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• London Underground train drivers to join strikes in late July

  10-07-2023 15:47
  
  Aslef union announces industrial action on 26 and 28 July to coincide with tube strike by RMT membersBusiness live – latest updatesLondon Underground drivers will strike on Wednesday 26 July and Friday 28 July in a dispute over pensions and working conditions, the Aslef union has announced.The latest industrial action will coincide with previously announced strikes by RMT members who work on the capital’s tube network, causing more disruption for commuters and tourists. Continue read
  
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• TfL’s £300 Ulez fine left me seeing red

  10-07-2023 08:00
  
  My car has a French numberplate but I had made every effort to comply with the rulesDespite my efforts to avoid incurring Transport for London (TfL) fees for entering London in my car, which has French number plates, I’ve been charged a punitive £300.This almost pushed my bank account into the red. I imagine, in this financially stressful time, an unexpected £300 debit is enough to make many people overdrawn. Continue reading...
  
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• Who will profit from closure of hundreds of ticket offices? subscription

  10-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - As train operators consult on the plans, the governments easy-to-use booking app hasnt even left the station
  
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• Wetherby train station: Businessman says poor transport links in Leeds market town are weakening economy

  10-07-2023 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Dreams of running a pub in a quaint Leeds town came crashing down for a businessman left disappointed and angry by the lack of a train station.
  
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• We want better!' Express & Star's Great Rail Survey reveals weary passengers and deep dissatisfaction

  10-07-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Working to rule, strikes on the way and the closure of ticketing officesits just another week on the railways.
  
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• We must give control back to the North by improving public transport

  10-07-2023 02:00 via labourlist.org
  
  Labour Party - For the Tories, levelling up the North is an election slogan. For Labour, it must be a job we deliver on.
  
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• Watchdog MPs blast floundering HS2 Euston Station plans

  10-07-2023 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction Enquirer - The Department for Transport still does not know what it is trying to achieve with the HS2 station at Euston despite spending over eight years planning and designing it.
  
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• Wakefield MP writes to transport minister in protest at plan close Westgate station ticket office

  10-07-2023 02:00 via wakefieldexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Wakefields MP Simon Lightwood has expressed significant concerns over plans to close ticket offices at the citys Westgate rail station.
  
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• Underground cables bring EV charging to Blackburn terraces

  10-07-2023 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burnley Express - Ingenious 'cable trays' across pavements in Blackburn, Darwen and East Lancashire's terraced streets could help residents charge electric vehicles.
  
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• Ullapool residents demand better on buses as lifeline links leave some 'snookered'

  10-07-2023 02:00 via ross-shirejournal.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - WESTER Ross residents rocked by the impending closure of a local bank branch and reduced access to health services are putting their foot down over bus links.
  
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• Twenty-six turbulent years of privatised trains in the West Midlands

  10-07-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The corks popped, the champagne flowed - and Richard Branson promised a revolution in rail travel which involved tilting trains, faster journey times and better punctuality.
  
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• Transport Secretary Mark Harper urges local councils to rethink 'unpopular' low traffic neighbourhoods as he warns they can 'set people against each other'

  10-07-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Transport Secretary Mark Harper has urged local councils to 'reflect' on low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) as he warned they risk pitching people 'against each other'.
  
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• TransPennine Express digital information screens go multi-lingual

  10-07-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - New technology has enabled TransPennine Express to provide a multi-lingual facility for its digital information screens.
  
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• TPE breaks down language barriers

  10-07-2023 02:00 via mediacentre.tpexpress.co.uk
  
  Train Operators - TransPennine Express has turned to technology to break down language barriers and help its customers stay connected.
  
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• These Cheshire destinations could soon be served by Merseyrail's new battery-powered trains

  10-07-2023 02:00 via cheshire-live.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The final tests for the first fleet of its type in the country is set to begin
  
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• TfL renews call for long-term capital funding deal from government as it faces £475M shortfall in 2024-25

  10-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Transport for London (TfL) will need £475M from central government to meet its 2024-25 capital delivery programme, prompting renewed calls from the London mayor and TfL commissioner for a long-term funding deal.
  
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• TfL and KeolisAmey Docklands to trial new NaviLens technology

  10-07-2023 02:00 via britishtramsonline.co.uk
  British Trams Online - Four stations on the Docklands Light Railway are to be used to trial new NaviLens technology. This is an app which is designed to help blind or partially sighted customers to navigate stations and comes as part of a partnership with GoMedia (a subsidiary of Icomera) and The Royal National Institute of Blind People.
  
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• Solent Airport improvement works due to start next week

  10-07-2023 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Improvement works on the runway and taxiways at Solent Airport will start on July 10
  
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• 'Significant number of hurdles' to restore lifeline bus services, says WECA boss

  10-07-2023 02:00 via planetradio.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Hopes that dozens of buses could be restored across the Westcountry have been slashed, despite the Government relaxing restrictions on where a big pot of money can be spent
  
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• Scunthorpe MP to campaign against train ticket office closure

  10-07-2023 02:00 via grimsbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Scunthorpe MP Holly Mumby-Croft has said plans to close the town station's ticket office are 'completely unacceptable'.
  
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• Rishi Sunak forced to delay HS2 law and six other bills until at least 2024

  10-07-2023 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - The Government is being forced to push its legislative agenda into next year after privately admitting that at least seven bills meant to become law months ago will have to be delayed again.
  
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• Railways will always need the human touch subscription

  10-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Removing ticket offices from our train stations could help travellers if this knowledgeable workforce is put to good use
  
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• Rail industry supplier Linbrooke Rail welcomes MP to its headquarters

  10-07-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Miriam Cates, the MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, recently visited the headquarters of Linbrooke Rail at Chapeltown in Sheffield, where she learned about techniques the company is using to reduce costs for the taxpayer on the Midland Mainline and its wider work in training and supporting the local economy.
  
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• Plans to shut Devon train station ticket offices challenged

  10-07-2023 02:00 via devonlive.com
  
  Other Regional Press - The proposals would see 153 of South Western Railways 190 stations changed
  
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• Plans to axe Leeds train station ticket offices at Cross Gates, Garforth, Guiseley and Horsforth branded 'inhuman'

  10-07-2023 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Plans to shut ticket offices at rail stations have been hammered by West Yorkshire councillors, whove branded them appalling and inhuman.
  
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• Patients and staff left 'stranded' as bus services to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary cut

  10-07-2023 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Huddersfield residents have been left struggling to access Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as bus services have been slashed.
  
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• P&O Ferries makes commitment to Zeebrugge ferry services

  10-07-2023 02:00 via niferry.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The charter agreement with Bore Ltd for the NORSKY and NORSTREAM will continue for another three years. These two vessels are the mainstay of the ZeebruggeTilbury and ZeebruggeTeesport routes.
  
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• Oldest ferry crossing to Skye at risk from electricity pylons subscription

  10-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The oldest ferry crossing to Skye is under threat from plans to construct a giant line of nearby electricity pylons.
  
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• New ticket office, but no-one to staff it? A day in the life of a rail passenger

  10-07-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The new Co-op store is booming. Costa Coffee pretty busy too. Not so the ticket office, though.
  
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• Monday essay: confusion at the ticket office

  10-07-2023 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The news is out. Hundreds of stations on National Rail in England are set to lose their ticket offices. Sim Harris has been exploring how well the industry has explained what is happening.
  
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• Mark Harper: Councils should review 'unpopular' LTNs

  10-07-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said low traffic neighbourhoods should be 'reviewed' by councils where they are 'unpopular' and 'controversial'
  
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• Mark Harper calls for review of unpopular LTNs. subscription

  10-07-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Councils should review unpopular anti-car schemes, the Transport Secretary said, as he warned that low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) have set people against each other and risk putting voters off net zero.
  
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• Manxman: Steam Packet's new ferry officially welcomed

  10-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The newest Manx ferry has been officially welcomed to the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company's fleet with a special ceremony at the harbourside.
  
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• Kings Langley Station: New mural depicts Pope Adrian IV

  10-07-2023 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A new mural at Kings Langley Railway Station - funded by London Northwestern Railway - celebrates England's only pope who is rumoured to have been born in Hertfordshire.
  
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• Isle of Wight: Railway line between Ryde Pier Head and Ryde Esplanade reopens

  10-07-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) are pleased to announce that Ryde Pier Head station has reopened to customers today (Monday 10 July), following a programme of vital upgrades.
  
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• Investigation into trains exceeding emergency speed restrictions

  10-07-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) has opened an investigation into incidents last month when trains exceeded temporary emergency speed limits that had been imposed because of the hot weather.
  
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• HS2: Report slams vague plans for Euston station and cost overruns

  10-07-2023 02:00 via geplus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The UK Government still does not know what it is trying to achieve at High Speed 2s (HS2s) Euston station and must reset the project for a second time, a parliamentary committee report has said.
  
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• Hitachi Rail awarded new contract to maintain TransPennine Express Nova 1

  10-07-2023 02:00 via themanufacturer.com
  
  Other News Sources - TransPennine Trains Limited and Angel Trains has awarded Hitachi Rail an eight year contract to continue maintenance of 19 intercity Class 802 trains.
  
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• Edinburgh Airport baggage disruption: Swissport drafts in 50 extra staff from across UK

  10-07-2023 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Under-pressure Edinburgh Airport baggage firm Swissport has drafted in 50 more staff from across the UK to deal with significant luggage disruption at Scotland's busiest air terminal, The Scotsman has learned.
  
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• Deutsche wins credit card deal for Lufthansa frequent-flyer scheme

  10-07-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Miles mp; More contract will more than double German lender's volume of transactions
  
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• DART rail system has been a gamechanger for Luton Airport, says chief executive

  10-07-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The launch of the Luton DART rail system has simply been a gamechanger for the airport, said the boss of Lutons popular hub, amid plans to expand its passenger cap to upwards of 19m.
  
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• Buses in Eastwood and Kimberley produce more emissions than a decade ago despite passenger journeys tumbling

  10-07-2023 02:00 via chad.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Local Government Association said buses can play a huge role in reducing carbon and other harmful emissions.Bus emissions data is measured by the equivalent amount of oil the journeys would have produced and Department for Energy Security and Net Zero figures show buses in Broxtowe borough produced 2.6 thousand tonnes of oil equivalent, ktoe. In 2011, a decade earlier, buses in the area emitted 2.1 ktoe.
  
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• Bus Regulation: The Musical coming to a theatre near you

  10-07-2023 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Performers on roller skates play the buses to tell the history of public transport provision on Merseyside
  
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• Bus franchising petition launched following cuts

  10-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A petition calling for bus services to be "franchised" and brought back under public control, has been launched.
  
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• Airlines urged to provide realistic travelling times for domestic flights

  10-07-2023 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Campaign for Better Transport called for the rule to be introduced as part of its Fewer Flights Charter.
  
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