Public Transport news

• Whitehaven Bus Station hailed success as it celebrates second birthday

  29-05-2023 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - THE re-development of a derelict bus station in Whitehaven is being hailed as a monumental success two years after its opening.
  
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• Urgent safety advice issued after second train speeding incident in Peterborough

  29-05-2023 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Both trains reportedly travelled twice the speed limit
  
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• Transport matters: creating new heritage hybrid lines in Wales

  29-05-2023 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - In the first of a new regular column looking at transport in Wales, Professor Stuart Cole explores the possibilities of creating new heritage hybrid lines in Wales to make the best use of currently under-utilised infrastructure and boost the local economy.
  
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• Transport campaigner speaks out over plans for Ludlow

  29-05-2023 02:00 via ludlowadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A TRANSPORT campaigner has spoken out against the "vehement opposition" to the proposed cycling and walking plan for Ludlow.
  
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• Train operator takes 1,000th child on free trip

  29-05-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Avanti West Coast said it has carried children on 40 excursions since it launched the Feel Good Field Trips initiative last April.
  
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• Thanet to Bournemouth high-speed rail link talks involve officials from Kent County Council and East Sussex County Council

  29-05-2023 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - Talks have taken place about providing a direct high-speed rail link between Thanet and the Dorset seaside resort of Bournemouth.
  
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• Rossendale bus station becomes hub of activity with opening of two new businesses

  29-05-2023 02:00 via lancs.live
  
  Other News Sources - A bus station, located in the heart of Rossendale Valley, has become a hub of activity with the opening of two new businesses.
  
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• Meet the team solving London Underground, bus and National Rail's most difficult complaints from TfL toilets to calls for a Tube refreshment trolley

  29-05-2023 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  Other News Sources - MyLondon meets the team who resolve thousands of the most difficult transport-related appeals every year
  
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• M6 Toll introduces new major rule change - with many not happy about it

  29-05-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The new rule means drivers can't use their phones to pay, they have to use their actual bank cards
  
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• Letters: Billions are poured into HS2 while Britains roads sink into disrepair subscription

  29-05-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Plus: Lessons of Dunkirk; stuck on benefits; probate and housing; the enemy of wool; and shopping for tall people
  
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• E-bike chargers posing fire risk found on eBay, Amazon and Wish.com

  29-05-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Exclusive: More than a dozen potentially dangerous devices on sale despite rise in fatal firesE-bike chargers that pose a risk of fire and electric shock have been found on sale on Amazon, eBay and Wish.com amid a sharp rise in blazes associated with battery-powered bicycles and scooters.More than a dozen low-cost devices, several with substandard, unfused plugs, were on offer on all three websites, a Guardian investigation with the charity Electrical Safety First (ESF) found. Con
  
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• Coventry most driver-friendly city in UK according to new research

  29-05-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Unsurprisingly, London finished bottom of the leaderboard, with Cardiff and Edinburgh also faring poorly
  
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• Cornwall Airport Newquay launches new accessible initiatives

  29-05-2023 02:00 via planetradio.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Cornwall Airport Newquay has launched two schemes to make the experience more accessible and inclusive.
  They include a 'sunflower lanyard program' for those with hidden disabilities and an 'Ambulift' - which helps boarding for passengers with reduced mobility.
  
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• Chinas first passenger jet completes maiden commercial flight

  29-05-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Maker Comac set to rely heavily on domestic sales and will face difficult task taking on Boeing and Airbus in west
  
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• China's C919 passenger plane enters into service

  29-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - China hopes the C919 will end the dominance of Airbus and Boeing - but it relies on Western components.
  
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• Chalkwell to take over 334 route between Sheerness and Sittingbourne as Arriva announce service cuts

  29-05-2023 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - Bus firm Chalkwell has announced it will take over the running of a major route.The 334 service is currently run by Arriva, taking passengers from Waterloo Street in Maidstone to Tesco in Sheerness.
  
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• Cargo bikes can reduce London van use, says cycling commissioner

  29-05-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - UK capital has big plans to reduce congestion and make deliveries more environmentally friendly
  
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• Buses, including 11 serving Bradford schools,to be cut from September

  29-05-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Publicly-funded school bus services across West Yorkshire are set to be cut this summer, including 11 in Bradford, after they were deemed too expensive to keep running.
  
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• Bus users in rural villages 'cut off' after services slashed

  29-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Residents of villages near Macclesfield have had their hourly bus cut to once every two hours.
  
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• Asiana Airlines to stop selling seats near emergency exit on Airbus A321s

  29-05-2023 02:00 via cnn.com
  
  C.N.N. - Asiana Airlines will no longer sell tickets for certain emergency exit seats of its Airbus A321-200 aircraft, the airline said Sunday, following a recent incident in which a man allegedly opened a jetliner door during a flight.
  
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• £10m eco service station will let e-vehicles (and drivers) recharge. subscription

  29-05-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Planning permission has been granted for one of Britains largest electric charging service stations and it will open late next year. The six-acre site on the A3 near Buriton, Hampshire, will boast 120 electric vehicle (EV) chargers.
  
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