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• Elizabeth line strikes called off after drivers get new pay offer

  25-02-2025 16:14
  
  Aslef union’s executive is to consider a revised offer from the line’s operators MTR on WednesdayBusiness live – latest updatesPlanned strikes by train drivers on London’s Elizabeth line on Thursday and Saturday have been called off after a new pay offer.Members of Aslef had planned to stage a series of strikes that would have caused travel disruption in the capital. Continue reading...
  
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• Expanding Gatwick as well as Heathrow would benefit consumers, says CAA

  25-02-2025 13:28
  
  Regulator says bringing emergency runway into operation would boost competition and passenger choiceBusiness live – latest updatesGatwick airport’s expansion has received the backing of the UK’s aviation regulator, which argued it would bring “benefits to consumers” even with the prospect of a third runway at Heathrow.The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) announced its support for the West Sussex airport’s proposed new commitments for the next four years, saying
  
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• Whatever happened to the great truck driver shortage?

  25-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - The underlying problems behind the crisis have not yet been resolved
  
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• 'Unreliable' rail services to be debated by MPs

  25-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Hundreds of people have responded to an MP's survey after he branded the local train services "unreliable".
  
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• Trains overspeeding in south Wales

  25-02-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Trains overspeeding in blanket speed restrictions in south Wales, 27 January 2025.
  
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• Three Sussex railway stations named among UK's most dangerous

  25-02-2025 01:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Sussex train stations have been ranked among the countrymp;#146;s most dangerous
  
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• The Wales area that has rejected getting rid of 20mph on 143 roads, sparking a backlash

  25-02-2025 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The council has rejected all applications for a rethink on roads including those applications they acknowledged had good arguments for changes
  
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• TfL boss calls for new cash to replace 50-year-old trains

  25-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Andy Lord tells FT he has written to the UK chancellor for long-term funding to stop network from falling into disrepair
  
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• Ryanair axes routes across Europe - full list of destinations affected

  25-02-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Ryanair has warned it will cut the number of flights to a number of popular holiday spots starting from 2025, with some adjustments already taking place.
  
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• Rail network customer delivery managers share insights into role

  25-02-2025 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Customer delivery managers, funded by Transpennine Route Upgrade, have shared insights into their role.
  
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• Operator launches appeal after series of attacks on trains

  25-02-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -East Midlands Railway has launched a public appeal after a series of attacks on trains in the Loughborough area. A cab windscreen has been broken, while in another incident a large scooter was dropped from Allsopps Lane Bridge, damaging a passing train. On a third occasion buildersmp;#39; waste and masonry were dropped from the same bridge.
  
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• Norfolk?s highways set for major investment in 2025

  25-02-2025 01:00 via highways-news.com
  Other News Sources - A series of investments and improvements to Norfolkmp;#39;s highways infrastructure will be reviewed by the Norfolk County Councilmp;#39;s Cabinet next month.
  
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• Norfolk's highways set for major investment in 2025

  25-02-2025 01:00 via highways-news.com
  Other News Sources - A series of investments and improvements to Norfolkmp;#39;s highways infrastructure will be reviewed by the Norfolk County Councilmp;#39;s Cabinet next month.
  
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• New footbridge in place at Grade II listed station

  25-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A 50-tonne footbridge has been installed as part of a ?140m redevelopment of a railway station.
  
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• New EV charging station on major road branded as 'ridiculous' by objectors

  25-02-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A new drive-through electric vehicle charging station planned for a major Oxfordshire road has been described by one objector as mp;#39;ridiculousmp;#39;.
  
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• Nationalisation will buckle England’s railways

  25-02-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Shutting out private business will mean less money for the creaking sector
  
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• National Highways asks why people leave the sector

  25-02-2025 01:00 via highwaysmagazine.co.uk
  
  Highways Magazine - National Highways has surveyed over 200 companies to understand why people leave the industry, as part of ongoing research into the skills crisis.
  
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• Most popular option for new tram route in Leeds and Bradford confirmed

  25-02-2025 01:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Almost 5,000 people voted on the proposals for their preferred routes
  
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• London's 20mph limits 'not making buses slower'

  25-02-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - New speed limits on some roads in London are not responsible for slower buses, says the mayor.
  
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• Jet2.com unveils first major cabin crew uniform redesign in 20+ years

  25-02-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Jet2.com has unveiled its first major cabin crew and pilot uniform redesign in more than twenty years.
  
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• Indian railway adventure (part 1), Great British Railways consultation and benefits of shared transport S3,Ep9

  25-02-2025 01:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  
  Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast - Christian reports live from India in the first part of his latest exploration of the countrymp;#39;s vast and diverse railway system 1:23.The new UK Governmentmp;#39;s consultation on establishing its own version of mp;#39;Great British Railwaysmp;#39; is discussed by Christian and Mark Walker 6:53.Richard Dilks - Chief Executive of CoMoUK - speaks to Christian about the opportunities for and challenges facing shared transport and those who wish to
  
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• If only rail travel was as cheap as talk of saving the planet

  25-02-2025 01:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - In just over a month?s time, publicly-owned ScotRail will hike passenger fares by an above inflation 3.8 per cent ? this comes on top of the reintroduction of peak fares just six months ago.
  
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• How can we speed up Glasgow's ever slower bus journeys?

  25-02-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Glasgow's buses travel at "walking pace" through the city centre.?Stuck in traffic, slower journeys, less reliable for passengers, costlier to operate, increasing fares and less convenient services?.
  
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• How can we speed up Glasgow's ever slower bus journeys?

  25-02-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Glasgowmp;#39;s buses travel at mp;quot;walking pacemp;quot; through the city centre.Stuck in traffic, slower journeys, less reliable for passengers, costlier to operate, increasing fares and less convenient services
  
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• Heathrow could face legal challenge if airlines forced to pay for third runway

  25-02-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Emiratesmp;amp;#8217; boss has warned that London Heathrow Airport could face a legal challenge from its airlines if they are forced to pay for a third runway. In an interview with the Financial Times, industry veteran Sir Tim Clark warned against further hikes to landing charges to pay for the expansion. mp;#147;This could end up in ...
  
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• Greater Anglia wins Train Operator of the Year at awards

  25-02-2025 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Greater Anglia has been crowned Train Operator of the Year for the third time in six years.
  
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• GRAHAM GRANT: Just transition? There's nothing just about drivers being forced off the road by SNP zealots on a net zero crusade

  25-02-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Just when you thought the SNP must have run out of anti-car policies, a new front has opened up in the war on the drivers.
  
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• Fears cycle upgrades along a Cambridge road will be ‘accident waiting to happen’

  25-02-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - The proposals include floating bus stops and Copenhagen crossings
  
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• Eight trains fail to observe speed restrictions on South Wales Main Line in one day

  25-02-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - At least eight trains failed to observe blanket speed restrictions imposed on the South Wales Main Line in January.
  
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• DVLA announces Tim Moss CBE as new Chief Executive

  25-02-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Tim Moss CBE will lead the DVLA's mission to make the UK?s roads the safest in the world and deliver excellent public services.
  
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• Councillors baffled new automated trains won't stop inside Birmingham Airport

  25-02-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Senior councillor says 'it is odd' new driverless trains won't stop inside BHX
  
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• Cambridge Connect: The case for light rail

  25-02-2025 01:00 via cambridgeindependent.co.uk
  
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• 'There will be no green belt land left': Reaction after access road plan approved for housing site

  25-02-2025 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A 71-hectare site at Newham Hall in Coulby Newham has been earmarked for development by Middlesbrough Council since its existing local plan was first drawn up in 2014
  
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• American Airlines joins Heathrow Reimagined campaign for fundamental review of hub's regulation

  25-02-2025 01:00 via aviationbusinessnews.com
  
  Aviation Industry- American Airlines has joined calls an mp;#39;urgent and fundamental reviewmp;#39; into the way in which Heathrow is regulated.
  
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