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

  02-03-2018 06:34
  This live blog is closed. Friday’s UK weather live blog is hereReport: Beast from the East meets Storm Emma 5.34am GMT This live blog is closed. Live coverage of Friday’s UK weather continues here: Related: UK weather: snow disruption continues with hundreds of drivers stranded – live12.43am GMT Here’s a roundup of the night’s events:Related: Beast from the East meets Storm Emma, causing UK's worst weather in years12.26am GMT Police have declared a major incident ac
  
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• Vivarail to supply three D-Trains to West Midlands Trains

  02-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Vivarail has today announced that it has entered an agreement with West Midlands trains to build three new Class 230 D-Trains for the Marston Vale Line between Bedford and Bletchley. West Midlands Trains is the first franchise to have made an order for the rolling stock, which are expected to...
  
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• Video shows skilled pilots landing in 77mph winds at Manchester Airport as Storm Emma gripped region

  02-03-2018 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News -It gave passengers a rocky ride - on the flights that weren't cancelled
  
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• Uno orders new MCV Volvo single-decker fleet for Hertfordshire

  02-03-2018 01:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  Coach and Bus Week - Uno Bus has purchased six new MCV eVoRa-bodied Volvo B8RLE single-decker buses as a part of a planned fleet upgrade on its Hertfordshire bus network.
  
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• UK Government takes major step towards Welsh rail devolution

  02-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Welsh Government has taken a huge step towards devolved control over the railways after a new bill was put in front of Whitehall ministers this week. The process would see the National Assembly given new powers to oversee the Wales and Borders franchise. These plans also include provisions...
  
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• Train passengers near Bournemouth stranded ALL NIGHT as freezing weather causes travel chaos

  02-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Around 100 people were stranded all night in freezing temperatures on board a train heading to Bournemouth from Waterloo as services to the south west were crippled by the UK's big freeze.
  
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• TfGM could gain powers to ban anti-social passengers from network

  02-03-2018 01:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  Coach and Bus Week - A request to give Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) greater powers to prevent anti-social behaviour on the regions transport network through civil injunctions has been made.
  
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• Sturgeon: Lorries stranded on M80 defied weather warnings Subscription

  02-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Nicola Sturgeon has partly blamed hauliers and heavy goods drivers for the overnight logjam on the M80 that trapped hundreds of motorists in sub-zero temperatures.
  
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• Stranded passengers face second night stay at Glasgow Airport as travel whiteout continues

  02-03-2018 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record -Treacherous conditions closed the airport on Wednesday and all flights have been cancelled until Friday morning at the earliest.
  
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• Storm Emma UK latest: Thousands trapped on frozen roads as snow blizzards trigger major rescue operations

  02-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Rescue operations have been launched across the UK after thousands of drivers became stranded on frozen roads in the middle of Storm Emma.
  
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• Southeastern rail commuters cramped as services cancelled

  02-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Passengers faced delays after Southeastern closed up to 50 stations as bad weather was forecast.
  
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• South Western Railway commuter launches petition asking government to revoke company's franchise

  02-03-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - South Western Railway has been criticised for poor performance since taking over the franchise in August 2017
  
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• Siemens vow to build UK rail factory subscription

  02-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Siemens is to open Britains third train manufacturing plantif it wins multibillion-pound rolling stock orders for either HS2 or London Undergound.
  
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• Siemens unveils plans for £200m Yorkshire factory that could create 1,700 new jobs

  02-03-2018 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - A £200m state-of-the-art train factory is to be built in Yorkshire in a move which is anticipated to create 1,700 jobs.
  
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• Siemens train factory plant planned in Goole

  02-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans for a £200m rail factory creating 700 jobs in East Yorkshire have been announced.
  
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• Siemens plans new £200m rail factory creating up to 700 jobs near Hull

  02-03-2018 01:00 via hulldailymail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The industry giant has agreed to develop a 67-acre site for train manufacturing just 35 minutes from Hull
  
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• Rrailways chief scraps station toilet charges across the UK

  02-03-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Passengers have been forced to pay between 30p and 50p for using the toilet in a number of the UK's main stations in recent years but as of next year toilets will be free to use in mainline rail terminals.
  
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• Rise in air travel 'makes mockery' of Ryanair's tax cut claims

  02-03-2018 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald -FIGURES showing a boom in air travel make a mockery of Ryanairs claim it was forced to close its Glasgow Airport base due to high taxes, critics have said.
  
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• Relief for passengers as train station toilet charges are scrapped Subscription

  02-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Charges of up to 50p to use toilets in mainline rail terminals will be scrapped next year.Passengers have expressed anger at the fees, which yielded £20.3million for Network Rail between 2013/14 and 2016/17. Last year the infrastructure company made £4.8 million from its toilets, with London Victoria station generating £911,528.
  
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• Private equity firms among bidders for Network Rail property business

  02-03-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Blackstone and Terra Firma understood to be tabling bids in sale that campaigners claim will leave gaping hole in infrastructure budget
  
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• Plan for Siemens train factory could mean 700 new skilled jobs

  02-03-2018 01:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  Belfast Telegraph - The German firm says it has secured a site in Goole and plans to establish a major new plant to manufacture and commission trains in a move which has the potential to have a tremendous impact on the Yorkshire economy and the North of England as a whole.
  
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• Passengers advised to plan ahead as next phase of multi-million pound upgrade to railway in Leicestershire begins

  02-03-2018 01:00 via eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
  Train Operators - The Market Harborough Line Speed Improvement Programme is a key part of a wider upgrade to the Midland Main Line, which runs from St Pancras to Sheffield and the work taking place at the station will see new track and ballast installed, as well as work to the signalling.
  
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• Oxford Bus Company driver wins award for top customer service

  02-03-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - COACH driver Geoff High was stunned when his name was called out at Oxford Bus Companys awards night.
  
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• New trains for Bradford planned under doomed East Coast franchise 'will be delivered', Transport Secretary says

  02-03-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A BOOST in the number of direct trains between Bradford and London will still go ahead, despite the collapse of the East Coast franchise, Parliament has been told.
  
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• New £7.2m fleet of 41 for south coast

  02-03-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Go-Ahead owned Morebus has unveiled its £7.2m fleet of 41 Alexander Dennis E200 MMC buses for its 24-hour M1 and M2 services between Bournemouth and Poole.
  
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• M62 remains closed as drivers trapped in HGVs for more than 19 hours

  02-03-2018 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -The motorway is closed in both directions between junctions junction 20-22 Eastbound and junction 21-24 Westbound
  
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• Khan asserts commitment to West London Overground extension in transport strategy

  02-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has this week reasserted his commitment to a West London Orbital rail line as he announced his transport strategy for the next 25 years. The announcement follows a draft plan being submitted in June this year, and after 6,500 responses to the public, the mayor has...
  
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• Higher fuel prices contribute to Aeroflot Groups 41 net profit loss in 2017

  02-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Aeroflot Group reported a 2017 net income of RUB23 billion ($399 million), down 40.6 from RUB38.8 billion for 2016, which the Russian flag carrier attributed to higher oil prices and foreign exchange losses. read more
  
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• Guy Hands' Terra Firma is set to battle with buyout behemoths for Network Rail properties

  02-03-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Guy Hands, one of the UK's most well-known buyout firm bosses, is set to make a £1bn swoop for Network Rail's commercial property portfolio.
  
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• Government responds to Section 19/22 report

  02-03-2018 01:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  Bus and Coach Buyer - UK government has stated its support of community transport in its response to the Transport Select Committees report into the area. In the response to the report, the government said that within the existing legal framework, the government wants as many community transport providers as possible to continue to operate, and retain, service provision for vulnerable community transport passengers.
  
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• Frozen brakes causes train delay for commuters

  02-03-2018 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus -A BROKEN down train caused commuter problems in the district this afternoon. A spokesman for train operator Northern said the 16.38 train from Leeds to Bradford Forster Square terminated at Shipley because the brakes had stuck.
  
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• Freezing passengers sleep in luggage racks OVERNIGHT on train stranded in snow that set off 15 hours ago

  02-03-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Around 100 travellers are said to be trapped on a South Western Railway service, which left Waterloo at 5.35pm yesterday to Bournemouth
  
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• FirstGroup to lead consortium delivering first autonomous trial on public roads

  02-03-2018 01:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  Coach and Bus Week - The first use of fully Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) on public roads is set to take place in Oxfordshire, following the announcement of government funding into a trial project.
  
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• First Luxembourg electric Citeas

  02-03-2018 01:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  Coach and Bus Week - VDL delivers inaugural electric Citeas for one of Europes smallest countries
  
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• First look at Harrogates electrics

  02-03-2018 01:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  Coach and Bus Week - In this sneak preview one of eight new Volvo 7900E electric buses for Harrogate is seen at the manufacturers Wroclaw plant in Poland.
  
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• First glimpse inside 'biggest and best' Elizabeth line station at Canary Wharf as it nears completion

  02-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - These pictures deliver a first glimpse inside the Elizabeth Line station at Canary Wharf, described as the "biggest and best" in the vast London infrastructure project.
  
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• Electrification envisaged in Ireland's 10-year transport plan

  02-03-2018 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - IRELAND: Suburban electrification, main line upgrading and new rolling stock are among the...
  
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• Dublin coach & bus show 2018 launched

  02-03-2018 01:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  Coach and Bus Week - Irelands Coach Tourism mp; Transport Council (CTTC) last week launched its 10th bi-annual Coach and Bus Show. Sponsored by Campion Insurance, An Taoiseach and Leo Varadkar announced the event at Government Buildings in Dublin.
  
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• Down by the seaside

  02-03-2018 01:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  Bus and Coach Buyer - While most coach operators take their customersmp;#8197;intomp;#8197;seaside towns,mp;#8197;Weymouth-based Bluebirdmp;#8197;Coachesmp;#8197;has built a businessmp;#8197;taking them elsewhere. Markmp;#8197;Williams pays them a visit, and finds out how theyvemp;#8197;developed
  
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• D-Trains ordered for Bedford Bletchley

  02-03-2018 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: Vivarail has reached an agreement to supply three two-car Class 230 D-Train diesel-electric...
  
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• Carillion papers reveal pervasive failings

  02-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - EY board presentation highlighted a lack of professionalism and expertise
  
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• Bus18 highlights achievements as it reaches first birthday

  02-03-2018 01:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  Coach and Bus Week - The West Yorkshire partnership between First, Transdev, Arriva and WYCA is stated to be a great success, introducing a successful multi-operator smartcard, new measures to tackle congestion and £23.5m of new buses
  
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• Bus usage falls as price rises and route cuts force Scots on to roads

  02-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - Buses are a big part of the solution to pollution crisis
  
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• Brighton MP Caroline Lucas calls for refunds and free travel during rail works

  02-03-2018 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - AN MP has demanded that commuters be compensated for serious disruptions they will face as part of a £300 million railway improvements scheme.
  
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• Brazils lawmakers back looser rules for Uber

  02-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Earlier proposals would have upended car-booking apps in regions largest country
  
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• Arriva Trains Wales cancels all services in southern part of the network

  02-03-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -Trains are expected not to be running until at least lunchtime on Friday
  
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• Airports, train stations and motorways grind to a halt

  02-03-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - As freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall continue to blight Britain, commuters face another day of disruption. Here are some of the latest reported issues.
  
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