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• Alert over Christmas rail disruption through Redhill

  25-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Rail passengers travelling through Redhill over Christmas and New Year are urged to plan ahead as major engineering work will close parts of the railway.
  
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• Yeovil MP welcomes return of £2 bus fare cap in 2027

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Adam Dance, the Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil, has voiced support for the governmentmp;#39;s decision to reinstate the mp;pound;2 fare limit but says more must be done to improve public transport in rural areas.
  
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• Yeovil MP welcomes return of ?2 bus fare cap in 2027

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Adam Dance, the Liberal Democrat MP for Yeovil, has voiced support for the government's decision to reinstate the ?2 fare limit but says more must be done to improve public transport in rural areas.
  
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• West Wales to Bristol train service approved

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - A new cross-border rail service has been given the go ahead by a travel regulator.
  
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• We made the world?s most divisive announcement: ?See it. Say it. Sorted.? subscription

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Telegraph - Love it or hate it, the transport network?s public safety campaign is 10 years old this week. Its creators tell us why they have no regrets
  
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• We made the world's most divisive announcement: 'See it. Say it. Sorted.' subscription

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Telegraph - Love it or hate it, the transport networkmp;#39;s public safety campaign is 10 years old this week. Its creators tell us why they have no regrets
  
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• Three train stations set for huge revamp

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Three train stations across the West of England are set to undergo multi-million-pound revamps.
  
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• Swansea and Carmarthenshire set to get eight new train stations - full list of locations

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Wales Online - Transport for Wales (TfW) is asking people for their thoughts on plans for eight new railway stations and other improvements
  
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• Spanish transport minister resigns after deadly train crash ?scar Puente also announces his withdrawal from upcoming election following disaster that killed 69 people AFP in Madrid Tue 3 Nov 2026 21.46 GMT Share Prefer the Guardian on Google

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Guardian - Spain?s transport minister handed in his resignation on Tuesday after the train crash that killed 69 people last week, one of the worst railway disasters in Europe this century.
  
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• Spanish transport minister resigns after deadly train crash

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - Spainmp;#39;s transport minister handed in his resignation on Tuesday after the train crash that killed 69 people last week, one of the worst railway disasters in Europe this century.
  
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• South Essex drivers face 23-mile Lower Thames diversion

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Drivers in south Essex could face a diversion of almost 23 miles as works connected to the Lower Thames Crossing get underway.
  
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• Somerset rail line branded 'a disgrace' over long journeys

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - One of Somersetmp;#39;s main rail services has been branded mp;quot;a disgracemp;quot; by a senior transport campaigner, citing long journey times between Somerset and the capital.
  
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• Somerset rail line branded ?a disgrace? over long journeys

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - One of Somerset's main rail services has been branded "a disgrace" by a senior transport campaigner, citing long journey times between Somerset and the capital.
  
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• Seven planes across Europe searched or diverted after ?malicious hoax? bomb threats

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - Seven planes across Europe have been searched or diverted after a series of bomb threats were made to passenger flights, prompting questions as to whether there was any coordination behind the warnings.
  
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• Seven planes across Europe searched or diverted after 'malicious hoax' bomb threats

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - Seven planes across Europe have been searched or diverted after a series of bomb threats were made to passenger flights, prompting questions as to whether there was any coordination behind the warnings.
  
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• Seven Cumbrian stations along historic Settle Carlisle railway celebrated with top gardening awards

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Other Regional Press - Volunteer gardeners who battled dry weather and rabbits to brighten up Settle Carlisle railway stations have been rewarded with a bumper crop of awards.
  
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• Scottish Government urged to clarify £2 bus cap plans for Edinburgh

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Herald - The Scottish Government has again been urged to clarify its plans to bring a mp;pound;2 bus fare cap to Edinburgh.
  
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• Scottish Government urged to clarify ?2 bus cap plans for Edinburgh

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Herald - The Scottish Government has again been urged to clarify its plans to bring a ?2 bus fare cap to Edinburgh.
  
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• Revealed: Plans for more connected rail services across Swansea Bay and West Wales

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Insider Media - Plans for more frequent trains, potential new stations and new rail connections across Swansea and West Wales have been revealed by Transport for Wales (TfW).
  
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• Rail minister visits new HS2 super hub station after latest tunnel breakthrough

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Train Operators - Delivery of Britain?s new high-speed railway has taken another significant step forward after tunnel mining teams broke through into HS2?s Old Oak Common station box, following excavation of 100,000 tonnes of material - roughly the weight of 14,000 double-decker London buses.
  
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• Plans revealed for more connected rail services across Swansea Bay and West Wales

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Trafnidiaeth Cymru[Transport for Wales] - Transport for Wales (TfW) has revealed plans for more frequent trains, potential new stations and new rail connections across Swansea and West Wales.
  
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• Plain-clothes police target repeat fare dodgers

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Twenty-four people were arrested in the first month of TfLmp;#39;s joint operation with British Transport Police.
  
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• New Oxford station redesign expected as 'masterplanner' commissioned

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Rail Magazine - Oxford station could have a new main eastern entrance, in addition to the long-promised western entrance.
  
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• New delay to rail station entrance work completion

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - The completion of a multimillion-pound project to transform the entrance to Leeds railway station has been delayed again.
  Work on the revamp of the New Station Street entrance got under way in 2022, with work initially due to be completed in autumn last year, before being pushed back to summer this year and then again to September.
  
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• Network Rail in second attempt to replace Midland Mainline bridge in Sheffield

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Sheffield Star - mp;#39;We appreciate that this is the second time wemp;#39;ve asked people to adjust their travel plans and parking arrangementsmp;#39;
  
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• Mossy Hill windfarm to include lights due to proximity to Tingwall Airport

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Turbines planned for a site near Lerwick will be fitted with lights to maintain flight safety for aircraft using Tingwall Airport.
  
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• Metro goes down London?s newest rail tunnel that?s 100ft underground

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Metro - Metro went behind the scenes to see how the high-speed trains will travel into London?s new mega rail hub currently under construction.
  
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• Metro goes down London's newest rail tunnel that's 100ft underground

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Metro - Metro went behind the scenes to see how the high-speed trains will travel into Londonmp;#39;s new mega rail hub currently under construction.
  
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• 'Lost' Oxford-Cambridge Arc is Britain's biggest near-term growth opportunity, say John Kingman and Shriti Vadera

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other News Sources - Reviving the plan to connect Oxford and Cambridge with up to a million new homes, a new road and a new railway is the biggest near-term opportunity within the government?s reach to boost growth, according to two of Britain?s most experienced economic policymakers. On the basis of detailed financial modelling, their paper shows there is a good prospect that all this could be funded without the need to call on taxpayers.
  
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• London has waited long enough for Heathrow expansion - Siobhain McDonagh

  04-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  City AM - Most Londoners and voters across the country was to see Heathrow expand so London?s growth can fly. My government must get on with it, says Siobhain McDonagh
  
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