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• Rail fares in England set to rise by almost 8% if tied to wage growth

  12-09-2023 13:45
  
  Campaigners say using same formula as this year for 2024 will push many season tickets over £5,000 markBusiness live – latest updatesRail fares in England will rise by almost 8% if the government uses the same formula as this year to calculate the 2024 increase, campaigners have said, potentially pushing up the cost of many season tickets to more than £5,000 a year.Fares rose in March this year based on wage growth figures of 5.9% in July 2022. The equivalent figure published o
  
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• Road casualties have become normal in Britain. But there is another way

  12-09-2023 12:07
  
  A parliamentary group has compiled 10 recommendations to make our roads safer for pedestrians and cyclistsChris Boardman has achieved many things: Olympic champion, successful businessman, head of an active travel quango. But in a muggy committee room in parliament on Monday evening, he was speaking in a very different yet all too commonplace role: the bereaved relative of someone killed on the roads.Talking in public for the first time about the death of his mother, Carol, who was run over in 2
  
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• Women in Rail appoints new chair

  12-09-2023 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - Women in Rail has announced the appointment of Marie Daly as the charitys newmp;#8232;Chair.
  Marie has worked in the rail sector for more than 13 years and her current role is chiefmp;#8232;customer and culture officer at Transport for Wales.
  
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• UK researchers start using AI for air traffic control

  12-09-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Project Bluebird is looking at how artificial intelligence could reduce the environmental impact of aviation
  
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• UK launches research hub to decarbonise transport networks

  12-09-2023 02:00 via airqualitynews.com
  
  Other News Sources - A new national research hub has been created to help to upgrade and decarbonise the UKs national, regional and local transport infrastructures.
  
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• Transport for London bans 'unhealthy' artisan cheese advert

  12-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The cheese featured in the advert doesn't comply with advertising standards, TfL says.
  
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• Transport chief slams rate of North East rail cancellations after region named worst in England

  12-09-2023 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The chair of the North East Joint Transport Committee has deemed the rate of rail cancellations in the North East as 'disheartening'.
  
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• Train delay puts 2,000 jobs at risk at Derbys Litchurch Lane works. subscription

  12-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - HS2 hold-ups threaten future of Alstom factory.
  Thousands of high-value manufacturing jobs are at risk because Britains largest train assembly plant is due to run out of work by the end of the year after delays in the contract to build high-speed rolling stock for HS2.
  
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• Ticket offices: Rail companies summoned to Devon County Council

  12-09-2023 02:00 via exmouthjournal.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The battle to save Devons railway station ticket offices has stepped up a gear, with rail operators being summoned to explain the issue at County Hall.
  
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• Three bidders for automated Copenhagen S-Bane fleet

  12-09-2023 02:00 via railjournal.com
  Other News Sources - DANISH State Railways (DSB) has announced that three bidders have been prequalified for its tender to supply the new fleet of fully-automated trains for the Copenhagen S-Bane network.
  
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• The Greater Manchester motorways ranked 'least popular' by frustrated drivers

  12-09-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - 'Terrible tarmac conditions in places, matrix signs not up to date and unwarranted smart motorway speed limits'
  
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• Strike ballot called at JLR supplier in pay row

  12-09-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Workers at the Solihull plant of International Automotive Components are now being asked whether they wish to take industrial action over pay offer
  
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• Stagecoach East calls for better communication from utility companies as roadworks cause bus disruption

  12-09-2023 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - This comes after the announcement of utilities work on Girton Street, impacting bus service 6
  
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• SNP ministers urged to use congestion charges to fund public transport

  12-09-2023 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Charging road users could help fund improvements to public transport, a key report from the Scottish Governments Just Transition Commission has warned.
  
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• Sheffield better transport call as bus user says poor service leaves people stranded

  12-09-2023 02:00 via uk.news.yahoo.com
  
  Other News Sources - Glenda Walker, who lives in Chancet Wood, told a city council meeting (September 6) that the 76a bus service has worsened significantly since TM Travel had taken over running it. She said: Three were missing this morning, two yesterday morning.
  
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• Scottish roads go downhill as pedestrians and drivers claim £6m subscription

  12-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - More than 8,000 drivers claim for damaged vehicles with deteriorating infrastructure blamed on the pandemic
  
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• Rail strikes: Transport secretary and unions havent met this entire year

  12-09-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Rail strikes continue to frustrate commuters but ministers are still refusing to step in to the middle of the dispute
  
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• Rail fares: Economic figure which could determine price rises to be announced

  12-09-2023 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - An economic figure which may be used to determine English rail fare rises is due to be announced.The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will reveal Britains average earnings growth for July at 7am on Tuesday.
  
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• Plans for sporting events transport guidelines in Scotland dropped

  12-09-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - A proposal by Senior Traffic Commissioner (TC) Richard Turfitt to extend to Scotland voluntary guidelines for the transport of passengers to designated sporting events (specifically, association football matches) was abruptly withdrawn on 8 September.
  
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• Permission granted for active travel path on disused railway in Somerset that will cross two historic viaducts

  12-09-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Approval has been given for a disused railway in Somerset to be converted into a new active travel path that will traverse two historic viaducts and a tunnel.
  
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• Oxfordshire: Most county council vehicles run on diesel

  12-09-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Nearly all the vehicles used by Oxfordshire County Council are diesel powered- the Oxford Mail can reveal- despite claims that tackling climate change is the local authoritys first corporate priority.
  
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• New Bus Safety Strategy promises bold action from Transport for London

  12-09-2023 02:00 via intelligenttransport.com
  
  Intelligent Transport - The new Bus Safety Strategy sets out what more needs to do be done TfL and bus operators across the city to meet the Vision Zero ambition in London and deliver a safe bus network.
  
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• MPs probe rail managers, unions and charities over ticket offices axe

  12-09-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - A committee of MPs will continue its inquiry on Wednesday 13 September into accessible transport by considering recent plans to close nearly 1,000 ticket offices across the rail network.
  
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• MP unaware of any extra costs with A59 Kex Gill realignment

  12-09-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - SKIPTON MP Julian Smith has said he is unaware of any rising costs associated with the A59 Kex Gill realignment scheme.
  
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• Mizanur Rahman death: Coroner calls for e-bike battery standards

  12-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The recommendations come after Mizanur Rahman, 41, died following a fire caused by a faulty battery.
  
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• Mini boost from BMW doesnt mean UK is in global car industrys fast lane

  12-09-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - EV investment is obviously good news but, overshadowed by Brexit, British carmaking has halved in five yearsBMW announces £600m package to save Oxford Mini plantBMWs investment is a huge vote of confidence in this country as a global leader in electric vehicles, said Jeremy Hunt, as the German car giant backed the production of electric Minis in Oxford. A touch of political hyperbole is understandable since the plant would have been a very bad one for the UK to lose, but the
  
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• Mayor helps launch UK taskforce for more inclusive transport

  12-09-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Cambridgeshire and Peterborough were in at the start of a new initiative to help shape more inclusive travel in the UK when the Mayor spoke at the launch of a taskforce, chaired by sports legend and disability champion Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson.
  
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• London Stansted Airport records busiest day of the year as more than 100,000 pass through terminal

  12-09-2023 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - It was the airport's fourth busiest day ever
  
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• Liverpool's oldest manufacturer aiming to 'flourish' as sales and profits rise

  12-09-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - RS Clare supplies lubricants to the rail, oil and gas, marine, steel and automotive industries
  
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• Latest images from Great Musgrave bridge infill removal reveal damage to historic structure

  12-09-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Images from National Highways ongoing removal of the concrete infill beneath the 19th century Great Musgrave bridge show that damage has been done to the underside of the historic structure.
  
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• Jesse Norman MP backs Herefordshire rail stations reopening

  12-09-2023 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Hereford and South Herefordshire MP and transport minister Jesse Norman has given his support to the idea of reopening Herefordshires closed railway stations.
  
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• Inspirational Solent Stevedores wins Rail Freight Groups Business of the Year award

  12-09-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Solent Stevedores has been named Business of the Year at the annual Rail Freight Group (RFG) Awards, held last week at Shendish Manor Hotel, Apsley.
  
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• Heathrow southern rail link concept takes flight again

  12-09-2023 02:00 via railtech.com
  
  Raitech.com - It has been on the taxiway more than once, but now theres a renewed pushback for a rail link from the south of London to Heathrow Airport. The capitals mayor, Sadiq Khan, has thrown his weight behind a southern railway link plan, signalling a significant step forward for the potentially transformative project. The proposal aims to bolster connectivity between Heathrow Airport, South West London, Surrey, Berkshire, and Hampshire, promising improved accessibility for passengers and a
  
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• Electric ferries to serve Orkney islands in three-year pilot. subscription

  12-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Two vessels will link islands including Eday, Stronsay, Sanday and Westray after a £15 million funding boost
  
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• Effective and inclusive transport is critical for the North East

  12-09-2023 02:00 via northeastbylines.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - There are many barriers people face in life when it comes to reaching their full potential. The absence of a fit-for-purpose transport network should not be one of them.
  
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• BMW investment secures future of Mini factories

  12-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - BMW is investing £600m in preparing its Oxfordshire plant to build the next generation of electric cars.
  
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• Birmingham Airport stake could be sold in rescue plan for broke council

  12-09-2023 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Birmingham City Council has liabilities and funding gaps of close to a billion pounds, it has been revealed. It has days to come up with a rescue plan.
  
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• Bibby Stockholm owner receives £20m in Government funding to build new vessel

  12-09-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The new vessel will be the first for Bibby Marine in five years.
  
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• Bee Network: Greater Manchester commuters to get brand new ticket and travel information app

  12-09-2023 02:00 via manchesterworld.uk
  Other Regional Press - Transport for Greater Manchesters Bee Network is coming very soon, and so is a brand new travel app for commuters. The new app will deliver both ticketing and information across the new network.
  
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• Alstom to investigate using origami-inspired manufacturing technology

  12-09-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Alstom has entered a partnership with the Swedish design and technology company so the companies can investigate how building trains can be made more environmentally sustainable by using STILFOLD's manufacturing technology that is inspired by origami.
  
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• Add your stitch to new Transport Tapestry with Borders Railway Community Partnership

  12-09-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - People are being invited to contribute to a new piece of artwork that will be seen by thousands of visitors to Scotland, thanks to the Borders Railway Community Partnership (BRCP).
  
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• 20mph zone to be extended in bid to reduce number of crashes

  12-09-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A 20MPH zone will be introduce on a stretch of road where a number of crashes have occurred.
  
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• £139m funding for East Kilbride rail improvements is given green light

  12-09-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - The Scottish Government has this week approved full funding for the delivery of the East Kilbride Enhancement Project.
  
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