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• Virgin aims to raise £700m to rival Eurostar on cross-Channel trains

  09-03-2025 14:01
  
  Richard Branson’s group plans rail routes linking London to Paris and Brussels, and maybe Amsterdam Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is aiming to raise £700m to fund its plan to launch cross-Channel rail services that would compete with Eurostar.Virgin, which previously operated intercity trains in Britain including between London and Glasgow, plans to start rail services connecting the UK capital with Paris and Brussels. It would also look to run trains to Amsterdam. Continue re
  
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• Welsh Government accused of ?waving the white flag? on missing HS2 billions

  09-03-2025 01:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Plaid Cymru has accused the Welsh Government of abandoning the fight to secure billions of pounds for Wales from the UK Government?s HS2 rail project.
  
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• Welsh Government accused of 'waving the white flag' on missing HS2 billions

  09-03-2025 01:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Plaid Cymru has accused the Welsh Government of abandoning the fight to secure billions of pounds for Wales from the UK Governmentmp;#39;s HS2 rail project.
  
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• Virgin Group looks to raise £700mn to fund Eurostar rival

  09-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Richard Bransonmp;#146;s group is one of several planning a new cross-Channel service
  
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• Top Welsh politician calls for north Wales rail line to be electrified

  09-03-2025 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Welsh Tory leader Darren Millar said greater investment is needed in Walesmp;#39; rail infrastructure
  
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• The big, ugly Manchester question

  09-03-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The Manchester Evening News speaks to Network Rail boss Rob McIntosh about the future of railways in the North of England
  
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• Superloop 2 bus proposed to replace 472 route

  09-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - A consultation into a new Superloop express bus service linking part of south-east London has opened.
  
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• Stagecoach to replace Basingstoke buses with newer models

  09-03-2025 01:00 via basingstokegazette.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - BASINGSTOKE'S ageing bus fleet is due for an upgrade this year with buses that are more than 20 years old to be replaced with newer models.
  
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• Should there be a frequent-flyer tax? It could hit families the hardest

  09-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Our chief travel writer on the options to target greenhouse-gas emissionsand how a levy could be used in the quest to achieve Jet Zero
  
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• 'Not all train drivers are blokes with big beards'

  09-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail company LNER wants more women to apply to drive its trains.
  Only 13 of its current drivers are female, according to a report, external published in October 2024.
  
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• New UK planning rules aim to halve approval time for major projects

  09-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The UK?s housing minister has said that new planning rules to be outlined next week aim to halve the time it takes to get approval for major infrastructure projects such as wind farms and power stations.
  
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• Major plea over HS2 by Birmingham leaders 'or risk losing full benefits' of high speed rail line

  09-03-2025 01:00 via birminghamworld.uk
  Other Regional Press - Businesses in Birmingham are calling for the HS2 extension to Crewe to unlock economic growth and fulfil its original goals, warning of reduced impact without changes.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing linking Kent and Essex costs £1.2 billion before construction starts

  09-03-2025 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - More than mp;pound;1.2 billion has been spent on the Lower Thames Crossing despite construction still not being under way, it has been revealed.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing linking Kent and Essex costs ?1.2 billion before construction starts

  09-03-2025 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - More than ?1.2 billion has been spent on the Lower Thames Crossing despite construction still not being under way, it has been revealed.
  
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• London Underground station where 26 people have fallen in gap between train and platform

  09-03-2025 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The data regards the Bakerloo line platforms at Waterloo Underground station, with the incidents having occurred between May 2020 and the end of last November
  
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• I saw 62 fare dodgers in 90 minutes on the Tube. It's everywhere subscription

  09-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Transport for London loses mp;pound;130m a year to bumpers and tailgaters on the Tube. We watched the gates with plainclothed inspectors trying to stem the tide
  
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• Hydrogen Trucks Reach 10,000 KM Milestone Transporting Dry Ice

  09-03-2025 01:00 via fuelcellsworks.com
  News from Europe - Less than two months ago, the HOYER Group and Nippon Gases Deutschland, together with hylane, put the first hydrogen-powered truck for dry ice transport into operation. A special moment ? also because Minister of Economic Affairs Mona Neubaur personally drove the truck to the handover to convince herself of the technology. Today, the vehicle has already covered over 10,000 kilometers.
  
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• How England's rail network compares with Europe on fares, punctuality and speed

  09-03-2025 01:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - The recent train fare increase in England and Wales has seen fares go up by 4.6 per cent and the price of most annual railcards ? designed to save money with a one-off fee ? increase by ?5. Some journeys on London?s rail network that take just two minutes now cost as much as ?4.20 ? and a return from Finsbury Park to Harringay will cost ?7.20 for four minutes total onboard.
  
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• How England's rail network compares with Europe on fares, punctuality and speed

  09-03-2025 01:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - The recent train fare increase in England and Wales has seen fares go up by 4.6 per cent and the price of most annual railcardsdesigned to save money with a one-off feeincrease by mp;pound;5. Some journeys on Londonmp;#39;s rail network that take just two minutes now cost as much as mp;pound;4.20 and a return from Finsbury Park to Harringay will cost mp;pound;7.20 for four minutes total onboard.
  
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• Heathrow boss: M25 will have to be ripped up for runway expansion. subscription

  09-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Thomas Woldbye dashes hopes that serious disruption can be avoided during construction of a third runway at London?s biggest airport
  
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• Great British Railways brand to appear on trains from May subscription

  09-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The British Rail mp;#39;Double Arrowmp;#39; logo was launched in 1965 to demonstrate a modernised train network under Labour prime minister Harold Wilson. Sixty years on and the current Labour administration is plotting a similar branding shake-upbut this time to champion the quintessential mp;#39;Britishnessmp;#39; of the railways.
  
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• Discounted bus travel for young people

  09-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - People aged between 19 and 25 will be eligible for discounted bus travel for the first time in Cornwall, the council has said.
  
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• Consultation launched on key route improvements

  09-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The ?45m proposal for the A650, along Tong Street and Wakefield Road, also aims to make public transport and active travel such as walking and cycling more reliable and accessible.
  
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• Abbey Wood station sees increase in violent and sexual crime

  09-03-2025 01:00 via newsshopper.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The number of violent incidents and sexual offences has increased at Abbey Wood station.
  
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