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• London Underground station staff to strike on 4 and 6 October

  20-09-2023 16:19
  
  RMT says action in long-running dispute over jobs and conditions will shut down tube services in capitalThousands of London Underground station staff are to strike next month in a long-running dispute over jobs and conditions.The stoppages by members of the RMT will take place on 4 and 6 October, and, according to the union, will shut down tube services in the capital. Continue reading...
  
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• Operations Director – Stagecoach South

  20-09-2023 12:04 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Operations Director, Stagecoach South
   We’re looking for an innovative, people focused leader to drive us forward with the goal of delivering a great customer experience on every journey, as expected of the UKs leading bus operator. If this sounds like you, read on……
  As Operations Director for Stagecoach South. You will be leading the operations team across 8 depots, plus outstations, in Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex. With 500 vehicles and leading a team of o
  
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• Welsh Government has no plans to revisit 20mph change despite record-breaking petition

  20-09-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The Welsh Government has no plans to revisit the introduction of the 20mph default speed limit despite a petition against it becoming the most-signed in Senedd history. The law, which has reduced the number of 30mph roads in Wales to just 3 of the network, came into force on Sunday.
  
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• UK-made driverless shuttle bus takes to streets of Prague

  20-09-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Aurrigo International project is being used to test public attitudes to autonomous public transport
  
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• UK government refuses to commit to Manchester leg of HS2

  20-09-2023 02:00 via businesstravelnewseurope.com
  
  News from Europe - The UK government has refused to confirm whether it will go ahead with the planned HS2 high-speed rail link to Manchester.
  
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• Uber warns of threat to drivers in hundreds of cities under EU gig work plan

  20-09-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Prices paid by consumers would also rise if Brussels enacts Platform Work Directive, says Ubers European chief
  
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• The 'swift' public inquiry that took nine years to finish

  20-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A £13m probe into Edinburgh's delayed tram line cost more than the Iraq Inquiry but is now at its last stop.
  
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• TfL and delivery companies launch new road safety Charter

  20-09-2023 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Road safety improvements are on the horizon as Transport for London (Tfl) work with meal and grocery delivery companies to launch a new voluntary Meal and Grocery Delivery Company Motorcycle Road Safety Charter.Deliveroo, Getir, Just Eat, Stuart and Uber Eats have all signed up for the road safety Charter which consists of 10 principles aiming to keep motorcycle couriers and other Londoners safe on the road.This new Charter is part of measures to
  
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• Sunak planning to drop net zero policies in pre-election challenge to Labour

  20-09-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Plans set to be announced on Friday could include delaying ban on sales of new petrol and diesel carsRishi Sunak is planning to row back on some of the governments net zero policies that impose a direct cost on consumers as the Conservatives attempt to create a dividing line with Labour before the next election.The Guardian understands that the move, expected to be announced in a major speech this Friday, could include delaying a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and w
  
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• New electric cargo rout between England and Scotland

  20-09-2023 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Carousel Logistics has joined forces with Varamis rail as they work together to develop a fully electric rail route between Birmingham and Glasgow.Following a successful trail since they first formed their partnership in February this year, its official, the electric route becomes part of Carousel Logistics pan-European delivery operations.Varamis Rail is using former passenger trains and converting, allowing them to carry cargo between the Midlan
  
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• New Cardiff Scotland train service announced as part of new CrossCountry contract

  20-09-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded a new contract to long-distance train operator CrossCountry, which is part of the Arriva Group, to continue operating passenger services throughout Great Britain.
  
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• Network Rail on track for CP6 efficiencies target but financial issues remain

  20-09-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) now expects Network Rails Control Period 6 (CP6), April 2019March 2024, efficiencies target to be exceeded, whereas it had previously raised concerns about the rail bodys progress.
  
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• MPs urged to remember HS2 will continue through Lichfield rather than terminating in Birmingham

  20-09-2023 02:00 via lichfieldlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - MPs have been urged to remember that HS2 will continue through Lichfield and the surrounding area rather than terminating in Birmingham.
  
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• Meloni government retreats on plan to cap some internal air fares

  20-09-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Strong pushback from airlines persuades Rome to relent on decree restricting increases to 200 of average prices
  
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• LIVE: 20mph reaction as opposition to new limit shows no sign of slowing down

  20-09-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Wales became the first UK nation to introduce the default limit on residential roads on Sunday
  
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• 'Litany of avoidable failures' in Edinburgh tram project

  20-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A £13m public inquiry into Edinburgh's delayed tram line has concluded nine years after it started.
  
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• Inquiry into Edinburgh Tram project finds litany of issues in procurement and project management

  20-09-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - A statutory inquiry into the long delayed and hugely overbudget Edinburgh Tram project has revealed extensive mistakes and mismanagement by Transport Initiatives Edinburgh (Tie), the delivery company set up and wholly owned by City of Edinburgh Council (CEC).
  
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• Inflation will take HS2 price tag over £90bn

  20-09-2023 02:00 via egi.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The £70bn price tag for the HS2 rail project is set to be revised upwards to account for inflation within months to a figure closer to £91bn.
  
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• HS2s longest green tunnel now under construction in Northamptonshire

  20-09-2023 02:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - According to the team behind the project, the construction of the tunnel will take two years and roads around it will need to be realigned
  
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• HS2: South Northamptonshire MP Andrea Leadsom calls for answers

  20-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An MP has told the House of Commons that her constituents deserve to know if the full HS2 project is actually going ahead.
  
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• HS2 should arrive at a central underground station in Leeds - Yorkshire Post Letters

  20-09-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Richard Thorp (The Yorkshire Post, September 7) rightly demands that this government and presumably the next reassure the North that our transport needs are priority, but I disagree with him as to what those needs are.
  
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• HS2 costs set to jump as inflation undermines rail projects future

  20-09-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Price tag set to rise to a figure closer to £91bn, according to calculations by the Financial Times
  
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• Hitachi Rail files merger notification with European Commission, as it seeks final clearance for Thales GTS acquisition

  20-09-2023 02:00 via themanufacturer.com
  
  Other News Sources - Hitachi Rail has refiled its merger notification with the European Commission, formally restarting the merger clearance process for the acquisition of Thaless Ground Transportation Systems (GTS) in the European Union.
  
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• Government criticised over Avanti West Coast's contract decision

  20-09-2023 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - Avanti had been under significant pressure to improve after the government twice extended their contract by just six months, but the government has now awarded the company a core term of three years and a maximum possible term of nine years on the West Coast Mainline after seeing significant improvements from the operator.
  
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• Fury as the Department for Transport hands new contracts worth millions to CrossCountry and Avanti West Coast train operators - despite HALF of their services arriving late

  20-09-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Two of Britain's least reliable train operators have been handed long-term contracts worth millions of pounds - despite half of their services arriving late.
  
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• Fuel price rise concerns after oil hits 10-month high

  20-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Annie Davies says she is unable to take her children on day trips due to fuel price rises.
  
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• Ferries fiasco speeding exodus from Western Isles. subscription

  20-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Urgent support and action needed from Scottish and UK governments, says council
  
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• Extreme rainfall to bring speed restrictions to the West Highland Line and West Coast Main Line in Scotland

  20-09-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Speed restrictions will be in place on Scotlands Railway as high winds and heavy rain begin to hit the west coast this evening (Tuesday 19 September).
  
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• Committee visits Colne Valley viaduct

  20-09-2023 02:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - On Wednesday 6 September, the Select Committee on the High Speed Rail (CreweManchester) Bill visited the construction site for the Colne Valley viaduct as part of its consideration of proposals for the new high-speed station at Manchester Piccadilly.
  
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• Change Stonehenge tunnel plans or dont do it at all, says Unesco. subscription

  20-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The government should make amendments to the plan for a tunnel near Stonehenge or not proceed, Unesco has said.
  
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• Avanti West Coast needs to 'woo' customers back after 'disastrous underperformance'

  20-09-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Avanti runs trains on the West Coast Main Line between London Euston and Glasgow Central, with branches to Birmingham, north Wales, Liverpool, Manchester and Edinburgh
  
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• Avanti West Coast back on track with new nine-year contract. subscription

  20-09-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The train operator Avanti West Coast has been awarded a long-term contract renewal after a vast improvement in services.
  
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• Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry rail contracts renewed - despite 'disastrous' 2022 for Avanti

  20-09-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Both companies have been hit by strikes since industrial action started last year. But Avanti previously recorded one of the highest cancellation rates for any operator since records began back in 2014.
  
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• Avanti West Coast and CrossCountry given new contracts

  20-09-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The rail operators have been awarded the long-term contract renewals by the Department for Transport.
  
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• Animal fat generators brought in to charge electric buses

  20-09-2023 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Generators run using a fuel made from products including animal fat have been brought in ahead of the launch of the new Bee Network bus system.
  
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• Alstom Derby job cuts: Government urged to step in to save 2,000 roles at factory

  20-09-2023 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - Derbys biggest political leaders are urging the Government to take swift and decisive action to help save up to 2,000 jobs at a huge city factory. Hundreds of jobs are reported to be at risk at the Alstom factory at Litchurch Lane due to knock-on effects from delays to the building of the HS2 train line, creating a potential three-year production gap.
  
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