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• Will Russia get a new private rail freight operator?

  04-03-2025 01:00 via railfreight.com
  
  Other News Sources - Big changes may be on the horizon for the Russian rail freight sector due to the possible establishment of a new railway operator, with a fleet that may consist of up to 200,000 wagons. It seems that the new operator will be established on the basis of Freight One (PGK) ? the largest privately owned logistics company in Russia ? local leasing company Transfin-M and the railway operator Atlant.
  
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• Will new road be 'key infrastructure' or 'insanity'?

  04-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The road would link the main A1/N1/M1 Belfast to Dublin road with the A2 Warrenpoint to Newry dual carriageway.
  
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• Western Rail Link to Heathrow: More MPs back project

  04-03-2025 01:00 via readingchronicle.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - 'Thousands' of new jobs could be created through a Western Railway Link to Heathrow Airport, a Berkshire MP has said.
  
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• Want lower rail fares to lure people out of their cars? We need a rail revolution

  04-03-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Train Talk: Conventional wisdom swerves the need to cut costs and raise (some) taxes
  
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• UK rail passengers may lose patience as problems take years to fix, says minister

  04-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Lord Hendy says important changes are happening but they follow mp;#145;six years of torpormp;#146;Passengers may lose patience with the government before it can make the changes needed to fix the railway, the rail minister, Lord Hendy, admitted, as he promised that action was coming after mp;#147;years of torpormp;#148;.The government is midway through a consultation on plans for a reformed, integrated Great British Railways (GBR), with legislation to enact it coming later in 202
  
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• Uber-backed AI startup that could rival Tesla takes on Europe's largest car market

  04-03-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Wayve, a startup that develops self-driving car technology, is to open a new hub in Germany as it looks to expand internationally, taking on the likes of Tesla and Waymo
  
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• This is exactly what Manchester missed out on by scrapping HS2

  04-03-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - A new report comes nearly 18 months after the Northern leg of HS2 was cancelled
  
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• Tesla?s sales slump bites as Europeans reject Elon Musk subscription

  04-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The chief executive?s actions as a key figure in the Trump team have turned some buyers and owners away from the brand
  
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• Tesla's sales slump bites as Europeans reject Elon Musk subscription

  04-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The chief executivemp;#39;s actions as a key figure in the Trump team have turned some buyers and owners away from the brand
  
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• Snake Pass closures need to be tackled say mayors

  04-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Snake Pass is an example of poor transport links in the north, two regional mayors have said.
  
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• Screening lanes unveiled to curb airport queues

  04-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The lanes at Birmingham Airport are opened following months of major delays for passengers in 2024.
  
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• ScotGov told to act on ScotRail ticket office hours 'law breach'

  04-03-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - The transport secretary has been told to urgently intervene over plans to significantly cut ticket office opening times at over 100 Scots stations as it is believed to breach the law over promoting equality and reducing discrimination through age, race or sex.
  
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• Rail?s much needed chance to draw breath and refocus

  04-03-2025 01:00 via modernrailways.com
  
  Modern Railways - Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves? announcement of a third runway for Heathrow Airport plus completion of East West Rail to Cambridge generated a predictable response from some commentators, who argued that new routes, reopenings and more services should be on the agenda ? not expansion of climate-wrecking aviation.
  
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• Rail's much needed chance to draw breath and refocus

  04-03-2025 01:00 via modernrailways.com
  
  Modern Railways - Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reevesmp;#39; announcement of a third runway for Heathrow Airport plus completion of East West Rail to Cambridge generated a predictable response from some commentators, who argued that new routes, reopenings and more services should be on the agenda not expansion of climate-wrecking aviation.
  
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• Powys councillor says school bus policy is legally robust

  04-03-2025 01:00 via countytimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - School transport in Powys is legally robust, a councillor has said after facing a question about Welsh Government rules.
  
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• Potential Clean Air Zone price hike slammed as 'money for nothing'

  04-03-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The proposal to adjust the fees was not highlighted during a lengthy council budget meeting, but was later approved as part of measures to manage the citymp;#39;s budget
  
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• Plans for new railway station hit the buffers

  04-03-2025 01:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Plans to recreate a railway station at Pontrilas on the Hereford-Abergavenny line have hit a further setback.
  
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• Opening date confirmed for new Northumberland railway station

  04-03-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - It has been confirmed that Newsham station on The Northumberland Line will open on Monday, 17th March.
  
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• Night bus to run as a commercial service from 2026

  04-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A night bus service in North Devon aimed at improving safety is expected to be run as a commercial service from next year.
  
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• MP on the 'severely mismanaged' HS2 construction in Buckinghamshire

  04-03-2025 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Chesham and Amershammp;#146;s MP Sarah Green has heavily criticised the management of the HS2 project, describing it as a mp;#145;tragedymp;#146;.
  
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• Merseyrail could extend contract for another five years

  04-03-2025 01:00 via birkenhead.news
  Other Regional Press - The train operator company that formed to run Merseyrail?s network could be given the chance to extend its contract.
  
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• Manchester Airport to get third Premier Inn hotel as bosses eye new site

  04-03-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Airport bosses say new hotel will mp;#39;create positive frontage to a new urban squaremp;#39;
  
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• Lifts remain broken at Warwick Parkway - MP criticises 'indefensible' delays

  04-03-2025 01:00 via warwick.nub.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Local MP Sir Jeremy Wright has called for urgent repairs at Warwick Parkway station where the lifts remain broken.
  
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• Jet2, Easyjet, Ryanair, TUI passengers urged to carry receipt and make it 'visible'

  04-03-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Liquid containers must not exceed 100ml to be allowed in your carry-on luggage, with any liquids over the limit placed in hold luggage instead.
  
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• 'Inaccessible rail station makes me feel terrible'

  04-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - "It puts you in a position of frustration and makes you feel terrible on the inside."
  That is how wheelchair user Scott Stonebridge described being unable to board the train at his nearest railway station in Saltash, Cornwall, due to the large gap between the train and the platform.
  
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• High Speed Rail Group tells government how to deliver 'realistic' and 'responsible' HS2

  04-03-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has presented a set of vital recommendations on the delivery of High Speed 2 (HS2) to the UK government, as it prepares for the upcoming Spending Review.
  
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• Heathrow set to expand terminals 2 & 5 before pushing for third runway by 2035

  04-03-2025 01:00 via karryon.com.au
  
  Aviation Industry- Flights to the UK could almost double in the next decade. London Heathrow Airport has confirmed multi-million-pound terminal expansion plans and a new runway timeline as CEO Thomas Woldbye said planes could take off from the third runaway within 10 years.
  
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• Greater Cambridge Partnership to use online simulations for autonomous bus trials

  04-03-2025 01:00 via ukauthority.com
  Other News Sources - The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has highlighted the use of online simulations as part of a pilot of autonomous buses in its region.
  
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• Graham to deliver £42M upgrade to A320 road in Surrey

  04-03-2025 01:00 via geplus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Surrey County Council has appointed Graham as the principal contractor for the A320 improvement scheme in Runnymede, which includes the construction of new embankments and other ground engineering works.
  
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• Graham to deliver ?42M upgrade to A320 road in Surrey

  04-03-2025 01:00 via geplus.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Surrey County Council has appointed Graham as the principal contractor for the A320 improvement scheme in Runnymede, which includes the construction of new embankments and other ground engineering works.
  
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• Gatwick expansion ?needs to be part of wider infrastructure pipeline?

  04-03-2025 01:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  
  Construction News - Industry figures have welcomed the government?s signal it will support the expansion of Gatwick Airport, and called for it to be brought forward quickly as part of a wider pipeline of work. The ?2.2bn expansion of the West Sussex airport, which is majority owned by?
  
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• Further delays for Turkish-built CalMac ferries subscription

  04-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The first boat may not enter service until August, months behind schedule, with one MSP saying ?the buck stops? with the SNP
  
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• Fresh delays to Turkish-built CalMac ferries

  04-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The first of the fleet, MV Isle of Islay, will not be finished until the end of June at the earliest.
  
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• First Bus announces Park and Ride price increases in York

  04-03-2025 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Charges to use York's Park and Ride service are set to rise - a move which opposition councillors have called a "blow" to residents.
  
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• Eurostar CCO Fran?ois Le Doze says bringing trains back to Ashford and Ebbsfleet International 'doesn't make sense right now'

  04-03-2025 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - A Eurostar boss has said bringing his trains back to Kent ?doesn?t make sense right now? due to the huge amount of investment needed.
  
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• Empower Local Leaders to Transform Rail Services, Report Urges

  04-03-2025 01:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Mayors and devolved authorities must have a central role in the running of local rail services in the forthcoming Rail Reform Bill, to ensure rail complements local plans for growth, housing, skills and the environment, according to a new report.
  
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• Direct Leicester to Coventry rail line could slash journeys to just 32 minutes

  04-03-2025 01:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  
  Leicester Mercury - Campaigners say the project could generate mp;pound;400 million in economic benefits
  
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• Detailed plans unveiled for new Superloop bus route in south London

  04-03-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The SL11 forms part of the ?Superloop 2? network of express bus services promised in Sir Sadiq Khan?s manifesto last year
  
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• City Mayors step up bid to control local lines

  04-03-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews - City Mayors have made a new bid to make sure that they have a ?central role? in running railway services in their areas, as the Rail Reform Bill takes shape.
  
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• Changes to the bus network across Bristol and the wider region - in full

  04-03-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - These are all the changes coming to the bus network in April
  
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• Campaign group outlines package of 'cheaper' public transport alternatives to £9bn LTC

  04-03-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - A campaign group has put forward a number of transport alternatives it believes could be delivered for mp;#39;cheapermp;#39; and with more benefits than the proposed ?9bn Lower Thames Crossing (LTC).
  
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• British start-ups need a new road to driverless vehicles

  04-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Oxa and Wayve are making hard choices in the face of well-funded Chinese and US competition
  
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• British Airways opens new Gatwick hangar to cut summer holiday delays subscription

  04-03-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - The move follows the airline being rated among the worst in Europe for cancelled flights
  
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• Andy Burnham wants to run our railways - but what does that actually mean?

  04-03-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - A new report has urged the government to give mayors like Andy Burnham more of a say over fares, ticketing and timetables
  
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• Affordable HS2 Crewe to Euston plan submitted to Treasury

  04-03-2025 01:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction Enquirer - The industrymp;#39;s High Speed Rail Group has submitted outline plans to the Treasury to rescope the HS2 project to unlock maximum economic benefit within a constrained budget.
  
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