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• Yorkshire rail passengers invited to join GPS tracking trial

  10-06-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Yorkshire rail passengers are being invited to take part in a GPS trial.
  
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• Why is the Mayor turning back the clock on e-vans?

  10-06-2025 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Vans are now the biggest single contributor to harmful NOx emissions on Londonmp;#39;s roads
  
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• What London wants from the Spending Review as speculation grows Rachael Reeves set to snub capital

  10-06-2025 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The Chancellor will reveal her long-term budget plans for public services on Wednesday, but there is speculation London is set to be snubbed in the government's Spending Review.
  
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• War of words as Plymouth left out of £16bn transport upgrade

  10-06-2025 02:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  Plymouth Herald - Lib Dems claim city is forgotten but Labour MP says cash could arrive via a regional mayor
  
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• Tube graffiti on the rise after TfL halts daytime cleaning subscription

  10-06-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - A change in policy and a broken track at a cleaning depot have contributed to an increase in vandalism on the London Underground
  
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• The area of Merseyside 'overwhelmed' by congestion desperate for transport cash

  10-06-2025 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Echo - One part of Liverpool that is mp;#39;overwhelmedmp;#39; by traffic congestion must receive a mp;#39;meaningful portionmp;#39; of a huge transport settlement, it has been argued. Ahead of Wednesdaymp;#39;s landmark spending review, Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed a mp;pound;1.6 billion transport boost for the Liverpool City Region.
  
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• Spending Review roads bonanza would increase costs and inequality

  10-06-2025 02:00 via transportactionnetwork.org.uk
  Transport Action Network - Transport Action Network (TAN) is warning Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP not to pour billions into road building in this weekmp;#39;s Spending Review, unless itmp;#39;s for better maintenance, or to adapt to extreme weather events due to climate change
  
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• Shipping lines go cool on Arctic Ocean route

  10-06-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Melting ice could make shorter transits between Asia and Europe a reality but there are economic and geopolitical risks
  
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• Rossendale transport debate as cash for Greater Manchester announced

  10-06-2025 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  Lancashire Telegraph - Rossendale transport, links to Greater Manchester, and government investment in the north have been highlighted, as councillors and transport organisations respond to the chancellormp;#39;s announcements about Westminster support for tram, rail and bus projects in parts of England with elected regional mayors.
  
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• Resolving town's pothole problem could cost £50m

  10-06-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A councillor says that mp;pound;50m might be needed to repair all the potholes in his town.
  
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• Renewed Sypro partnership to strengthen transport delivery network in Wales

  10-06-2025 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  Rail Business Daily - Contract management software specialist Sypro has announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership with Transport for Wales (TfW).
  
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• Rachel Reeves urged to scrap £40,000 car rule this week

  10-06-2025 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Mike Hawes, chief executive of the SMMT, said this weekmp;#39;s spending review was the perfect opportunity to mp;quot;double down on the commitment to net zero by backing the EV transitionmp;quot;.
  
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• Rachel Reeves urged to make major announcement for electric cars and UK roads this week

  10-06-2025 02:00 via gbnews.com
  Other News Sources - The automotive industry is eagerly anticipating the latest announcement from the Chancellor, as she could unveil a massive funding boost for electric vehicles.
  
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• Panama Canal boss warns MSC ports deal threatens principle of neutrality

  10-06-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Operator says purchase of Hutchison assets poses risk to waterwaymp;#146;s compliance with US treaty with Central American nation
  
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• Mr Pothole: Fix Our Roads Before Another Life is Lost

  10-06-2025 02:00 via localgov.co.uk
  Local Government - mp;pound;17bn. Thatmp;#39;s the maintenance backlog across England and Wales, he says. Meanwhile, wemp;#39;re seeing mp;pound;15bn promised for future transport projects and mp;pound;10bn for the Lower Thames Crossing. Itmp;#39;s insanity. Wemp;#39;re building flashy new extensions while the house is subsiding
  
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• Luke Myer MP welcomes £32 million boost for roads and cycle lanes in North East

  10-06-2025 02:00 via northeastbylines.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Government funding will support improved road surfaces, safer cycling, and healthier communities
  
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• Lost railway line next to the River Dee to be transformed

  10-06-2025 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Line had once carried passengers from one side of North Wales to the other
  
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• Lord Hendy confirms visit to Oxford Botley Road meeting

  10-06-2025 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Rail minister Lord Hendy has confirmed he will attend a meeting this week to update residents on the scheme to revamp Oxford station.
  
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• Growing the environmental legacy for Cambridge South station

  10-06-2025 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  Rail Business Daily - Network Rail says the restoration and the extension of a nearby nature reserve planted with 18,000 trees, plants and shrubs will be the cornerstone of Cambridge South stationmp;#39;s environmental and biodiversity legacy.
  
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• Four European countries 'outraged' over new airline luggage rules passed by EU

  10-06-2025 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Last week, the Council of Europe made two major decisions on the future of commercial air travel. The first was on compensation rights, and the second related to free hand luggage
  
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• FirstGroup progressing, Bellway order book rises

  10-06-2025 02:00 via dailybusinessgroup.co.uk
  Other News Sources - FirstGroup returned to profitability and said it had made further progress across its rail and bus divisions underpinned by significant investment in growth, diversification of earnings and decarbonisation.
  
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• Firstgroup: Profit at Avanti West Coast owner beats expectations

  10-06-2025 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Transport giant Firstgroup has extended its share buyback program by mp;pound;50m after annual revenue came in ahead of forecasts. The additional mp;pound;50m buyback program follows Firstgroupmp;amp;#8217;s return of mp;pound;92m to shareholders in the 2025 financial year. The group also raised its dividend to 6.5p, up from 5.5p last year. The FTSE 250 company told markets ...
  
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• Eurostar vows to run direct trains from UK to Germany and Switzerland

  10-06-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Cross-Channel rail operator, which is trying to fend off rivals for its London depot space, regards early 2030s as feasibleEurostar has vowed to run direct trains from the UK to Germany and Switzerland, as it attempts to fend off potential competitors eyeing its London depot space.The cross-Channel rail operatormp;#146;s chief executive, Gwendoline Cazenave, said she had no doubt the direct services would run in the early 2030s despite the failure of previous ventures to connect L
  
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• Eurostar plans trains to Germany and Switzerland in next decade subscription

  10-06-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Plans would add to existing services to France and Amsterdam but questions remain over capacity as rival operators look to break monopoly
  
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• Eurostar plans services to Frankfurt and Geneva to tap demand for greener travel

  10-06-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Destinations chosen to draw corporate customers looking for alternatives to air travel
  
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• Eurostar gives major update on new trains to Germany and Switzerland

  10-06-2025 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The operatormp;#146;s London trains currently serve Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam, and the French Alps during the ski season
  
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• EU sets out 25 steps to hire and keep more women in transport

  10-06-2025 02:00 via trans.info
  News from Europe - The European Commission has issued a new set of 25 recommendations aimed at improving gender balance and addressing persistent labour shortages in the EU transport sector, where women currently account for just 22.7 of the workforce.
  
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• Engineers advance HS2 viaduct slide across M6 near Birmingham Airport

  10-06-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Engineers on the High Speed 2 (HS2) project have slid the first segment of a 320m-long viaduct over the M6 motorway, adjacent to Birmingham Airport.
  
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• Eco-friendly bus shelters planned for city

  10-06-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans to replace up to 30 bus stops with new shelters featuring living roofs and digital advertising screens have been lodged with a council.
  
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• Create National Bus Company to make journeys faster and cheaper, government told

  10-06-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - A new National Bus Company should be created to speed up the rollout of zero-emissions buses across the country, a think tank has said.
  
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• City Hall fears 'levelling down' if spending review shuns London subscription

  10-06-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Schemes that could unlock tens of thousands of homes will wither if the capital is cut out of the chancellormp;#39;s plans, say allies of the mayor
  
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• China's electric cars are becoming slicker and cheaper - but is there a deeper cost?

  10-06-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The future for EVs will inevitably involve China. But where does that leave the UK and Europe markets mp;#150; and what of the questions around national security?
  
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• Children to have free bus travel in west of England during summer holidays

  10-06-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - About 150,000 under-16s will benefit across West of England combined authority and North Somerset
  
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• Children to get free bus travel for the summer

  10-06-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Children under the age of 16 are to be offered free bus travel across the summer.
  
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• Cash shortfall leaves Lincolnshire with 'bridge to nowhere'

  10-06-2025 02:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  Construction News - A mp;pound;110m relief road in Lincolnshire, which was left half finished after funding ran out, is not expected to be finished until 2030 at the earliest.The Spalding Western Relief Road was due to be delivered in five separate sections to ease congestion by providing a new route around the west side of the town.
  
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• 'Bakerloop' bus route launches in autumn, TfL says

  10-06-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A new bus route named the Bakerloop is set to launch in autumn to connect stations and areas in south-east London.
  
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• All aboard! 'Bakerloop' extension of Sadiq Khan's Superloop express bus network to launch in autumn

  10-06-2025 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - But Londoners tell TfL they still want the Bakerloo Tube line to be extended
  
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• Airport could expand to have 51 million passengers

  10-06-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - London Stansted Airport has submitted an expansion plan that could dramatically increase its passenger numbers.
  
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