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• VISITBRITAIN, NEWCASTLE AIRPORT AND NEWCASTLEGATESHEAD INITIATIVE ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

  09-12-2017 01:00 via bqlive.co.uk
  Other News Sources - VisitBritain has teamed up with Newcastle Airport and NewcastleGateshead Initiative to promote the North East of England to overseas visitors.
  
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• #UKRIA2018 picks up HS2 chief executive for keynote speech

  09-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mark Thurston, chief executive of HS2, has been announced as the keynote speaker for this yearmp;rsquo;s prestigious UK Rail Industry Awards (UKRIA). Thurston, who took over at the countrymp;rsquo;s biggest rail project in March, is expected to offer a unique insight into the industry for more than...
  
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• UK train fares: ticket to ride

  09-12-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The increases in both fares and investment levels are exaggerated
  
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• Transport Minister: we'll invest in space travel and fixing roads

  09-12-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - IN A week of major traffic problems on the A34, a Government transport minister has promised investment in infrastructure to support growing businesses.
  
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• Tram safety boost after dozing drivers fatal crash in Croydon Subscription

  09-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - All trams will be fitted with automatic braking systems after a driver drifted into a microsleep, leading to the worst crash of its kind in almost a century.
  
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• Tram crash driver may have been in microsleep

  09-12-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The final report into the Croydon tram crash of November 2016 has said the driver of the tram which overturned at speed, killing seven people, may have been in a momentary microsleep which made him lose awareness. By the time he woke up, he may not have realised in time that his tram was overspeeding dangerously close to the tight curve at Sandilands Junction, where there is a restriction of 20km/h. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch concluded that the risk of trams overturni
  
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• Train passenger numbers rise

  09-12-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - MORE commuters are jumping on to trains across the Black Country and Staffordshire than before, new figures have revealed.
  
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• Tory Keith Prince in row with woman who put feet on train seat on London commuter service Subscription

  09-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A senior Conservative councillor apologised yesterday after becoming embroiled in a row with a woman he accused of putting her feet on his train seat.
  
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• The railway routes the Government could restore to reconnect coasts with cities and countryside

  09-12-2017 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Hope was almost extinguished in the 1960s, as was the neighbouring station of Edale. These two Derbyshire halts provide access to the best parts of the Peak District National Park, with Edale also marking one end of the Pennine Way. Had Dr Richard Beeching had his way, they would have been among the thousands of UK stations closed, on the grounds of being clearly uneconomic.
  
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• The game-changing 'driverless train' that could be coming to Cambridge

  09-12-2017 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - Cambridge could be getting a complete underground metro by 2025, it was revealed yesterday .
  
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• Strong passenger growth as two million travel through Shrewsbury Railway Station in a year

  09-12-2017 01:00 via shropshirestar.com
  Other Regional Press - More than two million passengers travelled through Shrewsbury Railway Station in the last financial year.
  
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• Rolls-Royce and European Space Agency embark on digital shipping project

  09-12-2017 01:00 via theengineer.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Rolls-Royce and the European Space Agency have signed an agreement to investigate the use of space technologies for remote-controlled and autonomous shipping.
  
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• Rodent droppings found in kitchen of Virgin East Coast train

  09-12-2017 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -The animal droppings were found this week on a service which runs from Edinburgh to London
  
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• Rail campaign group demands 10 per cent cut in West Norfolk fares over prospect of longer journeys

  09-12-2017 01:00 via lynnnews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Campaigners have demanded a minimum 10 per cent cut in rail fares on West Norfolks line as compensation for the prospect of longer journeys.
  
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• Porvairs potential filters through to investors Subscription

  09-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The market likes many things, but if you can put some of them together in a single basket, then all the better. Thus Porvairs combination of a technology-driven business, something never more fashionable than now, and the promise of a healthy order book had investors dipping in yesterday.
  
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• People are the key to digitalisation

  09-12-2017 01:00 via marinemec.com
  Other News Sources - Shipping needs to prepare the human element to become high reliability organisations and adopt digitalisation to reap the benefits, says Transas Frank Coles
  
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• Oxford Bus Company buys City Sightseeing bus tours

  09-12-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -OXFORD Bus Company has purchased the firm behind the City Sightseeing open-top buses and hoped to invest more in welcoming visitors to the city.
  
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• Northern to take first rail customers across Manchesters Ordsall Chord

  09-12-2017 01:00 via northernrailway.co.uk
  Train Operators - Rail operator Northern is preparing to welcome customers onto the first passenger service to cross Manchesters Ordsall Chord on Sunday 10 December.
  
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• Northern Rail working with other train operators to boost Christmas economy across the North

  09-12-2017 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  Other News Sources - TRAIN operators across the North are working together to help people get to shops and markets in the run-up to Christmas.
  
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• Northern Rail to introduce improved connections for East Lancashire rail commuters

  09-12-2017 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  Other News Sources - NORTHERN Rail has improved connections for rail commuters on lines between East Lancashire and Preston and Manchester.
  
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• M6 works to take two years

  09-12-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Drivers will face nearly TWO YEARS of delays during the major revamp of the M6 junction 10.
  
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• Improved train services pull in to Lancashire

  09-12-2017 01:00 via 2br.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - This weekend more rail services and better train connections roll into Lancashire.
  
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• Hopes for HS2 upgrade at Darlington: Chris Grayling says it's on his 'serious to do' list

  09-12-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - TRANSPORT secretary Chris Grayling said the modernisation of Darlington stationmaking it ready for HS2 trainswas on his 'serious to-do list', as he visited the town yesterday.
  
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• Have your say on human powered vehicles

  09-12-2017 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  Green Miscellany - The idea of travelling in an extremely small and lightweight vehicle that will not move without physical effort from its driver will seem outlandish to motorists who do little more than turn a key, but we are great fans of human powered vehicles (HPVs). These environmentally benign vehicles could have a transformative effect on the way we get about town The post Have your say on human powered vehicles appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Green light for new Wolverhampton rail station

  09-12-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Transport bosses agree £50 million funding towards the Wolverhampton Interchange Project linking rail and tram stops
  
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• Government is bluffing over restoring closed rail lines

  09-12-2017 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Transport secretary Chris Grayling could restore closed lines under plan to expand rail network and increase growth.
  
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• Gatwick Airport launches first passenger app with live queue times

  09-12-2017 01:00 via spiritfm.net
  Other News Sources - It has personalised flight alerts, real-time queue updates for check-in and security, intuitive navigation using beacon technology and shopping, restaurant and airport offers.
  
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• First electric trains to run on Edinburgh to Glasgow line

  09-12-2017 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - THE first electric trains on the Edinburgh to Glasgow line will be introduced this weekend, ScotRail have confirmed.
  
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• EGIP goes electric, but new trains must wait until 2018

  09-12-2017 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Electric trains will start running between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh on Sunday, but the rolling stock will be existing Class 380s from the ScotRail fleet rather than the new Class 385s which are being built by Hitachi. Class 380s with seven cars will be moved to the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme route via Falkirk High for now. The ScotRail Alliance said it is preparing to welcome brand-new Hitachi Class 385 trains next year. Managing director Alex Hynes describ
  
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• Double awards success for Gatwick Airports team

  09-12-2017 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - GATWICK has won an environmental awareness award in recognition of its work to become the UKs most sustainable airport.
  
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• Bristol rail services funding bid to be submitted

  09-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A bid for £46m to improve rail services around Bristol is to be made to the government before Christmas.
  
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• BA agrees deal with unions to close final salary pension scheme

  09-12-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline to move staff to defined contribution plan as it tackles £2.8bn pension hole
  
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• Arriva bus strike day CANCELLED - but others could still go ahead

  09-12-2017 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post -Drivers will be voting on a new pay deal next week
  
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• £4 million HS2 cash boost for Buckinghamshire

  09-12-2017 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press -A cash boost of £30 million will be handed out to towns and villages along the route of the controversial new High Speed Two railway in a bid to improve road and cycle safetywith Bucks County Council landing almost £4 million.
  
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