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• 20 busiest railway stations in Glasgow ranked by passenger numbers

  21-08-2026 02:00 via glasgowworld.com
  Other Regional Press - The latest government figures have been released detailing passenger numbers at train stations across Glasgow over 2025 - so naturally we've ranked the most busy train stations in the local authority.
  
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• 'Worst public transport in Europe': YEP readers reveal what needs improving in Leeds before 2030

  21-08-2026 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - With 2030 fast approaching and major debates surrounding city centre road layouts, bus reliability, and local housing shortages, the conversation over the future of Leeds has reached a focal point.
  
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• We need bouncers on trains to stop headphone dodgers subscription

  21-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Wetherspoons has vowed to eliminate mp;#39;bare beatingmp;#39; from all of its pubs, so why canmp;#39;t the same happen on our public transport?
  
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• U-turn on Sutton Coldfield Railway Station parking charge increase as spat erupts

  21-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - An increase ot parking charges at a key site will be reversed after just two weeks it has been confirmed
  
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• Trainline, Virgin Atlantic and RED Driving School investigated over 'drip pricing'

  21-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The consumer watchdog said they were trying to find out if the three companies were not showing full prices upfront to customers.
  
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• Train derailment carriages moved amid track probe

  21-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Work has begun on removing the carriages of the train that derailed near Lewes with 150 people on board.
  
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• Ticket office at busy Somerset railway station restored through £835,000 investment

  21-08-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Project mp;#39;shows that looking after our railway heritage also delivers benefits to passengersmp;#39;
  
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• Stourbridge MP sees railway recovery work after wildfire devastation

  21-08-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - The MP for Stourbridge has seen first-hand the huge recovery operation taking place after wildfires caused significant damage to the railway between Stourbridge and Hagley.
  
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• Reopening date of Haywards Heath-Lewes line confirmed as train recovery starts

  21-08-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The line between Haywards Heath and Lewes will reopen on September 1, 19 days after the derailment of a Southern service which left three carriages on their side.
  
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• Rail chaos looms amid fears of floods on the line after heatwave subscription

  21-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Network Rail fears rainwater will not soak into parched ground, causing delays and cancellations across the country in the coming days
  
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• Portugal's competition watchdog calls for more rail operators

  21-08-2026 02:00 via portugalresident.com
  
  News from Europe - Regulator says opening passenger rail services to competition could bring lower fares, more frequent trains and greater choice
  
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• Nexus and Network Rail introduce new approach to managing infrastructure interfaces

  21-08-2026 02:00 via uktram.org
  
  UKTram - As part of the ongoing work to develop a closer working relationship between Nexus Tyne mp;amp; Wear Metro and Network Rail Operations mp;amp; Maintenance, Nexus have become the first organisation to implement a joint mp;#39;Operational Interface Management Methodologymp;#39; (OIMM) document with Network Rail.
  
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• Menai Bridge workers facing abuse are 'only doing their jobs'

  21-08-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Traffic management staff on the Menai Suspension Bridge have reportedly faced vile abuse from some motorists during vehicle weight restriction enforcement
  
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• Major music and sports events saw huge uptake in ScotRail passengers

  21-08-2026 02:00 via falkirkherald.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ScotRail saw nearly 8.5 million passenger journeys in July after a busy month of sporting events and star-studded concerts.
  
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• ?Long-neglected? London-Devon rail route needs investment in face of successive heat related closures

  21-08-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Devon MP Richard Foord is calling on the government to invest in the mp;#39;long-neglectedmp;#39; Exeter to London Waterloo line after its second year closing due to heatwaves affecting the track bed.
  
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• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority appoints Global as bus advertising partner

  21-08-2026 02:00 via merseytravel.gov.uk
  Local Government - The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has appointed Global, the Media mp; Entertainment group, to manage and maximise advertising across its new publicly-controlled bus fleet.
  
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• Lewes rail line to reopen in September as work under way to remove train

  21-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Derailed carriages lifted using two cranes as workers operate under mp;#39;very challenging circumstancesmp;#39;
  
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• Huge new railway station slated to be UK?s busiest reveals high speed train platforms

  21-08-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The station in west London is designed to connect more than 100 destinations
  
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• Huge new railway station slated to be UK's busiest reveals high speed train platforms

  21-08-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The station in west London is designed to connect more than 100 destinations
  
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• Hammersmith Bridge is a test for Burnham’s place-based growth

  21-08-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Putting forward funds to reopen Hammersmith Bridge is not special pleading for the capital, it is common sense, writes Tolga Inanc.
  
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• Full-length platform access to be restored at Paignton station next week following devastating July fire

  21-08-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) have confirmed that full-length access to Platform 2 at Paignton station will be restored from the start of service on Monday 24 August, enabling the return of nine-carriage trains four days earlier than previously expected.
  
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• For more information on Belfast City Airport?s vision for the future, visit: belfastcityairport.com/vision.

  21-08-2026 02:00 via belfastcityairport.com
  Aviation Industry- Belfast City Airport and Translink have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, setting out how they intend to work in partnership to support the ongoing development and appraisal of options which seek to improve connectivity between Translink?s network and Belfast City Airport.
  
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• For more information on Belfast City Airport's vision for the future

  21-08-2026 02:00 via belfastcityairport.com
  Aviation Industry- Belfast City Airport and Translink have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, setting out how they intend to work in partnership to support the ongoing development and appraisal of options which seek to improve connectivity between Translinkmp;#39;s network and Belfast City Airport.
  
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• Eurostar becomes first rail operator to launch an app in ChatGPT across Europe

  21-08-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Eurostar has announced the global launch of its official app in ChatGPT, becoming the first rail operator to offer the service in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands, as part of a wider European rollout.
  
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• Birmingham bus users welcome shake up but urge Andy Burnham to go further

  21-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Bus users from Birmingham, Wolverhampton and Shropshire met prime minister Andy Burnham and mayor Richard Parker to discuss challenges for disabled passengers
  
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• Belfast City Airport and Translink issue update on enhanced rail link plans

  21-08-2026 02:00 via belfastlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The enhancement to rail access has the potential to deliver improvements to airport accessibility, encouraging a shift from private car use to public transport.
  
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• Are cars really the problem? London cyclists, it’s time to look within our ranks

  21-08-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Have vigilante cyclists shouting at cars been waging the wrong war? Mauricio Alencar says itmp;#39;s time for cyclists to look within their own ranks.
  
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• Which is the smelliest Tube line?

  20-08-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Nobody would say that the Tube is the most fresh or fragrant part of London?s transport network. But which line stinks more than the others? James Ford finally has the answer.
  
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• West Midlands leaders empowered to run local bus network

  20-08-2026 02:00 via localgov.co.uk
  
  Local Government - A partnership between the Government and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) will see bus services brought under local control.
  
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• U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz

  20-08-2026 02:00 via axios.com
  Other News Sources - The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day ? a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios.
  
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