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• Workers on Northern and Merseyrail launch strike action

  03-03-2018 11:38
  One-day strike action by RMT members leads both companies to reduce services that were already affected by bad weatherWorkers at two rail companies have launched a 24-hour strike in the bitter dispute over the role of guards.Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union on Merseyrail and Arriva Rail North (Northern) were said to be “united and determined”. Good morning. Please be advised that a limited strike action timetable is in operation today with a limited service between 0
  
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• Youre putting lives at risk, police chief tells reckless drivers Subscription

  03-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A senior police officer criticised drivers who ignored warnings to stay off the roads during the worst snow storms for years.
  
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• Winter storm wreaks travel havoc in north-east US

  03-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - 3,000 flights cancelled and train services suspended on Boston- Washington corridor
  
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• Unbelievable snow drifts as high as ten feet close roads in Scotland

  03-03-2018 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record -Roads have been rendered impassable as snow blown from fields overnight collected on roads throughout the country.
  
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• UK weather: Warnings remain as temperatures set to rise

  03-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Motorists are warned of dangerous icy roads, as rail passengers are told to expect further disruption.
  
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• UK weather travel news: Thousands of commuters stranded in London as Storm Emma sends train network into total meltdown

  03-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Thousands of people were left stranded in London tonight as Storm Emma sent the rail network into total meltdown.
  
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• UK weather: Snow makes way for floods as thaw begins while motorists warned freezing rain could turn roads into icy death traps

  03-03-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Some coastal areas were warned to evacuate and "prepare for the worst" while travel misery looks set to continue across the country
  
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• UK weather recap as Britons urged to get home early when Storm Emma and "Beast from the East" collided

  03-03-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Train services wound down and some stations - including the UK's busiest - closed early
  
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• UK weather: Britain braced for black ice and floods as the thaw sets in after Storm Emma - latest news

  03-03-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• UK weather: Blizzards today, black ice tomorrow, lasting til Monday

  03-03-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Hundreds of motorists were left stranded overnight as extreme weather continued to wreak havoc across Britain today with roads brought to a standstill by winds gusting at up to 90mph.
  
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• UK flight cancellations: Snow and extreme weather sees over 1,250 flights cancelled as Heathrow Airport grounds 358 planes

  03-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
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• Tyburn Road bus lane cameras 'just another tax on residents', says ex-bus driver

  03-03-2018 01:00 via birminghampost.co.uk
  Birmingham Post -Mike Sharpe wants speed cameras on nearby Chester Road instead
  
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• Train passengers describe night of hell as they are trapped on board with no heat, light, food or water

  03-03-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Thousands of unnecessary road signs face being taken down

  03-03-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The Department for Transport (DfT) review found the number of signs had doubled in 20 years to 4.3million, cluttering up streets and confusing motorists with outdated messages.
  
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• This is when Cardiff expects to have cleared roads of snow

  03-03-2018 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online -And the city council has explained why it has been so difficult to keep the major routes moving during the heavy snow
  
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• These icy stairs at Earlswood station are an accident waiting to happen

  03-03-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -The dangerous steps are at the back of the station but the rail company says it does not own them
  
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• These are the things you must have in your car before driving in the snow

  03-03-2018 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -Driving in the snow can be daunting for you, bad for your car and an all round stressful experience
  
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• Technology helps police to catch more drug drivers

  03-03-2018 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - MORE drug drivers are being convicted since new technology was introduced.
  
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• Storm Emma, ice and snow paralyses transport across UK

  03-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Fourth day of freeze sees trains and flights cancelled and roads blocked
  
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• Stop! End of the road for sign madness Subscription

  03-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Pointless road signs could be removed across the country after a government-commissioned report concluded that the vast majority of warnings were entirely superfluous.
  
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• South Western Railway forced to close at 8pm as Beast from the East freezes network

  03-03-2018 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources -A statement from the company said: "We cannot guarantee to get you to your destination this evening"
  
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• Snow storm: Intrepid 'Irish mammy' battles through weather in a tractor for care home shift

  03-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - An intrepid "Irish mammy" battled through snow in a tractor after refusing to miss her shift at a care home.
  
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• SNOW IN DORSET: Roads and pavements turned into skating rinks leaving communities cut off and many people unable to travel

  03-03-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A second day of disruption due to Storm Emma brought a major ice hazard with roads and pavements turning into skating rinksleaving communities cut off and many people unable to travel.
  
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• SNOW IN DORSET: Hundreds of rail passengers left stranded on trains overnight with no water or heating

  03-03-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Hundreds of train passengers heading home to Dorset were stranded in carriages overnight as the severe weather caused the rail network locally to grind to a halt.
  
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• Snow, ice and driving winds causing severe disruption

  03-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Freezing temperatures bring misery to roads, trains and airports as weather warnings remain in force.
  
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• Snow brings tricky driving conditions to Cardiff

  03-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Motorists are advised not to travel unless absolutely necessary.
  
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• Siemens unveils plans for £200m train factory in East Yorkshire

  03-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Siemens has revealed plans to build a mp;pound;200m train factory in East Yorkshire aimed at developing and commissioning new rolling stock. The state-of-the-art facility would be developed in Goole, with the company claiming it will create 700 jobs directly and a further 1,700 jobs across the...
  
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• Siemens to open train factory in east Yorkshire

  03-03-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - German engineering company to invest £200m and create thousands of jobs at new plant in GooleSiemens is planning to invest up to £200m and create hundreds of jobs in a new UK train factory in a show of a faith in the drive to improve Britains flagging transport infrastructure.The German engineering company said the new plant would be located in Goole, east Yorkshire, creating up to 700 skilled engineering and manufacturing jobs, and a further 1,700 jobs in the wider UK
  
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• Siemens signs lease for British train-building factory

  03-03-2018 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Siemens is planning to open a train-building factory in Britain, making an investment of up to £200 million and potentially creating at least 700 jobs. The chosen location is Goole in Yorkshire, where Siemens has signed a long term agreement for the lease of a 27-hectare site. As well as up to 700 skilled engineering and manufacturing jobs, another 250 people would be employed during the construction phase. Around 1,700 indirect jobs are also expected to be created in the U
  
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• Siemens reveals plans for £200m train factory in East Yorkshire

  03-03-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The German engineering giant is proposing to build a £200million plant in Goole to manufacture and commission trains, generating 700 skilled jobs.
  
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• Shuttle buses could run from stations to new classic car museum

  03-03-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - AN ONLINE ticketing system and shuttle bus from Oxford Parkway has been proposed to allay traffic fears over a £150m classic car museum in West Oxfordshire.
  
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• Shocked mum found out daughter crashed her car on snow-covered road after police tweeted smiling selfie

  03-03-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Georgia Oak's mum found out she had been in the accident when she saw two officers from Wiltshire Police pictured in front of her daughter's overturned car on a snowy road
  
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• Services disrupted after Storm Emma damages Dawlish sea wall

  03-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - There are no services running on the line between Exeter and Plymouth following major storm damage to the sea wall at Dawlish, Network Rail has confirmed. While there is no structural damage to either the wall or the railway, visual inspections prompted engineers to cancel any services amid...
  
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• Scots told to be 'patient and sensible' after weather hits food supplies

  03-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The grounding of transport has hit deliveries to councils, shops and households.
  
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• Roads, rail and airports are back on track after big clean-up Subscription

  03-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Airports, roads and public transport are set to resume operations after two days of closures.
  
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• Record number of cruise ships set to dock in Belfast

  03-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - More than 200,000 day-trip visitors will arrive on 117 ships between this month and October.
  
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• Proposals to revamp station

  03-03-2018 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - A BOLD masterplan for Middlesbroughs historic railway station would see it become a bustling transport and commercial hub.
  
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• Patient transport: weve come a very long way

  03-03-2018 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - SATISFACTION with patient transport in Sussex is as high as it has ever been, but a watchdog thinks long-term problems persist.
  
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• Passengers stuck on a South Western Railway train for 15 hours

  03-03-2018 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Paula Baker was on her way to Weymouth from Waterloo in London when the South Western Railway service ground to a halt at New Milton in Hampshire.
  
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• Passengers jump onto Lewisham train tracks after weather delays Subscription

  03-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Rail passengers frustrated by delays escaped by walking down train tracks last night, affecting services in the southeast and prompting warnings they had risked their lives.
  
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• Paramedic on 999 call in Storm Emma injured in attack and crewmate threatened in row over ambulance parking spot

  03-03-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -A 49-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault after the unnamed paramedic was injured and his crewmate, Tasha Starkey, was threatened and verbally abused
  
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• Now Labour leader Corbyn backs long running strike action on region's trains

  03-03-2018 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -LABOUR leader Jeremy Corbyn has given his backing to strike action on Northern rail which will go ahead tomorrow despite bad weather already having hit services.
  
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• Network Rail to end station toilet charges in 2019

  03-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Passengers currently pay between 30p and 50p to use toilets at Network Rail-run stations.
  
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• Network Rail to begin 'crucial' track straightening work on Midland Main Line

  03-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail engineers are set to complete the first section of a major line speed upgrade in Market Harborough this weekend. The work will see track straightened, allowing trains to travel through the section more quickly and increasing the overall line speed on the Midland Main Line. However...
  
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• Near-miss bus driver: 'My training kicked in'

  03-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A bus driver whose near-miss was caught on camera tells how she avoided hitting a car on the wrong side of the road.
  
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• Mutiny on the trains as passengers press emergency buttons and jump out onto the tracks at Lewisham

  03-03-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Mutiny as fed-up train passengers 'press emergency button' and jump onto tracks despite warnings they could be killed

  03-03-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Southeastern and Network Rail have said they were forced to turn off electricity to all four lines at Lewisham station after the incident "to avoid people being killed"
  
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• MP calls for commuters to be compensated during Brighton Mainline works

  03-03-2018 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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• Mother finds out daughter has flipped her car in Storm Emma after police post smiling selfie in front of the aftermath

  03-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Police who posted a smiling selfie in front of a car that flipped in Storm Emma have apologised to the driver after accidentally alerting her mother to the crash.
  
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• Meet the knight in a shining 4x4 helping hospital staff get to work

  03-03-2018 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -Halifax man Carl Pugh put himself and his 4x4 at the disposal of medical personnel to get them to work during the heavy snows
  
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