Public Transport news

• Work to reopen Bristol to Portishead railway line to start this summer after £27m cash boost

  16-03-2025 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Work to reopen a disused railway line between Bristol and Portishead can begin this summer following a mp;pound;27 million cash boost from the West of England Combined Authority.
  
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• Work to reopen Bristol to Portishead railway line to start this summer after ?27m cash boost

  16-03-2025 01:00 via itv.com
  
  ITV News - Work to reopen a disused railway line between Bristol and Portishead can begin this summer following a ?27 million cash boost from the West of England Combined Authority.
  
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• Virgin Atlantic joins forces with Joby to launch air taxis for UK flights

  16-03-2025 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burnley Express - Virgin Atlantic and Joby Aviation will launch electric air taxis for short haul flights in the UK.
  
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• TUI, easyJet, Ryanair and Jet2 passengers could be owed up to £1,300 each

  16-03-2025 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - If yoump;#39;ve flown with TUI, easyJet, Ryanair, Jet2 or other airlines, then you could be entitled cash if things have gone wron
  
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• The year Birmingham had its very own working 'metro' as trains ran underground

  16-03-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Fascinating pictures show a subterranean world from 1957
  
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• TfL offers bystander awareness training over abuse

  16-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Itmp;#39;s part of plans to help deal with harassment on Londonmp;#39;s transport network.
  
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• Tesla has hit the skids since Elon Musk turned right. Can he ride it out? subscription

  16-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The billionairemp;#39;s support for Donald Trump has provoked a furious backlash from those who used to be his electric cars? biggest fans
  
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• SpaceX capsule docks with ISS to bring back stranded Nasa astronauts

  16-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The arrival of four astronauts will allow Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to return to Earth after nine months on the International Space StationA SpaceX capsule delivered four astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) early on Sunday in a Nasa crew-swap mission that will allow a pair of stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, to return home after nine months on the orbiting lab.About 29 hours since launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Friday
  
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• Secret way drivers of these cars can put off paying vehicle tax until 2026

  16-03-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Motorists urged to act fast before new rules come into force in April
  
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• Ryanair passengers turned away at airport gate over little-known rule

  16-03-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Paul Mason, 59, and his partner, Zoe Rooney, 47, were due to fly with Ryanair on a three-day trip to Athens in the European Union but were stopped at the gate
  
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• Russian captain of ship in North Sea crash appears in court

  16-03-2025 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - The Russian captain of a ship involved in the North Sea crash has appeared in court.
  
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• Paddle steamer Waverley to have extra West Country cruises in 2025

  16-03-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Paddle Steamer Waverley is the worldmp;#146;s last seagoing paddle steamer
  
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• New rail service plans to link Swindon to Oxford and Bristol

  16-03-2025 01:00 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A new regular rail service connecting Swindon to two big cities could be added to train timetables in the near future.
  
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• Huge cross-country train line through Spain could stop in British territory

  16-03-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - A potential new train line in Spain could see it stop off at some of the countries most popular destinations, as well as a town just 20 minutes from a UK territory
  
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• EU country's new incredible high-speed trains leaves Brits saying the same thing

  16-03-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Boasting a two-storey bar, spacious seating, and touchscreen kiosks - a new series of high-speed trains has sparked debate online, leaving swathes of Brits angrier than ever
  
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• Elon Musk: Protesters outside London Tesla dealership call for boycott

  16-03-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Protesters gathered outside a Tesla dealership in London have called for people to boycott the Elon Musk owned electric car maker. Organisers are encouraging Tesla owners to sell their cars and for people to dump stock. The electric car giant has already seen shares plunge since the start of the year as the firm comes ...
  
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• Electric cars too heavy for Britain's motorways could smash through outdated barriers, government warned

  16-03-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The Vehicle Restraint Manufacturers Association says the metal fences that line roads and bridges are designed to 1998 standards, and capable of stopping only traditional petrol or diesel cars.
  
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• Drivers warned of traffic delays on major Cambridgeshire roads

  16-03-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Drivers should allow extra time for their journeys
  
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• Captain of container ship charged over North Sea collision

  16-03-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Vladimir Motin accused of gross negligence manslaughter after his ship struck the Stena Immaculate tanker on Monday
  
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• CalMac's MV Glen Sannox to resume sailing on Sunday after crack repair

  16-03-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - The newly-launched Glen Sannox ferry will return to service on Sunday after a crack discovered in its hull was repaired.
  
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• CalMac ferry MV Glen Sannox returning to service after crack found in hull

  16-03-2025 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - Services on the newly launched ship, which only entered service in January, had to be halted last Friday because of a crack on a weld seam on the hull.
  
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• Business case to transform transport in Cambridgeshire city

  16-03-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - The railway station as well as routes into the city centre could see improvements
  
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• Anti Elon Musk 'swasticar' protest targets St Albans Tesla dealership

  16-03-2025 01:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Protestors have targeted a Tesla dealership off Hatfield Road, St Albans, overnight with anti-Elon Musk posters.
  
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• £13m funding to improve lighting and CCTV at bus shelters in Hampshire

  16-03-2025 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A fresh injection of cash to help bus services across Hampshire is to be spent on better lighting and CCTV at shelters, real-time passenger information and infrastructure improvements at colleges.
  
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• 'Material start' on new road for clogged up North Wales village that lost its bypass

  16-03-2025 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Roads review saw village lose its mp;pound;14m bypass
  
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• 'If cyclists need to be held accountable, shouldn’t MPs be too?'

  16-03-2025 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - I was thrilled to hear that Sir Julian Lewis has finally tackled Britainmp;#146;s biggest problem: bikes without bells. At last, pedestrians will be safe from the silent menace of cyclists who dare to use roads and paths without a polite ding-ding.
  
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• Airline adds extra summer flights from Cardiff Airport

  16-03-2025 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The number of flights available will go up into the autumn
  
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• AI speed cameras that can see inside cars to be rolled out in more UK postcodes

  16-03-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - One of the latest initiatives for this has been the piloting of Artificial Intelligence (AI) speed cameras which mean drivers can be snapped for speeding over the limit.
  
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• 40mph speed limit announced on stretch of major dual carriageway

  16-03-2025 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - This decision comes as contractors prepare to carry out junction improvement works, with the restriction in place mp;quot;in the interests of road safetymp;quot;.
  
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