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• Labour mayors to take legal action over train ticket office closures in England

  18-07-2023 15:10
  
  Five metro mayors launch challenge to plans, saying ‘rushed’ public consultation not following due processUK politics live – latest updatesLabour mayors are launching legal action to prevent the closure of railway station ticket offices across England.Five metro mayors, led by Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham, said the “rushed” public consultation on the changes was not following due process and that the closures would affect thousands of jobs and “erod
  
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• Work on track to bring HS2 to Birmingham

  18-07-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - The new Curzon Street Station will bring high-speed rail services to help connect cities and towns across the West Midlands and beyond.
  
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• Why increasing levels of air travel won't lead to growth in UK productivity or GDP

  18-07-2023 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Aviation reports by the industry and Government almost always beginwith a statement about the supposed economic benefits of air travel. But-up-to-date, independent evidence to substantiate these claims has been lacking.
  
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• West Dunbartonshire transport group praised by local MP

  18-07-2023 02:00 via dumbartonreporter.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A LOCAL transport group has been praised for providing a lifeline service for vulnerable residents.
  
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• Welsh Affairs Committee to examine Transport for Wales performance and South Wales Metro costs

  18-07-2023 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other News Sources - THE WELSH AFFAIRS COMMITTEE in Westminster has announced that it will be holding a special evidence session on Wednesday, July 19, with Transport for Wales Chief Executive Jan Chaudhry-van der Velde. The committee members will focus on assessing the performance of Transport for Wales (TfW) services as well as the increasing costs associated with the South Wales Metro project.
  
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• 'We need to fight for a different future for our railways': Andy Burnham on why he is taking legal action to keep train ticket offices open

  18-07-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Together with five other Labour Mayors, I am preparing to launch a legal action against the train operators' plans to close around 1,000 offices across England. For the good of the country, its a campaign we must win.
  
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• Voice of the Mirror: 'Closing railway ticket offices will hit vulnerable and elderly'

  18-07-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The private train companies and Tory Government will have to go back to the drawing board if the Labour mayors, marshalled by Greater Manchesters Andy Burnham, win their legal attempt to derail a consultation process dismissed as shambolic
  
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• Transport secretary Mairi McAllan to join panel at The Inverness Courier A9 Crisis Summit

  18-07-2023 02:00 via inverness-courier.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The broken A9 dualling promise is back in the spotlight as the politician in overall charge of Scotlands transport system, cabinet secretary Miri McAllan, will attend The Inverness Courier A9 Crisis...
  
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• Transport chief insists HS2 'on track' as new Birmingham deadline revealed

  18-07-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Mark Harper was alongside his Australian counterpart Catherine King on a wet visit to the Curzon Street in Digbeth on Monday
  
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• Train drivers announce overtime ban for height of school holidays

  18-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Train drivers will refuse to work overtime for nearly a week at the peak of the school summer holidays, the Aslef union has announced.
  
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• Tackling 'interruption' of Peterborough's Bourges Boulevard among early tasks for Station Quarter designers

  18-07-2023 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - Plans for a multi-million pound transformation of Peterboroughs railway station and the surrounding area will initially focus on tackling the barrier to the city centre posed by Bourges Boulevard.
  
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• Siemens Mobility and partners raise thousands for Goole charities

  18-07-2023 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Other News Sources - Siemens Mobility and its partners have come together to raise tens of thousands of pounds for a local charity with its inaugural Goole Cricket Day, held on Friday 14 July.
  
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• Saved historic bus route expands as passenger numbers grow - but with new number

  18-07-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Bus linking Birmingham, Bromsgrove and Queen Elizabeth Hospital seen growing passenger numbers
  
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• Safran starts work on new Gloucestershire technology centre

  18-07-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The new facility will house more than 300 staff within the aerospace giants aircraft landing gear division
  
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• Reports suggest RAF could aid Orkney ferry crisis

  18-07-2023 02:00 via ukdefencejournal.org.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Reports have emerged suggesting the Royal Air Force could be called in to airlift supplies to Orkney.
  
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• Reach Dover three hours early, drivers told before holiday rush. subscription

  18-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Border delays fuelled by Brexit are expected to peak for summer on Friday
  
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• Rail union leader claims government does not care about passengers or staff

  18-07-2023 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The general secretary of the drivers union ASLEF has launched a broadside against the government and train operators, accusing them of not caring about railway passengers and staff. His comments came as he announced another week-long overtime ban in England between 31 July and 5 August. ASLEF has already started a similar ban today, which will continue until Saturday.
  
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• Rail ticket office closures would be short sighted, leaving vulnerable passengers in limbo - The Yorkshire Post says

  18-07-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The proposals are a bid to cut costs with revenue falling after the pandemic. But surely for revenues to recover more people need to be encouraged to travel by rail?
  
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• Rail customers to benefit from a more reliable railway as Network Rail get sets to complete 15 key upgrades between Guildford and Petersfield later this month

  18-07-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Starting a week today, engineers will work around the clock over a five-day period to complete an ambitious 15 different projects at multiple worksites on the Portsmouth Direct line between Guildford and Petersfield.
  
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• RAF could be drafted in to help airlift food to Orkney amid ferry crisis in worst case scenario

  18-07-2023 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Fears have been raised the RAF may need to provide supplies to Orkney communities amid warnings their ageing ferry fleet could collapse.
  
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• Plan for first sustainable aviation fuel plant announced for Teesside

  18-07-2023 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A planning application is expected to be submitted for the aviation fuel refinery in the coming weeks
  
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• P&O Pioneer represents the future of ferry travel

  18-07-2023 02:00 via cruiseandferry.net
  
  Other News Sources - Pmp;O Ferries new Fusion-class ship will enter service later this year, serving the Dover to Calais route between England and France
  
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• New study into running HS2 train services to Leeds launches

  18-07-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Study will assess potential options to run HS2 trains into Leeds city centre and reassess evidence to improve connectivity in Bradford.
  
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• New report sets out three phase strategy to improve rail services in North East, Yorkshire and Midlands

  18-07-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Regional leaders from the North and Midlands have rallied behind a new report that presents a cost-efficient approach to enhancing rail connections across their regions, as opposed to the original HS2 eastern route proposals.
  
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• MP calls for solutions to road safety and ASB problems

  18-07-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - MP Kim Leadbeater called for solutions toissues of road safety and anti-social behaviour in her Batley and Spen constituency.
  
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• Manchester Airport records busiest month in four years as it prepares for school holidays

  18-07-2023 02:00 via manchesterworld.uk
  Other News Sources - Manchester Airport is ready for the school holidays having recorded its busiest month since September 2019.
  
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• Legal action plan to fight rail ticket office closures in Yorkshire and UK

  18-07-2023 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Mayors across Yorkshire and other parts of the country have united to try and block the plans
  
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• HS2: £150M Birmingham people mover deal on the horizon

  18-07-2023 02:00 via geplus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A £150M deal to build the long-awaited Birmingham shuttle system has moved a step closer as HS2 Ltd outlined dates for the procurement process.
  
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• How the new fast-track Eurostar check-in process is set to ease post-Brexit border congestion

  18-07-2023 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Eurostars CEO says that she intends for the success of the new process to be a proof of concept for the EU to take note of
  
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• High pollen count blamed for faulty new TfW trains

  18-07-2023 02:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A HIGH pollen count has been blamed for "technical issues" with Transport for Wales' (TfW) new Wrexham-Bidston line trains.
  
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• Harrogates transport leader 'honoured' to run for powerful new £540m role of elected mayor for North Yorkshire and York

  18-07-2023 02:00 via harrogateadvertiser.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Tory councillor grappling with some of Harrogate's thorniest transport problems is to stand to be the first elected powerful mayor of York and North Yorkshire.
  
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• Government launches study into connecting HS2 services to Leeds

  18-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The government has launched the long-awaited study into options for running High Speed 2 (HS2) trains to Leeds city centre.
  
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• Five mayors set to take legal action against rail office closures

  18-07-2023 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham and four other mayors are preparing to take legal action against train operators in an effort to stop the closure of just under 1,000 ticket offices.
  
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• Eurostar passengers from St Pancras to be able to skip passport checks thanks to facial recognition tech

  18-07-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - To participate, passengers need to download an app before travel to scan their identity document and verify their face and ticket.
  
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• Eurostar passengers can avoid UK passport checks by having faces scanned

  18-07-2023 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - urostar passengers departing from London can avoid manual checks of tickets and passports by UK officials through a facial verification system.
  
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• Eurostar: Facial verification system to reduce queues at St Pancras

  18-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Some Eurostar passengers travelling from London can now avoid manual ticket and passport checks by UK officials due to a new facial verification system.
  
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• Ecotricity founder Dale Vince announces plans for electric airline

  18-07-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The Gloucestershire business man, who is also chairman of football club Forest Green Rovers, said the sustainable carrier was scheduled for takeoff next year
  
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• Dover warns of long ferry delays as Britains summer getaway begins

  18-07-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - UKs busiest port says travellers face waits of up to 2.5 hours owing to post-Brexit checks
  
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• DfT official says roads remain a priority despite Climate Committees call for plans to be reviewed

  18-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - An official from the Department for Transport (DfT) says roads should remain a priority despite the Climate Change Committee's (CCC's) recommendation that all road-building plans should be reviewed.
  
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• Councils approve £121,000 transport modelling cash to support Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan

  18-07-2023 02:00 via westbridgfordwire.com
  
  Other Regional Press - In a move to bolster the Greater Nottingham Strategic Plan, Nottingham City Council has approved a decision to fund transport modelling.
  
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• Brexit problems cause delays to TfLs tram network repairs

  18-07-2023 02:00 via insidecroydon.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A shortage of trams due to serious damage to the rolling stocks wheels has forced Transport for London to suspend service on the branch line between Croydon Arena and Elmers End.
  
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• Bishops Stortford Town Council sustainable transport sub-committee takes first steps

  18-07-2023 02:00 via bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bishops Stortford Town Councils newly formed sustainable transport sub-committee has held its first meeting.
  
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• Birmingham Airport workers suspend strike over new pay offer

  18-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Tuesday's walkout at Birmingham Airport is paused while Unite union members are balloted on the deal.
  
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• Battery breakthroughs are about to trigger a transport revolution

  18-07-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Electric vehicles were once the norm, before petrol took over, writes technology correspondent Anthony Cuthbertson. Now, more than a century later, huge technological leaps forward could soon make batteries the main means of propulsion on air, land and sea
  
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• Atkins launches toolkit to calculate airport schemes embodied carbon at design stage

  18-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Atkins has collaborated with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on a digital toolkit that estimates the embodied carbon associated with airport construction.
  
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• Accessible Transport: Committee re-opens evidence submissions after proposals to close train ticket offices

  18-07-2023 02:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - The Transport Committee has re-opened its call for evidence as part of its inquiry into Accessible Transport. The decision to re-open submissions comes after train operating companies launched consultations into plans to close over 300 ticket offices across the rail network.
  
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• 'A campaign we must win': Andy Burnham and Northern mayors are taking legal action over train station ticket office closures

  18-07-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Andy Burnham and other regional mayors in the north are set to take legal action over the widespread closure of railway station ticket offices, it can be revealed tonight.
  
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