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• Luton airport reopens after huge car park fire grounded all flights

  11-10-2023 17:44
  
  Scheduled services resume following all-night effort by fire service to extinguish blazeLuton airport fire – latest updatesLuton airport has reopened after being shut down overnight as a huge fire ripped through a multistorey car park near its terminal, disrupting travel for thousands of passengers.The first departing scheduled flight, a Ryanair service to Cork, left shortly before 3.30pm on Wednesday. Continue reading...
  
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• Luton airport closed and flights suspended after huge fire in car park

  11-10-2023 12:01
  
  Authorities say car park suffered ‘significant structural collapse’ and blaze appears to be accidentalLuton airport fire – latest updatesLuton airport has been closed after a huge fire ripped through a multi-storey car park, causing it to collapse and forcing all flights to be suspended.In an update on Wednesday morning, the airport advised people not to travel there and said all flights would be suspended until 3pm. Passengers were also advised to contact their airline for inf
  
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• White Rose railway station takes major step forward

  11-10-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - A major construction milestone has taken place at the £26.5 million new White Rose railway station in south Leeds.
  
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• Whippet launches new Mellor e-bus fleet

  11-10-2023 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - A fleet of nine new Mellor electric buses will operate on an extended Universal bus route from October, after the University of Cambridge and Whippet buses announced a new eight-year contract for the service
  
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• US auto salvage industry braces for impending bounty of junk EVs

  11-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Companies that wrench apart and shred old cars prepare for fundamental shift in recycling
  
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• TSSA welcomes their new General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust

  11-10-2023 02:00 via tssa.org.uk
  
  Other News Sources - TSSA today announced the election of their new General Secretary Maryam Eslamdoust. Maryam is the first woman and the first person of colour to hold the post of General Secretary in TSSA, or in any railway union.
  
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• TSSA elects new general secretary, first woman to lead rail union

  11-10-2023 02:00 via morningstaronline.co.uk
  
  Morning Star - MARYAM ESLAMDOUST has been elected the new general secretary of the TSSA, becoming the first woman and person of colour to lead a railway union.
  
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• The next ten Bus Service Improvement Plans announced.

  11-10-2023 02:00 via n-somerset.gov.uk
  
  Local Government - As part of North Somerset Councils plans to create a sustainable bus network across the region, proposals for ten government-funded Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) projects have been announced along key routes where buses are regularly delayed.
  
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• The Birmingham neighbourhoods in line for extra rail services - becoming unlikely benefactors of HS2

  11-10-2023 02:00 via birminghamworld.uk
  Other Regional Press - A number of local Birmingham rail projects have been identified as unlikely benefactors of the HS2 line from Birmingham to Manchester being cancelled
  
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• Shrewsbury on-demand bus service to begin under trial

  11-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - An on-demand bus service is set to be trialled in Shrewsbury.
  Passengers will be offered free transport to try out the buses, which will be available to book via an app or phone call.
  
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• Second TGV M trainset begins tests on the French network

  11-10-2023 02:00 via railtech.com
  
  Raitech.com - The TGV M test campaign, which began in June 2023, accelerated in October with the arrival of a second test train on the French national rail network. It will be running until mid-November on the Sud Europe Atlantique high-speed line. Success in this testing phase will enable the TGV Ms safety equipment to be validated.
  
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• Saudi Arabia Railways starts hydrogen train tests with Alstom

  11-10-2023 02:00 via railtech.com
  
  Raitech.com - Saudi Arabia Railways (SAR) and French rolling stock manufacturer Alstom will start testing the Coradia iLint hydrogen fuel cell train in the Saudi capital Riyadh this month. It will be the first time a hydrogen train will run in the Middle East.
  
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• Rolling Stock Market to Touch USD 74.86 Billion by 2030 Driven by Increasing Global Trade and Freight Transportation Coupled with International Collaboration By SNS Insider

  11-10-2023 02:00 via globenewswire.com
  
  Other News Sources - Based on SNS Insiders research, the rolling stock market is influenced by a complex interplay of factors, from urbanization and environmental concerns to technological advancements and government initiatives.
  
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• Report finds wheels stopped rotating 55 miles before Carlisle train derailment

  11-10-2023 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - A report into a train derailment in Carlisle has found that one set of wheels on the train stopped rotating during the journey.
  
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• Politics: North-east should benefit from new rail investment

  11-10-2023 02:00 via grampianonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Transport issues dominated the news last week.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak decided to allow the whole of the Conservative Party Conference be dominated by speculation that the new high-speed rail linkHS2was going to have the link to Manchester scrapped.
  
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• New £26.5M White Rose station in Leeds takes shape with installation of link bridges

  11-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Construction of the £26.5M White Rose station in Leeds has reached a milestone with contractor Spencer Group having installed two link bridges from the station buildings to platform level.
  
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• McGills marks world car free day with Free Bus Friday

  11-10-2023 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - As part of World Car Free Day celebrations on 22 September, and to highlight the car-free options available across the region, McGills Buses and Inverclyde Council partnered to deliver a Free Bus Friday in the Inverclyde area, during which all journeys on the operators buses in the area were free.
  
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• Mayor calls for scrapped HS2 land to be safeguarded

  11-10-2023 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The mayor of Greater Manchester has called for land which has already been bought for HS2s axed Phases 2A and 2B to Crewe and Manchester to be safeguarded. The government has said the land will be resold, but Andy Burnham, who was speaking at a fringe event during the Labour Party conference, said the short timetable for a sell-off was not acceptable, and that the Prime Ministers decision to abandon the route, announced six days ago at the Conservative Party conference, mustnt be allow
  
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• Madrid to Modernise Fleet with Plans for 80 New Metro Trains

  11-10-2023 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Other News Sources - Madrids Governing Council has approved the purchase of 80 metro trains to modernise the citys fleet, increase capacity and improve energy efficiency and passenger experience.
  
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• Luton Airport flights suspended after large car park fire

  11-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A multi-storey car park partially collapses and up to 1,200 vehicles may have been damaged.
  
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• London Luton Airport closed as fire rips through car park

  11-10-2023 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Luton Airport has been closed after a fire ripped through a multi-storey car park, causing it to collapse
  
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• London Luton Airport closed and flights suspended as fire rips through car park

  11-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Footage posted on social media showed flames and smoke tearing through cars parked at the newly-built airport car park.
  
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• Labour recommits to Northern Powerhouse Rail but no promise to deliver HS2

  11-10-2023 02:00 via building.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Both schemes were previously Labour manifesto commitmentsLabours shadow transport secretary has re-stated the partys commitment to building Northern Powerhouse Rail but could not make the same promise on the second phase of HS2.
  
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• Kier to take over works on Black Country stations started by failed Buckingham Group

  11-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Work is set to restart on the £55M project to create two new stations in the Black Country, after local transport chiefs confirmed that Kier would take over from failed Buckingham Group.
  
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• Ilkley 20mph zone: Questions to be asked in poll revealed

  11-10-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The questions to be asked in a poll on Ilkley's 20mph zone have been revealed.
  
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• Hull City Council leader calls on Secretary of State for update on rail electrification

  11-10-2023 02:00 via news.hull.gov.uk
  
  Local Government - Councillor Mike Ross, leader of Hull City Council, has (today) written to the Secretary of State for Transport to seek clarification on when the government expect electrification of the Hull to Leeds rail line to take place.
  
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• HS2: Prime Minister refuses to back own promise that high speed rail will reach Euston

  11-10-2023 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The Prime Minister has refused to back his own promise that HS2 will run all the way from Birmingham to Euston Station in London, which he announced in his conference speech last week.
  
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• HS2 cash could fund upgrades for key M5 route

  11-10-2023 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The council is waiting to hear what funding is available
  
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• HS2 Arup, Mace and Balfour among highest earning from £1.25bn spent on work for scrapped Phase 2

  11-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Arup, Mace and Balfour Beatty are among numerous tier 1 contractors and consultants that have been paid a share of the £1.25bn spent to date on works for the scrapped Phase 2 of High Speed 2 (HS2).
  
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• German train order increased to enable cross-border service

  11-10-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - GERMANY: Schleswig-Holstein transport authority NAH.SH has increased the size of an order for electric multiple-units, after Denmark approved financial support which will enable services to be extended across the border to Tinglev.
  
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• First of c2cs Class 720 Aventra Trains Enter Passenger Service

  11-10-2023 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Other News Sources - The first of c2cs new fleet of Class 720 trains, leased from Porterbrook, have entered passenger service.
  
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• First Class 720 train enters passenger service

  11-10-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Trenitalia-owned train operator c2c recently celebrated its new Class 720 trains entering passenger service with a surprise tribute to former Managing Director, Julian Drury.
  
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• Farmer who lost 40 acres of his land to make way for now cancelled HS2 route says he still hasn't received any compensation after it was acquired by compulsory purchase order in February

  11-10-2023 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Bernard Kettle, 82, who owns Bower End farm in Madeley, Staffordshire, said 40 acres of his 100-acre site were compulsory purchased for the planned Phase 2a up to Crewe in February.
  
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• Even as UK Cancels HS2, High-Speed Rail Projects Around the World Increase

  11-10-2023 02:00 via engineering.com
  
  Other News Sources - Completed lines in the U.S. and Asia show the importance of adhering to budget.
  
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• EU scraps competition law exemptions for shipping lines

  11-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Clampdown comes at critical time for container companies whose earnings have fallen since the end of lockdown
  
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• Electric bus station fire could turn high-rise homes into volcano, residents warn. subscription

  11-10-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Calls to scrap £1.7bn development in Edgware driven by fears of thermal runaway under flats
  
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• 'Derelict eyesore' all that's left of failed £150m Woking railway arch-widening project

  11-10-2023 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Whatever plans unfold for the archway, it won't be quick, and there's no money for it"
  
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• Demand for £2bn Welsh HS2 cash could go to court

  11-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Welsh government is considering legal action against the Conservative UK government over HS2.
  
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• Coventry needs to 'cut back parking charges' to avoid 'ghost town' fears

  11-10-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Readers shared their concerns about the possibility of Coventry becoming scarce
  
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• Carlisle Support Services appointed to enhance event management operations at the Wembley Stadium station

  11-10-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Chiltern Railways appointed Carlisle Support Services to enhance event management operations at the Wembley Stadium station.
  
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• Bristol Airport appoints planning and sustainability director

  11-10-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Clare Hennessey has previously worked on major projects such as the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant and the London 2012 Olympic Games
  
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• 'Better service' promise over West Yorkshire bus franchise plan

  11-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans to bring West Yorkshire's buses back under public control have been put out to public consultation.
  
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• Bedbugs a real source of concern' on London transport, says Sadiq Khan

  11-10-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Mayor says there is no complacency as video appears to show insect on tubeafter outbreaks reported in Paris.
  
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• Alstoms shares have plummeted by over 35 on H1 results

  11-10-2023 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Railway Technology - The company maintains a positive outlook despite shares dropping drastically by over one-third.
  
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