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• Rail strikes: more disruption for passengers in Great Britain this week

  04-12-2023 14:56
  
  Chiltern, C2C, TransPennine Express, Southern and GWR among operators to be hit by Aslef action over payRail passengers around Great Britain continue to face disruption this week, with train drivers striking on four separate days in different parts of the network and refusing to work overtime throughout.The effects of the industrial action by the Aslef union in the long-running pay dispute will vary significantly by region, with icy weather compounding the misery for rail users in places. Contin
  
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• Work hub removed from Harrogate rail station

  04-12-2023 01:00 via thestrayferret.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Sheffield-based Workfromhub designed the facility to create private working space for an ever growing remote workforce.
  
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• Wales' public transport priorities all wrong, expert says

  04-12-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Welsh government has got its priorities wrong over public transport, an expert has said.
  
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• Vossloh to provide Deutsche Bahn with 600 switches

  04-12-2023 01:00 via railtech.com
  
  Railtech - Vossloh signed their first four-year framework agreement for complete switches with firmly committed delivery quantities with Deutsche Bahn. Over the next four years, Vosslohs Customised Modules Division will supply at least 600 switches to the German rail giant. In parallel, Vossloh will continue to supply DB with switch components.
  
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• Volunteers spend a day cleaning up Greater Manchester station

  04-12-2023 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Hindley station has been given a makeover thanks to a team of volunteers from the station's operator Northern, construction company Kier, and Network Rail.
  
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• Urban Transport Systems Market Expected to Grow Exponentially by 2029

  04-12-2023 01:00 via salisburyandstonehenge.net
  Other News Sources - Statsndata has published a report on the process of collecting, analyzing and interpreting Urban Transport Systems Market data. It has published reports on how companies collect, analyze and interpret their market data. This helps businesses better understand the Urban Transport Systems Market, identify customer needs and preferences, and assess industry competition. is an important step in developing a business strategy or launching a new product it-telecom.
  
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• Transport Committee warns Government not to overlook risks as it presses ahead with plans for rail strikes regulations

  04-12-2023 01:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - The Transport Committee has urged the Government not to overlook risks as it prepares to introduce its Minimum Service Levels rail strikes regulations, and be ready to learn lessons where necessary.
  
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• Train drivers strike brings further disruption to rail passengers

  04-12-2023 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Rail passengers were hit by further disruption on Sunday as large parts of the network ground to a halt amid ongoing strikes by train drivers.
  
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• Tory mayoral candidate for North Yorkshire Keane Duncan makes bus franchising pledge

  04-12-2023 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Conservative Party candidate to be the first Mayor of York and North Yorkshire is prepared to use franchising to improve local bus services.
  
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• Third award for HiTrans for ground-breaking transport project Go-Hi for the Highlands and Islands

  04-12-2023 01:00 via inverness-courier.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A pioneering transport accessibility app for the Highlands and Islands has picked up a third award.
  
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• The city Liverpool can learn from when it comes to public transport

  04-12-2023 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Echo - Dsseldorf in Germany is a similar size to Liverpool yet over 83,000 more commuters travel by public transport, so why is this the case?
  
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• TfL raked in £5.3m in first week of Ulez expansion. subscription

  04-12-2023 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The number of charges for driving in London leapt by almost 300,000 in the week after the expansion of the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez).
  
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• Simon Fell Column: Rural connectivity, transport and businesses

  04-12-2023 01:00 via nwemail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press -On Friday I brought the Roads Minister Guy Opperman to Barrow to join a meeting to discuss the transport issues in the area with local Council leaders and BAE to discuss how we can best work with his Department to deliver tangible improvements to the A590, A595, the Furness and Energy Coast Lines, and also our local transport networks too.
  
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• Siemens Mobility set to deliver 200 Vectron locomotives to ELL

  04-12-2023 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  
  Railway Technology - The European Locomotive Leasing Group (ELL) has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Mobility for 200 Vectron locomotives.
  
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• Shock figures lay bare state of Exeter's bus services

  04-12-2023 01:00 via devonlive.com
  Other News Sources - A study into bus services says that Exeter has suffered a huge decline in the number of buses now running
  
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• Service announcement: £3.9 billion boost for more reliable train journeys in the North

  04-12-2023 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Passengers will benefit from a fully-electrified line, accessible stations and more frequent services.
  
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• Scrapping of railway bridge plan by Network Rail 'not a surprise', says Easter Ross councillor

  04-12-2023 01:00 via ross-shirejournal.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SCRAPPING of a multimillion-pound plan to replace a deadly Easter Ross railway level crossing with a bridge is not a surprise, a local councillor believes.
  
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• Scotlands Railway working hard to beat big freeze

  04-12-2023 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Engineers will be working around-the-clock to keep Scotlands Railway running as freezing conditions continue to grip the county.
  
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• Sadiq Khan's plan to get Londoners out of cars and onto bikes and buses is 'stuck in slow lane'

  04-12-2023 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - 61.5 per cent of journeys were walked, cycled or made on public transport in 2022/23
  
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• 'Reopening railway really should not be a priority'

  04-12-2023 01:00 via devonlive.com
  Other Regional Press - Railways are reopening across the UK. The previously mothballed rail line, which runs between Okehampton and Exeter, opened two years ago.
  
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• Relief as residents win battle against new HS2 rail depot on their doorsteps

  04-12-2023 01:00 via stokesentinel.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Stone Railhead Crisis Group (SRCG) will now campaign to improve rail services for passengers
  
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• Rail minister confident private investment will turn Euston into life science quarter

  04-12-2023 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Rail minister Huw Merriman is confident the government can harness the power of the private sector to deliver a transformative life science quarter at London Euston and other rail investments.
  
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• Porterbrook Invests in Rail Charging Converter for Battery-Powered Trains

  04-12-2023 01:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Other News Sources - Porterbrook and Siemens Mobility have signed a 1.7 million GBP deal to install a Rail Charging Converter (RCC) at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.
  
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• Octopus charges up EV leasing business with £550m funding

  04-12-2023 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Octopus Energy's electric car-leasing business has secured an additional £550m in funding, the firm announced today.
  
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• Northerns new chemical-free cleaner leaves surfaces Ultra-Clean

  04-12-2023 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Train operator Northern has introduced a new cleaning product which will cut down on plastic waste and, according to the company, leave its train interiors clean enough to eat from.
  
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• Night bus news is great but our transport expectations are so low

  04-12-2023 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Echo - There was much celebration in Merseyside this week at news of the return of night buses between Liverpool and Wirral.
  
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• New Walk: Trees to be felled on part of historic city route

  04-12-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Trees that risk undermining a railway bridge that forms part of Leicester's historic New Walk are to be felled.
  
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• New research reveals financiers beliefs and behaviours on shippings transition to a low carbon future

  04-12-2023 01:00 via indiashippingnews.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A new research paper published in Journal of Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions by researchers from the UCL Energy Institute explores the role ship financiers can play in shippings transition to zero emission fuels.
  
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• Network Rail report discusses ambition to electrify Peterborough to Doncaster line which serves Spalding, Sleaford and Lincoln

  04-12-2023 01:00 via spaldingtoday.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - South Holland could get a surge of benefits if a new vision for electrifying our railway line comes to fruition.
  
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• HS2s River Blythe Viaduct designs reflect community feedback

  04-12-2023 01:00 via specificationonline.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - HS2s designs for the River Blythe Viaduct, including landscape plans responding to community feedback, will be on show at an event in Hampton in Arden, Solihull, on 5 December.
  
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• Green Corridors Expand In Number And Maturation, New Report Finds

  04-12-2023 01:00 via hellenicshippingnews.com
  Other News Sources - A new report from the Global Maritime Forum, prepared on behalf of the Getting to Zero Coalition, reveals a doubling of green corridor initiatives, increased maturity of existing projects, and a significant increase in the number of stakeholders involved.
  
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• Government pledges almost £4bn to improve rail links in northern England

  04-12-2023 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - The government has pledged £3.9bn to accelerate the Transpennine Route Upgrade between Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds, and York.
  
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• Government pledges almost £4 billion to improve rail links in northern England

  04-12-2023 01:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - The Government has pledged £3.9 billion for a rail project which will improve connectivity in northern England.
  
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• Government pledges £3.9bn to create more reliable train journeys in the North

  04-12-2023 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - The Government has unveiled plans to spend another £3.9bn to accelerate the Transpennine Route Upgrade between York, Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester.
  
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• Glasgow bus services should be returned to public, campaigners say

  04-12-2023 01:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Campaigners from several sectors have joined forces to demand that bus services be returned to public ownership.
  
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• Derby leaders warn Government of terrible consequences as efforts stepped up to save Alstom jobs

  04-12-2023 01:00 via eastmidlandsbusinesslink.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - City and business leaders have warned the Government that there will be terrible consequences if it fails to step in and save nearly 180 years of train manufacturing in Derby.
  
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• Conwy Valley station access fixed

  04-12-2023 01:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - A village railway station is now accessible to disabled passengers and parents with pushchairs after Network Rail finally fixed a problematic gate.
  
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• Concerns for Windsor and Slough bus service as consultation launched

  04-12-2023 01:00 via sloughobserver.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Leaflets have been seen on bus routes 305 and P1 asking members of the public to "have your say" over bus services between Windsor, Datchet, Wraysbury and Staines in 2024.
  
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• Cheltenham bus lane enforcement cameras go live

  04-12-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - New cameras to stop motorists from using bus lanes have gone live.
  
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• Cambridgeshire: Funding to continue for 18 bus services

  04-12-2023 01:00 via huntspost.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A number of bus services put under review by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority will continue to receive funding.
  
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• Business and civic leaders step up efforts to save Derby Alstom plant

  04-12-2023 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Nearly two centuries of train manufacturing in Derby could come to an end in a matter of weeks.
  
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• Bristol bus cuts leave elderly in Ashton Vale 'isolated'

  04-12-2023 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A community containing many elderly and disabled people has been left feeling "abandoned" after recent bus cuts.
  
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• Big airlines set to lose their grip on take-off and landing slots. subscription

  04-12-2023 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The grip of Britains biggest airlines on lucrative UK take-off and landing slots could be loosened under government proposals intended to give travellers smoother getaways and cheaper prices.
  
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• Arrivas successful partnerships recognised in UK Bus Awards 2023

  04-12-2023 01:00 via yourharlow.com
  
  Other News Sources - ARRIVA has won a host of awards at the 2023 UK Bus Awards in London.The leading bus operator was especially commended for how well it works with others.
  
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• A9 dualling: Three mega contracts to speed up completion being considered by ministers

  04-12-2023 01:00 via scotsman.com
  Other News Sources - Critics fear multi-billion project will not be finished until after 2030
  
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