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• Zonegreen Cracks Code to Safer Bletchley Depot

  22-01-2026 01:00 via railway-news.com
  Railway-News - Staff at Bletchley train maintenance depot near Milton Keynes are benefiting from safer working conditions, thanks to Zonegreen rail safety solutions.
  
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• Whalsay Community Council says ferry status quo is a 'ticking time bomb'

  22-01-2026 01:00 via shetnews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - In response chair of the SICmp;#39;s environment and transport committee Moraig Lyall says work is underway on a new relief vessel project plus a review of the inter-island network
  
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• Transport review assessing 160 projects for funds

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Up to 168 schemes were being looked before a decision to allocate mp;pound;2.4bn of transport funding.
  
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• Transport for London makes Oyster card announcement

  22-01-2026 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - A new announcement regarding the contactless and Oyster ticketing system has been made by Transport for London.
  
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• Tower Hamlets bus shelter transformed into Spanish escape

  22-01-2026 01:00 via eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Travellers waiting for the bus at an east London stop have been treated to the sunny smell of oranges.
  
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• The future of more than 160 West Midlands transport projects 'to become clearer'

  22-01-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - A review into all proposed West Midlands transport projects is currently ongoing
  
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• Thanet Parkway near Ramsgate the fastest growing station on the Southeastern network

  22-01-2026 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Kent Online - The success of Thanet Parkway station near Ramsgate has defied doomsters who claimed it would be a mp;pound;44 million flop.
  
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• TfL admits London bus lanes and LTNs slow down traffic on some streets

  22-01-2026 01:00 via mylondon.news
  Other Regional Press - Extra bus lanes and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) have increased congestion for private cars on some of London's streets, Transport for London (TfL) officials have admitted.
  
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• Surprise! The firm tasked with fixing rail chaos in the North is HS2

  22-01-2026 01:00 via inews.co.uk
  i News - HS2 chiefs will lead work on a new Manchester-Liverpool line - ministers say finding an alternative would cost more for the taxpayer
  
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• Station preparing for 200 million passengers

  22-01-2026 01:00 via railwaypro.com
  Other News Sources - A new video released by Network Rail offers a first detailed look at what London Liverpool Street station could look like after one of the most extensive transformations ever proposed for a station in the United Kingdom.
  
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• Secretary of State for Wales criticised for defending 'ridiculous and unfair' rail funding

  22-01-2026 01:00 via nation.cymru
  Nation. Cymru - A Plaid Cymru MP has accused the Secretary of State for Wales of defending a mp;#39;ridiculous and deeply unfairmp;#39; situation on rail funding.
  
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• Schools, airports, high-rise towers: architects urged to get ‘bamboo-ready’

  22-01-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Manual for building design aims to encourage low-carbon construction as alternative to steel and concreteAn airport made of bamboo? A tower reaching 20 metres high? For many years, bamboo has been mostly known as the favourite food of giant pandas, but a group of engineers say itmp;#146;s time we took it seriously as a building material, too.This week the Institution of Structural Engineers called for architects to be mp;#147;bamboo-readymp;#148; as they published a manual for des
  
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• Ryanair soars, thanks to 'useful idiot' Elon Musk subscription

  22-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - eople often ask: how do you take a stand against a petulant, Trump-supporting billionaire lately famous for turning the business formerly known as Twitter into a deepfake porn site And here, at last, is an answer: fly Ryanair. Thank you, Elon Musk, for resolving that little conundrum.
  
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• Ryanair boss thanks Elon Musk for 'boost' in ticket sales after online row

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Musk and Ryanair boss Michael Omp;#39;Leary have called each other mp;quot;idiotsmp;quot; in recent days, but the airline executive says itmp;#39;s helping lift sales
  
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• Rebuild of old bus depot given green light

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A bus company's plans to build a "depot of the future" to improve public transport services for passengers have been approved.
  
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• Rail minister admits new West Midlands to Crewe line may be 'needed sooner' than planned

  22-01-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Rail minister Lord Hendy admitted that a new line between the West Midlands and Crewe might be needed sooner than Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) due to capacity issues on the West Coast Main Line (WCML).
  
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• Publicly owned operators report rapid growth at stations across UK

  22-01-2026 01:00 via railuk.com
  Rail UK - Train operators in public ownership have shared details of the stations on their networks seeing strong passenger growth according to the most recent ORR station usage figures.
  
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• Passenger numbers surge at Darlington Station amid £140m upgrade

  22-01-2026 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - Passenger numbers at Darlington Railway Station have risen sharply, making it the fastest-growing station on the LNER network, according to newly released figures.
  
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• ORR response to Transport Select Committee Chair, 7am Avanti service from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston

  22-01-2026 01:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - ORR spokesperson: ORR has a good track record of getting the balance right in granting permission to new services and ensuring there is enough room on the rail network to recover when things go wrong.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail has more to do with votes than growth

  22-01-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - With Northern Powerhouse Rail now given the green light, the North-South divide now benefits the North over London, writes James Ford I have long thought that the North-South divide was far more cultural than economic. One end of the country prefers gravy on their chips and chooses to eat them watching Coronation Street whilst the ...
  
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• New Caledonian Sleeper Service Complements Existing Air Connections Between Birmingham Airport and Scotland

  22-01-2026 01:00 via birminghamairport.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Birmingham Airport (BHX) is now further connected to Scotland via a regular direct sleeper train service in a historic schedule change that compliments the regional transport hubmp;#39;s existing air connections with Scotland.
  
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• Menai Bridge repairs delayed after more problems found

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - It shut in 2022 because of defects in the hangers, which link suspension chains and the road.
  
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• London Gatwick airport opens consultation on changes to departure routing amid sweeping UK airspace reform

  22-01-2026 01:00 via aerospaceglobalnews.com
  Aviation Industry- The airport is seeking views on options for the future operation of Route 4, one of nine departure routes from Gatwick.
  
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• Liverpool's new Baltic railway station delayed

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans for a new train mp;pound;100m station in part of Liverpool will be delayed, the citymp;#39;s regionmp;#39;s mayor has confirmed.
  
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• Labour has revived Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) with a pledge of up to £45bn, setting out a three-stage rail package aimed at improving connections between the North's biggest cities and reversing years of chronic underinvestment.

  22-01-2026 01:00 via buyassociationgroup.com
  Other News Sources - Just over mp;pound;1bn has been allocated to develop a detailed plan linking cities from Liverpool to Newcastle, with the Treasury imposing a mp;pound;45bn spending cap in an attempt to avoid the cost overruns that plagued HS2.
  
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• King’s Cross retail sales boom as reinvention continues

  22-01-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Kingmp;#146;s Cross retail sales rose by double digits last year as the zonemp;#146;s reinvention attracts significant retail and leisure investment. mp;amp;#160; Total sales across the Kingmp;#146;s Cross estate climbed by 13.5 per cent year on year, with retail sales up by 16 per cent and food and drink sales also climbing by 10 per cent.mp;amp;#160; ...
  
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• Kent stations see record growth as Southeastern welcomes more customers back to rail

  22-01-2026 01:00 via newsroom.southeasternrailway.co.uk
  Train Operators - Southeastern is seeing strong growth across its network, with new and established stations welcoming more customers back to rail.
  
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• Innocent motorists wrongly punished by speed camera glitch on smart motorways going back SEVEN years could have penalties revoked

  22-01-2026 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Transport secretary Heidi Alexander this week ordered an independent review into errors that mp;#39;resulted in a number of people incorrectly facing enforcement action for speedingmp;#39;.
  
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• Iconic Caledonian Sleeper hints at potential new stops after starting Birmingham service

  22-01-2026 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - The overnight train from London to Scotland began calling at Birmingham International last week
  
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• How tiny Slovakia became a car making heavyweight

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The European country is the biggest autos manufacturer relative to the size of its population.
  
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• How Northern Powerhouse Rail can turn promise into progress

  22-01-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Last weekmp;#39;s governmentmp;#39;s announcement on Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) marks a significant moment for the North. After years of uncertainty, the chancellor Rachel Reeves has finally given clarity on the direction of travel, placing NPR at the heart of ambitions to grow the economy, boost productivity and unlock housing where it is most needed.
  
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• Heritage railway to expand in Network Rail link-up

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Volunteers at a heritage railway have teamed up with Network Rail to expand their offering.
  
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• Gatwick Airport legal challenge: Government makes partial concession to Peter Barclay's judicial review claim

  22-01-2026 01:00 via sussexexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The government has published a correction notice responding to part of the claim of Peter Barclay, Chair of GACC.
  
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• Four more strike days to hit 13 London bus routes

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Workers at the Lea Interchange Bus Company in Leyton are taking part in further strike action.
  
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• Four in five blind people struggle with gap at UK train stations, survey finds

  22-01-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - RNIB research uncovers high anxiety around rail travel with some having fallen into gaps or been trapped in doorsmp;#145;It was a very lucky escapemp;#146;: blind man who fell on to tracks calls for rail travel improvementsFour in five blind and partially sighted people in the UK have struggled to cross the gap between trains and station platforms, according to a survey, with some falling and injuring themselves.Many blind and partially sighted people avoid taking train journeys o
  
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• First Bus launches Glasgow's first 24-hour city service

  22-01-2026 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - AFirst Bus has introduced what is believed to be Glasgowmp;#39;s first round-the-clock bus service, extending operating hours on its 77 route to provide continuous day-and-night connectivity between the city centre, the West End and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
  
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• Extended routes, later services and better links: Day One improvements to publicly run bus network revealed

  22-01-2026 01:00 via liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk
  Local Government - Extended routes, later running services and better links to hospitals and workplaces are among the immediate improvements passengers will see when publicly-run bus services are rolled out across Knowsley, Liverpool and Sefton.
  
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• Explaining the Manchester-London 'ghost train': Committee publishes regulator's letter

  22-01-2026 01:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - The Transport Committee has published a letter from the Office of Rail and Road, explaining the recent so-called mp;#39;ghost trainmp;#39; service from Manchester to London.
  
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• Driving test cheating surges 47 in a year as RAC Foundation warns 'road users at risk'

  22-01-2026 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Driving test cheating has jumped by 47 in one year, with technology-enabled fraud during theory examinations the most common violation
  
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• Door opened for private investment to electrify rail lines to Hull

  22-01-2026 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Labour MPs are in conversation with the Government about the potential for private funding to electrify the rail lines to Hull.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport eyes future rail link

  22-01-2026 01:00 via placeyorkshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - DSA is leaving the gate open for a direct rail connection to the East Coast Mainline, part of its long-term vision to enhance passenger and freight access and boost regional economic growth.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: 'Approve housing or lose lease' clause revealed by leak

  22-01-2026 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Doncaster Council secretly agreed that the lease for its use of Doncaster Sheffield Airport could be terminated if it did not approve plans for more than a thousand houses by the sitemp;#39;s owners, a leak to The Yorkshire Post has revealed.
  
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• Designers working on plans for Fort William bus hub

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Designers have been commissioned to look at how Fort William's bus station could be improved, including potential options for its relocation.
  
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• Decision on Manchester-London 'ghost train' was uninformed, regulator admits

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The Office of Road and Rail says it was missing mp;quot;critical pointsmp;quot; when it made a decision.
  
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• Cumbria MP accuses government of thinking the North 'stops at the M62'

  22-01-2026 01:00 via nwemail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - In the government's press release entitled 'North West to benefit from multi-billion-pound rail investment' Cumbria is not mentioned once amongst a series of major transport initiatives across the north of England.
  
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• Calls for bus route axed more than half a decade ago to return

  22-01-2026 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - A former Trafford bus route could be reinstated following calls from residents. Since the old 84 route was withdrawn in 2017, Seymour Grove has been covered sporadically by various bus services.
  
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• Bus franchise system to improve links and services across Liverpool City Region

  22-01-2026 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - Extended routes, later running services and better links to hospitals and workplaces have been highlighted as among the immediate improvements passengers will see when publicly-run bus services are rolled out across Knowsley, Liverpool and Sefton this autumn.
  
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• Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink

  22-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Blue Origin will be focused on businesses and governments, while Starlink also offers services to individual customers.
  
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• 'North Heathrow' ambitions outlined for Doncaster Sheffield Airport

  22-01-2026 01:00 via placeyorkshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Freight operations and fuel infrastructure are at the heart of Doncaster Sheffield Airportmp;#39;s growth plans, with mp;#39;no glass ceilingmp;#39; being imposed on the sitemp;#39;s potential.
  
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• 'Anxious and unsafe': Half of blind people fear being stranded at train stations

  22-01-2026 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Blind and partially sighted people say they are constantly let down by rail staff not showing up to help them
  
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