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TRAIN fares in Scotland could be cut by 25 per cent if a Nordic style, state-owned company took over ScotRail services.
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The long-delayed rail ombudsman is arriving on platform 1. And there’s plenty of work for it to do
Travellers miss out on Network Rail’s Ł10m Christmas gift [Subscription]
Train companies will scoop more than Ł10m in compensation because of a rail shutdown at Christmas and the new year — but millions of passengers who will be affected by the disruption will be denied payouts.
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- Why we can't have nice things: dockless bikes and the tragedy of the commonsBehind this bucolic industry is a multibillion-dollar battle between China’s big tech companies and Silicon Valley, and the nightmare of vandals and parkingIf there is one sad fact that technology has taught us, it’s maybe that we just can’t have nice things. Now Washington DC has become the latest testing ground for what happens when technology and good intentions meet the real world.Brightly coloured bikes began popping up around the US capital in September like little adverts for a better world. On a recent trip two lemon yellow bikes were propped up in the autumn sun by the carousel on the...
The Herald
- Drunk and unruly passengers at Glasgow Airport sees calls to police soarBy Abbi Garton
- Scot accused of pushing man under Tube trainA 29-year-old Scot has appeared in court accused of attempting to murder a man by pushing him into the path of a Tube train.
- Nordic-style state ownership would 'slash Scottish rail fares'TRAIN fares in Scotland could be cut by 25 per cent if a Nordic style, state-owned company took over ScotRail services.
Times Online
- We shouldn’t have to stand for bad trains [Subscription]The long-delayed rail ombudsman is arriving on platform 1. And there’s plenty of work for it to do
- Why the AA is in need of roadside assistance [Subscription]The shock exit of ‘Big Bad Bob’ may not be the brand’s biggest woe
- British Airways warns pilots of ‘fume events’ [Subscription]There were 50 reports of “smoke, fire or fumes” on board British Airways aircraft in one month, according to a leaked document.
- Motorists getting a buzz out of ecars [Subscription]Sales of electric vehicles are starting to pick up speed as they jostle for position on Ireland’s increasingly polluted roads, writes Brian Carey
- Travellers miss out on Network Rail’s Ł10m Christmas gift [Subscription]Train companies will scoop more than Ł10m in compensation because of a rail shutdown at Christmas and the new year — but millions of passengers who will be affected by the disruption will be denied payouts.
Mail Online
- Man who shoved father under London tube train pictured Alan Alencar, 29, is alleged to have approached Alain Lesjongard from behind and shoved him in the back with both hands as the train pulled into Bayswater station.
- Signs of Christmas railway shutdown already in the air As homesick students and workers prepare to head home to see their families, and as well-fed shoppers get ready to take advantage of Boxing Day sales, trains across the UK will be out of action.
The Mirror
- Police probing Heathrow security scare fear hackers may have made copies of secret files via library computer A man, who found the USB containing sensitive data, plugged it into a library PC to try and see who it belonged to
London Evening Standard
- Dividing lines between rich and poor on London's bus routes revealed in interactive mapA London data analyst has mapped the capital's "most unequal bus routes" showing how income varies along different lines.
- More than half of UK speed cameras 'do not work'More than half of fixed speed cameras on British roads do not work, data has revealed.
Northern Echo
- Speed cameras a 'tactical option' says force - as survey reveals only half of all devices are switched onA POLICE force in the region says fixed speed cameras are still a “tactical option” despite evidence forces are increasingly turning towards mobile cameras and speed camera vans in a bid to trap speeding drivers.
- MP speaks to demonstrators on walk to protest against bypass being built across community woodland NEARLY 100 walkers turned out this morning for a protest against plans to build a link road across a community woodland to the north of Darlington.
- Park-and-ride passengers satisfied with service, survey findsA CUSTOMER survey has found passengers are satisfied with the running of a park-and-ride scheme.
Wolverhampton Express and Star
- 95% of speed cameras are offNinety five per cent of Staffordshire’s speed cameras are turned off it has been revealed.
- Swans cause a flap on the M6 TollDrivers on the M6 Toll were faced with unusual hazards today after three swans made their way onto the inside lane of the carriageway - and later a stag was spotted at the site of the motorway.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Bloor Homes considers 24 hour working at Woods Lane, Melton, to curb road closure disruptionHousing developers have agreed to consider working around the clock to minimise disruption from a fiercely opposed road closure, which gets underway in east Suffolk on Monday.
North Wales Live
- Train station evacuated and Merseyrail services disrupted after fire breaks out in Bootle - recap Emergency services are at the scene
Reading Evening Post
- Reading Buses will not be releasing details of investigations into serious incidents The company cites data protection laws as the reason it cannot release the details
- Wokingham remembrance parade cancelled due to town centre workRegeneration work in Wokingham means roads are not safe for Remembrance Day parade
West Sussex Gazette
- VIDEO: Why leaves on the line is no joke for Network RailLeaves squashed under train wheels are the ‘black ice’ of the railway, according to Network Rail.
Other Regional Press
- Chinese Range Rover Evoque copycat gets a new look The row first erupted in 2014 just weeks after Jaguar Land Rover opened its first Chinese car factory
- Park and ride sign problems will be solved soon – councilA 'SOFTWARE issue' has been blamed for annoying motorists at one of Oxford's park and ride sites.
- First look at the new buses that will run from Wallingford to OxfordTHESE are the new buses that will ferry passengers from southern Oxfordshire to the Westgate Centre.
- Oxford councillor calls for government diesel scrappage fundTHE Government will need to help drivers cover the cost of scrapping diesel vehicles, an Oxford city councillor has said.
- Motorway traffic lights which caused months of chaos to install caused none when they stopped workingIT WAS the Ł2 million upgrade project which caused drivers months of disruption.
- Four weeks of A31 closures set to begin tomorrow THE A31 will be closed overnight westbound for four weeks on a long stretch through the New Forest due to roadworks which begin on Monday.
- Less than half of fixed speed cameras in Gwent active LESS than half of the fixed speed cameras on Gwent roads are switched on and able to catch offenders, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.
Other News Sources
- Rail chiefs: Business as usual during strikesWE’RE open for business.
- Bagshot road closure and temporary traffic lights as A30 'yellow box junction' installed after decade of waitingAccording to one councillor, the box junction is due to be installed on Sunday (November 6) but Surrey County Council stated a precise date "hasn't been confirmed yet"
- 'That four kilometre diversion would put people off going to Guildford': Council votes to strengthen Farnham Road Bridge A councillor said it would affect "every bus, every park and ride bus, every HGV or any large vehicle that goes into the town"
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