-11-2017 01:00 via ft.com
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• Japanese rail company says sorry after train leaves 20 seconds early Subscription

  17-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Commuters often complain that their lives are ruined by the terrible train operators that served their cities, with insult only added to injury by the blas attitude of the companies. Yet, one operator in Japan has bucked that trend by apologising for a discrepancy of just 20 seconds.
  
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• 'Hopper fare' for London's buses and trams

  17-11-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The new fare is expected to come into force early next year, London Mayor Sadiq Khan said.
  
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• Full steam ahead for Doncaster station upgrade

  17-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Plans to develop Doncaster train station are now formally underway as the councilmp;rsquo;s planning committee granted approval of the designs and layout of the new station forecourt. Work has already begun on the multimillion-pound project, with phase one seeing the demolition of the old Royal...
  
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• End of the line? Glasgow Airport may still get its surface link

  17-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - It was, said John Swinney, 'desirable but not essential'. When the then finance secretary binned Glasgow's Airport Rail Link eight years ago he felt he had saved the public purse a fortune.
  
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• Elon Musk unveils Tesla electric truck and a surprise new sports car

  17-11-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Using diesel trucks now economic suicide, says Muskbut questions persist over company's capacity to meet demandElon Musk unveiled Tesla's first electric semi-truck on Thursday evening at an event in Los Angeles that also included the surprise reveal of a new Tesla sports car. The new Roadster, which has the same name as the first electric vehicle produced by Tesla from 2008 to 2012, emerged from the back of one of the trucks at the end of a presentation that focused largely on the
  
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• Elon Musk just put the rail industry on notice

  17-11-2017 01:00 via uk.businessinsider.com
  Other News Sources - ... Tesla CEO Elon Musk didn't just announce his plans to remake the trucking industry. He also served notice to rail carriers.
  
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• Dorset MP holds talks on new train timetable

  17-11-2017 01:00 via wessexfm.com
  Other Regional Press -Richard Drax, MP for South Dorset, has met Andy Mellors, Managing Director of South Western Railway, to discuss future plans for the service.
  
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• Diesel drivers face £2-an-hour parking charge Subscription

  17-11-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Owners of diesel cars face a £2-an-hour surcharge to use parking bays under plans revealed yesterday.
  
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• DfT pledges 'a million inspiring experiences' during 2018 Year of Engineering

  17-11-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The DfT has pledged to work alongside industry partners and MPs to offer young people mp;ldquo;a million direct and inspiring experiences of engineeringmp;rdquo; in an effort to tackle the skills gap.Coming as part of the 2018 Year of Engineering, the campaign will see large-scale outreach...
  
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• Deputy mayor for transport Val Shawcross 'avoids early starts because she uses Southern Rail', emails reveal

  17-11-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - London's deputy mayor for transport Val Shawcross avoids early starts because she relies on Southern Rail for her morning commute, emails have revealed.
  
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• Crossrail latest: Elizabeth Line train rollout stalls on Liverpool Street to Shenfield route

  17-11-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Progress on the rollout of the first Elizabeth Line trains has stalled, with Transport for London (TfL) pushing back a target to have 11 trains in passenger service by the autumn.
  
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• Cathay Pacific to introduce Wi-Fi on A330s, 777s

  17-11-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Cathay Pacific is the latest airline to unveil an extensive onboard Wi-Fi deployment plan, as it looks to introduce the service across its widebody fleet.read more
  
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• Car tax goes online as number of licence cheats trebles

  17-11-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The Government claimed it would save £10million a year by reducing tax evasion and cutting costs when it replaced paper discs with an online system in October 2014.
  
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• Car tax evasion triples after scrapping of paper discs

  17-11-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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