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Manchester Airports Group, which includes East Midlands and Bournemouth, says it is looking into buying another UK airport to expand the company.

Camden council launches legal challenge to HS2

Local authority joins campaigners seeking judicial review over high-speed rail, which it says will destroy homes and businessesThe

Bike store plans for city streets

NEW on-street bike storage will be trialled in up to six streets in Edinburgh to see if it helps encourage people to take to two wheels.

Thursday, 16 February 2012

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  • Bike store plans for city streetsNEW on-street bike storage will be trialled in up to six streets in Edinburgh to see if it helps encourage people to take to two wheels.

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  • 600 jobs at risk in Thomson Airways Thomson Airways has started consulting staff over redundancies, raising the prospect of hundreds of job losses, it was revealed today. Related StoriesA third of companies saw export sales fall at end of 2011Eco-fashion and craft shop to open in BelfastEurozone deal on hold until Greece deliversLand auction: NI Water to offload 10 depots600 jobs at risk in Thomson Aurways

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  • Council’s £1.2m transport cash windfall row SHEFFIELD Council is celebrating a £1.2 million cash windfall after it emerged the levy it pays to the South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority will be less than originally thought.

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  • Bus boss hits out at revamp plansBUS company bosses are on a collision course with public transport leaders over plans for a radical revamp of how local services are delivered.

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  • Kirby headlines InfrarailSimon Kirby (right), managing director, Investment Projects, Network Rail, will be speaking at Infrarail 2012. A member of Network Rail™s board since 2003, Simon Kirby is currently leading a series of reforms of Network Rail™s infrastructure business. On the opening day, 1 May, Minister of State for Transport, Theresa Villiers, will address visitors to the [...]
  • Keyline launches specialist rail businessKeyline, part of the Travis Perkins Group, has launched a nationwide operation to deliver building materials solutions to the rail industry. Drawing upon unrivalled expertise within the sector, the specialist business will enable Keyline to support all rail infrastructure projects across the UK providing the highest levels of compliance, product range and availability, service levels [...]
  • DB Schenker Rail preferred operator for new rail freight interchangesDB Schenker Rail UK has agreed terms with two major property developers for the operation of proposed new intermodal terminals in the south-east of England. Both terminals are located close to the M25. The interchange at Radlett in Hertfordshire is being promoted by SEGRO, while the interchange at Colnbrook in Berkshire is being promoted by [...]
  • Railcare & Bridgeway Consulting sign maintenance agreementRailcare has signed a strategic agreement with Bridgeway Consulting Ltd regarding the operation of Railcare™s Railvac air & vacuum excavation machines in the UK. The cooperation agreement is valid until 2014, with the option for a further extension. Swedish companies Railcare and DISAB Vacuum Technology AB have been active in the UK railway market since [...]

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  • Virgin Atlantic to take on 500 new cabin crewAirline starts recruitment drive as it expands network
  • Iberia faces four more days of strikesIberia is to cancel half of its flights from Heathrow to Madrid on Friday in the latest strike by the airline’s pilots. The pilots are also scheduled to hold further strikes on Monday, February 20, Friday, February 24, and Wednesday, February 29, as the dispute over the creation of a new no-frills Spanish¦

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