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• Train drivers announce new week-long overtime ban in England

  24-07-2023 12:34
  
  Fifteen rail operators affected after Aslef members add week starting Monday 7 August to industrial actionRail passengers are facing further disruption over the summer holidays after train drivers announced another week-long overtime ban in a long-running dispute over pay.Members of the driver’s union, Aslef, will refuse to work extra hours from Monday 7 August to Saturday 12 August. Continue reading...
  
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• MPs launch inquiry into prosecution of Norton Motorcycles pension fraud

  24-07-2023 07:00
  
  Regulators to be asked about how £10m scam was investigated, as Guardian Today in Focus podcast raises fresh questions about caseFinancial regulators are to be summoned to parliament to explain how they prosecuted the case of a multimillion-pound pensions fraud whose victims have yet to receive compensation and which has not led to anyone serving prison time.Sir Stephen Timms MP, chair of the work and pensions committee, said he was launching an inquiry into how watchdogs and prosecutors h
  
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• West Dorset MP slams morally bankrupt' ticket office plans

  24-07-2023 02:00 via planetradio.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - South Western Railways (SWR) plans to reduce staff at Dorchester South train station have been called morally bankrupt by West Dorset MP, Chris Loder.
  
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• Wandsworth Bridge closes for 10 weeks of repairs

  24-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport for London says it will stay open for pedestrians, while cyclists can cross if they dismount.
  
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• VanMoof E-Bike Bankruptcy: The Risks Of Cloud-Connected Transport

  24-07-2023 02:00 via hackaday.com
  
  Other News Sources - When the bankruptcy of VanMoof, the company behind a series of e-bikes, was announced recently, many probably shrugged at this news. After all, what is an e-bike but a regular bicycle that has some electronics and a battery strapped to it to assist with cycling?
  
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• UK roads: Green man at crossings to be lit for longer

  24-07-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The green man at UK crossings is set to be lit for
  
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• Travel operators urged to refund UK holidaymakers who call off trips to Rhodes

  24-07-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Unconscionable to penalise travellers, says Which?, as firms cancel holidays to wildfire hit Greek islandTravel firms and airlines are being urged to reimburse passengers who decide against flying to Rhodes as the Greek island is ravaged by wildfires, with a leading consumer group arguing it would be unconscionable to withhold refunds.Which? travel editor Rory Boland called on carriers to be flexible if customers decide for themselves that they do not want to fly to Rhodes, at a t
  
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• Transport expert says closing off east Bristol roads just scratching the surface

  24-07-2023 02:00 via bristol247.com
  
  Other News Sources - A local transport expert has said that plans for a new liveable neighbourhood in east Bristol are just scratching the surface of changes needed.
  
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• 'Railway firms should allow people to buy tickets on the train'

  24-07-2023 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - As a long-term railway enthusiast, I was interested to read the front page headline in the Romsey Advertiser, which stated that the ticket office was to close at Romsey railway station.
  
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• Lack of buses is putting people in danger in Herefordshire

  24-07-2023 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources - WHEN, oh, when, are we ever going to get the 461 Hereford/ Kington evening bus service restored?
  
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• Kemptown MP supports Brighton e-scooter hire project

  24-07-2023 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Anyone standing in the way of an e-scooter scheme in the city is a luddite.
  
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• Five weeks of north west London line closures start for Bakerloo and Overground upgrades

  24-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - A 32km section of railway in north west London on both the Bakerloo line and London Overground will undergo a five-week maintenance programme beginning this weekend.
  
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• Extra staff taken on by Walsall firm to meet HS2 demand

  24-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The impact of the high-speed rail project is positive for some West Midlands firms, but not all.
  
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• Easyjet criticised for continuing to fly people to Rhodes even as people flee for their lives

  24-07-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Many thousands of tourists have been evacuated and faced traumatic journeys through flames and smoke as fires burn out of control
  
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• Delivery of HS2 appears unachievable while East West Rail fortunes improve in IPA review

  24-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) has said that delivery of High Speed 2 (HS2) Phases One and 2a appears unachievable, while East West Rails (EWRs) outlook has improved.
  
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• Councillors push for greater say in school transport appeals

  24-07-2023 02:00 via brecon-radnor.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Councillors could once again be able to decide appeals on school transport issues.
  
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• Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 23

  24-07-2023 02:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  Christian Wolmar - Calling All Stations Podcast - SEASON ONE FINALE!Christian examines in detail the advantages, challenges and myths around Low Traffic Neighbourhoods with Green member of Oxford City Council, Emily Kerr 2:53; innovative passenger boarding technology at Eurostar is then explained by the company's Gwendoline Cazenave and Gareth Williams with Andrew Budd from iProov 24:50; and no season finale would be complete without a cliffhanger ending 44:00.Christian Wolmar and Mark Walker wi
  
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• Cait Hewitt: I hope the era of aviation exceptionalism is over

  24-07-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The campaigner challenges the economic case for airport expansion in the UK and the industrys sustainability hype
  
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• British Airways owner backs green fuel projects. subscription

  24-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The owner of British Airways is taking equity positions in green fuel supply companies to ensure it meets its targets to fly aircraft on lower-emission, sustainable aviation fuel.
  
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• Bradford has long debated lack of a through railway line

  24-07-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - BRADFORDS railway circumstances are singularly unfortunate because of a series of historical quirks.
  
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• Bakerloo Line partially closes until mid-August

  24-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The northern section of the Bakerloo Line closes for repairs, Transport for London says.
  
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• Amsterdam Moves to Ban Cruise Ships

  24-07-2023 02:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - Amsterdam took a first step toward banning large cruise liners under broader plans to reduce mass tourism and pollution, officials said on Friday.Once implemented, the measures adopted by the city council would bring the Dutch capital into line with other high-profile European cities
  
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