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• Scilly games: the islands’ battle of the choppers

  15-02-2018 17:38
  Two rival companies are bidding to start a new helicopter service to the Isles of Scilly this spring, the first since 2012It’s a familiar transport tale but for the people of the Isles of Scilly it’s been a case of waiting six years for a helicopter to the mainland and then two coming along at once. The Isles of Scilly Steamship Company made a “shock” announcement on Thursday, when it said it would launch its new service from Land’s End airport to the islands in May
  
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• Out now: Issue 178 of Passenger Transport

  15-02-2018 14:21 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 178 of Passenger Transport is published on February 16.
  Contents include:
    
  LEAD STORY
  A compelling case – but is it being heard?Last week’s UK Bus Summit underlined the strong case for supporting local bus services, but there is growing frustration that policy-makers are still not getting the message
   
  NEWS
  Carne to leave Network Rail later this year‘Mark has done an outstanding job’, says Sir Peter Hendy
  Bus industry is urged to turn up the vo
  
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• A compelling case – but is it being heard?

  15-02-2018 14:00 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Last week’s UK Bus Summit underlined the strong case for supporting local bus services, but there is growing frustration that policy-makers are still not getting the message
   
  Claire Haigh, chief executive of Greener Journeys
   
  The case for backing buses is perhaps stronger than ever – boosted by the role they can play in tackling poor air quality in many urban areas. But there is growing concern the case is not being heard by policy-makers, and some are calling for bolder
  
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• Martin Griffiths blasts ‘point scoring’ politicians

  15-02-2018 13:55 via passengertransport.co.uk
  ‘Government rigorously tested our plans’
   
  Martin Griffiths: I was personally told at the time that it was the highest quality bid they had ever seen
   
  Stagecoach chief executive Martin Griffiths has hit out at politicians for “point scoring” and misleading the public over the imminent collapse of the Virgin Trains East Coast franchise. He also implied that the Department for Transport should accept a degree of shared responsibility for VTEC’s situation.
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• How should cities respond to CAVs?

  15-02-2018 13:50 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Five things I learnt during a visit to the UK’s Cape Canaveral for autonomous vehicle research, at the University of Warwick
   
  How do we join up the Connected and Autonomous Vehicles agenda with the healthy streets/better places agenda?
   
  Money is no object for research and development on one form of urban transport right now. But it isn’t flowing into perfecting a 21st Century bus – it’s all going into Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs).
  As we all know E
  
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• Brexit is on the ALBUM Conference agenda

  15-02-2018 13:43 via passengertransport.co.uk
  ‘It will affect your industry’ Stephen Hammond warns
    
  Although his year-long presidency of the Confederation of Passenger Transport will see the UK reshape its future relationship with the European Union, Martin Dean had very little to say about Brexit in this address to the trade body’s annual dinner last month. However, Brexit will be one of the central themes at the ALBUM Conference in May.
  Dean acknowledged concerns raised by coach operators about hard borders a
  
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• Work on the London Overground Barking Riverside extension is months behind schedule

  15-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Construction has yet to start on the £263m Barking Riverside Overground extension, but work is already months behind schedule due to design issues impeding the procurement process.
  
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• Why is Virgin East Coast ditching its quiet coach?

  15-02-2018 01:00 via spectator.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The franchise insists First Class will remain an oasis of calm. Im not so sure
  
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• TransPennine 'taking express' out of rail service

  15-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Business leaders have accused rail firm TransPennine Express of downgrading services between Hull and Manchester.
  
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• TransPennine rail route to get £10bn injection for quicker journeys and more trains

  15-02-2018 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The proposed upgrade of the TransPennine railway line has been earmarked for cash from a £10bn funding pot.
  
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• The doors are not always shutting properly on posh new trains in Wales and it's causing delays

  15-02-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Passengers had to wait for 35 minutes on one service at Swansea while a team tried to fix the doors
  
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• SWR facing ORR investigation for providing passengers with incorrect service info

  15-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has written to South Western Railway (SWR) to outline mp;ldquo;serious concernsmp;rdquo; over its compliance with the conditions of its passenger licence. In a letter to the TOCmp;rsquo;s managing director, Andy Mellors, dated 23 January 2018, John Larkinson...
  
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• Swift travelcard provides cheaper and easier bus travel in Redditch

  15-02-2018 01:00 via redditchadvertiser.co.uk
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• Stalybridge named best large train station

  15-02-2018 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Train operating company, TransPennine Express, has announced that one of their railway stations, Stalybridge, has received a top prize at the 15th annual Cheshire Best Kept Station Awards.
  
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• Senedd to be given vote on £1.4bn M4 relief road plans

  15-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - AMs will vote this year on the planned new stretch of motorway south of Newport, BBC Wales is told.
  
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• Revealed: Virgin billionaire Richard Branson on"Concorde 2" supersonic travel, rival Elon Musk's SpaceX and Hyperloop plans

  15-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Could we see a new Concorde take to the skies? Billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson thinks so.
  
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• Qantas unveils special indigenous aircraft livery

  15-02-2018 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Artwork to feature on latest B787-9
  
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• Private hire driver ordered to pay £3,000 after refusing to show badge at Manchester Airport

  15-02-2018 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News -A PRIVATE hire driver has been left furious after he was ordered to pay more than £3,000 having refused to show his credentials at Manchester Airport.
  
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• Parkway station building work begins ahead of predicted boom

  15-02-2018 01:00 via worcesterobserver.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The station, located to the east of junction 7 of the M5, will be accessible for commuters and other rail passengers from all over the county. Many of these commuters currently travel outside the county to get their trains to London, the South west, South Wales or to the north or choose to drive to their end destination.
  
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• Our campaigns to keep people safe on the network

  15-02-2018 01:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  Network Rail - We care about keeping people safe on and around the railway. Its at the heart of everything we do.
  
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• New Crossrail 2 delays could jeopardise plans for the £31bn project's route

  15-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - A £31bn plan to build a second Crossrail risks going off track as fresh delays threaten to hinder the intended route for the new railway, with concern over land and property costs around parts of it which aren't safeguarded.
  
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• Network Rail reveals significant investment, more services and fewer delays in its five-year plan

  15-02-2018 01:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  Network Rail - Network Rail today published its ambitious five-year plan to improve Britains railway over the five years to 2024 (Control Period 6, CP6).The plan will drive economic growth, jobs and housing by delivering a better railway for the millions of people who rely on it.The railway will be more reliable, more cost efficient, it will have more capacity, will build on its reputation as the safest railway in Europe and usher in the railways digital age.
  
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• Network Rail CP6 plan: Route details revealed

  15-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail has revealed further information about individual funding to its eight national routes following this weeks Strategic Business Plan.
  
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• Major improvements planned for Sussex railways

  15-02-2018 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - RAIL services across the county are to see major improvements as part of a £3.5 billion plan to renew the congested network across the South East.
  
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• Maersk makes waves with decision to offload energy units

  15-02-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Danish group stands by strategy to focus on container shipping and logistics
  
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• Lower speed limit plan for road is a 'helpful first step', say campaigners

  15-02-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - 'GOOD, but not enough'.
  
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• Long-awaited Hope Valley Line plans given the green light

  15-02-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Plans for a scheme aiming to reduce delays and improve reliability for trains on the congested Sheffield to Manchester route have been given the green light. Transport secretary Chris Grayling has approved the granting of the Transport and Works Act order, a key step in the process to secure the...
  
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• Ineos is teaming up with a Mercedes-Benz subsidiary on its new "spiritual successor" to the Land Rover Defender

  15-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos announced today it has brought German firm MBtech on board for work on its planned "spiritual successor" to the Land Rover Defender.
  
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• Humza Yousaf urged to back East Coast rail public ownership

  15-02-2018 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Scottish Labour has urged the Scottish Government to support its calls to take the East Coast mainline back into public ownership following the early termination of the Stagecoach contract.
  
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• How Network Rail plans to spend £1bn improving Wales' railways

  15-02-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - The number of journeys made on Wales' rail network has grown by nearly 50 over the past decade
  
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• Here's Network Rail's £2bn plan for one of the UK's busiest stretches of railway - from Waterloo to the south coast

  15-02-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Network Rail yesterday unveiled its bumper £47bn five-year plan for Britain's railways - and among its proposals, it has outlined £2bn to be ploughed into the route between Waterloo station and the south coast.
  
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• Heathrow Airport crash: Man dies after collision involving two vehicles on taxiway

  15-02-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -The Metropolitan Police has confirmed a man in his 40s has died following a crash at the airport on Wednesday morning (February 14)
  
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• Go-ahead for Sheffield-Manchester rail upgrade

  15-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Passenger trains will be able to overtake slow freight trains travelling through the Hope Valley.
  
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• Fishbowl windscreens could delay arrival of new trains Subscription

  15-02-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Scotlands transport minister has said he is unable to fully guarantee that new electric trains will go into service next month as planned following safety concerns raised by drivers.
  
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• East Midlands Airport airline to create 75 jobs

  15-02-2018 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - Airline Jet2.com says will create around 75 jobs this summer as it continues to grow its presence at East Midlands Airport.
  
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• Concern over areas woeful rail provision reaches parliament

  15-02-2018 01:00 via monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - CALLS have been made to improve the woefully inadequate cross-border rail service during the Welsh Grand Committee last Wednesday.
  
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• Carillion collapse delays Network Rail private funding list

  15-02-2018 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has delayed the publication of a list of possible third-party funded rail enhancement projects, with chief executive Mark Carne citing the collapse of Carillion.
  
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• Calls for U-turn on 'dangerous' motorway ad screens

  15-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Campaigners are
  
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• Call for new road bridge to ease 'nightmare' gridlock at level crossing

  15-02-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A level crossing is regularly reaching gridlock and forcing frustrated drivers to take risks, a Council committee was told.
  
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• Call for action over attacks on emergency services, taxis and buses

  15-02-2018 01:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ATTACKS on taxis, buses and emergency service workers in Newport show the need for more Community Support Officers, an AM has said.
  
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• Bypass firm Galliford Try to raise £150m after Carillion collapse

  15-02-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The building firm is raising extra funds for the Aberdeen bypass after Carillion went into liquidation.
  
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• Bus company invests in fleet despite fall in number of journeys made

  15-02-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - BUS companies have invested millions of pounds in new buses for its fleet, despite falling passenger journeys.
  
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• Britain 'becoming a scrapyard' as number of cars dumped on the roadside trebles

  15-02-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph -
  
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• Blackburn-Manchester bus to be rerouted causing concern for commuters

  15-02-2018 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  Lancashire Telegraph - A VITAL bus route linking Blackburn to Manchester is to change, leaving one commuter at risk of losing her job.
  
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• Barnet residents suffer 'heartbreaking' defeat in nine-year battle against rail super-hub

  15-02-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A nine-year campaign by residents against a planned London rail "super-hub" has suffered a huge blow after councillors backed it by a single vote.
  
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• Accident causes BA delays at Heathrow

  15-02-2018 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Man dies in crash on taxiway
  
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