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• Work begins to deliver step-free access at Pokesdown station under public ownership

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Rail Business Daily - South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex (NR Wessex) will install two new, modern customer lifts, the first customer lifts at Pokesdown station in Bournemouth, which will provide step-free access to both platforms for the first time.
  
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• What next for Plymouth Airport? The prolonged legal mystery continues

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Plymouth Herald - Fresh questions hang over its long term future - with no word on the legal process over the site's lease
  
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• 'What a day!' Airport campaigner's pride at mayor's DSA takeover deal

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Doncaster Free Press - A city businessman who has led the public fight to re-open Doncaster Sheffield Airport has spoken of his delight after a deal was struck to take it into public ownership.
  
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• West Yorkshire should copy France to build mass transit network, report finds

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Yorkshire Post - Mayor Tracy Brabin has staked her reputation on bringing trams back to the streets of Leeds and Bradford as part of a ?2.5bn project
  
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• Villages near Lower Thames Crossing could face lorry parking pressures, MPs warn

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Highways News - Smaller villages and residential communities around the Lower Thames Crossing could face increased pressure from lorry parking if plans for the new road proceed without a dedicated rest area, MPs have warned.
  
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• UK government promises disabled air passengers better safeguards

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - Despite recent progress, almost a fifth of air travellers with disabilities are still dissatisfied with their experience
  
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• Uber wins bid to throw out £200m black cab claims

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Claims that Uber misled TfL over its licence were thrown out because they were brought too late.
  
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• Uber beats London cabbies in £340m court battle

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  City AM - Uber has defeated a mp;pound;340m legal claim brought by 13,000 London black cab drivers after the High Court ruled they had waited too long to sue the ride-hailing giant. The ruling, handed down on Monday, throws out two linked lawsuits brought by thousands of cabbies and two former private hire operators, Kabbee and Iride, over ...
  
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• Transport revolution comes to Wirral this Sunday as bus services return to public control

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Local Government - Passengers across Wirral will see bus services return to public control this weekend for the first time in 40 years, almost to the day, as Mayor Steve Rotheram?s pledge to deliver a public transport revolution in the region continues to move forward.
  
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• Transport for Wales announces new taxi booking partnership

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Wales 247 - Transport for Wales (TfW) has awarded its Taxi Booking Management Service (Aggregator) contract to CMAC Group.Wales travel guideFollowing a competitive tender, CMAC will act as the central platform connecting TfW with taxi and private-hire operators across its network from 1 November 2026.
  
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• Transport campaigners hail SNP bus plans amid McGill?s backlash

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The National - A TRANSPORT campaigner has welcomed the SNP's pledge to bring buses into public control by 2031 and argued that McGill's have "thrown their toys out the pram" over the plans.
  
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• Transport campaigners hail SNP bus plans amid McGill's backlash

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The National - A TRANSPORT campaigner has welcomed the SNPmp;#39;s pledge to bring buses into public control by 2031 and argued that McGillmp;#39;s have mp;quot;thrown their toys out the prammp;quot; over the plans.
  
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• 'This is the opposite of what our town centres and high streets need': MPs urge council to rethink plan to scrap two-hour free parking

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Other Regional Press - Senior Reform UK councillors look set to vote in favour of ending the concession, which was reintroduced across the district under the previous Labour administration, at a meeting on Tuesday (October 20).
  
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• The unanswered questions as deal to buy Doncaster Sheffield Airport is announced

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Yorkshire Post - A major thorn in the side of the project to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) has been the lease agreement with previous operator and landowner Peel Group. The public was rightly concerned about the agreement being skewed heavily in favour of Peel.
  
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• The era of highly selective private bus operators is ending

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The National - THE case for public control of the buses was made by the great privateers of the Thatcher era when they sold off our bus network to their friends in the City but kept their bus network in London under public ownership, ensuring investment on the massive scale that was needed to transform it into the effective integrated transport network now known as Transport for London.
  
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• South Wales Metro Wins Top UK Infrastructure Award

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other News Sources - The ?1.5bn Core Valley Lines Transformation Programme has won the flagship award, the Sir John Armitt Prize, at the British Construction mp; Infrastructure Awards (BCIA), organised by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and New Civil Engineer (NCE) magazine. It also won the Transport Project Award.
  
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• 'Significant disruption' could be caused to Essex residents as one feature left out of 14-mile Lower Thames crossing plan

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Lorry drivers could cause significant disruption for residents living near the Lower Thames Crossing if planners press ahead without incorporating a service station, MPs have been warned. Current proposals for the planned 14-mile A-road linking Kent and Essex make no provision for a rest area, with Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander previously stating "there is no requirement" to build one.
  
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• Should Scotland look to London and Manchester for inspiration on buses?

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - John Swinney has been compared to a dictator over plans to bring the network under public control, but is he onto something?
  
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• Scotland?s buses are to serve communities, not shareholders - Lorna Slater

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Edinburgh Evening News - Anyone who has waited at a bus stop wondering whether their bus will arrive, or watched another route disappear from their local timetable, knows that Scotland?s bus system is not working as well as it should.
  
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• Scotland's buses are to serve communities, not shareholders - Lorna Slater

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Edinburgh Evening News - Anyone who has waited at a bus stop wondering whether their bus will arrive, or watched another route disappear from their local timetable, knows that Scotlandmp;#39;s bus system is not working as well as it should.
  
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• Reopening line 'a no-brainer' or 'insanely expensive'?

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Supporters of a bid to re-open a railway line closed for more than 50 years say their campaign "never had a better opportunity" to succeed.
  The Skipton East Lancashire Rail Action Partnership (SELRAP) has launched a new petition calling on the government to reinstate the 12-mile (19km) Colne to Skipton line, which has been shut since 1970.
  
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• Plans for new cycle path linking Neath with Cimla move a step closer

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Wales Online - The scheme was approved after the current active travel provision was described as being poor for walkers and cyclists
  
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• Oxford Street pedestrianisation - dates, routes and changes to London bus routes

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  My London - The historical transformation of London?s most famous shopping street is now only days away.
  
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• New station puts city at heart of network - mayor

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - A new railway station is to be built in Bradford which will put the city at the "heart" of the Northern Powerhouse Railway network, the government has confirmed.
  
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• New station promises faster trains to Leeds and £1bn economic boost

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Plans for a new Bradford Interchange station could bring faster, more reliable rail services between Leeds, Bradford and Manchester, improving connections for commuters and businesses across West Yorkshire.
  
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• New station promises faster trains to Leeds and ?1bn economic boost

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Plans for a new Bradford Interchange station could bring faster, more reliable rail services between Leeds, Bradford and Manchester, improving connections for commuters and businesses across West Yorkshire.
  
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• New station or more trains? How to solve rural areas' transport woes

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - There are calls for improved rail links to a rural area to boost job opportunities and travel.
  Some leaders would like to see a new station built in the Forest of Dean on the Cardiff-to-Gloucester line, while others believe increasing services through the area's only station, Lydney, is the key.
  
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• New rail station at Bradford Interchange site is announced

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - THE Government has today announced that a new, modern rail station will be built on the Bradford Interchange site as part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail project.
  
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• New Bradford station to bring faster trains to York

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The York Press - The government have confirmed that they will be investing in a new station for Bradford Interchange which will transform services across Yorkshire and the wider North of England.
  
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• New Bradford railway station will ?transform travel across the north?

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Guardian - Transport hub will offer through trains between Leeds and Manchester with ?turn-up-and-go? service
  
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• New Bradford railway station will 'transform travel across the north'

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Guardian - Transport hub will offer through trains between Leeds and Manchester with mp;#39;turn-up-and-gomp;#39; service
  
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• Network Rail Installs First Railway Weather Stations on GSM-R Masts Across Wales and Borders

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Network Rail?s Wales and Borders route has become the first region in the organisation to install dedicated weather monitoring stations on existing GSM-R railway communication masts, giving operational teams access to real-time local weather data to help manage the growing impact of severe weather on the railway.
  
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• MPs warned as Lower Thames Crossing truck stop 'removed'

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Lorry drivers could be forced into residential streets if the Lower Thames Crossing is built without a service station, leaders have been warned.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing in Thurrock schemes to boost jobs

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Major investment projects including the Lower Thames Crossing could help unlock thousands of employment opportunities for local people, Thurrock Council leader Richard Bingley has said.
  
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• Let us run the buses

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Good to hear that Liberal Democrats in the West of England are calling on the West of England Mayor to publish a clear timetable for bringing the region?s bus network under public control.
  
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• 'Lack of detail and serious concerns' over Scottish government bus plans

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - A trade association which represents bus companies has said there are serious questions over the Scottish government's plans to bring the bus network under public control.
  
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• John Swinney hits back at McGill's 'dictator' attack on bus plans

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The National - JOHN Swinney has told bus bosses to "watch their language" after he was compared to dictators Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe over plans to bring Scotland's bus network under public control.
  
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• JLR export markets in focus as UK reviews Chinese EV tariffs

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says keeping automotive export markets open is part of the UKmp;#146;s review of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, highlighting JLRmp;#146;s global exports. He says no announcement is planned.
  
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• Heathrow pitches 17,500 building jobs as runway doubts grow

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Construction Enquirer - Heathrow Airport has dangled the prospect of at least 17,500 local construction jobs as it steps up the push for a third runway.
  
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• Heathrow expansion expected to unlock at least 50,000 local jobs as airport launches work experience programme and careers event

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Aviation Industry- Heathrow says a third runway would support at least 50,000 local jobs by 2055, as it announces new work experience and careers initiatives.
  
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• Government confirms new Bradford Interchange station to be delivered in 2030s

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Rail Magazine - A replacement Bradford Interchange station will be ready in the 2030s, the government has confirmed.
  
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• Full steam ahead: new station for Bradford

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Department for Transport - New station for Bradford will improve connections, support economic growth and set the foundations for new homes, jobs and opportunities across the North.
  
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• Fight to save Caerphilly Victorian ticket office continues

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  South Wales Argus - A SENEDD member has taken his campaign to save a Victorian railway ticket office in Caerphilly to the Welsh Government.
  
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• Exact best seat on a train named as company reveals which one is booked most

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - New research has found the exact best seat on a train as passengers explain their priorities. Avanti West Coast has revealed the how far people will go for more space in its first Comfort Index, combining consumer research with booking and onboard data.
  
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• Ex-HS2 analyst urges review of £58bn cancellation estimate

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Construction News - A former HS2 cost analyst has called for an independent review into the governmentmp;#39;s estimated cost of cancelling the HS2 high-speed rail line, amid ongoing scrutiny over the price of the megaproject.
  
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• Electric 'flying taxi' closer to reality as major deals agreed

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Birmingham Post - Vertical Aerospace has struck up long-term agreements with two international firms
  
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• Edinburgh businesses say trade has been hampered by 7-7-7 bus lanes

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Scotsman - Businesses in Edinburgh?s Meadowbank say trade has been hampered by the 7-7-7 bus lane trial which came into force last Monday, with some saying they fear their businesses will no longer exist by the time the scheme ends.
  
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• East West Rail drops plan for stabling point near Cambridge

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Rail Magazine - Residents in village near Cambridge opposed plan for a train care centre with EWR Co now working with train operators to finalise alternative arrangements.
  
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• Driverless shuttle bus trial on Margate road

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - The eight-seater Ohmio Lift electric vehicle offered passengers free journeys between Margate railway station and the Turner Contemporary on Friday as part of the Self Driving Industry Awards which were held at the venue.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport set for public ownership as reopening plans advance

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Aviation Industry- Doncaster Sheffield Airport could return to public ownership under a proposed deal that would give South Yorkshire leaders greater control over its reopening and a major adjacent development site.
  
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