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• Network Rail to install drinking fountains in majority of its train stations this year

  12-02-2018 18:30
  Company pledges to introduce free drinking water facilities in many of nation’s busiest stationsNetwork Rail has pledged to install water fountains in the majority of its 17 managed UK stations by the end of the year. Related: Bottled water is a nonsense. Just ban it and fill our towns with drinking fountains | Sonia SodhaRelated: 'They're just not very British': will cities finally splash out on water fountains?Continue reading...
  
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• TfL facing near £1bn deficit next year after journey numbers fall

  12-02-2018 17:57
  Fewer passengers forces London transport authority to ditch some of its tube upgrade plansTransport for London (TfL) has insisted it is not facing a financial crisis despite planning for a near £1bn deficit next year after a surprise fall in passenger numbers.The capital’s transport authority has shelved some tube upgrade plans, with its finances under pressure since the axing of a grant from the UK government worth £700m a year. Related: Please hold on: TfL urged to get a grip
  
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• Fall in journeys leaves TfL facing near £1bn deficit next year

  12-02-2018 17:57
  Surprise drop in passenger numbers forces London transport authority to trim tube upgradeTransport for London (TfL) has insisted it is not facing a financial crisis despite planning for a near £1bn deficit next year after a surprise fall in passenger numbers.The capital’s transport authority has shelved some tube upgrade plans, with its finances under pressure since the axing of a grant from the UK government worth £700m a year. Related: Please hold on: TfL urged to get a grip
  
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• Diesel is dying – let steam trains ride to the rescue | Simon Jenkins

  12-02-2018 12:21
  The current rail minister wants to phase out diesel, and his predecessor hobbled electricity. There’s only one viable optionNew ministers always go a little mad in the early days of the job. The new railways boss, Jo Johnson, will make a speech proposing to “phase out” all British diesel engines by 2040. He calls it an “aspiration”.But diesel accounts for a third of all Britain’s trains. The only alternative form of traction is electricity, and Johnson’s
  
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• Mersey Gateway toll fines prompt string of appeals

  12-02-2018 08:23
  Drivers ‘wrongly penalised’ by same ANPR technology used at Dartford CrossingIt was hailed as a liberation. Surveillance cameras that record vehicle registration plates replaced the toll booths at one of the UK’s most notorious bottlenecks, the Dartford Crossing, east of London. Three years later, they have been installed at the new Mersey Gateway toll bridge which opened last October.But although it is aimed at easing congestion and speeding up journeys, technical inadequacies
  
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• Gateway to misery for innocent drivers, as fines to cross the Mersey take their toll

  12-02-2018 08:00
  Drivers ‘wrongly penalised’ by same ANPR technology used at Dartford CrossingIt was hailed as a liberation. Surveillance cameras that record vehicle registration plates replaced the toll booths at one of the UK’s most notorious bottlenecks, the Dartford Crossing, east of London. Three years later, they have been installed at the new Mersey Gateway toll bridge which opened last October.But although it is aimed at easing congestion and speeding up journeys, technical inadequacies
  
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• Transport committee to launch inquiry into InterCity East Coast

  12-02-2018 01:01
  Failure has wider implications for rail franchising system, says committee chairThe transport committee is to launch an inquiry into the InterCity East Coast rail franchise.The committee said there were serious questions to be asked, saying they would look at the best way forward and the wider implications for the rail franchising system. Related: Virgin Trains and Stagecoach must be punished harder – for their own goodContinue reading...
  
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• World War Two bomb grounds flights at London City Airport

  12-02-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Virgin is making some big changes to its trains on thousands of journeys

  12-02-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - The train operator, which runs services between London's Kings Cross to York, Newcastle and Scotland, said fewer than one in 10 people appreciated the quiet coach
  
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• Two trains per hour between Newport and Cardiff during work period

  12-02-2018 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A REDUCTION in the train service between Newport and Cardiff for essential modernisation work will see an average for two trains per hour travelling between the cities from today.
  
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• Travel chaos expected on Monday at London City Airport

  12-02-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The airport, in east London, was closed after the device was discovered in the early hours of Sunday morning, with a 700-ft exclusion zone set up around the runway and nearby homes evacuated.
  
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• Transport Select Committee to investigate East Coast franchise

  12-02-2018 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The Transport Select Committee is to investigate the causes behind the failure of the Intercity East Coast franchise.
  
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• Transport minister Jo Johnson calls for diesel-only trains to be ditched by 2040 and fast rollout of hydrogen train trials

  12-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Transport minister Jo Johnson will today call for diesel-only trains to be taken off Britain's railways by 2040, as the government seeks to tap the use of alternatives such as hydrogen.
  
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• Transport for London bosses condemn youths pictured hanging off moving London bus in 'reckless' stunt

  12-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Transport for London bosses have condemned youths pictured hanging off the back of a moving London bus in a "reckless" stunt.
  
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• Tinkering with franchises is not the answer to UKs rail woes

  12-02-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - If private capital is to take part, government must either reform the system or hold operators to their promises
  
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• TfL heading for £1bn operational deficit

  12-02-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Tube upgrades shelved as passenger numbers fall
  
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• Stagecoach East Coast deal to be probed by MPs

  12-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The decision to end the East Coast Mainline rail franchise early is to come under scrutiny from MPs.
  
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• SNP minister calls for Stagecoach to be punished over east coast mainline

  12-02-2018 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - MPs are to probe the collapse of the Stagecoach-Virgin East Coast rail franchiseas Scotlands Transport Secretary called for the company to be punished.
  
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• Should Britain's train services be renationalised?

  12-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Britain's railways were run by private companies until 80 years ago, when British Rail was created.
  
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• Restorers aim to get Glasgows last tram back on track

  12-02-2018 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - The last of Scotlands original trams is being restored so it can carry passengers again during its 80th anniversary next year.
  
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• Progress on sleeper rail service linking Caithness to central belt welcomed

  12-02-2018 01:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - A long-awaited sleeper rail service linking Caithness with the central belt will move the county forward and enhance tourism to the north, according to Highland Councils Conservative transport spokesman.
  
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• Oxford's Cowley Branch Line railway could be open by next year

  12-02-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -DESIGNS for a new train station have already been drawn up as business leaders and MPs push for Oxford's Cowley Branch Line to be reopened next year.
  
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• New 'Cambridge South' station at Addenbrooke's could be finished by 2022

  12-02-2018 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - As the Autumn Budget looms, there are calls to make sure another new railway station at Addenbrookes hospital is delivered by 2022.
  
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• Network Rail makes a splash with free drinking water at stations

  12-02-2018 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Users of some of the countrys largest railway stations will soon be able to benefit from the introduction of free drinking water facilities, Network Rail has announced.
  
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• MPs to probe East Coast rail franchise debacle

  12-02-2018 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - As Virgin Trains East Coast faces imminent failure, the Transport Select Committee has launched an inquiry into rail franchising on the UKs flagship line
  
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• MPs launch inquiry into East Coast rail franchise failure saying "serious questions" need to be asked

  12-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The Transport Select Committee announced today it is launching an inquiry into the East Coast rail franchise troubles, saying there were "serious questions" to be asked of ministers as well as the train operator.
  
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• London City Airport shut as WW2 bomb found in Thames

  12-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Flights to and from London City Airport are cancelled and passengers are advised to stay away.
  
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• London City Airport closed: Live updates as unexploded WW2 bomb causes travel chaos

  12-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - London City Airport was closed on Monday after a World War Two bomb was found in the River Thames nearby.
  
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• London City Airport closed all day Monday after discovery of unexploded WW2 bomb

  12-02-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Thebomb led to a 700ft cordon that disrupted flights in and out of the airport, while Royal Navy specialists were drafted in to deal with the device
  
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• London City airport closed after WWII bomb found in Thames

  12-02-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Unexploded ordnance discovered near runway; passengers advised to contact airlinesPassengers have been told not to travel to London City airport until further notice after a world war two ordnance was discovered in the river Thames near the runway. The Royal Navy and the Metropolitan police have created a 214 metre exclusion zone around George V dock in east London, which was heavily bombed during the second world war, following the discovery of the ordnance during pre-planned wor
  
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• Inquiry into Intercity East Coast rail franchise to be launched

  12-02-2018 01:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The Transport Committee is launching an inquiry into the InterCity East Coast rail franchise.
  
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• Emirates firms deal for 36 more Airbus A380s

  12-02-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Emirates has firmed the MOU agreed with Airbus in mid-January for 20 more A380s plus 16 further options.read more
  
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• Diesel trains should be banned by 2040, minister says but unions think it wont happen

  12-02-2018 01:00 via inews.co.uk
  The Independent - All diesel-only trains should be taken off Britains railways by 2040, the rail minister will say today.
  
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• Diesel-only trains in UK to be phased out by 2040

  12-02-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Jo Johnson to set out ambitious goal but stuttering electrification plan a stumbling block
  
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• Debate over Bescot sleeper factory as thousands rally against plans

  12-02-2018 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A debate over the proposed Bescot railway sleeper factory will be held at a full meeting of Sandwell Council after a petition gathered more than 3,800 signatures.
  
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• Clouds on horizon for Ryanair after union U-turn

  12-02-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline defends low-cost business model as defiant OLeary warns of strikes
  
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• Carillion collapse reroutes Welsh rail Subscription

  12-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The collapse of Carillion has thrown the much-delayed reorganisation of train services in Wales into further confusion.
  
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• All diesel trains should be scrapped by 2040, Jo Johnson tells rail bosses Subscription

  12-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The rail industry should reduce its emissions by aspiring to remove all trains that run only on diesel by 2040, according to the new rail minister.
  
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• Alastair Dalton: How undercover police are saving cyclists lives

  12-02-2018 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Undercover policing has been getting a bad name this week, but in one aspect of road safety there may be a case for encouraging it.
  
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• £30 million investment in revolutionary V2G technologies

  12-02-2018 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Electric vehicles to help power peoples homes helped by almost £30 million funding.
  
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