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• Storm Caroline raises fears of death and injury in north of UK

  07-12-2017 15:31
  Met Office warns of flying debris in severe gales of up to 90mph as Scotland is hit by power cuts and travel disruptionSevere gales and snow showers have caused travel disruption, school closures and power cuts as Storm Caroline reaches the UK. The storm brings the threat of injury and even loss of life to northern parts of the UK, Met Office forecasters said. It is feared that winds of up to 90mph in northern Scotland could send debris flying, damage buildings and cause power cuts. Related: Wea
  
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• Croydon tram crash 'caused by driver falling asleep and speeding'

  07-12-2017 14:39
  Investigators conclude operators failed to understand risk of vehicle overturning and to take enough safety measuresInvestigators have said they believe the Croydon tram crash was caused by the driver briefly falling asleep before speeding through a sharp bend, but that tram operators had failed to properly understand the risks and put enough safety measures in place.
  Inspectors said new measures were needed across Britain’s tram networks, including technology in trams to monitor drivers&r
  
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• Storm Caroline to batter Britain with 90mph gusts and flying debris

  07-12-2017 09:01
  Met Office warning of ‘devastating winds’ prompts cancellation of train services in north and west of ScotlandStorm Caroline is bringing the threat of injury and even loss of life to parts of the UK, Met office forecasters have said. It is feared that winds of up to 90mph in northern Scotland will also send debris flying, damage buildings and cause power cuts.
  Severe gales were beginning to strengthen in the area on Thursday morning and forecasters put in place an amber “be pre
  
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• Storm Caroline raises fears of death and injury in UK

  07-12-2017 09:01
  Met Office warns of flying debris in severe gales of up to 90mph as north of UK hit by power cuts and travel disruptionSevere gales and snow showers have caused travel disruption, school closures and power cuts as Storm Caroline reaches the UK. The storm was bringing the threat of injury and even loss of life to parts of the UK, Met Office forecasters said. It is feared that winds of up to 90mph in northern Scotland will send debris flying, damage buildings and cause power cuts.Related: Weatherw
  
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• Virgin braced for strike action on East Coast Mainline - promises passengers 'near normal' service

  07-12-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - RAIL operator Virgin East Coast says it will run a near normal service in the event of strike action by the RMT union.
  
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• Videos show people 'packed in like sardines' on East Midlands Trains

  07-12-2017 01:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - Several videos have been shared on social media showing passengers packed into East Midlands Trains (EMT) like sardines.
  
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• Trains cancelled after warning of Storm Caroline danger to life Subscription

  07-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Train services have been cancelled after forecasters warned that Storm Caroline could cause danger to life.
  
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• Train rows could mean end of the line for quiet carriages Subscription

  07-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The countrys biggest rail network is considering removing quiet carriages after rows among passengers over whether they talk loudly.
  
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• Stagecoaches promises for Virgin Trains franchise are way off track subscription

  07-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Stagecoach is counting the £325 million cost this year of overpromising on the returns that it thought it would make on the Virgin Trains East Coast rail franchise.
  
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• Stagecoach upbeat on Government rail plan as it reports half year results

  07-12-2017 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - STAGECOACH chief executive Martin Griffiths has said he expects the UK Government to reduce the risk for companies taking on rail franchises, as talks on fresh terms for the East Coast line it operates continue.
  
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• Stagecoach shares rev up as it strikes an optimistic note

  07-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Shares in Stagecoach Group rose more than four per cent this morning as the company beat analysts' expectations and said its 2018 earnings forecast was unchanged, despite issues at its UK bus arm.
  
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• Senior Volkswagen manager jailed for seven years over emissions scandal

  07-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A senior Volkswagen manager has been jailed for seven years in the US for covering up a scheme to evade pollution limits on diesel vehicles.
  
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• ScotRail puts severe weather plans in place for Winter

  07-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - ScotRail has outlined its extreme winter weather plans as Scotland prepares to be hit by Storm Caroline. Winter impacts on the railway, with the effects ranging from speed restrictions to service suspension. To avoid objects which may have been blown onto the line by high winds, trains travel...
  
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• RPI no longer fit for deciding rail fare rises

  07-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The shadow transport secretary, Andy McDonald, is on the right tracks. The annual rises in rail fares should be decoupled from the retail prices index (RPI), as he argued in his Guardian article (This hefty train fare rise is yet another Tory betrayal of passengers, theguardian.com, 5 December).
  
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• Rail passengers facing £20 fines if they don't get a ticket BEFORE they travel

  07-12-2017 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Train operator Northern is warning passengers of new system
  
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• Queen Victoria's saloon gets royal facelift

  07-12-2017 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -CONSERVATION staff at the National Railway Museum are to restore the outside of Queen Victorias historic royal carriage for the first time in 50 years - thanks to a private donation.
  
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• Primera Air takes two more Boeing 737 MAX 9s

  07-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Scandinavian leisure carrier Primera Air has ordered two more Boeing 737 MAX 9s, taking the original order signed in May 2017 from eight to 10 aircraft. read more
  
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• Norwegian eyes more expansion to see off rising competition as passenger numbers pick up in November

  07-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Low-cost airline Norwegian said today that passenger numbers rose 11 per cent last month, as boss Bjorn Kjos eyes greater expansion to see off growing competition.
  
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• New rural bus routes on their way to better city links

  07-12-2017 01:00 via leylandguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - New bus routes starting in Lancashire next week will see public transport restored to a number of villages, and more frequent services making travel much easier on other routes
  
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• Network Rail close to completing £9.5m Shoreham Viaduct upgrade

  07-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Major upgrade work on the Shoreham Viaduct in Sussex is set to be completed at Christmas. The viaduct, which crosses the River Adur, has undergone strengthening work, and has also been painted and repaired in places as part of a mp;pound;9.5m scheme. It will now be able to carry all modern trains...
  
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• MPs plan to scrutinise early termination of East Coast rail franchise as DfT denies bailout

  07-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The Department for Transport today denied claims it had bailed out the East Coast rail franchise, as MPs said they intended to scrutinise the decision.
  
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• MP dashes hopes of using new Government pledge to reopen Oswestry railway

  07-12-2017 01:00 via bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson has said a new Government pledge to restoring out-of-use railway lines will not explore opportunities in Oswestry.
  
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• Locals call for a fare bus service

  07-12-2017 01:00 via midlothianadvertiser.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A packed public meeting was held last week in Pathhead to discuss council proposals to remove a subsidy for a vital local transport link....
  
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• Last effort to save bus services fails

  07-12-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Staffordshire County Council currently supports the countys network of buses and Dial-A-Ride services by paying out £2.6 million a year.
  
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• Kenilworth station delay is beyond disappointing

  07-12-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A war of words has broken out between the Department for Transport and a local council over a further delay to opening a new station in the West Midlands. Kenilworth in Warwickshire should have welcomed its first trains this weekend with the launch of new timetables, but it has emerged that trains will not be able to call before February. Warwickshire County Council said the further delay to the scheme was beyond disappointing, but the DfT said the council and its contractors aga
  
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• HS2 will 'wipe out' Aston Villa's academy - here is the latest from Bodymoor Heath

  07-12-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Rail minister Paul Maynard met with Villa CEO Keith Wyness this week to discuss the best way forward for the club
  
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• Heathrow rolls out rapid charging points for London's new electric black cabs and accelerates drive to turn all its vehicles electric

  07-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Heathrow Airport said today over half of its cars have gone electric, after previously pledging to make its whole fleet of small vans and cars electric by 2020.
  
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• Guest column: New rail service is a real step forward

  07-12-2017 01:00 via gainsboroughstandard.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Starting from this weekend there will be a train every hour between Lincoln and Sheffield run by Northern Rail.
  
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• Government opens £600bn pipeline to develop major infrastructure projects

  07-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The government has published plans for a mp;pound;600bn infrastructure investment pipeline, designed to bring major new construction projects across the UK. The plan, which includes transport infrastructure, is part of a boost to the construction sector which government officials believe will save...
  
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• Ex Volkswagen executive jailed in US amid diesel scandal

  07-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Oliver Schmidt is the second person to go to prison in the US due to the diesel emissions scandal.
  
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• East Kilbride Community Transport fear the lifeline bus service will be axed

  07-12-2017 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - The Department of Transport but they said they were unable to comment on individual cases after chair Ina Cumming raised concerns.
  
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• DHL Express takes delivery of first new A330 converted freighter

  07-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Express freight specialist DHL Express has become the first operator to accept an Airbus A330-300 Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) converted aircraft from Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW), the joint venture between Singapore-based ST Aerospace and Airbus. read more
  
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• Croydon tram crash could have been prevented, says widow

  07-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Marilyn Logan says a similar speeding incident days before the Croydon crash was not acted upon quickly enough.
  
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• Croydon tram crash could have been prevented after 'near miss' days earlier, victim's widow claims

  07-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The Croydon tram crash could have been prevented if more action was taken after a similar speeding incident days earlier, the widow of a victim has claimed.
  
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• Campaigners: 'Northamptonshire bus subsidy cuts will leave us stranded'

  07-12-2017 01:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - As part of stringent cost-cutting measures to save Northamptonshire County Council £9.6m, the local authority has announced it will review all of its non-statutory services, including bus subsidies, meaning some villagers might have their one and only vital bus route to doctors surgeries, schools and loved ones disconnected.
  
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• Bus company agrees to ease parking dilemma of Plymouth Argyle's Home Park plans

  07-12-2017 01:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  Plymouth Herald - James Brent said off-site parking was a likely solution if Home Park were to stage major conferences
  
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• British Airways chief executive Alex Cruz says it always will be "a premium airline" as he plots tech push to fight off competition

  07-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The chief executive of British Airways said today the carrier "always will be a premium airline", though added the airline remained unapologetic about cost-cutting in order to face off against rising competition.
  
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• Brexit: Bombardier boss opposes 'Irish Sea border'

  07-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Michael Ryan says most imports for the Northern Ireland aircraft factories come via England.
  
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• Anger as rail fares face another hike

  07-12-2017 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -A RAIL users group has
  
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• Angel secures funding to refinance Greater Anglia Aventra rolling stock

  07-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Funding of mp;pound;835m has been secured by Angel Trains to refinance the procurement 665 trains for Greater Anglia.The 665 Bombardier Aventra vehicles will be leased to the Abellio Greater Anglia franchise from 2019. Angel Trains Group has raised the funds from a diverse group of lenders...
  
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• Air New Zealand grounds flights after engine problems

  07-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Other airlines have previously reported problems with the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines.
  
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