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• Bringing rail into the Bee Network

  01-03-2025 16:13 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Integrating rail lines into our network is fundamental to our wider ambitions. It’s key to unlocking growth in our region and beyond
   At the start of the year, I set out ambitious plans to bring eight commuter rail lines into the Bee Network – the next big step for our joined-up public transport system in Greater Manchester and one intended to boost passenger numbers, drive growth and deliver new homes.
  We have already seen how buses have improved under the Bee Network,
  
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• TikTok ‘craze’ behind Peak District bad parking crisis

  01-03-2025 12:43
  
  Local MP writes to authorities over ‘irresponsible’ motorists flocking to see sunrise and sunset at Mam torAn MP has called for action on irresponsible parking at Peak District beauty spots that he says is being fuelled by a TikTok craze.Jon Pearce, the Labour MP for High Peak in Derbyshire, said people had been flocking to the area to see the sunrise and sunset at Mam tor. Continue reading...
  
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• Warning of 'huge impact' £50m transport budget cut will have on County Durham

  01-03-2025 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - A mp;pound;50 million cut to transport funding for County Durham has been labelled mp;#147;short-sightedmp;#148; and criticised for the mp;#147;huge impactmp;#148; on residents.
  
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• Viasea Shipping relaunches London Thamesport Service

  01-03-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Norwegian short sea container operator, Viasea Shipping, has relaunched its service between London Thamesport, Northen Europe and the Baltic region.The new service will call at London Thamesport every Saturday and is part of Viaseamp;amp;rsquo;s ongoing commitment to improving operational efficiency and reliability.The revised service has been introduced in response to growing demand for cargo shipments from the south of the UK to Northen Europe a
  
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• Transatlantic ticket sales lift British Airways and IAG to ever higher annual profits

  01-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - International Airlines Group says results reflect turnaround investment in BA as passenger numbers reboundBusiness live mp;#150; latest updatesBooming transatlantic ticket sales have lifted British Airways and its parent group to ever higher annual profits.International Airlines Group, led by BA, announced post-tax profits edging up to mp;#128;2.73bn (mp;pound;2.26bn) for 2024, with operating profits up by 22 on the previous bumper year to mp;#128;4.3bn (mp;pound;3.55bn), as passe
  
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• The mystery behind Britain's worst ever Tube crash: Fifty years after Moorgate disaster claimed 43 lives, questions remain over why driver did not stop - as fireman remembers battle to rescue survivors

  01-03-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Shortly before 9am exactly 50 years ago, a speeding Northern Line train ploughed into the thick concrete wall that marked the end of the track at Moorgate station.
  
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• The 3,600-mile spectacular African train ride where tickets can cost as much as £20k

  01-03-2025 01:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - Along the 3,600-mile route, passengers get an opportunity to visit some of the continentmp;#39;s most spectacular sites and tourist attractions.
  
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• Service marks 50 years since Moorgate Tube crash

  01-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - A Northern City line train crashed after failing to stop at the station, killing 43 people.
  
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• Scottish bus company completes blockbuster buy of city player 4 hrs ago

  01-03-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - A Scottish bus company has completed a major deal to buy a major operator owned by the French government.
  
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• Scotland's next new railway line just got a little bit closer

  01-03-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Summer last year, beautiful sunny day, and I?m on a train with John Swinney and not just any train either. It?s the first train on the newly restored line to Levenmouth in Fife and I say to Mr Swinney ?do you support more of this kind of thing then, reopening old lines?? And he says ?oh yes, trains are good? but he also says some stuff about austerity and UK cuts so I?m not sure how serious he is. I?ll believe it when I see it.
  
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• Scotland's next new railway line just got a little bit closer

  01-03-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Summer last year, beautiful sunny day, and Imp;#39;m on a train with John Swinney and not just any train either. Itmp;#39;s the first train on the newly restored line to Levenmouth in Fife and I say to Mr Swinney mp;quot;do you support more of this kind of thing then, reopening old lines?mp;quot; And he says mp;quot;oh yes, trains are goodmp;quot; but he also says some stuff about austerity and UK cuts so Imp;#39;m not sure how serious he is. Imp;#39;ll believe it when I see it.
  
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• Scheme to allow households create a parking bay outside their house given green light

  01-03-2025 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A long-anticipated scheme to let people across Bolton apply to have disabled parking bays outside their homes has finally become a reality.
  
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• Rolls-Royce shares could soar 50 per cent, says BofA

  01-03-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Shares in engineering giant Rolls-Royce could rise a further 50 per cent following an already stellar two-year rally, analysts at Bank of America have said. Analyst Benjamin Heelan on Friday lifted his price target to 1,150p from 830p, according to Bloomberg, prompting shares to rise over three per cent by mid-day. It came just a ...
  
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• Rolls-Royce shares could rocket 50 after stellar two-year rally, analysts claim

  01-03-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Shares in the British engineering giant have risen more than 100 per cent over the past 12 months, helped by a surge in demand for its jet engines and defence technology
  
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• Rail passengers in England and Wales face steep fares rise from Sunday

  01-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Campaigners say if government can find money to freeze fuel duty for motorists they can do similar for railwaysRail passengers in England and Wales face a steep increase in the cost of travel from Sunday, with fares rising by 4.6 and most railcards going up by mp;pound;5.The government said the rise is needed because of the dire financial state of the railway, but transport campaigners contrasted it with Labour prolonging the freeze on fuel duty for motorists. Continue reading...
  
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• Rail passengers face fresh ticket price misery: Millions to be hit by 4.6 hike from tomorrow... while thousands of journeys are cancelled at the last minute every weekend

  01-03-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Fees will be increased and so will most railcards - for the first time in 12 years - with some going up by almost 17 per cent, from mp;pound;30 to mp;pound;35.
  
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• Pothole compensation claims against county council more than double in three years

  01-03-2025 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Oxfordshire County Council have spent more than mp;pound;9.8 million on pothole repairs over the last three years, and faced hundreds of compensation claims.
  
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• Parking is so expensive it puts two-thirds of drivers off visiting their local high street

  01-03-2025 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- A study from the AA and a report from Direct Line have both found that parking fees are a key reason why people arenmp;#39;t going shopping on the high street.
  
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• Northern release 'AI-driven' app to make navigating stations more easier

  01-03-2025 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Customers can now use a free app that allows them to navigate Bolton railway station more easily
  
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• New road layout transforms route through centre of Surrey town

  01-03-2025 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Surrey Highways ask that motorists take care while road users adjust to the new layout
  
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• New major roadworks set for town in West Yorrkshire

  01-03-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - CONSULTATION has now opened on how extensive major roadworks in Halifax will progress.
  
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• New Coventry speed cameras branded 'cash cows' being installed across city

  01-03-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The decision has been taken on the back of evidence that speed cameras have been mp;#39;effectivemp;#39; elsewhere in Coventry and it is hoped that they will improve road safety and make major city routes mp;#39;safermp;#39;
  
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• New bus stops outside York railway station as major project takes step forward

  01-03-2025 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Four bus stops outside York railway station are to be relocated as amp;nbsp;major project to create a new public space in the area takes a step forward.
  
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• MPs call for new Heathrow rail link

  01-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Four Berkshire MPs have called on the government to support a new rail link to Heathrow Airport.
  
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• Metro Mayor tells Evertonians 'bear with us' as he appears on Royal Blue podcast

  01-03-2025 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Steve Rotheram visited the ECHOmp;#39;s Royal Blue podcast to discuss transport issues around Evertonmp;#39;s new home
  
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• IAG to give ?1.4bn back to shareholders after profits double subscription

  01-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The British Airways owner reported a stronger-than-expected Christmas trading quarter
  
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• Huge new plans for faster train connection from Coventry to East Midlands

  01-03-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Journey times would be almost halved if it goes ahead
  
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• HS2 is damaging Britain's reputation, says MPs' report

  01-03-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The struggling HS2 project has become a mp;#145;casebook examplemp;#146; of how not to run such a scheme, according to a committee of MPs. The Public Accounts Committee said the Department for Transport and HS2 Ltd had failed to work together effectively, and that the project is now a mp;#145;reputational riskmp;#146; to the country.
  
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• How Heathrow’s great reshuffle could work – these are the potential passenger benefits

  01-03-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Exclusive: Could this be the ideal solution to one of aviationmp;#146;s must enduring puzzles?
  
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• Government told to address issues around £460m Hitachi deal

  01-03-2025 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - Hitachi in Newton Aycliffe, which just three months ago benefitted from a landmark mp;pound;500m deal to build trains for Lumo and Hull trains, is at risk of missing out on a new contract as the Government has opposed the firm?s route expansion plans.
  
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• Generational divide over plans for trams between Leeds and Bradford

  01-03-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - BRADFORD Council will continue to push for a tram line that passes through Holme Wood and re-use old rail routes mp;#150; despite that route not being the most popular with the public.
  
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• Full list of 59 cars that will cost £2,745 more to tax from April 2025

  01-03-2025 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Government has announced a huge overhaul in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates, with 59 cars from 24 brands set to face the biggest mp;pound;2,745 car tax hikes from April 2025
  
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• Car tax to double for 59 vehicles from April - see if yours is affected

  01-03-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The imminent changes to car tax will see Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) rates double for high-emission models, potentially increasing by up to mp;pound;2,745. Is your car affected?
  
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• Calls for senior councillor to resign over Portswood Road bus gate

  01-03-2025 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Opposition councillors in Southampton are calling for the councillor at the forefront of the Portswood Broadway bus gate scheme to step down.
  
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• British Airways owner warns business travel will not return to pre-pandemic levels

  01-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - IAG posts record annual profits driven by high-spending leisure passengers
  
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• British Airways owner IAG's profits soar as share buyback announced

  01-03-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), which also owns airlines including Aer Lingus and Iberia, reported operating profit of mp;#128;4.3bn (mp;pound;3.6bn) in 2024
  
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• Bluestar celebrates launch of new Southampton bus service

  01-03-2025 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A new bus service, Bluestar 19a, is now connecting key locations in Southampton.
  
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• Birmingham to London train journeys to be disrupted this weekend

  01-03-2025 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Train journeys from Birmingham to London Marylebone will be disrupted on Sunday.
  
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• Arriva and Stagecoach explain how Liverpool buses get their numbers

  01-03-2025 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  North Wales Live - Arriva and Stagecoach shared the clever logic behind bus numbers in Merseyside
  
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• 'Disappointed' residents have their say on paused Glider plans

  01-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Some residents in Glengormley and Carryduff express their frustration after Glider plans were scaled back.
  
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