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• Vital £9.2m East Coast Main Line track and drainage upgrades start this weekend

  13-09-2024 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Rail passengers travelling between Newcastle and Edinburgh are being urged to check their journey before travelling as three weekends of track and drainage work begin on the East Coast Main Line this Saturday (14 September).
  
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• UK Power Networks invests £4m in London bus depot

  13-09-2024 02:00 via theenergyst.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK Power Networks has invested mp;pound;4 million in a new 4.5-megawatt power connection at Arriva?s Thornton Heath bus depot to support new electric buses on nine routes and related night routes.
  
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• Trust works to prevent more pollution in canal

  13-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - There are concerns sediment at the bottom of the canal may cause more pollution if it is disturbed.
  
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• Transport for London: Bank account details may have been stolen in cyberattack

  13-09-2024 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - TfL said personal data, including names, home addresses and possibly bank details were stolen as part of a major cyber attack earlier in September.
  
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• Transport chief effectively sacked over e-bike battery fire fears

  13-09-2024 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The UK head of a Swedish delivery business was unfairly sacked for blowing the whistle over fears that the company?s e-bike batteries could spontaneously burst into flames.
  
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• Trainline reports robust sales growth, driven by digital ticket demand and fewer UK rail strikes

  13-09-2024 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Trainline said half-year net ticket sales jumped higher than expected after a combination of increased demand for digital tickets and fewer UK rail strikes helped drive growth
  
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• Trainline raises profit guidance as UK rail traffic recovers

  13-09-2024 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Ticket-booking site hails mp;#145;strong performancemp;#146; after enjoying growth in continental Europe
  
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• Tories spent £100m on Boris Johnson's failed green buses scheme, Labour claims

  13-09-2024 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - The former Tory government spent nearly mp;pound;100m of taxpayersmp;#39; cash on Boris Johnsonmp;#39;s green buses programme despite having evidence that the scheme did little to cut emissions, a government report is expected to show.
  
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• Tories spent ?100m on Boris Johnson?s failed green buses scheme, Labour claims

  13-09-2024 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - The former Tory government spent nearly ?100m of taxpayers? cash on Boris Johnson?s green buses programme despite having evidence that the scheme did little to cut emissions, a government report is expected to show.
  
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• TfL warns of customer data breach after cyber attack

  13-09-2024 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Bank details of 5,000 passengers may have been accessed it admits after teenage suspect is arrested
  
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• TfL cyberattack: Walsall teenager held as scale of hack revealed subscription

  13-09-2024 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Some data on Oyster card refunds, including bank account details, may have been breached
  
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• Stourbridge proposal could save taxpayers millions of pounds

  13-09-2024 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - Pre Metro has proposed the Stourbridge Dasher be considered to connect Dudley sooner rather than later, which could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds while delivering enhanced connectivity and economic revitalisation.
  
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• SCR retrofit government support to end

  13-09-2024 02:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  
  Bus and Coach Buyer - Government funding for the retrofit of selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology is being brought to an end.
  
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• Scots bus company confirms 160 jobs at risk due to 'uneven playing field'

  13-09-2024 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Falkirk-based firm Alexander Dennis said it has launched a consultation process due to government zero-emission bus funding "disproportionately benefitting" foreign competitors with lower labour costs.
  
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• RAILPOOL INAUGURATED EUROPE'S MOST MODERN ELECTRIC

  13-09-2024 02:00 via railpool.com.de
  
  News from Europe - RAILPOOL Group, one of Europemp;#39;s leading rail vehicle rental companies, opened Europemp;#39;s most modern locomotive workshop in Hamburg Billbrook in the presence of Dr. Anjes Tjarks, Senator for Transport and Mobility Transition of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. The workshop is operated by RAILPOOL Lokservice GmbH mp;amp; Co. KG, part of the RAILPOOL Group.
  
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• Plans unveiled for cheaper high-speed alternative to scrapped HS2 northern leg

  13-09-2024 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Report claims 50-mile line would be slightly slower and significantly cheaper but deliver most of the benefits.A plan for a new high-speed rail line linking Birmingham and Manchester has been unveiled, claiming to deliver most of the benefits of the scrapped northern leg of HS2 at significantly cheaper cost and with only slightly longer journey times.The 50-mile track would run from where the HS2 line is now due to end in Staffordshire to join a planned Northern Powerhouse Rail li
  
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• Plans being drawn up to safely reopen Bradford Interchange bus station by January

  13-09-2024 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - West Yorkshire Combined Authority (Wyca) has announced that it is working with engineers from Jacobs on plans to safely reopen Bradford Interchange bus station by January 2025.
  
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• Planned re-opening of Interchange welcomed - but questions still remain

  13-09-2024 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - NEWS that Bradford Interchange will open in the New Year has been welcomed, but there are questions over why the closure has dragged on so long.
  
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• Plan to build cheaper version of scrapped HS2 northern leg unveiled - and journeys would only be 15 minutes longer

  13-09-2024 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Using land already taken for the defunct HS2 northern leg and employing lower building costs would have huge benefits at a lower cost, the reportmp;#39;s authors say.
  
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• New survey reveals railway workers underrated in public importance

  13-09-2024 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - One of the south westmp;#39;s railway workers stars in a new campaign to highlight the essential roles of people who keep trains running, as new findings released by Network Rail reveal railway professionals are underrated in public importance compared to other key workers in Britain.
  
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• New report reveals slower and cheaper alternative to scrapped HS2 route

  13-09-2024 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The new route between Staffordshire and Cheshire would connect with the Northern Powerhouse Rail
  
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• New rail line needed between Midlands and northern England, study says

  13-09-2024 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The 80km of track could be built faster and cheaper than axed HS2 leg, says research
  
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• New rail line connecting Midlands and North West set to deliver £70bn economic boost

  13-09-2024 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - mp;#147;Doing nothing is not an optionmp;#148;mp;#151;this was the message today as a consortium of business leaders and politicians unveiled ambitious plans for a new rail line connecting the Midlands to the North West.
  
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• Munich Airport takes another step on ‘Net Zero 2035’ strategy with first delivery of electric passenger buses

  13-09-2024 02:00 via futuretravelexperience.com
  
  News from Europe - Munich Airport has taken another step on its Net Zero 2035 sustainability strategy. MAN Truck mp;amp; Bus Germany has delivered the first 10 electric solo passenger buses to AeroGround Flughafen Mmp;uuml;nchen GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Munich Airport. A further 27 electric buses of MAN Lionmp;#39;s City E 12 and E 18 models will be put into operation by the end of the year. There is an option to purchase 25 additional buses.
  
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• Mayors' Birmingham Manchester rail link promises 85 of HS2 benefits

  13-09-2024 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Plans for a Midlands-North West Rail Link have been set out by the consortium appointed by the mayors of Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.
  
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• London Trams invites manufacturers to bid to design and build new fleet of trams

  13-09-2024 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The search for a manufacturer to design and build a new fleet of trams to replace the oldest ones operating on the London Trams network has begun, as Transport for London (TfL) has issued an Invitation to Tender (ITT).
  
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• Leasing company opens a locomotive workshop of superlatives

  13-09-2024 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - GERMANY: Railpool Lokservice has opened Europemp;#39;s most modern locomotive workshop at Hamburg Billbrook. We wanted a workshop of superlatives and we built it, said Managing Director Christoph Engel.
  
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• Labour's rail plan leaves private profiteers still riding the gravy train

  13-09-2024 02:00 via morningstaronline.co.uk
  
  Morning Star - SOLOMON HUGHES explains how rolling stock companies like Angel Trains will continue milking taxpayers for billions even after renationalisation, as Canadian pension funds and Texan oil billionaires cash in on our daily commutes
  
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• Labour will look at HS2 North replacement as mayors point to £70bn growth

  13-09-2024 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Starmer urged to commit to a new rail line in the Budget to boost regions and Treasury coffers
  
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• Labour will look at HS2 North replacement as mayors point to ?70bn growth

  13-09-2024 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Starmer urged to commit to a new rail line in the Budget to boost regions and Treasury coffers
  
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• Japanese public transport digital expertise coming to Wales

  13-09-2024 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - Transport for Wales has selected global company Hitachi to help digitally transform public transport within Wales, making it easier for customers to plan, book and pay for different modes of travel.
  
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• Irish language protest held at new transport hub

  13-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Protestors say an entire community has been ignored because the signs at Belfastmp;#39;s Grand Central Station donmp;#39;t include the Irish language.
  
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• ICE warns that Britain can't afford more infrastructure failure after HS2 cancellation

  13-09-2024 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has sent out a warning to decision makers to ensure that lessons are learned from the struggles of High Speed 2 (HS2) as the country embarks on other major infrastructure projects.
  
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• ICE warns that Britain ca'?t afford more infrastructure failure after HS2 cancellation

  13-09-2024 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) has sent out a warning to decision makers to ensure that lessons are learned from the struggles of High Speed 2 (HS2) as the country embarks on other major infrastructure projects.
  
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• HS2 unable to confirm level boarding accessibility at £1.6bn Old Oak Common station

  13-09-2024 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - High Speed 2 (HS2) Ltd cannot guarantee there will be level boarding for conventional rail and Elizabeth line services at its mp;pound;1.67bn Old Oak Common station in west London, which accessibility campaigners have deemed scandalous
  
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• Heathrow: UK's new £10 airport charge for all passengers will make us 'less competitive'

  13-09-2024 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The controversial Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme, which requires visa-exempt passengers to pay mp;pound;10 and wait around three days for a permit, will be rolled-out to all nationalities next year
  
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• Gemini completes £10m GWR Turbo fleet refresh

  13-09-2024 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Gemini Rail Services in Wolverton has completed a mp;pound;10m three-year internal refresh of Great Western Railwaymp;#39;s fleet of Class 165/166 Turbo regional and suburban diesel multiple-units.
  
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• First Bus' X51 trial bus service extended until March 2025

  13-09-2024 02:00 via bridportnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - As reported, bus firm First is serving the villages of Martinstown and Winterbourne Steepleton as a trial by diverting its X51 service from Weymouth to Bridport and Axminster.
  
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• EasyJet demands UK air traffic chief’s sacking over ‘ongoing failure’ to tackle disruption

  13-09-2024 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Budget airline chief joins Ryanair head in calling for Martin Rolfemp;#146;s dismissal
  
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• Drivers will have £202 taken from bank account over 'difficult to enforce' rule

  13-09-2024 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - With many drivers only option be to seek out an expensive pay and display or private paying car park.
  
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• Date set for opening of new Bristol train station

  13-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A long-awaited opening date has been announced for a train station which shut 60 years ago.
  Ashley Down station, which has been in construction since March 2023, will open on Saturday, 28 September.
  
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• Carbon Voyage: The bus manufacturer decarbonising diesel fleets

  13-09-2024 02:00 via themanufacturer.com
  Other News Sources - Bus manufacturer, Wrightbus, has opened its NewPower facility in Bicester where it will be decarbonising fleets of buses by replacing diesel engines with electric powertrains.
  
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• CalMac ferry Glen Sannox delayed again over fuel testing problem

  13-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Delivery of the over-budget ferry is pushed back by about two weeks to allow further tests on its fuel system.
  
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• Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis warns of 160 jobs at risk

  13-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Bus manufacturer Alexander Dennis said 160 jobs at its Larbert base could be at risk
  
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• British Ambassador to Egypt visits Derby-built Cairo Monorail

  13-09-2024 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - Alstom, together with its partners, has welcomed His Majestymp;#39;s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, Gareth Bayley OBE, to witness the construction of the new Cairo Monorail system.
  
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• Boy arrested over London transport cyber hack

  13-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The teenager was arrested on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences and has since been bailed.
  
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• Boeing workers to strike as 25 pay rise rejected

  13-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - More than 30,000 workers will walk out after union members voted overwhelminglyto back the strike.
  
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• Boeing factory workers begin strike that threatens aircraft deliveries

  13-09-2024 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Company under pressure to sweeten offer as analysts say a long stoppage could hit its credit rating
  
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• BMW collaborates with the University of Zagreb to optimise battery cell production

  13-09-2024 02:00 via eandt.theiet.org
  Other News Sources - BMW Group?s Battery Cell Competence Centre (BCCC) in Munich, Germany, and the University of Zagreb?s Regional Centre of Excellence for Robotic Technology (CRTA) in Croatia are collaborating to advance the production of battery cells with the help of AI.
  
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• Avanti bogie overhaul project hits major milestone

  13-09-2024 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - The biggest overhaul of bogies belonging to the UKmp;#39;s hardest working train fleet has reached a major milestone with the initial phase of project completed.
  
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