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• Work on railways set to cause Easter disruption

  14-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Thameslink, Southern and Southeastern trains are due to be affected across the four days.
  
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• UK drivers face ‘hat-trick of hold-ups’ over Easter bank holiday weekend

  14-04-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - RAC says 19m leisure trips planned over four-day break with peak congestion expected from Thursday to SaturdayDrivers heading off for Easter getaways face a mp;#147;hat-trick of hold-upsmp;#148; as the four-day weekend coincides with the end of the holidays for many schools.Traffic will be mp;#147;equally severemp;#148;, the RAC said, on Thursday, Good Friday and Saturday, with an estimated 2.7 million leisure trips by car planned across the UK each day. Continue reading...
  
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• Torbay Stagecoach fleet to become 100 electric

  14-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new fleet of all-electric buses will be deployed in Torquay this winter, thanks to a funding boost from the Department for Transport (DfT), Torbay Council has said.
  
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• These Are the World's Busiest Airports

  14-04-2025 02:00 via bloomberg.com
  Bloomberg - Dubai International Airport extended its lead as the worldmp;#39;s busiest international airport in 2024 as global travel surged past pre-pandemic levels, according to the Airports Council International.
  
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• Summer of overnight A35 closures could be 'crippling' to businesses

  14-04-2025 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Local business owners are expressing a growing concern over the upcoming A35 roadworks, which are set to cause significant disruption during mp;#145;six of the busiest weeks of the yearmp;#146;
  
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• Spring statement poses concern for long-term bus funding hopes

  14-04-2025 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The dim outlook of the UK economy - as seen in the spring statement - could spell bad news for the coach and bus industry, believes our political expert
  
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• Ship Recycling Market Fearful of Tariff Developments

  14-04-2025 02:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - mp;#147;An extremely volatile week of tariff announcements, suspensions, mishandling of economic affairs and fluctuating markets has left Indian sub-continent ship recycling destinations on edge, fearful of the next moves by a seemingly irrational and aggressive Trump regimemp;#133;
  
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• Sea Change in Cybersecurity: USCG's New Maritime Reg Set to Transform Digital Safety at Sea

  14-04-2025 02:00 via marinelink.com
  
  Other News Sources - The $5.4 trillion global maritime industry faces a perfect storm of cyber vulnerabilities, and a new government regulation aims to be the lighthouse guiding stakeholders to safer digital harbors.On January 17, 2025, the US Coast Guard (USCG)mp;#133;
  
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• Polestar boss attacks decision to ease emission targets subscription

  14-04-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - UK chief of the electric carmaker accuses ministers of doing the opposite of encouraging people to buy greener cars
  
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• Peninsula Transport: Giving coach a strong voice in the south west

  14-04-2025 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Peninsula Transport, a regional body sitting at the level between local authority and government, is seeking to gain better recognition for coach operators and services.
  
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• New planters to brighten up Hertforshire rail station with floral displays

  14-04-2025 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - A grant from Greater Anglia has provided funds for two planters to be installed at St. Margarets railway station in Hertfordshire.
  
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• New direct bus service from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Airport ready to launch

  14-04-2025 02:00 via pressandjournal.co.uk
  
  The Press and Journal (Aberdeen) - The service has previously been introduced in Dundee by the McGill's Group
  
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• Network Rail was prepared for British Steel closure

  14-04-2025 02:00 via railnews.mobi
  Railnews - Network Rail was prepared for disruption affecting steel production, it has emerged, after a weekend in which Parliament passed a Bill allowing the government to take control of the British Steel works in Scunthorpe.
  
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• Network Rail has stockpiled a year?s worth of rails in case of British Steel disruption

  14-04-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Reserves would give six months to find alternative supply if Scunthorpe blast furnaces are switched off
  
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• Network Rail has stockpiled a year's worth of rails in case of British Steel disruption

  14-04-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Reserves would give six months to find alternative supply if Scunthorpe blast furnaces are switched off
  
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• Navigating public transport and infrastructure to work

  14-04-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - For disabled jobseekers, accessible trains and buses are a route out of worklessness into employment and higher pay
  
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• MPA calls on NISTA to boost delivery on infrastructure strategy

  14-04-2025 02:00 via hub-4.com
  Other News Sources - ... Infrastructure delivery has long been a concern for MPA members, with projects such as HS2, RIS 1 mp; 2 (Road Investment Strategies) and East West Rail subject to repeated delays, descoping and partial or full cancellation. That?s been exacerbated by the fact that most projects do not involve the material supply chain in advance, according to the MPA, although it acknowledges recent improvements, with the Lower Thames Crossing being a great example of early engagement.
  
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• More boats ignore tolls on Broads, says authority

  14-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The Broads Authority says it issued 1,708 notices to boat owners who had not paid fees in 2024.
  
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• Mendip Rail sees off final rake of old hopper wagons - outlines benefits from replacement fleet

  14-04-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Mendip Rail has seen off the last of its Omp;K hopper wagons that carried aggregates in and out of its Somerset quarries for more than 35 years.
  
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• Lifeline for under threat commuter service

  14-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A train service at risk of being scrapped under timetable changes has been given a possible lifeline.
  
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• In Canada's car capital, auto workers brace for the worst

  14-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The auto sector in Windsor, Ontario, has employed generations of Canadians. Now the future is uncertain and US tariffs are mp;quot;like a stab in the backmp;quot;.
  
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• Hopes car ban in city will create 'café culture'

  14-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Some businesses worry restricting access will hit trade and make access difficult for disabled people.
  
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• GWR and Network Rail join forces to improve service delivery

  14-04-2025 02:00 via wiltshiretimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Great Western Railway (GWR) and Network Rail have united their control functions to improve service delivery.
  
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• Easter holiday travel chaos awaits with disruption expected on trains, flights and roads

  14-04-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Exclusive: The Independent predicts the worst traffic jams will be on the M5, M6, M25 and A303
  
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• Creating one train coordination platform for intermodal players with RailSync

  14-04-2025 02:00 via railfreight.com
  
  Other News Sources - Digitalisation is a key step for the improvement of rail freight, an industry in dire need of being modernised. Making communication between all the parties involved more efficient is an important aspect of this, and RailSync wants to play a big part in both of it.
  
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• Comment: Competition hots up on the Channel Tunnel route

  14-04-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Paths are available for trains to and from the continent, but maintenance facilities and stabling berths are in shorter supply, notes Philip Haigh.
  
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• Calls for huge Merseyrail change to 'keep fares down'

  14-04-2025 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Eddie Dempsey is the newly installed RMT general secretary and has the regionmp;#39;s rail network in his crosshairs
  
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• £110m investment announced for transport schemes in Wales

  14-04-2025 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - Millions of pounds have been allocated for transport projects across Newport and South Wales.
  
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• £1.05 million of transport grants awarded to road projects

  14-04-2025 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - A Cynon Valley road project and the latest phase of a walking and cycling route in Rhondda Fach are among the schemes in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) that will get their share of Welsh Government transport grants next year.
  
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• ?1.05 million of transport grants awarded to road projects

  14-04-2025 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - A Cynon Valley road project and the latest phase of a walking and cycling route in Rhondda Fach are among the schemes in Rhondda Cynon Taf (RCT) that will get their share of Welsh Government transport grants next year.
  
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• UK drivers face ‘hat-trick of hold-ups’ over Easter bank holiday weekend

  14-04-2025 01:01
  RAC says 19m leisure trips planned over four-day break with peak congestion expected from Thursday to SaturdayDrivers heading off for Easter getaways face a “hat-trick of hold-ups” as the four-day weekend coincides with the end of the holidays for many schools.Traffic will be “equally severe”, the RAC said, on Thursday, Good Friday and Saturday, with an estimated 2.7 million leisure trips by car planned across the UK each day. Continue reading...
  
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