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• Has Stagecoach paid the price for East Coast mainline? Hardly

  05-02-2018 20:31
  Along with Virgin Trains, the firm has got off very lightly. It’s even free to bid on new franchises“Stagecoach got its numbers wrong. It overbid and it is now paying the price,” says the transport secretary, Chris Grayling, announcing that the East Coast mainline could once again be taken into public hands.
  Grayling’s first two statements are correct. Stagecoach plainly took leave of its senses in agreeing to pay £3.3bn to run the London-to-Edinburgh line for eight
  
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• East Coast could return to public sector, Chris Grayling admits

  05-02-2018 19:59
  MPs told collapse of franchise means either government or Virgin could run line in short termThe East Coast rail franchise could be returned to the public sector after the government announced Virgin Trains had breached its £3.3bn contract.The transport secretary told MPs that the London-to-Edinburgh line could be again be directly operated by the Department for Transport, less than three years after the route was re-privatised. However, Chris Grayling also held out the possibility that Vi
  
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• South Western Railway faces further industrial action over guards

  05-02-2018 08:01
  RMT action will affect trains to and from London Waterloo from 16 to 19 FebruaryRail workers are to take further industrial action over the role of train guards later this month.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union on South Western Railway will refuse to work any rest days from 16 to 19 February. Continue reading...
  
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• House of Lords peers criticised for 'propagating bike lane myths'

  05-02-2018 08:00
  Cycling groups condemn evidence-free arguments that segregated lanes cause congestion and worsen pollution
  • Why are politicians getting away with bike lane claims based on hearsay?Cycling organisations have condemned members of the House of Lords, including Prof Robert Winston, for propagating the “myth” that separated bike lanes cause congestion and worsen pollution, saying there is no evidence it happens.Accusing the peers of making arguments based on “anecdote experien
  
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• British Airways owner calls for breaking up Heathrow monopoly

  05-02-2018 01:03
  Create competition to run terminals when third runway is built to keep airfares low, IAG tells governmentBritish Airways’ owner has called on government to break up Heathrow’s “monopoly” of infrastructure, suggesting that other companies could run the different terminals to create competition and cheaper flights for consumers.IAG said the airport’s planned expansion could allow independent firms to create and run new terminals more effectively than Heathrow’s
  
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• Why HS2 may not take us straight from the Midlands to Paris

  05-02-2018 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - The claims in the House of Commons came as an MP launched a last-ditch bid to block it
  
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• Waste plastic could be turned into fuel by Oxford spinout Subscription

  05-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Waste plastics could be transformed into high-quality fuels using a technique being developed by a new Oxford University spinout company.
  
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• Transport for Wales launches £700m railway framework

  05-02-2018 01:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction Enquirer - Transport for Wales is to hold a bidders day to outline plans for specialist rail civils contractors to provide engineering design, construction and maintenance services to enhance and maintain the rail services.
  
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• Terminal rivalry: can intra-airport competition work at Heathrow and elsewhere?

  05-02-2018 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - British Airways parent company, IAG, has demanded that Heathrow be split up, with terminals run by rival operators. How might it work? And if its such a great idea, why has no-one done it before? These and other key questions answered.
  
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• Stonehenge road tunnel row over fears of damage

  05-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The Government has backed plans to put the A303 into a tunnel as it passes the neolithic stone circle in Wiltshire as part of measures to ease congestion and improve the setting of Stonehenge.
  
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• South Western Railway delays: Passengers hit with barrage of disruptions after multiple incidents

  05-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Passengers attempting to travel in and out of London were hit with a barrage of delays and disruptions after key routes were plagued with problems.
  
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• South Carolina train crash: Amtrak facing questions after second deadly collision in a week

  05-02-2018 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Amtrak is under mounting pressure after two of its employees were killed and 116 passengers injured when a passenger train hit stationary freight carsthe second deadly incident involving the company in a week.
  
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• Skipton to Lancashire rail line could reopen

  05-02-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A new study into the potential reopening of a historic Skipton to Lancashire rail line was announced yesterday by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling.
  
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• Ryanair to buy back 750m shares as quarterly profits rise 12

  05-02-2018 01:00 via ft.com
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• Purbeck District Council says NO to Wareham railway bridge proposals

  05-02-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - District planning chiefs have refused to back contentious proposals for the pedestrian bridge at Wareham railway station.
  
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• Night Tube services will not run on the Bank branch of the Northern line until 2022, TfL confirms

  05-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The Night Tube will not be extended to the Bank branch of the Northern line until 2022, Transport for London bosses have said.
  
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• New images show progress of huge £600m revamp at Bank station to simplify 'spaghetti maze of tunnels'

  05-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - New images show the progress of a huge £600 million revamp of Bank Station which will see 1,500 metres of tunnels created 27 metres under the City of London.
  
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• Motorway tunnel puts Stonehenge dig at risk Subscription

  05-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Prehistorical remains at the longest continuously occupied site in Britain will be destroyed by construction of the Stonehenge tunnel, archaeologists have warned.
  
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• Hundreds more brightly coloured bikes set to flood the city as dockless cycle firms plan expansion

  05-02-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - OXFORD is set to be flooded with even more brightly coloured dockless bikes after two of the city's operators revealed plans to expand ahead of the summer months.
  
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• How Virgin boss Richard Branson relies on taxpayers for his empire Subscription

  05-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Much of the Virgin tycoons group revenues in Britain come from work paid for by the government
  
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• Heathrow 'monopoly must end', says IAG boss

  05-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Willie Walsh says allowing other firms to operate terminals would cut costs for passengers.
  
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• Heathrow has revealed the latest rankings of the noisiest and dirtiest airlines at the airport

  05-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Heathrow Airport said today that regional airline Flybe has soared to the top of its rankings of the cleanest and quietest airlines, after making some drastic improvements.
  
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• First look inside easyJet's new 'super quiet' eco plane at Manchester Airport

  05-02-2018 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - The A320neo is part of easyJets plan to reduce harmful carbon emissions and slash noise pollution
  
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• Community bus service could expand to plug gap left by possible Stagecoach depot closure

  05-02-2018 01:00 via edp24.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A community bus service could expand to plug the gap left by the potential closure of a major bus companys Kings Lynn depot.
  
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• Check out the new Northern Rail trains set for the region

  05-02-2018 01:00 via sunderlandecho.com
  Sunderland Echo - Rail passengers in the North East will soon be travelling on brand new trains thanks to a multi-million pound investment from Northern Rail.
  
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• British Airways owner calls for break-up of Heathrow monopoly

  05-02-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Let third parties build and run new facilities, says IAGs Willie Walsh
  
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• Airlines investigated over claims they deliberately split up groups then charge for allocated seats

  05-02-2018 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Are you sitting comfortably? You might be but on planes these days you might also be feeling lonely, with your partner, friends or colleagues seated some distance away. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has announced a consultation into airlines seating policies, following a survey in which 18 per cent of passengers said they had been separated from their travelling companions when they chose not to pay to sit together.
  
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• Airline seating policies investigated because passengers don't know if they have to pay more to sit in groups

  05-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Airlines' seating practices are under investigation by the aviation watchdog amid concerns seats allocation for groups is unclear.
  
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