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• GWR train fitted with F1 tech for two-month superfast wifi trial

  17-11-2025 18:08
  Tryout of system, which switches between signals from 5G masts to low Earth-orbit satellites, could lead to wider rolloutTrain wifi in the UK, long a source of frustration for passengers, is about to get radically faster – for a lucky few at least.A two-month trial has begun on one Great Western Railway (GWR) train, fitted with technology from Formula One that switches between the signals from 5G masts to low Earth-orbit satellites to provide almost seamless, superfast wifi. Continue readi
  
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• Watch: Welsh rail station to provide step-free access to both platforms for the first time

  17-11-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Tenby railway station in West Wales is to gain a new, fully-accessible footbridge with lifts.The upgrade work, to be carried out by Network Rail, is supported by the Department for Transportmp;#39;s Access for All programme and by the Welsh Government.
  
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• Train line shut with 'not enough replacement transport' warning

  17-11-2025 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Transport for Wales said it could not guarantee passengers would reach their destinations
  
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• The bombshell London Underground plan to axe all drivers - Sadiq Khan sends £20billion warning

  17-11-2025 01:00 via mylondon.news
  Other Regional Press - A professor has said not only is it possible to fully automate the Tube, but itmp;#39;s already a reality in many cities worldwide
  
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• The bombshell London Underground plan to axe all drivers - Sadiq Khan sends ?20billion warning

  17-11-2025 01:00 via mylondon.news
  Other Regional Press - A professor has said not only is it possible to fully automate the Tube, but it's already a reality in many cities worldwide
  
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• Swiss rail head under guard

  17-11-2025 01:00 via worldradio.ch
  News from Europe - Swiss Federal Railways CEO Vincent Ducrot has been placed under protection after receiving death threats linked to a major contract award.
  
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• Storm Claudia Hereford to Newport rail line closure remains

  17-11-2025 01:00 via herefordtimes.com
  Other News Sources - A MAJOR rail route from Hereford is to remain closed until at least Tuesday, after floods brought on by Storm Claudia damaged the tracks.
  
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• Simpler train travel to London airports as tap-in, tap-out expanded across south-east England

  17-11-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Buying tickets will be more convenient, more accessible and more flexible, ensuring passengers can get the best fares.
  
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• Scottish rail line to welcome electric trains next month

  17-11-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Network Rail has confirmed that electric trains will be operating on the line between East Kilbride and Glasgow from Sunday 14 December.
  
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• School transport trouble: correct funding for LAs is the only answer

  17-11-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Home-to-school transport is a core income source for many operators, particularly SMEs. And yet in England at least, some of that procured by local authorities (LAs) is in a financial hole.
  
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• Rail line reopens as Claudia clean up continues

  17-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Highways crews in Staffordshire had hundreds of call-outs during Storm Claudia, dealing with damaged trees, flooding and power outages.
  
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• Protesters out in force to fight Bristol Airport's bid to expand

  17-11-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - 'In the time between the planes, it?s quiet, peaceful and bursting with nature'
  
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• Protesters out in force to fight Bristol Airport's bid to expand

  17-11-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - mp;#39;In the time between the planes, itmp;#39;s quiet, peaceful and bursting with naturemp;#39;
  
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• Major UK car ban moves step forward with drivers issued big update

  17-11-2025 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - City Hall has appointed Hawkins Brown and East as lead architects on a mp;#147;transformativemp;#148; scheme to pedestrianise part of Oxford Street in central London.
  
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• London's Budget list - more money and 'do no harm'

  17-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - ... City Hall and Transport for London (TfL) want the go-ahead to extend the Docklands Light Railway to Thamesmead - a move they say will unlock tens of thousands of new homes.
  
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• Keyless car theft devices used by criminals sell for £20k online

  17-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - It is not illegal currently to own the gadgets but the government has promised to ban them.
  
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• IATA's Walsh Urges Asia-Pacific To Avoid Europe?s Regulatory ?Mistakes?

  17-11-2025 01:00 via aviationweek.com
  Aviation Industry- BANGKOK?With the Asia-Pacific region poised for strong long-term air transport growth, IATA Director General Willie Walsh is urging the region to develop its own regulatory and infrastructure solutions rather than emulate Europe?s approach. ?If you want to look to Europe, look to the mistakes?and...
  
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• IATA's Walsh Urges Asia-Pacific To Avoid Europe's Regulatory 'Mistakes'

  17-11-2025 01:00 via aviationweek.com
  Aviation Industry- With the Asia-Pacific region poised for strong long-term air transport growth, IATA Director General Willie Walsh is urging the region to develop its own regulatory and infrastructure solutions rather than emulate Europemp;#39;s approach.
  
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• Huge surge in abandoned cars as number nears 100,000 in a year

  17-11-2025 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The RAC says it is mp;#39;never the right thingmp;#39; as councils use them to make money
  
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• GWR planning overnight Reading-Gatwick Airport trains

  17-11-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Great Western Railway has applied to run North Downs Line services on Friday and Sunday nights between May and September 2026.
  
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• Great Western Railway gains autism inclusivity award

  17-11-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: Great Western Railway has gained the National Autistic Societymp;#39;s Autism Friendly Award for businesses which become more inclusive by providing accessible customer services, information and environments.
  
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• Great British Railways Bill analysed plus cycling for deprived communities

  17-11-2025 01:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast - With the UK Government publishing its much anticipated Railways Bill, Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker analyse what the legislation says about Labour's intentions for industry reforms and anticipate where controversy will flourish 1:10.Christian meets Olympic and World championship legend Chris Boardman CBE at the launch of a pamphlet promoting access to cycling for people in deprived communities 25:40.In his final thought from the departure l
  
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• Fund to help communities opened by rail operator

  17-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Community groups and charities in south-east England are being invited to apply for a community fund group which has been made available by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR).
  
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• Fossil fuel exit and finance remain thorny issues as COP30 enters the political phase

  17-11-2025 01:00 via euractiv.com
  News from Europe - With the UN having accepted that a central goal of the Paris Agreement is all but unachievable, this week in Bel?m will reveal whether there exists the political will to turn things around
  
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• Formula 1 tech used to rev-up train wi-fi speeds in new pilot

  17-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A new UK-first pilot scheme is aiming to create fast and more reliable train wi-fi, using technology originally developed for Formula 1 cars.
  
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• Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark John Harris

  17-11-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall mp;#150; these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare?As autumn blurs into winter, the news is once again filling up with a familiar story: overflowing rivers, inundated streets and overwhelmed infrastructure. Since Friday, England, Wales and Ireland have been hit by the storm the Spanish meteorological agency has elegantly named Claudia, with grim results. One place in particular massiv
  
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• EU Commission plans to cut rail travel times to reduce flights within the EU

  17-11-2025 01:00 via travelmole.com
  News from Europe - The European Commission presented on November 5, 2025 a plan to significantly reduce travel times by train between major European cities by 2040. The main goal is to reduce the necessity of short-haul flights within the European Union.
  
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• Drivers 'stuck for hours' as 'entire UK city gridlocked' in Christmas 'madness'

  17-11-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Motorists claimed they were mp;#39;stuck for hoursmp;#39; in mp;#39;absolute madnessmp;#39; as they queued to enter and exit a multi-storey car park while Manchester city centre became mp;#39;gridlockedmp;#39;
  
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• Cornwall Airport Newquay Wins Gold at 2025 Cornwall Tourism Awards

  17-11-2025 01:00 via aviationsourcenews.com
  Aviation Industry- Cornwall Airport Newquay has clinched the prestigious Gold award in the International Tourism category at the 2025 Cornwall Tourism Awards.
  
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• Budget airline Wizz Air to slash flights from major UK airport

  17-11-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Budget airline Wizz Air plans to reduce the number of flights from Gatwick Airport, instead shifting its fleet to Luton, due to operating costs and 'inferior slots'
  
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• Budget airline cuts back flights to UK airport in attempt to slash costs

  17-11-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - A top budget airline has cut the number of flights to a major UK airport in an attempt to slash costs.mp;nbsp;
  
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• Boeing: Airline Fleet Planners Must Think Further Ahead

  17-11-2025 01:00 via aviationweek.com
  Aviation Industry- Long-term fleet planning is more important than ever, with airlines needing to think 10-15 years out and likely extending the lives of their current aircraft because of new aircraft delivery shortfalls, a Boeing executive says.
  
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• Boeing 777X Moves To Next Certification Phase

  17-11-2025 01:00 via aviationweek.com
  Aviation Industry- Despite being mp;#39;very, very disappointedmp;#39; in the latest delay to certification of the 777-9, the program is advancing to the next stage of flight testing over the next few days with the start of FAA Type Inspection Authorization Phase 3, Boeing Commercial Airplanes President and CEO Stephanie Pope says.
  
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• Ancient woodlands are supposed to be our pride and joy. Now we're destroying them subscription

  17-11-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - While governments bet on growth, including Labourmp;#39;s pledge to build 1.5 million homes over the course of this parliament, activists fear ancient woodlands could suffer. And itmp;#39;s not hard to find examples. At Shorne and Ashenbank Wood in Kent, eight hectares are threatened by the Lower Thames Crossing, a new road connecting Kent and Essex through a tunnel beneath the Thames. Campaigners say the mitigating green bridges are insufficient to protect an important habitat h
  
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• Airport railway stations to accept contactless

  17-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The railway stations are among 50 to accept tap-in, tap-out payments from next month.
  
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• Airport rail passengers will no longer be fined for trying to pay by contactless

  17-11-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Stansted airport?s railway station will be one of 50 across South East England to accept contactless payments from December 14.
  
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