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• Work to electrify Scottish railway line nearing completion

  22-04-2025 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - A 16-week project to electrify the line between Glasgow Central and East Kilbride is nearing completion, with the line expected to be reopened next month.
  
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• Which are the possible Leamside Line stations?

  22-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Maps have shown where potential train stations of a disused rail line could be if the route is restored.
  
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• Unicard meets latest ITSO smart ticketing specification

  22-04-2025 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - UK: Unicard has announced that it is the first supplier to have its software partially certified as compliant with the first phase of the latest version of the ITSO Specification for integrated public transport smart ticketing.
  
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• Travel chaos as major rail station used daily by 10,000 people closing for A MONTH

  22-04-2025 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Huddersfield Station is to close for 30 days, which could cause problems for up to 300,000 travellers. The station, linked to major cities, will undergo a ?70 million revamp
  
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• Third day of rail disruption as repairs continue

  22-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Journeys will be cancelled or suspended on Tuesday with mp;quot;urgent repairsmp;quot; needed on a bridge.
  
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• The Welsh space firm behind UK's first in space advanced manufacturing mission

  22-04-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Space Forge has shipped its SpaceForge-1 satellite to the US ahead of its first mission later this yeaer
  
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• Station to reopen after first phase of £10m revamp

  22-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The reopening was postponed as Northern had to carry out final safety checks, transport bosses say.
  
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• Proposal to increase Old Oak Common line speed submitted by Network Rail

  22-04-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Other News Sources - Network Rail has submitted plans to increase the westbound line speed through Old Oak Common while the Great Western Main Line station is being built.
  
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• Project to move old railway station needs £150,000

  22-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The building was in danger of being bulldozed to make way for dualling of the A47.
  
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• Project to move old railway station needs ?150,000

  22-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The building was in danger of being bulldozed to make way for dualling of the A47.
  
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• Parking firms ‘issuing thousands of fines in England due to faulty ticket machines’

  22-04-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Campaigners say most common problem are mp;#145;sticky keysmp;#146; that fails to record registration numbers correctlyThousands of drivers in England are being sent demands for up to mp;pound;170 from private parking companies because of faulty ticket machines, campaigners have said.Many private car parks require motorists to input their vehicle registration when purchasing a ticket from a machine, which is supposed to ensure they do not receive a parking fine. Continue reading..
  
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• New inter-island foot passenger ferry to launch in May

  22-04-2025 02:00 via jerseyeveningpost.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A NEW daily foot passenger ferry service between Jersey and Guernsey is due to begin operating next month.
  
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• Mauchline railway station 'not in pipeline' but group remain upbeat

  22-04-2025 02:00 via cumnockchronicle.com
  
  Other Regional Press - THE group behind a push to create a new railway station in Mauchline has said a "productive meeting" has been held with council officials as they move forward with plans.
  
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• London Luton is officialy the 'world's best low-cost airline terminals,surpassing Gatwick and Heathrow airport

  22-04-2025 02:00 via travelandtourworld.com
  Aviation Industry- London Luton Airport rises to global acclaim as a top low-cost terminal, with a major expansion set to boost capacity from 18 to 32 million passengers yearly.
  
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• HS2 denied permission for chamber in latest stage of high-speed railway through Bucks

  22-04-2025 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - The company behind HS2 has been denied permission for the latest stage of the new high-speed railway being built through Bucks.
  
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• How Red Sea International Airport aims to lead by example in sustainability

  22-04-2025 02:00 via aerotime.aero
  
  Aviation Industry- Red Sea Global stands as a cornerstone of Saudi Arabiamp;#39;s ambitious Vision 2030 strategy.
  
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• How petrostates succeeded in watering down world's plan to cut shipping emissions

  22-04-2025 02:00 via reccessary.com
  
  Other News Sources - The UNmp;#39;s International Maritime Organization has just agreed to start charging ships for the greenhouse gases they emit. After decades of ineffective incremental tweaks to shipping emissions, the breakthrough came on April 11 at a summit in London. It makes shipping the first industry subject to a worldwide and legally binding emissions price.
  
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• Green Scottish Government bonds could save £362m in replacing ScotRail's ageing trains

  22-04-2025 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - SNP ministers have been urged to use mp;pound;green bonds and the Scottish Governmentmp;#39;s borrowing powers to save hundreds of millions of pounds in replacing Scotlandmp;#39;s ageing trains.
  
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• Green Scottish Government bonds could save ?362m in replacing ScotRail's ageing trains

  22-04-2025 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - SNP ministers have been urged to use ?green bonds and the Scottish Government's borrowing powers? to save hundreds of millions of pounds in replacing Scotland?s ageing trains.
  
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• Gatwick worst for delays among UK airports

  22-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Departures from Gatwick Airport were an average of more than 23 minutes behind schedule in 2024.
  
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• Gatwick, Stanstead and Manchester worst for delays among UK airports

  22-04-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The average delay for flights last year was 18 minutes and 24 seconds
  
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• Findloss and Kinloss community disappointed as decision not to reinstate their timetabled bus service made

  22-04-2025 02:00 via northern-scot.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Villagers have expressed their disappointment over a decision not to reinstate their timetabled bus service.
  
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• COSCO, Chinese industry bodies push back against USTR fee plan

  22-04-2025 02:00 via worldcargonews.com
  
  Other News Sources - Chinamp;#39;s shipowners and shipbuilders have condemned the US measures as short-sighted and discriminatory, warning they will backfire, destabilise global shipping, and drive up costs.
  
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• Bus fares kept below national cap, council says

  22-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus fares will continue to be discounted from later this month, Brighton mp; Hove City Council has confirmed.
  
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• Birmingham Airport prepares for passenger increase

  22-04-2025 02:00 via leamingtonobserver.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - BAGGAGE reclaim at Birmingham Airport is set to be given a mp;pound;10.6million revamp to cope with increasing passenger numbers.
  
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• Associate feature: Franchising folly: Why Scotland can't afford to copy Manchester's £226m bus disaster

  22-04-2025 02:00 via holyrood.com
  
  Holyrood - mp;#39;Gambling taxpayersmp;#39; money on a vague, unworkable idea.That was Tees Valley mayor Ben Houchenmp;#39;s scathing verdict on bus franchising just six weeks ago. And hemp;#39;s absolutely right.
  
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• 'Central to Derry' or 'white elephant'? Debate over City of Derry Airport in new phase as Executive takes charge of funding

  22-04-2025 02:00 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Belfast Telegraph - James McNaney takes a look at both sides of the argument on the future economic viability of the north westmp;#39;s airport
  
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• Air India keen to buy jets rejected by China as tariffs bite subscription

  22-04-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Boeing aircraft return to America as Beijing tells Chinese airlines not to accept them
  
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• A garden inside the country's main airport

  22-04-2025 02:00 via ekathimerini.com
  
  Aviation Industry- By 2032 Athens International Airport will have grown by 148,000 square meters, in order to be able to serve 40 million passengers annually, up from 31.8 million last year.
  
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