Public Transport news

• Train derailed at 85mph after workmen left piece of track in 'hazardous' position

  18-02-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The South Western Railway train was carrying approximately 100 passengers at the time of the collision in Walton-on-Thames in Surrey
  
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• Train crashed into scrap rails left on track by ?unsupervised? workers subscription

  18-02-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Maintenance crews left a piece of scrap rail across the South West Main Line causing a partial derailment that shut the link for a day
  
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• Train crashed into scrap rails left on track by 'unsupervised' workers subscription

  18-02-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Maintenance crews left a piece of scrap rail across the South West Main Line causing a partial derailment that shut the link for a day
  
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• Sussex MP calls for Eurostar to return to South East

  18-02-2025 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Helena Dollimore MP for Hastings met with the Rail Minister, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill on Fridaymp;nbsp;to discuss the restoration of Eurostar services to Ashford International.
  
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• Scarborough and Whitby MP Advocates for Increased Rail Funding on the Yorkshire Coast

  18-02-2025 01:00 via thisisthecoast.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Speaking in a Westminster debate, Alison Hume has emphasised the need to address the "long-term neglect" of rail transport in the north.
  
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• Regional leaders welcome bid to establish Great British Railways watchdog

  18-02-2025 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Political and civic leaders have welcomed plans for a landmark Bill to rewire Britain?s railways, including setting up a powerful passenger watchdog to give passengers a voice and hold train operators to account.
  
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• Reeves' intervention in car loans case rejected

  18-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The UKmp;#39;s highest court has rejected the Treasurymp;#39;s attempts to intervene in the landmark case.
  
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• Over 150,000 customers choose new Pay As You Go rail ticketing in Wales

  18-02-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Transport for Wales say that more than 150,000 passengers have used the Pay As You Go ticketing system in South Wales.
  
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• No 20mph roads to revert to 30mph, council says

  18-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The authority says its mp;quot;top priority is the safety of all our residents and visitorsmp;quot;.
  
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• New rail watchdog to give passengers a voice and hold railway to account

  18-02-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Have your say on how new Great British Railways (GBR) will work to provide reliable services for passengers across the country.
  
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• New rail watchdog to 'give passengers a voice' and 'hold railway to account'

  18-02-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The Government has today (Tuesday 18 February) unveiled plans for a landmark bill to rewire Britainmp;#39;s railways, including setting up a mp;#39;powerful passenger watchdogmp;#39; that will mp;#39;give passengers a voice and hold train operators to account.mp;#39;
  
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• New funding to help create the next generation of aviators and boost the economy

  18-02-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Latest round of Reach for the Sky programme awarded ?810,000 to 16 organisations across the UK.
  
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• Network Rail given six months to resolve Old Oak Common land issue which could delay HS2

  18-02-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Other News Sources - Network Rail has until July to acquire land for a maintenance depot at Old Oak Common - or risk delaying the HS2 project.
  
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• Network Rail fined £3.75M for safety failings leading to fatal 2019 incident

  18-02-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has been fined mp;pound;3.75M and ordered to pay costs of mp;pound;175,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 relating to the deaths of two lineside workers in 2019.
  
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• Network Rail fined ?3.75M for safety failings leading to fatal 2019 incident

  18-02-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has been fined ?3.75M and ordered to pay costs of ?175,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 relating to the deaths of two lineside workers in 2019.
  
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• Motorists blame 'inadequate signage' as 2,000 tickets issued in new 20mph zone

  18-02-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - There were 60 times more speeding offences recorded on St Johnmp;#39;s Lane outside The Brunel pub in just a few weeks after the limit was dropped from 30mph to 20mph
  
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• Merit in the idea of sharing the risk on reopening costs for Doncaster Sheffield Airport

  18-02-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - With the financial risk becoming increasingly apparent when it comes to reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), the suggestion by the Tories on Doncaster Council merits serious consideration.
  
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• Inside the Delta miracle escape for 80 passengers in Toronto crash before plane 'exploded'

  18-02-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - A passenger filmed remarkable footage of people being helped from a Delta Airlines plane that was upside down on the runway at Toronto Pearson Airport after flipping upside-down on landing
  
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• Industry awaits details of Great British Railways consultation

  18-02-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The launch of a consultation into the shape of the future mp;#145;directing mindmp;#146; Great British Railways is promised today by the Department for Transport. GBR will need a change in the law to take over from Network Rail and take charge of most passenger train services.
  
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• Holyhead port set to fully reopen on 1 July

  18-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The port owners say it hopes the second berth will be back open by 1 July
  
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• Heathrow expansion branded 'criminal' as fourth-generation Sipson villagers fear homes will be destroyed

  18-02-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Villagers in Sipson have lived in the shadow of Heathrow airport for decades. As new expansion plans are unveiled, locals once again fear losing their homes
  
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• Great British Railways to be operational by late 2026 ?at the earliest?

  18-02-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The new state-owned UK rail operator Great British Railways (GBR) will be fully operational by late 2026 ?at the earliest? due to the scale and complexity of the required reforms, transport secretary Louise Haigh has said.
  
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• Great British Railways to be operational by late 2026 'at the earliest'

  18-02-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The new state-owned UK rail operator Great British Railways (GBR) will be fully operational by late 2026 mp;#39;at the earliestmp;#39; due to the scale and complexity of the required reforms, transport secretary Louise Haigh has said.
  
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• Government unveils plans for 'powerful passenger watchdog'

  18-02-2025 01:00 via middevonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE Government has today announced what it describes as a ?landmark rail reform bill? that will establish a new passenger watchdog.
  
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• Government unveils plans for 'powerful passenger watchdog'

  18-02-2025 01:00 via middevonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE Government has today announced what it describes as a mp;#39;landmark rail reform billmp;#39; that will establish a new passenger watchdog.
  
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• Government commits £15m to safeguard National Railway Museum expansion plans

  18-02-2025 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - The Government has committed mp;pound;15 million to the expansion of the National Railway Museum - and to help ensure the future of the wider York Central development.
  
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• Fleet of new minibuses to tackle costs of £55m will not be on road until October

  18-02-2025 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burnley Express - A fleet of new minibuses bought by Lancashire County Council to help bring down school transport costs will not come into service until October mp;#150; more than a year after it was ordered.
  
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• Failed emission technology leads to high pollution levels on major Bradford roads

  18-02-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - TECHNOLOGY that was supposed to reduce emissions from Bradfordmp;#146;s buses has mp;#147;contributed significantly to the exceedance of legal pollution limitsmp;#148; in parts of Bradford.
  
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• E-scooters blamed for big jump in children caught in UK driving without insurance

  18-02-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Hundreds of teenagers have been given an IN10 police endorsement since 2020, says road safety charityElectric scooters have been blamed for a surge in the number of children being penalised for driving without insurance.Since the start of 2020 almost 800 children aged between 13 and 16 have been given an IN10 endorsement mp;#150; the code used by the police for mp;#147;using a vehicle uninsured against third party risksmp;#148; mp;#150; according to data obtained by a road safety
  
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• Drivers to get fines for parking outside schools

  18-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The Safe Haven Outside Schools pilot will see penalty fines of mp;pound;35, which double after 14 days.
  
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• Doncaster-Sheffield Airport (UK) a blueprint to reopen an ex-private sector airport as a PPP

  18-02-2025 01:00 via centreforaviation.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Its prospects were scorned by many industry analysts, mainly on account of local opposition, but it did surprisingly well, eventually reaching almost 1.5 mppa in 2019.
  
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• Consultation on rail reforms to open

  18-02-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The plans will include the creation of a public sector body called Great British Railways.
  The plans, which have previously been announced, include the creation of Great British Railways, a public sector body which will manage rail infrastructure and train operation, the Department for Transport (DfT) said.
  
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• Britain?s London-centric economy

  18-02-2025 01:00 via palatinate.org.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Growth, growth, growth. It was the buzzword of last year?s general election, heralded by Sir Keir Starmer and his allies as the much-vaunted silver bullet that would put an end to decades of stagnation and unlock a new generation of prosperity for the United Kingdom
  
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• Britain's London-centric economy

  18-02-2025 01:00 via palatinate.org.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Growth, growth, growth. It was the buzzword of last yearmp;#39;s general election, heralded by Sir Keir Starmer and his allies as the much-vaunted silver bullet that would put an end to decades of stagnation and unlock a new generation of prosperity for the United Kingdom
  
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• Appeal to keep 'only bus route linking two towns'

  18-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Stourbridge MP Cat Eccles leads calls for the continuation of a bus service which is set to end.
  
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• All 80 on board safe after Delta plane flips over on landing at Toronto

  18-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Regional jet crash injures 19 on flight from Minneapolis but no fatalities reported
  
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• Airport accused of 'doing nothing about climate change' as plans are revealed

  18-02-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - Bristol Airportmp;#39;s Master Plan to 2040 sets out proposals to increase passenger capacity
  
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