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• Environmental protesters at HS2 site threatened with injunction

  16-01-2018 19:07
  Letters served at Hillingdon site say government plans to seek high court injunctions to prevent further demonstrations
  Seven environmental protesters on the site of the HS2 development in the Colne Valley in Hillingdon have been threatened with injunctions by the transport secretary and HS2 Ltd in a bid to prevent their continued demonstrations on the controversial site.Letters were served on Tuesday by hand at the Harvil Road site, where regular protests against the impact of the project on tr
  
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• Four cities, 1 hour, 1.3m people: new northern rail plan revealed

  16-01-2018 13:00
  Northern Powerhouse Rail – a fast line between Bradford, Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool – could create 850,000 jobs, says transport bodyA new fast rail link between Liverpool and Leeds would allow 1.3 million people in the north of England to reach four cities in less than an hour, adding billions to the local economy, according to the body tasked with improving transport infrastructure in the region.Transport for the North (TfN) has proposed a new train line that would connect Brad
  
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• Bristol investigates underground system to ease congestion

  16-01-2018 12:29
  Council says it could cost about £4bn to build three lines but critics dismiss idea as ‘pie in the sky’Bristol is investigating the possibility of building an underground system to ease the city’s growing congestion problems.The local council has said it could cost about £4bn to build three lines, including one linking the airport with the city centre.Continue reading...
  
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• Zipcar expands its new one-way drive-and-drop service

  16-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Online car club Zipcar has extended its service so that members can now drive one way across London without returning the car to its original spot.
  
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• Work begins to 'future proof' Ashford International for new Eurostar trains

  16-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Work has begun on a mp;pound;10m project to prepare Ashford International station for the new e320 Eurostar trains. The upgrades are backed by Kent County Council and Ashford Borough Council, with funding coming from the South East Local Enterprise Partnershipmp;rsquo;s local growth fund. Network...
  
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• Why the A380 never really took off

  16-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Airbus has said it will stop making its superjumbo if it does not get any more orders.
  
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• Warning issued as snow and ice blast hits North Wales causing travel disruption

  16-01-2018 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for today for snow and ice, which could bring delays on the roads and to public transport
  
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• Walsh hits out at CAA over Heathrow spending

  16-01-2018 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - IAG CEO Willie Walsh has called on the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to exercise greater control over Heathrow airports capital spending ahead of its proposed £14 billion third runway.
  
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• Virgin Trains to resume Daily Mail sales

  16-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Company boss Richard Branson says he was unaware of the decision to stop stocking the newspaper.
  
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• Virgin Trains brings back Daily Mail after Branson intervenes

  16-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
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• Virgin Hyperloop 'could connect Heathrow and Gatwick airport in five minutes' says CEO

  16-01-2018 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Hyperloop One aims to have a hyperloop transporting cargo up and running by 2021
  
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• Virgin eyeing Heathrow and Gatwick Airport fast-speed travel thanks to Hyperloop pods

  16-01-2018 01:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - VIRGIN are hoping Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted Airports will be linked in the future thanks to the high-speed Hyperloop transport system.
  
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• Up for grabs: Carillion construction and services contracts Subscription

  16-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - mp;#9679; £1.4 billion to build one third of the first phase of HS2 between the Chilterns and Leamington Spa. The project is only at the design stage and will revert to its joint venture partners, Kier, the UK construction company and Eiffage, the high-speed rail specialist.
  
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• 'They've literally locked the gate'

  16-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - How the collapse of Carillion has affected those who worked with and for the company.
  
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• The new vision that sees Cardiff Central railway station transformed

  16-01-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - It would transform the back of the station, bring the front forward six metres and extend the length of the station
  
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• Taxpayers face huge bill for collapse of Carillion subscription

  16-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Ministers pledge to fund public sector projects could cost hundreds of millions
  
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• Scramble to contain fallout of Carillion collapse

  16-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Only 48 hrs support for private contracts as public works get priority
  
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• School transport under review

  16-01-2018 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - COUNCIL chiefs are to consult on a series of proposals over changes its home to school transport policy for those with special educational needs or disabilities.
  
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• Report puts forward plans costing more than £270 million for rail service from Ellon to Aberdeen

  16-01-2018 01:00 via eveningexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Option one includes a new hourly service with new stations at Newmachar and Ellon town centre.A second option would have the same stations but would include half-hourly services.
  
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• Public transport and education to get funding boost

  16-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Education and public transport are to benefit from the reallocation of money across Stormont departments.
  
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• Piccadilly line delays: Commuter fury as faulty train brings major Tube line to a halt

  16-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Furious commuters faced rush-hour chaos after a faulty train caused a major Tube line to grind to a halt.
  
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• Nottingham station fire is treated as arson

  16-01-2018 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -A major fire which closed Nottingham station on Friday may have been started deliberately, and police have launched an appeal for information. The blaze was reported at about 06.30, and the seat of the fire is thought to have been a toilet in the adjacent multi-storey car park. The flames soon spread to the roof over platforms six and seven, and the whole building was described as smoke-logged. Passengers and staff were evacuated safely, and no injuries were reported. Five of the
  
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• Network Rail: Carne doing a 'terrific job' and position not in danger

  16-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail officials have fired back over rumours that the organisationmp;rsquo;s CEO is in danger of losing his job. Reports in The Telegraph suggested that Carne could be under pressure from the government to leave his role because of slow progress and poor train performance, coupled with a...
  
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• Network Rail and Kier Group trigger contingency plans on Carillion collapse

  16-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Network Rail and Kier Group have both announced they are activating contingency plans following the collapse of embattled construction firm Carillion.
  
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• Missing a crash in slow motion Subscription

  16-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Look on the bright side. At least Andrew Davies might find himself a better job. Remember him? The Wates construction boss due to arrive next Monday as the chief executive of . . . Carillion. Poor Mr Davies.
  
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• Metro Central transport hub plans for Cardiff unveiled

  16-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Transport hub plans include a revamped Cardiff Central railway station, Metro stop and coach station.
  
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• London taxi protest: Traffic chaos in Elephant and Castle as black cab drivers stage demo against TfL and Uber

  16-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - London taxi drivers descended on Elephant and Castle as part of a series of protests this week against TfL and Uber.
  
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• Key HS2 contractor Carillion goes into liquidation

  16-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - One of the governmentmp;rsquo;s most important contractors, Carillion, has fallen into liquidation after emergency talks collapsed. The construction giant is Network Railmp;rsquo;s second biggest maintenance service supplier and is also heavily involved in the HS2 project. Despite government...
  
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• Just one in five say rail service is better over past year

  16-01-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Despite private investment of£925million last year - the most in a decade -more than one in eight passengers (13 per cent) believe their service has actually got worse.
  
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• Just a fifth of commuters see improvement in train services in spite of £900m investment, Which? survey finds

  16-01-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - ust a fifth of commuters have rated their train service as better than a year ago in a downbeat passenger survey carried out by consumer group Which?
  
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• Hydrogen-powered trains could replace dirty diesel

  16-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Eco-friendly hydrogen trains could be introduced on to one of Britains busiest rail networks under plans to phase out dirty diesel engines.
  
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• HS2 "not at risk" after Carillion collapses, as JV partners will pick up slack, government says

  16-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The high speed network HS2 is "not at risk" as a result of Carillion's collapse, a government spokesman has insisted, and rejected claims the firm was "fed" contracts to keep it alive.
  
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• Galliford Try and Balfour Beatty both say they'll be hit by Carillion's collapse

  16-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Shares in two of the UK's largest construction firms fell this morning after they admitted they will take hits running into the tens of millions of pounds after Carillion's collapse.
  
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• Ford to boost investment in electric cars by 2022

  16-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The firm says it will have 40 hybrid and fully electric vehicles in its range within five years.
  
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• Fiat and Daimler warn on Europes emissions targets

  16-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carmakers say low demand for electric cars hinders ability to reach CO2 targets
  
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• Customers rate Southern rail the worst train firm for third year running in Which? survey

  16-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Southern rail has arrived in last place for the third year running in an annual Which? survey of train services, with a customer satisfaction score of just 28.
  
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• CrossCountry Trains managers to strike over 'unfair' pay rise

  16-01-2018 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Members of the Transport Salaried Staffs Association will walk out on January 26 in protest at an "unfair" 1 wage rise
  
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• Collapse of Carillion puts future of new £558m Midland Metropolitan Hospital in doubt

  16-01-2018 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -NHS managers are in talks with the Treasury to ensure hospital serving Birmingham and the Black Country can open in 2019 as planned
  
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• Case for renationalisation builds on ministerial hesitation Letter

  16-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
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• Carillion: Small firms count the cost of collapse

  16-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The construction giant spent £1bn a year with local suppliers, but many will now not be paid for work done.
  
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• Carillion? Nothing to do with regretful and disappointed Dave John Crace

  16-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - David Lidington didnt have much to say about the collapseother than that it wasnt his faultDavid Lidington straightened his tie and put on his most grown-up face. Not easy for someone who naturally has the look of a failing childrens party entertainer. The collapse of Carillion was regrettable and disappointing, he said in statement to the Commons. Moments later he described the liquidation as disappointing and regrettable. It was all disappointingly regrettable. Or regrettably di
  
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• Carillion liquidation raises questions over HS2

  16-01-2018 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The construction company Carillion has gone into liquidation, after months of financial uncertainty and plummeting share values. The move has put 20,000 British jobs and another 23,000 overseas at risk. It raises questions over the future of hundreds of projects, including work on Phase 1 of HS2. The company is also the second largest supplier of maintenance services to Network Rail.
  
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• Carillion fat cats could face severe penalties

  16-01-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - An inquiry into the firm's collapse may also lead to sanctions against executives if it is found they mishandled the company's pension fund. Former chief Richard Howson is pictured.
  
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• Carillion crisis deepens amid scramble to save jobs after firm collapses

  16-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Thousands of private sector workers at risk and 30,000 small firms owed money may lose outThousands of staff who worked for the collapsed construction firm Carillion inside private sector companies will have their wages stopped on Wednesday unless their jobs are rescued by other firms, the government has said.Experts also said up to 30,000 small firms were owed money by Carillion, which crashed into liquidation on Monday morning, with insolvency practitioners reporting an immediat
  
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• Carillion: Bosses threatened with severe penalties as pay row deepens Subscription

  16-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Carillions directors face severe penalties if they are found to have committed any wrongdoing during the companys collapse, the government warned last night.
  
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• Cardiff Metro Central hub 'to get people out of cars'

  16-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Transport expert Dr Andrew Potter hopes the new Metro Central hub in Cardiff will ease congestion.
  
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• Cammell Laird shipyard: Two 24-hour strikes announced by GMB members

  16-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Up to 500 shipbuilding staff could walk out in the pay and conditions dispute at the Birkenhead yard.
  
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• Calls for overhaul of public procurement system after Carillions collapse

  16-01-2018 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Business leaders have warned that small firms in East Anglia could be left in jeopardy in the fall-out of construction giant Carillions collapse.
  
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• Analysis: ScotRail under scrutiny as performance is reviewed

  16-01-2018 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - AS the debate over whether Scotland's railways should be nationalised intensifies, ScotRail's performance continues to come under the microscope.
  
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• Airbus says A380 superjumbo production could end

  16-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The European planemaker says it will stop making its giant A380 jet if it does not get any more orders.
  
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