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• London Underground strikes called off after talks breakthrough

  21-07-2023 13:30
  
  Action that risked bringing capital to standstill for four days halted as RMT’s Mick Lynch reveals ‘significant progress’ at talks Planned London Underground strikes that threatened to bring the capital to a halt next week have been called off after talks.The RMT and Aslef unions have now suspended industrial action that would have stopped the tube entirely for four days and caused widespread disruption from Monday to Saturday. Continue reading...
  
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• Delays and jams expected as UK’s great summer getaway reaches its peak

  21-07-2023 12:56
  
  About 13m holidaymakers will take to Britain’s roads, airports and ferry ports this weekendHolidaymakers have begun taking to Britain’s roads, airports and ferry ports as the great summer getaway reaches its peak this weekend.About 2 million people are expected to fly overseas from the UK between Friday and Monday, with about 13 million forecast to hit the roads in the coming days for trips abroad or a holiday at home. Continue reading...
  
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• Work begins at Go-Aheads giant charging hub in Oxford

  21-07-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Work has begun on what would be one of the biggest electric charging hubs in the UK as 104 units are installed at Go-Aheads Oxford Bus Company depot in Cowley.
  
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• Why are train workers striking outside Aylesbury Station?

  21-07-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Numerous train workers are currently picketing outside Aylesbury Station after plans to shut down ticket offices across the country were put forward.
  
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• Water Orton villager feel 'marooned' by HS2 works

  21-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - People living in a village near continuing construction for the new HS2 line in Warwickshire say they feel marooned by building works.
  
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• United to reduce flights at Newark airport after recent disruptions

  21-07-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - US airline tries to adjust operations at a New York area hub to avoid further delays and cancellations
  
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• Time is short to save Britains railways - Iain Stewart MP. Subscription

  21-07-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - s readers of The Times may have spotted in May, the plan to create Great British Railways (GBR), a new body to bring track and train together, was reported to have been scrapped. Despite this, the government has maintained it is committed to GBR and will introduce legislation when parliamentary time allows. The industry, however, requires a more specific timetable for change.
  
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• Teesside Airport revamp proves successful

  21-07-2023 02:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Teesside Airport has seen a catalogue of holiday flights take off in 2023 including trips to Antalya, Bulgaria, Corfu, Alicante, Faro, and Majorca to name a few.
  
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• Rolls-Royce completes SAF blend ground test on Trent 1000

  21-07-2023 02:00 via adsadvance.co.uk
  Aviation Industry- Virgin Atlantic and Rolls-Royce today confirmed the successful Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) blend ground test on the Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engine, as they set their sights on the world's first 100 SAF flight travel across the Atlantic.
  
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• Regulator says Network Rail must improve on drainage, earthworks, structures and vegetation management

  21-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has considerable work to do on drainage and earthworks management, the rail regulator has reported.
  
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• Protests mount over proposals to close railway station ticket offices

  21-07-2023 02:00 via shropshirestar.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Train users in Shropshire are mounting campaigns again plans to close ticket offices at railway stations across England.
  
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• Planned extra trains linking North Wales with Liverpool and Manchester Airport dropped

  21-07-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The proposals for Llandudno and Bangor will not now be in the December timetable
  
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• Oxfordshire County Council rejects £300M Didcot road scheme against planning advice

  21-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Oxfordshire County Council planning committee has rejected a £300M scheme to build a new dual carriageway, new bridges and a bypass near Didcot, against the planning authority's recommendation.
  
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• Options explored for return of concessionary pass holders

  21-07-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Significant shifts in bus use among concessionary pass holders has led to the exploration of potential strategies to motivate the return of older and disabled pass holders to buses.
  
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• Optibus and HITOUCH in partnership on passenger communication

  21-07-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Digital transportation platform Optibus and IT provider HITOUCH have announced plans to enhance visual communication systems for public transport operators across the UK
  
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• Norwich Roundtree Way depot to become major electric bus hub

  21-07-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - First Bus has announced plans to transform its Roundtree Way depot in Norwich into a full-electric bus fleet depot. It comes as 70 new electric vehicles are set to join the operators fleet by March 2024.
  
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• New taskforce launched for green transition of rural bus services

  21-07-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Amid uncertainty over the decarbonisation process, the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), has launched the Rural Zero Emission Buses Taskforce (RZEBT). The newly created entity aims to guide rural bus services sustainably towards zero-emission technologies.
  
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• New Stansted Airport bus X20 will cost £2 from Essex locations

  21-07-2023 02:00 via essexlive.news
  
  Other News Sources - The new service will start this week.
  
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• 'Never give up, never surrender'; Doncaster seeks support to reopen its airport: part one

  21-07-2023 02:00 via centreforaviation.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Never give up, never surrender was the mantra of the 'Thermians' in the cult 1999 Star Trek spoof movie Galaxy Quest, and it seems to have rubbed off on the burghers of Doncaster in northern England, who are committed not to let their local airport die without a fight.
  
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• More sought in EC coach tourism drivers hours reform

  21-07-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed proposals published by the European Commission (EC) to reform EU hours rules for drivers engaged in coach tourism work, but it has called upon the Commission to do more to further improve safety, the quality of coach drivers jobs, and services to customers.
  
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• More business groups back London City Airport expansion after council blocked growth plans

  21-07-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - More business groups have come out in support of City Airports expansion plans after they were blocked by a local council.
  
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• London Underground: July Tube strikes explained

  21-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There will be disruption on the London Underground for almost a week in a row over jobs and pensions.
  
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• London Gatwick ascends to second in UK's busiest airport rankings

  21-07-2023 02:00 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  Other News Sources - Whether people will be happy about starting their holiday or have the post-holiday blues, all airports and airlines across the country are bracing themselves for another busy summer period.
  
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• Join the fight: Lincolnshire councillors urge public to save railway ticket offices

  21-07-2023 02:00 via thelincolnite.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Closures could impact thousands, warn Lincolnshire councillors
  
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• Is Europe sleeping on the roll-out of night trains?

  21-07-2023 02:00 via novayagazeta.eu
  
  News from Europe - Night trains in Europe are making a comeback after significant route reductions in the 1990s
  05:30 PM, 20 July 2023
  
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• Increase in bus journeys in Guernsey during Island Games

  21-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More than 60,000 bus journeys were taken during the Island Games in Guernsey, the government has said.
  
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• HS2 route through Cheshire Plain will not be changed despite risk of ground subsidence

  21-07-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The route of High Speed 2 (HS2) through the Cheshire Plain will not be altered despite concerns raised by local stakeholders the geology of the area is unsuitable.
  
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• How does the UKs electric car battery production compare to the rest of the world?

  21-07-2023 02:00 via channel4.com
  
  Other News Sources - As Jaguar Land Rover announce plans for a new gigafactory, how does the UKs electric car battery production compare to the rest of the world?
  
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• Heatwave-hit Seville plans electromagnetic bus stops that reduce temperature by 20 degrees. subscription

  21-07-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Seville is to introduce new bus stops that can lower the temperature around them by up to 20 degrees to help waiting passengers suffering in heatwaves.
  
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• Heathrow rated poor over access for disabled passengers

  21-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Civil Aviation Authority says the airport has failed to meet minimum standards in the past year.
  
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• Harlow Labour leader questions Robert Halfons bus petition

  21-07-2023 02:00 via yourharlow.com
  
  Other News Sources - THE LEADER of Harlow Labour has questioned Robert Halfons petition regarding bus provision in Harlow.
  Councillor Chris Vince said: When government ministers need to launch petitions against bus companies you know that thesystem of bus franchising is broken!
  
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• Growth Track 360: report reiterates case for rail investment to unlock North Wales and the border counties of England

  21-07-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Reacting to the publication on 12 July by the House of Commons Welsh Affairs Committee of its report on Wales as a global tourist destination, business and local authority leaders from North Wales, the Wirral and Cheshire West and Chester in the Growth Track 360 partnership have renewed their call for rail investment to allow their cross-border region to take full advantage of the opportunities identified.
  
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• Glasgow Prestwick named airport with lowest carbon footprint in UK

  21-07-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - A Scots airport has been named the airport with the smallest carbon footprint in the UK.
  
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• Glasgow Airport receives top ranking in CAA's annual accessibility report

  21-07-2023 02:00 via adsadvance.co.uk
  Aviation Industry- Glasgow Airport has received the highest Very Good rating from the UK Civil Aviation Authoritys (CAA) annual Airport Accessibility Report.
  
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• Fflecsi Pembrokeshire expansion to launch this summer

  21-07-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Transport for Wales (TfW) and Pembrokeshire County Council are set to launch a new Fflecsi bus zone, which will provide greater connectivity to the coastal areas of Tenby and Saundersfoot and extend inland to Pembroke and Pembroke Dock, following receipt of £180,000 from the Welsh Government Public Transport Improvement Fund.
  
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• Fenland buses: New operators to replace Stagecoach routes

  21-07-2023 02:00 via cambstimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Three Fenland bus routes will be taken over by new operators next week after Stagecoach pulled out of running the services.
  
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• Extra trains linking Manchester Airport and Llandudno scrapped

  21-07-2023 02:00 via northwaleschronicle.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PLANS to introduce more services to Manchester Airport from North Wales have been ditched by Transport for Wales (TfW).
  
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• Dover boosts coach processing capacity by 133 ahead of summer travel

  21-07-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - In anticipation of the summer getaway period, the Port of Dover, in cooperation with its operational partners, has announced plans to facilitate smoother journeys for all passengers, particularly coach operators. It says the move is set to significantly enhance the ports capacity and traffic flow rate, mitigating the rush hour crunch.
  
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• Daytime sailings only during new ferry Manxman's first four weeks

  21-07-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The island's newest ferry will not undertake night-time services in its first month of operation.
  
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• CPT members invited to PSVAR session with minister

  21-07-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Members of the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT) are being urged to have their say on Public Service Vehicle Accessibility Regulations (PSVAR) at a virtual meeting with Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Richard Holden, on 1 August.
  
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• Coventry and Warwickshire 'has vital part to play in the UKs Automotive future success'

  21-07-2023 02:00 via thebusinessmagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Coventry and Warwickshire is at the heart of ground-breaking innovations that will radically change vehicle technology across the world for generations to come.
  
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• Councillors pass motion to try halt government rail ticket office closure plans

  21-07-2023 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Fury over the government's plans to close over 1,000 rail ticket offices reverberate to Gateshead
  
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• Completion of Cardiff bus station delayed yet again as capital goes eight years without one

  21-07-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Cardiff's long-awaited bus station has been delayed again. The new curved eight-storey building was set to open in phases with the first phase intended to be in use by the public since spring 2023. However a spokesman for Transport for Wales, which has taken ownership of the station, has confirmed it now won't open until the end of the year.
  
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• Column: Andrew Jones MP - The change since 2010 is remarkable

  21-07-2023 02:00 via harrogateadvertiser.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - mp;#8203;I was pleased to see Harrogate rail station ticket office is set to remain open even as a consultation launches about other ticket offices.
  
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• Can the public take over control of buses in Glasgow?

  21-07-2023 02:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - But in Glasgow, they go round slower than in most other large cities.
  The night bus rammy last week has brought bus ownership and governance under the spotlight again.
  
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• Campaigner slams launch of bus service in 'affluent' area

  21-07-2023 02:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The launch of a new bus service in an affluent part of the local authority has been branded an absolute disgrace by one of the most passionate voices behind an ill-fated campaignto save a lifeline Barrhead route.
  
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• Calls for Peterborough to reject any future congestion charge, ULEZ or 15-minute city plans

  21-07-2023 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - The possible plans have been described as "not necessary" and an attack on their freedom of choice and movement
  
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• Bus firm owners call for public funding to secure Glasgow night buses

  21-07-2023 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - The billionaire owners of a bus firm have called for public funding to secure night buses to help reinvigorate town centres.
  
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• BucksVision on why they attended the strikes outside Aylesbury station

  21-07-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Members of a charity that helps visually impaired people joined striking rail workers after plans to remove ticket offices across the country were put forward.
  
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• British Airways' premium economy deal is rated worst in poll by Which?... but where does your favourite airline rank?

  21-07-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Which? surveyed more than 2,000 passengers and asked them to rate airlines on their customer service, food and drink, value for money, boarding, seat comfort, cleanliness and cabin environment.
  
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