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• Urgent action needed to reduce air pollution | Letter

  15-08-2023 17:13
  
  Tim Dexter of Asthma + Lung UK says the health of future generations is at risk if the government doesn’t address this public health emergencyFor too many of us, the air we breathe is toxic, and the weight of evidence showing the health impact linked to air pollution is growing by the day. Lung conditions are the third biggest killer in the UK, but they aren’t being taken seriously enough. Your article on air pollution speeding up the progression of lung disease (11 August) points to
  
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• Three little words the Tories will rue | Brief letters

  15-08-2023 17:12
  
  Sunak’s soundbite | Leicester buses | Beer loophole | Rewriting books | Eccles cakes | NHS waiting timesPlease thank the Tory spin doctors who came up with Rishi Sunak’s “Stop the boats” soundbite. Never was there a better gift for Tory party opponents who will surely now forever refer to this as Sunak’s policy to “Stop the votes”.
  Peter Goodair
  Birmingham• Re vanishing bus stations (Letters, 13 August), unlike Lewes, Leicester has two spanking new
  
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• Whitbys historic swing bridge to get climate resilience upgrade

  15-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The historic swing bridge in Whitby is set to be given £200,000 of improvement works to future-proof the structure.
  
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• UK gets new rolling stock orders but manufacturing is still boom and bust

  15-08-2023 02:00 via railtech.com
  
  Raitech.com - The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the rail supply community, has welcomed two recent tenders for rolling stock; up to 70 new or refurbished multiple units for passenger operator Chiltern Railways and a larger call for 450 new multiple units for Northern Trains, the largest operator by area covered in England. This comes following a recent RIA report, The UK Rolling Stock Industry: Making 2023 the year of opportunity not crisis, which highlighted the risks to the
  
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• Train strikes: When is the next action happening?

  15-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Members of the RMT rail workers union are set to strike again in August.
  
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• The big change which could affect how you take journeys from Birmingham New Street station

  15-08-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - A big change could affect how thousands of people take journeys from Birmingham New Street station. The ticket office at the station, one of the busiest in the country, could close under controversial plans to modernise the railways.
  
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• Surrey commuters 'very angry' as TfL scrap travelcards and offer no alternative

  15-08-2023 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Katie Blake as been commuting into London for more than a decade
  
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• Severe drought in Panama hits global shipping industry

  15-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Restrictions triggered by lack of rain are likely to occur again and again as climate change worsens
  
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• Residents complain about 'sorry state' of Vale of Glamorgan bus stops

  15-08-2023 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - A council in the Vale of Glamorgan said it will look to upgrade one of a number of shoddy-looking bus stops which residents say are in dire need of repair.
  
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• Prof Tony May: 'We need to change the way we use our roads'

  15-08-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - ''We need to change the way we use our roads' - York transport expert
  
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• Petrol prices: Why are they going back up?

  15-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Motoring organisations warn price rises will pile pressure on families and small businesses.
  
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• Oxford Bus Group announces Neil Butler as Finance Director

  15-08-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Neil Butler has joined Oxford Bus Group as Finance Director, moving from previous managerial roles at Vodafone UK and KPMG and luxury furniture brand OKA.
  
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• Nigel Huddeston, MP for Mid-Worcestershire, impressed by rail plans

  15-08-2023 02:00 via worcesternews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A COUNTY MP has met with representatives from Midlands Connect and Great Western Railway to discuss how plans for the Midlands Rail Hub could benefit his constituency.
  
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• New ULEZ expansion will cover Heathrow Airport - what holidaymakers need to know

  15-08-2023 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - From August, 29, cars will need to meet emission standards or pay a charge
  
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• National Highways makes steady progress on removing controversial Great Musgrave Bridge infill

  15-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - National Highways is a month into its work to remove the controversial concrete infill of Great Musgrave Bridge in Cumbria and has stated the project is making steady progress.
  
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• M42 bridge weighing 4,000 tonnes demolished to make way for HS2 line

  15-08-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The two-span bridge was removed in under two days by a specialist demolition firm
  
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• Liverpool city centre bus gate suspended one year after enforcement

  15-08-2023 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - A bus gate that took four years to get up and running in Liverpool city centre has been suspended.
  
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• Keir Starmer clashes with Sadiq Khan over Ulez. subscription

  15-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Labour leader says there are other ways of cleaning polluted air
  
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• JR Central to build Series 385 tilting train prototype

  15-08-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - JAPAN: Central Japan Railway plans to replace the Series 383 tilting trainsets used on its Shinano wide view limited express services operating mainly between Nagoya and Nagano with a fleet of Series 385 trainsets featuring more advanced body tilting controls.
  
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• Irish Rail awards 28m train charging contract to Alstom

  15-08-2023 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Railway Technology - Fast-charging infrastructure will be completed by the end of 2024, allowing new battery-electric DART+ trains to start service in 2025.
  
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• HS2s Curzon Street land costs court decision could benefit other infrastructure projects

  15-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The cost of delivering infrastructure in the UK could be set to fall after a Supreme Court ruling has curtailed the extent to which landowners can value the land which would be compulsorily purchased for schemes.
  
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• HS2 delays and sector slowdown leads to numerous redundancies at Arup

  15-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Around 200 people, including some senior members of staff, are understood to have been made redundant at Arup this month after the encountered a slowdown in work, including the pause in construction of High Speed 2 (HS2).
  
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• Great American road trip hits speed bump in shortage of EV chargers

  15-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - For electric vehicles to hit mainstream adoption, billions more in investment are needed to expand infrastructure
  
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• Grant Shapps hits back at ticket office closure claims

  15-08-2023 02:00 via whtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps has hit back at claims from Labour candidate Andrew Lewin that plans to close railway ticket offices were put in place by him.
  
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• Glasgow night bus U-turn from First amid collaboration with McGill's to save services

  15-08-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - First Bus will operate four night routes between 12.45am and 3am on Saturday and Sunday mornings, while McGills has agreed to take on a further five routes.
  
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• Glasgow night bus services saved as operators join forces

  15-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - McGill's and First Bus come to an agreement to continue night bus services on nine Glasgow routes.
  
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• Flying taxi firm Vertical Aerospaces battery facility acquired

  15-08-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The Bristol company is currently leasing the premises which has new owners following the multi-million pound deal
  
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• Europes airlines clash with Italian premier over planned fare cap

  15-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Price ceiling is latest stand-off between corporate world and Giorgia Melonis government
  
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• Devolution deal could help advance Leamside reopening

  15-08-2023 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A £4.2 billion devolution deal for the North East of England could be the key to reopening the disused Leamside line, the regions transport leaders told the UK Light Rail Conference on July 11-12.
  
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• Decision to close Somerset bus depot slammed as a 'disgrace'

  15-08-2023 02:00 via somersetlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The planned closure of Bridgwater bus depot has been slammed as a "disgrace" by a local trade union body. As part of the plans, more than 50 Bridgwater-based workers will be expected to sign-on at other locations across the county, while some local bus services will be cut, according to Bridgwater Trades Union Council (BTUC).
  
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• Cultivating Efficiency: Locomotives (Rolling Stock) Growth Trends and Insights (2023-2029) CRRC, GE, Alstom, Siemens, Bombardier, Hitachi

  15-08-2023 02:00 via chaminadetalon.com
  
  Other News Sources - The thorough investigation of the Global Locomotives (Rolling Stock) Market 2023 encompasses comprehensive insights designed to steer businesses in bridging knowledge gaps arising from market shifts and to harness potential opportunities.
  
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• County Durham Leamside Line restoration may be 'possible'

  15-08-2023 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - Network Rail and Council bosses have confessed the restoration of the Leamside Line is possible in a recent visit to Bedlington, which will be one of the new stops of the North Easts newest passenger rail line.
  
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• Campaigners gather in Birmingham to urge government to fund waterways

  15-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Boaters gather on a Birmingham canal to urge the government to fund the region's waterways.
  
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• Call for government to set out a 10 year pledge to fund local authority road repairs

  15-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The Local Government Association (LGA) has called for funding, which has said is the equivalent of 2p of existing fuel duty, to be used for pothole repairs in the light of analysis that reveals the dramatic reductions in local road repair spending in the UK.
  
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• Bus service improvement plan brings flat fares to King's Lynn

  15-08-2023 02:00 via norfolk.gov.uk
  Other News Sources - Residents in Kings Lynn are set to benefit from cheaper bus travel within the Town Zone thanks to money that Norfolk County Council secured from the Department for Transport (DfT) to improve bus services across the County.
  
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• Bus gates 'final nail in coffin' for Aberdeen city centre as residents hit out at plans

  15-08-2023 02:00 via aberdeenlive.news
  
  Other News Sources - Three new bus gates are set to come into force on Bridge Street, Guild Street and Market Street, but locals have vented their frustration at the addition of the new bus priority route.
  
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• Bus company behind axed Falkirk service insist passenger numbers were recorded properly

  15-08-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - A bus company has denied accusations that it has not been recording passenger numbers properly to support its decision to scrap a vital bus route.
  
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• Birmingham airport plane refuelers call off strike

  15-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The workers - due to strike on Tuesday - have voted to accept a revised pay offer, a union says.
  
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• Better mobility and fairness for all focus needed for Low Traffic Neighbourhood success

  15-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The governments recent announcement of a review of the low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) policy is the latest front of a battle which has stretched from the arson of bollards in Oxford to the recent election campaign in Uxbridge.
  
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• Astonishment as car motors along North Wales canal and over world's highest aqueduct

  15-08-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The hybrid amphibious vehicle was making its North Wales debut
  
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• Airlines rush to avoid cancellations after engine recall

  15-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - More than 1,000 Pratt mp; Whitney engines are affected, forcing carriers to change schedules and ground craft
  
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