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• ‘The flying bum’: can a UK firm making huge airships finally get off the ground?

  24-02-2025 15:25
  
  Airlander maker HAV scales up to build world’s biggest aircraft, which it says will have 90% lower emissions than a conventional planeIt’s a dreary day in Bedford, but on a flight simulator the skies above San Francisco airport are blue and the wind is low. That is a good thing, because there is an amateur at the joystick of the world’s biggest aircraft.The flight simulator models trips by the Airlander 10, which is part airship, part aeroplane. If all goes to plan for its desi
  
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• Wrightbus showcases latest version of flagship hydrogen double deck bus

  24-02-2025 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources -Bus manufacturer Wrightbus has revealed the latest version of its flagship hydrogen double deck bus.
  
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• Wigan to get contactless tap and go buses

  24-02-2025 01:00 via wigantoday.net
  Other Regional Press - Wigan Bee Network passengers will soon be able to travel seamlessly across bus and tram knowing they?ll always pay the best fare over the day or week, as Greater Manchester gets ready to achieve its long-held ambition for an integrated, London-style transport system.
  
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• Watch: A real-life flying car takes to the skies

  24-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - From science-fiction to the real world, flying cars are here - but could the concept actually take off?
  
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• UK Bitumen tap turned off for rail freight

  24-02-2025 01:00 via railfreight.com
  
  Other News Sources - Two rakes of bitumen tanks are destined for storage at Eastriggs in Scotland. As Britain continues a slow decline in heavy industry, particularly in petroleum and chemical products, the need for heavy movement by rail has declined. In this instance, it has meant the mothballing of two rakes of purpose-built tanker wagons. Each rake is understood to handle around 800 tonnes.
  
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• Reeves talks of 'growth' but pays lip service to the railway - Christian Wolmar

  24-02-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - I am a member of the Labour party. Indeed, I was a parliamentary candidate in a by-election in 2016 and tried to become an MP until recently.
  
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• Rapid lift in zero-emission bus HVAC service contracts for Grayson

  24-02-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Grayson Thermal Systems has now secured heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) service and maintenance contracts for over 700 battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell-electric buses in the UK.
  
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• Railway improvements would boost economy county council says

  24-02-2025 01:00 via malverngazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - CALLS to improve an outdated rail line through the heart of the country are being supported by Worcestershire County Council.
  
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• Newcastle Airport: New multi-million pound hub opens

  24-02-2025 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - A new multi-million pound business hub has officially opened near Newcastle Airport.
  
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• Network Rail Completes £3.5M Renovation Project on Scotland's Awe Viaduct

  24-02-2025 01:00 via railway.supply
  Other News Sources - Network Rail Successfully Completes Awe Viaduct Refurbishment. This was reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
  
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• Network Rail Completes ?3.5M Renovation Project on Scotland?s Awe Viaduct

  24-02-2025 01:00 via railway.supply
  Other News Sources - Network Rail Successfully Completes Awe Viaduct Refurbishment. This was reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
  
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• Moray Council remains ?committed? to tackling anti-social behaviour despite sharp increase in reports at Moray bus station

  24-02-2025 01:00 via grampianonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Moray Council says it remains committed to tackling anti-social behaviour after new figures revealed a sharp increase in reports at Elgin Bus Station since 2019.
  
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• Moray Council remains 'committed' to tackling anti-social behaviour despite sharp increase in reports at Moray bus station

  24-02-2025 01:00 via grampianonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Moray Council says it remains committed to tackling anti-social behaviour after new figures revealed a sharp increase in reports at Elgin Bus Station since 2019.
  
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• Metro project to 'change face of Newquay'

  24-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A ?50m project improving rail services to Newquay will "change the face" of the town, Network Rail has said.
  
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• Metro project to 'change face of Newquay'

  24-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A mp;pound;50m project improving rail services to Newquay will mp;quot;change the facemp;quot; of the town, Network Rail has said.
  
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• Major Devon railway revival edges closer

  24-02-2025 01:00 via devonlive.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A long-running campaign to reopen railway stations in Cullompton and Wellington has gathered steam, with local MPs securing a meeting with the transport secretary. While no commitments have been made, officials have acknowledged the strength of the case for the project.
  
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• London's incredible abandoned airport with the world's first-ever control tower

  24-02-2025 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - The airport was the place where Winston Churchill took early flying lessons, even crashing once and nearly dying.
  
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• Investment in Crewe in limbo after HS2 cancellation

  24-02-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - THE recent signalling upgrade at Crewe, which has seen digital signalling move from Basford Hall to the new Rail Operating Centre in Manchester, has cast extra significance on what happens next for the famous railway town and the wider region.
  
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• Interim Guidelines Agreed for Training Seafarers on Green Ships

  24-02-2025 01:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - The IMOmp;#146;s Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) has agreed on draft interim generic guidelines for training seafarers working on ships powered by alternative fuels and new technologies. These draft guidelines will bemp;#133;
  
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• I put Merseyrail, Northern and buses to the test and found the best way to get to work

  24-02-2025 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  North Wales Live - Reporter Dan Haygarth put a number of commuting routes to the test to see what our public transport network needs
  
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• HS2: First River Tame West viaduct deck completed following site remediation

  24-02-2025 01:00 via geplus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - One of the River Tame West viaduct decks has been completed at High Speed 2?s (HS2?s) Delta Junction in Warwickshire, following remediation works to address ground contamination at the site.
  
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• Heathrow third runway: I'll protect Slough says council leader

  24-02-2025 01:00 via sloughobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Whether you are pleased or not by the government?s recent decision putting a ?third runway? at Heathrow Airport back on the agenda, it is undeniable this decision will have a big impact on Slough.
  
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• Heathrow third runway: I'll protect Slough says council leader

  24-02-2025 01:00 via sloughobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Whether you are pleased or not by the governmentmp;#39;s recent decision putting a mp;#39;third runwaymp;#39; at Heathrow Airport back on the agenda, it is undeniable this decision will have a big impact on Slough.
  
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• Green bus growth shows why incentives matter, says SMMT chief

  24-02-2025 01:00 via themanufacturer.com
  Other News Sources - The Chief Executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers mp; Traders (SMMT) has said that encouraging zero emission bus (ZEB) numbers highlight the importance of incentives for compelling companies to make greener choices.
  
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• Free transport for everyone in Glasgow. Enough is enough

  24-02-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - I was at the pub with some chums recently and we know how to have a fun night so were talking about the provision of bus services in Glasgow. It turned out I was the only one who pays for the bus because everyone else in the group was either under 22 or over 59. I was not pleased. I banged my fist on the table, causing a little of my Guinness to spill over the edge of the glass. Enough is enough, I said. No more free stuff.
  
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• Emirates boss warns against forcing airlines to finance Heathrow’s third runway

  24-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Sir Tim Clark says higher landing fees to fund the project could prompt legal challenges
  
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• Early insights on the designs of Canada's C$4.15bn first immersed tube tunnel proposal

  24-02-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - NCE has heard from a member of the Arcadis team behind proposals to construct Canadamp;#39;s first immersed tube tunnel about the challenges of associated with bringing forward such a design.
  
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• 'Deeply worrying' rise in violent crime on Scottish rail network

  24-02-2025 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - A one-third increase in reported crime on Scotland?s rail network since before the Covid pandemic has been described as ?deeply worrying?.
  
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• Councillors to ramp up the pressure to get the Calder Valley railway line electrified

  24-02-2025 01:00 via halifaxcourier.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Councillors have agreed to ramp up the pressure on transport chiefs to get the Calder Valley railway line electrified, calling it ?a vital artery? for Calderdale.
  
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• Councillor argues against claims Portswood bus gate isn't working

  24-02-2025 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A Southampton City Council councillor has fought against claims that the Portswood bus gate is mp;#39;not workingmp;#39; after a petition to immediately suspend the trial doubled its signatures in 24 hours.
  
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• Cardiff Bus Station To Be Rebuilt Brick-By-Brick

  24-02-2025 01:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - It starts before you even get there. If your flight is from London, and let?s face it unless your destination features 24hr access to Carling Black Label it will be, then some sort of odyssey is in store before you can even dream of negotiating security frisk-downs.
  
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• Cambridge South railway station opening delayed

  24-02-2025 01:00 via cambridgeindependent.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The opening of Cambridge South railway station has been delayed.Network Rail had hoped to complete the work by the end of this year, but now says it will open to passengers in ?early 2026?.
  
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• BMW pauses £600m electric vehicle Mini production

  24-02-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - BMW has confirmed it is delaying the reintroduction of electric vehicle production at its Oxford mini plant, citing mp;amp;#8220;multiple uncertainties facing the automotive industrymp;amp;#8221;. The decision has put a mp;pound;600m investment on hold and raised questions about the UKmp;amp;#8217;s transition to electric vehicles. The German carmaker, which has owned Mini 2000, had announced the investment ...
  
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• Aston Martin stalls its plans for electric cars. subscription

  24-02-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The new chief executive Adrian Hallmark is resetting the company?s strategy this week
  
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• 'Deeply worrying' rise in violent crime on Scottish rail network

  24-02-2025 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - A one-third increase in reported crime on Scotlandmp;#39;s rail network since before the Covid pandemic has been described as mp;#39;deeply worryingmp;#39;.
  
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• American Airlines backs call for Heathrow regulatory review

  24-02-2025 01:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- American Airlines has added its weight to a campaign calling for a review of how Heathrow is regulated after the government backed plans for a third runway.
  
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