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• £1bn fund to expand EV charging network still not open after three years

  24-10-2023 07:00
  
  Rishi Sunak unveiled funding pot for expanding charging facilities at motorway services in 2020 but it is not yet accepting bidsAlmost £1bn meant to help build Britain’s electric vehicle charging network remains unallocated more than three years after it was first announced by Rishi Sunak.Promised in March 2020 before the first Covid lockdown in Sunak’s early weeks as Boris Johnson’s chancellor, the “rapid charging fund” was meant to support electrical capacit
  
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• Zonegreen secures 50th depot maintenance contract

  24-10-2023 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  
  Other News Sources - Rail safety specialist Zonegreen has signed its 50th maintenance contract with a UK depot.
  The Sheffield-based company has been appointed by Northern Trains to maintain its Depot Personnel Protection System (DPPS) at Hull's Botanic Gardens facility.
  
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• York's buses need to be more reliable, say campaigners

  24-10-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - York's buses need to be more reliable, say campaigners
  
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• World shift to clean energy is unstoppable, IEA report says

  24-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The world is shifting rapidly to clean energy but still investing too much in fossil fuels, the IEA says.
  
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• Which Coventry streets should be 20mph - have your say

  24-10-2023 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Should the city council follow suit of neighbouring Solihull and start rolling out more speed restricted roads
  
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• Vossloh Rolling Stock adds hydrogen to modular portfolio

  24-10-2023 02:00 via railjournal.com
  Other News Sources - Vossloh Rolling Stock has taken its first steps into offering hydrogen-based traction for its latest fleet of shunting locomotives. Kevin Smith visits the manufacturer in Kiel to learn more about its project with Germanys Duisport Rail.
  
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• Transport Committee criticises proposed rail ticket office closures as going too far, too fast

  24-10-2023 02:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - The Transport Committee has written to the Rail Minister, Huw Merriman, with concerns about the proposed closures of rail ticket offices and its impact on disabled travellers and travellers with access needs.
  
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• Tory ministers told to halt 'too far, too fast' closure of railway ticket offices

  24-10-2023 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - The Commons Transport Committee said ministers must rethink plans to close ticket offices at 974 railway stations across England that will hit the disabled and elderly
  
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• Ticket office closure deadline approaches

  24-10-2023 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Reports are claiming that at least some station ticket offices in England will be spared the nationwide cull which was proposed during the summer, as the deadline for making recommendations about the closures approaches. The House of Commons Transport Committee has written to rail minister Huw Merriman to express its concerns about the proposed closures and their effect on disabled travellers and people with special access needs. The letter says the proposals go too far and too fast, a
  
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• 'Slashing car use in York by 25 per cent is not realistic'

  24-10-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - 'Slashing car use in York by 25 per cent is not realistic'
  
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• Residents' anger at plans to scrap car parking for cycle lane, but council transport director says walking and cycling should be "prioritised" as "there's just not room for everything"

  24-10-2023 02:00 via road.cc
  
  road.cc - A proposal which the council says would see the "front of York Station transformed to create a new and improved gateway to the city", with safe cycling infrastructure, improved pedestrian facilities and better access for bus users, has attracted objections from some residents who do not want to lose the parking spaces in front of their homes.
  
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• Railway ticket office closure plans go too far, too fast, say MPs

  24-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The plans risk excluding some passengers from the railway, warns a committee of MPs.
  
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• Railpool orders Modula heavy shunting and freight locomotives

  24-10-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - GERMANY: Leasing company Railpool has ordered 45 Modula heavy shunting and freight locomotives from CRRCs Vossloh Rolling Stock business, with options to purchase 142 more.
  
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• Rail ticket office closures will go 'too far, too fast'

  24-10-2023 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - The transport committee says it is concerned about the impact on disabled travellers and those with access needs.
  
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• Rail ticket office closure plan going too far, too fast, MPs warn minister Huw Merriman

  24-10-2023 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Needs of the disabled and elderly ignored and some passengers risk being excluded from the railways, Transport Committee finds
  
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• Positive Traction launches 08e the future of sustainable depot operations

  24-10-2023 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Other News Sources - Positive Traction has launched the UKs first re-engineered battery powered shunting locomotivethe 08e.
  
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• Plans to close train ticket offices have gone too far, too fast. subscription

  24-10-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Transport Committee asks rail minister to reconsider radical changes and consider another limited trial run of the proposals
  
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• Plans to close train ticket offices have gone too far, too fast

  24-10-2023 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  The Telegraph - Plans to close the majority of the UKs railway ticket offices have gone too far, too fast, MPs have warned.
  
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• Plans to close almost 1,000 railway ticket offices went 'too far, too fast', say MPs

  24-10-2023 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Government-backed plans to close almost 1,000 railway ticket offices went too far, too fast and should be reconsidered, MPs said on Monday.
  
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• Over £2 million for Belfast International Airport (Levelling Up Fund 2)

  24-10-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Government - In the second round of the Levelling Up Fund, £2.3 million has been provisionally allocated for projects in Belfast international airport.
  
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• Northern revives former station house to be new one-stop shop for health

  24-10-2023 02:00 via media.northernrailway.co.uk
  
  Train Operators - A one-stop shop for health will soon take up residence in a newly refurbished space at Trafford Park station in Greater Manchester where visitors can have acupuncture or take part in yoga sessions.
  
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• New £1.8 million competition launched to support innovative transport solutions

  24-10-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - The competition will award grants to businesses that seek to provide solutions to some of transports most-pressing issues, including decarbonisation.
  
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• Nearly £40k being spent to fix escalators at Moorfield train station

  24-10-2023 02:00 via liverpoolworld.uk
  Other Regional Press - Tens of thousands of pounds are being spent to get escalators back in service at a busy Liverpool city centre train station.
  
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• MPs condemn radical plans to close train ticket offices

  24-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Biggest ever response to public consultation shows theyre vital, critics say
  
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• Ministers should reconsider rail ticket office closures in England, MPs urge

  24-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Transport select committee says proposals have gone too far, too fast and risk excluding disabled passengers
  
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• Metro Memory Game: Tube station challenge becomes commuter hit

  24-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Metro Memory Game, released on Friday, has already had over 100,000 plays.
  
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• Meet Northerns depot cats who have found their furever home on the railway

  24-10-2023 02:00 via media.northernrailway.co.uk
  
  Train Operators - Almost ten years ago, a skinny black cat showed up at one of Northerns Lancashire depots cold and hungry. The team at Blackpool took him in and named him 'Max'.
  
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• Mad for it. This is why Liam Gallagher doing public transport announcements is a shrewd move

  24-10-2023 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - We are bombarded with public messages that are bland and boring. Maybe a familiar voice will cut through the noise
  
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• Living room comfort at 300 km/h: First ICE with new interior design inaugurates service

  24-10-2023 02:00 via press.siemens.com
  
  Other News Sources - The new ICE interior design celebrated its premiere today in the 17th ICE 3Neo
  
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• Lifeline flights contract award

  24-10-2023 02:00 via transport.gov.scot
  Transport Scotland - The next contract to operate the Scottish Government-supported air services from Glasgow to Barra, Tiree and Campbeltown has been awarded to Loganair.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover unveils new £250m EV testing facility

  24-10-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The Future Energy Lab in Whitley will help the car manufacturer develop its next generation of electric vehicles
  
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• J Murphy & Sons awarded £93.4M contract to build Cambridge South station

  24-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has awarded the £93.4M main works contract to build the new Cambridge South railway station to J Murphy mp; Sons (Murphy).
  
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• HS2: England's buses get £150m boost from cancelled leg

  24-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ministers say the funding for buses in the Midlands and North will mean a
  
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• Hammer to crack a nut: magistrate quits over 20mph limit. subscription

  24-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Nick Colbourne, 66, said the legislation, which introduced the limit to all residential roads in the country, made him feel uneasy
  
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• Green-fingered volunteers spruce up award-winning station garden

  24-10-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Railway workers from the Wigan to Bolton electrification upgrades have swapped track for trowels to help out at a community garden in Hindley.
  
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• FREE 'HOPPER' BUS RIDES LAUNCHED IN CENTRAL MILTON KEYNES

  24-10-2023 02:00 via mkfm.com
  Other Regional Press - A new free bus service has been launched in Central Milton Keynes, connecting the train station to centre:mk and 12th Street.
  
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• Fifes regeneration boosted by £19.4 million investment (Levelling Up Fund 2)

  24-10-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Government - Fife Council has been allocated £19.4 million from the Levelling Up Fund to support regeneration in Glenrothes and Leven. This funding will help deliver an ambitious long-distance footpath connecting Loch Leven, Kinross and Levenmouth.
  
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• Electric car charging zone plan for Bradford filling station

  24-10-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - An electric car charging zone is planned for a Bradford filling station.
  
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• East West Rail: NAO investigation into planned rail line

  24-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The government's spending watchdog has opened an investigation into the planned £5bn rail link between Oxford and Cambridge.
  
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• CSX to expand use of Siemens software solutions

  24-10-2023 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Railway Technology - The two companies will build on an existing five-year relationship.
  
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• County's first electric buses due in 'coming weeks'

  24-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Norfolks first electric double decker buses will be going into service in the coming weeks, transport bosses have confirmed.
  
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• COMMUNITY TRANSPORT WEEK ROUND UP: MYTH BUSTERS

  24-10-2023 02:00 via rsnonline.org.uk
  Other News Sources - As part of Community Transport Week, Better Transport has been busting some common myths about transport.Our favourite is Myth 4: Public transport doesnt work in rural areas.
  
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• Cardiff Edinburgh open access train service proposal under development

  24-10-2023 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Grand Union has begun industry consultation over a proposal to operate five open access services a day between Cardiff and Edinburgh, and separately is looking at rolling stock options for its planned LondonCarmarthen and LondonStirling services.
  
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• Car maker unveils £250m electric vehicle test lab

  24-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The facility will test JLR's next generation of cars, including Range Rover and Defender models.
  
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• Cambridge South station main construction contract awarded

  24-10-2023 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Following the Rail Ministers commitment to fund the construction of Cambridge South on 5 June 2023, Network Rail has awarded the main works contract to build the new railway station to J Murphy mp; Sons Ltd (Murphy).
  
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• Cambridge South station building company gets £93m contract

  24-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Engineering company J Murphy mp; Sons Ltd has been awarded the £93.4m contract for the station on Francis Crick Avenue at the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
  
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• Bike insurance firm Bikmo looking to accelerate off multi-million-pound equity round

  24-10-2023 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The Flintshire-based firm has raised £3.4m in a round led by Puma Private Equity
  
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• Avanti West Coast: Union hits out at Christmas rail service cuts

  24-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Avanti West Coast says it is reducing services from 9-31 December on the West Coast Main Line.
  
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• £47.8 million allocation for Peterborough Train Station (Levelling Up Fund 2)

  24-10-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Government - Plans for the allocation are to regenerate the area around the train stationknown as Station Quarter.
  
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• £26.8 million to upgrade Fair Isle ferry (Levelling Up Fund 2)

  24-10-2023 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Government - Almost £27 million from the Levelling Up Fund has been provisionally allocated to Shetland Islands Council to help fund a new ferry for Fair Isle.
  
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