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• Virgin says ‘no more major hurdles’ to running cross-Channel trains

  31-03-2025 11:42
  Company says it has ‘green signal’ after rail regulator suggests space at Eurostar depot can be freed up for rivalsBusiness live – latest updatesThe prospect of competing firms including Virgin running trains through the Channel tunnel has come a step closer after the rail regulator said Eurostar should make space in a critical depot.Richard Branson’s Virgin Group said the statement by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) meant there were “no more major hurdles to over
  
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• Work on £41m link road to finally start next year despite changes to viaduct

  31-03-2025 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Work on a mp;amp;amp;#163;41 million road project is on track to start in a yearmp;#146;s time - despite rehashed plans being submitted for the scheme.
  
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• Surrey railway station that ‘everyone loves’ named as prettiest in county by readers

  31-03-2025 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - This small rural location recently got a big shout out
  
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• Stadler Partners with Hexagon Purus for Hydrogen Rail Systems

  31-03-2025 02:00 via railway.supply
  Railway. Supply - Stadler Secures Deal with Hexagon Purus for Hydrogen Systems in California. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
  
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• ScotRail has paid £2.5m in delay compensation since being nationalised three years ago

  31-03-2025 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - A Freedom of Information request showed that delay compensation has increased every year since April 2022.
  
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• Sarah Dyke MP welcomes new bus service for Somerset station

  31-03-2025 02:00 via somersetcountygazette.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The bus link will see the Route One bus connecting Castle Cary and Shepton Mallet and directly serving Castle Cary station for the first time.
  
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• Runaway Risk Tool enables site-specific safety measures

  31-03-2025 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: The Rail Safety mp; Standards Board has developed a Runaway Risk Tool to identify locations where the track conditions or gradient could cause rail vehicles to move away from worksites, and which sections of track would be vulnerable if they did.
  
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• RMT urges Avanti to address ticket office staff shortages

  31-03-2025 02:00 via rmt.org.uk
  
  RMT - Rail union RMT, is urging Avanti to address ticket office staff shortages on the West Coast Mainline, warning that understaffing is impacting passengers and putting undue pressure on existing staff.
  
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• Rail Union Protests Highlight Staff Shortages at Ticket Offices

  31-03-2025 02:00 via railway.supply
  Railway. Supply - Rail Union launches protests to tackle staff shortages at key ticket offices now. The group targets understaffing at West Coast mainline stations run by Avanti. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
  
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• Rail regulator says some capacity can be made available at Eurostar depot

  31-03-2025 02:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says Eurostar?s London depot would be able if required to accommodate additional trains, following its receipt of an independent report it commissioned to investigate the matter. The report, published today, assessed the capacity at the operator?s Temple Mills International facility.
  
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• 'Quicker, safer and more reliable journeys' - How the Lower Thames Crossing will change M25 travel

  31-03-2025 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  Other Regional Press - The National Highways team working on the Lower Thames Crossing are "shovel-ready" and keen to get building the new 14.5-mile stretch as soon as possible now the Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has given it the go ahead. The ?9 billion route will link the A2 and M2 in Kent to the A13 and M25 in Essex via a 2.6-mile tunnel beneath the Thames.
  
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• Police Scotland's e-scooter advice ?causing confusion? subscription

  31-03-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The force says they are ?motor vehicles? that need insurance, despite the fact it is illegal to ride them in a public place
  
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• New operators set to take charge of Haverfordwest airport

  31-03-2025 02:00 via pembrokeshire-herald.com
  
  Other News Sources - HAVERFORDWEST airport?s new operators are expected to take their lease up in the next few days as part of a drive to make the facility cost-neutral to the council.
  
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• Network Rail issues ECML performance warning amid tense exchange over track access requests

  31-03-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail has submitted final representations on eight track access applications relating to the East Coast Main Line (ECML) after issuing a warning about future performance of the route.
  
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• MP hits out at cuts to Hereford train service

  31-03-2025 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Harriett Baldwin MP criticised cuts to the Hereford train service.
  
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• MP calls for bus company to review timetable of new service

  31-03-2025 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - An MP has called for a review of a new bus servicemp;#39;s timetable
  
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• London-style bus network in Wales 'needs extra cash to work'

  31-03-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Ministers have promised a mp;quot;simplermp;quot; network replacing a system where bus companies set their own timetables.
  
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• Interest on £70 million railway loan must be repaid to Welsh Government

  31-03-2025 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Interest accrued on a mp;pound;70 million loan used to improve the railway between Newport and Ebbw Valewill need to be paid back to the Welsh Government, councillors have been told.
  
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• How Somerset's new electric buses will be 'transformational' for local people

  31-03-2025 02:00 via somersetlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - New electric buses will be "transformational" for Somerset residents by bringing reliability to the network, transport campaigners have said. Somerset's buses have received ?14.7m of investment since March 2024 to allow electric buses to enter service on key routes - with ?14.5m coming from FirstBus South (which runs Buses of Somerset) and ?2.2m being provided by the Department for Transport (DfT) through its zero emission bus regional area (ZEBRA) scheme.
  
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• How Brighton railway station has transformed over 40 years

  31-03-2025 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Brighton?s railway station building has undergone several transformations over the past 40 years, evolving from vintage to vintage-modern.
  
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• Great British Railways - is it fit for purpose in Wales? Professor Stuart Cole, CBE

  31-03-2025 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - The UK government is intending to restructure Britainmp;#39;s railways by merging the UK government owned Network Rail and the UK government controlled contracted train operating companies (TOCs) into Great British Railways (GBR).
  
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• EasyJet opens base at London Southend Airport

  31-03-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - EasyJet has opened a new three-aircraft base at London Southend Airport.
  It will run 122 flights per week across 20 routes, creating 140 new jobs in the process.
  
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• E-bike ban begins across London transport network

  31-03-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The ban is being brought in over safety concerns about non-folding e-bikes.
  
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• Drones to hunt trespassers delaying Britain's trains subscription

  31-03-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - National Rail deploys mp;#39;revolutionarymp;#39; technology to target vandals, graffiti artists and thieves
  
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• Driving test waiting times hit record high subscription

  31-03-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Aspiring motorists face average wait of 20 weeks to book a practical test
  
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• Drivers face Hammersmith Bridge ban under reopening plans subscription

  31-03-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Cost constraints and environmental concerns could mean motorists are barred from Thames crossing
  
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• Consultants named for eastern rail framework

  31-03-2025 02:00 via theconstructionindex.co.uk
  
  Construction Index - Network Rail's Eastern region has launched a framework for development and design consultancy work.
  
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• Colne-Preston line test for new Norther assistance scheme

  31-03-2025 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A railway line in East Lancashire will be used as part of a trial by train operator Northern to help bring confidence to older and disabled passengers.
  
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• Care leavers to get free buses until aged 25

  31-03-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Care leavers will be able to travel on buses for free until they are aged 25.
  The Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority (TVCA) approved funding to bring the area in line with the North East Combined Authority, which already provides free travel to those aged between 18 and 25 who have been in foster care.
  
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• Calls for hourly Oxford-Bristol services as GWR confirms end date for successful Saturday trial

  31-03-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Hourly services between Oxford and Bristol would better connect high-performing, knowledge-intensive industries and universities, and would only require an operational cost to be introduced.
  
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• Business case to tackle Ely junction bottleneck to cost £70m

  31-03-2025 02:00 via edp24.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Putting together a business case to convince the government to tackle a railway bottleneck holding back Norfolk and Suffolk will cost mp;pound;70m.
  
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• Bristol Temple Meads sees an injury every five days shocking new figures reveal

  31-03-2025 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Thet station has become a hotspot for slips, falls, and injury claims against Network Rail
  
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• Avanti urged to address ticket office staff shortages

  31-03-2025 02:00 via morningstaronline.co.uk
  
  Morning Star - TRANSPORT union RMT has urged rail operator Avanti to address ticket office staff shortages on the West Coast Mainline.
  
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• 'Lifeline' Darlington bus services extended to maintain access to work and education

  31-03-2025 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Several bus routes described by residents as mp;amp;quot;lifelinemp;amp;quot; services will continue until March 2026 after an agreement with the Tees Valley Combined Authority
  
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• 'Last-mile’ delivery hub for cargo bikes could be created in Bristol city centre

  31-03-2025 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - This weekmp;#39;s list of notable planning applications
  
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• 'Back our £25bn green energy project or we'll take it overseas' subscription

  31-03-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Sir Dave Lewis interview: UK risks missing out on the next generation of net zero infrastructure
  
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