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• Welsh MP seeks assurances on Sunaks north Wales rail electrification pledge

  18-10-2023 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Plaid Cymrus MP for Arfon, Hywel Williams has sought assurances that the Prime Ministers announcement of plans for the electrification of the north Wales mainline will be properly and fully funded.
  
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• Welsh Government announces budget cuts to fund trains and NHS

  18-10-2023 02:00 via cambrian-news.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - CUTS are to be made across several government departments to funnel extra cash into the NHS and to keep trains running.
  
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• Urgent review of rail plans needed after confidence hit by HS2 cut, says Armitt

  18-10-2023 02:00 via building.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - NIC chair calls for look at rail investment following Manchester decision, as group releases second national infrastructure assessment
  
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• Trade union says Rolls-Royce's axing of jobs is without justification

  18-10-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Unite, Britains biggest union, has responded to the announcement made on October 17 that the aerospace giant is looking to make over 2,000 redundancies
  
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• Talks start on private cash for HS2 Euston

  18-10-2023 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Transport secretary Mark Harper has revealed that discussions have started on raising private investment to fund the construction of the central London station for HS2 at Euston. Mr Harper said talks took place with the Euston Partnership Board last week. The Board is a group of stakeholders which was set up in 2020, and is chaired by Lord Hendy.
  
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• Surrey County Council spent £140k on failed bid to block ULEZ expansion including huge payment to TfL

  18-10-2023 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The court ordered a number of councils to pay Transport for London's legal costs
  
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• Stansted boss: Scrap the tourist tax to keep London competitive

  18-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The boss of London Stansted Airport has called on the government to scrap the so-called tourist tax in order to keep London competitive.
  
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• Silence over future of Alstom factory in Derby as urgent meeting requested

  18-10-2023 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - Growing concerns over a three-year production gap between 2024 and 2026, threatening 2,000 jobs in Derby at train maker Alstom, have prompted Derby City Council's leader to request an urgent meeting with the Secretary of State for Transport. Councillor Baggy Shanker already wrote to minister Mark Harper twice in September asking the Government to take action to ensure work continuity and jobs at the Litchurch Lane factory but has had no response.
  
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• Portuguese operator CP cleared of historic debt: new trains in the cards

  18-10-2023 02:00 via railtech.com
  
  Raitech.com - A financial restructuring and a debt cleared. Portuguese state-owned operator Comboios de Portugal (CP) has been compensated for services between the years 2002 and 2019 by the Portuguese government, effectively cancelling almost all of the operators debt, opening the way for purchasing new trains for future high-speed lines.
  
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• Pause HS2 land sale, says government big projects adviser

  18-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Sir John Armitt tells the BBC the decision to sell the property is a
  
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• Nissan Qashqai ads banned for lack of clarity over hybrids need for petrol

  18-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Two ads for Nissans Qashqai hybrid model have been banned for failing to make clear the extent to which it needed petrol to run.
  
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• 'New train stations in South-East Wales could cut M4 traffic by 20', says expert

  18-10-2023 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - mp;#8232;Plans for five new train stations to be built in South Wales have taken another step closer to becoming a reality.
  
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• Network North: The Great Train Robbery

  18-10-2023 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  
  Transportxtra - LTT invited sustainable transport campaigner Chris Todd, Founder and Director of the Transport Action Network, to give his own appraisal of the Governments new Network North policy, and how it sits amongst the other recent policy announcements it has Imade, including the HS2 cancellation and Plan for Drivers
  
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• MORE TRAINS COULD RUN BETWEEN BRISTOL AND WALES

  18-10-2023 02:00 via bristol247.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Five new railway stations for south east Wales could form part of plans for more services between Bristol and Cardiff.
  
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• Merseyrail says 'no sign' of bed bugs on our trains as other networks hit by outbreak

  18-10-2023 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - The train operator is monitoring the situation but has seen no cause for concern
  
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• Marches LEP launches new £140,000 transport fund

  18-10-2023 02:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A new fund to help finance the preparation of strategic business cases for vital transport infrastructure projects has been launched by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership.
  
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• Long term review sets out pressing need to modernise transport infrastructure to support economic growth

  18-10-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Improved infrastructure to boost economic growth across the UK and meet climate goals is both achievable and affordable if the right policy steps are taken now, according to the governments independent advisers on infrastructure strategy.
  
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• London pollution: Maps shows worst areas for road run-off pollution

  18-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The interactive online tool highlights Barking and Dagenham and Barnet as two of the hot-spot areas.
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport £100 million transformation to begin

  18-10-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A £100 MILLION transformation of Leeds Bradford Airport is to begin imminently.
  
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• Leeds, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester need major public transport investment, report says

  18-10-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The National Infrastructure Commission says the scale of Leeds' transport needs could justify a tram or rail scheme
  
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• Land deal opens door to huge 2.5m sq ft logistics and rail freight scheme

  18-10-2023 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - National logistics developer Tritax Symmetry has unveiled plans for a 2.5 million sq ft logistics scheme in St Helens, within the Liverpool City Region Freeport zone.
  
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• Improving the journeys that matter most to the British public - Oral statement to Parliament

  18-10-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Mr Deputy Speaker, thank you very much.With your permission, I wish to make a statement on how this government is improving the journeys that matter most to the British public.
  
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• Govt should invest £22bn in public transport, says NIC

  18-10-2023 02:00 via placenorthwest.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The key to unlocking economic growth lies in improving public transport, according to the National Infrastructure Commissions latest National Infrastructure Assessment.
  
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• Governments new push for rail electrification too piecemeal

  18-10-2023 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - The UK Government has rediscovered its enthusiasm for rail electrification, but without the strategic direction which is driving infrastructure and rolling stock investment in Scotland. Railway suppliers reiterated their call for the Government to commit to a rolling electrification programme and publish a strategy for traction and rolling stock.
  
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• Electric car prices to rise £3,400 without Brexit tariff extension. subscription

  18-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Electric car buyers will be hit with a £3,400 price increase in the new year unless an agreement is reached with the European Union to extend new charges, analysis has shown.
  
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• Edinburgh considers partial SUV ban. subscription

  18-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Councillor argues bigger vehicles are bad for pedestrians, potholes and climate
  
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• Dudley Bus Station to be demolished in new year to make way for £24m transport interchange

  18-10-2023 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Dudley Bus Station will be demolished early next year so building work can begin on a new £24 million transport interchange.
  
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• Disappointment at Labours limited conference transport proposals

  18-10-2023 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - There has been disappointment amongst transport campaigners at the continued lack of detail about the Labour Partys plans for major policy areas in the sector, beyond rail and buses.
  
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• Chiltern Railways trains on Met line move to leaf fall times

  18-10-2023 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - A new train timetable has kicked in parts of Buckinghamshire due to fallen leaves on tracks.
  
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• Bristol one of four UK city regions identified for major public transport investment

  18-10-2023 02:00 via bristolworld.com
  Other Regional Press - Only half of Bristols population can currently reach the city centre by public transport within 30 minutes
  
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• Bolton: Chorley New Road cycle lane to be legalised

  18-10-2023 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A cycle lane on one of the busiest roads in and out of Bolton could soon be formally legalised.
  
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• Birminghams Saltley Viaduct undergoes design revamp by HS2 team

  18-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Mott MacDonald and Systra have redesigned a Birmingham bridge proposed as part of the surviving leg of High Speed 2 (HS2) to make it friendlier for pedestrians, cyclists and bats.
  
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• 'An embarrassment': MP's fury as Government accused of denying Leamside Line U-turn

  18-10-2023 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The row over the restoration of the disused railway line continues, with the transport secretary now accused by a North East MP of trying to pull the wool over our eyes
  
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• A train operator has admitted it has failed on reliability for passengers.

  18-10-2023 02:00 via lichfieldlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The comments came from Avanti West Coasts regional growth manager, Mark Osborne, at a meeting of Staffordshire County Councils overview and scrutiny committee today (17th October).
  
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• The £30bn question: will Tories embrace infrastructure report or stick with rhetoric?

  18-10-2023 01:01
  
  Sober assessment of UK failings from body set up by a Conservative chancellor poses ideological problem for governmentUK infrastructure needs much more investment, say advisersThe cost of upgrading the UK’s infrastructure to make it fit for the future is likely to be £30bn a year of public money, plus about £40bn-50bn a year of private sector investment, the National Infrastructure Commission has said.That figure of £30bn is strikingly similar to the Labour party’s
  
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• England’s biggest cities should introduce congestion charges, says commission

  18-10-2023 01:01
  
  Government advisers say congested roads and inadequate public transport constrain economic growthEngland’s biggest cities outside London should introduce some form of congestion charge to reduce car traffic and boost their economies, according to the National Infrastructure Commission.The commission called on the government to invest £22bn into public transport in Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Leeds, warning that “congested roads and inadequate public transport … c
  
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