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• Zemo forum identifies ?missing policies? for UK transport decarbonisation

  24-04-2025 02:00 via fleetworld.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Zemo Partnership has held a forum for members to identify gaps in the policy framework for decarbonising UK road transport and propose actionable solutions.
  
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• Zemo forum identifies 'missing policies' for UK transport decarbonisation

  24-04-2025 02:00 via fleetworld.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Zemo Partnership has held a forum for members to identify gaps in the policy framework for decarbonising UK road transport and propose actionable solutions.
  
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• West of England refuses to reveal number of complaints about e-scooters and ridership

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Since the contract to run the scooters switched, riders have often complained
  
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• UK could lower US car tariffs in push for trade deal

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - UK negotiators are working mp;quot;flat outmp;quot; to get a trade deal with the US, Chancellor Rachel Reeves says.
  
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• Transport Secretary faces MPs on rail reform, decarbonisation and airport expansion

  24-04-2025 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander MP will face the Transport Committee for the first time since taking up the post.
  
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• Transport Secretary acts to make thousands of extra driving tests available each month

  24-04-2025 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Further action to reduce waiting times will see thousands of additional tests made available every month.
  
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• Transport schemes in Swansea given a boost

  24-04-2025 02:00 via wales247.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Swansea Council has secured more than ?3million for transport related improvements in the city.
  
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• Three in bid for £80M Lower Thames Crossing hydrogen supply after re-run tender

  24-04-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - National Highways has named three shortlisted bidders for supplying hydrogen to the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project.
  
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• Three in bid for ?80M Lower Thames Crossing hydrogen supply after re-run tender

  24-04-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - National Highways has named three shortlisted bidders for supplying hydrogen to the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) project.
  
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• Talks held on vehicle access for Bicester crossing

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The feasibility of having "some form" of vehicle access at a town's level crossing has been discussed by rail and council bosses.
  
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• Stagecoach drivers in Scotland vote to strike with major disruption expected

  24-04-2025 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Unite the Union says members have rejected a four per cent pay offer.
  
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• Stagecoach bus drivers set to strike in pay dispute

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Drivers across southern and western Scotland will take industrial action on a series of dates in May.
  
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• Southampton Airport to get major £350m funding boost

  24-04-2025 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Southampton Airport is set to receive a share of mp;pound;350 million investment over the next five years.
  
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• Servo appoints new MD to boost Rail and Infrastructure division

  24-04-2025 02:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - National multi-service provider, Servo Group, has appointed Tony Briffa to the role of Managing Director (Rail and Infrastructure) to drive forward its mp;#39;thriving pipelinemp;#39; within these sectors.
  
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• Politicians call for loud music on public transport to be made illegal with £1,000 fine

  24-04-2025 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The Lib Dems have called for loud music on public transport to be banned and have said that fines should be imposed on those who do not follow the rules
  
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• NISTA appoints first chief executive

  24-04-2025 02:00 via theplanner.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has appointed Becky Wood as its first chief executive officer.
  
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• Nissan boss says 'UK is not a competitive place to be building cars'

  24-04-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Alan Johnson told the House of Commonsmp;#39; Business and Trade Committee that the Government must support the automotive sector
  
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• New station on Midland Main Line set to be expanded after Universal park approval

  24-04-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Universalmp;#39;s new UK theme park is set to lead to the expansion of a station being built on the Midland Main Line.
  
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• MP's campaign to dual rail track between Knaresborough and York wins new support

  24-04-2025 02:00 via harrogateadvertiser.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Harrogate MP Tom Gordon's campaign to dual the track between Knaresborough and York and improve rail services for Harrogate passengers has received major backing.
  
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• MP Bradley Thomas urges Government to back Midlands Rail Hub

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - THE MP for Bromsgrove and the Villages has urged the Government to continue backing the Midlands Rail Hub.
  
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• Monmouthshire County Council Transport Grants Award 25/26

  24-04-2025 02:00 via monmouthshire.gov.uk
  
  Local Government - Monmouthshire County Council is pleased to announce that it has been awarded up to mp;pound;8.2 million in transport funding across the county to deliver a variety of projects.
  
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• Mayor sought legal advice after Reeves backed Heathrow expansion

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The move puts the London mayor on a potential collision course with ministers, after the chancellor backed plans for the expansion of the airport.
  
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• Major milestone as MP secures rethink of contentious plans for town's level crossing

  24-04-2025 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A major milestone has been reached as anmp;nbsp;MP has secured the rethink of contentious plans to close Bicestermp;#39;s busy level crossing to vehicles.
  
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• M42 closure warning near Birmingham Airport with driver told 'use new road'

  24-04-2025 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - National Highways has issued a warning to drivers in the Midlands as slip road closures will be in place on the M42
  
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• Lib Dems back ban on playing music and videos on public transport in England

  24-04-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Under the plan, those who flout the prohibition could face a maximum fine of mp;pound;1,000A party of party poopers? Or defenders of the mp;#147;quiet majoritymp;#148;? Either way, the Liberal Democrats are redefining mp;#147;political battlebusmp;#148; by proposing a ban on people playing music and videos out loud on their phones on public transport.Under the plan, those who blast out songs and TV shows from their phone on public transport, or while at stations or bus stops, coul
  
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• Is East West Rail still on the right track after Universal's announcement?

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bedfordindependent.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - With Universal Studios confirming plans for a multi-billion-pound theme park in Bedford Borough, attention is now turning to how this transformational development couldor shouldimpact one of the regionmp;#39;s most contentious infrastructure projects, East West Rail (EWR).
  
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• Increasing the resilience of our railway

  24-04-2025 02:00 via networkrail.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Wemp;#39;re increasing the resilience of our railway to better manage the impacts of climate change. Itmp;#39;s an essential part of our work to keep the railway running reliably for years and generations to come.
  
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• Heathrow shutdown dents passenger numbers at the UK's biggest airport

  24-04-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The power cut to Heathrow on 21 March and decision to shut down almost all operations at the airport caused passenger numbers to fall in the first quarter of 2025.
  
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• Heathrow on target for good 2025 despite Q1 traffic dip

  24-04-2025 02:00 via airport-world.com
  
  Aviation Industry- Londonmp;#39;s Heathrow Airport today insisted that it has enjoyed a mp;#39;strong start to 2025mp;#39; despite its Q1 passenger numbers falling by 300,000 on the corresponding period a year ago.
  
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• Green light for new Liverpool station

  24-04-2025 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Planning permssion has been granted for a new 100 million-pound station in Liverpool which is expected to stimulate further development in the growing Baltic Triangle district.
  
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• Glasgow Airport fightback begins with £350m investment

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - New owner AviAlliance aims to add more than a million passengers per year by 2030.
  
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• Encompass Engineering tackles rail noise pollution

  24-04-2025 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Other News Sources - With the rail industry under growing pressure to reduce environmental impact and strengthen community relations, noise pollution has become a challenge. As a specialist consultancy, Encompass Engineering is helping lead the waybringing deep industry insight and innovative thinking to support clients in tackling railway noise and creating quieter, more sustainable environments across the UK.
  
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• Elon Musk takes step back from politics as Tesla profits crash amid backlash

  24-04-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Teslamp;#39;s net income plunged 71 per cent to $409m in the first quarter, missing Wall Street estimates, with the firmmp;#39;s operating income dropping 66 per cent to $0.4bn
  
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• Condition of German rail network improves

  24-04-2025 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - GERMANY: Over half of all Deutsche Bahn signal boxes need replacement, according to a report into the state of the more-than-34 000 km national network.
  
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• CMA response to 'A railway fit for Britain's future' consultation

  24-04-2025 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its response to the Department for Transport's consultation on rail reform.
  
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• China sends Boeing planes back to US over tariffs

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Boeingmp;#39;s boss says itmp;#39;s looking to sell 50 more planes China has on order to other countries.
  
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• Can Britain end its addiction to consultation?

  24-04-2025 02:00 via spectator.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Britain used to be good at building nuclear power stations. Really good. We built the worldmp;#39;s firstand then another ten within a decade for good measure. As late as 1965, Britain had more nuclear power stations than the rest of the world combined.
  
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• Call to fine 'headphone dodgers' who play music on buses

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Lib Dems say fines of up to mp;pound;1,000 would tackle the mp;quot;blightmp;quot; of anti-social behaviour on public transport.
  
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• Boeing losses narrow as boss says recovery is working

  24-04-2025 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Boeingmp;amp;#8217;s net losses narrowed in the first quarter of the year in an early sign the US planemaker may turn a corner this year. The firm reported a net loss of $31m (mp;pound;23.3m) in the three months ended March, down from $355m the year prior. Core losses per share came in at mp;cent;49, well ahead ...
  
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• Boeing hopes to find new buyers for up to 50 planes returned by China

  24-04-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airplane manufacturer says it is lobbying Donald Trump over mp;#145;unfortunatemp;#146; decision to impose tariffsBoeing will try to divert as many as 50 planes ordered by Chinese airlines to customers elsewhere after steep tariffs prompted by Donald Trumpmp;#146;s trade war.The US manufacturer said it was confident it could find other buyers for the planes, but said it was lobbying Trump personally to resolve an mp;#147;unfortunate situationmp;#148;. Continue reading...
  
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• Black cabs stand ready to compete with Uber, but not in a race to the bottom

  24-04-2025 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The London tax trade is a rigged market where app-based operators have enjoyed years of political indulgence while black cabs are subjected to an ever-tougher regulatory environment, says Mark White James Fordmp;#146;s recent City AM column mp;#150; mp;#145;The London taxi trade is dying mp;#150; and itmp;#146;s not Ubermp;#146;s faultmp;#146; mp;#150; is less a diagnosis than ...
  
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• £4 million upgrade is just the ticket to ride for local resident

  24-04-2025 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A Westhoughton train station unveiled its major upgrade as part of a mp;pound;4million investment from the Department of Transport.
  
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• A lick of paint goes a long way: Network Rail Southern region prepares the railway for hot weather

  24-04-2025 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Hundreds of Network Rail workers armed with brushes, rollers and approximately 1,500 litres of white paint are taking to the tracks to prepare the railway for the hot months aheadhelping to keep passengers and freight on the move.
  
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• 10,000 extra driving tests a month to clear backlog

  24-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Transport secretary Heidi Alexander said the government would provide at least 10,000 extra driving tests a month.
  
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