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• Rail passengers must come before profits | Letters

  03-01-2018 19:05
  Readers respond to the sharp rise in UK train fares announced at the start of the yearIt’s outrageous that Chris Grayling plans to bail out Virgin Trains East Coast by up to £2bn – Labour is absolutely right to stand up for passengers (Tom Watson calls on Chris Grayling to quit over ‘grubby’ East Coast rail deal, 31 December). Rail passengers and taxpayers are sick of the rip-off of privatisation, and this bailout is the final straw – 76% of us think the railw
  
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• Cabinet nod to India, UK pact to improve public transport - Hindu Business Line

  03-01-2018 11:47
  Hindu Business Line
  Cabinet nod to India, UK pact to improve public transport
  Hindu Business Line
  The Centre on Wednesday approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and London's transportation authority to improve public transport in the country. The MoU is aimed at improving the overall public transport system, improve passenger ...
  Cabinet approves MoU between India, UK to improve public transportJagran Joshalle 34 nieuwsartikelen »
  
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• Cabinet nod to India, UK pact to improve public transport - Economic Times

  03-01-2018 11:26
  Economic Times
  Cabinet nod to India, UK pact to improve public transport
  Economic Times
  The government today approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and London's transportation authority to improve public transport in the country. The MoU is aimed at improving the overall public transport system, improve passenger ...
  Cabinet approves MoU between India, UK to improve public transportJagran Joshalle 34 nieuwsartikelen »
  
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• Cabinet nod to India, UK pact to improve public transport - Moneycontrol.com

  03-01-2018 11:24
  Moneycontrol.com
  Cabinet nod to India, UK pact to improve public transport
  Moneycontrol.com
  The government today approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and London's transportation authority to improve public transport in the country. The MoU is aimed at improving the overall public transport system, improve passenger ...en meer »
  
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• Wirral bus passengers left covered in shattered glass after brick attack

  03-01-2018 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Post -Pensioner tells of shock after windows are smashed
  
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• Will last-ditch talks save North East commuters from three days of rail misery?

  03-01-2018 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - RMT union and rail bosses to hold urgent talks on Wednesday to avert three 24 hour walk outs planned for January 8, 10 and 12
  
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• Virgin Trains apologises for 'sexist' tweet

  03-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - When Emily Cole complained to the company about being called
  
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• Virgin Trains apologises after sparking row by 'mocking' customer's complaint about everyday sexism

  03-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Virgin Trains has apologised after one of its staff appeared to mock a customer who complained about everyday sexism.
  
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• Virgin calls rail passenger Honey then mocks her for complaining subscription

  03-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - One of Britains biggest rail operators has had to apologise after becoming caught up in a row over a sexist tweet.
  
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• Tube journeys to get quicker and more reliable as TfL wraps up major upgrade and Northern Line extension work over festive break

  03-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Transport for London (TfL) said today that Tube passengers will reap the rewards of the completion of significant upgrade work over the festive period, promising quicker and more reliable journeys.
  
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• Transport union calls for Scotland's rail services to be taken into public ownership

  03-01-2018 01:00 via glasgowlive.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Transport union RMT has renewed its call for Scotland's rail services to be taken into public ownership as commuters return to work amid fare rises.
  
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• Transport secretary says he is a commuter paying 'same fares as everyone else' despite option of ministerial car

  03-01-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -The transport secretary took to the airwaves to defend himself after he was accused of 'shirking his duty' after jetting off to Qatar as passengers faced the highest rail fare rise for 5 years
  
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• 'They have got us over a barrel': Travellers voice concerns following ANOTHER rise in rail fares

  03-01-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Travellers have voiced their concerns following a rise in rail fares.
  
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• Steepest rail fare rise in 5 years draws protests

  03-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - UK commuters paying far more than workers in continental Europe, say unions
  
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• Stagecoach makes changes to Northampton routes

  03-01-2018 01:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Bus operator Stagecoachhas made several changes to its Northamptonroutes.
  
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• Southampton track gets £8m upgrade

  03-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Southampton has seen the completion of an mp;pound;8m track upgrade over the Christmas period. The track renewal work, which was carried out between Christmas Eve and New Yearmp;rsquo;s Day, saw over 6,000 metres of cabling and 200 metres of track replaced by Network Rail. The company has said that...
  
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• Ryanair seeks UK operating permit in Brexit move

  03-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Europes biggest low-cost airline moves to safeguard intra-UK flights
  
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• Ryanair seeks post-Brexit UK flying licence amid chaos fears Subscription

  03-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Ryanair recently applied for a British air operating licence in a move that it said might be required to keep its small domestic UK service operating in the event of a hard Brexit.
  
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• Ryanair passenger 'tired of waiting' jumps out of emergency exit at airport following delay

  03-01-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Ryanair applies for UK air operator licence

  03-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The airline says it may need a UK licence in the event of a hard Brexit.
  
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• RMT union and South Western to hold last-ditch talks in bid to avert strikes

  03-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Last-ditch talks will be held today in a bid to avert planned strikes which could disrupt rail services in London and across the UK next week.
  
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• RMT meets South Western Railway and Northern for talks in bid to stave off another wave of strikes

  03-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will meet South Western Railway and Northern today for last-ditch talks aimed at staving off further strike action in a bitter row over the role of the guard.
  
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• Review of 2017 - November: Paradise walkway reopens, £250m for Metro and museum funding drive

  03-01-2018 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -After being closed for two years, the walkway under the old Central Library building reopened in November while Theresa May announced £250 million worth of funding to improve transport in the West Midlands
  
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• Reading commuters to face biggest rail fare hike in five years

  03-01-2018 01:00 via getreading.co.uk
  Reading Evening Post -The rail fares are due to rise by 3.6 per cent next January
  
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• Rail passengers hit by biggest fare rise in five years today

  03-01-2018 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  Other News Sources - RAIL passengers travelling on the first working day of 2018 are being hit with the largest fare rise in five years.
  
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• Rail fares hiked by 3.4

  03-01-2018 01:00 via channel4.com
  Other News Sources - New Year. New rail fare increases. Its become an unwelcome part of the festive seasonmany rail passengers are being hit with the highest ticket price rise in five years. The Transport Secretary Chris Graylingwhos in Qataradmitted the increase was higher than he would wish. While many commuters and the
  
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• Rail fare rises: Commuters 'priced off' UK trains, union says

  03-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Average rail ticket prices go up by 3.4 across the UK - the biggest increase in five years.
  
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• P&O Ferries reports highest annual freight volumes in ten years on Zeebrugge-Tilbury route

  03-01-2018 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport -Pmp;O Ferries reports that it carried more freight between Zeebrugge and Tilbury in 2017 than in any other year in the decade long history of the route. The integrated ferry and logistics company carried 185,908 freight units between January and December - an increase of 4.3 per cent on last year and surpassing the previous best 12 monthly figure set in 2016.Nick Pank, Pmp;O Ferries' Head of Freight - North Sea, said:
  
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• Outcry over rail prices as Chris Grayling takes flight Subscription

  03-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Scared minister heads abroad while fares rise
  
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• Norwegian ships in new chief financial officer as part of management shake-up

  03-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Low-cost airline Norwegian has announced a management shake-up, including the appointment of a new chief financial officer, as it looks to keep the pressure up on rising competition.
  
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• Norwegian regional FlyViking to cease operations

  03-01-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Recently created Norwegian regional airline FlyViking will halt all operations Jan. 12 following a series of technical and other problems.read more
  
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• New platforms open at London Bridge

  03-01-2018 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Improvement works completed over Christmas
  
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• New Oxford cycle path branded dangerous after 'steep kerbs' throw cyclist into oncoming traffic

  03-01-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A CYCLIST who was injured after tumbling from his bike on the way home from work has blamed a multi-million roadwork project in Oxford.
  
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• London Bridge opens 'huge' new concourse following Christmas works

  03-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - London Bridge station has reopened today following 10 days of major engineering work. The final section of the stationmp;rsquo;s large new concourse and its final five platforms have opened for the first time, allowing Cannon Street trains to resume calling at the station. The new concourse...
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport rail link should be created sooner than 2023

  03-01-2018 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Bosses at Leeds Bradford Airport have called for the creation of a parkway rail station serving the site to be brought forward from the current date of 2023.
  
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• Labour transport chief's train breaks down - as he travelled to protest against rail fare hike

  03-01-2018 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Middlesbrough MP Andy McDonald was stuck for hours near Grantham as he travelled to Leeds to be part of the protests
  
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• Irish Ferries to build new ship for Holyhead to Dublin crossing

  03-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The £146m vessel will be able to carry 1,500 cars on the crossing and will be ready by 2020.
  
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• 'I'm going via the wing': fed-up Ryanair passenger takes the emergency exit

  03-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Man is arrested after shocking fellow travellers on delayed flight to Malaga by opening door and getting out on to the wingtaking hand luggage with himAn impatient Ryanair passenger shocked fellow travellers when he forced his way out of the emergency exit after getting fed up with waiting to disembark after a flight from the UK to Spain.The man, reportedly a 57-year-old Polish national, ended up perching on the wing of flight FR8164 with his hand luggage as the plane sat on the t
  
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• IAGs Niki deal still leaves low-cost rivals on front foot

  03-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - EasyJet and Ryanair may prove the bigger short-term winners
  
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• HS2 contractor Carillion investigated by FCA

  03-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Firm behind major UK construction projects faces legal scrutiny over claims of timeliness and content of corporate announcements
  
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• How do UK rail fares compare to European countries?

  03-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Average rail ticket prices have risen by 3.4, are we paying more than our European neighbours?
  
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• Hike in rail fares sparks new row

  03-01-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - RAIL fare increases have sparked a debate about renationalising the railways among Bradford politicians.
  
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• GWR Electrostar fleet enters service after electrification completed

  03-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - A new fleet of Electrostar trains has entered service today on the Great Western Main Line following the completion of electrification work between London Paddington and Didcot. GWR, which operates services on the line, says the new fleet will offer 8,000 extra seats across its network...
  
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• Government pledges to 'futureproof' Britain's railways as it prepares for 5G

  03-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Rail passengers could see a dramatic improvement to onboard mobile and Wi-Fi connections, according to the governmentmp;rsquo;s ambitious 5G Strategy. The rapid growth of mobile data requirements means that passengers expect high quality, reliable connectivity across the network, and so as part of...
  
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• Government may rethink basis for rail fare rises

  03-01-2018 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Demonstrators have been out in force at around 40 stations in England and Wales to protest at the latest increases in National Rail fares. Regulated fares rose by 3.6 per cent in England and Wales, and by the same amount during peak hours in Scotland. Off-peak regulated fares in Scotland have risen by 2.6 per cent. The average increase, taking non-regulated fares such as Advanced, Anytime and First Class into account, is 3.4 per cent in England and Wales and 3.2 per cent in Scotl
  
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• Glasgow Subway trains first in UK to run with no staff on board

  03-01-2018 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - New trains on the Glasgow Subway will be the first in the UK to run with no staff on board, The Scotsman has learned.
  
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• FTA expands specialist expertise with training business acquisition

  03-01-2018 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Reinforcing its position as the only organisation representing the entire logistics industry, the Freight Transport Association is delighted to ...
  
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• First pictures released of Newport train factory where 300 will work

  03-01-2018 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE FIRST pictures have been released of a Newport factory which will create 300 jobs building trams and trains.
  
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• DEVASTATING 2017: Numbers reveal someone died on Dorset's roads every two weeks

  03-01-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -It was a devastating year for road crash deaths in Dorset, as numbers reveal someone died on Dorsets roads every two weeks on average in 2017.
  
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• Critics slam 'staggering' 3.4 rail fare hike as it comes into force

  03-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Railway stations across England have become the backdrop to protests today as the highest rail fare increase in five years comes into force. The 3.4 raise, announced last year, has prompted anger from unions and the Opposition, which described the hike as mp;ldquo;staggeringmp;rdquo; and argued the...
  
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