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• York campaigners push for 20mph speed limit across the city

  07-11-2023 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - CAMPAIGNERS in York are set to stage an event this week looking at turningYorks roads into 20mph speed limits.
  
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• Train operators to be forced to run 40 of normal timetable on strike days

  07-11-2023 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Minimum service level regulations are being extended to rail workers in England, Wales and Scotland.Train operators will be forced to guarantee that 40 of a normal timetable will run on strike days under a law to be introduced to parliament on Tuesday. The minimum service level regulations would make sure that certain priority routes can remain open, the government said, although it was unclear which journeys would be covered.
  
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• Train drivers wanted for 'Harry Potter rail route'

  07-11-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - West Highland Line services cross Rannoch Moor and the Harry Potter films' Glenfinnan Viaduct.
  
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• The Guardian view on Englands train stations: make them part of a rail renaissance

  07-11-2023 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The governments U-turn on closing more than 1,000 ticket offices is a relief. It is time to reject a short-sighted approach of managed decline
  
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• Teesside Airport hit by power cut with 'temporary disruption to air traffic control services'

  07-11-2023 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A spokesperson for the airport confirmed there was disruption to traffic control services after losing power
  
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• Strike laws to be passed to protect vital public services over Christmas

  07-11-2023 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Government - Minimum service level regulations for rail workers, ambulance staff and border security staff will be laid in parliament to mitigate disruption and ensure vital public services continue if strikes are called, the government has announced
  
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• Stoke-on-Trent to get public transport safety officers

  07-11-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport safety officers (TSOs) will be patrolling buses and trains in a bid to reduce the risk of anti-social behaviour.
  
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• Stansted Airport Watch to wind down after almost six decades of aviation activism

  07-11-2023 01:00 via bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Stansted Airport Watch (SAW) is set to wind down, ending almost six decades of aviation activism.At a special annual meeting this month, the executive committee will ask members to approve plans to convert the organisation to a trust, safeguarding funds for any future campaign.
  
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• Ryanair sees profits boom after hiking air fares

  07-11-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The airline says it carried a record number of passengers over summer, despite price increases.
  
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• RMT calls for ticket office cuts in Scotland to be ruled out

  07-11-2023 01:00 via rmt.org.uk
  
  RMT - RAIL UNION RMT is demanding that the Scottish government rule out ticket office cuts by ScotRail following the decision to scrap all closure plans in England.
  
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• Rail lines between Blackburn and Clitheroe blocked

  07-11-2023 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - All lines between Blackburn and Clitheroe are blocked and Network Rail is working to inspect the railway.
  
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• Plan for 40 of train services to run during strikes

  07-11-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - About 40 of rail services will run during strikes under planned minimum service rules for train operators in Great Britain, the government has said.
  
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• New multimodal infrastructure in CEE region to help EU meet its transport goals

  07-11-2023 01:00 via euractiv.com
  
  News from Europe - One of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe is currently under development in Poland.
  
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• New law to ensure 40 of trains run during strikes, government announces

  07-11-2023 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Ministers also promise minimum service levels for border security staff and ambulance workers in what they say will prevent disruption over Christmas.
  
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• Nearly half of Europes airport have now recovered 2019 traffic volumes

  07-11-2023 01:00 via businesstraveller.com
  
  Other News Sources - ACI EUROPE has published its latest air traffic report, showing levels moving ever closer to pre-pandemic 2019.
  
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• MP seeks public input following £3.4 million bus plan approval

  07-11-2023 01:00 via malverngazette.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - AN MP has asked residents which bus route is most important to them.
  
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• Minimum service level strike laws extended to stop 'unions derailing Christmas,' Sunak says

  07-11-2023 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Laws designed to provide a minimum level of cover during strikes have been extended to ambulance staff, rail workers and Border Force employees ahead of Christmas.
  
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• Minimum service level strike laws extended to ambulance, rail and border workers

  07-11-2023 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Laws designed to provide a minimum level of cover during strikes have been extended to ambulance staff, rail workers and Border Force employees.
  
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• Long-awaited works on step-free access at train station to commence

  07-11-2023 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Disabled passengers are set to benefit from new step-free railway station access following a multi-million-pound overhaul.
  
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• Local leaders seek to reverse 40 years of UK bus privatisation

  07-11-2023 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Franchise network run by Transport for London, a local government body, hailed as a way forward
  
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• Kings Speech: Driverless buses and delivery vehicles to get green light. subscription

  07-11-2023 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Legislation will pave the way for shopping to be delivered without a human by the end of the decade
  
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• Grow the Welsh Bus Network by Over a Third says Leading Transport Body

  07-11-2023 01:00 via businessnewswales.com
  
  Other News Sources - The Welsh bus network could be grown by well over a third, with nearly 40m additional journeys over the next four years, according to a new report published recently.
  
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• Go North East: Bus strike continues after talks break down

  07-11-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Fresh talks to try and end an indefinite bus strike at Go North East have broken down without a deal.
  
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• Flights at Bristol Airport suspended by technical fault

  07-11-2023 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Passengers are being advised to contact their airline
  
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• East Midlands Airport to hold speed dating business event to match local firms with clients

  07-11-2023 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Businesses can register now for the inaugural Meet the Buyers event on January 25, 2024
  
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• Dodgy pedicab drivers to be driven off London's streets by new law in King's Speech

  07-11-2023 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard -New licensing system will ensure rogue pedicab drivers are 'packed off to history'
  
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• DfT gives go ahead to £87M transformation of A164 junction in Yorkshire

  07-11-2023 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The Department for Transport (DfT) has given the green light to the £87M proposal to transform the A164 Jocks Lodge junction in Yorkshire.
  
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• CILT publishes 10-point plan after cancellation of HS2

  07-11-2023 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - London, UK6 November, 2023 - The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK is today publishing a 10-point plan as a result of the cancellation of HS2 one month ago.CILT has assessed the implications of the HS2 decision, and remains deeply disappointed at the cancellation of HS2 north of Birmingham.We believe this will do considerable harm to the economies of the North and Scotland. Instead of investing in the UKs major infrastructur
  
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• Chiltern Railways ban takes electric scooters off trains

  07-11-2023 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - E-scooter rules on board trains in Buckinghamshire have changed.
  
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• Bristol Underground could 'finally' be ditched as Tories dismiss plan as 'delusional'

  07-11-2023 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - But Bristol's mayor says underground sections are 'essential for a truly transformational transport system that Bristolians need and deserve'
  
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• Bolton: Diamond Buses office opened on Silverwell Street

  07-11-2023 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A historic building that had been dilapidated for many years has now been revived as a new bus company head office.
  
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• Anti-strike law requiring 40 of train services to run during walkouts 'won't work'

  07-11-2023 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Minimum service levels, restricting rights to strike, will be introduced for ambulance, rail and Border Force staff, but unions have claimed they are 'unworkable'
  
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• Alstom invests EUR 50 mln to develop maintenance depot in Bucharest

  07-11-2023 01:00 via romania-insider.com
  News from Europe - Multinational rolling stock producer Alstom officially announced an investment of over EUR 50 million to develop a depot in Bucharest for the maintenance of the new Coradia Stream electric passenger trains.
  
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