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• Engineers repair 'large' gas leak that closed Charing Cross station

  23-01-2018 07:49
  Engineers say priority is to reopen Charing Cross and Waterloo East stations in LondonEngineers have repaired a “large” gas leak that caused the closure of London’s Charing Cross station, disrupting travel for thousands of commuters on Tuesday morning. Gas supplier Cadent said its priority was to reopen the station as soon as possible after firefighters took almost 1,500 people to safety and helped police deal with a ruptured gas main in Craven Street, off the Strand near Trafa
  
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• Works set to begin on £40m rail depot in centre of Exeter

  23-01-2018 01:00 via devonlive.com
  Other Regional Press - Work is about to start on a landscape-changing £40m train maintenance depot at Exeter.
  
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• 'Western powerhouse' could rival London and north, say backers

  23-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Free Severn crossings create once in lifetime chance to link cities such as Cardiff and Bristol
  
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• Walsh: IAG eyes another possible A380 order

  23-01-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- International Airlines Group (IAG) appears to be taking another serious look at a follow-on order for more Airbus A380s.read more
  
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• Victoria line delays: Commuters hit with 'grim' start to the week as entire line disrupted by faulty train

  23-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The Victoria line was thrown into chaos on Monday after the service was beset with problems, including a faulty train and staff shortages.
  
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• Vauxhall: Unite union chief in 'frank exchange' with PSA

  23-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Union leader Len McCluskey and the boss of the car company's owner PSA say Monday's talks were
  
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• Transport Secretary says 'he's saved passengers years of delays' by scrapping rail electrification

  23-01-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling defended his decision to scrap the electrification of the Great Western line from Cardiff to Swansea by predicting the Welsh Government will also roll back plans to electrify the Valley Lines.
  
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• Tory government could let Virgin Trains run more rail lines despite East Coast 'bailout'

  23-01-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling refused to rule out further franchises despite confessing the firm "made a major mistake"
  
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• Top architect insists Scotland - Northern Ireland bridge 'is feasible'

  23-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A top architect believes a £15bn bridge could connect Portpatrick to Bangor or Larne.
  
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• The poor wont thank you for killing off the diesel engine

  23-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - In 2017, relentless bad publicity for diesel cars saw their sales plummet by over 17 per cent. The drop caused overall car sales to fall for the first time in six years. Electric and hybrid vehicles on the other hand rose by almost 35 per cent. Despite this, alternatively fuelled vehicles still represent less than 0.05 per cent of sales. Their share of the market remains marginal.
  
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• The first of London's new electric black cabs has been handed over to a driver and is now ready for passengers

  23-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The first of London's new electric black taxis is ready to pick up passengers after it was handed over to a driver this week.
  
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• TfL installs first 'iconic' purple roundels ahead of historic Elizabeth Line opening

  23-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The design of the new Elizabeth line roundels has been revealed as TfL begins installing signage ahead of next yearmp;rsquo;s opening. Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon and the newly reopened Custom House station have all seen the first of the new linemp;rsquo;s signage installed. TfL have called...
  
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• Suburban trains are 'more important' for Bristol than electrification - which isn't going to happen

  23-01-2018 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Evening Post - Transport Secretary Chris Grayling says he supports the Metro West local train plan over completing London to Bristol main line improvements
  
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• Saving Northern Ireland's rural bus routes a task for Stormont

  23-01-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast Telegraph - It is obvious that Translink cannot continue to subsidise unprofitable routes on its network to the tune of £13m a year. That is the amount the transport provider has been spending from its own reserves for the past three years, since subsidies from central government were discontinued.
  
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• Port Authority orders improved New York JFK emergency operations

  23-01-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Stakeholders at New York JFK International Airport were told to implement new interim emergency operational measures immediately to avoid a repeat of the calamities seen at JFK Airport during and after the Jan. 4 winter storm, according to directives issued Jan. 18 by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ). read more
  
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• Plans finalised for GWR's new £40m Exeter depot

  23-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Contract negotiations have been completed on plans for a mp;pound;40m train maintenance depot in Exeter developed by GWR, Network Rail and the DfT. The new depot will be built at GWRmp;rsquo;s current Exeter Olds View Depot site, expanding the capacity of the facility in order to accommodate a...
  
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• Now THAT'S high-speed rail! 1,500 Chinese workers build railway for a new train station in just NINE HOURS

  23-01-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Chinese workers have demonstrated their incredible efficiency yet again.
  Around 1,500 workers spent just nine hours paving the railway for a new train station in Fujian Province, southern China
  
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• New Welwyn Garden City bus station begins to take shape

  23-01-2018 01:00 via whtimes.co.uk
  Other News Sources - There has been a hive of activity on Welwyn Garden Citys new bus station, which is due to be completed within a couple of months.
  
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• New Glasgow Airport chief executive unveiled

  23-01-2018 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - DEREK Provan is moving from Heathrow to succeed Amanda McMillan as managing director of Glasgow Airport, where he started his aviation career in 1998.
  
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• MPs urge government to reduce rail fare increases

  23-01-2018 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The Department for Transport is being urged by a parliamentary committee to change its base for increasing rail fares from the Retail Prices Index to the lower Consumer Prices Index. It had already been reported that the government was concerned about the effect of this month's 3.4 per cent average increase on public opinion, accompanied by speculation that Conservative votes could be at risk in the next election. The Retail index is already discredited and is no longer recognise
  
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• Landslip shuts West Highland Line at Loch Eilt for several days

  23-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A landslip that derailed a train will result in part of the West Highland Line being closed for several days, ScotRail Alliance has said.
  
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• Kings Cross station closed due to overcrowding: Trains are not stopping

  23-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Kings Cross station has been closed due to overcrowding this morning, as Londoners deal with travel chaos across several transport networks.
  
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• JLR cuts Land Rover production amid diesel uncertainty

  23-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The UK's biggest car maker will temporarily cut output amid Brexit fears and tax hikes on diesels.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover to cut UK car production in the coming months amid Brexit fears

  23-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Jaguar Land Rover is to slash production amid Brexit fears and a government crackdown on diesel cars.
  
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• Grayling defends Cardiff-Swansea electrification cancellation

  23-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The transport secretary Chris Grayling defends the axing of a project to electrify the railway between Swansea and Cardiff, saying it was not a good use of taxpayers money.
  
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• First purple Elizabeth Line Tube roundels installed at stations across London

  23-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The first Elizabeth line Tube roundels have been installed at stations across the capital.
  
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• Ex-Carillion employees working on NR projects will be paid until at least April

  23-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail bosses have today confirmed that former Carillion employees working on railway projects will be paid until at least April of this year. The news follows the announcement that the construction giant mp;ndash; one of NRmp;rsquo;s major contractors and a major partner to the HS2...
  
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• East Coast franchise could fall apart before 2020

  23-01-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Chris Grayling has come under fire for allowing Virgin Trains and Stagecoach to terminate their agreement in 2020 after promising to pay the Government £3.3BN to run the service until 2023.
  
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• Council pays £10.65m for works and to end Carillion contract

  23-01-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -OXFORDSHIRE County Council has paid £10.65m to formally end its contract with Carillion ahead of a planned termination which was expected to take place in June.
  
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• Chris Grayling grilled over rail electrification programme as delays lead to soaring costs

  23-01-2018 01:00 via
  The Independent - An hour into his long and uncomfortable journey, Chris Grayling said plaintively: By now we were meant to be most of the way to Cardiff, and were not.The beleaguered Transport Secretary was talking about the lamentable delays and cost overruns for electrification of the Great Western Railway. But the 4.45pm Transport Select Committee was not, from Mr Grayling's point of view, making great progress either
  
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• Chris Grayling admits Virgin East Coast rail franchise deal was doomed Subscription

  23-01-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The Virgin East Coast rail franchise failed because the government accepted an overambitious bid, the transport secretary admitted yesterday.
  
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• Charing Cross gas leak evacuation: Chaos as station shut and hundreds of panicked revellers flee famous London nightclub in "crush"

  23-01-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Nearly 1,500 people were forced to leave the club Heaven, hotels and surrounding businesses overnight due to the emergency
  
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• 'Chaos' as Charing Cross station is closed due to gas leak

  23-01-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Hundreds evacuated from central London nightclub and hotel after fire crews detected high levels of natural gas
  
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• CEO: Air France-KLM plans fleet renewal

  23-01-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Air France-KLM is planning to order new aircraft to update portions of the fleets of regional airline HOP!, Netherlands-based KLM and LCC Transavia, according to CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac.read more
  
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• Carillion news: Rail workers still in a state of 'chaos' over the collapse of construction and public services giant

  23-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Rail workers are in "chaos" over the collapse of Carillion and most are unhappy with how the Government has handled it, a study shows.
  
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• Carillion - Gov't had role in collapse

  23-01-2018 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The Government has been accused of playing a key role in the collapse of Carillion by forcing companies to take huge risks when carrying out public services.
  
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• Campaign to rebuild railway closed nearly 50 years ago

  23-01-2018 01:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The Kings Lynn to Hunstanton line was closed in 1969 after opening more than one hundred years earlier in 1862.
  
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• Cambridge station restoration wins heritage award

  23-01-2018 01:00 via greateranglia.co.uk
  Train Operators - Painstaking work to restore 32 decorative college roundels on Cambridge rail stations faade has led to a national heritage award for Greater Anglia.
  
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• Bus firm steps in to rescue school choir

  23-01-2018 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press -MEMBERS of a York school choir looked set to miss out on a trip to a major concert in Manchester on Monday (January 22) after a coach firm ceased operations - until another firm stepped in to save the day.
  
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• 'Half of Britain's most dangerous main roads run through London'

  23-01-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The 13 most dangerous roads in Britain all run through London, a startling new interactive map reveals.
  
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• Alstom testing automated freight train in the Netherlands

  23-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - French train engineering giant Alstom is to test automated freight trains in the Netherlands this year.
  
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• Airports operator AGS appoints new chief executive

  23-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Derek Provan will take on the roles of chief executive of AGS Ltd and managing director of Glasgow Airport.
  
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• AerCap orders Rolls-Royce Trent 1000-TEN engines for up to 15 787s

  23-01-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Irish lessor AerCap firmed an order with Rolls-Royce to power 10 forthcoming Boeing 787-9s with Trent 1000-TEN enginesa transaction valued at $450 million at list pricesthe UK engine manufacturer said Jan. 22. read more
  
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• £21m contract extension for rail freight operator

  23-01-2018 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - Freight operator DB Cargo UK has extended its contract with Malcolm Logistics until 2020.
  
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