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• Girl dies in 'weather-related' crash as snow chaos continues to grip UK – latest updates

  01-03-2018 20:36
  Red alert for blizzards in south west England and WalesNational Grid warns UK running out of gas Heavy snow traps hundreds overnight on M80 in ScotlandTroops deployed to LincolnshireShare your photos and stories 7.34pm GMT The Met Office has updated its weather warnings including extending its amber warning for snow in Scotland until Friday morning.Amber weather warnings for #wind & #snow have been updated: https://t.co/28Mclvju9n Stay #weatheraware @metofficeuk pic.twitter.com/HnF7KhDL2M 6.
  
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• UK weather: girl dies in collision as snow chaos continues to grip Britain – latest updates

  01-03-2018 18:03
  Red alert for blizzards in south west England and WalesNational Grid warns UK running out of gas Heavy snow traps hundreds overnight on M80 in ScotlandTroops deployed to LincolnshireShare your photos and stories 5.03pm GMT This is an interesting Twitter thread addressing complaints about how the UK deals with bad weather compared to a country like Canada. Click on the tweet to read the rest of the conversation.As a Canadian, I hear a lot of complaints in the winter in the UK: 'If you can clear s
  
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• Britons take to their skis as heavy snow hits the UK – video

  01-03-2018 16:03
  If you're tired of slipping about in icy conditions, follow the lead of skiing fans who are taking advantage of freshly coated slopes in the UK. Heavy snowfall across the UK has led to severe weather warnings, widespread disruption and dwindling gas supplies Continue reading...
  
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• UK weather: Met office issues new red warning as wind and snow cause chaos – live

  01-03-2018 15:43
  Red alert for blizzards in south west England and WalesNational Grid warns UK running out of gas Heavy snow traps hundreds overnight on M80 in ScotlandTroops deployed to LincolnshireShare your photos and stories 2.38pm GMT The cabinet secretary for health and social services in Wales, Vaughan Gething, has urged people to stay safe - and to use health services only when really needed.He said: “It is likely that there will be some disruption to local services across Wales. People can help to
  
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• Out now: Issue 179 of Passenger Transport

  01-03-2018 15:20 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 179 of Passenger Transport is published on March 2.
  Contents include:
    
  LEAD STORY
  First will lead UK’s first driverless bus projectTransport group will lead goverment-backed ‘MultiCAV’ project, offering autonomous pods for journeys to and from high-tech hub near Didcot
   
  NEWS
  Go-Ahead cites impact of changing behaviourChanges in lifestyle and working patterns are suppressing travel
  TfGM spends £11.5m on franchising probeDevolution agreement fun
  
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• First will lead UK’s first driverless bus project

  01-03-2018 14:34 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Transport group will lead goverment-backed ‘MultiCAV’ project, offering autonomous pods for journeys to and from high-tech hub near Didcot
   
  FirstGroup has already trialled CAVs in the US
   
  FirstGroup will lead the first mainstream use of fully connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in the UK.
  The government announced its approval for the scheme last week, and an award of £2.5m of funding. The project will see self-driving vehicles introduced in and around Milton Pa
  
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• Go-Ahead cites impact of changing behaviour

  01-03-2018 14:30 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Changes in lifestyle and working patterns are suppressing travel
   
  David Brown: ‘There is a whole range of issues’
   
  Go Ahead-Group has highlighted the impact of changing travel patterns across the UK on transport companies’ finances in its half-year results.
  Despite patronage falls at the group’s regional bus division and Southeastern rail franchise, half-year operating profit rose 19% to £86.9m on revenue up 6.6% to £1.8bn. However, the increase wa
  
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• TfGM spends £11.5m on franchising probe

  01-03-2018 14:26 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Devolution agreement funds used to explore bus franchising options
   
  Burnham to decide on franchising
   
  Transport for Greater Manchester is pressing ahead with plans to introduce bus franchising in the Greater Manchester region with £11.5m set aside for 2018/19 to progress the plans.
  It says that the funding will be utilised in order to prepare the business case for a franchising scheme alongside other options that could improve bus services in the Greater Manchester area.
  Meanwh
  
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• Are you ready for the new data protection rules?

  01-03-2018 14:18 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Rules on the protection of personal data will be tightened next month, with fines of up to 4% of annual global turnover or €20m for any organisation which fails to comply. Rhodri Clark reports
   
  Oyster didn’t exist when the Data Protection Act was passed
   
  This article may seem to be yet another one about red tape for transport managers but before you turn the page or fall asleep, take a moment to consider how your company would be affected if it were fined up to 4% of annua
  
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• We’re still married to the car – even though we don’t love it any more | Cotten Seiler

  01-03-2018 13:07
  The age of the automobile may be over. But, largely thanks to capitalist China, the age of the automobile 2.0 is just beginningThese, a chorus of voices tells us, are the bittersweet, waning days of our long love affair with the car. In Los Angeles, the most congested city in the world, the average motorist was stuck in peak-time congestion for 102 hours last year. In London, drivers lost the equivalent of three days sitting in traffic jams.Americans’ rates of car ownership and number of a
  
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• UK weather: Met office issues new red warning as wind and snow cause chaos – live updates

  01-03-2018 12:39
  Red alert for blizzards in south west England and WalesNational Grid warns UK running out of gas Heavy snow traps hundreds overnight on M80 in ScotlandTroops deployed to LincolnshireShare your photos and stories 11.38am GMT The Welsh National Assembly’s main public building, the Senedd is closing at noon and three important committees have been cancelled after that red alert for blizzards was issued by the Met Office. A St David’s Day gig planned for this evening has also been called
  
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• UK weather: Met office issues new red warning as snow and wind cause chaos – live

  01-03-2018 10:05
  Scotland on red alert, with severe weather warnings in place across Northern Ireland, England and Wales for third day of disruptionHeavy snow traps hundreds overnight on M80 in Scotland
  Share your photos and stories 9.05am GMT If you thought things couldn’t get any worse, National Grid has just warned that the UK will not have enough gas to meet demand on Thursday.It is thought unlikely that the situation will affect supply to households, but if enough extra gas supplies by pipeline or shi
  
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• Storm Emma and beast from the east bring more snow chaos to UK – live

  01-03-2018 06:50
  Scotland on red alert, with severe weather warnings in place across Northern Ireland, England and Wales for third day of disruptionHeavy snow traps hundreds overnight on M80 in Scotland
  Share your photos and stories 5.50am GMT Late on Wednesday night, a “status red” warning was issued for Ireland by Met Éireann. With snow and winds already lashing the country, the weather service expects this to worsen by Thursday afternoon and evening, unleashing blizzards on eastern and sout
  
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• Heavy snow traps hundreds overnight on M80 in Scotland

  01-03-2018 01:27
  Parts of UK on red alert as extreme weather threatens further transport disruption Hundreds of people stranded on a motorway in Scotland on Wednesday were facing the prospect of being stuck in their cars overnight as severe snow caused widespread disruption in the UK.Parts of the UK were put are on red alert as the snow continued to fall across much of the country, closing schools, delaying medical operations and causing widespread travel disruption. The red warning means extreme weather is expe
  
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• England coach Jones to avoid public transport following train abuse - AOL UK

  01-03-2018 01:05
  AOL UK
  England coach Jones to avoid public transport following train abuse
  AOL UK
  England coach Eddie Jones vowed to never use public transport again after allegedly being subjected to physical and verbal abuse on a train journey following his side's Six Nations defeat to Scotland. Jones is reported to have travelled standard class ...en meer »
  
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• Welsh rail services set to be devolved following historic agreement

  01-03-2018 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - The draft Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) (Railways) Order 2018 has been laid in Parliament.
  
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• Virgin Australia returns to profit as restructuring plan yields results

  01-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Virgin Australia reported a net profit of A$4.4 million ($3.4 million) for its fiscal first-half ended Dec. 31, 2017, signaling its multi-year transformation plan is gaining traction.read more
  
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• Uneven load and track twist led to Lewisham freight train derailment

  01-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - A freight train derailment in south London occurred when an unevenly loaded wagon encountered a mp;ldquo;significant track twistmp;rdquo;, the Rail Accident Investigation Branchmp;rsquo;s (RAIB) investigation has found. Two wagons within an aggregate train derailed on newly-laid track at Courthill...
  
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• UK weather and snow travel advice: London roads grind to a halt as commuters face nightmare journey home

  01-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Follow our LIVE coverage with the latest weather, transport and school alerts here
  
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• Transport Secretarys deep concern over rail disruption caused by serious safety issues

  01-03-2018 01:00 via wrexham.com
  Other Regional Press - Welsh Transport Secretary Ken Skates AM has expressed his deep concern over serious safety issues which has seen an entire fleet of Arriva trains taken out of service for urgent repairs.
  
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• Trade body says European aviation industry must not suffer "the brunt of political inadequacies" as it offers airlines Brexit advice

  01-03-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The European Regions Airline Association (ERA) has provided guidance to airlines to prepare for different Brexit scenarios, noting in a report out today: "We are now 20 months post-referendum, and 11 months after the triggering of Article 50, with no visible developments for the aviation industry across the European region."
  
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• Toyota to build next generation of Auris in UK

  01-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - It comes after the Japanese carmaker agreed a £240m investment in its Derbyshire plant last year.
  
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• TfL update on delays: London weather and snow sees FIVE Tube and London Overground lines hit by disruption

  01-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Follow our live weather and travel coverage here
  
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• TfL delays update: Oxford Circus station evacuated as commuters battle home after heavy snow sparks travel chaos

  01-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Follow our LIVE coverage as further heavy snow is set to fall in London
  
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• Station Approach plans progressed

  01-03-2018 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  Other News Sources - CIVIC chiefs have signed off the masterplan for the redevelopment of Station Approach, with £5 million of support from the external funding provisionally agreed.
  
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• Spirit pilots ratify long-term contract, ending 3-year labor struggle

  01-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Spirit Airlines pilots, represented by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA), have voted to ratify a new five-year working agreement, concluding an often-contentious three-year effort to secure a new labor contract. read more
  
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• South Wales Metro bid 'should have been protected from Carillion collapse'

  01-03-2018 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - The Welsh Government should have done more to protect Abellios bid for the £5bn Wales and Borders franchise from exposure to bidding partner Carillion, an opposition assembly member said.
  
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• Scotland must make improvements to achieve the best air quality in Europe

  01-03-2018 01:00 via scottish.parliament.uk
  Other News Sources - A Holyrood Committee has outlined a number of recommendations in order for Scotland to try to achieve the cleanest air in Europe.
  
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• No upside in Brexit for British car industry - MPs

  01-03-2018 01:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  Reuters News - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain must maintain free trade and European Union regulatory alignment for the automotive industry as Brexit offers no upside for the sector, a committee of MPs said.
  
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• New Intercity Express train reaches Inverness depot for testing

  01-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - A new Intercity Express train has arrived at the Inverness depot for the first time today for testing. The new Hitachi-built train is the first of a fleet of 65 Intercity Express trains that will run from Inverness and Aberdeen, via Edinburgh, to London. Hitachi Rail has invested mp;pound;5m into...
  
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• MPs tell government to pursue "exercise in damage limitation" for UK car industry's post-Brexit fate

  01-03-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - MPs today warned there was "no credible argument" to suggest there are advantages to be gained from Brexit for UK car manufacturing, and called for the government to ensure the closest possible relationship with existing EU regulatory and trading framework.
  
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• More trains mean end of the line for timetables Subscription

  01-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Traditional rail timetables will be ditched within a decade in favour of London Underground-style countdown timers on platforms, according to the head of Network Rail.
  
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• Mercedes and MAN start real life tests of electric trucks

  01-03-2018 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Mercedes Benz and MAN have both started testing electric trucks in day-to-day operations with customers.Mercedes-Benz has started putting its eActros electric trucks out on the road with a group of fleet operators.Ten vehicles in two variants, with gross weights of 18 or 25 tonnes, will be handed over in the next few weeks to customers, who will be testing their everyday feasibility and economic efficiency under real-life conditions.The maximum pe
  
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• Members of FTA emissions scheme lead the fleet on clean air

  01-03-2018 01:00 via fta.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Members of the Freight Transport Associations Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS) have continued to cut vehicle emissions and fuel costs, ...
  
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• London railway could be revived after more than 100 years to create new 'orbital metro' on Overground

  01-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A disused railway could be revived after more than 100 years to create a new "orbital metro" on the London Overground.
  
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• Late winter snow tightens its grip on railways

  01-03-2018 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Snow and ice continues to affect a number of railway operators, particularly in Scotland and south east England. ScotRail is running reduced services in many areas, while Southeastern, c2c, Greater Anglia and South Western Railway are also warning of cancellations and disruption. Some problems earlier this week were caused by the uncertainty of forecasts. Greater Anglia was criticised for withdrawing services on some routes in anticipation of snow which eventually fell further so
  
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• High-speed rail line through Bradford should be built 'as soon as possible'

  01-03-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A high-speed rail line running through Bradford should be built as soon as possible, the leader of Bradford Council has said.
  
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• Heathrow poses acid test for government, says Adonis

  01-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The national lack of power stations, runways, new towns and high-speed broadband represents a failure of ministerial planning and strategy, according to the governments former chief adviser on infrastructure.
  
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• First glimpse of safe cycle path as right of way in sight

  01-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - IT IS one of the longest-running land disputes of its kind in Scotland but the end is now in sight.
  
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• Figures show decline in bus usage in Scotland

  01-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Transport Scotland figures show the bus being the only mode of transport to have experienced a drop in usage.
  
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• Eurostar sees passenger growth in 2017

  01-03-2018 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Business travel up 8 per cent y-o-y
  
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• Dyson creates 300 new electric car jobs

  01-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The engineering firm says it is still on track to produce its first vehicle by 2020 - though hasn't said where it will be built.
  
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• Delta faces backlash for cutting NRA ties after school shooting

  01-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Gun control divide between states widens after deadly attack in Florida
  
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• Concerns over TOC compensation payments as 'beast from the east' causes transport chaos

  01-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Train operators have been criticised for benefitting from cancellations and delays as the mp;ldquo;beast from the eastmp;rdquo; wreaks havoc across the UK. Network Rail has paid over mp;pound;2bn in compensation to rail operators following delays and cancellations caused by adverse weather...
  
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• Commuters face disruption after fleet of trains taken out of service

  01-03-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -Urgent safety checks are being carried out on Arriva Trains Wales' long-distance trains
  
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• Brexit: No deal would be 'hugely damaging' to car industry

  01-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Failing to strike a Brexit deal would put
  
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• BMW launches its UK manufacturing apprenticeship scheme 2018 how to apply

  01-03-2018 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Roles cover a wide range of careers including engineering, maintenance, logistics, IT and business.
  
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• Asian bike-sharing companies find road is tougher in Europe

  01-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Highly valued start-ups such as ofo, Mobike and GoBee blame vandalism and theft
  
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• Arriva Trains Wales services suspended over wheel damage

  01-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - An entire fleet of trains has being taken out of service prompting the suspension of many routes after damage was found on wheels.
  
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• Arriva Trains Wales cancel services due to emergency safety inspection

  01-03-2018 01:00 via crewechronicle.co.uk
  Crewe Chronicle -There are also delays to Merseyrail services
  
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