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• Bus operators urged to get out and make deals

  16-05-2025 14:03 via passengertransport.co.uk
  A growing number of areas want bus franchising but ALBUM Conference is told opportunity still exists to shape policy in many parts of the country
   
   This month saw the West Midlands become the latest region of England to commit to franchising and newly-elected ‘metro mayors’ express their support for taking bus services back under public control. However, bus operators were told that the franchising tide will stop short of many parts of the country and a window of opportuni
  
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• Opportunity lies amid a world of uncertainty

  16-05-2025 13:52 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Britain’s small and medium-sized bus companies are adjusting to rapid changes, but ALBUM Conference speakers also identified opportunities. Robert Jack reports
   East Midlands mayor Claire Ward
   Within the ALBUM grouping of Britain’s remaining municipal and independent bus companies, there is understandable pride at their combined contribution to the bus sector. ALBUM members are at the top of user satisfaction surveys and have a strong track record of winning awards. Nottin
  
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• UK Bus Summit 2025 programme revealed

  16-05-2025 13:43 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Buses minister and ‘metro mayors’ are confirmed speakers
  Event takes place in Manchester on September 11
   The programme for the UK Bus Summit, which will be held in Manchester on September 11, has been confirmed.
  Organised by Transport Times in partnership with Passenger Transport, the event will bring political leaders, transport professionals and industry representatives together to discuss the future of bus services in the UK.
  It will open with a keynote address by the buses
  
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• West Midlands latest to opt for franchising

  16-05-2025 13:35 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Mayor Richard Parker and the West Midlands Combined Authority have approved plans to franchise the region’s bus network from 2027
   Richard Parker visited Wolverhampton Bus Station following the decision
   By Andrew Garnett
  Bus services in the West Midlands will be brought back under public control for the first time in nearly four decades, following a formal decision by mayor Richard Parker and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to introduce bus franchising.
  The decision
  
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• Breathing new life into redundant land

  16-05-2025 13:27 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Thriving new community spaces have been created from the redundant former public transport estate, and more can follow
   Tilburg in the Netherlands was one of the country’s rail manufacturing centres Transport reconfigures the landscape time and again with each fresh wave of technological change. The coming of canals, railways, motorways, airports and ports all made new kinds of places. But when the next wave of change happens, those places can be left beached, with land a
  
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• Uber is here to stay – can we live with it?

  16-05-2025 13:20 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  There’s no doubt that the convenience of Uber has eroded bus travel to some degree – but how should the sector respond to that?
   Uber has become the elephant in the room (Photo: Shutterstock)
   Last week, I eavesdropped on some bus industry bods lamenting declining patronage levels on London buses and the challenges of reinvigorating demand across the regions.It was a sorry discussion – a lot of naval gazing and focusing on the exact old so-called solutions. No
  
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• Yorkshire Labour mayors to unveil Lord Blunkett's £14bn plan to fix region's rail network

  16-05-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Yorkshiremp;#39;s three Labour mayors will today present a mp;pound;14bn plan to get the regionmp;#39;s railways back on track, which they say will deliver a huge boost to jobs, growth and housing.
  
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• Why the quiet carriage is the most hellish part of the train

  16-05-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Once a sanctuary offering a few hours of peace on a long journey, quiet carriages are now just as bad as mp;#39;if not worse thanmp;#39; the rest of the train. Katie Rosseinsky makes the case for ditching them altogether
  
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• The rail firm cleaning loos using green 'chemical-free' product ... that's just water. subscription

  16-05-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Safety fears amid revelation that trains are cleaned without disinfectant or soap-type ingredients
  
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• Rents near Elizabeth line stations rocket up a third since opening

  16-05-2025 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Rents for homes near recently-added Elizabeth line stations have shot up by more than a third since 2022 as the housing crisis in the capital continues to intensify. In some locations, prices have risen by more than 70 per cent as demand for well-connected properties soars, according to lettings software firm Goodlord. This rise outstrips ...
  
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• Rail enhancement ?pipeline thinking is flawed?, says NR chief Haines

  16-05-2025 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - The Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) is a flawed proposition, Network Rail Chief Executive Sir Andrew Haines told the House of Commons Transport Committee last week.
  
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• Rail enhancement 'pipeline thinking is flawed, says NR chief Haines

  16-05-2025 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - The Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) is a flawed proposition, Network Rail Chief Executive Sir Andrew Haines told the House of Commons Transport Committee last week.
  
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• Rail delays harm pupil attendance records, MP says

  16-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Pupils are being recorded as late to school due to consistent railway delays in Surrey, according to an MP.
  
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• Port of Tilbury Proposes Second Expansion as Part of Thames Freeport

  16-05-2025 02:00 via maritime-executive.com
  Other News Sources - Forth Ports operator of the Port of Tilbury located near London in the UK, released plans for a large expansion, which they are calling T3. It would represent a nearly 10 percent increase in the land area for the port which is reported to be the largest multi-modal port in the South East.
  
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• Plans submitted to expand Port of Tilbury on former power station land

  16-05-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Plans have been announced to significantly expand the Port of Tilbury and its surrounding industrial complex through the creation of a new port area dubbed Tilbury3 (T3).
  
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• Plan published to ?reverse decades of underinvestment? in Yorkshire railways

  16-05-2025 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - A phased plan to fix Yorkshire?s ?broken? railways has been published by Lord Blunkett today ? 16 May.
  
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• Plan published to 'reverse decades of underinvestment' in Yorkshire railways

  16-05-2025 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - A phased plan to fix Yorkshiremp;#39;s mp;#39;brokenmp;#39; railways has been published by Lord Blunkett today 16 May.
  
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• New Network Rail Partnership Means More Young People Apprenticeships

  16-05-2025 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - A new partnership between Capital City College and Network Rail means more young people can become involved in the rail industry.
  
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• New images of Network Rail?s ?1bn Liverpool Street station plans as City publishes planning application

  16-05-2025 02:00 via building.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Documents reveal team tested options including building over station?s entire listed trainshed
  
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• New images of Network Rail's £1bn Liverpool Street station plans as City publishes planning application

  16-05-2025 02:00 via building.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Documents reveal team tested options including building over stationmp;#39;s entire listed trainshed
  
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• New Bradford station should be a top priority - rail review claims

  16-05-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - The creation of a new rail station in Bradford to mp;#147;unleash the citymp;#146;s economic potentialmp;#148; is one of the key priorities of a review into Yorkshiremp;#146;s rail network.
  
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• Network Rail to spend £8 million on building an inaccessible footbridge that will last 120 years

  16-05-2025 02:00 via disabilitynewsservice.com
  Other News Sources - Network Railmp;#39;s decision to spend nearly mp;pound;8 million building a new footbridge that will be inaccessible to many disabled people has been labelled an mp;#39;appalling contradictionmp;#39; of the governmentmp;#39;s commitment to improving the accessibility of the public transport system.
  
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• Network Rail to spend ?8 million on building an inaccessible footbridge that will last 120 years

  16-05-2025 02:00 via disabilitynewsservice.com
  Other News Sources - Network Rail?s decision to spend nearly ?8 million building a new footbridge that will be inaccessible to many disabled people has been labelled an ?appalling contradiction? of the government?s commitment to improving the accessibility of the public transport system.
  
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• Network Rail alerts market to £140M contract to supply steel for overhead line equipment

  16-05-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has issued a preliminary market engagement notice seeking information from suppliers interested in providing steel products to support its overhead line equipment (OLE).
  
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• Network Rail alerts market to ?140M contract to supply steel for overhead line equipment

  16-05-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has issued a preliminary market engagement notice seeking information from suppliers interested in providing steel products to support its overhead line equipment (OLE).
  
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• Merseyrail tap-and-go ticketing trial set to begin

  16-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A new contactless system for purchasing train tickets on the Merseyrail network has taken a "big step forward" as it enters its testing phase, the region's metro mayor has said.
  
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• Major expansion plan submitted for Port of Tilbury

  16-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans have been submitted to expand the Port of Tilbury by 100 acres (40ha) in Essex.
  
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• Lord Blunkett unveils plan for Yorkshire?s railways

  16-05-2025 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - A phased plan of major improvement to Yorkshire's railways has been unveiled by Lord Blunkett.
  
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• Lord Blunkett unveils plan for Yorkshire's railways

  16-05-2025 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - A phased plan of major improvement to Yorkshiremp;#39;s railways has been unveiled by Lord Blunkett.
  
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• Lord Blunkett outlines £14bn Yorkshire rail plan

  16-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A multibillion-pound plan to fix Yorkshiremp;#39;s mp;quot;creaking Victorian-eramp;quot; railways has been put forward by the former home secretary Lord Blunkett.
  
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• Lord Blunkett led review aims to fix Yorkshire's broken rail system

  16-05-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - A review led by Lord David Blunkett has unveiled a sweeping, phased rail investment blueprint for Yorkshire, which it hopes will revolutionise connectivity across the region and inject billions into the local and national economy.
  
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• Lord Blunkett backs £14 billion Yorkshire rail plan as 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity' to fix 'broken' system

  16-05-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - A mp;pound;14 billion plan to fix Yorkshiremp;#39;s mp;quot;brokenmp;quot; rail system mp;quot;presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunitymp;quot; improve connectivity and unlock economic growth in the region, former home secretary Lord Blunkett has said.
  
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• Lord Blunkett backs ?14 billion Yorkshire rail plan as ?once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? to fix ?broken? system

  16-05-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - A ?14 billion plan to fix Yorkshire's "broken" rail system "presents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" improve connectivity and unlock economic growth in the region, former home secretary Lord Blunkett has said.
  
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• How to build next to the railway

  16-05-2025 02:00 via insidehousing.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Railway assurance for property developers and contractors is vital, writes John Freeman, technical director of Consult International
  
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• Hitachi Rail to implement cutting-edge digital signalling on Warsaw-Radom rail route

  16-05-2025 02:00 via mynewsdesk.com
  Other News Sources - Hitachi Rail, in cooperation with DP System, has signed a contract to implement its modern ERTMS/ETCS Level 2 signalling system on railway line 8 between Warsaw and Radom. The project is worth PLN 85 million (?20 million) and is expected to complete in December 2027.
  
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• Forth Ports launches Tilbury expansion plan

  16-05-2025 02:00 via lloydslist.com
  Lloyd's List - Planning application is first step in expanding river Thames facility
  
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• First Bus & FlixBus Launch New Joint Coach Services

  16-05-2025 02:00 via bus-news.com
  Bus-News - First Bus mp;amp; FlixBus have officially launched their new joint coach service, with the first bus having left the formermp;#39;s Slough depot earlier today (15 May).
  
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• First Bus & FlixBus Launch New Joint Coach Services

  16-05-2025 02:00 via bus-news.com
  Bus-News - First Bus mp; FlixBus have officially launched their new joint coach service, with the first bus having left the former?s Slough depot earlier today (15 May).
  
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• Fears Birmingham HS2 station could be delayed amid new '2039 finish date'

  16-05-2025 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - High Speed 2 services are now anticipated to start in 2036 at the earliest, with 2039 apparently looking more likely
  
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• Fast-tracked West Midlands Metro extension to unlock East Birmingham and Blues' 60,000-seat new stadium dream

  16-05-2025 02:00 via birminghamworld.uk
  Other News Sources - A highly anticipated extension of the Birmingham tram system will unlock a crucial line to the Blues mp;pound;3 billion Sports Quarter project.
  
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• Fast-tracked West Midlands Metro extension to unlock East Birmingham and Blues' 60,000-seat new stadium dream

  16-05-2025 02:00 via birminghamworld.uk
  Other News Sources - A highly anticipated extension of the Birmingham tram system will ?unlock? a crucial line to the Blues? ?3 billion Sports Quarter project.
  
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• Expansion plan unveiled for the Port of Tilbury as planning proposal submitted for Tilbury3

  16-05-2025 02:00 via yourthurrock.com
  Other Regional Press - GROWTH plans have been unveiled by the Port of Tilbury?s owners, Forth Ports, to further expand the Thames-based port and industrial complex as it submits an outline planning application to Thurrock Council to redevelop a 100-acre brownfield site located immediately adjacent to Tilbury2 (T2) to support its major markets.
  
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• Drivers face 'ridiculous' new UK motorway speed limit which 'could last 12 weeks'

  16-05-2025 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Drivers in England face a mp;amp;quot;ridiculousmp;amp;quot; shake up to the speed limit on the countrymp;#39;s busiest motorway.
  
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• Creating better opportunities: Network Rail Academy launches new pathway in North London

  16-05-2025 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - To celebrate Learning at Work Week, Network Rail has launched a new learning academy in partnership with Capital City College in Enfield. This pre-apprenticeship programme is designed for 16 to 19-year-olds who are Not in Education, Employment, or Training (NEET), offering them the chance to gain essential skills and take their first steps towards a rewarding career in the rail industry.
  
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• Coventry Very Light Rail demonstration tracks put down

  16-05-2025 02:00 via britishtramsonline.co.uk
  British Trams Online - Rail vehicle in its home city, its been confirmed that the 220 metre test track has now been fully laid. The track is on Greyfriars Road and Queen Victoria Road and is the first time that the innovative modular track form has been embedded within a live urban corridor.
  
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• Column from Ken Skates ahead of Public Transport Summit in Wrexham

  16-05-2025 02:00 via wrexham.com
  Wrexham.com - Ahead of a major Public Transport Summit in Wrexham next week (22-23 May), Ken Skates, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, has outlined his aims for the event ? which includes unlocking the potential economic prosperity for North Wales and the North West of England.
  
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• Campaign group calls on GLA to make public transport free across capital

  16-05-2025 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - A group campaigning for universal free travel in the capital has reported a ?positive? first meeting with the Greater London Authority (GLA).
  
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• BA fined £3m after luggage handlers hurt in falls

  16-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - One worker broke his back and another suffered a brain bleed in falls at Heathrow Airport.
  
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• 'Credible and affordable' £14bn wish list to fix Yorkshire's broken railways

  16-05-2025 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Report for Yorkshiremp;#39;s mayors says five million people are held back by creaking Victorian railway infrastructure
  
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• ‘Everyone is shocked’: Anger as ‘vital’ school bus route suddenly axed

  16-05-2025 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Parents and councillors have slammed a bus companymp;#146;s mp;#147;flippantmp;#148; decision to axe a school bus service mid-way through the academic year.
  
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