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• Bombardier wins fight against huge tariffs on aircraft imports

  26-01-2018 21:40
  Defeat for Trump administration could save thousands of jobs at company’s Belfast operation
  Thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland appear to have been saved after plane maker Bombardier won a legal battle in the US that has overturned damaging import tariffs on its C-series aircraft.On Friday the US International Trade Commission (ITC) voted unanimously against Boeing in favour of its Canadian rival Bombardier after Donald Trump’s administration had threatened to impose duties of 292%
  
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• York considers progressive Clean Air Zone

  26-01-2018 01:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  Bus and Coach Buyer - City of York Council met this week to consider approving plans for a Clean Air Zone which allows Euro III buses into the city centre.
  
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• Williams Coaches joins the Guild of British Coach Operators

  26-01-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Williams Coaches of Brecon has been accepted into membership of the Guild of British Coach Operators.John and Rose Williams receive their membership certificate and audit certificate of excellence from Guild Chairman.
  Guild Chairman Andrew Richmond says: We are delighted to welcome another successful and respected operator into the Guild, lifting our membership to 24 companies, with two more soon to be announced.
  
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• West Midlands Group Travel collapses as cash runs out

  26-01-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Independent coach tour operator Stourbridge-based Group Travel has collapsed after long-standing financial difficulties. The firm is not responding to enquiries.
  
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• Watford Metropolitan line Tube extension in doubt, MP says

  26-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The London mayor is now looking at
  
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• US trade body to make final ruling in Bombardier aircraft imports row

  26-01-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast Telegraph - The Trump administration has threatened to impose duties of 292.
  
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• US trade body final ruling due in Bombardier dispute

  26-01-2018 01:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - A final ruling is due in the ongoing trade dispute between aerospace giants Bombardier and Boeing.
  
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• Transport for Wales to get bigger role beyond rail with Metro project on track says Ken Skates

  26-01-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - But an agreement on funding and transfer of the rail asset with the UK Government has yet to be reached
  
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• Trains fill up as 'services improve'

  26-01-2018 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  Other News Sources -PASSENGER numbers using Blackburn and Darwen railway stations have risen sharply, councillors have been told.
  
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• Towns 'left nothing' in transport improvement plan, Pendle peer claims

  26-01-2018 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  Other News Sources - PROPOSED plans to shape the North's transport links for the next 30 years have left nothing for smaller towns, it has been claimed.
  
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• 'TIP OF THE ICEBERG' - Hundreds of drivers caught using mobiles despite tougher law

  26-01-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - HUNDREDS of drivers have been caught risking lives by using mobiles on Oxfordshires roadsdespite tougher new laws coming into effect last spring.
  
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• Target Yorks diesel cars and vans, argues Greener Journeys, argues Greener Journeys

  26-01-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The biggest polluters, diesel cars and vans - which make up 71 of NOx emissions - compared with 6 for coaches and buses, should be targeted by York City Council, says Greener Journeys CEO Claire Haigh.
  
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• Stourbridge-based Group Travel out of business

  26-01-2018 01:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  Bus and Coach Buyer - A long-established coach tour operator based in the West Midlands has ceased trading, leaving hundreds of customers facing an anxious wait to see whether they will get their money back for pre-paid holidays and excursions.
  
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• Stephensons of Easingwold collapses without warning

  26-01-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Yorkshire-based Stephensons of Easingwold suddenly ceased trading over the weekend, leaving around 140 people without jobs, locals without 11 bus routes, 900 pupils on 27 routes without school transport and private hire customers in the lurch.
  
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• Stephensons of Easingwold ceases running contracts

  26-01-2018 01:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  Bus and Coach Buyer - In short notice, Stephensons of Easingwold announced it would not be operating its North Yorkshire County Council contracts.
  
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• Scotland's railway stations to offer drinking water

  26-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Commuters at Glasgow Central and Edinburgh Waverly will be able to top-up using free water fountains.
  
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• route 21 with Go North East

  26-01-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Go North East has invested £4.4m in 19 new Wright StreetDeck buses for its prestigious Newcastle-Chester-le-Street-Durham Angel 21 route.
  
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• RMT prepares to ballot members over Tyne and Wear Metro strikes

  26-01-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The RMT is considering strike action on yet another network mp;ndash; the Tyne and Wear Metro in Newcastle. Following the union striking on Docklands Light Railway on New Yearmp;rsquo;s Eve and carrying out a string of strikes across five heavy rail operators in early January, RMT leadership said...
  
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• Rail improvements on track

  26-01-2018 01:00 via 2br.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The railway between Preston and Blackpool South is on track to reopen as planned on Monday (29 January).
  
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• Nicola Sturgeon regrets difficult Edinburgh rail line closure

  26-01-2018 01:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - Nicola Sturgeon has conceded rail passengers endured difficult circumstances after a landslide forced the closure of the main train line between Scotlands largest cities.
  
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• New licence sought for Express Motors

  26-01-2018 01:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  Bus and Coach Buyer - A woman whose family ran Express Motors which lost its license to operate bus services in Gwynedd appeared at a public inquiry, before Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Nick Jones, last week, seeking a new operators licence.
  
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• New branding and new fleet are on the way for Network Warringtons southern routes

  26-01-2018 01:00 via busesmag.com
  Buses Magazine - Network Warrington is planning a major revamp and relaunch of its services in south Warrington, with a new Chershire Cat brand and livery and an investment in 13 new single-deckers..
  
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• MP pledges to ensure Bolton has 'resilient' transport network in new Government job

  26-01-2018 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - CHRIS Green has taken up a new role as a liaison between backbench MPs and Ministers in the Department for Transport.The Bolton West Conservative MP has been appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Department for Transport.
  
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• Mega T-side launch forms part of new partnership between Lothian Buses and Exterion Media

  26-01-2018 01:00 via busesmag.com
  Buses Magazine - Exterion Media, Europes largest privately-held out-of-home advertising business, has entered into a new long-term media partnership with Lothian Buses to display advertising oin its 700-vehicle fleet.
  
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• Latest Heathrow consultation launched

  26-01-2018 01:00 via yourlocalguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The latest consultation on the Heathrow expansion has been published and one plan could move the M25 west by 150m.
  
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• Here's when Night Tube services could come to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

  26-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - First it was the Central and Victoria Lines, joined by the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly Lines.Then in December, Night Tube services started on the London Overground too.
  
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• Heathrow opens Public Consultation on proposed third runway

  26-01-2018 01:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- Why are they consulting? Before it can proceed with construction, Heathrow needs to submit an application to the Planning Inspectorate for a Development Consent Order (DCO). This can only happen once Parliament has approved the National Policy Statement which is
  
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• Heathrow expansion gives strong cards to UKs Brexit negotiators

  26-01-2018 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - Demands from airlines to use an expanded Heathrow give the UK strong cards in our hand for Brexit negotiations, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has said.
  
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• Glasgow-Edinburgh railway line reopened after repair work completed

  26-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The main Glasgow-Edinburgh line has been blocked for two days after a landslip at Winchburgh.
  
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• Getting engineers round the table

  26-01-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - As the IRTE launches its eighth annual Skills Challenge, it has pulled engineering directors from some of the UK's top bus businesses to talk about the challenges facing the sector
  
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• Elcock Reisen kicks off 90th anniversary celebrations

  26-01-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - To launch its 90th anniversary celebrations, Telford-based Elcock Reisen has commissioned a special edition of handmade Merrythought of Ironbridge teddy bears to celebrate its roots in the historic gorge.
  
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• Easyjet has revealed the next three travel startups for its accelerator programme with Founders Factory

  26-01-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Easyjet has announced the latest budding startups chosen to take part in its travel tech accelerator programme, with WeTrip, Car and Away and FlightSayer its picks.
  
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• Derry's new transport hub 'will create a gateway' to North West

  26-01-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast Telegraph - Translink chief executive Chris Conway gave a progress report on the North-West Multi-Modal Transport Hub during a visit to the city yesterday.
  
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• Council criticised for scrapping 20mph limit after three-year trial

  26-01-2018 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  Other News Sources -COUNCIL bosses have been criticised for scrapping a pilot scheme 20mph speed limit in a residential area of Blackburn with Darwen borough.
  
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• Closing Woodhead line a total disgrace

  26-01-2018 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Reading the double page spread on January 22, on the ambitious transport plan for the region, there is one issue that sticks out like a sore thumb, and that is the utter madness of closing the Woodhead railway line back in 1981.
  
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• Carillion ran up debts to fill £217m dividend gap

  26-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - From 2012-16, the group paid out £376m but generated just £159m of net cash
  
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• CalMac signs up to pupils' plastic straw campaign

  26-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The ferries operator says it will ban use of plastic straws in support of the #NaeStrawatAw campaign.
  
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• Borders Buses launches free mobile app with tracking

  26-01-2018 01:00 via busesmag.com
  Buses Magazine - Borders Buses launched its new free mobile app which allows customers to buy tickets and track bus journeys from the palm of their hand.
  
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• Bombardier: Theresa May holds talks with Trump

  26-01-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The two leaders have held talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
  
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• Arriva Bus and Coach relaunches Van Hool's EX

  26-01-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Supplier Arriva Bus and Coach took the Van Hool EX16M on tour last week. Its a new departure for the Belgian builder, which has done major work to the EX range to reduce the total cost of ownership
  
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• Alternate fuels assessed: What's the best option?

  26-01-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The debate rages on about where the bus industry goes post-diesel. The Gas Bus Alliance argues that there is only one economical option: Biomethane. Heres why, according to its Technical Director
  
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• Airline boss tells investors to calm down

  26-01-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Southwest chief says price war fears are overblown but sector sell-off deepens
  
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• African Open Skies to become effective Jan. 28

  26-01-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The long-awaited opening of the intra-African air transport market is slated to become a reality on Jan. 28, when the African Union (AU) signs off the final rule-making after a renewed push for liberalization.read more
  
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