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• Driving home for Christmas may take a while, but we traffic officers will get you there

  23-12-2017 11:11
  If you’re on the UK’s motorways, spare a thought for the workers who give up their Christmas festivities so you can get home safely to enjoy yours• Catherine Dent is a Highways England traffic officerThere’s nothing quite like getting into a car stacked with presents, putting on your best festive jumper, and cranking up the Chris Rea as you venture out on to the motorway to drive home for Christmas. There’s also nothing worse than finding yourself, as the song goes,
  
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• Christmas getaway: disruption on roads, rail and at airports

  23-12-2017 10:02
  Last-minute shoppers will combine with people visiting friends and relatives to cause a busy weekend on the UK transport networkThe Christmas getaway is set to continue through the weekend after a “Frantic Friday” exodus from major cities saw congested roads and rail disruption on the last working day before the festive break.
  Roads will remain busy on Saturday with those who delayed travelling to avoid Friday’s rush joining last-minute shoppers and online delivery vehicles.Con
  
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• Christmas getaway sees disruption on roads, rail and at airports

  23-12-2017 06:00
  Last-minute shoppers will combine with people visiting friends and relatives to cause a busy weekend on the UK transport networkThe Christmas getaway is set to continue through the weekend after a “Frantic Friday” exodus from major cities saw congested roads and rail disruption on the last working day before the festive break.
  Roads will remain busy on Saturday with those who delayed travelling to avoid Friday’s rush joining last-minute shoppers and online delivery vehicles.Con
  
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• Tories backtrack on vow to run Boxing Day trains

  23-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The vast majority of rail services will be shut on Boxing Day despite claims by the Tories a decade ago that they would boost the number of post-Christmas trains.
  
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• Switch from diesel cars raises carbon emissions Subscription

  23-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Greenhouse gas emissions from new cars have risen for the first time in 14 years after drivers switched from diesel to petrol.
  
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• ScotRail to trial hydraulic tech to cut carbon emissions

  23-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - A new hydraulic pump could reduce Scotlands carbon emissions by 4,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year. The digital pump, which is being used by ScotRail, will initially be trialled on a standard commuter train. Most modern diesel trains use a hydraulic unit to power each...
  
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• RMT and TSSA cancel five days of Virgin West Coast strikes

  23-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The RMT and TSSA unions have cancelled planned strikes today and throughout January on Virgin and Virgin West Coast services after coming to an agreement with the operator. Initially the industrial action was scheduled for today, 22 December, and 5, 8, 26 and 29 January next year, but Virgin...
  
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• Record number of Londoners taking to 'Boris bikes'

  23-12-2017 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - More than 10.3 million journeys have been made using Santander Cycles in 2017
  
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• Rail officials late to key meeting after train delayed, but improvements in south Cumbria remain on track

  23-12-2017 01:00 via nwemail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Northern officials invited to a Cumbria Better Connected meeting in Ulverston were late after their train broke down
  
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• Pay per mile in road toll revolution Subscription

  23-12-2017 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Britains first national pay-per-mile road charging system is being considered by the government, The Times has learnt.
  
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• 'New' trains a big letdown

  23-12-2017 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - 'New' trains a big letdown
  
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• Ipswich blaze: Fire crews called to disused railway building

  23-12-2017 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service was called to the the building in Wherstead Road, in Ipswich, at about 15:00 GMT.
  
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• Fury after rush hour train completely bypasses commuters at Fife station

  23-12-2017 01:00 via thecourier.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Commuters in Fife were left incensed during Friday mornings rush hour as the 07.09 Dundee to Edinburgh service bypassed a number of scheduled stations.
  
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• Engineering works and another strike - rail passengers face mass disruption over Christmas and New Year

  23-12-2017 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Dorsetrail passengers will be hit with a double whammy of disruption on the Weymouth-Waterloo line this Christmas and new year.
  
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• Could West London get two new London Overground stations?

  23-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Transport for London (TfL) says it has received overwhelming support for two new London Overground stations in West London.
  
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• Consumer rail freight movement reaches record high

  23-12-2017 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Record growth in two of the main rail freight markets has continued, according to a report published yesterday. The Office of Rail and Roadmp;rsquo;s (ORR) latest quarterly rail freight figures have revealed that construction traffic has increased by 2 compared to Q2 last year, moving 1.1 billion...
  
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• Christmas comes early for Boris bikes as they race through annual hire record

  23-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Londons Santander Cycles, more commonly known to most in the city as Boris bikes, will pedal into the new year with a new record under their seat.
  
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• Carillion given breathing space as lenders step back for four months

  23-12-2017 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Carillion today received an early Christmas present after lenders agreed to give the ailing contractor four months of breathing room and defer the testing financial covenants.
  
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• British Ports Association disappointed' by opaque Brexit sector reports

  23-12-2017 01:00 via fairplay.co.uk
  Other News Sources - UK maritime views on the impact of Brexit on the sector have not been included in the report published on 21 December by the Commons Exiting the European Union Committee on Thursday.
  
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• Bilton relief road 'threat': Guide to what happens next

  23-12-2017 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Disappoinment has been expressed at a decision by North Yorkshire Couny Council to refuse to rule out a multi-million pound relief road in Bilton just over a week after Harrogate councillors voted overwhelmingly against it.
  
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• 🎄🎄 Merry Christmas from the TransportInfo team 🎄🎄

  23-12-2017 01:00 via cogitamus.co.uk
  Cogitamus - mp;#127876; mp;#127877;mp;#127996; We will be taking a little break over the festive season.TransportInfo will not be updated between 25 December 2017 and 1 January 2018.
  We will be back on Tuesday 2nd January 2018.
  We would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!! mp;#129334;mp;#127997;mp;#127876;
  
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