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• LNER simpler fares trial adds more than £100 to some train journeys

  16-02-2024 14:58
  
  Campaigners urge rail firm to rethink ‘beyond tolerable’ prices on many trains running from London to EdinburghJourneys on many intercity trains running from London to Edinburgh are more than twice as expensive since the launch of a “simpler fares” initiative designed to make rail ticketing less complex, it has emerged.The train operator LNER started the pilot scheme this month after pledging to make ticketing easier and better value for money with more advance fares for
  
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• Unions criticise ‘demeaning’ gift bag for menopausal staff at Avanti West Coast

  16-02-2024 14:09
  
  Aslef said train company’s handout to women was ‘insulting gimmick’, while TSSA called it ‘dismissive’ and belittlingA gift bag designed for menopausal women working at Avanti West Coast containing a fan and a jelly baby has been denounced as “demeaning” and an “insulting gimmick” by rail unions.The pack included a fan for hot sweats, a jelly baby sweet “in case you feel like biting someone’s head off”, a tissue “if yo
  
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• Young Bus Professionals is go as Glasgow conference approaches

  16-02-2024 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The former Young Bus Managers Network has been rechristened Young Bus Professionals in a move that the organisation says reflects the bus industrys evolving landscape.
  
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• What are the new London Overground line names? Rail network set for rebrand

  16-02-2024 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - All six of Londons Overground lines will receive new names, in an attempt to make it easier for passengers to know where their train goes.
  
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• West Yorkshire train services to be disrupted next week

  16-02-2024 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Continuing work on the Transpennine Route Upgrade will affect train services between Huddersfield and Leeds between this Saturday, 17 and the following Sunday, 25 February.
  
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• Waterbeach station relocation delayed for second time

  16-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The relocation of a railway station has been delayed for a second time and will open 12 months behind schedule.
  
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• Watch incredible drone footage showing the latest progress at huge rail freight interchange in Northampton

  16-02-2024 01:00 via northamptonchron.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Watch incredible drone footage which shows the latest progress at the major rail freight interchange development in Northampton.
  
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• UK, Germany and Norway lead the 2023 e-bus market in Europe (high growth in Italy and Spain)

  16-02-2024 01:00 via sustainable-bus.com
  Other News Sources - The European electric bus market experienced a remarkable surge in registrations in 2023, with a 53 growth in 2023. A total of 6,354 electric buses were registered across EU27, Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland
  
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• Tickets, please, angry Tories! You may not like the name, but youre welcome on London's Windrush line Jonn Elledge

  16-02-2024 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The right is furious, but those frothing about woke rail routes and a line called Suffragette should just try to enjoy the rideOne of the things that makes Londons transport network so specialalong with the worlds oldest underground railway, and the invention of the non-geographic metro mapis its use of language. A lot of transit systems rely on district names and street addresses when naming stations; almost all label routes with numbers, letters or colours. London, though, has S
  
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• There is no plan

  16-02-2024 01:00 via railengineer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - ,,, Wheres the plan? in respect of train procurement. Five thousand vehicles were ordered between 2014 and 2019 though since then there has been no substantial mainline train orders except for HS2.
  
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• The Times view on London Overground names: Battle Lines. subscription

  16-02-2024 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Having spent its short existence as one undifferentiated network, coloured orange on the map, Londons Overground rail system is being rebranded.
  
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• The new routes from Manchester Airport launching this year including the USA, China and more

  16-02-2024 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Airlines including Virgin Atlantic are expanding their services from Manchester Airport in 2024
  
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• Swanage Railway holds behind-the-scenes community days

  16-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A heritage railway line is giving people a chance to see behind the scenes.
  Swanage Railway in Dorset is holding a special community weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
  
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• Siemens Mobility Shakes Up Train Rental Market with Innovative Leasing Model

  16-02-2024 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Railway Technology - In a move that could change regional rail transport, Siemens Mobility has launched Smart Train Lease GmbH, a subsidiary offering flexible rentals of state-of-the-art battery, hydrogen, and electric multiple-unit trains.
  
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• Siemens Mobility Launches Smart Train Lease Subsidiary

  16-02-2024 01:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Other News Sources - Siemens Mobility has launched a subsidiary for leasing regional trains: Smart Train Lease GmbH.
  
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• Secondment scheme to develop tram talent

  16-02-2024 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Light rail industry body UKTram is developing a framework for staff secondments with the aim of helping the sector retain top talent and to provide additional experience for young managers, engineers and other key personnel.
  
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• Robot dog unleashed alongside major roads to carry out survey work

  16-02-2024 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - The dog will operate in difficult to reach areas alongside motorways and A roads
  
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• Rail Partners Manifesto for Rail sets out aims for rail reform

  16-02-2024 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - A Manifesto for Rail' has been launched by Rail Partners that sets out a five-point plan for politicians to create a thriving railway that works for both customers and taxpayers.
  
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• Pulhams Coaches looks to growth as training academy established

  16-02-2024 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Pulhams Coaches focus on growth under Go-Ahead Group ownership has seen the appointment of Stuart Exler (pictured, above) to head a newly established training academy at the Bourton-on-the-Water business.
  
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• £32m Northlight mill businessman blasts Colne to Skipton rail reopening 'red tape'

  16-02-2024 01:00 via lancs.live
  Other Regional Press - I will keep working on the Colne-Skipton railway. Im pleased we have made some progress but want to see more investment to come
  
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• Portsmouth bus boom: city rated first in England for bringing passengers back to the bus

  16-02-2024 01:00 via portsmouth.gov.uk
  
  Local Government - The latest data from the Department for Transport (DfT) shows that buses in Portsmouth have seen a 22.3 increase in passengers over the course of the last year.
  
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• Plans for Castle Bromwich railway station welcomed

  16-02-2024 01:00 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PLANS to bring a new railway station to Solihull have been welcomed.The borough will get a share of the £1million earmarked by transport bosses to develop proposals for a new railway station Castle Bromwich.
  
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• Optibus transit software has been adopted by 5,000 cities worldwide (growing 5-fold in 2 years)

  16-02-2024 01:00 via sustainable-bus.com
  Other News Sources - Optibus announces that usage of its software for planning and operating more sustainable and efficient public transportation has grown to 5,000 cities.
  
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• Nottinghamshire councillors clash in row over HS2 land at Toton

  16-02-2024 01:00 via hucknalldispatch.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Conservative and Independents councillors have continued to bicker over the latters porposals to raise £20m for road repairs across the county by selling land at Toton initially bought for the now-scrapped HS2 northern leg.
  
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• New 'park-and-rail' scheme could help Southend prosper like New Zealand and Belgium

  16-02-2024 01:00 via echo-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SOUTHEND could mirror New Zealand and Belgium after a park-and-rail scheme was mooted as a way to help the city prosper.
  
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• MSP calls for sustained action to secure new station in Winchburgh

  16-02-2024 01:00 via falkirkherald.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Labour MSP Foysol Choudhury has called for sustained action to secure a train station for Winchburgh.
  
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• London Underground 'should be extended using disused railway line' as council considers motion

  16-02-2024 01:00 via mylondon.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Just three passenger trains per day connect Watford and Rickmansworth which are less than five miles apart
  
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• Lioness, Suffragette: New lines on Tube map revealed

  16-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - With each line given separate colours, the rebrand means major changes to London's famous Tube map.
  
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• Labour should commit to build HS2 Phase 2A

  16-02-2024 01:00 via cogitamus.co.uk
  
  Cogitamus - The cost of HS2 continues to shoot up.Sir Jon Thompson, HS2s Executive Chair, told the House of Commons Transport Committee that the likely cost could be £65 billion, in part because of extraordinary inflation in recent years. The Government, still whistling in the dark, asserts that it should be significantly less.
  
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• Kentish Town Tube station to remain closed until September

  16-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A north London Tube station that was closed for repairs will now likely remain closed until September.
  
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• Kentish Town station to remain closed until September

  16-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - It was closed in April to upgrade the escalators but transport bosses say other repairs are needed.
  
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• Greater Manchester: mine shafts found in railway station work

  16-02-2024 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - While carrying out work in connection with a multi-million-pound Access for All' upgrade of Walkden station in Greater Manchester, engineers discovered some historic mine shafts.
  
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• First Bus creates streetwear inspired by seat designs. subscription

  16-02-2024 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Free hats, T-shirts and bags designed by the Scottish artist Boiiing are aimed at encouraging under 22s to use their passes
  
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• First Bus creates streetwear collection inspired by Scotlands bus routes

  16-02-2024 01:00 via news.stv.tv
  
  STV - First Bus has launched a streetwear range, which is inspired by the design of the bus seats, in a collaboration with Scottish creatives.
  
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• Essex transport safety officers to patrol public transport

  16-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - New safety officers are being deployed to tackle anti-social behaviour on Essex's public transport network.
  
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• Congestion hurts bus services regardless of regulatory model

  16-02-2024 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Stricter parking enforcement and a harder line with roadworks by utilities companies are two areas that must be acted on if the congestion that increasingly hinders bus services is to be mitigated, Stagecoach East Business Development Director David Boden (pictured) has said.
  
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• CMAC Group is purchased by ComfortDelGro in £80 million deal

  16-02-2024 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Ground transport management specialist CMAC Group has been bought by ComfortDelGro for £80.2 million. The Singaporean buyer says that the deal reinforces its strategy to expand point-to-point mobility services and offerings.
  
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• Calls for 'iconic' bridge graffiti to be repainted

  16-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Calls have been made to repaint a fading piece of graffiti on a railway bridge that was painted almost 60 years ago.
  
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• Bucks HS2 sinkhole: Results of pollution investigation

  16-02-2024 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - An investigation into potential pollution at a Buckinghamshire sinkhole caused by tunnel boring for the HS2 rail project has concluded.
  
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• Bike.rent Manager talks revenue, and transforming urban transport

  16-02-2024 01:00 via bikebiz.com
  
  Bikebiz - Cycling plays a key role in the transformation of transport, shifting travel habits toward greener, more sustainable, future mobility options. This shift isnt just a fleeting trend but a full-scale revolution fuelled by the burgeoning bike rental industry.
  
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