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• Train drivers to hold first of three rail strikes in England this week

  30-05-2023 18:00
  
  Aslef members will hold widespread stoppages on Wednesday and Saturday, while RMT crew and station staff will strike on FridayPassengers are bracing for the first of three rail strikes this week as services in England come to a standstill amid a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.Members of the driver’s union Aslef will embark on a 24-hour strike on Wednesday. The union also plans to strike on Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Two teenagers charged over Ayr Station Hotel fire

  30-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ayr railway station was evacuated and train services were disrupted by the fire on Sunday.
  
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• Transport for Wales largest stations created in Augmented Reality Maps

  30-05-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - The AR Maps are aimed to support confidence when travelling on the TfW network.
  
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• Tories had a plan to rescue rail, so lets see it. subscription

  30-05-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Privatisation has derailed, theres nobody in charge, but a workable solution exists in the form of Great British Railways
  
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• The derelict Bristol railway station set to reopen after more than 60 years

  30-05-2023 02:00 via bristolworld.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Pill hasnt had a passenger train since 1964 but work will soon begin to reopen the line
  
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• Sussex: The number of people injured by e-scooters

  30-05-2023 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The number of people injured in e-scooter collisions in Sussex last year has been revealed with the release of Department for Transport figures.
  
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• Speed and convenience are in our DNA. Robert Sinclair, London City Airport CEO

  30-05-2023 02:00 via aerotime.aero
  
  Aviation Industry- London City Airport (LCY) has a reputation for being a boutique airport. Indeed, its location, right next to the Canary Wharf business district, and the constraints dictated by its relatively short runway and other operational restrictions, make its value proposition rather unique in the highly competitive London airport market.
  
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• South Ribble MP tells Avanti West Coast passengers are fed up of continued poor service

  30-05-2023 02:00 via blogpreston.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The managing director of Avanti West Coast has spoken to the South Ribble MP about the train operators poor service.
  
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• Scottish Bus Week rolls up to Glasgow Royal Infirmary

  30-05-2023 02:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - NURSES have been offered tips for using public transport ahead of car park changes at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
  
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• Rise in electric cars could increase pothole problem. subscription

  30-05-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Asphalt industry body says heavier vehicles could exacerbate decline of surfaces on unclassified roads, including residential streets
  
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• Renovation to start on Beverley's Victorian rail footbridge

  30-05-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Work is due to get under way later to repair and restore a 130-year-old East Yorkshire railway footbridge.
  
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• Northern appoints new regional director for Yorkshire, Humberside, and East Midlands.

  30-05-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Northern has appointed Kerry Peters as its new regional director for Yorkshire, Humberside, and the East Midlands.
  
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• Network Rail planning bid for scrub land as part of £116m Leven rail project

  30-05-2023 02:00 via fifetoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A piece of scrub land is the subject of the latest planning application as part of the £116m Levenmouth Rail Project.
  
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• MP launches petition calling for improved rail service at Chathill station

  30-05-2023 02:00 via northumberlandgazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A petition calling for improved rail service at Chathill has been launched by local MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan.
  
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• Meeting to discuss proposals for train station in Haddington shelved

  30-05-2023 02:00 via eastlothiancourier.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A MEETING between campaigners calling for a new railway station in Haddington and Scotlands transport minister has been shelved.
  
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• Mayor of West Yorkshire sets out journey to bring buses back under public control

  30-05-2023 02:00 via huddersfieldhub.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin has taken a further step towards taking all buses in West Yorkshire back under public control.
  
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• HS2 learns from Crossrail mistakes in control centre design

  30-05-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - High Speed 2 (HS2) bosses visited the nerve centres of Crossrail and Sizewell B as part of a painstaking process to design the heartbeat of the £100bn line, a key figure has revealed.
  
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• HS2 bridge set to light up the Birmingham skyline

  30-05-2023 02:00 via specificationonline.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - HS2 Ltd has received Schedule 17 approval for a 150-metre section of viaduct carrying trains into Birminghams new Curzon Street Station, including a 25-metre-high truss which will create a new icon on the citys skyline.
  
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• Highland MSP demands action to save Highland bus services 'on brink of collapse'

  30-05-2023 02:00 via ross-shirejournal.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Scottish Labour MSP Rhoda Grant has today demanded a cap on bus fares and action to prevent cuts to Highland services.
  
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• EU should ban short-haul flights where rail alternatives exist, suggests Belgian transport minister

  30-05-2023 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - The EU should ban short-haul flights and replace the routes with improved train services, a Belgian politician has suggested.
  
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• Electric car chargers coming to terraced streets in West Yorkshire

  30-05-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Between 500 and 1,000 electric vehicle charging points will be installed across West Yorkshire over the next couple of years.
  
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• Craig Harrop joins Northern as new regional interim director

  30-05-2023 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Rail operator Northern has announced the appointment of a new interim regional director in the North West.
  
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• Contradictory evidence on how busy buses are

  30-05-2023 02:00 via shetnews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - THERE remains contradictory evidence around how well used Shetlands public buses arewith one councillor suggesting some are running empty.
  
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• Carstairs station reopens ending three-month blockade of West Coast Main Line junction

  30-05-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Carstairs railway station has reopened today ending a three-month blockade of a major West Coast Main Line junction.
  
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• Carmakers demand roadmap to get them out of Brexit cul-de-sac. subscription

  30-05-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - In the second of a two-part series looking at how Britains economy is faring almost two and a half years after the end of the Brexit transition period in late 2020, Times writers look at some of the key industries.
  
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• Calls for rail strikes to end as TransPennine Express taken into government control

  30-05-2023 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - There are calls for the new Managing Director of TransPennine Express to spend his first few days in the post coming to an agreement with train drivers to end the strikes.
  
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• Bus service connecting York and North Yorkshire expanded

  30-05-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Reliance Motor Services will extend its Saturday route to include Kirkbymoorside, Nawton and Beadlam
  
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• Black Country MPs divided on who is to blame for train strike saga dragging on

  30-05-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Long-running rail strikes will finally hit the buffers "when the unions see sense" or "if the Government does its job", according to Black Country MPs.
  
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• Bid for restoration of rail service

  30-05-2023 02:00 via thesouthernreporter.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Restoration of rail services between St Boswells and Berwick upon Tweed is heading down the track, a meeting will be told on Wednesday evening.
  
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• £14.5m raked in by Bradford Council through bus lane fines

  30-05-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Figures released by Bradford Council have revealed the astronomical amount it has raked in from people driving in the city's bus lanes.
  
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