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• Taxation is not a ‘burden’. It’s Brexit that weighs Britain down | William Keegan

  28-10-2023 13:00
  
  Taxes spent wisely improve lives and attract investors – and in fact leaving the EU has made cutting them harder than everOne of the phrases which do little to help public discussion of economic and social policy is “the tax burden”. Often when I come across it I am reminded of a master at my grammar school who used to delight in annoying his pupils by informing us that we were “the taxpayer’s burden”.Now, some taxes are no doubt wasted, and people have a righ
  
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• York to Grassington DalesBus route extended for winter

  28-10-2023 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - A bus service which serves the Yorkshire Dales National Park from York will run in the winter months for the first time.
  
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• What the HS2 money was spent on from consultants to photo booths. subscription

  28-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - On July 3, 2018, the projected bill for HS2 already sat £22 billion above original estimates. Yet that evening, at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant, executives enjoyed a meal at the taxpayers expense after a board meeting.
  
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• Trough-Tec Systems (TTS) achieves prestigious Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification

  28-10-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Trough-Tec Systems, part of the HIRD Group of companies, has announced that it has achieved coveted Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certification for the Green Trough range of cable management systems.
  
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• Treble passenger numbers and reduce car trips, says John Launder of Scotlands Railway

  28-10-2023 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - John Lauder, former CEO of Sustrans, is now in post permanently with Scotlands Railway following a 12-month secondment, and is leading the development of A Railway for Everyone, an accessibility strategy to be published later this autumn.
  
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• Transport Secretary gives reassurances over Bradford's new station

  28-10-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Transport Secretary Mark Harper has given reassurances over Bradford's proposed new rail station and fast train connection to Manchester.
  
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• There is 'opportunity' in the wake of controversial HS2 scrapping, says Andy Burnham

  28-10-2023 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The scrapping of HS2 has left Greater Manchester with an opportunity, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has told council bosses.
  
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• The strange cases of disappearing flightpaths, bridge arches and bus shelters

  28-10-2023 02:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast - In an antidote to intense recent coverage of HS2 and alternative schemes, Christian Wolmar and Mark Walker take a look at 5 transport stories from around the UK listeners may have missed 2:20.Christian reports on what the House of Commons Transport Committee was told about August's air traffic chaos 11:14, how National Highways in England has been persuaded to reverse the infilling of a much-loved railway bridge 16:50 and why so many bus shelters ha
  
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• The new Tory conspiracy theory? A 15-minute stroll is sinister subscription

  28-10-2023 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - hen youre younger, you know all the things that are controversial, divisive and outrageous. You hear about them the minute they break and have your own opinion on them 30 seconds later. Thats because being young is all about being with it, even if it is a massively depressing culture war.
  
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• Southern Rail could fine people without phone battery £1000

  28-10-2023 02:00 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Southern Rail has come under fire for a 'condescending' advertisement aimed at customers whose phone has died.
  
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• Southeastern Rail Teams with Siemens Mobility and Eversholt Rail

  28-10-2023 02:00 via globalrailwayreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - Southeastern Rail signed a contract with Siemens Mobility and Eversholt Rail for innovative Automated Vehicle Inspection (AVI) programme.
  
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• Scrapping HS2 should bring transport benefits to Staffordshire, county council chiefs say

  28-10-2023 02:00 via lichfieldlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Scrapping the northern leg of HS2 should bring transport benefits to Staffordshire, council leaders have said.
  
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• ScotRail trains cancelled and suspended after rain weather warning extended

  28-10-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Train services across Scotland have been cancelled, delayed or revised due to upcoming downpours.
  
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• Regional Transport Implementation Plan for southwest Wales submitted to Welsh Government

  28-10-2023 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Councillors across four regions of southwest Wales have come together to discuss the submission of a Regional Transport Implementation Plan which will decide how transport will look in the coming years. Members from councils in Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Camarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire all met to discuss the submission of the document to the Welsh Government, highlighting a number of goals and priorities it will look to take forward with regards to transport.
  
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• Rail Forum and Southern African Railway Association sign letter of intent

  28-10-2023 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Rail Forum (RF) and the Southern African Railway Association (SARA) have signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) designed to encourage collaboration and to promote long-term co-operation in rail infrastructure development for mutual benefit in their respective markets.
  
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• Oxfordshire County Council welcomes continued rail services

  28-10-2023 02:00 via witneygazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Oxfordshire County Council has welcomed a decision allowing two popular commuter train services to remain on the rail timetable from December.
  
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• New update on proposal to give older people with bus pass free country-wide train travel

  28-10-2023 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - A revised response has been given to an online petition calling for the change to the concessionary travel scheme.
  
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• Message to Government on rail projects: please tell us what you want to be delivered and when

  28-10-2023 02:00 via politicshome.com
  
  Other News Sources - The decision to scrap the HS2 Phase 2 leg between Birmingham and Manchester has received much media coverage in recent weeks. However, there has been less focus on what comes after.
  
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• M621 work to continue with installation of new gantries

  28-10-2023 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - TWO new overhead gantries will be set in place above the M621 in West Yorkshire during the next phase of work on major improvements to the motorway.
  
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• London mayor says Sunak plan for HS2 Euston leg verging on fantasy

  28-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Sadiq Khan rejects prime ministers suggestion that private sector will pay for 4.5-mile stretch of high-speed rail project
  
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• Lincolnshire announces £1.7M plan to electrify 19th century A17 swing bridge

  28-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - A £1.7M plan to electrify a 19th century swing bridge that carries the A17 over the River Nene between Lincolnshire and Norfolk has been recommended for approval.
  
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• Inverurie trains to be cut by the dozen to boost links between Aberdeen and Glasgow

  28-10-2023 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - Scotrail is proposing a new timetable, which will also affect customers in Stonehaven, Laurencekirk and Portlethen.
  
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• IAG and Air France-KLM report record profits over summer

  28-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airlines benefit from booming demand for leisure travel as results underline sectors recovery from pandemic
  
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• HS2 insists new West London station will still be 'vital' despite Rishi Sunak cutting northern leg

  28-10-2023 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Bosses say it will be as impactful in the west of London as Stratford station was in the east
  
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• High Court grants judicial review into governments active travel funding cuts

  28-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The government will face a judicial review into its decision to cut funding for walking and cycling schemes.
  
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• Graham Stuart MP renews calls for Hull to York rail link

  28-10-2023 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An East Yorkshire MP has renewed calls for a railway line to connect Hull, Beverley and York.
  
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• Governments HS2 Phase 2b Bill select committee seeks clarity following project cuts

  28-10-2023 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The chair of the parliamentary Select Committee scrutinising the now-scrapped Crewe to Manchester leg of HS2 has written to transport minister seeking clarity on the Bill's future.
  
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• European airlines: awaiting the ski-boot to drop on revenues

  28-10-2023 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Investors are starting to fret over rising fuel costs and high ticket prices
  
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• East West Rail case to be examined by National Audit Office

  28-10-2023 02:00 via cambridgeindependent.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Question marks are hanging over East West Rail after it emerged that the National Audit Office (NAO) is examining the case for the project.
  
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• East Hill lift in Hastings reopened to public and returned to 'former glory' after repairs to tracks

  28-10-2023 02:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - The steepest funicular railway in the country has reopened to the public and "restored to its former glory" after refurbishment works have been completed.
  
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