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• Wrong type of steel used to build new CalMac ferry. subscription

  25-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Ferguson Marine chief admits to lots of mistakes in the design of the MV Glen Sannox
  
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• Wincanton named Jet2.coms transport partner for retail products

  25-10-2023 02:00 via logisticsmanager.com
  
  Other News Sources - Airline Jet2.com has appointed Wincanton as its dedicated transport partner, with the logistics company set to manage the delivery of Jet2.coms retail products to airports across the UK.
  
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• What is the state of railway competition in Germany?

  25-10-2023 02:00 via railtech.com
  
  Raitech.com - Where does the still unshakable political trust in Deutsche Bahn come from?
  
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• Seat and Cupra chief: Theres a perfect storm ahead for European carmakers

  25-10-2023 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - City A.M. sits down with Seat chief Wayne Griffiths to discuss the European car industry and Cupra's roaring success.
  
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• Rural buses: Councils opt for 'on-demand' services in face of cuts

  25-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Councils said they could not offer a like-for-like replacement for commercial services that have faced cuts.
  
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• Report on 2021 Salisbury tunnel crash recommends Network Rail review fallen leaf low adhesion risk

  25-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The Rail Accident Investigation Branch's (RAIB's) final report into the 2021 collision between two trains in the Salisbury tunnel has recommended Network Rail review its management of fallen leaves causing its trains to suffer from low adhesion with rails.
  
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• Railpool orders 45 Modula locomotives from Vossloh Rolling Stock

  25-10-2023 02:00 via railjournal.com
  Other News Sources - With its first order for shunting locomotives, Railpool enters the European shunter leasing market.
  
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• One-day Travelcard saved as TfL strikes deal with train operators

  25-10-2023 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Ticket popular with people visiting London is saved - but passengers face one-off levy from March on top of annual fares hike
  
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• National Audit Office opens investigation into scope of East West Rail

  25-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The National Audit Office (NAO) has begun an investigation into a number of factors relating to the construction of the £5bn to £8bn East West Rail (EWR), planned to connect the university cities of Oxford and Cambridge.
  
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• More regular buses for King's Lynn thanks to bus service improvement plan

  25-10-2023 02:00 via norfolk.gov.uk
  Local Government - Buses between North Wootton and Kings Lynn will be running more regularly thanks to money that Norfolk County Council secured from the Department for Transport (DfT) to improve bus services across the County.
  
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• Montpellier to be first French city to make all public transport free

  25-10-2023 02:00 via connexionfrance.com
  
  News from Europe - We look at how residents can get a free pass and which other towns offer free public transport
  
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• 'LTNs should be introduced in Wallingford', says councillor

  25-10-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Pete Sudbury said some traffic should be restricted from entering Blackstone Road and Norries Drive in the estate off St Georges Road in Wallingford.
  
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• London day travelcards saved following revenue deal

  25-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Mayor Sadiq Khan says the travelcard will stay with TfL receiving a
  
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• London Day Travelcards are saved after talks

  25-10-2023 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -National Rail operators and Transport for London have reached an agreement which means Day Travelcards can continue to be bought by passengers who are starting their journeys from outside the TfL area. Travelcards were introduced in the 1980s as a joint initiative between British Rails Network SouthEast and London Transport, when the tickets were originally branded Capitalcards. They allow unlimited travel for one day on Transport for London trains, trams and buses, but were in danger
  
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• Ilkley 20mph zone: Results of Parish Poll are revealed

  25-10-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A Parish Poll carried out in Ilkley to gauge reaction to the planned 20mph speed reduction with road humps has resulted in a resounding no.
  
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• HS2 name its next two tunnel boring machines after two famous Ealing women

  25-10-2023 02:00 via ealing.news
  
  Other Regional Press - HS2 has announced that its next two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have been named Emily and Anne after two famous females who lived in Ealing.
  
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• Glasgow's economy crippled by poor public transport, says report

  25-10-2023 02:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Glasgows economic potential is being crippled by poor public transport links, a new report suggests.
  
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• Fife MSP to raise Dunfermline bus concerns with Transport Secretary

  25-10-2023 02:00 via dunfermlinepress.com
  
  Other Regional Press - CONCERNS over local bus services will be raised with the Scottish Transport Secretary after Baldridgeburn residents expressed their dissatisfaction about routes serving their community.
  
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• Ferguson ferry design 'more complex' than warships

  25-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The shipyard's boss tells MSPs the ill-fated ferries are more challenging than Type 26 frigates.
  
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• Electric bus service links Glasgows three main transport hubs

  25-10-2023 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - A zero-emission electric bus service has been introduced by ScotRail, in partnership with First Bus to connect Glasgow's three major transport hubs: Glasgow Central and Glasgow Queen Street, stations and Buchanan Bus station.
  
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• Could Glasgow return to the orange buses of the 80s?

  25-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Manchester has brought its buses back under public control - so could Glasgow make a similar move?
  
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• Changes to passenger journeys between Manchester and Sheffield while essential upgrades take place on Hope Valley line

  25-10-2023 02:00 via newsnow.co.uk
  Network Rail - Vital work on the Hope Valley Railway Upgrade is set to resume as improvements to the railway line between Manchester and Sheffield advance. As a result of these developments, train services will not run between Sheffield and New Mills stations on both Sunday 5th and Sunday 12th November.
  
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• Car workers' strike costing GM $200m a week

  25-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - General Motors details the hit it is taking from the strike, while the UAW union expands its action.
  
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• California puts brakes on dangerous Cruise robotaxis. subscription

  25-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - California regulators have suspended the licence of a self-driving taxi service after ruling that its autonomous cars pose a danger to the public.
  
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• Busiest Scottish car ferry route delayed again amid repairs

  25-10-2023 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - KATE Forbes has said locals should be given discounted fares on a trouble-hit ferry route once service resumes.
  
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• Bus fares capped at £1 on Sundays in run-up to Christmas

  25-10-2023 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Sunday single fares in December in the run-up to Christmas are set to be capped at £1 after Oxfordshire was awarded extra government funding
  
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• Brentwood train passengers still campaigning for station lift

  25-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - People with disabilities say they still cannot catch a train from their local Essex station to London because a lift has not been installed.
  
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• Bolton: Bus funding boost replicates Bee Network scheme

  25-10-2023 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A cash injection into transport services around Bolton has been dismissed as
  
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• Blackpool Transport to migrate Omnibus software to cloud platform

  25-10-2023 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Blackpool Transport is to migrate its Omnibus scheduling and depot allocation software to a cloud-based platform.
  
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• Balfour Beatty seeks sub-contractors for £334M of works on £1.3bn A66 upgrade

  25-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Balfour Beatty has launched tenders worth £334.5M for sub-contractors to take on major aspects of the £1.3bn A66 Northern Trans-Pennine upgrade project including earthworks, pavements and steelworks.
  
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• £1.84m boost for bus services across Shropshire

  25-10-2023 02:00 via shropshirelive.com
  
  Other Regional Press - North Shropshire MP Helen Morgan and Ludlow MP Philip Dunne have welcomed news that Shropshire is set to receive £1.84 million in extra funding for bus services.
  
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