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Work under way on third hybrid ferry

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon marks the start of construction of Scotland's third hybrid ferry at Port Glasgow.

Station closure to affect services

Passengers can expect travel disruption as one of London's busiest transport hubs partly closes over Christmas and New Year, rail authorities warn.

Saturday, 20 December 2014

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  • Drivers urged not to MOTORISTS are being urged to make sure their vision is fit for festive driving as research shows that more than a third of people in Scotland struggle to read road signs.
  • West Coast operator braced for busiest day of the yearTHOUSANDS of people are expected to take to the roads and railways today as the festive exodus begins following the start of the school holidays.

The Independent

  • Emirates Air Line: Nobody wants to cross the Thames in a £60m cable car It would be “a stunning addition to London’s transport network”, Mayor Boris Johnson declared when he launched a £60m cable car across the Thames in 2012. Called a “much-needed new connection” across the river, the project was added to the Tube map and presented as a creative answer to travel problems rather than just a tourist attraction.

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Yorkshire Post

  • Cuts force a school bus rethinkFears have been raised proposed cuts to subsidies for some children who use buses to get to and from school in North Yorkshire could lead to the loss of a vital lifeline in rural communities.

Blackpool Gazette

  • Road safety key to closureA Blackpool councillor has defended the continuing closure of a key link road despite calls by a Fylde coast MP to open the route to ease congestion.

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Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

  • Government publishes policy to encourage freight transport industryA new national policy statement (NPS) from the Department for Transport (DfT) hopes to encourage freight transport, although the High Speed Two project is exempt from the document’s guidelines. The statement agrees that there is a clear need for improved facilities for transporting freight by rail and road, including better integration and more connecting hubs. However, the restrictions around building or widening roads, new housing developments and other infrastructure projects in national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty have been reinforced. Despite this, the NPS sugg...

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  • ‘Shambles’ service delays passengers COMMUTERS endured a third day of disruption on the railway yesterday with faulty signals affecting thousands of passengers.
  • Gordon Marsden MP: On the BusesShadow Transport Minister Gordon Marsden writes that Labour will put communities in the driving seat for buses with real control and real choice
  • Dutch IT company signs multi-million contract for rail reservation software in Ireland Sqills, a Dutch provider of sales and distribution software for the rail and bus industry, has been selected by Iarnród Éireann, Irish Rail, against stiff international competition, to replace their entire national reservation, pricing, ticketing and distribution system. Sqills is a member of the winning team led by Cubic Transportation Systems.Gerry Culligan, Iarnród Éireann Irish Rail Commercial Director said, “Our existing ticketing systems had several dated legacy components which affect the customer experience. We were determined to bring these aspects of the business, such as ticketing ...

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  • Russian military has close calls with civilian jetliners … military jet nearly collided with a passenger plane south of Malmo shortly after take-off from Copenhagen International Airport … down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over … and policy analyst at Security Europe. “That is disruptive …

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