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• Norwegian plans more flights from London to Latin America and Asia

  13-02-2018 18:09
  Low-cost airline’s first flight from Gatwick to Buenos Aires departs this week as part of expansion The low-cost airline Norwegian is planning further expansion ofits long-haul flight network with London Gatwick as its major global base, and more routes to Latin America and Asia.The carrier’s first direct flight from the UK to South America departs on Wednesday, with a 787 Dreamliner taking its maiden flight from Gatwick to Buenos Aires.Continue reading...
  
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• Network Rail says it will cut train delays by 15% in £47bn plan

  13-02-2018 10:27
  Strategy for 2019-24 prioritises maintenance and renewal rather than big new projectsNetwork Rail says it will deliver a 15% reduction in train delays and almost 1,000 new services every day by 2021 under a £47.1bn five-year plan. But there are no fresh promises of major projects after massive budgetary overruns in the last five-year plan left many schemes abandoned or delayed. The bulk of the 209-24 budget will be spent on maintenance, operations and renewals to make the most of the exist
  
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• Yorkshire leaders speak out on rail plans

  13-02-2018 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - YORKSHIRE leaders have told MPs that the process of planning improvements to the rail network needs an urgent overhaul.
  
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• Wrightbus: Up to 95 jobs under threat

  13-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Company employs more than 1,500 people and sells vehicles in domestic and international markets.
  
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• Why we're not getting these new trains on Teesside to replace outdated Pacers

  13-02-2018 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Northern calls its new trains a 'landmark moment' for northern rail travellers - but they won't be heading our way
  
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• Transport for London fears wider travel changes dragging on passenger numbers as it faces near £1bn deficit

  13-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Transport for London (TfL) has raised concerns falling passenger numbers could be part of a wider change in travel, according to internal documents seen by City A.M..
  
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• Tata 'to invest £75m in Port Talbot blast furnace repair'

  13-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The move would extend the life of blast furnace five at the Port Talbot plant, industry sources say.
  
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• South Western Railway passengers braced for more misery as industrial action to go ahead from Friday 16 February

  13-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - South Western Railway passengers face more misery later this week after the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union confirmed this morning that industrial action will go ahead due to a row over the role of the guard.
  
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• ScotRail Class 385 fishbowl windscreen safety concern

  13-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Drivers report seeing multiple signals reflecting in the curved windscreen when driving at night.
  
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• RSSB: Innovative sander configuration could reduce low adhesion delays

  13-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Double variable rate sanders could combat leaves on the line, according to new research by the Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB). Sanders are already routinely used to reduce the impact of low adhesion by blasting sand between the wheel and the rail. Last year, rail services across Britain...
  
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• Road disintegration fiasco shows Suffolks A14 is not fit for purpose

  13-02-2018 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - The dangerous disintegration of a major Suffolk road has prompted renewed calls for highways improvements to support the countys economy.
  
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• Passengers want technology to create 'personalised experience' on HS2 trains

  13-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The technology used for HS2 should serve a purpose and not appear mp;ldquo;gimmicky,mp;rdquo; passengers have this week told the industry.New research by passenger watchdog Transport Focus revealed findings uncovered through its partnership with HS2, which has been set up to explore how the...
  
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• On your bike: Santander Cycles hire scheme arrives in Brixton after record-breaking 2017 with 10.4m hires

  13-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Transport for London's Santander Cycles scheme has arrived in Brixton with the opening of seven new docking stations with 200 bikes.
  
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• New images show plans for cylindrical glass bike storage towers at Old Street roundabout

  13-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Three cylindrical glass towers with safe storage for hundreds of bikes have been put forward on a long-list of ideas to redesign Old Street roundabout.
  
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• New GWR Class 802 IETs leave Italy bound for Devon and Cornwall

  13-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The first of a new fleet of Intercity Express Trains set to run on GWR routes in Devon and Cornwall have been completed in Italy. Hitachi will send the initial two bi-mode Class 802s across Europe and through the channel tunnel to join three other prototypes in the south west of England for...
  
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• Network Rail sidetracks big-ticket projects subscription

  13-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Network Rail has signalled the end ofor at least a five-year pause inthe construction of big trophy projects on the railways after the fiasco of the electrification of the Great Western main line.
  
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• Network Rail division to scrutinise franchise bids following East Coast collapse

  13-02-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Network Rail body will add an extra layer of scrutiny to new rail franchise bids to make sure that plans by operators are workable, in the wake of the collapse of the East Coast mainline contract.
  
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• MPs launch second probe into East Coast collapse

  13-02-2018 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Politicians at Westminster have launched their own investigation into the crisis at the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise. The new inquiry by the House of Commons Transport Committee comes hard on the heels of a separate examination by the National Audit Office, which was announced at the end of January. Transport secretary Chris Grayling told the Transport Committee on 5 February that Virgin Trains East Coast was likely to fail within a very small number of months. Committee ch
  
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• MPs condemn auditors for feasting on the carcase of Carillion

  13-02-2018 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Britains big four accountancy firms have been savaged by MPs who have accused them of feasting on the carcase of collapsed construction giant Carillion and collecting more than £70 million in the process.
  
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• LOW COST TRAIN MAINTENANCE PROVIDER UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT

  13-02-2018 01:00 via rmt.org.uk
  RMT - Low cost train maintenance provider under the spotlight after train splits apart causing rail chaos in Leeds last week.
  
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• London Stansted expansion works get underway with £130m new arrivals building on the cards as it posts record January

  13-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Work has gotten underway on a £600m revamp of London Stansted, which will include a £130m arrivals building, as the airport today reported its best ever January.
  
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• London City Airport to reopen after WW2 bomb moved

  13-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - London City Airport will open on Tuesday after an bomb was safely removed from a dock.
  
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• London City Airport reopens after WW2 bomb towed away down Thames

  13-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - London City Airport has reopened after the discovery of an unexploded Second World War bomb forced dozens of flights to be cancelled.
  
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• London City Airport reopens after World War Two bomb scare

  13-02-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Intercity East Coast rail franchise inquiry launched

  13-02-2018 01:00 via parliament.uk
  Transport Select Committee - The Transport Committee launches an inquiry into the imminent failure of the Intercity East Coast rail franchise, and the best options to maintain services in the interests of passengers and taxpayers.
  
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• Inquiry launched into third East Coast franchise failure in 10 years

  13-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The transport committee has today officially launched its inquiry into the mp;ldquo;imminent failuremp;rdquo; of the Intercity East Coast rail franchise. This will be the third collapse of a commercial franchise agreement on this part of the railway in just over 10 years. The last time a commercial...
  
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• Hydrogen train to be tested in the UK by 2020

  13-02-2018 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: The Rail Safety mp; Standards Board is working with Alstom with the aim of piloting a...
  
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• Heathrow racks up record January after boost from domestic flights

  13-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Heathrow brought in 5.8m passengers in January, marking a fresh high for the airport and its 15th consecutive record month.
  
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• Heathrow duty free Chinese discrimination 'unacceptable'

  13-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A duty free event offered higher minimum purchase rates to Chinese travellers, sparking outrage on social media.
  
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• Eurostar commits to green power by 2030

  13-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Eurostar has this week confirmed its commitment to have complete replacements for fossil fuels within the next 12 years. In the companymp;rsquo;s mp;lsquo;Tread Lightly 10-point plan,mp;rsquo; it set out a range of promises which it would be working towards, including completely replacing all vehicles...
  
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• Emirates and Airbus firm up A380 deal that helps save the superjumbo

  13-02-2018 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) -The agreement is worth $16bn and secures hundreds of Broughton jobs
  
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• Electrification plan for main Devon railway line short-circuited by Transport Minister

  13-02-2018 01:00 via devonlive.com
  Other Regional Press - Transport Minister Jo Johnson seemed to rule out the prospect that Westcountry railway lines might one day be electrified
  
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• ECHO WINS £6.3M NETWORK RAIL CONTRACT

  13-02-2018 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - Bristol-based customer contact company Echo has been awarded a £6.3m contract to manage Network Rail's 24-hour helpline.
  
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• Drone footage of fire at Saxmundham railway station

  13-02-2018 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - A drone pilot has captured aerial footage of a Suffolk railway station fire.
  
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• Drivers safety fear over new electric trains Subscription

  13-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Union leaders have warned modifications must be made to ScotRails new electric trains or its drivers will refuse to work them.
  
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• Donald Trump could privatise International Space Station

  13-02-2018 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- The ISS has hosted more than 100 astronauts over the past two decadesincluding Britains Major Tim Peakebut the US, which contributes the lions share of funding, is set to pull support after 2024.
  
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• Diesel-only trains should be phased out by 2040, says rail minister

  13-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Rail minister Jo Johnson will today announce ambitions to end the use of diesel-only trains by 2040. Transport minister Johnson will say: mp;ldquo;I would like to see us take all diesel-only trains off the track by 2040, if that seems like an ambitious goal, it should be and I make no apology for...
  
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• Crossrail will generate electricity using the wind created by trains

  13-02-2018 01:00 via wired.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A pilot project will use grids of lamellae-covered plastic sheets on London's Crossrail to generate electricity from draughty tunnels
  
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• Council approves construction of new rail freight terminal at Cricklewood

  13-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Construction of a modern rail freight terminal at Cricklewood has been approved to support the mp;pound;4.5bn Brent Cross housing regeneration. The terminal will be built on existing rail land at Cricklewood, north London. Without the terminal, the Campaign for Better Transport argues that a...
  
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• Charing Cross to become first UK rail station to offer free drinking water

  13-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Charing Cross will be the first station in the UK to offer free drinking water as part of a Network Rail drive to reduce plastic waste at its stations.
  
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• Carwyn Jones fights for Welsh ports in Ireland visit

  13-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Leaving the EU's customs union could damage Welsh and Irish economies, Wales' first minister says.
  
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• Carillion: accountants accused of 'feasting' on company

  13-02-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Details of £72m in fees in 10 years emerge as 11,800 workers await fate after firms collapseMPs have accused the big four accountancy firms of feasting on what was soon to become a carcass as it emerged they banked £72m for work linked to collapsed government contractor Carillion in the years leading up to its financial failure.Less than a fortnight before Carillions auditor KPMG is due to face questions from MPs on two select committees, the accountant and rivals Delo
  
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• British Airways owner IAG invests in startup Volantio which aims to tackle flight overbooking troubles

  13-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - British Airways owner IAG said today it had invested in another startup called Volantio from its accelerator programme as it looks to nose ahead of rivals in a tech drive.
  
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• Bradford Green Party calls for East Coast mainline to be nationalised

  13-02-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - CALLS have been made for the East Coast mainline to be permanently brought back under Government control.
  
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• 'Big Four' accountancy giants' £150million taxpayer-funded feeding frenzy over collapsed Carillion

  13-02-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Carillion has paid Deloitte, KPMG, PwC, and Ernst mp; Young more than £70million in the past decade - and now they are accused of feasting on its collapse
  
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• 'Boris bikes' finally arrive in Brixton as TfL opens seven docking stations with space for 200 Santander Cycles

  13-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - "Boris bikes" have finally arrived in Brixton as TfL opened seven new docking stations with space for 200 of the Santander Cycles.
  
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• A new solar-powered train will take you to Australia's hippy surf town Byron Bay

  13-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Australia's ultimate surfie-hippy coastal town is now easily accessible via a solar-powered train, as Sarah Reid reports
  
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