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• ‘Sustainable’ Cambridge busway will cause irreversible ecological harm, inquiry told

  18-11-2025 13:55
  Planned route linking Cambourne to Cambridge will go through one of county’s last traditional orchards A £160m busway scheduled to be built through one of Cambridgeshire’s last traditional orchards would cause irreversible ecological harm, a public inquiry has been told.The plans being examined for an off-road busway linking Cambourne to Cambridge follow a route through Coton Orchard, a 24-hectare (60-acre) orchard and nationally recognised priority habitat. A public inquiry, h
  
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• West Midlands Metro tram fare hike needed for ?financial sustainability?, transport bosses claim - here's how much they're due to increase by

  18-11-2025 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Increasing West Midlands tram fares will ensure the ?financial sustainability? of the network, transport bosses have said.
  
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• West Midlands Metro tram fare hike needed for 'financial sustainability', transport bosses claim - here's how much they're due to increase by

  18-11-2025 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Increasing West Midlands tram fares will ensure the mp;#39;financial sustainabilitymp;#39; of the network, transport bosses have said.
  
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• Trains plan for new stations branded 'bonkers'

  18-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans that may see trains running via two new Walsall stations without serving the town centre have been labelled "bonkers".
  
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• Train thermal cameras tested to help prevent delays

  18-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Network Rail said the cameras can detect issues which cause average delays of about 200 minutes.
  
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• Train manufacturers plead for clarity after Railways Bill publication

  18-11-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Leaders from key rail manufacturers in the UK have asked for clarity and commitment for the sector after the publishing of the Railways Bill.
  
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• TfL confirms congestion charge reforms

  18-11-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The Mayor of London and Transport for London have confirmed a package of changes to the Congestion Charging Scheme designed to prevent around 2,200 additional vehicles entering the zone each weekday, a rise that would otherwise increase congestion and air pollution. The measures aim to keep the scheme effective while continuing to support Londonmp;amp;rsquo;s transition to cleaner vehicles.From 2 January 2026, the daily charge will rise from mp;am
  
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• Stranraer-Ayr rail line to undergo major upgrade

  18-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Network Rail is investing mp;pound;1m to prevent flooding blocking the track between Stranraer and Ayr.
  
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• Speed limit enforcement threshold update for 20mph roads in Wales

  18-11-2025 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Tens of thousands of drivers have been fined for breaking the new limit
  
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• Scheme giving youngsters 'confidence' to travel

  18-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A scheme is helping young people with additional needs find independence by teaching them skills to take public transport.
  
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• Sadiq Khan's £1m bus lane removed after three months subscription

  18-11-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Sir Sadiq Khan?s mp;pound;1m bus lane has been removed after just three months.The bus lane was added to Regentmp;#39;s Park Road in Finchley, north London, in August as part of the Mayor of Londonmp;#39;s 25x25 mp;#39;bus priority programmemp;#39;.
  
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• Rival Heathrow Airport expansion plan teases new details ahead of government announcement

  18-11-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Hotel tycoon Surinder Aroramp;#39;s company has put forward an alternative plan for a third runway at Heathrow, asserting it would deliver ample capacity without the need to disrupt the M4 motorway.
  
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• Railway mural project divides opinion

  18-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans for a mural under a railway bridge in Worcester have divided opinion.
  The project, which has been approved by the city council, is to be placed underneath the bridge near Foregate Street Station and will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway.
  
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• Rail station upgrade likely to tie in with new Bradford tram terminus

  18-11-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A LONG awaited scheme to turn Bradford Forster Square station into a mp;#147;welcome gatewaymp;#148; to the city has been paused to tie it in with plans for a new tram system.
  
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• Prestwick Airport Aeralis jet global chance for Scotland

  18-11-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - The head of the company bidding to build new military training jets at Prestwick Airport says this is an opportunity for Scotland to again become a ?tier one player? in whole aircraft production, ?something it used to do really well?.
  
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• Northern sets sights on 30 million more journeys by 2030

  18-11-2025 01:00 via media.northernrailway.co.uk
  Train Operators - Northern has unveiled its mp;#39;30 by 30mp;#39; plan - an ambitious, data-driven strategy to grow annual customer journeys by 30 million by the end of the decade.
  
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• No DLR extension will be "missed opportunity"

  18-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Business groups say DLR extension is mp;quot;criticalmp;quot; for planned new town development in south-east London.
  
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• New radar tower will be a 'huge boost to airport'

  18-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A new radar tower at Cranfield Airport will be operational from next year.
  The tower at the airport near Milton Keynes will operate alongside the existing control tower.
  
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• Lumo hiring ahead of new London to Stirling via Carlisle route

  18-11-2025 01:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  Carlisle News & Star - Lumo is expanding its workforce as part of its planned, new daily route between London and Stirling via Carlisle.
  
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• Life working on Merseyside's buses where 'every day is different'

  18-11-2025 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  North Wales Live - St Helens bus driver says mp;#39;itmp;#39;s not like working in a nine to five office jobmp;#39; as he opens up on three decades behind the wheel
  
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• Infrastructure giants to merge in 'lopsided' £5.3bn deal subscription

  18-11-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Planned HICL and TRIG tie-up lambasted as an mp;#39;exceptionally poor transactionmp;#39; by CG Asset Management, which controls mp;pound;20 million of HICL stock
  
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• India's air cargo sector thrives in a world of tariffs

  18-11-2025 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;amp;amp;#8230;multiple trade barriers. Airports Authority of India ( mp;amp;amp;#8230; air for vaccines, injectables, and specialty formulations requiring temperature-controlled transport mp;amp;amp;#8230; trade negotiations with the EU, UK and EFTA mp;amp;amp;#8230; rely on rapid, secure transport. Luxury goods, specialised mp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• Improvements promised in Herefordshire Transport Plan

  18-11-2025 01:00 via herefordtimes.com
  Other News Sources - Herefordshire?s new Local Transport Plan, setting out the county?s transport priorities until 2041, is about to be approved.
  
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• Full train services resume on the Isle of Wight after £3.5million investment into improving the railway

  18-11-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Island Line services between Ryde Pier Head and Shanklin resumed this morning (17 November) following a mix of full and partial closures over the past month.
  
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• Eligibility for Disabled Persons Railcard to be expanded

  18-11-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: The eligibility criteria for the Disabled Persons Railcard are to be expanded so that both visible and non-visible disabilities are better recognised.
  
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• Cycleway works begin, but residents fear an 'expensive white elephant'

  18-11-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - The latest section of the Willenhall Cycleway is up and running on Humber Road. It is expected to last until the middle of next year
  
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• Council bids to open new train station on Edinburgh to Glasgow line

  18-11-2025 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - West Lothian Council has led an application to secure funding for a new railway station at Winchburgh.
  
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• Competitor for Heathrow Airport expansion outlines case for selection over rival

  18-11-2025 01:00 via airsideint.com
  Aviation Industry- Heathrow Airport?s competitor to build a proposed third runway has claimed that its plans would be more cost-effective and less disruptive than those of its rival.
  
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• Bus services that cost more than £100 per passenger could be cut

  18-11-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - The 8A between March and Milton Park and Ride and the 15 between Haslingfield, Bassingbourn, and Royston could be cut.
  
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• Boeing signs agreement with Air Senegal for nine 737 MAX jets at Dubai Airshow 

  18-11-2025 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription - mp;amp;amp;#8230; further Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.mp;nbsp; Air Senegal said themp;amp;amp;#8230; also enable Air Senegal to serve secondary European cities, allowing mp;amp;amp;#8230; Minister of Land and Air Transport, Yankoba Dimp;eacute;mmp;eacute; and Brad mp;amp;amp;#8230; based carrier, Ethiopian Airlines.mp;nbsp;mp;nbsp; Ethiopian Airlines agreed to purchasemp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• Authority approves tram fare increases up to 10

  18-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The West Midlands Combined Authority approves a hike to tram prices in the region.
  
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• Archer Aviation to supply electric powertrain to Anduril, EDGE for Omen drone

  18-11-2025 01:00 via reuters.com
  Reuters News - Archer Aviation (ACHR.N) said on Monday it will supply its electric powertrain for the Omen autonomous air vehicle, being co-developed by U.S. defense technology firm Anduril Industries and UAE-based EDGE group.
  
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• £1m project to help future-proof Stranraer railway line

  18-11-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - More than mp;pound;1m is being invested in the Stranraer railway line this month as Network Rail carries out essential improvements aimed at delivering more reliable journeys for passengers.
  
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• £1m fund to be used to improve public transport

  18-11-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - More than mp;pound;1m of government funding will be spent on plans to improve public transport in Lincolnshire.
  
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• ?1m project to help future-proof Stranraer railway line

  18-11-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - More than ?1m is being invested in the Stranraer railway line this month as Network Rail carries out essential improvements aimed at delivering more reliable journeys for passengers.
  
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