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• Bus services cut disproportionately in deprived areas of England, study finds

  06-01-2025 21:00
  
  Most deprived areas suffer ten-fold bigger reduction, which in turn exacerbates deprivationPeople living in deprived areas of England have suffered disproportionately larger cuts to bus services, according research by a leading thinktank.The analysis by IPPR North found that cuts to services in England had been felt the most in “left-behind neighbourhoods”. Continue reading...
  
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• Regulator forces HS1 rail line to cut charges in push to open up route to Eurostar rivals

  06-01-2025 12:30
  ORR hopes £5m cut in fees will attract new operators on line from St Pancras to the Channel TunnelThe High Speed 1 line that carries Eurostar trains from London to the Channel tunnel has been forced by the regulator to cut the prices it charges rail companies in a push to open up the route to more operators and reduce fares.The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) said it hoped the £5m annual reductions in what HS1 Ltd may charge those using its rails up to 2030 will support growth, “
  
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• London is Europe’s most congested city, with drivers sitting in traffic an average 101 hours last year

  06-01-2025 07:00
  
  The capital beats Paris and Dublin, in second and third place, as traffic congestion gets consistently worseMuch like its gridlocked traffic, London’s position as the most congested city in Europe has remained unmoved, with it coming top of the list ahead of Paris and Dublin.Drivers in the capital spent an average 101 hours sitting in traffic last year, a 2% increase from the previous year, according to the transport analytics company Inrix. Continue reading...
  
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• Works on 'road from hell' to end after 23 years

  06-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - It has taken 23 years and cost almost mp;pound;2bn, but the major road will be finished later in 2025.
  
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• What next for High Speed 2?

  06-01-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - HS2 has been mired in controversy for years as fierce arguments continue about spiralling costs and what will actually be built. Ben Jones considers the future of the project under a new Labour government.
  
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• Tech, transport and talent: What 2025 holds for the North West, according to business leaders

  06-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - After a tough year in 2025, entrepreneurs and analysts are hopeful for the future but warn there could still be problems ahead
  
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• Staffordshire quarry wants extended hours to help build HS2

  06-01-2025 01:00 via stokesentinel.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A Staffordshire concrete plant is set to be allowed extended operating hours for the next three months - to support the construction of HS2. Pyford Brook Quarry, near Alrewas, was granted planning permission in 2022 and primarily provides concrete for the high speed railway.
  
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• Shipowners’ record order book for container vessels prompts downturn warnings

  06-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Total capacity of ships on order overtakes pandemic levels despite uncertain outlook for global trade
  
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• RIA makes three requests of Transport Secretary for 2025

  06-01-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The Railway Industry Association (RIA) is calling on the government to end mp;#39;boom and bustmp;#39; investment cycles and set out clear investment plans in 2025.
  
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• Rail suppliers 'remain strained since election

  06-01-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews - The immediate outlook for companies supplying the railway has remained mp;#39;strainedmp;#39; since the Labour government was elected in July, according to the Railway Industry Association.
  
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• Rail regulator orders HS1 to slash train ticket prices on Eurostar route

  06-01-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The Office of Rail and Road has ordered HS1 to lower its train ticket prices from April 2025, after finding it did not meet its duties for efficient spending. The 109km high-speed rail line was ordered to bring charges down by 3.8 per cent compared to its latest plans, saving passengers and freight trains as ...
  
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• Pop-up transport hub in Glasgow praised for success

  06-01-2025 01:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A pop-up transport hub in Glasgow has been praised for increasing active travel rates.
  
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• 'Once-in-a-generation overhaul of Crewe signalling system complete as three signal boxes close

  06-01-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Three signal boxes have been closed as part of a huge overhaul of the signalling system at Crewe.
  
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• New York becomes first US city to introduce congestion charging

  06-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Plan to ease traffic faced years of challenges and opponents want incoming Trump administration to block it
  
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• MP says station repairs due sooner, after meeting bosses

  06-01-2025 01:00 via so-counties.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A Cheshire MP says Network Rail has agreed to bring forward the start date for repairs to one of the county?s railway stations following his intervention.
  
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• Motorists warned of delays as A444 closed to one lane for 'banana bridge' inspection

  06-01-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - It spans the A444 dual carriageway
  
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• Mayors should take over local trains says northern leader

  06-01-2025 01:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - The north eastmp;#39;s directly elected mayor has called for regional leaders to run Northern train across the north of England.
  
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• Major National Express change set to affect bus passengers across Coventry

  06-01-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Adults will be charged mp;pound;2.90 instead of mp;pound;2
  
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• London roads still the most congested in Europe

  06-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - London has been the most congested city in Europe for four years in a row, analysis suggests.
  
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• London is Europe’s most congested city, with drivers sat in traffic an average 101 hours last year

  06-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The capital beats Paris and Dublin, in second and third place, as traffic congestion gets consistently worseMuch like its gridlocked traffic, Londonmp;#146;s position as the most congested city in Europe has remained unmoved, with it coming top of the list ahead of Paris and Dublin.Drivers in the capital spent an average 101 hours sitting in traffic last year, a 2 increase from the previous year, according to the transport analytics company Inrix. Continue reading...
  
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• Herne Hill commuters have given up on hellish rush hour trains amid constant delays and cancellations

  06-01-2025 01:00 via southwarknews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Local MP Helen Hayes has demanded mp;#39;urgent improvementsmp;#39; from operator Thameslink
  
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• Greater Manchester bus franchising completed with third tranche

  06-01-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Reregulation of bus services in Greater Manchester completed on 5 January with the rollout of the third tranche of franchising. That final segment broadly captures the southern half of the region and is significantly bigger in scope than the first and second tranches.
  
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• Government may scrap net zero 'flight tax' subscription

  06-01-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The government has admitted it may have to backtrack on a net zero mp;#39;flight taxmp;#39; if it adds hundreds of pounds to holidaymakers journeys.
  
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• German giant wants to pitch in to make Britain?s trains run on time subscription

  06-01-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - German industrial giant Siemens is urging Labour to let it upgrade underperforming rail routes, as the Chancellor explores cheap ways of modernising the network.
  
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• German giant wants to pitch in to make Britain's trains run on time subscription

  06-01-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - German industrial giant Siemens is urging Labour to let it upgrade underperforming rail routes, as the Chancellor explores cheap ways of modernising the network.
  
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• FirstGroup's half-year results reveal plans for 'operational delivery' for rail

  06-01-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - FirstGroup says it has mp;#39;clear plans to navigate the evolving marketmp;#39;, as it presented an upbeat set of half-year results to shareholders.
  
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• FirstGroup to add bus and open access rail routes amid Labour nationalisation

  06-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - UKmp;#146;s largest train operator under pressure to diversify due to government plans
  
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• Eversholt's Class 321 EMUs heading for scrap despite ?60m rebuild

  06-01-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Eversholt Rail is preparing to dispose of its 30 Class 321 ?Renatus? electric multiple units, even though they were completely rebuilt with new traction equipment and smart interiors at a cost of ?60 million, and only worked for five years.
  
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• Eversholt's Class 321 EMUs heading for scrap despite £60m rebuild

  06-01-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Eversholt Rail is preparing to dispose of its 30 Class 321 Renatus electric multiple units, even though they were completely rebuilt with new traction equipment and smart interiors at a cost of mp;pound;60 million, and only worked for five years.
  
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• Donated bikes help refugees feel better connected

  06-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Since 2016, charity Bikes for Refugees has handed out more than 3,000 bikes from its hubs in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
  
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• Ditch your car to keep 32 bus fare, mayor urges

  06-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The mayor of Greater Manchester has asked people to ditch their cars in 2025 if the regionmp;#39;s new bus network is to be a success.
  
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• Digital signalling installed at one of Britain's busiest railway junctions

  06-01-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - On Friday, 3rd January, control of rail traffic through one of Britainmp;#39;s busiest railway junctions, at Crewe in Cheshire, was transferred to a state-of-the-art Rail Operating Centre in Manchester.mp;amp;#8232;
  
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• Devolution plans could mean a new Mayor for Sussex

  06-01-2025 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A special meeting of Brighton and Hovemp;#146;s cabinet will ask councillors to back the city council taking part in a devolution priority programme.
  
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• Deputy leader says gyratory project will make Shrewsbury nicer to visit as work around station begins again

  06-01-2025 01:00 via shropshirestar.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A long-running scheme to improve the road and pedestrian network around Shrewsbury's railway station will resume today after a break over Christmas.
  
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• City bus station back in action following year-long closure

  06-01-2025 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Bus services have resumed at Bradford Interchange again - a year after it closed due to structural problems.
  
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• Bristol transport 2025: What's happening with trams, new train stations, buses and scooters

  06-01-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - There were some major changes to the citymp;#39;s transport network in 2024 and more huge changes are planned
  
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• Bradford Interchange reopens but snow forces buses to be recalled to depot

  06-01-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The long-anticipated reopening of Bradford Interchange has happenedmp;nbsp;today, but duemp;nbsp;to heavy snow very few buses are in operation.
  
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• Amsterdam abandons smart traffic lights amid privacy fears Subscription

  06-01-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The technology, which collects road users? personal data through mobile phone apps, raised concerns about cybersecurity
  
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• £10m railway station refurb nears completion

  06-01-2025 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Network Rail has confirmed a mp;pound;10m renovation of a 130-year-old West Yorkshire railway station has been mp;#39;substantially completedmp;#39;.
  
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• Airports reopen runways after snow disruption

  06-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Passengers who were due to fly into Manchester and Liverpool airports have been diverted.
  
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