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• ?Your words are a life-saving kit? says Network Rail and Samaritans

  05-03-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Samaritans? Small Talk Saves Lives campaign, in partnership with Network Rail and British Transport Police, launches as over half of UK adults (67) would appreciate someone checking on them, by offering words of support, if they were struggling to cope
  
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• Why Suffolk needs major rail improvements to stay on track

  05-03-2025 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Show us you're ready to boost the region's rail links with the rest of Britain - that's the message that business leaders and politicians are making to chancellor Rachel Reeves.
  
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• Welsh Government update on A470 works that have closed road for months

  05-03-2025 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Work started in January and will continue until April
  
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• Trevolution surpasses $1.2 Billion in Gross Bookings in 2024

  05-03-2025 01:00 via traveldailymedia.com
  Other News Sources - ...Trevolution Group has been a global leader in the travel industry for more than two decades, leveraging its expertise in the Visiting Friends and Relatives (VFR) segment, which continues to see strong growth to this day. In 2024, the company placed a strategic focus on its Online Travel Agency, Oojo, successfully launching it in Germany and achieving an impressive Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 60?well above the industry average of 35.
  
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• Spending Review: Plug £452 million bus pass shortfall to boost economy and protect routes

  05-03-2025 01:00 via local.gov.uk
  Local Government - Nearly half a billion pounds had to be spent again by councils last year to plug a shortfall in funding for free bus passes, at the expense of lower fares and other transport services to help more people into work and boost growth.
  
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• Spending Review: Plug ?452 million bus pass shortfall to boost economy and protect routes

  05-03-2025 01:00 via local.gov.uk
  Local Government - Nearly half a billion pounds had to be spent again by councils last year to plug a shortfall in funding for free bus passes, at the expense of lower fares and other transport services to help more people into work and boost growth.
  
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• Separate supply chain problems hit both West Midlands Railway DMU fleets simultaneously

  05-03-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Supply chain issues have left West Midlands Railway (WMR) having to operate short-formed trains in both of its diesel multiple unit (DMU) fleets.
  
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• School bus cut consultation 'handled terribly' - Councillor claims

  05-03-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A CONSULTATION into planned cuts to school bus services was mp;#147;handled terriblymp;#148; mp;#150; a Councillor has claimed.
  
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• RMT wins 10 pay boost for Rail Gourmet workers on TPE contract

  05-03-2025 01:00 via rmt.org.uk
  
  RMT - RMT members at Rail Gourmet working on the TransPennine Express (TPE) contract have overwhelmingly voted to accept a 10 pay rise, securing a major victory in their fight for fair wages.
  
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• Rail vs air: The tool that aims to make European train journeys as easy as booking a flight

  05-03-2025 01:00 via euronews.com
  News from Europe - The EU?s high-speed railway network has nearly doubled in a decade, but international journeys remain a challenge.
  
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• Rail fare increase slammed by Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe MP

  05-03-2025 01:00 via countytimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Brecon, Radnor, and Cwm Tawe's Liberal Democrat MP has criticised the recent rail fare increase.
  
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• Politicians unite to press case for East Anglian rail boost

  05-03-2025 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  East Anglian Daily Times - Politicians from across the political spectrum in East Anglia have united in a bid to persuade the government to give the green light to junction improvements at Ely and Haughley.
  
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• Northern awards contract for passenger information system and energy metering upgrades to DB ESG

  05-03-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - DB ESG, a leading provider of rolling stock engineering solutions, has announced that Northern Trains Ltd has awarded it a contract for the turnkey materials supply and installation service for the passenger information system (PIS) and energy metering (EM) upgrades on its fleet of 16 Class 333 electric multiple units.
  
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• Next Northumberland Line station set to open this month

  05-03-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The latest station on the Northumberland Line will open on Monday March 17.Newsham station will join Ashington and Seaton Delaval on the route into Newcastle that reopened in December.
  
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• New Superloop express bus route planned for Thamesmead

  05-03-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Transport for London (TfL) has announced plans for a new express bus route, the SL11, which will connect Abbey Wood and North Greenwich, supporting ongoing regeneration efforts in the Thamesmead area.The proposed route is expected to transform the existing route 472 into an express service, offering faster journey times and improved connectivity.Passengers will benefit from quicker connections between the Elizabeth line, DLR, London Underground, a
  
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• New platform at Oxford rail station delayed by Botley Road

  05-03-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - Work to create a platform for Oxford rail station has been delayed by ongoing efforts to get Botley Road reopened.
  
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• New hope to stop a third of West Midlands bus services being axed

  05-03-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - There are concerns around a third of services would be cut without the grant funding
  
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• New £2m berth opens at Port of Liverpool and welcomes its first vessel

  05-03-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The new deep water bulk berth is the first to be opened at the port in 40 years and is located at Peel Ports Groupmp;#39;s Alexandra Complex
  
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• More construction clients commit to carbon reduction

  05-03-2025 01:00 via theconstructionindex.co.uk
  
  Construction Index - Three more major construction clients have committed themselves to being greener.
  
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• Merseyrail operator could get five-year contract extension

  05-03-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - A concession was awarded to a joint venture of Serco and then Abellio, known as Merseyrail Electrics (2002) Ltd, in 2003
  
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• Major Cambridgeshire station revamp to see next step in coming week

  05-03-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - Work could begin as early as this summer
  
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• Industry seeks greater detail on rail reform consultation as leaders highlight areas of concern

  05-03-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Industry figures have said they want more clarity on key details that will form part of the government?s upcoming rail reform.
  
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• Improving disability awareness training for rail staff

  05-03-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: The effectiveness of the disability training received by rail staff and new models of raising awareness are to be studied by the Royal National Institute of Blind People and the Community Rail Network, backed by funding from the Motability Foundation.
  
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• HS2 Ltd report says project is delivering £10 billion boost to local economy

  05-03-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - HS2 Ltd says that its arrival in west London is creating a new development mp;#39;hotspotmp;#39;in the capital and driving a mp;pound;10 billion boost to the local economy, according to new research.
  
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• HS2 Ltd report says project is delivering ??10 billion boost? to local economy

  05-03-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - HS2 Ltd says that its arrival in west London is creating a new development ?hotspot? in the capital and driving a ?10 billion boost to the local economy, according to new research.
  
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• HS2 Environment secretary blasts ?ludicrous? bat tunnel as cost expected to top ?119M

  05-03-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Environment secretary Steve Reed has said that the spending ?vast sums? on High Speed 2?s (HS2?s) so-called ?bat tunnel? is ?ludicrous?, as the true cost of the structure is expected to be over ?119M.
  
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• HS2 Environment secretary blasts 'ludicrous' bat tunnel as cost expected to top £119M

  05-03-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Environment secretary Steve Reed has said that the spending vast sums on High Speed 2mp;#39;s (HS2mp;#39;s) so-called bat tunnelmp;#39; is ludicrous, as the true cost of the structure is expected to be over mp;pound;119M.
  
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• Hong Kong billionaire to sell Panama Canal ports to US firm

  05-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - BlackRock will buy two ports after Trumpmp;#39;s interest in taking back control of the key shipping route.
  
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• Heathrow Set to Miss Another Deadline for New Security Scanners

  05-03-2025 01:00 via bloomberg.com
  Bloomberg - London Heathrow Airport is likely to miss an extended deadline to finish installing advanced security scanners, according to people familiar with the matter, raising the prospect of peak-summer backups as passengers take time to remove liquids and electronics from their luggage.
  
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• Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows

  05-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisisHalf of the worldmp;#146;s climate-heating carbon emissions come from the fossil fuels produced by just 36 companies, analysis has revealed.The researchers said the 2023 data strengthened the case for holding fossil fuel companies to account for their contribution to global heating. Previous versions of the annual report have been used in legal cases against companies and inv
  
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• Fare reforms, nationalisation, and new trains ? readers have their say on fixing Britain?s railways

  05-03-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Readers are split between full re-nationalisation and targeted reforms to fix the UK?s rail system
  
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• Fare reforms, nationalisation, and new trains readers have their say on fixing Britain's railways

  05-03-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Readers are split between full re-nationalisation and targeted reforms to fix the UKmp;#39;s rail system
  
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• Ely and Haughley rail junction upgrades vital for Norfolk

  05-03-2025 01:00 via fakenhamtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Upgrades to the Ely and Haughley rail junctions are key to unlocking economic growth in Norfolk, with the county?s business leaders ?fully behind? the latest proposals.
  
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• Edinburgh bus and tram fares increase by 10

  05-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus and tram passengers in Edinburgh and Lothians are facing a 10 fares increase from next month.
  
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• DP World moves 100,000 containers by rail from Southampton in 18 months

  05-03-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - DP World has recorded the 100,000th container to be moved from its hub at Southampton.
  
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• Comment: Will DfT?s plans for the railway really be any different?

  05-03-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Philip Haigh considers the problems that the government will face with turning its A Railway fit for Britain?s future document from consultation stage into anything like reality.
  
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• Comment: Will DfT's plans for the railway really be any different?

  05-03-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Philip Haigh considers the problems that the government will face with turning its A Railway fit for Britainmp;#39;s future document from consultation stage into anything like reality.
  
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• Clients with 330bn of UK construction projects sign up to decarbonisation commitments

  05-03-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Clients that have an estimated mp;pound;30bn worth of construction projects in the UK have signed up to the Construction Leadership Councilmp;#39;s (CLCmp;#39;s) Five Client Carbon Commitments, aiming to decarbonise the industry.
  
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• Clients with ?30bn of UK construction projects sign up to decarbonisation commitments

  05-03-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Clients that have an estimated ?30bn worth of construction projects in the UK have signed up to the Construction Leadership Council?s (CLC?s) Five Client Carbon Commitments, aiming to decarbonise the industry.
  
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• BYD delivers first B12 buses as Uno launches uni service

  05-03-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The first five of 27 ordered BYD B12 single-decker buses will be on the road on the "Electric Shuttle" university service later this month
  
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• Bus to Stansted Airport that only cost £3 to be axed due to 'lack of customers'

  05-03-2025 01:00 via essexlive.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Opposition leader in Braintree hopes the bus firm u-turns and realises this is not a good idea
  
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• Bus to Stansted Airport that only cost ?3 to be axed due to 'lack of customers'

  05-03-2025 01:00 via essexlive.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Opposition leader in Braintree hopes the bus firm u-turns and realises ?this is not a good idea.?
  
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• Bus funding deal due ahead of franchising decision

  05-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new funding deal to stop a number of West Midlands bus services being cut is expected to be agreed later this month.
  
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• British travellers to get six-month grace period as new EU visa system nears launch

  05-03-2025 01:00 via traveldailymedia.com
  Other News Sources - British travelers preparing for the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) rollout will benefit from a six-month grace period, allowing entry into EU countries even without the new visa waiver
  
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• British Airways deserves its place among the UK’s comeback kids

  05-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - While much of the attention on BA has been negative, parent IAG is thriving
  
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• BlackRock to buy Panama Canal ports after pressure from Trump

  05-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Deal worth $22.8bn involves sale of bulk of those owned by Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison
  
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• Accessibility must be at the heart of rail reforms

  05-03-2025 01:00 via transportforall.org.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Transport for All CEO Caroline Stickland tells the Transport Times conference that accessibility must be at the heart of rail reform.
  
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