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• UK air traffic failure blamed on ‘extremely rare’ circumstances as CAA opens inquiry

  06-09-2023 08:00
  
  Technical report confirms error in one flight plan caused chaos last week as more than 2,000 flights cancelledThe UK air traffic system failure that resulted in more than 2,000 flights being cancelled has been blamed on “an extremely rare set of circumstances”, as the aviation regulator opened an inquiry into the meltdown that caused chaos for passengers.The Civil Aviation Authority announced its own independent review as it submitted an initial report from Nats, the air traffic cont
  
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• West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin signs joint statement on rail ticket office closure consultationR

  06-09-2023 02:00 via dewsburyreporter.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has issued a joint statement after a consultation to close almost all rail ticket offices in the country ended.
  
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• Welsh Marches MPs and regional leaders call for transport improvements

  06-09-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - MPs and regional leaders from around the Welsh Marches are meeting in Westminster today, Tuesday, 5 September at 11 am as part of their campaign for improvements to be made to road and rail links in Shropshire and the neighbouring areas.
  
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• Updated 30-year rail strategy for the West Midlands promotes new lines and services in the region

  06-09-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The West Midlands Rail Executive (WMRE) has updated its 30-year rail strategy and has outlined a number of proposals for new lines and services in the region.
  
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• UK steel purchase for tram tracks announced

  06-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The purchase of more than 860 tonnes of UK-made steel, for new rail tracks needed for the ongoing expansion of the Metro tram network, is to be announced by the West Midlands mayor.
  
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• UK aviation regulator to review failure of air traffic control system

  06-09-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - CAA to report on the technical logic error that left thousands of passengers stranded
  
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• Tracy Brabin: Labour will invest in better trains because it has to

  06-09-2023 02:00 via prospectmagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The actor-turned-mayor of West Yorkshire on facing transport disruption most daysand campaigning to fix it
  Remarkably, Tracy Brabins 8.05am train from the Pennine mill town of Slaithwaite (pronounced Slough-wit) is on time, and the mayor of West Yorkshire should be at her Leeds desk in half an hour.
  
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• Ticketer works with Bus Users UK and Women in Transport

  06-09-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Ticketer is working on video campaigns with Bus Users UK and Women in Transport to encourage greater bus use among females and more women to consider a career in the industry, respectively, in what the supplier says is an industry first.
  
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• Three years after setting off, Bus Open Data Service wants consultants to help it on its journey

  06-09-2023 02:00 via theregister.com
  
  Other News Sources - The UK's Department for Transport is promising a £24 million ($30 million) contract to a tech biz that can help set up a wide range of data services to provide information on local bus services.
  
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• Surrey plans for new direct fast trains to Heathrow Airport get major backing

  06-09-2023 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The new proposal would enable trains from Surrey to conceivably use the existing Elizabeth line infrastructure to get to Paddington
  
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• Sadiq Khan supports new London train route to Heathrow Airport

  06-09-2023 02:00 via mylondon.news
  Other Regional Press - The routes include parts of London and the outskirts
  
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• Sadiq Khan endorses plans for new railway link at Heathrow Airport

  06-09-2023 02:00 via harrowonline.org
  
  Other Regional Press - Sadiq Khan has given his backing to a proposed new railway link connecting Heathrow Airport with south west London, Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.
  
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• Revealed: The brand new £1.3bn railway line that will connect Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire to Heathrow and get holidaymakers from Guildford to the airport in less than half an hour - is YOUR station on the route?

  06-09-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Sadiq Khan has backed a proposed new railway link to connect Heathrow Airport with South West London, Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire and cut journey times.
  
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• Railway ticket office closure plans see council chiefs join forces

  06-09-2023 02:00 via worcesternews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Council chiefs from across the county have united to express concern about plans to close railway ticket offices.
  
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• Operators show support for bus rally

  06-09-2023 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - Operators gave superb support to a Suffolk event set to become a major fixture in future rally seasons. Nick Larkin reports
  
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• Northern mayors to continue legal challenge after consultation on ticket office closures ends

  06-09-2023 02:00 via marketingstockport.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - With a consultation on plans to close the majority of ticket offices across England having concluded, city-region mayors from across the North have issued a statement setting out that they will continue a legal challenger to oppose plans.
  
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• New Tender opportunity launched for A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy Project

  06-09-2023 02:00 via transport.gov.scot
  Transport Scotland - The Contract Notice for the construction of the £150 million A9 Dualling: Tomatin to Moy project was published today, following an extensive market consultation exercise resulting in a new contract designed to attract more bidders to the competition. It is anticipated that the contract will be awarded in early Summer 2024 and the project is expected to take around three years to build.
  
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• New £2.4m sustainable transport hub to pave the way for Dudley Port station revamp

  06-09-2023 02:00 via wmca.org.uk
  
  Local Government - Plans to upgrade one of the West Midlands most outdated railway stations are being worked up as part of a £2.4 million scheme to improve passenger experience, access and transport links.
  
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• New £12m transport hub opens in North Shields town centre

  06-09-2023 02:00 via nexus.org.uk
  Train Operators - A modern new transport hub has been opened in North Shields.
  The £12m hub is a major part of North Tyneside Councils ambitious plan to improve North Shields, transforming the town into an attractive, family-friendly destination, with a vibrant, high-quality town centre.
  
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• MPs gather in Westminster to rally behind Marches road and rail improvements

  06-09-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - MPs and regional leaders have gathered in Westminster today at 11am to call for improvements to the road and rail links in Shropshire and neighbouring areas.
  
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• More than 680 000 responses to ticket office closure consultation

  06-09-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Other Regional Press - UK: More than 680 000 responses were submitted to the public consultation on proposals to close most station ticket offices in England.
  
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• Mayor supports southern rail link to Heathrow Airport

  06-09-2023 02:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The Mayor of London has indicated his support for a southern rail link to Heathrow Airport and suggested that there could be progress on getting something started.
  
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• Lib Dems rail against fare hikes and ticket office closures

  06-09-2023 02:00 via inyourarea.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The Liberal Democrats are fighting for a fair deal for commuters and families who face soaring rail fares and reduced services under the Conservative Government
  
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• Jet2 avoids turbulence with choice of chairman. subscription

  06-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Jet2 has opted for continuity in its choice of chairman to succeed Philip Meeson, appointing its senior independent non-executive director.
  
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• Industry chief slams ministers as transport construction sinks

  06-09-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - An industry leader has hit out at dithering ministers after data showed a slump in transport-related infrastructure workloads.
  
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• I believe these proposals from the rail operators are deeply flawed: Eastbourne MP reacts to ticket office closure consultation

  06-09-2023 02:00 via sussexexpress.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Eastbourne MP Caroline Ansell has critisised plans to remove or reduce ticket offices from railway stations in Eastbourne, Hampden Park and Polegate.
  
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• Huge light rail order for UK steel boosts industry amid calls to buy British

  06-09-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - West Midlands Metro Mayor Andy Street will sign the UK Steel Charter as he confirms a contract to buy 860 tonnes of metal for an extension to a light rail development in the region
  
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• Heathrow Airport: Sadiq Khan backs proposed new rail link

  06-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has given his backing to a proposed new rail link that would connect Heathrow Airport with south-west London, Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.
  
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• Greater Anglia consultation on ticket offices 'unlawful', Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority claims

  06-09-2023 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - The authority also says it opposes the closures because of their possible impact on vulnerable people
  
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• Fourth delay on A1 upgrade planning decision brings wait time to over two and a half years

  06-09-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The deadline on whether to grant a development consent order (DCO) for the A1 Northumberland upgrade has been delayed a fourth time to 5 June 2024, two years and eight months after the government received the planning authoritys report.
  
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• DfT spent more than £560M on overdue RIS1 road schemes in the past year

  06-09-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Financial data analysed by NCE has revealed that in the 12 months to the end of May the Department for Transport (DfT) spent £567M on overdue schemes from Road Investment Strategy 1 (RIS1), 2015-2020.
  
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• 'Cumbrae roads are shrinking', claims bus company boss

  06-09-2023 02:00 via largsandmillportnews.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A bus company boss claims Cumbrees roads have shrunk by more than a metre in the past few years -sparking safety concerns.
  
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• City Centre road improvements mean bus-ness!

  06-09-2023 02:00 via portsmouth.gov.uk
  Local Government - Schemes designed to improve bus journeys, walking and cycling across the city centre start work on Lake Road and Unicorn Road junction on Monday 11 September with planned completion in the summer 2024.
  
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• CECA: Act Now To Unleash Growth In UK Infrastructure

  06-09-2023 02:00 via ceca.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Civils contractors have today called on the UK Government to act now to unleash growth in infrastructure and allow the sector to become the primary driver of increased living standards for communities across Great Britain.Results from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)s Workload Trends Survey for 2023 Q2 showed that UK construction continues to act as a bedrock of the post-COVID UK economy, following eleven continuous quarters of growth since Q3 2020.
  
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• Bristol's new 'express' First Bus put to the test in peak morning commute

  06-09-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - It's never a good sign when you arrive at a usually busy bus stop to find absolutely no one there. I can only assume that other passengers were equally dubious that the new 'express' service from First Bus would actually materialise, on the first day that it was due to run.
  
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• Bolton: Hundreds sign petition against ticket office cuts

  06-09-2023 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Hundreds of people from all over Bolton have signed a petition demanding the government drop plans to close train station ticket offices.
  
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• Black Country rail station set to become all-purpose transport hub under new plans

  06-09-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Plans to upgrade one of the West Midlands most outdated railway stations are being worked up as part of a £2.4 million scheme to improve passenger experience, access and transport links.
  
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• AI has a finger on the pulse of the transport industry

  06-09-2023 02:00 via greenbiz.com
  
  Other News Sources - The transport sector is tapping into the potential of artificial intelligence to curtail emissions and boost efficiency.
  
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• Leicester City helicopter crash was ‘tragic accident’, say inspectors

  06-09-2023 01:01
  
  Mechanical failure blamed for 2018 crash, which killed club’s owner and four othersThe pilot of the helicopter in the fatal crash at Leicester’s football stadium in 2018 told his passengers “I’ve no idea what’s going on” as the aircraft spun out of control, accident investigators reported.Inspectors said the crash, which killed the owner of Leicester City Football Club, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, three other passengers and the pilot, was a “tragic acciden
  
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