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• Wrexham to Liverpool rail upgrade starts at Padeswood

  07-07-2025 02:00 via railway.supply
  Railway Supply - The Wrexham to Liverpool rail upgrade begins with major work at Padeswood, aiming to improve freight access and boost passenger services between North Wales and Merseyside. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
  
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• Wotton-Under-Edge gets bus link back as transport fight continues

  07-07-2025 02:00 via gloucestershirelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The restoration of key services marks a win for campaigners, with calls growing for a long-term fix to the regionmp;#39;s threadbare network
  
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• Why the UK can't finish big money projects on time - or on budget

  07-07-2025 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - A complex and slow planning system, bureaucracy and a shortage of builders is hitting the UKmp;#39;s infrastructure delivery, a new report warns
  
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• Why The Maersk Institute Was Right About Ship Batteries But Wrong On Price

  07-07-2025 02:00 via cleantechnica.com
  
  Other News Sources - The September 2024 pre-feasibility study from the Maersk McKinney Mmp;oslash;ller Center on battery-powered vessels that crossed my screen today provides a welcome and thoughtful addition to the critical discussion of maritime electrification
  
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• Website launched to encourage sustainable travel in Oxford

  07-07-2025 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - This is a column by Anna Railton, deputy leader and cabinet member for zero carbon Oxford at Oxford City Council.
  
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• Watchdog flags crossing risk after Metro crash

  07-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A rail watchdog has highlighted the risk pedestrians face at some level crossings after a person was hit by a Metro train.
  
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• Warning to vapers as people caught puffing at bus stops could face £100 fines

  07-07-2025 02:00 via thescottishsun.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Although vaping is banned on bus services and stations, it usually does not apply to bus stops
  
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• Visitors can now catch scenic bus route from Bradford Interchange

  07-07-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A new stop at Bradford Interchange has been added to the Nidderdale DalesBus scenic route, aimed at enhancing access for visitors during Bradfordmp;#39;s City of Culture celebrations.
  
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• Very Light Rail centre ceases trading

  07-07-2025 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The Black Country Innovation Manufacturing Organisation in Dudley has been placed in Administration. BCIMO included the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre, and the site had been well known for testing a Very Light Rail system, which is planned for Coventry.
  
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• UK airport staff get bonuses for spotting easyJet oversize bags, email shows

  07-07-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Swissport staff at seven airports in UK and Channel Islands eligible for mp;pound;1.20-a-bag payment through incentive scheme. Airport staff are earning cash bonuses for every easyJet passenger they spot travelling with an oversized bag, according to a leaked email.Staff at Swissport, an aviation company that operates passenger gates at airports, are mp;#147;eligible to receive mp;pound;1.20 (mp;pound;1 after tax) for every gate bag takenmp;#148;, according to the message sent to
  
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• Transport for Wales introduces improvements for the TrawsCymru T5 service

  07-07-2025 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Transport for Wales has announced a range of improvements to public transport in the West Wales region.
  
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• ScotRail staff facing soaring physical assaults as recorded attacks double in a year

  07-07-2025 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Attacks on ScotRail workers have doubled according to newly obtained data.
  
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• Rural bus route cost £180 per passenger to run

  07-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An authority is looking into reasons why a rural bus route cost mp;pound;180.32 per passenger to run last year.
  
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• Rail users warned of delays as flood work begins

  07-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail passengers are being urged to plan ahead as the latest stage of flood prevention work begins between Swindon and Bristol Parkway.
  
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• Plan for 'Aerial' transport system to link city with Bristol Airport

  07-07-2025 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - An architect has called on the West of Englandmp;#39;s metro mayor to get in touch, after claiming he has come up with what would be the cheapest and least impactful way of creating a transport link between Bristol Airport and the city centre - an aerial rail system with driverless pods travelling five metres up in the air. Called simply mp;quot;Aerialmp;quot;, its inventor Robert Hutson said it could be built quickly and at a fraction of the cost of any light rail, railway or tra
  
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• P&O Ferries scraps Teesside to Zeebrugge service after 30 years subscription

  07-07-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Dubai-owned ferry company is consolidating its business down to three routes having once been one of the UKmp;#39;s biggest operators
  
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• Oxford travel companies call for congestion charge

  07-07-2025 02:00 via
  Other Regional Press - OXFORD travel groups have joined forces and called on the council, and residents, to back the proposed congestion charge.
  
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• Motorway 50mph speed limits set to be removed

  07-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The 50mph zones were implemented in 2023 due to bridge replacement works.
  
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• More than 10,000 ferry sailings cancelled due to faults

  07-07-2025 02:00 via news.stv.tv
  
  STV - More than 10,000 CalMac ferry sailings have been cancelled due to technical faults since 2023, the Scottish Lib Dems have said.
  
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• LFP batteries for UK battery trains to boost rail innovation

  07-07-2025 02:00 via railway.supply
  Railway Supply - Turntide Technologies has secured a major contract to provide LFP batteries for UK battery trains, powering a new fleet of sustainable intercity units for Hitachi Rail. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.
  
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• Labour considers fast-tracking approval of big projects subscription

  07-07-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The move, which would take years off the planning process, is loosely modelled on a Canadian scheme developed by Mark Carney
  
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• 'Incredibly sad news for everyone': West Midlands Very Light Rail Innovation Centre operators enter administration with poignant announcement

  07-07-2025 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The Dudley-based Black Country Innovative Manufacturing Organisation (BCIMO) has entered administration.
  
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• HS2: Final TBM completes Northolt tunnel after 'straightforward' drive

  07-07-2025 02:00 via geplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Excavation work on High Speed 2mp;#39;s (HS2mp;#39;s) 13.5km long Northolt tunnel has been completed after the final tunnel boring machine (TBM) finished its mp;#39;straightforwardmp;#39; drive through favourable geology.
  
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• How transport will boost Scotland's GDP - and is changing under a SNP Government

  07-07-2025 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Since becoming Cabinet Secretary for Transport, seeing first hand the impact transport has on the people of Scotland has been revelatory.
  
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• How Government could fast track Heathrow third runway - by avoiding Nimbys

  07-07-2025 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Treasury officials are understood to be looking at the proposals, which could save families mp;pound;160 on airfares
  Ministers could have planes flying from a third runway at Heathrow before the next election if they fast tracked legislation through Parliament and abandoned plans to move the M25, a major report has said.
  
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• GWR announces battery trains could replace diesel trains

  07-07-2025 02:00 via gazetteandherald.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Battery trains could soon replace diesel trains on the UK's railway network, according to Great Western Railway.
  
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• 'Fufu' and 'Xinxin' to be China's mascots for global meet on high-speed rail

  07-07-2025 02:00 via chinadaily.com.cn
  Other News Sources - China has officially announced the names of the mascots for the upcoming 12th World Congress on High-Speed Rail, set to open in Beijing on Tuesday, as the country prepares to showcase its growing influence in the global rail industry.
  
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• Five-night closure on major A-road as cycle lane is turned green

  07-07-2025 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - There will be disruption while the work is being carried out
  
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• Eurostar train evacuated during nine-hour delay in northern France

  07-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The rail operator has apologised after passengers were stuck on the London-bound train that broke down near Calais.
  
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• Eurostar passengers stranded for hours in France on London-bound train subscription

  07-07-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The high-speed service from Brussels broke down near Calais following a power failure
  
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• Eurostar chaos as passengers complain of ‘slowly boiling alive’ on halted train

  07-07-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Customers described being stranded on board train with no working toilets or air conditioning
  
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• Europe's Largest Tunnel to Have Three Lanes of Highways For Cars

  07-07-2025 02:00 via newsweek.com
  
  Other News Sources - Construction enabling works for the Lower Thames Crossing, set to become the largest tunnel in Europe, has been scheduled to begin in late 2025.
  
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• Could a £1bn fund pay to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to cars? subscription

  07-07-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Residents fear the Labour mayor has made a mp;#39;politicalmp;#39; decision to ignore the wealthy neighbourhood of Barnes and are sceptical that a new fund could restore it
  
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• CEF Transport: €2.8 billion in 94 projects to boost sustainable and connected mobility across Europe

  07-07-2025 02:00 via cinea.ec.europa.eu
  
  News from Europe - The European Commission selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly mp;#128;2.8 billion in EU grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
  
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• CalMac bid to reclaim costs for fault-prone Arran ferry

  07-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Ferry operator CalMac is trying to recover millions of pounds of repair costs for a ship that has been out of action for 18 months - and is still not fixed.
  
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• Buglife's fears for wildlife over Port of Tilbury expansion

  07-07-2025 02:00 via yourthurrock.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Buglife is urging Thurrock Council to refuse planning permission for the proposed Tilbury 3 development which the charity says would lead to the loss of Tilburymp;#39;s ashfields. It is also calling on the local community to mp;quot;stand up for its wildlifemp;quot;.
  
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• Britons lacking good public transport more likely to feel lonely, UK study finds

  07-07-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Research finds correlation between car dependency and loneliness, particularly in rural towns
  
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• A Game-Changing New Tech for Cutting Shipping Emissions

  07-07-2025 02:00 via oilprice.com
  
  Other News Sources - The race is on to decarbonise shipping, a hard-to-abate industry in which it is extremely difficult to cut emissions. Over 50,000 cargo ships are at sea at any moment, and these ships produce around 3 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, which is even more than aviation, showing the dire need to clean up the industry
  
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