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• ULEZ camera vandalism will not stop London expansion despite 300 incidents this month

  19-08-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Transport for London (TfL) vowed that vandalism of ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) cameras will not stop the scheme as expansion. The transport body issued the statement after the Metropolitan Police said it had recorded 288 crimes relating to the cameras as of August 1, and released an image of a suspect.
  
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• Train strikes: Aslef drivers announce new date

  19-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Train drivers at more than a dozen companies will strike on Friday, 1 September and refuse to work overtime on Saturday, 2 September, their union Aslef has said.
  
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• Train drivers union sets new strike dates in England

  19-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Aslef announces September walkout and overtime ban, extending long-running dispute with operators
  
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• Train drivers confirm new strike in final days of school holidays

  19-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Walkouts by Aslef members followed by a day of banned overtime are set to cause further havoc
  
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• Third London Superloop route to start as X26 becomes SL7

  19-08-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The Transport for London (TfL) Superloop network will continue its growth on 19 August when Go-Ahead London service X26 between Heathrow and West Croydon is rebranded and renumbered SL7.
  
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• The first innovators on site Major rail innovation competition moves into second phase

  19-08-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The £7.4m Innovation in Railway Construction competition moved into its second phase this week as teams were briefed on the next stage of the programme.
  
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• Siemens Mobility looking to create 250 more jobs in Goole as it aims to widen rail village operations

  19-08-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Business Live - A total of 250 more jobs could be coming to Gooles rail village as Siemens Mobility looks to further expand operations in the town.
  
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• Santander Cycles: Number of hires at lowest level for 10 years

  19-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The recent bad weather has been blamed by Transport for London as a possible reason for the drop.
  
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• Sadiq Khan urged to give 4x4s scrapped for Ulez to Ukraine. subscription

  19-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Ukrainian army could convert them to serve as ambulances or armoured vehicles
  
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• Ryanair Takes Aim At Spanish Airport Fee Increase

  19-08-2023 02:00 via simpleflying.com
  Other Regional Press - Europe's largest (and most outspoken) low-cost carrier Ryanair has filed a formal appeal against attempts by the Spanish airport operator, Aena, to raise airport charges.
  
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• Ryanair sparks row over rise in Spanish airport fees

  19-08-2023 02:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Spanish airport operator Aena has defended plans to raise airport charges next year in the face of an attack by Ryanair.
  
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• Rail Minister Huw Merriman visits Siemens Mobility's Goole rail village

  19-08-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Rail Minister Huw Merriman visits Siemens Mobility's Goole rail village
  
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• Rail Minister confident £11.5bn rail upgrade can be completed in 10 years

  19-08-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Rail Minister Huw Merriman said he is confident the multi-billion pound project to improve the rail line between York and Manchester can be delivered within 10 years and on budget.
  
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• Rail chief warns ticket machines can't sell 1 in 4 tickets amid station office cull

  19-08-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Mick Whelan raised fears that safety is being taken for granted as he suggested rail workers and passengers will be more at risk in empty and unstaffed stations
  
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• Raging Edinburgh residents 'left stranded' by suspension of only bus service

  19-08-2023 02:00 via edinburghlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Edinburghs former Lord Provost has criticised Lothian Buses for implementing a diversion that will cut off communities and Edinburgh City Council for not properly notifying residents.
  
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• Public transport: Should all over-60s keep their free bus passes?

  19-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Should everyone in Northern Ireland be entitled to free bus and train travel when they reach their 60th birthday?
  
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• Pictures show Durham's new bus station taking shape

  19-08-2023 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - New photographs of the building on the citys North Road show significant progress on the new facility, which is due to open in November.
  
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• North Devon bus service linking rural communities to town centre, rail and tourist attractions sees major uplift

  19-08-2023 02:00 via devon.gov.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Stagecoach 301 bus service has received a frequency uplift to hourly following additional support from us, through our Bus Services Improvement Plan funding from the Department for Transport.
  
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• Newport to Gloucester rail work completed - cost revealed

  19-08-2023 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - THE railway line between Newport and Gloucester has reopened today after weeks of 24/7 work on landslip-prone cliffs.
  
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• New managing director for Network Rail's Eastern region

  19-08-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Jake Kelly, currently the companys system operator director, has been appointed as the new managing director of its Eastern region, starting the role on 4 September.
  
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• Network Rail announce new Managing Director for Eastern region

  19-08-2023 02:00 via globalrailwayreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - Network Rail have announced the appointment of Jake Kelly as the new Managing Director of its Eastern region.
  
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• Isle of Wight ferry prices are too expensive says tourist

  19-08-2023 02:00 via countypress.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - We live in Yorkshire and have been holidaying (on and off) on the Island for over 50 years.
  We love the Island and even though it's a long drive for us, we would holiday there more often if the cost of the ferries wasn't so high.
  
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• I visited the hidden part of Birmingham Airport passengers never get to see

  19-08-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - It was fascinating, and felt like we were at the epi-centre of operations
  
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• Hoteliers take to high seas and railroads in hunt for ultra-luxury travellers

  19-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Groups including Accor and Marriott launch vessels and opulent trains as sector booms
  
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• Here come the driverless taxis

  19-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - San Francisco finally permits a 24/7 service despite local resistance. Can autonomous carmakersnowwin over the world?
  
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• Ground-breaking immersive £2.7m training centre to increase safety for rail workers

  19-08-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - The first purpose-built rail safety centre of its kind in the North of England, has been officially opened by the Minister for Rail Huw Merriman MP in Huddersfield, as part of the multi-billion-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
  
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• Full list of train companies affected by September train driver strikes around UK

  19-08-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - ASLEF train driver are to go on strike and stage an overtime ban in a dispute going on since June 2022.
  
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• Frustration as Gloucestershire rail users face hour long wait with new bus link

  19-08-2023 02:00 via gloucestershirelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - 'The bus arrives at the station at 08:55, just after the 08:53 for Bristol has left'
  
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• Fresh train strikes and overtime ban to cause more rail havoc on 1 and 2 September

  19-08-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Train drivers are to stage a fresh strike in the long-running dispute over pay, threatening more travel chaos for passengers.
  
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• Every North Wales council has now published 20mph maps and drivers can see full list

  19-08-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Gwynedd council has highlighted where roads will change to 20mph and the planned 'exceptions'
  
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• Craig Hampton-Stone named Cardiff Bus Managing Director

  19-08-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Cardiff Bus has named former military man Craig Hampton-Stone as its incoming Manager Director. He will succeed Paul Dyer, who is to retire from the municipal business at the end of September.
  
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• Cost of new internal ferry fleet could be over £800 million, Orkney council claims

  19-08-2023 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - More detailed specification will be needed according to Transport Scotland.
  
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• Corran Ferry: Businesses closing due to ferry disruption

  19-08-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - People are leaving Lochaber in the north west highlands and businesseswon't re-open next year because of long-running ferry disruption, a community councillor has warned.
  
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• Bus passenger anger after four-hour trip between Somerset towns

  19-08-2023 02:00 via somersetlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Bus passengers from Portishead are facing a four hour round trip to get to Weston-super-Mare and back as part of changes to a service. North Somerset Council is to re-route the X5 service from September 4 to call at Yatton.
  
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• Bus driver quits mid-route and leaves passengers locked in by Angel of the North

  19-08-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Go North East driver left the vehicle by the famous Angel of the North sculpture, with travellers stuck inside
  
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• Broken engine cancels Cromarty ferry until further notice

  19-08-2023 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - The Cromarty to Nigg ferry has been cancelled until at least the middle of next week.
  
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• Blind man says Easyjet staff 'refused to help' him buy flights

  19-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Martin Conway says airline staff told him he must use an app to buy a flight but did not offer any help.
  
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• A38 Derby Junction scheme given go ahead but expected to face a second legal challenge

  19-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Planning approval for an upgrade of the A38 in Derby to remove three bottlenecks on the network has overcome legal challenges and a redetermination process with the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the scheme granted yesterday.
  
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