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• Birds are chuffed with my tumble dryer fluff | Brief letters

  11-07-2023 18:40
  
  Luxury nest bedding | Ticket office closures | Briefer letters | Feedback fury | The Lord’s PrayerPerhaps the increase in the families of birds visiting our garden this year is because they are not having to build their nests with rubbish (Safety concerns for chicks grow as birds build nests with rubbish, study shows, 10 July). For their luxury bedding, I hang, next to their feeders, a net bag of the fluff from the tumble dryer. They repay us with their numerous visits and wonderful plumag
  
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• West Midlands Trains Launches New On the Rails Podcast

  11-07-2023 02:00 via podnews.net
  
  Other News Sources - Cue Podcasts have partnered with West Midlands Trains (WMT) to launch On the Rails, a podcast delving into a series of rail-related topics, travel tips, and industry stories told by members of the WMT family. On the Rails is hosted by Liam Bolland, Media Relations Executive at WMT and London Northwestern Railway (LNR).
  
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• Well, yes, this is how competition works - Adam Smith Institute

  11-07-2023 02:00 via adamsmith.org
  Other News Sources - Rail fares could be cut in half under government plans to allow trains to compete on the same lines, a leading rail body has said.
  
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• Valencia-Madrid Rolling Highway to be operational in 2024

  11-07-2023 02:00 via railfreight.com
  
  Other News Sources - A new Rolling Highway service between Madrid and Valencia, suitable for non-cranable semi-trailers, will be in service at the beginning 2024. The initiative is carried out by Tramesa, from Spain, and TransItalia, from Italy, both logistics operators, and is expected to boost the shift to rail for semi-trailers coming from Italy via sea. The Rolling Highway will be operated by Medway.
  
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• Universities win £15m for new Railway Research and Innovation Centre in Goole

  11-07-2023 02:00 via birmingham.ac.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Centre forms key part of £106m boost for UK Rail Research and Development
  
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• Train speeding near Peterborough could have overturned - report

  11-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A train was close to overturning after a driver went more than twice the speed limit, investigators found.
  
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• Six month platform upgrade starts at Lichfield Trent Valley this weekend

  11-07-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Rail passengers are being advised about a six-month long project which starts this weekend to completely rebuild platform 3 at Lichfield Trent Valley station.
  
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• Scotlands Railway invites bids for £900M civils framework

  11-07-2023 02:00 via geplus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Scotland's Railway has invited contractors to tender for a £900M framework that covers the delivery of railway structures renewals, buildings, enhancement, geotechnical and drainage works, across Scotland.
  
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• Report details Alstoms near £1bn contribution to UK and Ireland GDP

  11-07-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - According to Alstom's 2023 Economic Impact Report compiled by EY, in the financial year 2022/23, it supported a contribution of nearly £1bn to the UK and Ireland's GDP.
  
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• Railway upgrades to close Trent Valley line for nine days from Saturday

  11-07-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Rail passengers are being advised of changes to journeys over nine days from this weekend while engineers invest millions of pounds improving future journeys on the West Coast main line through Staffordshire.
  
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• Rail ticket office closures: Calderdale rail campaign group's angry at to axe ticket offices along Calder Valley line

  11-07-2023 02:00 via halifaxcourier.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Rail user groups are angry about plans by train companies to axe ticket offices, hitting the Calder Valley line hard.
  
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• Rail summit hits Treasury with quick win investment prospectus

  11-07-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Sending a clear message to the Treasury, business and transport leaders have urged Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to agree improvements to the Ely Junction bottleneck which notoriously holds back trade and the wide prosperity it should bring.
  
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• Rail fares could be halved under plans to let more firms to compete on same lines. subscription

  11-07-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Rail Partners, which represents private rail firms, suggests passengers could see cost reductions of between 15 and 50 per cent
  
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• Put aside ideological battles of public versus private the evidence shows a thriving railway should be a shared responsibility, says Rail Partners

  11-07-2023 02:00 via media.railpartners.co.uk
  
  Rail Partners- Put aside ideological battles of public versus privatethe evidence shows a thriving railway should be a shared responsibility, says Rail Partners
  
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• Plans to expand London City Airport blocked by local authority

  11-07-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Proposal rejected by Newham council over climate and noise pollution concerns
  
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• On Track Group and Harry Needle Railroad Company join forces in rolling stock service collaboration

  11-07-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - On Track Group (OTG) and Harry Needle Railroad Company (HNRC) are working in partnership to provide turnkey solutions to the rolling stock industry.
  
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• Night bus services to end across Greater Glasgow

  11-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Operator First Bus blames low passenger numbers for stopping services a year after their reintroduction.
  
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• Network Rail plan to unblock Channel Tunnel freight traffic

  11-07-2023 02:00 via railfreight.com
  
  Other News Sources - Network Rail is proposing to adapt the line from Folkestone to Wembley in north London, via Ashford and Maidstone in Kent, at a surprisingly low cost of ten million pounds. The goal is to enable freight trains from across Europe to deliver goods directly to their destinations in Great Britain. Rail routes in the UK are constrained by a smaller loading gauge than the prevailing gauge in Continental Europe, but the infrastructure agency Network Rail say a modest reconfiguring
  
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• National Highways £50M hydrogen strategy for Lower Thames Crossing will be a catalyst for change

  11-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - National Highways has revealed its low carbon hydrogen power strategy for its £9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project, which it believes will be a step change in the industry.
  
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• MP 'livid' after 'abysmal' Transport for Wales breaks promises to Cheshire commuters

  11-07-2023 02:00 via cheshire-live.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Two Cheshire MPs have hit out at Transport for Wales over a "lack of reliability" and "broken" promises to consituents. Weaver Vale MP Mike Amesbury said he is "livid" after Transport for Wales (TfW) announced the service between Chester and Liverpool would not return to hourly frequency until next year.
  
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• London Waterloo: The hidden world beneath busy railway station

  11-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A labyrinth of arches and alleyways dating back to 1848 weaves its way under the railway station.
  
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• Lincolnshire MP calls to protect jobs as ticket offices set to close

  11-07-2023 02:00 via thelincolnite.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Plans to modernise the railway network by closing hundreds of ticket offices across the countryincluding several in Lincolnshiremust ensure the protection of jobs in the sector, a local MP has stated.
  
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• Leeds station capacity improvements win sustainability award

  11-07-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Leeds station capacity improvements have achieved an excellent' rating under the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM).
  
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• Leeds Station Capacity improvements hailed for world-leading sustainability credentials

  11-07-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Work to improve capacity at Leeds station, delivered as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade, has been awarded an excellent BREEAM rating.
  
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• Kingussie station bridge plans submitted

  11-07-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Network Rail has submitted a further application to make Kingussie station fully accessible for passengers.
  
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• International growth planned with acquisition of UK rolling stock consultancy

  11-07-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: The Rendel Ltd subsidiary of Frances Ingerop Group has purchased a controlling interest in Tmp;RS Engineering Ltd, a Doncaster-based consultancy which provides rolling stock maintenance, overhaul, technical support and auditing services for operators, maintainers and leasing companies.
  
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• How new £14m Dewsbury bus station will look

  11-07-2023 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Heckmondwike and Huddersfield stations will also be given major upgrades
  
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• Hitachi Rail Awarded New Contract to Maintain TransPennine Express Nova 1 Trains

  11-07-2023 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The trains, which were also built by Hitachi, were first introduced into passenger service in 2019 and are known as Nova 1 fleet. Hitachi said it believed it won this renewed contract based on the reliability of the Nova 1 fleet so far.
  
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• High-speed rail needs substantial extra funding across EU

  11-07-2023 02:00 via businesstravelnewseurope.com
  
  Other News Sources - European countries will have to provide substantial extra funding for new high-speed rail lines across the continent to achieve the EUs targets under the Green Deal project to make transport more sustainable.
  
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• Glasgow nightlife at risk as night buses are axed. subscription

  11-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Glasgow risks losing its reputation as a world-leading city for music after a bus company cancelled night services, bosses in the entertainment industry have said.
  
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• Free rail tickets from airlines needed to help passengers ditch the car

  11-07-2023 02:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Airlines should provide passengers with free train tickets for travel to airports in a bid to combat carbon emissions from cars.The call came as part of a 10-point Fewer Flights Charter published by a lobby group.
  
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• First of 60 new double-decker Stadler trains to enter service for SBB

  11-07-2023 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Railway Technology - The six-unit trains will enter service for the national rail company over the next three years.
  
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• Final phase of Menai Suspension Bridge repair works to start in September

  11-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Further works to restore and enhance the structural safety of the Menai Suspension Bridge, which connects mainland Wales and the Isle of Anglesey, will begin on 4 September and last for up to two years, the Welsh Government has announced.
  
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• Electrification work to begin on the Midland Main Line

  11-07-2023 02:00 via globalrailwayreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - Network Rail have confirmed that electrification work is to continue on the Midland Main Line to help create a greener railway for passengers.
  
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• EasyJet cancels 1,700 summer flights from Gatwick. subscription

  11-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Airportwatch - EasyJet has cancelled more than 1,700 summer flights as it blamed unprecedented issues with air traffic control in Europe.
  
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• EasyJet cancels 1,700 flights this summer due to air traffic control delays

  11-07-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline cuts schedule over holiday period because of impact of Ukraine war and possible strike action
  
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• Easyjet cancels 1,700 flights from July to September

  11-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The airline axes flights to and from Gatwick airport as schools head towards the summer break.
  
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• Drive to boost use of Tamar Valley Line

  11-07-2023 02:00 via tavistock-today.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership, with the support of local councillors, is striving to increase passenger numbers on the Tamar Valley Line, which currently remain lower than pre-pandemic levels.
  
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• Construction of Dore & Totley station second platform to begin this weekend

  11-07-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Work will begin this Saturday 15 July on the construction of a new platform at Dore mp; Totley station in Sheffield.
  
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• Closure of ticket offices is a national scandal. subscription

  11-07-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - It is true most people buy rail tickets elsewhere, but there must be no customers who want to get rid of ticket office
  
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• Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 22

  11-07-2023 02:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  Christian Wolmar - Calling All Stations Podcast - Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the furious reaction to suggestions that booking offices at most of England's main line rail stations will be closed and the arguments put forward by advocates of this policy 01:30; Christian undertakes a cab ride between London Paddington and Oxford with Great Western Railway Managing Director Mark Hopwood (and some very skilful drivers) in which they discuss a range of issues including the benefits
  
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• Boost train competition to revitalise railways, report urges

  11-07-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Most rail routes in Britain are served by a single operator handed a government contract.
  
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• 'Are First as good at buses as they were at trains?

  11-07-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - First Bus's fare increases, especially for cash-paying passengers, are causing consternation
  
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• ​Funding withdrawn for subsidised bus service in Caerphilly

  11-07-2023 02:00 via wales247.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Caerphilly County Borough Council is set to withdraw £120,000 funding for the Rail Linc 901 bus service between Blackwood and Ystrad Mynach Train Station due to falling numbers and budget constraints.
  
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• Alpha Trains announce new Chief Executive Officer

  11-07-2023 02:00 via globalrailwayreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - Alpha Trains have announced the appointment of Fernando Prez as new Chief Executive Officer.
  
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