Public Transport news

• Whitehall fails gender pay test subscription

  19-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Women working at the Department for Transport are paid almost 17 per cent less on average than men, the biggest gender pay gap in Whitehall.
  
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• Watch: Drunk passengers rampage on the train lines - and nearly die

  19-12-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Almost 500 trains from New Street held up - because of boozed up travellers, new figures reveal
  
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• Washington train derailment: Donald Trump promotes new infrastructure plan after deadly crash

  19-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Donald Trump has said the deadly train derailment in Washington state is proof of the need for a nationwide push for new infrastructure.
  
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• Virgin billionaire Richard Branson is taking up Hyperloop One chairman role

  19-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Virgin entrepreneur Richard Branson is taking up a top leadership position at Virgin Hyperloop One, the transportation startup he recently invested in and rebranded under his empire's name.
  
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• US train derails from bridge and hits motorway on first high-speed run leaving at least six dead and dozens injured

  19-12-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Uber Cambridge license renewed for five years by local council

  19-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Uber has won approval to operate in the city of Cambridge for another five years the City's local council said today.
  
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• The 19-year-old chaplain who helps train drivers deal with witnessing suicides

  19-12-2017 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -Hannah Tuck is the UK's youngest ever railway chaplain
  
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• TfL fines hike to £160 'not fair and proportionate', motoring bodies say

  19-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Motoring organisations today criticised a hike in Transport for London's fines which will see drivers breaking traffic rules hit by penalties of up to £160.
  
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• Steam line needs £150,000 to protect vintage carriages

  19-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Rail enthusiasts are in a race against time to save their 100-year-old carriages from rotting.
  
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• Sheffield City Region to launch consultation on transport plans set to grow economy by £500m

  19-12-2017 01:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Residents in the Sheffield City Region will be able to take part in a consultation on transport plans expected to grow the local economy by £500m.
  
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• Several dead after Amtrak train derails in US

  19-12-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carriages tumbled off a bridge on to busy highway in Washington state
  
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• Seattle train crash: several dead in Amtrak derailment

  19-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Train was heading south on new high-speed rail route that opened on MondayPictures show derailed train hanging off overpass above Interstate 5An Amtrak train traveling for the first time on a new high-speed route derailed in Washington state on Monday, killing several people and sending numerous cars flying off an overpass on to a busy highway.A US official told the Associated Press earlier in the day that at least six people died and that the number of fatalities could rise, thou
  
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• Ryanair bosses 'don't treat crew like humans', say staff

  19-12-2017 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Dozens of stewards, including former Italian worker Giulia (pictured), contacted the Daily Mail after we revealed how they are exploited by budget airline Ryanair.
  
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• Road, rail and air travel set to be disrupted as fog sweeps into Britain

  19-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Flights likely to be cancelled and delays probable on bus and train services as visibility falls to below 100 metresForecasters have warned of likely travel disruption on Tuesday, including cancelled flights, with severe fog forecast to hit much of the UK.Some patches of freezing fog overnight are also likely and the extreme conditions are expected to last until midday on Tuesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Passengers packed worse than cattle as rail disruption continues through Essex despite lines re-opening

  19-12-2017 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Major disruption has been caused to rail services after part of a metal structure which connects to the overhead wires broke off and hit a train at Hatfield Peverel.
  
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• No 'silent night' for residents as rail bosses confirm plans for electrification work over Christmas period

  19-12-2017 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - THERE will be no silent night for long-suffering Moses Gate residents this Christmas after rail bosses announced electrification work near the homes would continue over the festive period.
  
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• New 70mph speed limit for Queensferry Crossing

  19-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Transport Scotland said the road will assume full motorway status in the New Year.
  
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• Manchester Airport's two runways were shut down as thick fog caused travel chaos across the region

  19-12-2017 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -All flights in and out of the airport were suspended on Monday afternoon
  
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• Manchester Airport: Heavy fog and runway 'defect' suspends flights

  19-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Heavy fog and repair work on a runway at Manchester Airport led to all flights being temporarily suspended.
  
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• Keeping festive grins is worth more to Ryanair than 1.5bn

  19-12-2017 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - OLearys shift to ingratiation follows threat of pilots strike over holidays
  
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• Here's why Chiltern Railways passengers have to put up with trains that are too hot or cold

  19-12-2017 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Rail firm admits passengers just have to suffer because train heating settings can only be changed in a depot overnight
  
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• Heathrow reveals plans to cut third runway costs

  19-12-2017 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Airports revised proposals could shave £2.5 billion from project cost
  
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• Heathrow cost of third runway cut by £2.5bn

  19-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Terminals 2 and 5 could be expanded instead of constructing a new terminal building, Heathrow says.
  
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• Government gender pay gap revealed: Women paid almost 17 per cent less than men at Department for Transport

  19-12-2017 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Gender pay gap: Transport tops government departments

  19-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The gender pay gap is narrowing in Whitehall but unions representing civil servants say not fast enough.
  
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• GB Railfreight buys three Class 47s

  19-12-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - GB Railfreight has bought three Class 47/7s from Colas Railfreight - 47727 Rebecca, 47739 Robin of Templecombe 1938-2013 and 47749 City of Truroafter Colas decided to dispose of assets that are no longer part of its core business.
  
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• Full speed ahead as 70mph allowed over Queensferry Subscripton

  19-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Motorists using the Queensferry Crossing can experience slightly faster crossings after a series of works were completed.
  
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• Final bids for Welsh rail contract expected this week

  19-12-2017 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - BIDDERS hoping to run rail services in south Wales from next year are expected to submit their final offers by Thursday.
  
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• Extra carriages being added to Borders Railway trains to tackle overcrowding

  19-12-2017 01:00 via thesouthernreporter.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Transport campaigners have welcomed moves by ScotRail to tackle overcrowding on Borders Railway services.
  
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• Emirates has announced these New Year flight deals from Birmingham Airport

  19-12-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Airline's sale slashes prices to destinations including Dubai, Thailand, Australia and South Africa
  
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• Email reveals Department for Transport forbidding extra HS2 redundancy payments warning of "enormous reputational damage"

  19-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - It has been revealed that the Department for Transport (DfT) wrote to the former boss of HS2 in April last year refusing an extra £1.76m in redundancy payouts at the rail group, saying the proposals could cause significant reputational damage.
  
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• Easyjet confirms "milestone" Air Berlin acquisition

  19-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Easyjet this morning confirmed it has acquired a substantial part of collapsed carrier Air Berlin's German operations.
  
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• Consider legal action over HS2 redundancies, MPs say

  19-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - MPs have called for consideration of legal action over excessive HS2 redundancy payouts. The Public Accounts Committee has called the mp;pound;1.76m of unauthorised payments made during 2016-17 a mp;ldquo;shocking waste of taxpayersmp;rsquo; money.mp;rdquo; In the committeemp;rsquo;s mp;ldquo;High Speed 2...
  
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• Concern at costs imposed on regional services

  19-12-2017 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Urban Transport Group has written to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), expressing concern over industry processes that it believes could shift the balance of the railways infrastructure costs onto regional services, which it says could damage their futures.
  
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• Canada counters Boeing claims in Bombardier dispute

  19-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Boeing's price-dumping case against Bombardier is based on conjecture, Canada's ambassador to the US told trade commissioners Dec. 18 in Washington DC.
  
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• Boeing says it cannot, will not stop Bombardier trade dispute

  19-12-2017 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Boeing is beyond the point of no return in its price-dumping trade dispute against Bombardier, company representatives told reporters Dec. 15, and the results are expected to be finalized by Washington officials this week.read more
  
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• Boeing and Bombardier set out defence in trade row

  19-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Boeing and Bombardier trade verbal blows over claims that the Canadian company gets state aid.
  
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• At least six killed after Amtrak train derails and hurtles off overpass in Washington

  19-12-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Seventy-eight passengers and five crew members were aboard
  
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• Amtrak Washington train crash: At least three killed and 100 injured after train derails onto US motorway

  19-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - At least three people are dead and 100 injured after a US train derailed on a bridge and fell onto the busy motorway below.
  
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• 7 new destinations on offer at Durham Tees Valley Airport

  19-12-2017 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -CHARTERED flights for seven new destinations flying out of Durham Tees Valley Airport have been announced as the site reveals a programme of summer getaways.
  
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