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• Sewing machines still wanted in Africa | Brief letters

  05-12-2017 20:21
  Tools for Self Reliance | Ernest Marples | UK factory orders | Babies beneath the hedges | Labour poll leadI was very interested to read (Letters, 25 November) of the project started by Irene Owens to send sewing machines to Zimbabwe. I wonder if she knows about the charity Tools for Self Reliance? TFSR has groups of volunteers in many parts of the UK. They collect and repair hand tools, which are shipped to a number of African countries. They are particularly keen to accept donations of manual
  
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• The Guardian view on rail privatisation: going off the tracks | Editorial

  05-12-2017 20:15
  Twenty years after rail privatisation was completed, passengers put up with late, expensive and frequently overcrowded services. The state should run a few train firms so private companies would be forced to up their gameThere are few more annoying issues for the great British public than their railways. While some cities and towns have seen stations spruced up, the public suffer from often late, expensive and frequently overcrowded train services. While the cack-handed rollout of infrastru
  
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• This hefty train fare rise is yet another Tory betrayal of passengers | Andy McDonald

  05-12-2017 19:54
  The highest price rise in five years is part of a simple truth that the government won’t admit: the rail system it created is now broken beyond repair• Andy McDonald MP is shadow secretary of state for transportThe chancellor, Philip Hammond, has been true to his word and his government has followed through on his promise. In 2011 he said the railway was a “rich man’s toy”. The rail industry is doing its level best to deliver on that pledge with Tuesday’s annou
  
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• 'The worst aspect of privatisation': readers on rail fare increases

  05-12-2017 12:40
  We’ve been following your reaction to an announcement UK rail fares will rise by an average of 3.4% in JanuaryRail operators have defended fare rises by saying an average 3.4% increase – the largest for five years – shows the industry was attempting to keep down the cost of travel. Related: Train fares: UK rail passengers face biggest rise for five years The government sets the maximum increase allowed. Rail companies don’t have to apply them at all. But they do, because
  
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• Train fares: UK rail passengers face biggest rise for five years

  05-12-2017 10:54
  Union says announcement that average ticket prices will increase by 3.4% in January is ‘another kick in the teeth’UK rail fares will rise by 3.4% in January – the largest increase for five years, train companies have announced.Fares for all journeys in 2018 have been published, showing an average rise slightly below the 3.6% set by the government in August for regulated fares, which include season tickets. Related: The ‘millennial railcard’ shows the utter disdain t
  
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• UK rail passengers face biggest rise in fares for five years

  05-12-2017 08:55
  Union says announcement that average ticket prices will increase by 3.4% in January is ‘another kick in the teeth’UK rail fares will rise by 3.4% in January – the largest increase for five years, train companies have announced.Fares for all journeys in 2018 have been published, showing an average rise slightly below the 3.6% set by the government in August for regulated fares, which include season tickets. Related: The ‘millennial railcard’ shows the utter disdain t
  
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• What does the government's 'strategic vision for rail' actually mean? And how will it affect Leeds commuters?

  05-12-2017 01:00 via leeds-live.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The Department for Transport (DfT) has unveiled its strategic vision for rail... and as youd expect, the 43 page document is full of jargon.
  
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• Virgin East Coast rail workers vote on strike in row over pay

  05-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Workers on Virgin's East Coast rail line will start voting this week on whether to go on strike in a dispute over pay and conditions.
  
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• US Supreme Court lifts US travel ban restrictions

  05-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The US Supreme Court issued stays Dec. 4 on two preliminary injunctions related to the Trump Administrations third travel ban issued Sept. 24. read more
  
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• Train fares are going up by an average of 3.4 per cent in January 2018

  05-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - UK train fares are set to rise by an average of 3.4 per cent next year, above the rate of inflation, the rail industry has revealed.
  
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• TPE to invest £7m in new state-of-the-art Scarborough depot

  05-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - TransPennine Express (TPE) is set to invest mp;pound;7m into a new train servicing depot in Scarborough. The facility, which is expected to open in summer 2018, will provide light maintenance services for trains between Scarborough and Liverpool Lime Street, and will create around 15 jobs. It...
  
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• This is how Highways England says you should drive on a 'smart motorway'

  05-12-2017 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Highways England has issued guidance on how motorists should approach sections of so-called 'smart motorway'
  
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• The new Concorde? JAL buys into Branson's supersonic dream

  05-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Japan Airlines invests $10m in Boom Supersonic project, which aims to build new generation of jets
  
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• TfL completes largest ever test of new signalling system

  05-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - TfL has completed its biggest test to date of its brand new signalling system. Engineers have worked over the weekend testing trains on a new computer-based signalling and controls system between Hammersmith and Edgeware Road, which will be the first section of the Tube to go live with the new...
  
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• Taxi pollution crisis 'could leave just 70 cabs on city streets'

  05-12-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -More than 1,000 drivers could be forced off roads by cost of buying new wheels
  
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• Stagecoach and a highway robbery Subscription

  05-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Strategic visions can be pricey. Last week Chris Grayling had one for the railways. How long before the public accounts committee wakes up to the cost?
  
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• Some driving tests cancelled in Newport due to strike

  05-12-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -SOME driving tests have been cancelled in Newport after examiners decided to stage a two-day strike.
  
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• Ryanair's pilot problems fail to put a dent in customer numbers

  05-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Ryanair recorded a six per cent increase in passenger numbers in November, despite cancelling a raft of flights in the run up to Christmas.
  
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• Ryanair 'targets' Birmingham air passengers for high in flight sales

  05-12-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Fresh details have emerged of how Ryanair cabin crew are allegedly put under pressure to get passengers to spend big during journeys
  
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• 'Raising expectations' over driverless cars?

  05-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Quentin Willson warns politicians about making promises on driverless cars before sorting out the legislation and infrastructure.
  
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• Rail passengers face biggest rise in fares for five years

  05-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Union says announcement that average ticket prices will increase by 3.4 in January is another kick in the teeth
  
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• Rail line from Ironbridge could link back up with Telford Central

  05-12-2017 01:00 via shropshirestar.com
  Other Regional Press - A railway line in Ironbridge could be reconnected to the mainline at Telford Central and beyond thanks to a newly announced government scheme, councillors have said.
  
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• Rail fares to rise by average of 3.4

  05-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The increase covers both regulated fares, which includes season tickets, and off-peak unregulated fares.
  
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• Passenger fatalities increase for second year running

  05-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The number of rail passenger fatalities has increased for the second year in a row, according to a report published this week.mp;nbsp; The ORRmp;rsquo;s annual Rail Statistics Compendium, has revealed that 2016-17 saw the deaths of 15 rail passengers - the highest number since 2010-11, which saw 12...
  
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• Original Midlands Metro tram fleet to be auctioned off

  05-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The original fleet of Midlands Metro trains is to be auctioned off. Transport for West Midlands (TfWM), part of the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) will sell of its Amsaldo T69 trams, which were taken out of service back in 2014. The trams, which served the Midland Metro between...
  
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• New kind of charge for black cabs Subscription

  05-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The latest London taxi hits the streets today. After weeks of low-key testing, the redesigned six-seat electric hybrid black cab has been fully certified to take fare-paying passengers by Transport for London.
  
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• National Express investors pile on to school buses in Ohio Subscription

  05-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - There was no sign of National Express hitting the brakes yesterday as the travel company announced acquisitions on both sides of the Atlantic and strong pre-Christmas trading.
  
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• MPs to scrutinise £7bn Thameslink programme after National Audit Office report reveals completion has been delayed by a year

  05-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - MPs on the Public Accounts Committee tomorrow kick off an inquiry into the £7bn Thameslink Programme, after a National Audit Office report last month revealed the completion of the project has been pushed back a year.
  
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• More than half of motorists want changes to driving tests that make roads safer, study shows

  05-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - More than half of motorists are in favour of changes to the driving test that improve road standards.
  
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• Lord Adonis demands answers over Stagecoach Subscription

  05-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A key government adviser is increasing the pressure on ministers over the bailing out of east coast main line rail operations between London and Edinburgh.
  
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• London's new electric black cab is now ready for passengers

  05-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - London's black cab is going green as the new electric taxi takes to the capital's roads, and is now fully certified to carry fare-paying passengers for the first time.
  
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• London Bridge station set to open in January as all track is completed

  05-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - London Bridge station is on course to reopen on 2 January next year following the completion of all track work around the area. There will be a period of 10 days of major re-signalling work, during which major service changes and line closures will hit a number of London stations, before the...
  
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• Letter Putting the UK transport system back on track

  05-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - While Sustrans welcomes the potential reopening of disused railway lines in principle (Beechings 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.
  
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• Cost of train tickets to increase by 3.4

  05-12-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - The largest train fare hike in five years is set to hit rail passengers next month.
  
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• City celebrates Virgin East Coast exit

  05-12-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Thenews that the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise is to end three years early in 2020 has been greeted enthusiastically by investors. Stagecoach shares ended last week 12 per cent higher, and the price had risen by a further 1.67 per cent or 3.0p by 11.45 today (Monday), with each Ordinary share valued at 183.0p. The troubled franchise is to be replaced by a form of regional partnership with the DfT and Network Rail with the aim of bringing together the operation of track and t
  
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• 'Chill wind' for rail passengers as train fares to rise by 3.4pc - biggest hike in five years

  05-12-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - ail passengers will be hit by the largest fares hike in five years next month.
  
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• Campaign to get free transport for women hit by state pension age changes

  05-12-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -West Midlands Mayor Andy Street urged to ensure so-called WASPI women who aren't getting their pensions are offered free travel on public transport
  
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• Bus passengers say cuts to services would be a disaster in rural areas

  05-12-2017 01:00 via eveningnews24.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Bus users say it would be a disaster if vital services which take them to education and to socialise were to be lost.
  
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• Bus company cuts Northampton route after 'daily income does not even cover the fuel cost'

  05-12-2017 01:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A public meeting has been called in Northampton in response to residents expressing fears over the withdrawal of a bus service, which serves Links View in Kingsley.
  
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• Breaking: unregulated fares rise announced

  05-12-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Rail fares are to rise by an average of 3.4 per cent at the start of January. Regulated fares will go up by 3.6 per cent, in line with the Retail Price Index in July this year.
  
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• Bombardier's UK operations boosted as Belfast plant chosen to make components for Airbus

  05-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Bombardier's UK operations have been given a boost today, after it was revealed that the aerospace giant's Belfast plant had been chosen to develop and manufacture a new engine component for Airbus' A320neo series of aircraft.
  
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• Bombardier Belfast to make Airbus components

  05-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Bombardier Belfast plant will develop new engine casings for the Airbus A320neo.
  
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• Biofuels plant in Hull stops production and may not reopen

  05-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Vivergo Fuels blames government inaction and says there is no guarantee production will restart.
  
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• Andy Burnham wants simple 'London-style' bus system in Greater Manchester

  05-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham wants a unified and much simpler system in place by 2020.
  
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• A large chunk of London's Tube network is about to get a whole lot more reliable

  05-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Around 40 per cent of London's Tube network is about to get a significant boost in frequency and reliability, after Transport for London wrapped up a successful test of new signalling over the weekend.
  
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