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• Work could start on Meir's new station by end of year - MP

  13-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Work on a new railway station in Stoke-on-Trent could start by the end of year, a city MP said. Quite a "rapid process" by Network Rail was under way to build the Meir station, Jack Brereton, Conservative MP for Stoke-on-Trent South, said.
  
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• West Yorkshire bus franchising plans revealed as consultation is go

  13-10-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Bus franchising could be introduced in West Yorkshire from June 2026, with a decision on whether such an avenue will be followed due to be made by Mayor Tracy Brabin on 14 March 2024.
  
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• Vale of Glamorgan Council spends £2.7m on bus hub with no buses

  13-10-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Plaid Cymru's group leader on the council told Sky News the situation was "surreal". The council said the project was completed at a "very difficult time for the bus industry".
  
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• Transport Secretary Mark Harper: Why scrapping HS2 up North will be a good thing for Yorkshire

  13-10-2023 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the high speed route will now go no further than Birmingham
  
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• Transport Minister confirms pledge Government will 'fully fund' Shrewsbury's North West Relief Road

  13-10-2023 02:00 via shropshirestar.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Mark Harper MP's comments reiterate the pledge to 'fully fund' the road, which was issued after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced he was scrapping the northern leg of HS2.
  
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• The shambles of HS2 is down to a miserable failure of government

  13-10-2023 02:00 via yorkshirebylines.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The UKs first high-speed rail project, HS1, was a success in both time and budget, but the second, HS2, has been an embarrassmentwhy?
  
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• The new Welsh bus station costing millions which doesn't have any buses

  13-10-2023 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The station has a taxi rank, bike shelters and bus stops - however no buses stop there
  
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• SNCB unveils first phase of ambitious rail expansion

  13-10-2023 02:00 via businesstravelnewseurope.com
  
  News from Europe - SNCB, the national rail operator in Belgium, will begin the first phase of its ambitious expansion plans this December, which will include a new service connecting to Brussels South Charleroi Airport.
  
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• Plaid accuses Labour in HS2 funding row

  13-10-2023 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Plaid Cymru has accused the Welsh Government of refusing to fight for funds that Wales is owed on the ill-fated HS2 rail project.
  
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• New road proposed for Swansea's SA1 area

  13-10-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The Welsh Government plans aim to provide a road and pedestrian link along the south of Prince of Wales Dock
  
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• National Express Transport Solutions to close Gillingham, Sydenham

  13-10-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - National Express Transport Solutions (NETS) is to close the Clarkes of London depot at Sydenham in London and its base in Gillingham that came with purchase of The Kings Ferry, although no changes to those two respective brands are proposed at present, and work is expected to be moved to spare capacity elsewhere, parent Mobico Group has confirmed.
  
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• Morpeth station sets up owl decoys for pigeon poo problem

  13-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plastic owl decoys have been set up at a railway station in an effort to tackle a pigeon poo problem.
  
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• Metro Mayor gives update on plan for 'wonderful' Liverpool trams

  13-10-2023 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Steve Rotheram elaborated after suggesting trams could be reintroduced to the city under a Labour government
  
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• Keir Starmer sets out vision for Lancashire public transport after HS2 decision

  13-10-2023 02:00 via lancs.live
  
  Other Regional Press - The Labour party leader spoke about campaigns for a railway station in Skelmersdale, reopening the Skipton to Colne line and 'more devolution in Lancashire'
  
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• Hull to Selby railway electrification should be one of first projects funded with HS2 money, says council leader

  13-10-2023 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Hull to Selby railway electrification should be one of the first projects undertaken with funding freed up from scrapping the northern leg of HS2, Hulls Labour leader has said.
  
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• Government transport minister campaigns to reopen 'transformational' County Durham rail line

  13-10-2023 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - A transport minister has claimed that the reopening of a disused rail line would be "transformational" for the North East.
  
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• Elephant & Castle upgrade sees progress in basement works and prepares for tunnelling

  13-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The construction of a new integrated ticket hall at Elephant mp; Castle station has completed construction to basement level five while preparation for new passenger tunnels is underway.
  
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• Electrifying North Wales railway line will be a once-in-a-generation boost

  13-10-2023 02:00 via wales247.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Business leaders have hailed news that the North Wales main line is to be electrified as a once-in-a-generation boost for the region.
  
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• EasyJet to buy new planes and restart dividends after summers record profits

  13-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline strikes deal with Airbus for 157 short-haul aircraft and targets £1bn in profits over medium term
  
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• Drivers a £1bn cash cow being milked by council parking charges. subscription

  13-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Cash-strapped councils have turned parking into a huge cash cow as they seek to use motorists to bolster their coffers.
  
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• Dine through the decades as LNER opens special 1923 Restaurant

  13-10-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - VISITORS will have the chance to travel back in time and dine through the decades as as York-based rail firms launched a special restaurant.
  
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• DfT clarifies next Bus Fare Cap Grant allocation process

  13-10-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Operators taking part in the Bus Fare Cap Grant (BFCG) scheme will receive allocations for November and December based on existing data due to time constraints and will be reimbursed later if underfunded, the Department for Transport (DfT) has said.
  
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• Deutsche Bahn nears sale of red London bus operator Arriva

  13-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - International transport group with strong UK presence being pursued by investor I Squared
  
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• Cost of London-to-Birmingham leg of HS2 jumps by a fifth to £54bn

  13-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Increase comes after UK government axed rest of line to Manchester in bid to save £36bn
  
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• Cash pledged in full as Oswestry to Gobowen rail link to cost between £5.3m and £14.6m

  13-10-2023 02:00 via shropshirestar.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A light railway linking Oswestry with the mainline at Gobowen would cost anything between £5.3 and £14.6 million to built, with operating costs estimated at £196,000 a year.
  
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• Cameron Smith, Talor Gooch and Bryson DeChambeau battle for £18m prize

  13-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Big money is on offer at the last LIV Golf individual event of the season.
  
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• Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 4, Season 2

  13-10-2023 02:00 via cogitamus.co.uk
  Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast - In this special episode recorded in Liverpool focused on the 2023 principal UK political party conferences, Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the Conservatives announcement on measures designed to protect the interests of motorists 1:10 along with the cancellation of the remaining sections of the HS2 high speed rail line and the diversion of investment
  
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• Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 2, Season 4

  13-10-2023 02:00 via cogitamus.co.uk
  
  Cogitamus - In this special episode recorded in Liverpool focused on the 2023 principal UK political party conferences, Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the Conservatives announcement on measures designed to protect the interests of motorists 1:10 along with the cancellation of the remaining sections of the HS2 high speed rail line and the diversion of investmentThe post Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 2, Season 4 appeared first on Cogitamus.
  
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• Bus passengers give their reaction to news rival company will take over from McGill's

  13-10-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - Bus passengers have been giving their reaction after Lothian Country Buses dramatically stepped in yesterday to take over bus routes axed by McGill's.
  
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• Barry: Bus hub with no buses a £3m waste, says councillor

  13-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - No bus company has agreed to stop at a transport hub built to boost footfall in Barry docks.
  
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• Arriva reveals bedbug measures in Bucks after outbreak fears

  13-10-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - A bus company in Bucks has reassured passengers after the bedbug panic in London and Paris.
  
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