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• Network Rail fined £3.75m for health and safety breaches that led to death of track workers

  14-02-2025 18:37
  
  Gareth Delbridge and Michael ‘Spike’ Lewis died after being hit by a train near Port Talbot in July 2019Network Rail has been fined £3.75m for health and safety breaches that led to the death of two track workers in south Wales in 2019.The workers were killed when struck by a train after starting an “unnecessary maintenance activity” on the south Wales mainline while it was still being used, with no lookouts posted to warn them. Continue reading...
  
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• Wobbly trains cost Scotland transport operator £120,000 to fix

  14-02-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Passengers complained they had been mp;quot;thrown aboutmp;#39; in the new carriages
  
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• Wobbly trains cost Scotland transport operator ?120,000 to fix

  14-02-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Passengers complained they had been ?thrown about? in the new carriages
  
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• Transport Secretary urged to name train after Margaret Thatcher

  14-02-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Tory MP Sir Edward Leigh made the demand during Transport Questions in the Commons on Thursday.
  
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• The steam train that could power the future

  14-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The locomotive could help move the railway industry away from fossil fuels, those behind it say.
  
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• Residents urge Lower Thames Crossing expedition

  14-02-2025 01:00 via highways-news.com
  Other News Sources - A petition of residents of the constituency of Sevenoaks, including Swanley and the Dartford Villages, have declared that the lower Thames crossing is ?crucial to easing the relentless congestion at the Dartford crossing, which impacts thousands of residents every day.?
  
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• Out-of-fuel plane made to wait to land - report

  14-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The plane finally landed at Birmingham with less than two-thirds of its minimum fuel level.
  
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• New name unveiled for HS1 contractor

  14-02-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The owners of the HS1 concession have unveiled a new name for their enterprise. From now on, the HS1 concession will be branded London St. Pancras Highspeed.
  
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• New link road proposal that would see another street pedestrianised

  14-02-2025 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The new transport proposals are for the city of Wrexham
  
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• MP meets Transport Secretary to discuss station project

  14-02-2025 01:00 via aroundwellington.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A meeting has taken place in Parliament with the Secretary of State for Transport, Heidi Alexander, to discuss the project to reopen Wellington and Cullompton Stations.
  
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• McGills invests £14m in new electric bus rollout

  14-02-2025 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - Bus services across the Forth Valley and into Edinburgh are set to benefit from 30 electric buses.
  
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• McGills invests ?14m in new electric bus rollout

  14-02-2025 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - Bus services across the Forth Valley and into Edinburgh are set to benefit from 30 electric buses.
  
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• Kent County Council step in to save Ashford bus services

  14-02-2025 01:00 via news.kent.gov.uk
  
  Local Government - Kent County Council (KCC) has intervened to protect a number of bus services in Ashford that were at risk of being cancelled.
  
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• HS2 reveals first completed viaduct at Delta Junction

  14-02-2025 01:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - The first huge viaduct has been completed at HS2?s Delta Junction in North Warwickshire, marking a major milestone as construction ramps up on the high-speed line in the region.
  
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• HS2 funding 'promised' to the North is 'fantasy money' says Transport Secretary

  14-02-2025 01:00 via hulldailymail.co.uk
  Hull Daily Mail - The previous Conservative Government promised to reallocate HS2 funding to projects across the North
  
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• HS2 contractor to recruit 20 further apprentices

  14-02-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - HS2?s construction partner for the West Midlands, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), has announced plans to take on a further 20 apprentices ? providing training and skilled jobs in the construction industry.
  
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• Honda-Nissan multi-billion dollar merger collapses

  14-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The Japanese car making giants aimed to combine their businesses to compete against Chinese rivals.
  
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• Government update on plans to change free bus pass rules for over 60s

  14-02-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Plans to lower the qualifying age for free bus travel in England and Wales have been backed by thousands of people, after a petition was launched earlier this year. The campaign, which has now surpassed the 10,000 signature mark, has triggered a response from Department for Transport (DfT) officials who cautioned against the move due to financial implications.
  
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• Further HS2 contract win for Booth Industries

  14-02-2025 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - Booth Industries has secured a new ?4.5m contract to supply pressure-rated fire doors for HS2.
  
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• EVs and datacentres driving new global ‘age of electricity’, says watchdog

  14-02-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Forecast for rising global electricity use likely to stoke fears of rising costs and stalled efforts to fight climate crisisThe worldmp;#146;s electricity use will grow every year by more than the amount consumed annually by Japan because of a surge in electric transport, air conditioning and datacentres, according to the worldmp;#146;s energy watchdog.The International Energy Agency has raised its predictions for the worldmp;#146;s rising demand for electricity, pegging the growt
  
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• European transport groups call for more green fuel

  14-02-2025 01:00 via seatrade-maritime.com
  Other News Sources - Shipping and aviation are under pressure to speed up decarbonisation of operations, but a lack of green fuels availability is hampering the switch.
  
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• Disabled people paying the price for cuts to discounted bus fares in Preston, say campaigners

  14-02-2025 01:00 via blogpreston.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A disability rights group has condemned the removal of a discounted peak time bus fare across most of Lancashire ? saying disabled people always pay the price for cuts.
  
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• Ding ding! TfL brings back Routemaster bell to cut number of passengers injured falling on London buses

  14-02-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The ?ding ding? bell once used on London?s classic Routemaster bus is to be reintroduced in a trial aiming to reduce the number of passengers being injured in falls on buses.
  
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• Comment: an integrated transport plan

  14-02-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The directly elected mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, has launched a bid to control rail services in the conurbation, as part of an integrated transport plan which includes the franchised Bee bus network.
  
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• City Council commit £11.5m fund towards electric buses

  14-02-2025 01:00 via shefnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Sheffield City council have announced that they will be pledging a fund of mp;pound;11.5 million towards the transition to electric buses.
  
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• City Council commit ?11.5m fund towards electric buses

  14-02-2025 01:00 via shefnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Sheffield City council have announced that they will be pledging a fund of ?11.5 million towards the transition to electric buses.
  
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• Change Heathrow funding or third runway won't happen - businesses

  14-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Businesses want a review of the regulations that govern what Heathrow Airport can charge.
  
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• Calls for higher summer charges in coastal car parks

  14-02-2025 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A DECISION to continue reduced parking fees for three resort car parks has been questioned by the former portfolio holder for the service.
  
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• Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says

  14-02-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicatedMicroscopic particles emitted from brake pads can be more toxic than those emitted in diesel vehicle exhaust, a study has found.This research shows that even with a move to electric vehicles, pollution from cars may not be able to be eradicated. Continue reading...
  
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• £2 bus fare cap drove 5 increase in patronage, but value-for-money remains unclear

  14-02-2025 01:00 via cittimagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The UK Department for Transport?s (DfT) final evaluation of the mp;pound;2 bus fare cap scheme has found that the initiative contributed to an estimated 5 increase in bus patronage in England outside London.
  
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• 'Dedicated vehicle' could be brought in for parking enforcement on major roads

  14-02-2025 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A new mp;#147;dedicated vehiclemp;#148; could be sent out to enforce parking rules on some of Boltonmp;#146;s busiest routes.
  
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• ‘It's going to be a nightmare - no one will know where to get their buses'

  14-02-2025 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Plans have been submitted for a new park to replace a town centre bus station, despite fears it will encourage drug users and anti-social behaviour.
  
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• ‘It’s hard to survive’: why UK private hire drivers are striking on Valentine’s Day

  14-02-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - About 200 drivers got in touch with the Guardian to share their views on the industrial actionWhen Simon Waite began working as a private hire driver in 2017, it gave him the flexibility and income to spend time with his children, then aged five, 12 and 18. mp;#147;One of the reasons I loved Uber was because I could now go to the school plays, my sonmp;#146;s football, I could earn my money around life,mp;#148; he says.But over the past few years, Waite, a 41-year-old in Hertfords
  
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• All you need to know about TRU's Station Road railway bridge works

  14-02-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The Transpennine Route Upgrade has shared plans to rebuild Station Road railway bridge, in Cross Gates, Leeds, between March and November.
  
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• Alexander Dennis delivers first Enviro100EV to Shuttle Buses

  14-02-2025 01:00 via smmt.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Alexander Dennis has delivered an Enviro100EV ?big small bus? to Shuttle Buses, Scotland?s only employee-owned bus company.
  
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• Alex Jensen leaves National Express as Kevin Gale takes CEO role

  14-02-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - National Express UK and Germany CEO Alex Jensen (pictured) has left the business after 18 months in post, it has been confirmed.
  
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• ?2 bus fare cap drove 5 increase in patronage, but value-for-money remains unclear

  14-02-2025 01:00 via cittimagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The UK Department for Transport?s (DfT) final evaluation of the ?2 bus fare cap scheme has found that the initiative contributed to an estimated 5 increase in bus patronage in England outside London.
  
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