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• MPs urge PM to clarify Chris Grayling's post-Brexit border pledge

  16-03-2018 19:20
  Transport secretary criticised for promising no new physical checks on lorries at DoverMPs have written to the prime minister demanding clarification after the transport secretary, Chris Grayling, said any additional physical checks on lorries at Dover after Brexit would be “utterly unrealistic”.The letter came as the Freight Transport Association (FTA) said Grayling’s promise would “open up the UK’s borders to potential abuse and breaches” and that the UK gov
  
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• Inaction over clean air zones and bottled water cannot continue | Letters

  16-03-2018 17:36
  Holly Smith and Jenny Jones on why the government needs to urgently tackle air pollution. Brian Lowry discusses the threat posed by plastic bottlesThe government needs to step up and provide clear messaging and leadership on charging clean air zones (Car industry should pay for UK’s toxic air, inquiry says, 15 March). About 40,000 premature deaths a year are attributable to air pollution; inaction simply cannot continue. The government’s own evidence identifies charging clean air zon
  
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• Travelling to Heathrow on Crossrail will cost twice as much as tube

  16-03-2018 16:37
  But daily cap for multiple journeys will match tube and buses, Sadiq Khan and TfL sayJourneys to and from Heathrow will cost more on Crossrail’s Elizabeth line than on the London underground.The London mayor, Sadiq Khan, and Transport for London (TfL) announced that a premium would apply to single fares to and from the west London hub. Continue reading...
  
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• Secret deportation flights must stop | Letters

  16-03-2018 16:06
  David Ramsbotham, Caroline Lucas, Naomi Klein and Philip Pullman are among those calling for charges against the Stansted 15 activists to be dropped and for the Home Office to cease chartering flights for deportationLast March, 15 people chained themselves around a deportation charter flight for 10 hours to prevent it taking off. The Stansted 15 were subsequently charged with a terrorism-related offence and their trial starts on Monday. If found guilty, they could serve many years
  
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• Out now: Issue 180 of Passenger Transport

  16-03-2018 12:59 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Issue 180 of Passenger Transport is published on March 16.
  Contents include:
    
  LEAD STORY
  Survey shows challenge of increasing diversityPublished for International Women’s Day, a survey for RDG has found that four-fifths of women in Britain have never considered a career in rail
   
  NEWS
  Patronage slumps on Britain’s bus networksDfT finds England’s buses lost 79 million passengers during 2017
  New franchises saved from VTEC-style risksDfT’s new revenue s
  
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• Survey shows challenge of increasing diversity

  16-03-2018 12:40 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Published for International Women’s Day, a survey for RDG has found that four-fifths of women in Britain have never considered a career in rail
   
  Staff at train operator Greater Anglia have formed a group to focus on gender equality issues, with over 100 colleagues joining up
   
  A survey for the Rail Delivery Group has shown that considerable work is needed to make railway careers more attractive to women and help the industry achieve its plans to increase diversity amongst its wo
  
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• Patronage slumps on Britain’s bus networks

  16-03-2018 12:37 via passengertransport.co.uk
  DfT finds England’s buses lost 79 million passengers during 2017
   
  Tobyn Hughes: ‘We are working together to pool research and evidence’
   
  Bus demand across Great Britain has continued to decline according to the latest patronage statistics published this week by the Department for Transport.
  The figures reveal that for the full year ending December 2017, bus patronage fell by 1.8% – around 79 million journeys –  across England overall. In London the
  
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• Is it time to embrace our inner hipster?

  16-03-2018 12:30 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Should urban transport policy begin to reflect the ‘new economy’, with interesting places accessible by active travel and mass transit?
   
  The rise of the ‘Flat White economy’ has implications for transport
   
  Something is happening to our bland, branded up High Streets in the same way that something fundamental is happening to our urban economies. The hipsters have arrived. Sure, Greggs and Virgin Money and all the other High Street chains have most of the prime
  
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• Bus drivers still key, say bus passengers

  16-03-2018 12:23 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Survey shows that Stagecoach and Go-Ahead continue to set the pace in terms of bus user satisfaction, with FirstGroup still struggling to keep up
   
  A full report appeared in the latest edition of Passenger Transport
   
  Passenger watchdog Transport Focus chose to emphasise the importance of bus drivers when launching its eighth annual Bus Passenger Survey this week.
  “Despite all the great technical innovation out there, passengers are telling us that it’s still the bus driver
  
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• Will tram track revamp save lives - you decide

  16-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Herald - NEW traffic signals which give cyclists a head-start ahead of other traffic are planned under the latest moves to tackle safety on Edinburgh's tram route.
  
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• Widespread coach electrification still a way off?

  16-03-2018 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Neither Daimler nor MAN looking at e-coaches, but short-distance zero-emission capability more likely
  
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• Virgin Atlantic makes first loss in 4 years

  16-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline hit by problems with Rolls-Royce engines and weak pound
  
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• Virgin Atlantic Cargo revenue up 9 on online shopping, pharmaceuticals

  16-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Virgin Atlantic Cargo said its 2017 volumes reached a five-year high and revenues rose 9 to £199.6 million ($279 million), driven by strong growth in shipments of pharmaceuticals and e-commerce goods. read more
  
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• Uber releases passenger travel information to soft soap TfL Subscription

  16-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Journeys made by millions of Uber passengers in Britain will be published online for the first time under plans to cut congestion on city streets.
  
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• Stark reminder after HGV bridge bash closed line

  16-03-2018 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -The Whitby branch is expected to reopen tomorrow (Friday) after a bridge on the line was damaged by a high goods vehicle. A skip wagon struck the bridge at the bottom of Langburns Bank, close to Castleton Moor, on Monday. Network Rail said the structure was struck with such force that the girders were deflected and the track itself was dislodged.
  
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• Scotrail boost cycle spaces at Falkirk High

  16-03-2018 01:00 via centralfm.co.uk
  Other News Sources - More bike spaces are being made available at Falkirk High rail station, as part of a nation-wide programme.
  
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• RAIB to investigate after train stranded in sub-zero conditions

  16-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has announced its intention to investigate incidents earlier this month which saw trains stranded in freezing conditions in London. One such incident occurred on 2 March when a Southeastern train was stranded in Lewisham, with some passengers...
  
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• Oxford by cable car to tackle traffic Subscription

  16-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - It is known for its dreaming spires but Oxford may be about to get a new addition to its famous skyline.
  
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• NR warns suppliers not to get left behind

  16-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail is warning suppliers to act now or risk being locked out of the rail market. With less than 50 days until the enhanced Railway Industry Supplier Qualification Scheme (RISQS) goes live, the infrastructure manager has told its supply train to sign in to the new RISQS portal and check...
  
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• Nomad Digital makes £11.4m loss after being hit by takeover costs

  16-03-2018 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Train wi-fi firm Nomad Digital has seen its losses grow to £11.4m after the company was hit by huge restructuring costs relating to its takeover.
  
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• Newcastle airport to install ePassport gates

  16-03-2018 01:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - New arrivals area to open this summer
  
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• Network Rail sees more than £200m in retail sales in Q4 2017

  16-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Retail sales at Network Rail managed stations grew by 3.5 in the final quarter of 2017, it was revealed today. Between April and December 2017 over 630 million people travelled through or visited Network Rail managed stations, spending more than mp;pound;594m in its retail stores. The...
  
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• Network Rail fined £733,000 for derailment after 'failure to remedy ongoing fault'

  16-03-2018 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - It was also ordered to pay costs of £70,000 at Bristol Crown Court for failing to undertake adequate maintenance to prevent the derailment near Gloucester in October 2013.
  
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• Multimillion pound Alloa line electrification works begin

  16-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Major upgrade work on the Sterling-Alloa route is set to begin this weekend. Hundreds of engineers will work over 16,000 hours during the four-week works to deliver a multimillion pound upgrade to prepare the Alloa line for electrification. The work forms part of the Scottish government-funded...
  
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• Multi-billion pound investment plans for railway route through South Dorset

  16-03-2018 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Billions of pounds are set to be invested to enhance the regions rail network.
  
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• Mitie boss says Carillion collapse raises "fundamental questions" about the outsourcing industry

  16-03-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Mitie's boss said today the liquidation of Carillion raised "fundamental questions about the outsourcing industry".
  
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• Miami bridge collapse: Four dead as new pedestrian crossing at Florida university crushes cars below

  16-03-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Mayor launches new interactive tool to reveal the capital's busiest Tube line and how many others share your commute

  16-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The busiest Tube journeys in London have been revealed, with new data showing that more than 20,000 commuters make the same journey to work every day.
  
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• Macron faces fury of French pensioners as rail unions threaten 'weeks of strikes' over reforms

  16-03-2018 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
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• Lufthansa boss cautious as he delivers best results

  16-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline warns earnings likely to slip this year as higher fuel costs weigh on group
  
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• London tourism flatlined in 2017 due to terror fears, rail issues and cost

  16-03-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Northern Ireland and Scotland saw big increases, according to figures from Association of Leading Visitor Attractions
  
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• London mayor and TfL have just confirmed fares for the Elizabeth Line ahead of December launch

  16-03-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Transport for London (TfL) and mayor Sadiq Khan have confirmed the fares for the highly anticipated Elizabeth Line ahead of the £14.8bn project's launch in December.
  
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• Liverpool Lime Street station to stay open during refurbishment

  16-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Network Rail now says some train services will run
  
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• Lime Street services to make temporary comeback this summer

  16-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail has confirmed that it will continue to run a number of train services in and out of Liverpool Lime Street station during this summermp;rsquo;s upgrade works. The majority of services will start and end at Liverpool South Parkway so that passengers can travel into the centre of...
  
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• HGVs in bus lanes

  16-03-2018 01:00 via eta.co.uk
  Green Miscellany - Bus lanes can get pretty crowded these days. As well as buses of all sizes, they can now find themselves home to taxis, motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and tricycles (non-motorised and motorised). Oh, and in amongst all that lot, bicycles are permitted to use them as a refuge of sorts. With all this in mind, news comes that HGVs in Wales The post HGVs in bus lanes appeared first on ETA.
  
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• Heathrow pays shareholders more than it invests in the last four years

  16-03-2018 01:00 via londonlovesbusiness.com
  Other News Sources - Heathrow pays £3.1bn of dividends to investors in the last 4 years, more than it invested in the airport
  
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• Halifax railway station could undergo multi-million pound regeneration

  16-03-2018 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - A multi-million pound transformation of Halifax Railway Station could get the green light by Calderdale Council on Monday.
  
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• Glasgow Prestwick Airport one small step closer to becoming Europe's first spaceport

  16-03-2018 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record -The Scottish airbase could the first UK launch pad for companies heading for the final frontier after the Space Industry Bill was given Royal Assent today.
  
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• First glimpse of a radical new look for Halifax railway station

  16-03-2018 01:00 via examiner.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - If all goes to plan work will start in just three years as the station sees more and more people using it
  
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• European airports align to support safety improvement programs

  16-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- A dozen European airports joined forces to support surface movement safety improvement pro-grams under the European Unions project in air traffic management modernization, SESAR.read more
  
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• DfT commits to improving wheelchair access to buses

  16-03-2018 01:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  Coach and Bus Week - Stakeholder group calls on Government to give drivers powers to remove a passenger from the bus if they refuse to vacate a wheelchair space
  
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• Clacton rail line shut until Monday after landslip severs route

  16-03-2018 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - The railway line from Colchester to Clacton and Walton-on-the-Naze will be closed until the start of next week as Network Rail engineers struggle to repair a landslip.
  
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• Chris Grayling: No post-Brexit lorry checks at Dover

  16-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The transport secretary says the UK will not
  
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• Bus drivers in Aberdeen begin strike action over pay

  16-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - An overtime ban and several days of walkouts are planned by First Aberdeen bus drivers who are members of Unite.
  
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• Bombardier secures contract extension to maintain trains for London Overground

  16-03-2018 01:00 via globalrailwayreview.com
  Other News Sources - Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a seven year contract extension by TfL to service Electrostar trains operating on the London Overground network.
  
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• Airbus warns over GKN takeover bid

  16-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The planemaker says a takeover would make it almost
  
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• Airbus expresses concerns over possible GKN takeover

  16-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Airbus, the largest single customer for Tier One aerostructures company GKN, has said it would be practically impossible for it to give new work to the UK company if the latters ownership model was to change.read more
  
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• Air France-KLM CEO: Group must adapt to fast-changing environment

  16-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Air France-KLM CEO Jean-Marc Janaillac said the group must respond further to a fast-changing air transport environment to be more competitive.read more
  
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