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• Arriva makes bid for cross-country service

  02-05-2025 15:33 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Newcastle to Brighton link restores for service lost in 2008
   The proposal would form part of Arriva’s Grand Central open access operation
   Arriva has submitted an open access application to the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) for a new rail service stretching almost the entire length of England, running directly between Newcastle and Brighton via Gatwick Airport.The proposal would form part of Arriva’s Grand Central open access operation and aims to begin operations in Decem
  
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• UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressure

  15-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Keir Starmer ready to overrule Ed Miliband after warnings manufacturers would be penalised and jobs put at riskThe UK government is poised to water down its 2030 targets for electric vehicle sales after intensive lobbying by the car industry and unions.The government is preparing to consult on less ambitious targets for the transition to fully battery-powered electric cars over the rest of the decade after carmakers and unions warned that they would penalise manufacturers and put
  
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• UK electric car sales target set to be weakened

  15-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The new target hasnmp;#39;t yet been decided, with different numbers under consideration, the BBC understands.
  
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• Sinkholes near Purley bridge halt Gatwick trains

  15-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Several sinkholes discovered near Purley station during engineering work meant the line is closed.
  
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• Poor public transport a 'significant contributory factor' in missed NHS appointments costing millions

  15-06-2026 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Poor public transport is a "significant contributory factor" in missed NHS appointments which cost the health service millions of pounds a year, a new report has found.
  
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• New man in the driving seat looks to get Wales moving

  15-06-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - In a wide-ranging interview with WalesOnline, Mark Hooper gives his take on a number of transport projects around Wales
  
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• Network Rail apologises after sinkholes cause delays for Gatwick passengers

  15-06-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Network Rail has apologised after passengers on their way to and from Gatwick Airport faced delays to their journeys.
  
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• Moment passengers are locked inside train station at midnight - and have to call 999 to get out

  15-06-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Passengers were locked inside Olton train station in Solihull after arriving on the last West Midlands Railway service from Birmingham
  
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• Demolition plan for Holyhead port terminal that once processed hundreds of passengers a day

  15-06-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The now unused Berth 8 at the Inner Harbour would be removed under the plan
  
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• Council fury over TfL's Oxford Street 'stitch-up'

  15-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Westminster Council Conservatives say the plans were advertised the day after the local elections when attention mp;#39;was elsewheremp;#39;.
  
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• Better Transport Week will put coach industry in the spotlight

  15-06-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - CPT will support this year?s Better Transport Week with a day dedicated to the often-overlooked but hardworking coach sector
  
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• What happens when street signs go wrong

  14-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - People living in Worcester were left bemused this week when a motorway sign renamed their city "Worchester", but there is a long history of road signs going wrong.
  
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• Watch as historic 192-year-old Austhorpe Lane railway bridge in Leeds is demolished

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Austhorpe Lane railway bridge, which was constructed for the Leeds and Selby Railway between 1830 and 1834, has been demolished and will now be rebuilt as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade?s programme of improvements to deliver more frequent, faster, greener trains on a better, more reliable railway.
  
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• Trial of 12mph bike lane speed limit grinds gears of Dutch cyclists

  14-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Increase in road deaths amid rise of e-bikes prompts Houten to test willingness of freedom-loving cyclists to slow down
  
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• Transport Made Simple: customer focus paves fast track to success

  14-06-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Transport Made Simple MD Peter Nathanail tells routeone how he and his business partner transformed a college transport software supplier into one of the largest independent operators in the UK before the age of 30
  
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• Things still looking up at East Midlands Airport, with more passengers and cargo than last May

  14-06-2026 02:00 via derbyshiretimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A busy May half term contributed to an increase in the number of people flying through East Midlands Airport compared to last year.
  
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• One of the world's greatest engineers who carried out extraordinary feats in Yorkshire

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - On June 19th, 2026 it will be 150 years since one of the world?s greatest locomotive and carriage engineers, Sir Nigel Gresley, was born. Most of his greatest achievements were realised in Yorkshire at Doncaster Works.
  
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• One of the world's greatest engineers who carried out extraordinary feats in Yorkshire

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - On June 19th, 2026 it will be 150 years since one of the worldmp;#39;s greatest locomotive and carriage engineers, Sir Nigel Gresley, was born. Most of his greatest achievements were realised in Yorkshire at Doncaster Works.
  
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• New buses to join TrawsCymru network across Wales

  14-06-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Plaid Cymru - New buses are being introduced to the TrawsCymru network in a bid to improve long-distance public transport links across Wales.
  
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• Network of EV car clubs expanding across Wales

  14-06-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - FOLLOWING huge demand from its members and communities across Wales, TrydaNi islaunching four new electric car clubs.
  
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• Nationalise Heathrow to get third runway built, says Emirates boss subscription

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Sir Tim Clark orders UK ministers to think ?out of the box? and ?bang heads? together to drive expansion, as he takes aim at the airport?s overseas investors
  
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• Mayors meet in Sheffield to 'drive the change' for rail improvements in Yorkshire

  14-06-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Mayors from across Yorkshire have gathered in Sheffield for the first meeting of a new board tasked with progressing rail improvements in the region.
  
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• March station left in rail 'no man's land' as passengers face higher fares and poorer services

  14-06-2026 02:00 via cambsnews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The author is PETER WAKEFIELD, vice chairman of Railfuture East, the independent campaign for a better passenger and freight rail network. His article is from the June issue of raileast, the newsletter of Railfuture East Anglia and reproduced with consent.
  
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• Magic is lost on Potter fans as Jacobite train carriages turn blue subscription

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Safety regulations mean the famous maroon cars that trundle from Fort William to Mallaig via the Glenfinnan Viaduct are being replaced by more modern ones
  
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• Magic is lost on Potter fans as Jacobite train carriages turn blue

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Safety regulations mean the famous maroon cars that trundle from Fort William to Mallaig via the Glenfinnan Viaduct are being replaced by more modern ones
  
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• Lights from Trump?s White House UFC fight are blinding pilots at DC airport, report says

  14-06-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - A pilot described the glare from the White House UFC event lighting as ?10 times worse than any laser illumination event? they had ever experienced
  
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• Lights from Trump's White House UFC fight are blinding pilots at DC airport, report says

  14-06-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - A pilot described the glare from the White House UFC event lighting as mp;#39;10 times worse than any laser illumination eventmp;#39; they had ever experienced
  
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• Keir Starmer overrules Ed Miliband on electric car sales targets subscription

  14-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The prime minister wants to water down the net-zero policy after pressure from business and the Unite union over job losses
  
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• https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/france-high-speed-rival-to-open-paris-bordeaux-route/788204

  14-06-2026 02:00 via connexionfrance.com
  
  News from Europe - The first French passenger train to challenge SNCF on the country?s high-speed rail network was unveiled in late April in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime).
  
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• France high-speed rival to open Paris-Bordeaux route

  14-06-2026 02:00 via connexionfrance.com
  
  News from Europe - The first French passenger train to challenge SNCF on the country?s high-speed rail network was unveiled in late April in La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime).
  
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