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• Bradford clean air zone saves NHS over £30,000 a month in first year

  07-02-2025 07:00
  
  After one year of the zone, which is the second largest in England, GP visits for respiratory illnesses were down by a quarterBradford’s clean air zone has reduced air pollution and saved the health service about £30,700 a month in its first year, a study has found.Low emission or clean air zones are often controversial, especially when they are first proposed. The expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone became a major election issue, spawning disinformation, protest, van
  
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• Work begins on £295m West Midlands Metro extension

  07-02-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Work on the mp;pound;295 million project to extend the West Midlands Metro tram network in the Black Country is starting today, Thursday, February 6th.
  
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• Work begins on ?295m West Midlands Metro extension

  07-02-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Work on the ?295 million project to extend the West Midlands Metro tram network in the Black Country is starting today, Thursday, February 6th.
  
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• Why the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains still aren't allowed to run to Sunderland

  07-02-2025 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Network Rail compatibility checks that will allow the new Metro trains to travel to Sunderland are yet to be completed, almost two months after the first Stadler carriage came into service
  
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• Why Lower Thames Crossing is taking so long ? 36 years and counting subscription

  07-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The saga of the road linking Essex and Kent, with endless consultations and mp;pound;300m spent on the planning application, illustrates why Britain struggles to build infrastructure
  
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• This is the worst London railway station to be a last-minute train catcher

  07-02-2025 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro - A new trial to prevent passenger rushes has cemented King?s Cross as the worst London station for rail travellers who like to leave things to the very last minute.
  
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• Summer start for new access works from Peterborough train station to city centre centre

  07-02-2025 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - Work to open up Peterborough?s train station to the city centre is expected to get under way this summer.
  
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• Speed limits on some Irish rural roads reduced

  07-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The changes impact small mp;quot;rural local roadsmp;quot; with further reductions to be implemented later in 2025.
  
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• Spades in the ground on £295 million West Midlands Metro extension

  07-02-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Trams will run from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill, providing faster and more reliable transport connections to centre of Birmingham and wider West Midlands.
  
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• Spades in the ground on ?295 million West Midlands Metro extension

  07-02-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Trams will run from Wednesbury to Brierley Hill, providing faster and more reliable transport connections to centre of Birmingham and wider West Midlands.
  
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• Safety fears mean 'cautious' 20mph reversal

  07-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Wrexham council will take a mp;quot;cautious approachmp;quot; to plans to reverse the 20mph limit on 52 roads.
  
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• Rural intercounty on demand bus service expands to more communities

  07-02-2025 01:00 via staffordshire.gov.uk
  Local Government - An on demand responsive bus service connecting communities in the Staffordshire Moorlands and those in neighbouring Derbyshire has been expanded.
  
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• Return fares on most Welsh trains to rise

  07-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Some ticket fares will rise by 6 on Transport for Wales (TfW) trains next month, the Welsh government has decided.
  
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• Railway station for Derbyshire town would be 'transformational', says council chief

  07-02-2025 01:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - A Derbyshire town regaining a railway station after decades without one would be ?transformational? a council chief has said. Swadlincote is a member of an infamous shortlist of eight large English towns which do not have a train station and are not within 5km of one.
  
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• Railway station for Derbyshire town would be 'transformational', says council chief

  07-02-2025 01:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - A Derbyshire town regaining a railway station after decades without one would be mp;#39;transformationalmp;#39; a council chief has said. Swadlincote is a member of an infamous shortlist of eight large English towns which do not have a train station and are not within 5km of one.
  
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• Rail services delayed by 'disruptive passengers'

  07-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail services have been facing delays due to "disruptive passengers", a train provider said.
  
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• Rail minister and Network Rail CEO visit Oxford to apologise over three-and-a-half-year bridge closure

  07-02-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Rail Minister Lord Hendy and Network Rail Chief Executive Sir Andrew Haines have visited Oxford to apologise for the prolonged closure of a main road into the city.
  
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• Rail devolution under Great British Railways ? local control or a directing mind?

  07-02-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Rail Partners has launched a report urging the Government to clarify how Great British Railways will run the railway as a national network, while facilitating rail devolution. Read more from Chief Executive Andy Bagnall here:
  
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• Provisional first dates and locations of West Coast Main Line renewals as operators welcome work

  07-02-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Work to renew West Coast Main Line infrastructure is set to start in early 2026, when Network Rail will beginds replacing more than 100 miles of track and overhead line equipment (OLE).
  
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• Phenomenal figures released for York?s Park and Ride

  07-02-2025 01:00 via news-ne.firstbus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Figures released today show that 2024 was the busiest year for York?s Park and Ride since 2017, with the total number of journeys exceeding 4.5 million, almost one million higher than in 2023.
  
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• Phenomenal figures released for York's Park and Ride

  07-02-2025 01:00 via news-ne.firstbus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Figures released today show that 2024 was the busiest year for Yorkmp;#39;s Park and Ride since 2017, with the total number of journeys exceeding 4.5 million, almost one million higher than in 2023.
  
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• Nottingham cabbies say new railway station rank 'marks a big achievement'

  07-02-2025 01:00 via nottinghampost.com
  
  Nottingham Evening Post - Hackney Carriage drivers say the council is now working with them as taxis return 'to their roots' on Carrington Street
  
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• New Lower Thames Crossing map shows exact spot a bridge on the edge of London is needed

  07-02-2025 01:00 via mylondon.news
  Other Regional Press - A map showing where in London a new footbridge could be built as part of the scheme to deliver the Lower Thames Crossing has been revealed. The graphic comes as part of a scheme from National Highways to put forward a design for the new crossing in East London.
  
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• Network Rail appoints new deputy regional managing director to its North West & Central Region

  07-02-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Network Rail has today announced the appointment of Julien Dehornoy, CEO of Keolis Downer, the largest intermodal public transport provider in Australia, as their new NWmp;C deputy regional managing director.
  
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• National Express marks 100th anniversary of Greyhound service

  07-02-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - National Express has marked the 100th anniversary of the first long-distance coach service with en-route stops by uniting old and new vehicles in celebration of the Bristol-London service.
  
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• MPs criticise Bristol?s bus route cuts and funding disparities

  07-02-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - Bristol?s bus route cuts and unreliable services have left rural communities struggling
  
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• MPs criticise Bristo'?s bus route cuts and funding disparities

  07-02-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - Bristolmp;#39;s bus route cuts and unreliable services have left rural communities struggling
  
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• Millions to see faster journeys as government green lights £90 million for 4 essential road schemes across England

  07-02-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Government is investing in vital schemes to improve journey times in Wiltshire, Leeds, Essex and Buckinghamshire.
  
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• Merseyrail responds to claims made about 'permanent changes'

  07-02-2025 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - One concerned rail user has been handing out leaflets warning about the train operator's plans
  
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• Mayor denies £100m wasted on axed clean air zone

  07-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Greater Manchestermp;#39;s mayor says cash for the now-scrapped scheme has helped pay for cleaner transport.
  
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• Maersk chief expects no ‘massive impact’ from tariffs and forecasts trade growth

  07-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Vincent Clerc makes prediction as shipping group reports rise in operating profit to $6.5bn for 2024
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing announces even lower carbon emissions targets

  07-02-2025 01:00 via traffictechnologytoday.com
  
  Other News Sources - The team behind National Highwaysmp;#39; Lower Thames Crossingthe new road tunnel being planned under the River Thames, east of Londonhas revealed a new target to reduce its construction carbon emissions by 70 compared to its original estimates.
  
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• King?s Cross to remove trains from departure board three minutes before they leave

  07-02-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Trains from London King?s Cross station will be removed from the departure board three minutes before they leave.
  
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• King's Cross to remove trains from departure board three minutes before they leave

  07-02-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Trains from London Kingmp;#39;s Cross station will be removed from the departure board three minutes before they leave.
  
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• Great British Railways: Industry seeks clarity as reform makes slow progress

  07-02-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - The biggest reforms to Great Britain?s railways since privatisation 30 years ago are now being implemented. Andrew Grantham tries to cut through the noise and explain what is actually going on.
  
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• Gatwick Hoppa adds a trio of Volvo B8RLE MCV Evora buses

  07-02-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Gatwick Hoppa has taken delivery of three Volvo B8RLE single-deck buses with MCV Evora bodywork for use on a 24/7 service connecting hotels surrounding Gatwick Airport with its two terminals.
  
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• Full service resumes between Tamworth and Nuneaton following repairs to overhead line equipment

  07-02-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - A normal timetable has been restored on the West Coast Main Line between Tamworth and Nuneaton after successfully installing a prop to an overhead line structure.
  
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• Extra policing patrols after attacks on trains

  07-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Extra policing patrols have been drafted in after a spate of what officers branded "serious" attacks on trains.
  
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• Delighted my bus shelter plan for Gaywood has come to fruition

  07-02-2025 01:00 via lynnnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - It?s Liberal Democrat Rob Colwell?s turn to write the Friday Politics column?I am delighted that another of my plans to help the local community has just been implemented. The brand-new bus shelter outside of the Gayton Road Health Centre was finally installed at the end of January following conversations with Norfolk County Council and paid for from my Local Member Fund.
  
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• Cutty Sark station to close for new escalators

  07-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The third-busiest station on the DLR is to close to allow its four escalators to be replaced.
  
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• Councillor backs £10K boost for Kilbarchan bus service

  07-02-2025 01:00 via the-gazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A councillor has hailed a mp;pound;10,000 funding boost as the first step towards a night-time bus service in Kilbarchan.
  
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• Councillor backs ?10K boost for Kilbarchan bus service

  07-02-2025 01:00 via the-gazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A councillor has hailed a ?10,000 funding boost as the first step towards a night-time bus service in Kilbarchan.
  
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• Could Gatwick's second runway plans be hindered by public transport rules?

  07-02-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Gatwick says the condition is unnecessary, unreasonable and should not be imposed
  
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• Commuter backlash after Network Rail 'erases trains from departure boards early' to 'ease passenger rush'

  07-02-2025 01:00 via lbc.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Network Rail is facing a backlash from travellers after it began removing "long-distance" trains from station boards early, as well as bringing forward final departure calls in a bid to "ease the rush" of passengers.
  
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• Cambs authority could one day have more control over local bus services

  07-02-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Mayor Dr Nik Johnson will still need to make the final decision on the bus franchising scheme
  
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• Buses in Preston ?should be taken into public control for Greater Manchester-like system?

  07-02-2025 01:00 via blogpreston.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - That was the demand ? and claim ? from city councillors who resolved to push for the creation of a local authority-owned bus company for the area, after condemning the ?deplorable state? of the privately-controlled network.
  
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• Bus workforce strategy sought as labour costs reach record level

  07-02-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - A long-term bus industry workforce strategy developed through collaboration between the sector and the government is being sought by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT). That call comes after the trade body found that labour costs are at their highest point on record and now account for 57.4 of overall operating expenses.
  
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• Baroness Vere joins consultancy Stonehaven to lead transport work

  07-02-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Former Under-Secretary of State for Transport Baroness Vere (pictured) has joined strategy and insights consultancy Stonehaven, where she will lead its work in transport as a Partner.
  
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• "How patronising": rail bosses face anger over plan to hide train departure times

  07-02-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - New scheme, aimed at reducing platform dashes, will see schedules deleted from boards three minutes before departure
  
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• £100M overhaul of M2 junction 5 in Kent completed

  07-02-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The mp;pound;100M improvement scheme at the M2 junction 5 in Kent has reached completion, promising significant upgrades to one of the countrymp;#39;s busiest and historically dangerous intersections.
  
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