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• Why trains in Japan will bark like a dog and snort like a deer

  17-01-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Welsh Government takes out stake in TVR

  17-01-2018 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE Welsh Government has bought a three per cent stake in prestigious car manufacturer TVR, which is opening a plant in Ebbw Vale.
  
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• Uber will introduce a cap on driver hours in the UK from next week

  17-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Uber will introduce a cap on the number of hours drivers can work in the UK after MPs criticised working conditions and raised concerns about safety risks from working long hours.
  
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• Uber curbs working hours for its UK drivers

  17-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Ride-hailing company introduces safety measure ahead of licensing appeal in London
  
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• TVR sports car firm stake bought by Welsh Government

  17-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Welsh Government has bought a 3 stake in the firm ahead of production starting in Ebbw Vale.
  
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• Transport for the North unveil £70bn travel masterplan

  17-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A £70bn plan to overhaul transport across the north of England has been met with a mixed response.
  
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• Transport boss behind new plan for the north slams his own Manchester commute - and calls for change

  17-01-2018 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -"I want my children to be able to have a fulfilling life in the north of England."
  
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• "The taxpayer will foot the bill": Here's what 11 City analysts say about the Carillion collapse

  17-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Thousands of jobs were at risk this morning after construction giant Carillion said it had begun liquidation proceedings.
  
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• TfN reveals Northern Powerhouse Rail plans in £70bn strategy

  17-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Transport for the North (TfN) has published its long-awaited Strategic Transport Plan which includes plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR), a network connecting the northmp;rsquo;s six biggest cities. Stretching from Liverpool to Hull, the new network would include a new line running between...
  
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• TfL doesn't "fully understand" why passenger numbers are falling, says London Assembly Budget Committee

  17-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - London Assembly members are not convinced that Transport for London (TfL) "fully understands" why its passenger numbers are falling, according to a report out today.
  
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• Supply chain prepares to bid for South Wales Metro work

  17-01-2018 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Transport for Wales (TfW) is seeking bids from the supply chain for a place on a framework to build the South Wales Metro.
  
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• Subcontractors lay off staff as Carillion crisis spreads

  17-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Threat of contagion likened to re-run of banking crisis with up to 30,000 small firms in supply chain owed moneyThe dramatic collapse of Carillion has started to hit thousands of the firms suppliers, as the real world impact of the demise starts to emerge.Subcontractors owed money by the construction and services giant are already being pressurised by their banks and have begun laying off workers, as the threat of contagion afflicting the sector was likened to a near re-run of the
  
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• Strike action on GTR has cost taxpayers £22m to date

  17-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Industrial action on Southern, Great Northern and Thameslink services to date has cost mp;pound;22.2m in losses to the farebox, the government has this week revealed. Jointly run under the GTR franchise, the loss was disclosed by rail minister Paul Maynard in parliament in an answer to a question...
  
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• Ryanair renews interest in NIKI takeover

  17-01-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Ryanair has confirmed the Irish LCC has contacted the Austrian administrators of bankrupt airberlin subsidiary NIKI, expressing interest in participating in the insolvency process and potential purchase of remaining NIKI assets, head of communications Robin Kiely told ATW. read more
  
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• Round three for East West Rail consultation

  17-01-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - CHANGES to East West Rail project to connect Oxford, Bicester, Milton Keynes and Aylesbury are back under the microscope.
  
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• Rail delays after freight train derails between Sunderland and Hartlepool

  17-01-2018 01:00 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Commuters are facing delays today after a freight train derailed between Sunderland and Hartlepool.
  
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• Qantas named most polluting transpacific airline

  17-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Low passenger loadsand reliance on large aircraft lead to poor fuel efficiency
  
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• Plan unveiled to revolutionise transport in the north

  17-01-2018 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Here's how the rail network could be improved
  
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• Pellet gun sniper targets FIVE buses in Salendine Nook in just four weeks

  17-01-2018 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Police and bus company trying to identify the culprits
  
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• Norway's massive sovereign wealth fund sells out of BAE Systems and eight other companies in an ethics push

  17-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Norway's massive $1.1 trillion (£777bn) sovereign wealth fund has pulled its investment in UK defence company BAE Systems, as it continues an ethical push.
  
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• Minister admits value for money of electrification of Great Western line is now 'not great'

  17-01-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Jo Johnson was challenged on the benefit-cost ratio of the controversial electrification project
  
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• London's air quality has stuck within legal limits for the longest in a decade

  17-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - For the first time since records began ten years ago, London has entered the third week of January without having breached legal air quality limits.
  
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• Journey times between York and major northern cities could be cut

  17-01-2018 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - PASSENGERS from York could see big cuts in their rail journey times to other northern cities under a new strategy unveiled today (Tuesday, January 16).
  
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• John Prescott calls transport strategy a bloody fraud Subscription

  17-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A wide-ranging plan to upgrade transport across northern England was branded a bloody fraud by Lord Prescott yesterday amid claims that it is not backed by government funding.
  
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• Is it possible to ride 33 bus routes in a day? The 'extreme commuter' has found out...

  17-01-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -EXTREME commuter Adham Fisher set himself a tough challenge - riding 33 Oxford Bus Company routes in a day.
  
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• Interserve under government watch on financial health fears

  17-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Collapse of Carillion puts focus on UK outsourcing industry
  
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• Heathrow to unveil shorter third runway plan in bid to cut costs

  17-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Proposal sees 300 metres cut from runway in effort to help reduce costs to £15bn, but opponents say move changes forecasted economic benefitsHeathrow is to unveil proposals for a shorter, cheaper third runway in a public consultation to help push its expansion plans through.The airport will propose cutting 300 metres from the length of the northwestern runway, a scheme approved by the government following the Airports Commission process, in an attempt to cut costs.Continue r
  
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• Heathrow suggests routing M25 through a tunnel under third runway

  17-01-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Heathrow launches consultation on expansion plans including raising runway over the M25

  17-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Heathrow Airport has revealed its latest plans for expansion after pledging to trim £2.5bn off costs, including options on how to deal with Britain's busiest motorway.
  
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• Graylings East Coast experiment risks coming off the rails

  17-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Transport secretary accused of shabby bailout of franchisees for political reasons
  
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• Govia services blasted by customers in latest survey

  17-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - GTRmp;rsquo;s services made up two of the bottom three in this yearmp;rsquo;s annual Which? passenger survey, with the other spot taken by South Eastern, also run by Govia. Southern rail finished bottom of the ranking for the third year running, piling more pressure of the already troubled service...
  
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• Enders: Brexit will do more damage than Trump

  17-01-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Airbus CEO Tom Enders has given a hard-hitting speech, voicing strong concerns over the double whammy of protectionism under US president Donald Trump and the UKs decision to exit the European Union (Brexit).read more
  
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• Doubts over Northern transport plan funding

  17-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The plan includes building new rail lines to cut journey times and ease congestion on the roads.
  
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• Direct ferry service takes freight from Ireland to Spain Subscription

  17-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Ireland and Spain are to be linked by a direct ferry service for the first time.
  
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• Detroit Motor Show: Autonomous vehicles move centre stage

  17-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - At the home of US motor manufacturing, Ford is showing off the driverless car being used in a joint venture to deliver pizza's for Domino's.
  
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• COLUMN: On Yer Bike - Investing in cycling is a 'no brainer' to cut pollution

  17-01-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - LAST Friday I went to the Oxford Friends of the Earth meeting on Climate Change and Transport. The Wesley Memorial church was full, a great display of the energy and commitment to tackling climate change.
  
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• Colossal rail event continues to break records

  17-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Category sponsorships for UKRIA 2018 are selling quick following last weekmp;rsquo;s big announcement of comedian and actor Rufus Hound as host. This yearmp;rsquo;s event is headlined by HS2 chief executive Mark Thurston, who was revealed as keynote speaker last month, with 2017mp;rsquo;s keynote Sir...
  
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• Carillion: Welsh minister accuses Tories over outsourcing

  17-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Wales' Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford accuses the Tories of expecting the public to pay for the mistakes of outsourcing, following the collapse of contractor Carillion.
  
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• Carillion was left with just £29m before going bankrupt

  17-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Carillion held rescue talks with the government since October in a bid to stave off collapse, says boss.
  
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• Carillion A55 road contract defended by Welsh Labour minister

  17-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Welsh Government went ahead with a contract with Carillion after a warning about the company's health last year.
  
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• Carillion a watershed for outsourcing, says Corbyn

  17-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Labour leader vows to put an end to rip-off privatisation policies
  
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• Cardiff Central set for upgrade in £180m transport hub redevelopment

  17-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Cardiff Central station could be involved in major redevelopment work as plans to redevelop the citymp;rsquo;s transport hub are set to be agreed. The deal was agreed in principle today by the Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) mp;ndash; a group responsible for devolution plans in the Welsh capital. It...
  
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• Busy Cardiff road bridge to close for three weeks

  17-01-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -Splott Road Bridge is being replaced by Network Rail
  
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• British Airways owner IAG "remains hopeful" of wrapping up Niki acquisition

  17-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - British Airways owner IAG said today it "remains hopeful" of being able to complete the acquisition of Austrian airline Niki, after a back-and-forth over where insolvency proceedings should be handled.
  
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• Boris Johnson to face grilling by London Assembly Committee over abandoned Garden Bridge project

  17-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Former London mayor Boris Johnson will appear before members of the London Assembly over the scrapped Garden Bridge, after the foreign secretary agreed to face questions over the failed project.
  
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• Airbus progresses with Bombardier CSeries deal

  17-01-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Airbus has indicated that talks with Bombardier to acquire a stake in the CSeries program are expected to close in the second half of 2018.read more
  
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