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• Wigan to Bolton railway cleaner and greener after £100m electrification

  28-07-2025 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - A mp;pound;100m electrification of the railway between Wigan and Bolton is officially complete after overhead power lines were entered into service this weekend.
  
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• Wigan to Bolton railway £100m electrification completed

  28-07-2025 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A mp;pound;100m electrification of the railway between Wigan and Bolton is officially complete after overhead power lines were entered into service this weekend.
  
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• West Leeds set to pilot publicly controlled bus services

  28-07-2025 02:00 via westleedsdispatch.com
  
  Other Regional Press - West Leeds is likely to be one of two areas to pilot bus franchising from 2027, West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin has said.
  
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• UK Varamis Rail temporarily powers down

  28-07-2025 02:00 via railfreight.com
  
  Other News Sources - Pioneering British electric express logistics operator Varamis Rail has temporarily halted services amid rising costs and industry pressures. Industry observers and insiders have variously speculated about the fate of the company. None appear to have spoken directly with the company. Speculation ranges from electricity costs to technical issues. Varamis Rail, however, refutes claims made online that the company had encountered regulatory matters.
  
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• Transport giant Arriva sees sales reach €2.46bn in year it was acquired by US investors

  28-07-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Business Live - The Sunderland based group now has a workforce of more than 36,200 people in 11 countries around Europe
  
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• Transport for London taps into start-ups? emerging technologies

  28-07-2025 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Transport for London has appointed Plexal as Innovation Operation Supplier under a multi-year partnership which aims to equip its innovation team with insights and resources to drive the development and adoption of new technologies from start-ups.
  
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• Trains running through the Blackheath tunnel again following pioneering repair work to boost performance

  28-07-2025 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - 10-week programme of essential repairs on 175-year old Victorian structure comes to an end as trains between Blackheath and Charlton stations resume.
  
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• Trains halted by shrinking peat affecting tracks

  28-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail services are being disrupted as engineers stabilise tracks affected by the ground moving in recent hot weather.
  
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• The barrier to better transport? Our mayor's attitude to fare dodgers

  28-07-2025 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Is there a more infuriating sight in London today than TfL staff ignoring blatant fare dodging, as pushy thugs barge through the barriers right under their heavily unionised noses.Fare evaders bashing through the Tube gates is now a common sightor indeed a common sound, since the machines go berserk as they ram through them. I canmp;#39;t be the only traveller who feels like I witness this on nearly every journey.
  
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• Swinney: New work for bus maker Alexander Dennis being explored

  28-07-2025 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - The Scottish Government is actively exploring a package which could deliver new work to the troubled Alexander Dennis bus maker, John Swinney has said.
  
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• Secrets of Ryanair: make-up rules, beard limits and snack commission subscription

  28-07-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Cabin crew whistleblowers reveal the ups and downs of traversing the skies with Michael Omp;#39;Learymp;#39;s famously penny-pinching budget airline
  
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• RIA celebrates 150 years in the industry

  28-07-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The Railway Industry Association (RIA) celebrated its 150th anniversary on July 10 with a mp;#39;RIA 150 celebrationmp;#39; in London.
  
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• Rail union reports 'escalation' in train violence

  28-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A rail workers' union has said there has been a "serious escalation of violence and anti-social behaviour" on routes in London and the South East.
  
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• Rail station lift entrapments lasting more than 75 minutes nearly double

  28-07-2025 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Some 125 cases were recorded in the 12 months to the end of March, analysis of Office of Rail and Road data by the PA news agency found.
  
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• Rail staff offer missing people 'route to safety'

  28-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A train operator and a charity are working together to help people who have gone missing.
  
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• Rail programme helps women get back to work and find careers

  28-07-2025 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A rail careers programme is helping women return to work and explore new opportunities.
  
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• Petition grows against planned closure of Mold Bus Station toilets

  28-07-2025 02:00 via deeside.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A petition opposing Flintshire County Councilmp;#39;s plan to close the public toilets at Mold Bus Station has gained momentum, with hundreds signing since its launch over the weekend.
  
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• Oxford: New Botley Road walkway will be ready as promised

  28-07-2025 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - A new walkway being built by Network Rail contractors will be ready by the end next month.
  
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• Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel up for national award

  28-07-2025 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel have been shortlisted in the large bus operator of the year category at a national industry awards event.
  
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• New night routes and earlier starts for city's buses

  28-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A number of changes have been announced to bus routes in Bristol, including the city's first ever 24-hour service.
  
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• NAO that's what I call buses

  28-07-2025 02:00 via centreforcities.org
  Other News Sources - Bus services are in decline, according to the latest bus report from the National Audit Office. Can the Governmentmp;#39;s Bus Services (No 2) Bill help reverse their fortunes?
  
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• Monmouthshire MS Peter Fox demands Network Rail improve accessibility

  28-07-2025 02:00 via monmouthshirebeacon.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - MEMBER of the Senedd for Monmouth, Peter Fox, has called on Network Rail to fully commit to improving accessibility at Chepstow Train Station once for all.
  
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• Lufthansa and Munich Airport introduce Ottobots in Terminal 2

  28-07-2025 02:00 via businesstraveller.com
  Other News Sources - Ottonomymp;#39;s autonomous Ottobots are now rolling through Terminal 2 at Munich Airport, offering a fresh layer of passenger convenience. These smart service robots are designed to engage travellers through intuitive interactions, starting with a simple QR code scan on their side.
  
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• Hundreds of DfT civil servants to be moved to state-owned rail operator

  28-07-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Department says no redundancies as a result but sources believe jobs will go in push to cut posts and overhaul railways
  
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• Huge update on air quality levels in Manchester due to local transport

  28-07-2025 02:00 via manchesterworld.uk
  Other Regional Press - Air quality across Greater Manchester is getting better because of major investments in cleaner, greener public transport.
  
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• How to make Great British Railways a success subscription

  28-07-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Nationalised rail body must appeal to passengers or risk seeing the network spiral into decline
  
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• Hopes TfL funding deal will lead to new Bakerloo Line trains

  28-07-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Transport for London hopes a new fleet of trains to replace the Bakerloo Linemp;#39;s 52-year-old units can be ordered now a new funding deal has been agreed.
  
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• Hopes rise of new bus work for Alexander Dennis

  28-07-2025 02:00 via dailybusinessgroup.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The Scottish Government said it is actively exploring a package which could deliver new work to Alexander Dennismp;#39;s threatened Scottish facilities.
  
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• Heathrow’s third runway could actually be good value

  28-07-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The numbers making the rounds are big. But not all the spluttering is justified
  
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• Heathrow-funded group sending 'incredibly misleading' mail to homes across west London, campaigners allege

  28-07-2025 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - A lobby group pushing for a third runway at Heathrow has been accused of distributing mp;#39;incredibly misleadingmp;#39; leaflets to homes in west London while receiving funding directly from the airport.
  
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• Great British Railways risk repeating British Rail mistakes

  28-07-2025 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Plans for the governmentmp;#39;s flagship rail reform body, Great British Railways (GBR), risk reviving the failings of the past if urgent changes arenmp;#39;t made, a leading think tank has warned.
  
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• Great British Railways 'risks repeating the mistakes of the past'

  28-07-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The governmentmp;#39;s state-owned framework for the railways risks mp;#39;morphing into the ghost of British Railmp;#39; unless ministers find ways to boost competition and develop fresh income streams, a new report warns.
  
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• GB Railfreight Class 99 becomes most powerful loco on UK network as it hauls test train

  28-07-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The first Class 99 to work on the national network under its own power was 99001 on July 23 when it worked the 2150 Peterborough yard-Doncaster Decoy Yard test train.
  
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• Former Stanford-le-Hope Station 'demolished without c2c consent'

  28-07-2025 02:00 via yellowad.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The former Stanford-le-Hope Station was demolished without a rail companymp;#39;s consent, it has been claimed after questions were raised about the cost of replacing it.
  
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• Eco rail firm on brink of collapse over rising electricity prices subscription

  28-07-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Varamis, which hopes to mp;#39;decarbonisemp;#39; high-speed freight, has ceased operations until September
  
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• East Midlands-made rail equipment heads north to power Tyne and Wear Metro upgrade

  28-07-2025 02:00 via themanufacturer.com
  Other News Sources - A major milestone in the mp;pound;100m upgrade of the Tyne and Wear Metro has been reached, as the first batch of overhead power line equipment designed and manufactured entirely in the East Midlands was dispatched last week.
  
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• CK Hutchison to invite ‘major’ Chinese investor for $23bn Panama ports deal

  28-07-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Chinamp;#146;s state-owned shipping conglomerate Cosco in talks to join consortium
  
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• Cardiff Airport 'abandoned' as First Minister fails to visit once

  28-07-2025 02:00 via pembrokeshire-herald.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Ministers accused of turning their backs on taxpayer-owned airport
  
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• Branch line closes for five days for track work

  28-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A railway branch line is closing for five days for work to repair and replace sections of track.
  
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• Blackpool road and transport 'transformation' confirmed by the government

  28-07-2025 02:00 via lep.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A long-planned vision to improve traffic flow and transport options in Blackpool will get the government cash it needs to be realised, it has been announced.
  
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• Birmingham Airport night flights under scrutiny after increase

  28-07-2025 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Birmingham Airport is keeping to the number of night time flights allowed in and out at night, councillors on a new committee heard.
  
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• Bam loses rail boss to Balfour Beatty

  28-07-2025 02:00 via theconstructionindex.co.uk
  
  Construction Index - Balfour Beatty has named Richard Watts as the next managing director of its UK rail business.
  
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• At least three people killed after train derails in southern Germany

  28-07-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Regional passenger train carrying about 100 people derails near Riedlingen, leaving more people seriously injured.
  
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• Amsterdam Airport Schiphol quieter and busier in strong first half of 2025, thanks to new fee incentives

  28-07-2025 02:00 via aviation24.be
  News from Europe - Royal Schiphol Group reported a strong operational and financial performance in the first half of 2025, marked by rising passenger numbers, increased investment, and a notable shift toward quieter aircraft due to a new airport fee structure.
  
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• 'Designing tomorrow's Glasgow through nature-based solutions, subsurface data and inclusive design

  28-07-2025 02:00 via geplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Glasgow City Council spatial planning manager for research and development Gillian Dick on how town planners balance sustainability with long-term resilience.
  
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