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• Just ignore all the myths about low traffic neighbourhoods: they’re popular, effective and here to stay | Izzy Romilly

  15-05-2025 12:11
  After the high court ruled one high-profile scheme unlawful, it is important to make the case for LTNs. Luckily, there is a strong one to makeHope springs eternal among those who have long opposed low-traffic-neighbourhood (LTN) anti-pollution schemes after last week’s high court ruling that Lambeth council in south London had acted unlawfully in ignoring local objections to its latest scheme. “Low traffic neighbourhoods could be scrapped as campaigners score high court victory &ndas
  
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• Wellington station plans "dead in the water" says former mayor

  15-05-2025 02:00 via wellington-today.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A 30-strong delegation travelled to Parliament last month to press the case for new railway stations in Wellington and Cullompton
  
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• UK must 'learn from the mistakes' of PFI contracts if returning to them, Nista warns

  15-05-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Government must mp;#39;learn from the mistakesmp;#39; of previous Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contracts if it is to resurrect them, a senior infrastructure advisor has told MPs.
  
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• Trump touts 'record' Boeing-Qatar Airways deal

  15-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The commitment from the state-owned airline comes as Boeing pushes to rebuild its business.
  
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• TfL dumps social media as tool in emergencies

  15-05-2025 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Transport for London has revealed that it no longer uses social media as a way of communicating to passengers, after power cuts caused rail services to be cancelled and many central London stations closed. The power failures have been attributed to a National Grid fault, but TfL was criticised by passenger watchdog London TravelWatch for not making the situation clear to its passengers
  
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• Silvertown Tunnel road-tested, HS2 prospects analysed and AI let loose S3 Ep14

  15-05-2025 02:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  
  Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast - Christian experiences in person London's brand new Silvertown Tunnel and the mandatory cycle shuttle bus 2:18; elaborates on striking new figures for the construction costs of HS2 09:55; releases a narrative of his book 'Liberation Line' by engaging AI bots 19:35 and welcomes proposals to lower the age requirement for train drivers in Great Britain 43:40.
  
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• Reading Buses takes Enviro400EV orders to 32 with further batch

  15-05-2025 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Eight additional buses via ZEBRA 2 supplementary funding complement 24 already expected
  
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• Reading Buses increases its electric bus fleet to 32

  15-05-2025 02:00 via cittimagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Bus and coach mobility solution provider Alexander Dennis has announced that Reading Buses has placed a order for another eight Alexander Dennis Enviro400EV electric double deck buses.
  
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• Put double-decker trains in the Channel Tunnel, says France’s Alstom

  15-05-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - French companymp;#146;s high-speed trains could increase capacity and lower fares between London and continental Europe
  
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• Opposing LTNs doesn?t make you a ?culture war? petrol-head. Just look at what happened in Lambeth

  15-05-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - For five years residents have complained about traffic being pushed on to other roads. Finally they?re being listened to
  
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• Opposing LTNs doesn't make you a 'culture war' petrol-head. Just look at what happened in Lambeth

  15-05-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - For five years residents have complained about traffic being pushed on to other roads. Finally theymp;#39;re being listened to
  
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• New tech to make rail replacement travel more accessible

  15-05-2025 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - The Government has announced four innovative projects are set to share mp;pound;800,000 to improve accessible information for passengers.
  
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• New rail link needed after election losses - mayor

  15-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Infrastructure investment can offer the government the "strong northern story" it needs after recent election losses, the Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has said.
  
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• New laws introduced to boost UK green aviation fuel production

  15-05-2025 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Department for Transport (DfT) has introduced new legislation in Parliamentmp;amp;nbsp;aimed at increasing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in the UK.The measures, announced today (14 May 2025) aim to provide revenue certainty for green fuel producers while supporting job creation across the country.An additional mp;amp;pound;400,000 in funding has also been announced to help producers get new clean fuels to market more quickly, foll
  
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• New Heathrow runway will boost annual CO2 emissions by 2.4 million tons, UK admits

  15-05-2025 02:00 via politico.eu
  
  Other News Sources - The climate impact of a third Heathrow runway revealed in internal government documents obtained by POLITICO.
  
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• New global cargo routes boost East Midlands Airport freight hub

  15-05-2025 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - East Midlands Airport has welcomed another international cargo operator to its freight network.
  
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• Network Rail station retail income closing in on £1bn per year after latest increase

  15-05-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Sales of food and drink at Network Railmp;#39;s 20 managed stations could soon be worth mp;pound;1 billion per year.
  
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• Network Rail station retail income closing in on ?1bn per year after latest increase

  15-05-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Sales of food and drink at Network Rail?s 20 managed stations could soon be worth ?1 billion per year.
  
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• MP slams bus fare rise and warns of 'catastrophic' impact on rural travel

  15-05-2025 02:00 via somersetlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Liberal Democrat Sarah Gibson urges the government to rethink mp;pound;3 cap and invest in vital routes
  
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• Mayors make case for Liverpool-Manchester rail link

  15-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham say a new rail link could deliver a mp;pound;15bn boost to the economy.
  
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• Journeo and First Bus drive £10m deal to power up fleet operations

  15-05-2025 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Ashby-based information systems provider Journeo has secured a mp;pound;10m framework agreement with First Bus UK.
  
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• Journeo and First Bus drive ?10m deal to power up fleet operations

  15-05-2025 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Ashby-based information systems provider Journeo has secured a ?10m framework agreement with First Bus UK.
  
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• Jaguar says it has no plans to build cars in the US

  15-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The comment came after the companymp;#39;s boss refused to rule out opening production plants in America.
  
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• Investing in transport ?vital for a thriving Wales?, says Wrexham University Vice-Chancellor

  15-05-2025 02:00 via wrexham.com
  
  Wrexham.com - Investment in resilient and sustainable transport links is vital for creating a thriving Wales for the future.
  
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• Investing in transport 'vital for a thriving Wales', says Wrexham University Vice-Chancellor

  15-05-2025 02:00 via wrexham.com
  
  Wrexham.com - Investment in resilient and sustainable transport links is vital for creating a thriving Wales for the future.
  
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• Greater Anglia announces extra seats and additional services

  15-05-2025 02:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - GREATER Anglia is set to increase seating capacity on some of its services and additional trains in Essex.
  
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• Government minister says Nottingham City Transport proves council-run bus companies ?can work'

  15-05-2025 02:00 via hucknalldispatch.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A minister says the Government is scrapping a national ban on council-run bus companies after Nottingham City Transport?s (NCT) success ?proved the approach can work?.
  
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• Government minister says Nottingham City Transport proves council-run bus companies 'can work'

  15-05-2025 02:00 via hucknalldispatch.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A minister says the Government is scrapping a national ban on council-run bus companies after Nottingham City Transportmp;#39;s (NCT) success mp;#39;proved the approach can workmp;#39;
  
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• Electric double-decker buses arrive in Plymouth

  15-05-2025 02:00 via theenergyst.com
  
  Other News Sources - The first of 50 zero-emission electric double-decker buses have now arrived in Plymouth, marking a major shift toward cleaner public transport.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Crucial step taken by Civial Aviation Authority to allow City of Doncaster Council to progress an airspace suitable for DSA's future operations

  15-05-2025 02:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  Doncaster Free Press - Today the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has started the processes to allow Doncaster Sheffield Airport to move forward with its request to control an area of airspace for a potential future reopening of the airport.
  
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• Disrupting rail freight: Assessing the role of DAC in industry evolution

  15-05-2025 02:00 via globalrailwayreview.com
  
  Other News Sources - Michal Litwin, European Rail Freight Associations (ERFA) Board Member, and Director General of the Federation of Independent Rail Operators (ZNPK), spoke to Global Railway Review?s Halimah Haque about the potential impacts of Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) on the rail freight industry and the challenges faced by independent operators in adapting to emerging technologies.
  
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• Disappointment as new railway station scheme snubbed in plan

  15-05-2025 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources - Supporters of a new railway station in Herefordshire say they are disappointed it doesnmp;#146;t get a mention in the countymp;#146;s new transport plan for the coming decade and a half.
  
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• Calls for Oxfordshire council to scrap transport measures

  15-05-2025 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - A group of businesses in Oxford are calling for controversial transport measures to be scrapped after the election of a new council.
  
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• Bus-only streets and bus lanes in Herefordshire plan

  15-05-2025 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other News Sources - Bus priority lanes and even bus-only streets in Hereford and the county?s market towns are among new plans to get Herefordshire moving better.
  
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• Bristol Airport 'should mind their own business' as answers are demanded over Cardiff subsidy

  15-05-2025 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Bristol Airport has written to the Welsh Government demanding more information on the mp;pound;205 million subsidy for Cardiff Airport, which has been described as mp;#39;unprecedentedmp;#39;
  
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• Andy Burnham says case for new Manchester to Liverpool railway line has 'landed' in London

  15-05-2025 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The Greater Manchester mayor has spent the day in London, trying to convince the government to back the major transport project
  
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