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• Train passenger has ear bitten in row over loud mobile phone use

  14-12-2017 21:15
  The attacker complained that the victim’s friend was speaking loudly on his phone on board a Southern Railway serviceA 24-year-old man has had his ear bitten in a row over mobile phone use on a train, British Transport Police (BTP) said.The attacker complained that the victim’s friend was speaking loudly on his phone on board a Southern Railway service from London Bridge to Peckham Rye. Continue reading...
  
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• Read it here: Urban Transport Review 2017

  14-12-2017 16:27 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Welcome to Urban Transport Review 2017, published in conjunction with the Urban Transport Group
  Contents include a foreword by Lilian Greenwood, Chair of the Transport Select Committee. She writes: “A lot has changed in urban transport over the past year.”
  We hope you find it an interesting read and we welcome all feedback.
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• Out now: Issue 174 of Passenger Transport

  14-12-2017 16:26 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 174 of Passenger Transport is published on December 15
  Contents include:
    
  LEAD STORY
  ‘A MaaS-ive opportunity’
  Public and private sectors of the passenger transport world speak about transformative potential of ‘Mobility as a Service’
   
  NEWS
  Adonis seeks ‘national rail transformation’
  ‘State-of-the art projects still required in any Brexit scenario’
  ‘Use Bus Services Act powers,’ urges minister
  Jesse Norman ca
  
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• Mobility as a Service – ‘A MaaS-ive opportunity’

  14-12-2017 16:09 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Public and private sectors of the passenger transport world speak about transformative potential of ‘Mobility as a Service’
    
  There is growing recognition in all corners of the passenger transport world of the game-changing potential of Mobility as a Service (MaaS) – whereby travellers use a smartphone app to plan and pay for multi-modal journeys.
  This year saw the launch of the UK’s first MaaS pilot scheme in the West Midlands (PT170), with the Whim app (pictu
  
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• Getting back to what we knew worked

  14-12-2017 16:05 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  A feeling of déjà vu descends when reading the government’s new strategic vision for rail. Have some key lessons finally been learnt?
   
  The ScotRail Alliance. Could this be a model for others?
   
  “Connecting People” is the strapline for the government’s recently published strategic vision for rail. It’s a clever title. At one level it’s about connecting passengers but in another it’s about connecting those people in the com
  
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• Get on board! CityZap could be the future

  14-12-2017 15:52 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Leeds to Manchester has been looked at and dismissed by bus operators many times over the years – but Transdev Blazefield had a zappy new idea
   Linking Leeds and Manchester, every hour
   
  VISITED: 15th November 2017
  SERVICE: The first CityZap route has linked Leeds and York since March 2016, using SatNav technology. Last month, a new CityZap service was launched, operating hourly between Leeds and Manchester with a journey time of 80 minutes
  FARES: I paid just £6 to travel b
  
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• In 10 years time trains could be solar powered

  14-12-2017 08:00
  A technique has been devised that allows electricity to flow directly from solar panels to electrified train tracks to the trains themselves making solar powered trains more feasible than ever before
  Last week, my 10:10 colleague Leo Murray co-authored a new report on solar-powered trains with Nathaniel Bottrell, an electrical engineer at Imperial College.It’s exciting stuff. We think solar could power 20% of the Merseyrail network in Liverpool, as well as 15% of commuter routes in Kent, S
  
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• Waterloo station delays: Circuit failure sparks third day of travel woe for train commuters

  14-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Commuters faced a third consecutive day of delays at London Waterloo as a circuit failure caused fresh misery.
  
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• UK eases large electronics ban

  14-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The UK will now allow large electronic items in the cabin on the majority of flights from Turkey and Tunisia, relaxing restrictions imposed on security grounds earlier this year.read more
  
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• The tilting electric trike with four wheels

  14-12-2017 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  Green Miscellany - Drivers are notoriously difficult to prise from behind the steering wheel. We blame the cup holders. Millions of us every day overlook the running costs, time wasted in traffic jams and even our responsibility for the air pollution that brings about the early deaths of 50,000 in Britain alone each year, simply because our carsprovide such a comfortable and well-appointed The post The tilting electric trike with four wheels appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Spending a penny earns Network Rail millions of pounds Subscription

  14-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Network Rail made almost £5 million in 12 months from people paying to use its railway station toilets, figures show.
  
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• South Western Railway and Greater Anglia will be hit by strikes over Christmas

  14-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union has announced new strikes in its row over the role of the guard, with workers walking out on South Western Railway for New Year's Eve and Greater Anglia on 27 December.
  
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• Scrooge union RMT announces more rail strikes Subscription

  14-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Union bosses were accused of playing Scrooge yesterday after announcing strikes aimed at causing disruption to rail passengers over Christmas.
  
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• SAS swings to a full-year net profit on strategy shift

  14-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has posted a SEK1.1 billion ($130 million) net income for its full 2016-17 financial year, marking a dramatic improvement from the SEK1.3 billion net loss it posted in 2015-16.read more
  
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• Revealed: Final cost of Edinburgh trams scheme will be £1 billion

  14-12-2017 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - THE final true cost of the tram project will be over £1 billion, the inquiry into the troubled project has been told.
  
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• Rail strike to decimate North Wales Virgin Trains services...while majority of routes in England will run

  14-12-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Services between Holyhead and London will be almost wiped out on the strike dates
  
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• Pilot takes Airbus on unusual test path to create amazing festive message on flight radar

  14-12-2017 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -The captain was testing a new Airbus A380 when he decided to draw the yuletide image over central Europe
  
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• Outraged commuters face two years of slow trains

  14-12-2017 01:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The decision to scrap fast trains to Bedford to Luton for two years has been described as "outrageous".
  
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• NIKI files for bankruptcy; ceases operations

  14-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Airberlin subsidiary NIKI filed for bankruptcy Dec. 13 and said it will cease flight operations immediately.read more
  
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• MPs attack spiteful Boeing in trade row Subscription

  14-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - MPs have accused Boeing of risking the special relationship between Britain and the US with spiteful behaviour towards Bombardier that puts thousands of jobs at risk in Northern Ireland.
  
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• MP urges Government to press ahead with high-speed rail stop in Bradford

  14-12-2017 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A BRADFORD MP has urged the Government to press ahead with a Northern Powerhouse Rail stop in Bradford.
  
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• Mini-motorways to ease congestion on busy roads Subscription

  14-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A new generation of mini-motorways are to be created across England to combat congestion amid warnings that traffic will rise by more than a third in the next two decades.
  
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• Maverick railway engineers from Yorkshire hoping to stop HS2 in its tracks

  14-12-2017 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Two railway engineers from Yorkshire believe they have come up with an alternative to HS2 which could save £20bn. Chris Burn reports on their fight to convince the Government.
  
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• Manchester aims for integrated transport system

  14-12-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Mayor Burnham to use new powers and set up board to tackle fragmentation
  
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• Lufthansa abandons plans to buy Air Berlins Niki

  14-12-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - European Commission raised concerns deal would lead to higher prices and less consumer choice
  
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• Lord Adonis says technology like artificial intelligence will help cut train delays and reduce traffic jams

  14-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Britain's transport network could be overhauled to curb disruption and delays, by making use of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, the chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission said today.
  
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• Launch of new East West Railway Company puts UKs own Silicon Valley rail link on fast track

  14-12-2017 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - The East West Railway Company will make sure the railway works for the passengers and the communities it will serve.
  
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• Labour MP Chuka Umunna reveals he fears being pushed off Tube platform

  14-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - It comes as a report was published into the 'vile and shocking' abuse faced by public figures
  
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• 'It shouldn't take two-and-a-half hours to get from Cambridge to Oxford'

  14-12-2017 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - In an exclusive opinion piece for the Cambridge News , Transport Secretary Chris Grayling explains why he's officially launching the East West Rail Company
  
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• 'I don't stand near the edge of a Tube platform'

  14-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Chuka Umunna says he avoids standing near the edge of London Underground platforms because of worries for his safety.
  
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• Heathrow Airport to unveil plans to deliver expansion "more responsibly and affordably"

  14-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Heathrow has today announced it will unveil plans to deliver airport expansion "more responsibly and affordably", with the launch of its planning consultation into its long-awaited new runway next month.
  
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• Glasgow airport rail link delayed as funding is halted

  14-12-2017 01:00 via eveningtimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Cash will be held back from developing further the plans for a rail link to Glasgow Airport until concerns raised have been dealt with.
  
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• GB Railfreight continues to invest in new rolling stock

  14-12-2017 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -On Tuesday 28th November GB Railfreight (GBRf) took delivery of the first of its brand new, purpose-built IIA hoppers, which will be used to transport sand on behalf of Sibelco from Middleton Towers in East Anglia to Barnby Dun, Monk Bretton and Goole in Yorkshire. Arriving at Whitemoor Yard in Cambridgeshire, pulled by loco 66746, the hoppers had an arduous journey across Europe, having been constructed by Greenbriar in Poland. They will be enteri
  
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• Final cost of Edinburgh trams scheme will be £1 billion Subscription

  14-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The final cost of the Edinburgh tram will be more than £1 billion, the inquiry into the project has been told.
  
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• DfT confirms it will not implement overcrowding limits on busy services

  14-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Rail minister Paul Maynard has confirmed that the government will not be introducing a maximum passenger limit for overcrowded trains. Answering a written question from MP Sharon Hodgson, Maynard said passengers prized the flexibility of the walk-on system of travel and the DfT had no intention...
  
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• Cardiff Bus Station work 'will begin in early 2018'

  14-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans for a new bus station in Cardiff had been delayed and changed after a long-running funding saga.
  
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• Campaigners line London route to promote bike lane safety

  14-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A campaign group lines a London cycle lane calling for better safety conditions for road users
  
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• Broadband could be coming to Oxfordshire's motorways

  14-12-2017 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - WIRELESS internet could be installed as part of a Government-backed project as preparations for driverless vehicles, a report states.
  
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• Boeing acting 'spitefully' in Bombardier trade dispute

  14-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The US aviation firm is questioned by MPs over Bombardier trade dispute that threatens Belfast jobs.
  
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• Axed bus services could return as Andy Burnham plans transport overhaul

  14-12-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - A MAJOR transport overhaul could result in axed bus services being reinstated and other improvements designed to meet passengers needs.
  
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• Airbus creates Christmas tree in the sky in festive flight path by A380 pilot

  14-12-2017 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The amazing Christmas display was made by an Airbus pilot during a test flight
  
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• Air pollution linked to bad behaviour among teenagers subscription

  14-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Air pollution may be causing delinquent behaviour among teenagers, a study has claimed.
  
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• Air China, Air Canada expand partnership

  14-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Air Canada and Air China will expand their mutual codeshare services and lounge agreement in time for the 2018 Canada-China Year of Tourism.read more
  
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