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• Putting the UK transport system back on track | Letters

  04-12-2017 19:49
  Plans to revive disused railway lines must not ignore the cycling routes that replaced themWhile Sustrans welcomes the potential reopening of disused railway lines in principle (Beeching’s axed rail lines could be revived, 29 November), it will be critical that the many walking and cycling routes that have been built along some of these lines are also maintained.These routes are a critical part of the country’s active travel infrastructure and strategy, encouraging people to walk and
  
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• Death from air pollution would be cut if UK hits walking and cycling targets

  04-12-2017 13:10
  Meeting government walking and cycling targets would save 13,000 lives and almost £10bn, finds Sustrans studyIf the UK hits government targets for walking and cycling more than 13,000 lives and almost £10bn would be saved over the next decade, according to a new report.The study from the transport charity Sustrans has found that meeting government plans in England and Scotland for an increase in walking or cycling would reduce deaths from air pollution by more than 13,000 in the next
  
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• Examiners strike as British driving test changes take effect

  04-12-2017 01:01
  Tests likely to be cancelled during dispute as PCS union members say they are being forced to work longer for no more money Driving test examiners are to strike for 48 hours in protest against the biggest changes in decades to the exam, which they say will see them working longer for no extra pay.Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will picket test centres across Britain on Monday and Tuesday. The driving test changes, the most significant since the written theory exam was
  
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• West Coast main line wiring damage led to 'major' disruption

  04-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Rail passengers travelling to or from London Euston faced major disruption for hours on Sunday.
  
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• Stagecoach move was politically driven Subscription

  04-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The government took an ideological decision to bail out Stagecoach on the east coast main line railway rather than allow the franchise to transfer to public hands, a former transport secretary has argued.
  
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• Speed camera plan for north Wales' 'Evo Triangle' road

  04-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Four people have died and 20 have been injured on the
  
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• Scotrail fined almost £1MILLION as it fails to meet standards

  04-12-2017 01:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - Performance figures for April to July showed the operator missed targets in areas including station toilets, ticket machines, and train seats, toilets and cleanliness.
  
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• Scotrail announce train schedule for festive period

  04-12-2017 01:00 via ardrossanherald.com
  Other News Sources - SCOTRAIL has revealed operating times over the festive season.
  
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• Revealed: London's best and worst boroughs for bus crime

  04-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Westminster has topped the list as the worst London borough for bus crime, figures have revealed.
  
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• Petition calls for 20mph speed limit around Buttershaw

  04-12-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - CAMPAIGNERS are calling for a 20mph speed limit to be introduced on one of Bradford's biggest housing estates.
  
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• Not so fast: Transport for London has been told to reduce speed limits in London

  04-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Transport for London (TfL) has been told to review speed limits across London in a report out today from the London Assembly Transport Committee.
  
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• New rail destinations for commuters to begin next spring from Cambridgeshire to London

  04-12-2017 01:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - For decades rail users travelling south from Cambridge and Peterborough have found Kings Cross the end of the line.
  
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• New Crossrail Elizabeth line: Mayor of London pledges an increased service to stations across Ealing and Hillingdon from next year

  04-12-2017 01:00 via getwestlondon.co.uk
  Get West London - Good news for commuters as Mayor commits to increasing and improving train services across the two boroughs
  
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• My ringside seat for a furious row on a train Subscription

  04-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The conflict of city life, when youre unaccustomed to it, can be startling. Aboard a train at Euston station, one minute to departure, I had a ringside seat as a passenger kicked off because her two companions werent being allowed on the train.
  
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• MPs to grill Department for Transport representatives on plans for Heathrow expansion

  04-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Representatives from Gatwick Airport and the Department for Transport are among those facing a grilling by MPs today about the plans for Heathrow expansion and the alternatives.
  
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• London Euston trains resume but delays are expected to continue

  04-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - All rail services were cancelled on Sunday morning and Network rail warns passengers of ongoing disruption
  
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• London Euston: Rail customers face third day of travel chaos with all trains cancelled from major transport hub

  04-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Hundreds of rail passengers face another day of travel chaos after London Euston was forced to close on Sunday morning.
  
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• It was 'criminal folly' closing the Bury-to-Bolton train track

  04-12-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - COUNCILLOR David Chadwick is undoubtedly right to say that reopening the Bolton-to-Bury line isn't viable.
  
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• HS2 chief plays down fears of impact on Shropshire village

  04-12-2017 01:00 via shropshirestar.com
  Other Regional Press - One of the key figures behind HS2 has told a Shropshire MP that "robust" assessments have been carried out into the impacts of a village.
  
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• Here's an idea: Why don't we walk to the airport?

  04-12-2017 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - THE recent pessimistic discussion about the viability of the proposed Glasgow Airport tram link ("Airport rail link would be a poor use of public money", The Herald, November 18, and Letters, November 22 mp; 23) make depressing reading. But, arent we missing the obvious? The Glasgow-Wemyss Bay rail line is at the end of the runway less than one mile from the airport terminal. Is a mile too far to walk ? Why must the train/tram drop you right at the terminals front door?
  
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• Green car sales set to overtake diesels in 2019 Subscription

  04-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - More new hybrid and electric vehicles will be sold than diesel cars in 18 months time, research predicts.
  
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• Government 'bans' next Welsh rail franchise from Bristol while publicly saying it wants better links

  04-12-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Currently only three Welsh stations have direct trains to Bristol Temple Meads despite that city's economic strength
  
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• Go-Ahead boss takes parting shot about franchise awards after losing London Midland routes

  04-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The boss of Go-Ahead hands over control of services run by London Midland at the end of this week, with a parting shot that track record is not sufficiently taken into account when determining franchise awards.
  
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• Engineering firm will end its involvement with rail electrification before project from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff is completed

  04-12-2017 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Evening Post - The company that has designed and managed the project to electrify the railway line between Bristol and Cardiff is leaving the project next summerbefore it is actually completed.
  
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• Driving tests in Wales could be cancelled at the last minute as examiners get set to strike

  04-12-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -There will be picket lines in Cardiff, Carmarthen, Llanelli, Merthyr, Newport and Swansea
  
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• Dalston bus ticket clash: Eight police officers injured

  04-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Eight officers were injured and three people arrested after police were confronted by a crowd in east London.
  
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• Businesses call for ban on cars to be scrapped - but consultation reveals support

  04-12-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A BUSINESS leader in Oxford has called for the ban on petrol and diesel car in the city centre to be scrapped - but so far the public response to the idea has been positive.
  
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• Bolton West Tory MP Chris Green slams 'conveniently timed' Andy Burnham intervention into rail overcrowding crisis

  04-12-2017 01:00 via thisislancashire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - CHRIS Green has slammed the Greater Manchester Mayors intervention into the controversy surrounding ongoing delays, cancellations, and overcrowding plaguing Boltons rail services.
  
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• Architect produces longest moving walkway alternative to tram-train Glasgow Airport link

  04-12-2017 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - THE worlds longest moving walkway is the latest suggestion to end the long running saga of linking Glasgow Airport and the city centre.
  
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