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• Weekend winds expected to disrupt UK ferry and train travel

  03-08-2023 13:35
  
  Gusts of up to 65mph forecast to hit English and Welsh coasts on Saturday along with prolonged rainFerry and rail passengers have been warned of cancellations and delays as gusts of up to 65mph (105km/h) are forecast to batter the English and Welsh coasts at the weekend.The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for wind in parts of England and Wales from 6am on Saturday until 9pm the same day, and prolonged rain was forecast. Continue reading...
  
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• Broken roads and broken necks: life in pothole Britain

  03-08-2023 06:00
  
  There are an estimated 2m potholes in the UK – and the problem is only getting worse. What does this tell us about the state of the country?On 17 January 1967, the Daily Mail ran a news brief about the sorry state of the roads in a town in north-west England. Not the biggest story of the day, it would have been forgotten quickly if one Mail reader, a certain John Lennon, hadn’t seen it, put it in a famous song and asphalted it into the consciousness of a generation or two:I read the
  
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• Why we need to address the rail sectors skills shortage. By Nick Andrew

  03-08-2023 02:00 via tlimagazine.com
  
  Other News Sources - As an industry, it feels like the skills shortage is something weve been talking about for a while. Talking being the key word. While thats fantastic because it means that were all working together to raise awareness of the issue, and theres universal agreement that its a problem, time is of the essence if were going to fill the gaps that are coming.
  
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• Video: Station ticket office closures could breach Equality Act, warns Farnham Town Council

  03-08-2023 02:00 via petersfieldpost.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Almost a million journeys are made to or from Farnham railway station every yearand yet the towns only public transport hub could soon be unstaffed every afternoon and evening and all day on Sundays.
  
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• Tube mishap sees train pull into abandoned station

  03-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A Jubilee line train stopped at a station which has not been used by passengers for 25 years.
  
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• Ticket office closures at train stations 'could mean higher fares for train passengers'

  03-08-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The West of England mayor has warned that closing ticket offices in railway stations could lead to passengers paying higher fares for trains. Train companies across the country are consulting the public on their plans to close hundreds of ticket offices in stations.
  
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• The new deal that could transform six Greater Manchester train stations

  03-08-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - A new deal which could lead to big changes at six Greater Manchester train stations has been agreed. Local and national transport bodies have joined forces to come up with a plan for the stations in Manchester and Salford.
  
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• Terms of new study into running HS2 train services to Leeds set out

  03-08-2023 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - Details have been set out by the DfT of the study that will assess potential options to run HS2 trains into Leeds city centre and reassess evidence to improve connectivity in Bradford.
  
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• Siobhan Baillie MP invites Mark Harper to Stroud railway station

  03-08-2023 02:00 via stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - MP SIOBHAN Baillie invited the transport secretary to Stroud railway station last week to explain why lifts are needed to solve access problems.
  
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• Roads Minister tells Cornwall's bus companies 'you have to provide a reliable service'

  03-08-2023 02:00 via cornwalllive.com
  
  Other News Sources - Government minister said he was also listening to growing calls for Tamar Bridge tolls to be scrapped
  
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• Rail industry has unacceptable health provision for workers, the regulator has said

  03-08-2023 02:00 via shponline.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The rail industry has unacceptable elements of how it manages the health of its workers, its regulator has said.The importance of health and safety training in the rail sectorThe Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said in this years health and safety report that it is unacceptable that industry has failed to provide adequate toilet facilities for staff
  
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• Public can name ill-fated CalMac ferry subscription

  03-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The firm behind Scotlands beleaguered ferry service has been criticised for creating a shortlist to name its delayed and over-budget boat amid claims that the islanders own suggestions would have been unprintable.
  
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• Powys town council criticises Transport for Wales over station

  03-08-2023 02:00 via countytimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A COUNCIL has criticised Transport for Wales handling of maintenance at Welshpool Railway Station.
  
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• Nottingham tram operator says it is struggling to compete against £2 bus cap

  03-08-2023 02:00 via nottinghampost.com
  
  Nottingham Evening Post - The Government's scheme on buses will see single fares capped until next November
  
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• Northern aims to entice more students from road to rail with 75-off train tickets from September

  03-08-2023 02:00 via shieldsgazette.com
  Other Regional Press - The train operator is hoping to entice more students from road to rail from September with the offer of 75-off train tickets for students commute to school.
  
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• Network Rail complete multi-million Glasgow rail bridge refurbishment

  03-08-2023 02:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A Glasgow Cross rail bridge which had a multi-million-pound refurbishment has finished ahead of schedule.
  
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• Network Rail and Transport for Greater Manchester partner up to drive regional rail regeneration

  03-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - A new partnership between Network Rail and Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has been established to deliver a vision including station and railway upgrades, integrated transport and zero carbon.
  
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• MP and rail industry delegates visit Institute of Railway Research

  03-08-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - MP Jason McCartney and Rail Industry representatives from the Railway Industry Association North group recently visited the Institute of Railway Research (IRR) to discuss the state of the rail industry and how to get the best from its future potential.
  
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• Major work at Preston station after metal roof adornments plunge onto platforms and track

  03-08-2023 02:00 via lancs.live
  
  Other News Sources - The current station structure was largely constructed around 1880 and holds Grade II Listed status
  
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• Leeds Bradford is third-worst UK airport according to customers

  03-08-2023 02:00 via leeds-live.co.uk
  
  Leeds Live - Easily the most deplorable god awful airport in the 21st century."
  
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• I rode the first train on the Northumberland Line which will connect Newcastle to Ashington from next summer

  03-08-2023 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The eagerly-anticipated trainline will connect Newcastle to six stations in South East Northumberland and North Tyneside
  
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• Hull 802: Public asked to choose name for delayed ferry

  03-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The ship still being built at Ferguson shipyard has so far only been known as
  
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• HS2 sees 5,600 tonne bridge moved between Coventry and Leamington Spa

  03-08-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - It's the latest stage of the massive engineering project which will allow the high speed railway to pass underneath the existing Coventry to Leamington Spa line
  
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• HS2: Government told to take responsibility for scandalous mismanagement and stop chopping and changing

  03-08-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Government has been told it must take responsibility for the absolutely scandalous mismanagement of HS2 and stop chopping and changing the plans.
  
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• HS2: First 1.6km of twin bored tunnel completed in London despite ground issues

  03-08-2023 02:00 via geplus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The Skanska, Costain and Strabag joint venture has made progress on High Speed 2s Northolt tunnel, with the first mile completed, after encountering challenging ground conditions.
  
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• HS2 farce highlights how the Governments indecisiveness is holding the region back - The Yorkshire Post says

  03-08-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The development and building of HS2 has descended into something bordering a farce. It best encapsulates the Governments inability to see through a major infrastructure project to its original specifications outside of London.
  
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• HS2 branded 'unachievable' by Oxfordshire wildlife campaigners

  03-08-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Oxfordshire wildlife campaigners said 'huge amounts of countryside will have been lost for nothing' after the HS2 high speed rail link was branded unachievable.
  
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• Exclusive:Investigation into 'rigged' ferry contract not examining whether procurement rules were broken

  03-08-2023 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - CMAL hired Barry Smith KC after the BBC documentary the Great Ferries Scandal aired in September last year.
  
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• East London MP opposes train station ticket office closures

  03-08-2023 02:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  This Is Local London Network - Plans to close train station ticket offices were met with concern after an initial consultation deadline on the proposals was labelled a "disgrace".
  
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• Councils blame rural and shire bus cutbacks on lack of BSIP funding

  03-08-2023 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - Bus provision in rural and shire council areas has been reduced by more than a quarter over the last 12 years, according to research commissioned by the County Councils Network (CCN). It blames the decline on the absence of Bus Service Improvement Plans (BSIP) funding in many such areas.
  
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• Channel ferry crews to be better protected by new French and UK laws

  03-08-2023 02:00 via connexionfrance.com
  
  Other News Sources - But not all cross-Channel ferry companies have signed an additional voluntary charter on wages and working conditions
  
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• CalMac ferry forced to dock in Ayr amid urgent reshuffle

  03-08-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - CalMac have had to reshuffle their fleet amidst adverse weather set to hit their Ardrossan to Brodick service on Wednesday
  
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• Call to give CalMac permanent contract to run Scots ferry services

  03-08-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - A key Scottish Labour figure has called on the state-owned ferry operator CalMac to get a permanent public contract to run the ageing ferry fleet.
  
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• Call for HS2 to release compensation figures amid fears scheme is costing communities

  03-08-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A Staffordshire MP is calling for the release of figures showing how many home owners and businesses will receive compensation for land used for the HS2 rail project.
  
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• c2c clampdown on south Essex commuters fare dodging

  03-08-2023 02:00 via echo-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - COMMUTERS who tried to dodge fares have been ordered to pay back £100,000 to a south Essex rail firm.
  
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• Business owner calls for change in Newcastle Clean Air Zone toll after being charged twice in one night

  03-08-2023 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Nigel Kirkup says that the midnight cut-off point for the charges has a disproportionate impact on businesses working in the city centre's nightlife
  
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• Bulging order backlogs and higher profits for Spanish rolling stock manufacturers

  03-08-2023 02:00 via railtech.com
  
  Other News Sources - Talgo and CAF have posted solid number over the past six months, in the past few days. CAF is sitting on a new all-time high order back log, while Talgo noted that it is on track for a a new record over the whole of 2023. Both rolling stock manufacturer posted increases in net profit.
  
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• Asda publish fuel prices online as prices rise

  03-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The supermarket claimed publishing its fuel prices at stations would give people
  
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• Anger as £800m Clyde shipbuilding plan to resolve ferries crisis sinks

  03-08-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Ministers have come under fire as an £800m scheme to create a Clyde shipbuilding revolution and solve Scotland's ferry crisis with a fleet of 50 catamarans has been sunk.
  
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