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• Iron railway bridge that ‘changed the world’ to return home to Durham

  21-08-2023 10:49
  
  Curators at National Railway Museum at Shildon say they are delighted and proud to get Gaunless bridge backIt may not look like it helped change the world but the 200-year-old Gaunless Bridge did just that, its supporters say, and its name deserves to be shouted from the rafters.Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon in County Durham, is preparing to welcome home what is the world’s oldest surviving iron railway bridge. Continue reading...
  
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• Wind power returns to commercial shipping with trial of high-tech sails

  21-08-2023 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A pair of WindWings have been retrofitted onto a cargo ship to save fuel on its journey from China to Brazil.
  
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• We should design our future around free public transport for all

  21-08-2023 02:00 via irishnews.com
  News from Europe - We should all register our opposition to any attempts to abolish or amend free travel for 60-plus seniors, as outlined in the Department for Infrastructure consultation.
  
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• Was Selling Low Cost Carrier 'GO' BA's Greatest Mistake?

  21-08-2023 02:00 via simpleflying.com
  Aviation Industry- While many may be familiar with LEVEL, the new low-cost airline launched by British Airways owner IAG, much fewer are aware of the British Airways low-cost carrier history. In 1998 British Airways launched a budget airline under the name Go. The airline was supposed to be challenging the low-cost model which Ryanair and EasyJet had so successfully launched. Various reports even suggest that BAs CEO of the time had copied Stelios Haji-Ioannous business plan.
  
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• Stansted Airport in chaos as train station evacuated after massive power outage

  21-08-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - A spokesman for Stansted confirmed that the airport is in the process of restoring its systems following an "earlier power outage", while railway operator GA West Anglia said a "burnt switch in an electrical room has been found"
  
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• Sadiq Khan deputy helped scientist play down Ulez study. subscription

  21-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Conservatives say emails show an alarmingly cosy relationship between City Hall and researchers it funds
  
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• Roads regulator challenges National Highways to accelerate delivery of noise mitigation by 2025

  21-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - National Highways has been presented with a challenge by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) to accelerate the delivery of noise mitigation measures by the end of the current Road investment Strategy 2 (RIS2) period, which runs from 2020 to 2025.
  
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• Rail operator details the challenge of reopening derailment damaged Gotthard Base Tunnel

  21-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Damage from a freight train derailment inside the worlds longest rail tunnel is more extensive than originally thought, with repairs expected to take months.
  
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• Rail blockade lifted as HS2 contractors complete latest bridge move operation

  21-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Taking High Speed 2 (HS2) trains across the path of existing freight rail routes between Birmingham and Crewe took a step closer last week with completion of a new bridge structure near Lichfield.
  
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• Proposed changes to the planning regime are evolutionary not revolutionary

  21-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The government has launched a consultation about implementing the "Action Plan", which it issued in February, to make improvements to the nationally significant infrastructure planning regime.
  
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• Pioneering wind-powered cargo ship sets sail

  21-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A cargo ship fitted with giant, British-designed special wind-powered sails has set out on its maiden voyage.
  
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• Passengers start petition to save 'crucial' South Bristol bus service which faces the axe in two weeks

  21-08-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - "The 52 service is absolutely crucial to local people without private cars and its essential its maintained if whole communities are not going to be marooned and cut off"
  
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• Mayor leads community fights for a fair deal on public transport in Doncaster

  21-08-2023 02:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  Doncaster Free Post - South Yorkshires Mayor, Oliver Coppard, is inviting the South Yorkshire community to join his fight for a fair public transport deal, at a roadshow of public meetings taking place across the region.
  
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• Manxman introduction disrupted, Steam Packet looks to sell ship

  21-08-2023 02:00 via niferry.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The new Isle of Man Steam Packet flagship, MANXMAN, has had a disrupted first few days of service with the company.MANXMANs first commercial crossing was from Douglas to Heysham on the morning of Thursday 17 August.
  
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• London North Eastern Railway invites bids for community funding

  21-08-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - London North Eastern Railway (LNER) is inviting bids for funding from its Customer and Community Investment Fund (CCIF).
  
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• Leeds opens 'UK first' solar-powered park-and-ride electric bus system

  21-08-2023 02:00 via businessgreen.com
  
  Other News Sources - It marks the latest in a flurry of innovative solar projects to have begun operations across the UK recent weeks
  
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• Holiday firms urge PM to allow watchdog to fine airlines

  21-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Travel companies would like to see watchdog given extra powers to act over delays and cancellations.
  
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• Glasgow council spends £100,000 on rented vehicles to avoid LEZ fines. subscription

  21-08-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Glasgow city council was forced to spend £100,000 renting vehicles because parts of its own fleet would fall foul of its own clean-air policies.
  
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• Fatal train disaster warning amid fears over driver working conditions

  21-08-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Mick Whelan told the Mirror he feared an accident could happen because train drivers are increasingly facing fatigue, long hours and a need to work irregular overtime shifts
  
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• European Flights Are Currently At 94 Of 2019's Levels

  21-08-2023 02:00 via simpleflying.com
  Aviation Industry- With the improvement, only three airlines have increased their levels since before the pandemic.
  
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• End of the line for ticket offices?

  21-08-2023 02:00 via wokingham.today
  
  Other Regional Press - Rail users are being urged to give their views on plans to shut station ticket offices in Wokingham Borough and beyond.
  
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• Durham bus station: Images show work on new transport hub

  21-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Images have been released showing progress of building work on Durham's new central bus station, which is due to open in November.
  
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• Drought causes headaches for Panama Canal

  21-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Iran deals with the consequences of ultra-cheap petrol
  
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• Cumbria's £2 Lake District bus route that lets you explore it's beauty for pennies

  21-08-2023 02:00 via lancs.live
  
  Other Regional Press - There's still time to take advantage of the £2 Stagecoach bus fares before it increases later in the year.
  
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• Chard Parkway Station plans progress after study agreed

  21-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans for a new railway station have taken a step forward after officials agreed to do a timetable study.
  
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• Cargill boss calls for ship owners to invest in wind power

  21-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - US agricultural trader and freight operator is testing vessel fitted with 37.5 metre-high sails
  
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• Bus: Wales could lose a quarter of services, say operators

  21-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus operators warn passengers could face more cuts to services without further government funding.
  
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• Bath Spa Station staff concerned over ticket office closure

  21-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Running a train station with no ticket office is a "shambles" and a "taste of the future", staff have warned.
  Bath Spa Station staff have sold tickets on the concourse for two weeks since its office was temporarily shut due to a crumbling ceiling.
  
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