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• Work begins to tackle drainage of one of country's longest rail tunnels

  20-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Railmp;nbsp;has confirmed a major programme of work to upgrade the Sevenoaks tunnel and the railway running through it. Leaks and poor drainage have been a major issue for the Victorian tunnel since its construction, and as a result, water build-up has damaged the track, signalling and...
  
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• Woman killed by Uber self-driving car as she was crossing street with bike identified

  20-03-2018 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror -Elaine Herzberg, 49, was crossing a four-lane road in Phoenix, Arizona, when she was struck and killed
  
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• Winners of £500,000 Data Sandbox competition revealed by RSSB

  20-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Rail Safety and Standards Board (RSSB) has revealed the winners of its mp;pound;500,000 competition, aimed to help develop novel ideas and solutions to key network performance challenges. The mp;lsquo;Data sandbox: Improving network performance competitionmp;rsquo; was launched in October 2017 via...
  
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• Why doesnt London build an RER network, like Paris did?

  20-03-2018 01:00 via citymetric.com
  City AM - Ive heard many people make many different complaints about the Parisian transport system. That it does a bad job of linking a rich, white city with its poorer, more diverse suburbs. That, even as subway systems go, its a hostile environment for women. That the whole thing smells distractingly of urine.
  
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• Virgin Trains celebrate Charles Rennie Mackintosh by naming a train after him

  20-03-2018 01:00 via thenational.scot
  Other Regional Press - VIRGIN Trains have revealed the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Express; their first train to be named after a Scot in 15 years!
  
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• Virgin Atlantic posts 2017 net loss on operational, economic challenges

  20-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- UK company Virgin Atlantic Group posted a £48.5 million ($67.6 million) net loss for 2017, reversed from a £187.3 million net profit for the year-ago period. read more
  
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• UPS moves to using only electric vehicles in London

  20-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - A smart grid will allow a large fleet to charge at once
  
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• Uber suspends self-driving tests after car kills pedestrian subscription

  20-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A self-driving Uber car has killed a woman in what is believed to be the first fatality involving a pedestrian and an autonomous vehicle.
  
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• Uber suspends self-driving car testing after pedestrian killed

  20-03-2018 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail -The self-driving testing has been taking place in Phoenix, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and Toronto
  
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• Uber suspends driverless cars after fatal accident in Arizona

  20-03-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Bloomberg reported that the company had suspended all driverless vehicles in Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Toronto and the greater Phoenix following the incident and pending an investigation.
  
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• Uber halts self-driving car tests after death

  20-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a self-driving Uber car in Arizona.
  
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• Thousands of miles of UK roads in poor condition

  20-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Motoring firm says bad weather means many local roads now pose a
  
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• TfL Tube strike: drivers to stage 24-hour walkout on District line

  20-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Tube drivers have voted to stage a 24-hour strike next week after accusing TfL of treating their colleague unfairly over alleged safety breaches.
  
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• TfL to charge Heathrow premium on Elizabeth Line

  20-03-2018 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  RailNews.co.uk -Transport for London has announced that there will be special single fares on Elizabeth Line trains to London Heathrow Airport but, as the terminals will stay in Zone 6 for other purposes, Travelcards will be valid and contactless fare capping will continue to apply. Standard TfL fares will apply elsewhere on the Elizabeth Line in Zones 1 to 6. The first step in the changeover comes in May, when TfL takes over Heathrow Connect services between Paddington and Heathrow. For the tim
  
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• SWISS works through CSeries engine mods

  20-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa Group subsidiary Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) is working with Pratt mp; Whitney through a modification program for the geared turbofans that power its fleet of Bombardier CSeries.read more
  
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• Self-driving Uber kills Arizona woman in first fatal crash involving pedestrian

  20-03-2018 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Tempe police said car was in autonomous mode at the time of the crash and that the vehicle hit a woman who later died at a hospitalAn autonomous Uber car killed a woman in the street in Arizona, police said, in what appears to be the first reported fatal crash involving a self-driving vehicle and a pedestrian in the US.Tempe police said the self-driving car was in autonomous mode at the time of the crash and that the vehicle hit a woman, who was walking outside of the crosswalk an
  
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• Self-driving Uber car runs over and kills pedestrian

  20-03-2018 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A self-driving Uber car has struck and killed a pedestrian in the first accident of its kind in the US.
  
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• Self-driving Uber car kills woman in Arizona

  20-03-2018 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - One of Uber's self-driving vehicles has struck and killed a pedestrian in a suburb of Pheonix, Arizona, police said.
  
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• Scotlands rail investment strategy for next decade published

  20-03-2018 01:00 via news.gov.scot
  Other News Sources - Transport Scotland has today published its strategy for investment in rail improvements over the next decade.
  
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• Sadiq Khan says London has hit "milestone" of 100 charging points for electric vehicles across city

  20-03-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - London's mayor Sadiq Khan has today unveiled 100 rapid charging points for electric vehicles, as the capital moves closer to its target of becoming a zero-emissions city.
  
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• Region's biggest taxi firm farms out calls to EGYPT because it can't get the staff

  20-03-2018 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo -SOME callers to the North-Easts biggest taxi firm are being diverted 2,500 miles away to Egypt, The Northern Echo can reveal.
  
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• RAIB issues safety advice after Inverness passenger train collides with unattached rail

  20-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - The RAIB has issued urgent safety advice after an incident in February that saw a passenger service run into an unattached 130 metre length of rail near Inverness. Investigators said the train was travelling at around 53mph when it collided with the rail, which had been left across the track by...
  
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• Private railway to Heathrow from Waterloo Subscription

  20-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - A new privately built railway line would be constructed into Heathrow from Waterloo station in London under government plans to expand Britains rail network without using taxpayer money upfront.
  
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• Pilot union signs protocol to unite Ryanair's European pilots

  20-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- The European Cockpit Association (ECA), which indirectly represents over 38,000 pilots across Europe, has signed a protocol, which it says will give pilots at Irish LCC Ryanair a pan-European voice.read more
  
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• PICTURES: Engineers remove FIFTEEN-FOOT icicles from Buxton rail line tunnel

  20-03-2018 01:00 via buxtonadvertiser.co.uk
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• Passenger train struck rail left on track near Inverness

  20-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The London-bound train struck a 130m long rail left after engineering work but was undamaged
  
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• New trains to replace pacers on Harrogate line

  20-03-2018 01:00 via strayfm.com
  Other News Sources - They've been drafted in to replace aging pacer trains and will be fitted with power sockets and air-conditioning.
  
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• New Heathrow rail link to lead the way for future transport funding schemes

  20-03-2018 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Government invites local authorities and private sector companies to invest in the rail network.
  
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• Major Network Rail contractor appoints new rail boss

  20-03-2018 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  Rail Technology Magazine - Dyer mp;amp; Butler, one of Network Railmp;rsquo;s principal contractors, has announced the appointment of a new rail director, set to focus on the upcoming CP6 framework. Chris Darlow, who has worked for a number of other major rail and engineering firms in his 20-year career, is expected to build...
  
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• Lack of women in top roles means TfL pays men a fifth more than women

  20-03-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Male employees at Transport for London (TfL) are paid a fifth more than their female colleagues, according to gender pay gap data released by the the Greater London Authority (GLA) today.
  
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• John Laing sells Intercity Express Programme stake

  20-03-2018 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: Following the receipt of final bids earlier in the week, John Laing Group plc announced on...
  
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• Invitation for investors to invest in rail infrastructure

  20-03-2018 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Investors are invited to propose schemes that could enhance and expand the rail network.
  
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• ICAO reappoints secretary general for a second term

  20-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- ICAO has extended secretary general Fang Lius mandate for a second three-year term, building on her initial appointment that started on Aug. 1, 2015.read more
  
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• Huge new rail freight depot in Leicestershire would create 8,400 jobs

  20-03-2018 01:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  Other News Sources - But it is likely to have a massive impact on the environment and road network
  
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• Free school transport for disabled children could be cut under new council plan

  20-03-2018 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press -DISABLED youngsters could be forced to find their own way to school as a cash-strapped council looks to slash free transport.
  
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• Former Labour peer Tony Berkeley warns costs of first phase of HS2 could double DfT's budget

  20-03-2018 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Former Labour peer Tony Berkeley has written to Chris Grayling, the transport secretary, warning that a "lack of detail" over the expense of the first phase of HS2 could mean it costs double what the Department for Transport (DfT) has estimated.
  
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• Fifteen-foot icicles block railway line

  20-03-2018 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Network Rail engineers are working to remove 15ft-long icicles which have formed in a railway tunnel between Manchester and Buxton.
  
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• Fatal Uber collision turns spotlight on Arizona regulatory regime

  20-03-2018 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - More than 600 self-driving vehicles now testing in state after 2015 green light
  
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• China's Ruili Airlines begins international service

  20-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- China'sRuili Airlines is scheduled to open its first international route March 25 from Kunming to Sihanoukville, using a Boeing 737.read more
  
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• Carillion finance directors to be probed by regulator

  20-03-2018 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Two former Carillion finance bosses are to be investigated by the UK's accountancy watchdog.
  
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• Budget Travel Subscription

  20-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Last year road crews filled in a pothole every 21 seconds. That sounds fast, but it was by no means fast enough. The number being filled is falling as the proportion of minor roads officially in poor condition rises. Twelve per cent of the local network, or 24,500 miles of road, will need repairing within the next 12 months. A fifth of the network will need attention within five years, and at this rate its disrepair will only worsen. A new study suggests it would take £9.3 b
  
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• Biometric boarding begins for Lufthansa LAX departures

  20-03-2018 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aviation Industry- Lufthansa has begun using biometric self-boarding gates at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the carrier said March 19. read more
  
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• Amber Train to link the Baltic States

  20-03-2018 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: The freight businesses of the national railways of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have...
  
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• 24-hour buses proposed for Dublin streets Subscription

  20-03-2018 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - Twenty-four hour bus services could be coming to Dublin for the first time.Dublin Bus and the National Transport Authority are in talks over introducing the service on several routes in the capital later this year in response to what they believe is a growing demand for services to run through the night.
  
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