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• Government’s draft rail reform bill published ‘fittingly late’, Labour says

  20-02-2024 18:05
  
  Bill aimed at paving way for Great British Railways ‘has no prospect’ of becoming law, according to opposition MPsA draft bill to reform Britain’s railway has been published by the government – derided by Labour as “fittingly late” and with no prospect of becoming law.The bill, which can go before MPs for scrutiny but will not be put forward for legislation before the election, theoretically paves the way for an independent Great British Railways body to overs
  
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• Draft rail reform bill published ‘fittingly late’, Labour says

  20-02-2024 18:05
  
  Government legislation for independent Great British Railways has little prospect of becoming lawA draft bill to reform Britain’s railway has been published by the government – derided by Labour as “fittingly late” and with no prospect of becoming law.The bill, which can go before MPs for scrutiny but will not be put forward for legislation before the election, theoretically paves the way for an independent Great British Railways body to oversee both the railway infrastru
  
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• The problem with the Windrush line | Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff

  20-02-2024 15:58
  
  More than 50 people have died waiting for their Windrush compensation claims to be processed. As campaigners say, it is time for justice – not gesturesLast week, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, revealed that the Overground tube line would be split up and renamed to honour and celebrate “different parts of London’s unique local history and culture”. The newly renamed lines include Lioness, Mildmay, Liberty and, perhaps most controversially, Windrush. Announced just three
  
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• Wokingham rail work completed

  20-02-2024 01:00 via wokingham.today
  
  Other Regional Press - Network Rail and South Western Railway have switched on new signalling equipment which is expected to bring more reliable journeys to customers travelling between Reading, London and Guildford.
  
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• WATCH: See the interior of East Midlands Railways new trains

  20-02-2024 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - East Midlands Railway (EMR) has released a 13-minute video showing what the interiors of its new Aurora fleet will look like and highlighting all the features that the company has worked so hard to refine.
  
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• Villagers 'frightened' of HS2 sinkholes near homes

  20-02-2024 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/24129985.villagers-frightened-hs2-sinkholes-near-homes/
  
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• University of Birmingham on track with Japan rail partnership

  20-02-2024 01:00 via birmingham.ac.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Railways experts forge partnership to create innovative technology for Japans railways.
  
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• Transport Secretary announces Sir Gareth Rhys Williams as new National Highways Chair

  20-02-2024 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - The Chair will oversee the delivery of the governments £24 billion investment into roads across the country.
  
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• Transport adviser appointed to new division of Edinburgh consultancy

  20-02-2024 01:00 via theedinburghreporter.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - SLR CONSULTING has appointed experienced transport advisor Iain Lamb to its Edinburgh-based team as the consultancy launches a new service offering for transport planning in Scotland.
  
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• 'Transform Wrexham General station into a local transport hub' - Lesley Griffiths MS

  20-02-2024 01:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Transport for Wales are a key partner in the Wrexham Gateway Project, which will regenerate the area of the city centred around the Mold Road. Working alongside Wrexham Council, Wrexham University and the Welsh Governmentwhich pledged £25m towards the project in 2021the aim of the scheme is to transform Wrexham General station into a local transport hub.
  
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• The one reason an aviation expert says Cardiff Airport just doesn't work

  20-02-2024 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - An expert has claimed Cardiff Airport "doesn't have a USP unique selling proposition", as the company continues to suffer losses. In the year to March 2023, the Welsh Government-owned airport lost £4.5m, after receiving a £5.3m grant from the government.
  
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• TfL wants to take on National Rail lines and turn them into London Overground routes

  20-02-2024 01:00 via mylondon.news
  Other News Sources - Sadiq Khan says he would like to see those key commuter routes devolved to TfL's control
  
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• Stonehenge campaigners lose legal challenge over road tunnel. subscription

  20-02-2024 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - The group Save Stonehenge World Heritage Site wanted to overturn a development consent order issued last July by Mark Harper, the transport secretary
  
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• Somerset community groups asked to design public transport

  20-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Community groups are being invited to design and run their own public transport.
  
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• Some York bus services are to be reduced as transport costs rise

  20-02-2024 01:00 via yorkmix.com
  Other Regional Press - Bus services in York are set to be cut as costs rise and passenger numbers fall.
  
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• Security failings let high-risk private jet passengers into UK. subscription

  20-02-2024 01:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Checks were made on 20 per cent of high-risk travellers arriving at London City airport instead of 100 per cent, the chief inspector of borders and immigration said
  
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• Rail Update Statement - Mark Harper MP

  20-02-2024 01:00 via questions-statements.parliament.uk
  Department for Transport - I am pleased to lay the governments response to the consultation on legislation required to deliver rail reform today. I am also publishing the draft Rail Reform Bill today, ahead of pre-legislative scrutiny which will be carried out by the Transport Select Committee. I have deposited copies of both of these documents in the libraries of both Houses.
  
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• Rail passenger growth report highlights critical need for investment

  20-02-2024 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - New research by consultancy Steer for the Railway Industry Association (RIA) has found that rail passenger numbers could double by 2050.
  
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• Porterbrook takes stake in Scottish train refurbishment company

  20-02-2024 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Porterbrook, a leading rail financier and leaser, has agreed a deal with Kilmarnock based Brodie Engineering.
  
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• Porterbrook takes stake in Brodie Engineering

  20-02-2024 01:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - Rolling stock financier and asset management company Porterbrook has agreed a deal to take a 49 stake in Brodie Engineering.
  
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• Porterbrook agrees deal to take stake in Brodie Engineering

  20-02-2024 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Leading rolling stock financier and asset management company Porterbrook has today (Tuesday 16 Feruary) agreed a deal to take a 49 per cent stake in Brodie Engineering.
  
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• Plans for return of railway station in St Athan take big step forward

  20-02-2024 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Trains will stop in the community for the first time in 60 years if the plans get the go-ahead
  
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• New research shows HS2 will drive £10billion economic uplift in the West Midlands in the next 10 years

  20-02-2024 01:00 via mediacentre.hs2.org.uk
  
  Other News Sources - New research shows that the future arrival of HS2 in the West Midlands is already driving huge investor confidence in the region, with data pointing to an economic uplift of £10billion over the next 10 years.
  
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• Minister visits former Ironbridge Power Station to see how rail link could benefit county

  20-02-2024 01:00 via shropshirestar.com
  
  Other Regional Press - The Rail Minister has visited the site of the demolished Ironbridge Power Station to discuss how a new rail link could be created.
  
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• Midweek rail engineering work on East Coast main line sends air fares soaring to over £650

  20-02-2024 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - With some journey times doubled, British Airways is selling flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow for £656 one way
  
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• Mayor 'aware of' bus tickets which will COST MORE in Bee Network

  20-02-2024 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Some tickets will be replaced by costlier passes more when the Bee Network gets rolled out
  
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• Martin Lewis slams train operator as 500 passenger service heading to Sheffield with only one toilet

  20-02-2024 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Money Saving Expert's Martin Lewis has slammed a train operator after the service he was travelling on had only one toilet for 500 passengers onboard.
  
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• Managing transport demand and the needs of a growing population

  20-02-2024 01:00 via placenorthwest.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - In the modern world, transportation plays a pivotal role in the growth and functioning of societies by connecting people, goods, and services across our villages, towns, cities and regions.
  
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• Inter-island transport network maxed out

  20-02-2024 01:00 via shetnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - SHETLANDs inter-island transport network is maxed out, a meeting heard on Monday.ZetTrans lead officer Michael Craigie said the inter-island network has reached as much as it can achieve with the frequency of sailings and the length of the operating day.
  
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• HS2 will boost West Midlands economy by £10bn in next 10 years report

  20-02-2024 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Economic analysis of the impact from the impending arrival in the region of the high-speed railway was commissioned by HS2 Ltd.
  
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• HS2 could boost West Midlands economy by £10bn - report

  20-02-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The HS2 railway linking London to Birmingham could boost the West Midlands economy by £10bn during the next 10 years, according to research.
  
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• Government should seize opportunity to grow passenger rail

  20-02-2024 01:00 via riagb.org.uk
  Rail Industry Association - New research by consultancy Steer for the Railway Industry Association has found that rail passenger numbers could double by 2050.
  
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• First glimpse inside new London trains with details to make them 'as comfortable as possible'

  20-02-2024 01:00 via mylondon.news
  
  Other News Sources - The trains will also include features that customers have said they want to see - including air conditioning
  
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• Final phase of Devon and Cornwall signalling upgrade set to bring a more reliable railway

  20-02-2024 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Passengers are being urged to check before they travel ahead of Network Rails final phase of work to modernise signals in Devon and Cornwall and improve the resilience of the railway in the South West.
  
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• EU transport emissions have not fallen since 2011

  20-02-2024 01:00 via fleeteurope.com
  
  Other News Sources - CO2 emissions from transport in the EU have not fallen since 2011, says the European Court of Auditors (ECA). This despite reduction targets for new cars set in 2010. Engines have become cleaner, but this has been compensated by cars getting bigger and engines more powerful.
  
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• East West Railway Company kept no notes from drop-in sessions

  20-02-2024 01:00 via cambridgeindependent.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The East West Railway Company (EWRCo) has been accused of having no real interest in the publics views over the proposed multi-billion pound route.
  
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• Draft Rail Reform Bill

  20-02-2024 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - The draft Rail Reform Bill brings together the primary legislative measures, which form a key part of delivering rail reform envisaged by the Plan for Rail. These measures and policy intent were publicly consulted on in June 2022 in the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail: legislative changes to implement rail reform.Given the scale and complexity of the changes being made to the sector, the draft bill will undergo pre-legislative scrutiny to provide parliamentarians and exp
  
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• Container lines struggling with port congestion and ship shortages

  20-02-2024 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Carriers are turning up on the wrong days because of scheduling problems arising from Red Sea crisis, says sector chief
  
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• Carlyle in talks with London airport owner to resolve loan row

  20-02-2024 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Esken considers new funding deal for struggling Southend airport in exchange for giving up control
  
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• Bee Network: Pledge to reinstate 'lost bus services' in Bury

  20-02-2024 01:00 via burytimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham has pledged to reinstate Burys "lost bus services" with the region's public transport model set to roll into the borough.
  
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