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• Worthing man with autism helps Govia Thameslink Railway develop easy guides to train travel

  31-08-2023 02:00 via sussexexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A Worthing man with autism has helped Govia Thameslink Railway develop easy guides to help people feel more confident about travelling.
  
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• Why is HS2 costing so much?

  31-08-2023 02:00 via christianwolmar.co.uk
  Christian Wolmar - The members of the Denham Waterski Club are among the few people in the Chilterns who are grateful for HS2. They have a superb new clubhouse overlooking the tiny lake where their motorboats whizz round in ever tighter circles, thanks to the fact that their old one was in the way of the massive viaduct being built over the Colne Valley for the new line. The heavy concrete structure does somewhat blight their view but they are undoubtedly delighted with their Faustian deal.
  
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• Ulez expansion is wasting police time, Sadiq Khan told

  31-08-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Politicians suggest police resources being used to investigate attacks on Ulez cameras rather than more serious crimes
  
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• UKs Department for Transport publishes MaaS Code of Practice

  31-08-2023 02:00 via traffictechnologytoday.com
  
  Other News Sources - The UKs Department for Transportation (DfT) has published a MaaS Code of Practice for Mobility as a Service rollout in the UK, following industry consultation that took place between February 8 and May 3, 2022.
  
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• UK's best and worst airports for delays revealed just days after flight chaos

  31-08-2023 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The UK Civil Aviation Authority has published its latest monthly data which ranks Leeds Bradford above Manchester for delays
  
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• Transport scramble for stranded West Midlands school pupils

  31-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Parents of pupils left without school transport days before the new term begins say they are facing a scramble to find alternatives and pay for them.
  
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• TransPennine Express to stop using loco-hauled push-pull trains in December

  31-08-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other News Sources - UK: TransPennine Express has confirmed that it will cease using its push-pull sets of Class 68 locomotives and MkVa coaches, previously designated Nova 3 sets, from the December 2023 timetable change.
  
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• Secret paper trail reveals hidden Adani investors

  31-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Following claims of share price manipulation, new documents uncover potentially controversial shareholders in one of Indias biggest conglomerates
  
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• Protest held in Berwick over proposed ticket office closure

  31-08-2023 02:00 via northumberlandgazette.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Campaigners have staged a protest in Berwick in a protest over plans to close the railway station ticket office.
  
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• Plans lodged for new improved Skipton Railway Station

  31-08-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - SKIPTONS landmark £7.8m Gateway project is on track following the submission of plans for the transformation of the towns railway station and surrounding area.
  
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• Passengers to benefit from easier and cheaper travel with new app guidance

  31-08-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Travel and navigation app providers encouraged to ensure new technology offering more streamlined journeys is accessible to all users.
  
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• Oxford: Botley Road residents angry over 24-hour working

  31-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The planned move to 24-hour building work to upgrade a railway station has sparked anger from city residents.
  
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• Nuneaton train campaigners say West Midlands Railway treat passengers like 'second citizens'

  31-08-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - They say that local services are repeatedly disrupted
  
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• MP calls Northern's plea for station adopters 'blatant attempt to abdicate responsibility'

  31-08-2023 02:00 via cheshire-live.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An MP has called Northern Trains search for community custodians at four Cheshire stations a "blatant attempt to abdicate responsibility.
  
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• Manningtree station lights brighter than entire town, campaigners say

  31-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - New car park lighting at a railway station, which is "as bright as daylight", is causing more light pollution than the whole of the town it serves combined, campaigners have said.
  
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• HS2: Drummond Street restaurants under threat as Euston construction delays drive away footfall

  31-08-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Tehreem Riaz, 53, has lived on Londons Drummond Street almost her entire life. The areawhich is particularly well known for its Indian cuisinehas been a food haven for Londoners and a favourite of locals and office workers looking to soak in a vibrant atmosphere. It is home to some of the ...
  
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• How 20mph speed limit will impact buses - transport expert explains

  31-08-2023 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - THE NEW 20mph speed limit could deliver another blow to the countrys flagging bus industry, a Welsh transport expert has warned.
  
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• Harland and Wolff looking to build and operate Cornwall and Isles of Scilly ferries

  31-08-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The company, which operates at Devons Appledore shipyard, said it would apply for government funding to make and run the proposed vessels
  
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• Gatwick: Profits take off but airport warns on air traffic control issues in UK and France

  31-08-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Gatwick Airport said pre-tax profits had jumped to £100.2m this morning, up 65 per cent year-on-year amid soaring demand for travel, but warned it had been hit by air traffic control issues across Europe.
  
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• Former British Airways boss criticises staggering air traffic control failure

  31-08-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  Other News Sources - It is staggering that the UKs air traffic control system collapsed due to false flight data, the former boss of British Airways has said, responding to explanations given by bosses from Britains air traffic operator.
  
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• First Cymru trials hydrogen-fuelled bus in Bridgend

  31-08-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The bus will run on green hydrogen from Port Talbot
  
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• Eurostar and major ski operators announce new rail routes to the Alps for winter

  31-08-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - A new Eurostar ski train from London St Pancras to the French Alps has been announced, following weeks of uncertainty and campaigning by British skiers and operators. Tickets are set to go on sale on August 31, once again giving holidaymakers a low-carbon option for easy train travel to ski resorts this winter.
  
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• Deloitte resigns from Adani Ports as auditor

  31-08-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Indian conglomerate says companys grounds for resignation are not convincing
  
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• Delays to public transport fares review 'will hit most vulnerable'

  31-08-2023 02:00 via news.stv.tv
  
  STV - Transform Scotland warned about progress on the so-called fair fares review, which was commissioned in 2021.
  
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• Consultation launched on plan to build new Bristol A4 relief road on disused railway

  31-08-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The West of England Combined Authority (WECA) has released a consultation asking Bristol and Bath residents for their views on constructing a new A4 relief road on a disused railway track.
  
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• Cambridge congestion charge still unfair as people living on the border say more change needed

  31-08-2023 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - People living along the proposed congestion charge border around Cherry Hinton to Teversham said they were still worried about the potential charge.
  
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• Business leaders call on ministers to cut tax on clean fuels to replace diesel

  31-08-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Business leaders and environmental campaigners have called on the government to cut duties on clean replacements for diesel.
  
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• Bristol Bus Boycott anniversary sees brand new bus design unveiled

  31-08-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - The four-month Bristol Bus Boycott of 1963 was sparked after bus operators introduced a new rule banning Black and Asian people from becoming drivers and conductors
  
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• Bournemouth Airport ranked as one of the best in the UK

  31-08-2023 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bournemouth Airport has been rated as one of the top three airports in the UK for customer experience.
  
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• Birmingham Airport defends security wait time as study claims it is 'among the worst'

  31-08-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - The study by consumer group Which? found Birmingham Airport was 'among the worst' travel hubs for security queues - but bosses disputed the 'flawed' survey
  
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• Barry Docks new transport interchange has no bus services

  31-08-2023 02:00 via barryanddistrictnews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Vale of Glamorgan Council has responded to concerns that a multi-million pound transport interchange is still without a bus service.
  
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• Bangkoks MRT set to be solar powered

  31-08-2023 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Railway Technology - The MRT Blue Line and MRT Purple Line are set to receive around 12 of their power from solar energy.
  
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• Artwork commemorates 60th anniversary of Bristol's civil rights bus boycott

  31-08-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A redecorated city bus has been unveiled celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Bristol bus boycott.
  
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• A259 Brighton: Marine Parade 'no cycling' signs vandalised

  31-08-2023 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - No cycling signs on a pavement have been vandalisedcausing confusion for tourists.
  
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• 500,000 speak out about ticket office cull as campaigners take fight to PM's doorstep

  31-08-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - As the RMT prepares to hold a rally in Whitehall, responses to the public consultation on plans to shut ticket offices at 974 railway stations have hit half a million
  
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