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• Long queues and flight delays at Stansted airport after ‘IT issue’

  11-05-2025 13:35
  Essex airport says problem affected check-in, baggage and security systems on Sunday morningPassengers flying out of London Stansted airport on Sunday morning experienced large queues, delays and some missed flights after an IT problem affected check-in, baggage and security systems.Images posted on social media showed long queues and although the issue was said to have been resolved, passengers were advised to stay in touch with their airlines as some flights faced possible delays. Continue rea
  
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• These new rail routes will change holidays forever subscription

  11-05-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - From Iberia?s high-speed link to a giant tunnel between Germany and Denmark, these projects promise exciting new train holiday options
  
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• The huge new £25bn mega project set to become 'the travel capital of Europe'

  11-05-2025 02:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - A huge mp;pound;25billion mega project set to transform European travel is moving ahead, and itmp;#39;s not in the UK, France, or Germany. Instead, the game-changing development is being built in central Poland, where work is now underway on one of the largest transport hubs in the world.
  
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• The huge new ?25bn mega project set to become 'the travel capital of Europe'

  11-05-2025 02:00 via express.co.uk
  
  Daily Express - A huge ?25billion mega project set to transform European travel is moving ahead, and it?s not in the UK, France, or Germany. Instead, the game-changing development is being built in central Poland, where work is now underway on one of the largest transport hubs in the world.
  
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• Stockton and Darlington Railway to Launch Trail of Discovery

  11-05-2025 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - The Stockton and Darlington Railway (Smp;DR) has announced the launch of its Trail of Discovery.
  
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• ?Really a mess?: US?s air traffic control system suffering from years of neglect

  11-05-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Roots of the crisis go back to Reagan but Musk?s Doge team accused of making things worse ? can it be fixed?
  
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• Powys Council to review risks linked to £150m railway test centre project

  11-05-2025 02:00 via herald.wales
  Other Regional Press - A REPORT outlining the risks of the potential failure of a major economic development near Ystradgynlais to Powys County Council is set to go before members of the Governance and Audit committee.
  
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• Powys Council to review risks linked to ?150m railway test centre project

  11-05-2025 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - A REPORT outlining the risks of the potential failure of a major economic development near Ystradgynlais to Powys County Council is set to go before members of the Governance and Audit committee.
  
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• Polluting older buses 'offset' green benefits

  11-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There have been calls to speed up the introduction of newer, less polluting busses as figures revealed around 40 do not meet higher emissions standards.
  
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• Polluted airport water 'destroyed my unborn lambs'

  11-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A pedigree livestock farmer plans to take legal action against East Midlands Airport, claiming a leaking pipe polluted the brook that runs through his rented grazing land.
  
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• New £50m bypass opens after delays

  11-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A new mp;pound;50m bypass designed to divert traffic away from a number of villages in West Sussex will open on Friday.
  
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• New ?50m bypass opens after delays

  11-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new ?50m bypass designed to divert traffic away from a number of villages in West Sussex will open on Friday.
  
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• Network Rail bosses spend '10k a week' on planes. subscripiton

  11-05-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - There is absolutely no excuse, say campaigners as managers flew 1,000 times within the UK in a year
  
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• Network Rail bosses spend ?10k a week ? on planes. subscripiton

  11-05-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - ?There is absolutely no excuse,? say campaigners as managers flew 1,000 times within the UK in a year
  
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• MPs host ferry roundtable to push for Isle of Wight changes

  11-05-2025 02:00 via countypress.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - It was a pleasure to welcome Maritime Minister Mike Kane to Cowes recently for the first-ever roundtable of its kind to discuss the Island?s ferries.
  
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• Milestone reached on Coventry VLR

  11-05-2025 02:00 via theconstructionindex.co.uk
  
  Construction Index - Colas Rail UK has completed the first phase of construction of a test bed for the Coventry Very Light Rail project.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing construction traffic delays could top £1bn

  11-05-2025 02:00 via yourthurrock.com
  Other Regional Press - TRANSPORT Action Network (TAN) 1 has calculated that the cost of the delays caused by constructing the Lower Thames mp;#39;smartmp;#39; motorway Crossing (LTC) 2 could be well over mp;pound;1bn, based on the disruption caused by the controversial M25 Junction 10 scheme in Surrey. The LTC will have a 7-year construction period, twice that of the M25 scheme.
  
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• ?It?s an illogical job?: Why driving a train isn?t as cushy as it might seem

  11-05-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The rulebook is hefty, the hours are awful and the hurdles to becoming a train driver huge. But 18-year-olds can now apply
  
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• Huge £1bn EU airport where chaos forced its closure after just 4 years

  11-05-2025 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Despite a massive investment of over mp;pound;1bn, an unfortunate mix of permit and planning hiccups saw this Spanish airport close less than four years after opening
  
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• Huge ?1bn EU airport where chaos forced its closure after just 4 years

  11-05-2025 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Despite a massive investment of over ?1bn, an unfortunate mix of permit and planning hiccups saw this Spanish airport close less than four years after opening
  
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• How many stupid o?clock flights can airlines have? We?re about to find out. subscription

  11-05-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - An Bord Pleanala is to rule on flight numbers at Dublin airport, a decision that could affect the growth plans of Aer Lingus and Ryanair
  
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• How many stupid o'clock flights can airlines have? We're about to find out. subscription

  11-05-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - An Bord Pleanala is to rule on flight numbers at Dublin airport, a decision that could affect the growth plans of Aer Lingus and Ryanair
  
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• How expensive are British trains compared with Europe and the US? subscription

  11-05-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - People have tried to work this out but become bogged down by the insanity of rail prices
  
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• Heathrow's Third Runway Project Faces Financial Headwinds

  11-05-2025 02:00 via airwaysmag.com
  Aviation Industry- DALLAS - London Heathrow Airportmp;#39;s (LHR) ambitions for a third runway have come under scrutiny as Smp;amp;P Global issues a stark financial warning.
  The credit ratings agency said the mp;pound;20-25 billion expansion could significantly increase the airports debt burden, which already stands close to mp;pound;20 billion.
  
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• Heathrow warned it cannot afford a third runway. subscription

  11-05-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Planned expansion to increase passenger charges and add to ballooning debt, damning report claims
  
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• Freight: The challenge of moving cars by rail

  11-05-2025 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - Rail already plays a critical role in ensuring new cars can be moved out of automotive factories effectively. But many of these flows are short distance and driven by space limitations in auto plants, and rail struggles to compete with road for longer distance auto flows. Maria Eriksson explains how a new partnership is seeking to boost its role.
  
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• Firm adds three new coach routes in Cornwall

  11-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A German travel company has added three connections in Cornwall as part of National Coach Week.
  
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• Fare Dodging on Tyne and Wear Metro Nears Pre-Covid Levels

  11-05-2025 02:00 via railway.supply
  Railway. Supply - Fare evasion on the Tyne and Wear Metro fell to 4.6 in 2024, a significant drop from 8.3 in 2021 and close to the 4.0 level reported in 2019. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
  
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• Council plans to push for half-hourly buses

  11-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Some bus services in Herefordshire could be made more frequent and speedier under new council proposals.
  
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• Cinderford faces high risk of transport exclusion, report reveals

  11-05-2025 02:00 via theforestreview.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - CINDERFORD is in the top one percentile of Transport Related Social Exclusion (TRSE) risk areas in England, according to a report by Midlands Connect, a sub-national transport body.
  
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• 'Really a mess': US's air traffic control system suffering from years of neglect

  11-05-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Roots of the crisis go back to Reagan but Muskmp;#39;s Doge team accused of making things worse can it be fixed?
  
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• 'It's an illogical job': Why driving a train isn't as cushy as it might seem

  11-05-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The rulebook is hefty, the hours are awful and the hurdles to becoming a train driver huge. But 18-year-olds can now apply
  
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• All aboard the ?Nostalgia Express? ? the world?s first steam railway subscription

  11-05-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - A trip down the Stockton and Darlington Railway line, where the first passenger steam train ran 200 years ago, brings rail locomotive history to life
  
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• All aboard the 'Nostalgia Express' the world's first steam railway subscription

  11-05-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - A trip down the Stockton and Darlington Railway line, where the first passenger steam train ran 200 years ago, brings rail locomotive history to life
  
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