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• UK Bus Manufacturing Panel opening meeting hosted by minister

  14-03-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The UK Bus Manufacturing Panel held its inaugural meeting on 13 March in Sheffield, hosted by Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood. Delegates were from bus builders Alexander Dennis and Wrightbus, industry representative bodies, Combined Authorities, and Transport for London.
  
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• Trainline shares tumble despite record sales ahead of national ticket app launch

  14-03-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Trainline shares tanked on Thursday despite record full-year sales and the announcement of a mp;pound;75m buyback programme. A bumper set of results failed to quell investor fears over the launch of a state-owned rival ticketing app in the UK, with the stock dropping more than 13 per cent in early deals. It came despite net ...
  
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• Ticket gate designed with life-cycle costs in mind

  14-03-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: On display at the Transport Ticketing Global exhibition in London was Scheidt mp; Bachmann?s latest FareGo PG50 ticket gate, which has been developed with total cost of ownership in mind.
  
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• Tesla warns Trump administration it is ‘exposed’ to retaliatory tariffs

  14-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Elon Muskmp;#146;s electric-car maker says levies could make it costlier to produce vehicles in the US
  
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• Starmer poised to relax ban on hybrids in electric car climbdown subscription

  14-03-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Sir Keir Starmer is poised to relax a planned ban on popular hybrid cars amid warnings that electric vehicle (EV) sales targets are squeezing manufacturers too tightly.
  
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• Smart motorway software failure put drivers on M62 at risk for nearly a month subscription

  14-03-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Smart motorway safety systems meant to detect broken-down cars were out of service for nearly a month last year, National Highways has admitted.
  
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• Sadiq Khan steps in to save London Underground book exchanges subscription

  14-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The bookshelves had been deemed to breach fire regulationsbut they are to be reinstated after an intervention by the mayor
  
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• Russian captain held by UK police for longer over North Sea crash

  14-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Starmer says authorities must mp;#145;get to the bottommp;#146; of Mondaymp;#146;s shipping incident
  
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• Roads 'gridlocked' and Manchester Airport tunnels BLOCKED after huge car meet makes its way across Manchester

  14-03-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - Hundreds of people met near Trafford Palazzo before driving towards Manchester Airport
  
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• Residents' anger over reduction in bus service

  14-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Residents in East Sussex are calling on a bus company to reverse its decision to reduce the frequency of one of its services.
  
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• Prime Minister responds as local leaders raise 'promised' HS2 funding

  14-03-2025 01:00 via hulldailymail.co.uk
  
  Hull Daily Mail - "We absolutely want to support Hull and the region, it's hugely important and has a lot going on in terms of the innovation here"
  
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• Okehampton Interchange will open Devon 'gateway'

  14-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Work has begun on a new railway station that will "open a gateway" to Devon.
  
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• Office of Rail and Road tells Eurostar who will make Temple Mills capacity decision

  14-03-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has written to Eurostar to say it will make the decision on whether a second operator can use Temple Mills International Depot.
  
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• No new business case for struggling HS2 this year

  14-03-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -A revised business case for completing Phase 1 of HS2 will not be ready before next year, the Department for Transport has warned. The projectmp;#146;s recently-appointed chief executive Mark Wild had previously conceded that mp;#145;the programme is in a very serious situation that requires a fundamental reset to enable it to be delivered to the lowest feasible costmp;#146;.
  
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• New twist in ferries fiasco as interim boss resigns

  14-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Chief executivemp;#39;s duties at Ferguson Marine will be shared until a permanent replacement is found for John Petticrew, who is leaving for mp;#39;personal reasonsmp;#39;
  
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• New GWR trains set to transform South West travel

  14-03-2025 01:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  
  Plymouth Herald - Passengers across the GWR network are set for a smoother ride
  
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• MPs push for Eurostar to reinstate Kent stops which "leave massive gap in market"

  14-03-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Frustrated MPs in Kent and Sussex have held meetings with Eurostar, Virgin and the Rail Minister in a bid to restore international rail services from Ashford and Ebbsfleet.
  
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• MP addresses lack of rail transport in Heywood and Middleton

  14-03-2025 01:00 via theoldhamtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Heywood and Middleton North's MP has raised the area's lack of rail transport in Parliament.
  
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• Local Transport Minister joins bus bosses to supercharge green vehicles and boost business

  14-03-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - New UK bus manufacturing expert panel will prioritise high quality buses that meet the needs of passengers and improve living standards across the country.
  
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• Kent Politics Podcast: Innovation Park Medway, Lower Thames Crossing and special guest, Cllr Alister Brady

  14-03-2025 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - The panel on this weekmp;#39;s Kent Politics Podcast discuss a range of topics, including the latest on Innovation Park Medway and how a Kent transport chief has turned his guns on utility companies.
  
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• Infrastructure boom lifts Balfour Beatty, Kier Group and Costain

  14-03-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - London-listed construction firms Balfour Beatty, Kier Group, and Costain, have all reported robust results this week as themp;nbsp;UKmp;amp;#8217;s increasingmp;nbsp;prioritisation of major infrastructure projects starts to life the sector. Their combined order books now exceed more than mp;pound;30bn and shareholders stand to benefit. All three of the companies hiked their dividends and shareholder returns alongside their ...
  
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• HS2 should not re-negotiate contracts, says Balfour Beatty boss

  14-03-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - A scathing report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) last month concluded HS2 Ltdmp;#39;s contracts were mp;quot;unacceptable to the public pursemp;quot; and that it was mp;quot;imperativemp;quot; the project delivered on its assurances to re-negotiate them.
  
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• How South Korea’s shipyards could save the US Navy

  14-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Asian shipbuilders see opportunity to fill gap as Washington tries to keep pace with Chinamp;#146;s naval expansion
  
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• Green bus conversion unveiled by Bee Network

  14-03-2025 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - Greater Manchester?s Bee Network has made its first green bus conversion.
  
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• Government celebrates 75,000 EV charging point milestone as MPs call for better distribution

  14-03-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has confirmed the number of public EV charge points in the UK has reached 75,000.The milestone was achieved following mp;amp;pound;200 million of government funding and private investment. mp;amp;nbsp;The government is now 25 of the way there in terms of hitting its target of 300,000 public charge points by 2030 and revealed the DfT are adding one to the network every 28 minutes.Transport Secretary Heidi Alexand
  
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• Electric car targets are a 'sword hanging over us', says Kia boss

  14-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Paul Philpott said firms could face fines having investing billions in the new models, but there is a mp;#39;perversemp;#39; lack of incentive for drivers to buy them
  
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• Eight months in, Labour has offered little but rhetoric

  14-03-2025 01:00 via buildersmerchantsnews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - ... Clarity would help to instil confidence. Take the Lower Thames Crossing; the project still hasn?t received the final go-ahead, as the latest statement from Rachel Reeves suggests private finance will be required to deliver the project.
  
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• Donald Trump 'orders US military to draw up plans to seize Panama Canal'

  14-03-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - US Southern Command has been given proposals that include collaborating with the Panamanian military - and potentially seizing the canal by force if they donmp;#39;t co-operate
  
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• Deal ends strikes on Britain's biggest intercity rail line

  14-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - RMT union wins 87 backing from members for improved package for train managers at Avanti West Coast
  
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• Cardiff Central station revamp plans set to be submitted

  14-03-2025 01:00 via barryanddistrictnews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Plans for a modernised Cardiff Central railway station are set to be submitted.
  
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• Cardiff Central station revamp gets seal of approval 'it'll look great when it's done'

  14-03-2025 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - The new entrance would be built at the rear of the station, with changes on the platforms and increasing capacity as well as more gates for passengers to enter and exit the station
  
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• Car sharing switches to electric to boost appeal

  14-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Car sharing has not taken off, but will electric cars boost its appeal?
  
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• Car industry urges UK government to create new EV incentives

  14-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Automotive body says current policy is leading to job losses and has become a mp;#39;driver of de-industrialisationmp;#39;
  
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• Bring back the hard shoulder: 'safety stocktake' prompts new calls to scrap smart motorways

  14-03-2025 01:00 via autoexpress.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The AA is campaigning for the return of hard shoulders to so-called mp;#39;smart motorwaysmp;#39; with all-lane running, following the release of National Highways data pointing to some roads having higher mp;#39;killed and seriously injuredmp;#39; (KSI) accident rates than before the hard shoulder was removed.
  
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• Boss of nationalised Ferguson shipyard resigns

  14-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Interim chief executive John Petticrew is leaving the Port Glasgow shipyard early due to mp;quot;personal reasonsmp;quot;.
  
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• Bordesley ghost railway station with just one train a week to St Andrews for Birmingham City matches to close

  14-03-2025 01:00 via birminghamworld.uk
  Other Regional Press - A consultation to close Birmingham?s ?ghost? railway station which delivers one service a week to St Andrews is set to get underway.
  
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• Abergavenny train station's new footbridge nears completion

  14-03-2025 01:00 via abergavennychronicle.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Work on the new footbridge at Abergavenny train station is almost complete, providing step-free access between platforms
  
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