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• BSIP investment has boosted satisfaction

  03-04-2025 18:16 via passengertransport.co.uk
  The second year of the Your Bus Journey survey, conducted independent watchdog Transport Focus, reveals increase bus user satisfaction
   
   Significant government investment as part of Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding and the £2 bus fare cap, appears to be have helped increase bus user satisfaction in England.
  Bus passengers across England have said they are more satisfied with their journeys with satisfaction up to 83% in the second year of the Your Bus Journey survey,
  
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• ‘Laser-like focus’ aims to grow Bee Network

  03-04-2025 18:12 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Stephen Rhodes, Transport for Greater Manchester’s director of bus highlights Bee Network progress but warns improvements will take time
   Performance has lagged at the final two tranches of the Bee Network
   Greater Manchester’s move to the franchised Bee Network has shown early signs of success, with increased passenger numbers and improved punctuality, MPs on the parliamentary Transport Select Committee heard last week.
  However, Stephen Rhodes, director of bus at Transport
  
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• ORR report favours Temple Mills access

  03-04-2025 18:07 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Independent study concludes that operational tweaks could free-up capacity at Eurostar’s Temple Mills International depot for competitors
   Eurostar has stored redundant rolling stock at Temple Mills International
   The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed that Eurostar’s Temple Mills International (TMI) depot in East London could accommodate additional trains if required. The findings follow an independent study commissioned by the ORR to assess the facility’s c
  
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• Should Heathrow say goodbye to Woldbye?

  03-04-2025 17:59 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  The response to the recent power outage at Heathrow Airport has lessons for crisis management in the public transport sector
   Heathrow Airport CEO Thomas Woldbye
   The power outage at Heathrow Airport a fortnight ago was fascinating in the way that it shone a lens on CEO Thomas Woldbye’s reaction to the crisis and his leadership approach. It was the kind of major disruption scenario that not infrequently occurs in the rail and, to an extent, bus and coach sectors.
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• Luton airport allowed to double capacity after UK government overrules planners

  03-04-2025 15:09
  
  Transport secretary Heidi Alexander grants consent to London’s fourth-biggest airport to allow potential 32m passengers a yearLuton airport will be allowed to almost double in capacity after the government overruled planning inspectors who recommended blocking the scheme on environmental grounds.The transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, granted a development consent order for the airport’s plans to expand its perimeter and add a new terminal, allowing for a potential 32 million passe
  
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• What is happening with Bradford's promised new railway station?

  03-04-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A councillor has called for officials to mp;quot;pick up the pacemp;quot; on proposals for a new railway station in Bradford - amid concerns a major transport announcement by the Prime Minister last week was a mp;quot;missed opportunitymp;quot; for the city.
  
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• Track laying under way for Coventry Very Light Rail ahead of city debut

  03-04-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Work has commenced in Coventry city centre on the new test track for the city?s Very Light Rail (VLR) project.
  
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• The Government cannot afford to ignore Sir Jake Berry on levelling up - Jayne Dowle

  03-04-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Citing the PM?s backing of a third Heathrow runway, the Lower Thames Crossing and a rail link between Oxford and Cambridge, Berry rightly points out that once again, the North has been left to fend for itself.
  
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• Tesla sales plunge after Elon Musk backlash

  03-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The car makermp;#39;s sales slide has been attributed to competition and controversy around its boss.
  
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• Tesla pays the price for Elon Musk’s politics

  03-04-2025 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - People do strange things when passions are running high. Take the brave protester in Bristol, who last month felt he had to take a stand against the Bond villain/visionary entrepreneur (delete as appropriate) Elon Musk. Armed with an anti-Musk poster and a large metal pole, he set about smashing up a parked Tesla in an ...
  
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• Tesla pays the price for Elon Musk's politics

  03-04-2025 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - People do strange things when passions are running high. Take the brave protester in Bristol, who last month felt he had to take a stand against the Bond villain/visionary entrepreneur (delete as appropriate) Elon Musk. Armed with an anti-Musk poster and a large metal pole, he set about smashing up a parked Tesla
  
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• Students forced to quit studies over transport woes

  03-04-2025 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources - Herefordshire students have had to drop out of college courses because of poor and costly public transport in the county mp;#150; and the issue has now been raised in Parliament.
  
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• Stena Line Introduces Wind-Assist RoRo Concept

  03-04-2025 02:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - Stena Line has announced the concept for a new generation vessel: Stena Futuro, a 240-meter-long roro intended for transporting semi-trailers and cars.The hull and superstructure have been optimized to achieve the most efficient use of cargo space possible.
  
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• Rail boost for North East as Grand Central signs deal with Hitachi

  03-04-2025 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - New battery hybrid trains will be made in County Durham after the rail regulator allowed Grand Central services to be extended until 2038
  
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• Private-hire drivers struggling over TfL glitch

  03-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Unions representing drivers say hundreds are being kept off the road over issues with license renewals.
  
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• Plans to improve walking and cycling routes across Northamptonshire green-lit

  03-04-2025 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - West Northamptonshire Council has set out its ambitions to improve key active travel routes in Brackley, Daventry and Towcester
  
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• Paris’s rewilded railway line: the disused track turned into a green space for wildlife and walkers

  03-04-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Inside the French capitalmp;#146;s ring road, the Petite Ceinture, a disused circular rail line, now abounds with nature trails, shared gardens mp;#150; and even urban farmsA rustle in the undergrowth sends birds wheeling above the trees and into the sky. Imp;#146;m left alone and in near total silence as I look along the train tracks that disappear in either direction. It feels as if Imp;#146;m in the heart of the countryside, but actually, the Boulevard Pmp;eacute;riphmp;eacute;
  
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• New viability study proposed to address Isle of Wight?s transport challenges and economic impact

  03-04-2025 02:00 via onthewight.com
  Other News Sources - The urgent need for a comprehensive viability study into a fixed link between the Isle of Wight and the UK Mainland has gained significant political backing, as concerns mount over the Island?s deteriorating transport links.
  
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• New viability study proposed to address Isle of Wight's transport challenges and economic impact

  03-04-2025 02:00 via onthewight.com
  Other News Sources - The urgent need for a comprehensive viability study into a fixed link between the Isle of Wight and the UK Mainland has gained significant political backing, as concerns mount over the Islandmp;#39;s deteriorating transport links.
  
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• Network Rail "can't support" Lumo Paignton plans

  03-04-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail has said it cannot support FirstGroup?s open access plan for services between London Paddington and Paignton via Bristol.
  
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• Network Rail

  03-04-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail has said it cannot support FirstGroupmp;#39;s open access plan for services between London Paddington and Paignton via Bristol.
  
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• MP raises college transport issues in Parliament

  03-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The issue of students having to drop out of college courses because of inadequate public transport has been raised in Parliament.
  
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• Mayor says plan for half-hourly York-Scarborough train is moving forward

  03-04-2025 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Plans for a half-hourly train between York and Scarborough are mp;#145;moving in the right directionmp;#146; and a plan to recruit more drivers is underway.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing: What happens next?

  03-04-2025 02:00 via highways-news.com
  
  Highways News - Last week?s decision to give the go-ahead to the Lower Thames Crossing gave National Highways the legal powers to build and operate the new road, and the organisation is now working with the government to secure funding. The type of finance chosen by government, and when the funds become available, will decide when the main construction work starts and the road opens.
  
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• Huge zig-zag footbridge could leave people 'peering into homes' at North Wales seaside town

  03-04-2025 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - A new rail crossing is being considered as part of plans to increase services and get trains running faster on the North Wales mainline
  
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• Hitachi Newton Aycliffe secures monumental £300m order

  03-04-2025 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - A County Durham train builder has secured a monumental mp;pound;300m contract to build dozens of mp;#39;cutting-edgemp;#39; battery hybrid train cars in a move bosses say will protect jobs at its factory.
  
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• Heathrow warned by airlines about power supply days before shutdown

  03-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - MPs hear the airport was warned about power supply resilience days before the disruptive closure.
  
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• Heathrow fire: airport was warned about power days before outage subscription

  03-04-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - An airline representative says he raised fears about resilience on two occasions before the explosion that grounded flights for hours
  
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• Heathrow bosses were warned about power supply after stolen cables turned off runway lights, MPs told

  03-04-2025 02:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Heathrow bosses were warned its power supply was vulnerable less than a week before the major outage in March, a committee of MPs has heard.
  
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• Government update on free bus passes for over 60s in England

  03-04-2025 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The Government has responded to calls for free bus passes to be issued to people over the age of 60 in England, as a campaign continues to gather momentum
  
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• First Minister Eluned Morgan says she is 'frustrated' by Cardiff Airport

  03-04-2025 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Walesmp;#39; First Minister told WalesOnline it was vital we arenmp;#39;t one of the mp;#39;only countries in the world without an international airportmp;#39;
  
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• First look inside the completed Silvertown tunnel, days before it opens to motorists

  03-04-2025 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Motorists paying to drive through the Silvertown tunnel will help to fund improvements in public transport elsewhere in the capital, according to Transport for London.
  
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• Environment Secretary Steve Reed announces major reforms to environmental regulation

  03-04-2025 02:00 via watermagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Major reforms to environmental regulation have been announced by Environment Secretary Steve Reed, which he says will create a more dynamic, streamlined approach to help drive economic growth and safeguard nature.
  
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• Donald Trump's 25 car tariffs 'could destroy 25,000 UK jobs in car industry'

  03-04-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said the US Presidentmp;#39;s 25 per cent tariffs on all car imports to America, due to come into force on Wednesday, could put 25,000 jobs at risk
  
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• Denmark’s Maersk buys Panama Canal railway

  03-04-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Deal loosens US control of train link at a time when Trump is seeking to mp;#145;take backmp;#146; trade waterway
  
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• Decision demanded on port closure compensation

  03-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - A report urges ministers to decide mp;quot;urgentlymp;quot; if firms hit by Holyhead closure should be compensated.
  
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• County Council appoints new Service Director for Transport and Connectivity

  03-04-2025 02:00 via highways-news.com
  
  Highways News - Jamie Cooke has been appointed as Cambridgeshire County Council?s new Service Director: Transport and Connectivity.
  
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• Council unveils public transport improvement plans

  03-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A council has revealed plans to enhance public transport through a series of projects.
  
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• Consultation on major revamp of bus network closes

  03-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The results will be assessed then shared at a meeting of the West Midlands Combined Authority in May.
  
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• Claims Heathrow was warned about power supply days before it closed after fire

  03-04-2025 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electricity substation caused the airport to shut down
  
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• British firm on the brink of £100 million Irish wagon contract

  03-04-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Iarnrmp;oacute;d mp;Eacute;ireann (Imp;Eacute;) is set to award a mp;pound;100 million contract to Mansfield-based wagon manufacturer WH Davis for the supply of up to 400 vehicles.
  
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• Black cab taxi prices to rise as council warned 'they cannot compete with Uber'

  03-04-2025 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Some think that the councilmp;#39;s mind is already made up on the issue
  
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• Arriva to order new Hitachi fleet for Grand Central

  03-04-2025 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Arriva Group is announcing today that it will lease nine new battery hybrid trains to replace its existing Grand Central fleet. The 45 Hitachi tri-mode vehicles will be owned by Angel Trains and the lease will run for 10 years.
  
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• 'It's just getting worse' - Transport firms counting the cost of pothole repairs on West Midlands roads

  03-04-2025 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Transport firms across the region say pothole problems in the West Midlands are getting worse - as figures show a quarter of small firms have been affected.
  
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• Airlines warned Heathrow about power supply ‘resilience’ ahead of blaze

  03-04-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - MPs hear evidence in wake of substation fire that led to hundreds of cancelled flights
  
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