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• Why German intercity trains are even worse than Britain?s subscription

  20-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Once celebrated for its efficiency, Deutsche Bahn suffers from chronic delays after being ?run into the ground?
  
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• Why German intercity trains are even worse than Britain's subscription

  20-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Once celebrated for its efficiency, Deutsche Bahn suffers from chronic delays after being mp;#39;run into the groundmp;#39;
  
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• West Yorkshire mass transit: public backs tram routes between Leeds and Bradford

  20-02-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - A proposed tram line from St James?s Hospital through Leeds city centre to the White Rose Centre was the most backed route in the mass transit consultation.
  
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• 'Two thirds' support Leeds to Bradford tram route

  20-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Thousands of people who took part in a consultation on plans for a new tram network in West Yorkshire support the scheme, a report has shown.
  
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• Trump administration moves to halt New York congestion scheme

  20-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Metropolitan Transportation Authority files lawsuit against federal governmentmp;#146;s mp;#145;mystifyingmp;#146; decision
  
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• Transport management software company appoints new chairman

  20-02-2025 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Fargo Systems, which provides intermodal transport management software, has appointed John Thompson as chairman.The company has also welcomed David Landau as a non-executive director.
  
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• Tram collects real-world data for driver assistance development

  20-02-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - NORWAY: A CAF tram operating in regular service is Oslo has been fitted with sensors and cameras to collect data. This will be used to develop driver assistance technology as part of the EU-backed R2DATO research project.
  
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• Support for West Yorkshire Mass Transit as consultation report released

  20-02-2025 01:00 via westyorks-ca.gov.uk
  West Yorkshire Combined Authority - It comes as West Yorkshire Combined Authority releases a consultation report showing more than two thirds of people surveyed across the region are supportive of plans to create a tram system initially covering Bradford and Leeds.
  
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• Stand-off between airlines and oil groups threatens net zero flying

  20-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Sustainable air fuel market stalls as airlines want lower prices while oil groups reluctant to produce without long-term orders
  
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• Scotland was right to nationalise rail. Will Westminster admit it?

  20-02-2025 01:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National [Wales] - LET?S rewrite the headline. England is following Scotland?s lead by nationalising rail and ending the crazy division between owning tracks and trains inflicted by Thatcher 40 years ago.
  
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• Rail experts urge government to simplify ticketing system and embrace tech

  20-02-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK (CILT UK) is urging the government to simplify the current complex and difficult railways ticketing system by introducing a new and easy to understand scheme.
  
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• Portswood bus gate: Petition to 'immediately suspend' trial

  20-02-2025 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A resident-led petition asking for the immediate suspension of the Portswood Road bus gate trial has received hundreds of signatures, with locals expressing safety concerns.
  
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• New Tyne and Wear Metro fleet enters customer service on the Sunderland line

  20-02-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - A new Metro train ran in customer service between Sunderland and Newcastle International Airport for the first time this week, marking another important step in the roll out of the new fleet.
  
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• New members appointed to Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

  20-02-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - DPTAC has an important role to play in our ambition to have an inclusive transport network allowing disabled people to travel easily and with dignity.
  
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• Moray Council pushes for fully dualled A96 in response to Transport Scotland review

  20-02-2025 01:00 via newsroom.moray.gov.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Moray Council has responded to the A96 Corridor Review with a reiteration of its support for full dualling of the route from Inverness to Aberdeen.
  
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• Mayor of West Yorkshire statement after meeting with Transport Secretary in Westminster

  20-02-2025 01:00 via westyorks-ca.gov.uk
  West Yorkshire Combined Authority - "It was great to meet Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander today in Westminster to make the case for West Yorkshire in the upcoming Spending Review.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing Project Unveils Shortlisted Designs For ?Footbridge Of The Future? - Transport Planning Associates

  20-02-2025 01:00 via articleted.com
  
  Other News Sources - Five shortlisted entries have been announced for a new low-carbon footbridge as part of the Lower Thames Crossing project ? effectively bringing the future of the country?s footbridges a step closer.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing Project Unveils Shortlisted Designs For 'Footbridge Of The Future' - Transport Planning Associates

  20-02-2025 01:00 via articleted.com
  
  Other News Sources - Five shortlisted entries have been announced for a new low-carbon footbridge as part of the Lower Thames Crossing projecteffectively bringing the future of the countrymp;#39;s footbridges a step closer.
  
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• London St. Pancras Highspeed and Eurotunnel deepen cooperation with strategic partnership to boost international high-speed rail services

  20-02-2025 01:00 via businesswire.com
  Other News Sources - London St. Pancras Highspeed and Eurotunnel have today announced a landmark partnership to accelerate the growth of cross-Channel high-speed rail, marking a pivotal step towards transforming sustainable and efficient international travel between the UK and Europe.
  
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• Local transport minister begins transport roadshow tour

  20-02-2025 01:00 via cittimagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The local transport minister Simon Lightwood has visited Manchester to launch 11 regional roadshows, the visit enabling passengers, businesses and local leaders to have their say on how to transform transport.
  
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• Job losses warning over pace of Network Rail spending

  20-02-2025 01:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  
  Construction News - Industry figures have warned that too little rail work is flowing through to suppliers, with grave potential consequences for jobs, delivery and safety.
  
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• Hydrogen Adoption in European Public Transport Faces Grid and Storage Challenges, Research Reveals

  20-02-2025 01:00 via hydrogen-central.com
  
  News from Europe - An overwhelming 93 of European public transport decisionmakers have expressed concerns about the capacity of their grid connection to fuel their current and future battery electric or hydrogen-powered fleets as the sector transitions to greener fuel sources.
  
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• How to conduct emission audits to meet low-emission fleet goals

  20-02-2025 01:00 via fleetpoint.org
  
  Other News Sources - The U.K. is ramping up its net-zero goals, especially for fleets. Switching to eco-friendly fuels and expanding electrification are some of the major shifts. However, more opportunities exist that only emission audits can reveal.
  
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• High-vis jackets can ?make people invisible to newer car sensors? subscription

  20-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Tests found that popular models with automatic braking systems hit mannequins wearing reflective material
  
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• Gatwick Airport accused of 'seeking new runway on the cheap'

  20-02-2025 01:00 via hellorayo.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Campaigners have warned they'll try for a judicial review if expansion plans get the green light
  
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• Five car companies recall 76,000 motors including BMW, Tesla, Kia

  20-02-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Kia, BMW, Renault, Tesla and Jaguar Land Rover are to voluntarily recall more than 76,000 vehicles, according to Koreamp;#146;s transport ministry.
  
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• FirstGroup reveals benefits of Open Access rail

  20-02-2025 01:00 via dailybusinessgroup.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - FirstGroup has stepped up its campaign to launch more open access rail services with research challenging the government?s plan to exclude private train companies from the renationalised network.
  
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• Final phase of South West rail resilience programme still unfunded as first cost estimate emerges

  20-02-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The fifth phase of works to protect the railway between Dawlish and Teignmouth remains unfunded, almost a year after Network Rail filed its submission.
  
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• Fears for wildlife after 4,000 litres of oil from Croydon bus depot spills into river

  20-02-2025 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - An emergency clean up operation has begun
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Hopes for five airlines and quadrupling of freight traffic revealed by council bosses

  20-02-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Council bosses hope to attract ?four to five? airlines to fly out of the reopened Doncaster Sheffield Airport while quadrupling the amount of freight traffic coming through the site, it has been revealed.
  
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• Do not let Great British Railways crush competition

  20-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Labour will damage growth and innovation by curbing independent regulation of the rail network
  
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• Consultation report reveals support for West Yorkshire trams

  20-02-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has released a consultation report which indicates that more than two-thirds of people, surveyed across the region, are supportive of plans to create a tram system.
  
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• Changes to transport for SEND children approved

  20-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Changes to school transport for children with special educational needs (SEND) have been approved despite fears they could place a "financial burden" on families.
  
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• Can Labour?s plans for economic growth really fix the UK?

  20-02-2025 01:00 via kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Labour?s plans for economic growth promise big, but will costly roads and a third runway at Heathrow deliver economic benefits or cause more controversy?
  
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• Can Labour's plans for economic growth really fix the UK?

  20-02-2025 01:00 via kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Labourmp;#39;s plans for economic growth promise big, but will costly roads and a third runway at Heathrow deliver economic benefits or cause more controversy?
  
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• Calls for clarity over £380m for York and North Yorkshire

  20-02-2025 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Comments branding transport funding pledged following the scrapping of the northern leg of HS2 mp;quot;fantasy moneymp;quot; have prompted a call for clarity for millions announced for York and North Yorkshire.
  
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• Bus emission retrofitting failure compared to 'Volkswagen scandal on a micro scale'

  20-02-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A councillor has questioned whether the failure of technology to reduce pollution from buses was a mp;#147;scandalmp;#148; comparable to the Volkswagen emissions saga.
  
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• Bus drivers say they had 'no choice' but to resign

  20-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus drivers who raised concerns over safety said they resigned because "they felt they had no choice" and were "worried" for the welfare of passengers.
  
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• Airport scraps drop-off zone barriers for cameras

  20-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - One of the UK's busiest airports is set to replace its vehicle barriers at pick-up and drop-off areas with ANPR cameras in a bid to cut congestion.
  
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• 31 of SMEs are confident in the Government?s support for business

  20-02-2025 01:00 via credit-connect.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Despite promising UK infrastructure investments announced, many small businesses could still be left with unanswered questions following the Chancellor?s speech on growth, leaving many uncertain of their ability to achieve their growth ambitions this year.
  
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• 31 of SMEs are confident in the Government's support for business

  20-02-2025 01:00 via credit-connect.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Despite promising UK infrastructure investments announced, many small businesses could still be left with unanswered questions following the Chancellormp;#39;s speech on growth, leaving many uncertain of their ability to achieve their growth ambitions this year.
  
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