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• Opposing LTNs doesn't make you a 'culture war' petrol-head. Just look at what happened in Lambeth | Joseph Harker

  14-05-2025 09:00
  For five years residents have complained about traffic being pushed on to other roads. Finally they’re being listened toShould cars be illegal? Are drivers evil? The way some councils have been imposing “low-traffic neighbourhoods” over the past five years, it seems their leaders definitely think so. Not so much because they want to cut traffic (everybody does) but because of the way they have responded to people who object to the LTNs’ impact on their everyday lives.So I
  
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• Why systems thinking must be core to engineering a more resilient built environment

  14-05-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Engineers shape the built environment. We design and deliver the physical infrastructure that enables societies to function, adapt and thrive. But today, we are being asked to do more than build, we are being asked to solve complex, interconnected challenges to achieve more resilience in response to societal and climate changes.
  
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• Why Liverpool and Manchester's mayors and newspapers are joining forces today

  14-05-2025 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  North Wales Live - North West newspaper titles come together on the day that our two city region mayors travel to London calling for backing of new Liverpool to Manchester rail link
  
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• 'We have to take risks to build major railway'

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Universal's first European theme park promises to make Bedfordshire a global destination, but the multinational company has made it clear that good transport links need to be in place.
  
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• Vandals target new Metro trains again

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Vandals have targeted another of the new Metro trains as they made their way to Tyneside.
  Images shared on social media show graffiti daubed on to the side of one of the Swiss-built models, which the BBC understands happened in north London.
  
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• UKREiiF 2025's new shuttle bus option highlights commitment to sustainability agenda: Kayleigh Ingham

  14-05-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Next week, 16,000 people will assemble in Leeds for the fourth edition of the annual property, infrastructure and built environment showcase, UKREiiF.
  
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• Transport for Wales: Timetable change set for May 18

  14-05-2025 02:00 via penarthtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Seventy percent of Transport for Wales services will now run on new trains.
  
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• TfL urged to 'do better' after power cut disruption

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Most Tube and Overground lines are running normally after the power outage that caused delays on Monday.
  
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• TfL under fire over lack of information during power cuts

  14-05-2025 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Transport for London has attributed widespread disruption on its railways to a mp;#145;voltage dipmp;#146; caused by a fault on National Gridmp;#146;s network. Services on most lines are running normally again this morning, but a transport watchdog has criticised TfL for a lack of information during the power cuts.
  
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• Shipyard confirms new delay and cost rise for CalMac ferry

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The dual-fuel ship MV Glen Rosa, destined for the Arran route, is now due to be delivered next summer, nearly eight years late.
  
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• Ryanair plane bomb threat: Flights suspended at major Belgian airport and security perimeter set up around aircraft following alert

  14-05-2025 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Operations at Belgiummp;#39;s second largest airport were suspended on Tuesday due to a bomb alert on an aeroplane, the company running the airport said.
  
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• Rail users' group calls for increase in services as passenger numbers rise

  14-05-2025 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - A rail usersmp;#39; group is calling for Transport for Wales (TfW) to increase services as new data revealed passenger numbers have returned to post-pandemic levels.
  
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• People 'very worried' over 'significant cut to vital bus services' - Councillor

  14-05-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A councillor has raised concerns about a mp;quot;significantmp;quot; cut to bus services in Holme Wood.
  
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• Nissan to cut 11,000 more jobs and shut seven factories

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The planned layoffs mean the Japanese carmaker has now cut about 15 of its workforce in the past year.
  
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• New rail hub to deliver millions of extra seats on trains through the West Midlands

  14-05-2025 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Millions of extra seats will be available on trains coming in and out of Birmingham as part of a major project.
  
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• New Manchester-Liverpool rail plan with revamped Warrington station

  14-05-2025 02:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE development of a new railway line through Warrington, between Liverpool and Manchester, can mp;#39;balance up the economy of the countrymp;#39;.
  
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• More details of Grand Central's Newcastle-Brighton plan it want to

  14-05-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A new cross-country open access service between Newcastle and Brighton via Gatwick would mp;#39;offer a transformational benefitmp;#39; to customers by allowing them to avoid London.
  
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• 'More data is needed' on bus routes' profitability

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - "More detailed analysis" is needed to understand which bus routes make money on the Isle of Man, the infrastructure minister has said.
  
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• Man killed after tram horn was too quiet - inquiry

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Carlos Correa Palacio was struck by the tram on a crossing despite the warning horn being sounded.
  
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• London Bus Alliance calls for urgent action on buses

  14-05-2025 02:00 via londontravelwatch.org.uk
  London TravelWatch - In a letter to Transport for London, the London Bus Alliance has called for urgent action to improve bus journeys in the capital
  
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• Liverpool-Manchester Railway board wants government support for early 2030s build start

  14-05-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The Liverpool-Manchester Railway Partnership Board is calling on the government to commit to start construction of a new line between the cities in the early 2030s.
  
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• Labour minister backs West Midlands mayor's bus overhaul plan

  14-05-2025 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A Government minister has backed a decision to mp;#145;take back controlmp;#146; of buses in the West Midlands.
  
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• Jet2 opens fully-funded pilot training programme for 60 trainees

  14-05-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Boss Steve Heapy said he knows the cost of training is an obstacle to many who dream of becoming a commercial airline pilot
  
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• Is this the age of the train or the plane?

  14-05-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Train Talk/Plane Talk: Should we ban shorthaul flights? No ? we should devote our efforts to improving rail services instead
  
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• Is the US finally on track to build a high-speed rail network?

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The US currently has no high-speed rail services, but two are under construction, and more planned.
  
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• Is Nissan's Sunderland plant safe? Huge global cost saving plan includes seven car factory closures and 20,000 job cuts

  14-05-2025 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The mp;#39;Re:Nissan Planmp;#39; announced Tuesday sets a number of stringent cost-saving measures to pull the car maker out of the red. What does it mean for the 6k workforce in Sunderland?
  
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• Inside the £17bn bid for new Manchester to Liverpool rail line using HS2 cash

  14-05-2025 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Andy Burnham is leading a call for the Government to divert funding previously earmarked for HS2
  
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• HS2 faces £100bn cost and delay until late-2030s, government told

  14-05-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The cost of finishing HS2 between Birmingham Curzon Street and Old Oak Common has soared to mp;pound;81 billion (at 2019 prices). And the work will not be completed until 2036 at the earliest, with 2039 more likely.
  
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• How China’s Comac could reshape aviation

  14-05-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Even if it doesnmp;#146;t challenge Airbus or Boeing on the global stage, strong domestic growth will boost the aircraft maker
  
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• 'Having four trains an hour is 'critical' for the Rhondda'

  14-05-2025 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - A local councillor says that people feel let down as the 'timetable seems to be way down the line now'
  
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• Extra trains and millions of seats in £1.75bn plan

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Extra trains and changes to the network will result in millions more seats for passengers, rail bosses have said.
  
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• Extra trains and millions of seats in ?1.75bn plan

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Extra trains and changes to the network will result in millions more seats for passengers, rail bosses have said.
  
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• East West Rail: Shark teeth fossils from Jurassic period unearthed in works

  14-05-2025 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - The exciting find has been made as investigations into the ground kick off
  
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• Dutch climate campaigners vow to take Shell to court again

  14-05-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - In a letter, Milieudefensie says it wants to stop firm developing new oil and gas projects mp;#145;to curb crisismp;#146;Climate campaigners in the Netherlands have promised to take Shell to court for a second time to force the energy company to stop developing new oil and gas projects.In a letter to Shell, the Dutch climate non-profit Milieudefensie vowed to take legal action because the company has 700 oil and gas projects in development that will continue to drive up carbon emi
  
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• Could we finally could get the kind of rail service 'long-enjoyed by Londoners'?

  14-05-2025 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - A new Manchester to Liverpool railway line could transform the north westmp;#39;s railways. Thatmp;#39;s the vision revealed today that could see passengers finally get the kind of service mp;#39;long-enjoyed by Londonersmp;#39;. Damon Wilkinson reports.
  
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• Congestion charge in Cardiff would be 'completely unfair' for residents living outside city

  14-05-2025 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Councillors Scott Emanuel and Sera Evans both raised their concerns about the idea of a congestion charge in the city and the impact on residents who travel from RCT into Cardiff for work.
  
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• City station regeneration gets government approval

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A ?65m project to regenerate the area around a city centre railway station has been approved by the government.
  
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• Burnham calls for Northern spending boost

  14-05-2025 02:00 via localgov.co.uk
  
  Local Government - Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has called on the Chancellor to increase spending outside of London to counter support for Reform UK.
  
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• British Airways slashes delays by using AI to predict when flights will be late

  14-05-2025 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  North Wales Live - The airline said two-thirds of its departures from its base in west London left ahead of schedule in April
  
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• Brand new Devon railway station plan 'still on track'

  14-05-2025 02:00 via devonlive.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Plans to reopen railway stations in Wellington and Cullompton have received a major boost after a government minister confirmed the proposals are still under consideration.
  
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• Boost for British green aviation fuel production to support jobs and lift off emerging industry

  14-05-2025 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - New sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) measures will support aviation expansion and meet decarbonisation goals.
  
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• £65 million Station Quarter regeneration to start late autumn after Government go ahead

  14-05-2025 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - The construction of Peterboroughmp;#39;s Station Quarter regeneration will get underway this autumn after the mp;pound;65 million project secured the go ahead from the Government.
  
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• £47.8M Peterborough station upgrade set to proceed as business case approved

  14-05-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Peterboroughmp;#39;s plans to transform its railway station and surrounding area have advanced with the governmentmp;#39;s approval of the projectmp;#39;s Full Business Case.
  
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• Airport unveils plans to revamp Terminal 3

  14-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The plans are part of Manchester Airportmp;#39;s mp;pound;1.3bn transformation project.
  
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