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• Assistant Director (Transport Project Management Office) – SYMCA

  06-03-2025 13:31 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Assistant Director (Transport Project Management Office)
   Hours: 37 hoursContract: PermanentSalary: £64,357 – £69,357 (pending pay award)Location: Sheffield (This is a hybrid role with a minimum of 3 days per week in the office) The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) brings together the local authorities of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield and to serve the communities and businesses of South Yorkshire.From transport to housing, from
  
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• Updates to National Technical Specification Notices for rail interoperability

  06-03-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Following a comprehensive review, the government will publish updates to 7 NTSNs.
  
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• Transport group proposes 'cheaper' rail alternative to Lower Thames Crossing

  06-03-2025 01:00 via kentlive.news
  
  Kent Online - It is claimed that using rail links would cost a quarter of the price of the current road-based proposal
  
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• Train performance stats to be displayed at stations in new 'era of accountability'

  06-03-2025 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - The government hopes that in holding train operators to account, they will be encouraged to drive up efficiency and productivity - providing better value for money.
  
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• Train performance stats to be displayed at stations for the first time

  06-03-2025 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Rail passengers in England are being shown how often trains are cancelled and delayed at each station in a new mp;amp;quot;accountability drivemp;amp;quot;.
  
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• Scotrail alcohol ban could still be in place five years after 'temporary' measure was introduced

  06-03-2025 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - EXCLUSIVE: Customers can be regularly seen flouting the booze ban on trains leading to claims it is mp;amp;quot;unenforceablemp;amp;quot;.
  
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• Rail firms to be named and shamed subscription

  06-03-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Screens at train stations will display details of cancellations and delays as part of a new era of rail accountability
  
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• Rail firms to be named and shamed

  06-03-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Screens at train stations will display details of cancellations and delays as part of ?a new era of rail accountability?
  
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• Opinion: Government must give East Anglia a rail upgrade

  06-03-2025 01:00 via ipswichstar.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - I seem to have spent much of my time over the last few years writing about how vital it is for the rail junctions at Ely and Haughley to be upgraded - but this time it really does feel like an absolute necessity.
  
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• Number of cancelled trains at Watford stations revealed

  06-03-2025 01:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - New figures have revealed how many trains were cancelled at Watfordmp;#39;s rail stations in the month of February.
  
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• New images give ‘exciting glimpse’ at how Leeds Bradford Airport expansion will look

  06-03-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - New images have been released that give an mp;#147;exciting glimpsemp;#148; into how Leeds Bradford Airportmp;#146;s expansion will look once it has been completed.
  
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• New era of rail accountability for passengers as performance data goes live at stations

  06-03-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Display screens at stations will help rebuild trust with passengers as we tackle root causes of rail delays and cancellations.
  
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• More than 550 train services cancelled at two main Bradford stations in a month

  06-03-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - More than 550 train services were cancelled in the space of a month at Bradfordmp;#39;s two city centre stations, it has been revealed.
  
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• More details emerge on what led to port closure

  06-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Holyhead port owner says two vessels made mp;quot;contactmp;quot; with a steel structure, causing it to collapse.
  
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• Meeting discusses boost to rail services and Shrewsbury station revamp

  06-03-2025 01:00 via shropshirelive.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A Shropshire MPmp;#39;s plan to revamp Shrewsburymp;#39;s railway services alongside breathing new life into the townmp;#39;s Victorian station received another boost this week.
  
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• Mayors and devolved authorities must have 'central role in local rail services'

  06-03-2025 01:00 via transportxtra.com
  
  Transportxtra - 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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• Leeds Bradford Airport unveils first video animation of terminal expansion

  06-03-2025 01:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - A video and new CGI visual has been released for the first time providing a fascinating glimpse into Leeds Bradford Airportmp;#39;s transformative mp;pound;100 million terminal expansion.
  
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• Jason Prince: Expand transport devo to unleash growth

  06-03-2025 01:00 via lgcplus.com
  
  Other News Sources - Transport devolution is delivering but can go further in some critical policy areas, writes the director of the Urban Transport Group.
  
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• HS2 seeks 30 graduates this year, as pressure continues

  06-03-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -HS2 Ltd has launched a search for 30 graduates in a range of disciplines to join its 31,000-strong workforce this year. The news comes in the wake of the latest report about the high speed project from the Commons Public Accounts Committee, which has said that delays and rising costs are damaging the countrymp;#146;s reputation, and that the struggling project has become a mp;#145;casebook examplemp;#146; of how not to run such a scheme.
  
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• House of Lords - Open access operators and government plans for rail reform

  06-03-2025 01:00 via lordslibrary.parliament.uk
  Parliament - Open access operators are independent train operators that run passenger rail services on the national network, often in competition with services provided by franchised operators.
  
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• Hopes Felixstowe port sale can boost roads and rail

  06-03-2025 01:00 via ipswichstar.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Transport bosses and business chiefs in Suffolk are hopeful the sale of the Port of Felixstowe could be the catalyst for vital road and rail improvements in the county.
  
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• Heathrow shareholders flying high with first dividend payment since Covid and expansion on horizon: Mohammed Nihad

  06-03-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Heathrow Airport is set to pay its shareholders a dividend for the first time in five years following the release of its full-year earnings last week. The divided of mp;pound;250m is the airportmp;#39;s first payout since the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• Hawks employed to fend off troublesome pigeons at Northern stations

  06-03-2025 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Hawks are being used by Northern to deter pigeons at three East Yorkshire railway stations.
  
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• Have your say on £45m plans for two major Bradford roads

  06-03-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - UP to mp;pound;45 MILLION could be spent improving roads to the South of Bradford, and members of the public are being asked for their views on the proposals.
  
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• Great Northern 'proud' of charging ?4.20 for 2 min journey

  06-03-2025 01:00 via theoldhamtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A major UK train company has been slammed for appearing to be 'proud' of charging ?4.20 for a two-minute journey.
  
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• Great Northern 'proud' of charging £4.20 for 2 min journey

  06-03-2025 01:00 via theoldhamtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A major UK train company has been slammed for appearing to be mp;#39;proudmp;#39; of charging mp;pound;4.20 for a two-minute journey.
  
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• Government figures show Cheshire railway tops cancellations

  06-03-2025 01:00 via chesterstandard.co.uk
  
  Chester Standard - INCE mp; Elton railway station, near Ellesmere Port, has been named as having the highest cancellation rate of any station in the UK.
  
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• Carmakers win reprieve from Canada and Mexico tariffs

  06-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Trump says he will exempt cars from the new import taxes, while continuing his criticism of Canada.
  
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• Businesses push government to extend HS2 line

  06-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The firms want it to run to Crewe instead of the current plan to stop north of Birmingham.
  
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• ‘The entire coastline will be cemented over’: the tiny Italian town set to become a dock for giant cruise ships

  06-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Only 20 miles from Italymp;#146;s capital, Isola Sacra was ignored for years but nowRoyal Caribbean has plans to turn it into a major new portOn a cloudy day in January, Isola Sacra, a hamlet in Fiumicino, 20 miles from Rome, does not look like a place that would attract masses of tourists. Low-rise family homes with small gardens alternate with meadows and fields and life has the sedate pace of a provincial town.An old lighthouse now lies in ruins and not far away is the darsena
  
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• Air France-KLM targets ‘unbelievable’ spending of American travellers

  06-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Surge in demand for premium leisure will help airline group boost profits, says chief executive Ben Smith
  
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