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• Yobs smash up Edinburgh buses as routes forced to divert

  09-11-2023 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - The service has diverted from Craigmillar crossroads, near Niddrie Mains Road, until further notice.
  
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• White & Case advises EIB on financing rolling rail stock for Grand Est region of France

  09-11-2023 01:00 via whitecase.com
  
  Other News Sources - Global law firm White mp; Case LLP has advised the European Investment Bank (EIB) on the financing of the acquisition and modernization of rolling stock used for regional rail services in the Grand Est region of France.
  
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• Vinci-led team wins £692M materials recovery job on Lyon-Turin tunnel project

  09-11-2023 01:00 via geplus.co.uk
  
  News from Europe - A Vinci-led consortium has won an 800M (£692M) contract to recover excavated materials from the French side of the Mont Cenis base tunnel, as part of the Lyon-Turin rail project.
  
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• Understanding distribution of social impacts can deliver better and more cost-effective projects

  09-11-2023 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The impact of transport projects on different sections of society has come under increased scrutiny over the past 10 years as government looks to measure social impact alongside more conventional financial value metrics.
  
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• UK rail operators agree deal with union to end 18 months of strikes

  09-11-2023 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Train companies and RMT develop mutually agreed way forward in major breakthrough
  
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• Transport secretary delays DCO decision on £1.3bn A66 upgrade by four months

  09-11-2023 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Transport secretary Mark Harper has pushed back the decision on granting a development consent order (DCO) for the £1.3bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine by four months.
  
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• Train strikes: Breakthrough announced in row over rail workers' pay and jobs

  09-11-2023 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Talks between the Rail Delivery Group and the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union have managed to set out a "mutually agreed way forward" to end rail disputes.
  
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• Traction power tests carried out on new Metro trains

  09-11-2023 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Nexus has successfully carried out traction power tests with its new Stadler Class 555 trains over the Tyne and West Metro's network's curves and gradients to prove that they are fully capable of service, and testing them to evaluate their horsepower.
  
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• The Lex Newsletter: high drama on the high seas

  09-11-2023 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Shipping companies want the UK to give them post-Brexit protection from antitrust rules
  
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• The Chris Stokes Column - Draft Rail Reform Bill will not fill policy vacuum

  09-11-2023 01:00 via cogitamus.co.uk
  
  Cogitamus - The rail industry is now operating in a policy vacuum, with no coherent vision for its governance or its investment strategy. Its clear that senior Ministers regard the industry as little more than an expensive nuisance, with limited economic importance.
  
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• RMT update on national rail dispute with train operators

  09-11-2023 01:00 via rmt.org.uk
  
  RMT - Following further negotiations between RDG and RMT, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the current dispute has been developed which sets out a process for a mutually agreed way forward, including a backdated 2022 pay rise for staff and job security guarantees.
  
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• RMT union takes step towards resolving bitter pay dispute

  09-11-2023 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The biggest rail union, the RMT, is seeking a settlement in its long-running and bitter dispute with train operators. It follows several weeks of negotiations quietly continuing in a bid to find a deal that can be put to members.
  
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• RMT and train firms take step towards ending dispute

  09-11-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - RMT members are to vote on a pay deal that could halt the union's current wave of industrial action against train companies.
  
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• Rail strikes could end as RMT agrees deal with train operator

  09-11-2023 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - The union says it will put the "mutually agreed way forward" to its members for a vote - which includes a backdated pay rise. But their general secretary says the offer is "modest".
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail: 'Huge relief' as key stretch of rail network is saved

  09-11-2023 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Governments decision to press ahead with legislation which will allow a key section of Northern Powerhouse Rail to be built has been welcomed as a huge relief.
  
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• Northern issues persistent train fare evaders warning

  09-11-2023 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A TRAIN company has warned persistent fare evaders they should expect to be prosecuted for historic cases as well as the journey for which they were caught.
  
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• New rolling stock arrives in Stockholm

  09-11-2023 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Railway Technology - The X15p electric multiple-units are faster to accelerate and better at braking from their 120km/h top speed than their predecessors
  
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• New Metro trains take the strain during traction power testing

  09-11-2023 01:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - The new Metro trains have proved that they can take strain on a series of traction power tests over the networks curves and gradients.
  
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• Major refurbishment of 160-year-old wooden rail viaduct in North Wales completed ahead of schedule

  09-11-2023 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Contractor AmcoGiffen has successfully completed a major refurbishment project on a 160-year-old rail viaduct in North Wales.
  
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• Light at end of tunnel as RMT and train companies agree deal. subscription

  09-11-2023 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - There is light at the end of the tunnel in the dispute over railway workers pay, it has been announced, as the RMT and the train companies agreed a memorandum of understanding.
  
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• Jobs to go at DB Cargo UK

  09-11-2023 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: DB Cargo UK has announced plans to cut jobs, saying its German parent company DB Cargo has informed its European entities that it can no longer sustain the level of losses being incurred across the group.
  
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• HS2 plant supplier left with surplus stock

  09-11-2023 01:00 via theconstructionindex.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Staines Hire is selling a raft of machinery rendered surplus to requirements by government infrastructure cuts.
  
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• HS2 designer blames frequent cost rises on overengineering of project

  09-11-2023 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The former technical director of High Speed 2 Ltd (HS2 Ltd) and one of the principal designers of HS2s original plan believes overengineering of the project is a principal reason behind the continually ballooning costs.
  
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• HS2 Construction of UKs longest rail bridge reaches halfway point

  09-11-2023 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Engineers working on the Colne Valley Viaduct for High Speed 2 (HS2) have now completed 1.7km of its record-breaking 3.4km length.
  
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• Go North East bus strike: Council boss threatens financial penalties

  09-11-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A politician who oversees public transport has said financial penalties should be imposed on a bus company facing an indefinite strike.
  
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• Gatwick Airport railway station upgrade reducing delays on the Brighton Main Line

  09-11-2023 01:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Gatwick Airport railway station is about to get a new passenger entrance that will reduce train delays as far away as Cambridge, Bedford and Brightonbecause the new entrance will fix a major bottleneck on the railway.
  
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• First Bus drivers vote to strike in Glasgow

  09-11-2023 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Drivers with the First Bus group in Glasgow have voted to take strike action.
  
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• Clapham Junction: Rail passengers overcharged after flood causes error

  09-11-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Customers are charged more than £20 a day to travel after part of Clapham Junction train station flooded.
  
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• Christmas train strikes may be off as RMT considers new pay deal

  09-11-2023 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Christmas train strikes could be off the cards as the RMT union considers a new pay deal.
  
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• Businesses including Mace and Arcadis urge chancellor to commit to long-term TfL capital funding

  09-11-2023 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - A coalition of London businesses has written to the chancellor urging him to commit to a capital funding settlement with Transport for London (TfL) in order to keep the capital moving, so that it can drive growth, investment and job creation that benefits the UK as a whole.
  
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• Bus strike: Transport leader vows to hit Go North East with 'every possible' fine

  09-11-2023 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - A bus company whose routes have been paralysed by an indefinite strike should be slapped with financial punishments, a council leader has suggested.
  
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• Bus services in Burnham-On-Sea to be improved following passengers complaints

  09-11-2023 01:00 via burnham-on-sea.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Bus services in Burnham-On-Sea are set to be improved as part of several upgrades this month following complaints from local passengers.
  
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• Arundel Gate: No-go zone in Sheffield snaring 200 drivers a day - worth £5m-a-year - despite huge new signs

  09-11-2023 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - A controversial bus gate in Sheffield is still snaring more than 200 drivers a day AFTER huge new signs were installed.
  
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• Alstom to open new maintenance depot in Bucharest

  09-11-2023 01:00 via railtech.com
  
  Railtech - Alstom will construct a new depot in Bucharest for the maintenance of new electric Coradia Stream passenger trains with an investment of 50 million euros. It will service the 37 Coradia Stream passenger trains acquired by the Romanian Railway Reform Authority (ARF).
  
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• Airbus UK boss: Europe must march in step on defence in the face of conflict

  09-11-2023 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Airbus UK chairman says when countries work together, governments get the product they wantand revenues
  
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• Airbus earnings soar but fail to rise above analyst expectations

  09-11-2023 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Airbus reported higher underlying third-quarter profit on Wednesday and raised its production targets going forward.
  
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