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• Apperley Bridge finally opens

  14-12-2015 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Apperley Bridge station finally opens to passengers.
  
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• Wiltshire bus shelters to get biggest investment in 20 years

  25-02-2026 01:00 via gazetteandherald.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Hundreds of bus shelters and thousands of bus stops in Wiltshire will be upgraded and replaced after Wiltshire Council awarded a new contract to a firm from Wales.
  
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• VolkerFitzpatrick gets start date for new railway line

  25-02-2026 01:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction Enquirer - VolkerFitzpatrick has been given the go-ahead to start main construction in April on the restoration of the Portishead Line.
  
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• UK's Wayve valued at $8.6bn in global race for driverless cars subscription

  25-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Alex Kendall, the founder, says self-driving will create trillion-dollar companies and there is an opportunity to build them from London
  
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• Two-speed rollout leaves poor behind in race for electric cars subscription

  25-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - New data shows that adoption rates for electric vehicles in wealthier areas are eight times higher than in the most deprived
  
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• The three keys to unlocking agentic AI's power in airports

  25-02-2026 01:00 via internationalairportreview.com
  Aviation Industry- In the run up to his participation in International Airport Reviewmp;#39;s annual breakfast briefing, aviation innovation expert, Chris Runde of Introba, shares the areas of impact for agentic AI and the central themes of successful deployments.
  
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• 'The mayor must be more ambitious and back control of our region's bus network' - Toby Wells, a Green Party councillor for Knowle

  25-02-2026 01:00 via bristol247.com
  Other Regional Press - Despite ongoing work at the West of England Combined Authority to understand the best choice for managing the bus network in our region going forward, the mayor appears to have already made up her mind, stating this week that franchising ?wasn?t priority?.
  
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• The architect of Wales' £14bn rail vision on his hope of transforming the way we travel

  25-02-2026 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Wales transport minister denies Prime Minister Keir Starmermp;#39;s big announcement was an admission he hadnmp;#39;t gone far enough last year
  
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• TfL N199 bus named as London's longest night route

  25-02-2026 01:00 via london-now.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A bus route connecting central London to St Mary Cray has been named the city?s longest night route.
  
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• TfL N199 bus named as London's longest night route

  25-02-2026 01:00 via london-now.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A bus route connecting central London to St Mary Cray has been named the citymp;#39;s longest night route.
  
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• Stalybridge railway station makes it a high five of awards

  25-02-2026 01:00 via tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Tameside facility made it a high five as it lifted the Chris Dale TravelWatch Award for Large Stations at the recent Cheshire Best Kept Stations ceremony.
  
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• Stagecoach: Electric bus rollout transforming UK public transport

  25-02-2026 01:00 via edie.net
  Other News Sources - Stagecoach has been implementing an electric bus strategy since 2018, aiming to reduce carbon emissions from its operations and transition to a zero tail-pipe emission fleet by 2035. The initiative combines fleet replacement, renewable energy sourcing and efficiency measures.
  
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• Six decades on from Beeching, Britain's lost railway lines still captivate subscription

  25-02-2026 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - This time last year, I picked out a selection of the UKmp;#39;s most beautiful lost railways, taking the 60th anniversary of the second Beeching Report as a reason to look back at some of the lines which fell victim to the reorganisation of the British transport network during the 1960s.
  
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• Sea wall damage closes train line

  25-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Urgent repairs are being carried out on a South West rail line due to weather-related damage.
  
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• Scottish bus firm in liquidation over HMRC tax bill

  25-02-2026 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - The move comes after a court petition from His Majesty?s Revenue and Customs for the Glasgow company to be wound up.
  
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• Regular freight trains set to use Chunnel again

  25-02-2026 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews - The government will announce today that some ?15 million from private sources is to be invested in the Barking Eurohub, so that regular freight trains can start running through the Channel Tunnel again.
  
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• Politics of a publicly-owned bus company in London require scrutiny

  25-02-2026 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Sadiq Khan has made his interest clear, but operators' financial realities in London are equally so
  
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• Planning permission granted for upgrades at Wrexham station

  25-02-2026 01:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Wrexham General Railway Station has been granted planning permission to install new Pay As You Go (PAYG) facilities.
  
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• Okehampton Interchange

  25-02-2026 01:00 via westdevon.gov.uk
  Local Government - View the latest footage after a year on site of Okehampton Interchange rail station.
  
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• New scheme launched to help bus customers in Cotswolds

  25-02-2026 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Oxford Mail - A new scheme has been launched to improve accessibility for bus passengers with disabilities.
  
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• New pilot scheme to improve accessibility for disabled bus passengers

  25-02-2026 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Oxfordshire residents will be able to trial a new scheme launched by Pulhams to help disabled passengers.
  
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• New pedestrian and cycling route to connect Northwich railway station to the town centre

  25-02-2026 01:00 via silk1069.com
  Other News Sources - An improvements scheme for walking, wheeling and cycling begins in Northwich next month.
  
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• New footpath to connect RAF Cosford and Cosford railway station

  25-02-2026 01:00 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  Local Government - A new footpath is to be constructed along the road from RAF Cosford to Cosford railway station, after Shropshire Council secured the mp;pound;350,000 required from Active Travel England.
  
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• New 'tram-like' electric buses bought for A34 and A45 'priority routes' to cut journey times

  25-02-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - The Sprint bus project has been hit with delays and was originally intended to be finished by 2022
  
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• Network Rail to take over Barking Eurohub to create logistics facility

  25-02-2026 01:00 via propertyweek.com
  Other News Sources - Network Rail is set to take control of east London development Barking Eurohub, with plans to invest ?15m to transform it into an international logistics hub.
  
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• Mill Road bridge bus gate sees mixed opinions after nearly a year in operation

  25-02-2026 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - Readers remain divided over the controversial Cambridge bus gate nearly a year after fines began, with strong views on traffic, businesses, and air quality
  
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• Major rail upgrade works to impact services between Huddersfield and Leeds for two months

  25-02-2026 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Rail services between Huddersfield and Leeds will be impacted during May and June as part of major Transpennine Route Upgrade works.
  
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• Major plan to build new Birmingham bus station has 'aggressive but realistic time scale'

  25-02-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - The purchase of bus depots is part of plans to move the regionmp;#39;s network to a franchising model
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing signs £80m hydrogen supply deal

  25-02-2026 01:00 via theconstructionindex.co.uk
  Construction Index - The Lower Thames Crossing, currently owned and managed by National Highways, is being billed as the first major British infrastructure project to be carbon neutral in construction.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing signs ?80m hydrogen supply deal

  25-02-2026 01:00 via theconstructionindex.co.uk
  Construction Index - The Lower Thames Crossing, currently owned and managed by National Highways, is being billed as the first major British infrastructure project to be carbon neutral in construction.
  
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