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• Virgin Trains on track to challenge Eurostar cross-Channel monopoly with access to key depot

  30-10-2025 09:14
  UK rail regulator approves Richard Branson firm’s application to use Temple Mills site in LondonBusiness live – latest updatesRichard Branson’s train company is a step closer to challenging Eurostar’s monopoly on transporting passengers across the Channel after the UK rail regulator approved Virgin Trains’ application to use a key depot in east London.The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) approved the application to use the Temple Mills depot in Leyton, which is used fo
  
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• Workforce and passenger injuries on the rail network increase for fourth year running

  30-10-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - The number of injuries to both passengers and the workforce of the UKmp;#39;s rail network have continually increased over the past four years and are now nearly at pre-pandemic levels.
  
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• Virgin Trains gets green light to compete with Eurostar in huge boost for London travellers

  30-10-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Rail Minister Lord Peter Hendy hails regulatormp;#39;s decision to let Virgin Trains share Eurostarmp;#39;s east London train depot - and pushes for Ashford and Ebbsfleet International stations to be reopened
  
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• Virgin Trains cleared to run Channel Tunnel services after regulator ruling

  30-10-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Granting access to Temple Mills depot breaks Eurostarmp;#146;s monopoly on the London-Paris route
  
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• Virgin to challenge Eurostar’s monopoly with Channel Tunnel services

  30-10-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Regulator the Office of Rail and Road granted access to Sir Richard Bransonmp;#146;s company to share Eurostarmp;#146;s depot in east London.
  
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• Virgin to challenge Eurostar as it wins bid to share rail depot

  30-10-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Virgin Trains will be able to launch rail services through the Channel Tunnel after the UK's rail regulator approved its application to share a depot with Eurostar.
  
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• Virgin approved to use Temple Mills depot and challenge Eurostar

  30-10-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has decided Virgin can use the East London depot for open access services through the Channel Tunnel, increasing the likelihood of Eurostar having direct competition for the first time.
  
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• US and Saudi Arabia Block Shipping Net-Zero Framework

  30-10-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - In a major setback for maritime decarbonisation, the United States and Saudi Arabia have blocked ratification of the International Maritime Organisationmp;amp;rsquo;s (IMO) Net-Zero Framework (NZF). The move highlights deep divisions over stricter environmental controls on global shipping and has unsettled regulators, particularly in Europe
  
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• Tram stop renamed to 'help people get around'

  30-10-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The new name for Manchestermp;#39;s Barton Dock Road stop should make it mp;quot;easier to identifymp;quot;, bosses say.
  
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• Toyota denies promising to invest $10bn in US after Trump announcement

  30-10-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The US president claimed he had been told the carmaker was going to be setting up factories mp;#145;all overmp;#146; the USThe Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor has denied Donald Trumpmp;#146;s suggestion that it is poised to invest more than $10bn in the United States over the coming years.On a visit to Japan earlier this week, the US president claimed he had been told that the carmaker was going to be setting up factories mp;#147;all overmp;#148; the US mp;#147;to the tune of ove
  
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• South Western Railway and Network Rail to discuss Teddington Station lift issues at community event

  30-10-2025 01:00 via teddington.nub.news
  Other News Sources - South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail are set to discuss the ongoing issues with the new lifts at Teddington Station during a community event next week.
  
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• Skills hub opens to deliver Lower Thames Crossing

  30-10-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Free construction training will be provided at a new skills hub in a bid to develop a local workforce to build the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC).
  
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• Second round of consultation launches on rail freight interchange plan

  30-10-2025 01:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  Other News Sources - MAJOR proposals for a strategic rail freight interchange have been unveiled.
  
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• Residents call for TfL to manage foot tunnels

  30-10-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Campaign group Escalate Now says Transport for London would have mp;quot;more cloutmp;quot; to fix broken lifts.
  
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• Railways rescue stranded airline passengers

  30-10-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The collapse of Humberside-based airline Eastern Airways has left many passengers without the flight they were expecting, but several railway operators have offered to help. Free travel is available to passengers with confirmed airline documents, such as a boarding pass or staff ID.
  
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• Rail regulator opens door to future international train services with Temple Mills access approval for Virgin Trains

  30-10-2025 01:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - Rail regulator, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), has today (Thursday 30 October) approved Virgin Trainsmp;#39; application for access to Temple Mills International depot. Access to Temple Mills is an important first step towards being able to operate cross border train services using the channel tunnel.
  
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• Proven geofencing benefits lead to expanded implementation at Network Rail North & East

  30-10-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  Rail Business Daily - Following a successful initial implementation, Network Rail North and East is now expanding the use of Tendedmp;#39;s geofencing technology to its Leeds and Sheffield Delivery Units (DUs).
  
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• Plans unveiled for Buchanan Bus Station masterplan

  30-10-2025 01:00 via news.stv.tv
  Other News Sources - SPT has unveiled a vision for a modern transport hub and revitalised public space at Buchanan Bus Station in Glasgow.
  
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• PAC calls for 'clear strategy' on bus services

  30-10-2025 01:00 via localgov.co.uk
  Local Government - MPs have urged the Government to set out a clearly communicated vision for local bus services in England, amid concerns over accessibility for elderly and disabled passengers.
  
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• Multi-million rail upgrade to clear way for more passenger services from north Wales to Liverpool

  30-10-2025 01:00 via nation.cymru
  Nation. Cymru - Plans for a long-awaited upgrade, allowing freight trains to be taken off the main line to allow more frequent rail services between Wrexham and Bidston, have been revealed.
  
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• Multi-million pound rail upgrade 'will unlock more services to Liverpool'

  30-10-2025 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - For decades there have been calls to increase the frequency of services between North Wales and Merseyside
  
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• Misery weekend for UK rail passengers as key intercity lines are cut

  30-10-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Rail passengers face disruption across the first weekend of November as two key stretches of intercity line are closed for engineering work.
  
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• Massive plan for almost 10,000 houses and new train stations gets final sign-off

  30-10-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - The multi-faceted plan would help shape the Greater Manchester borough for the next two decades
  
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• Major Keith bridge repairs could finish early, MSP says after meeting with Network Rail

  30-10-2025 01:00 via northern-scot.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Major repairs to an important bridge over a main railway line could be finished ahead of scheduled, an MSP has claimed.
  
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• Labour statement over pay-per-mile car tax after calls for 9p rate from November

  30-10-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - The Resolution Foundation, which has considerable influence in Labour circles, said vehicle taxes should be overhauled
  
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• International award for Bradford city centre pedestrianisation work

  30-10-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - THE pedestrianisation of a huge swathe of Bradford city centre has won another award.
  
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• Humberside Airport says 'business as usual' as Eastern Airways suspends all flights

  30-10-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - UKmp;#39;s travel industry facing mp;#39;significant knock-on effectmp;#39; after Humber based airline grounds planes
  
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• Hitachi confident of orders pipeline securing UK factory for another decade

  30-10-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Hitachi Rail believes that forthcoming orders will keep its North East manufacturing plant busy until the early 2030s and perhaps beyond.
  
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• First Lower Thames Crossing Skills Hub opens door to new jobs

  30-10-2025 01:00 via yourthurrock.com
  Other Regional Press - NATIONAL Highways has... opened the first of its new Skills Hubs in Gravesend, to provide free work-based training for local people who want to join or learn new skills in the construction industry.
  
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• First Cymru bus strikes to go ahead as workers reject latest pay offer

  30-10-2025 01:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - Bus strikes are set to begin across Wales as First Cymru workers have rejected the latest pay offer from the company.
  
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• Euan Stainbank MP - Record bus funding can't be a shopping list for Chinese manufacturers

  30-10-2025 01:00 via falkirkherald.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Falkirk MP Euan Stainbank warned that record levels of public investment in buses must not become a shopping list for Chinese manufacturers, calling instead for the UK Government to use upcoming transport funding to safeguard and strengthen Britainmp;#39;s domestic bus industry.
  
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• EU carmakers ‘days away’ from halting work as chip war with China escalates

  30-10-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Industry body says reserves of Nexperia semiconductors are dwindling after Beijing bans exports of key componentsCarmakers in the EU are mp;#147;days awaymp;#148; from closing production lines, the industry has warned, as a crisis over computer chip supplies from China escalates.The European Automobile Manufacturersmp;#146; Association (ACEA) issued an urgent warning on Wednesday saying its members, which include BMW, Fiat, Peugeot and Volkswagen, were now working on mp;#147;reser
  
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• Environmental group calls for 'strengthened' review process of third Heathrow runway

  30-10-2025 01:00 via kingstoncourier.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Expansion at Heathrow is one step closer after the government announced a review of the Airports National Policy Statement (ANPS) last week
  
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• East West Rail statutory consultation for Bedford to Cambridge on hold due to government Bill

  30-10-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - The statutory public consultation on the Bedford to Cambridge section of East West Rail (EWR) has been put on hold as the governmentmp;#39;s Planning and Infrastructure Bill passes through parliament.
  
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• East West Rail inspires next generation of engineers at live infrastructure site

  30-10-2025 01:00 via railuk.com
  Rail UK - East West Rail (EWR) is helping shape the future of ground engineering after offering Early Career Professionals (ECPs) a rare opportunity to gain hands-on experience at a live infrastructure site.
  
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• Cross party group call for better rail service in North Northumberland ahead of timetable changes

  30-10-2025 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - A group of politicians from both sides of the Anglo-Scottish border have called on the Government and rail companies to improve services in the area ahead of major timetable changes. LNER is set to bring in the new system from next month that will see more trains between Edinburgh and London at the expense of some local services in Berwick.
  
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• Complex Mitre Bridge level crossing upgrade completed

  30-10-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Passengers and freight customers in West London are mp;#39;benefittingmp;#39; from a safer and more reliable railway following the successful completion of essential upgrade work at Mitre Bridge level crossing.
  
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• Chiltern Railways making case for discontinuous electrification to replace ageing DMUs

  30-10-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - A Strategic Business Case for partial electrification of the Chiltern Main Line has been compiled.
  
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• Cardiff Parkway site ticks all the right boxes for potential major investment says Rolls-Royce

  30-10-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The Cardiff Parkway project would deliver a new four platform mainline train station integrated into a 900,000 sq ft business park
  
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• Bus strikes across Wales set to go ahead as workers reject pay offer

  30-10-2025 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - First Cymrump;#39;s bus services will be affected over four days
  
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• Bus services: PAC report calls for new clearly communicated vision from govt

  30-10-2025 01:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Parliament - Government does not understand why elderly and disabled people are using buses far less than they used to. In a report on local bus services in England, which have not been good enough for many years, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is calling for a clearly communicated vision for bus services, including what outcomes it wants to achieve and by when.
  
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• Bus experts call for funding clarity and zero-emission plan as new Act becomes law

  30-10-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - Experts at the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT UK) have welcomed the rubber stamping of the Bus Services Act 2025 as a long-awaited opportunity to reshape Englandmp;#39;s bus network; but warns that the lawmp;#39;s success will depend on clear definitions, adequate funding, and real action beyond headline announcements.
  
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• Boeing hit with $5bn in penalties as new jet delayed

  30-10-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The beleaguered firm said it now plans to deliver 777X jets starting from 2027.
  
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