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• BA shutdown: IT contractors deny human error to blame

  02-06-2017 12:24
  
  Reports claiming maintenance worker inadvertently switched off power supply ‘are not founded in fact’, says firm managing airline’s data centreThe contractors who manage the data centre where a power shutdown caused chaos for British Airways passengers over the bank holiday weekend have denied that any human error has been identified. Reports claimed a maintenance worker had inadvertently switched off the power supply. But CBRE, which manages the facilities at BA’s ageing
  
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• Swindon MP flies the flag for British transport innovation

  08-07-2026 02:00 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A trip abroad to Japan highlighted the international impact of UK transport innovation.
  
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• Stephen Flynn blasts HS2 costs and says £100bn project is 'symbolic of Westminster dysfunction'

  08-07-2026 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - The Scottish Governmentmp;#39;s new Transport Secretary described HS2 as mp;#39;one of the most over-budget and delayed projects evermp;#39;
  
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• Scheme to speed up public transport to be trialled

  08-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A trial scheme designed to speed up public transport in York city centre by cutting congestion will begin in January.
  City of York Council voted unanimously to restrict parts of Rougier Street, George Hudson Street and Micklegate to buses, emergency vehicles and taxis between 07:00 and 23:00.
  
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• Rocket test flight could be attempted from Shetland in August

  08-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - SaxaVord Spaceport has announced a five-week mp;quot;windowmp;quot; for possible attempts.
  
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• Rail worker strike to cause disruption to services

  08-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Industrial action is set for Friday and Saturday, with multiple services affected.
  
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• Police aeroplane used to target e-bikers in Cardiff

  08-07-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - An update has been given after a police aeroplane circled several areas of Cardiff for more than five hours on Friday
  
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• Parking fee could hit businesses as locals say 'improve public transport first!'

  08-07-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The proposed levy could raise millions for better buses and discourage people from driving to work
  
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• New data from FirstGroup shows investment in cleaner and greener transport is reducing emissions and boosting access to environmentally friendly transport

  08-07-2026 02:00 via news.firstgroupplc.com
  
  Other News Sources - New data released from FirstGroup shows the Group has reduced emissions by 30 since 2020 as it works towards a fully zero-emission commercial bus fleet by 2035.
  
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• More than £1m promised to improve 'high-risk' Surrey A-roads

  08-07-2026 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The roads have been described as some of the most mp;#39;high-riskmp;#39; A-roads
  
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• Midlands heatwave travel warning as major train changes announced during extreme temperatures

  08-07-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - East Midlands Railway (EMR) said customers should try to travel before 12pm this week to avoid the highest temperatures
  
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• Lufthansa and aviation rivals clash in London court over power outlet profits

  08-07-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - German airline Lufthansa is back in the London courts this week over its long-running patent infringement dispute with a US, a Japanese, and a French aircraft manufacturer. The legal battle stems back to 2017, when aircraft maintenance group Lufthansa Technik alleged that Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems, Panasonic, and Safran infringed its patent for high-voltage aircraft ...
  
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• IMechE report says making public transport fully accessible ?could boost UK economy by ?176 billion?

  08-07-2026 02:00 via highways-news.com
  
  Highways News - Investing in the UK transport network to make it fully accessible to disabled passengers could boost the economy by ?176 billion by helping millions more people into work, according to a newly published report. Making the economic case for an inclusive transport network, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) said the current system was inaccessible to almost a quarter of the working-age population, reports the Guardian.
  
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• 'I?m 27 and run TfL?s busiest station - some of my staff have been here since before I was born'

  08-07-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - Leah Rawlins is in charge of more than 120 staff at Tottenham Court Road - Transport for London's busiest station
  
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• Free bus pass delayed for thousands in England due to state pension age rise

  08-07-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - A new regulation means those born between July 6 and August 5, 1960, face a four-month wait for both their State Pension and free bus pass in England, as the pension age gradually rises from 66 to 67.
  
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• EasyJet’s board has surrendered too easily to US bidder Nils Pratley

  08-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The companymp;#146;s target to hit mp;pound;1bn profitability is intact. Why isnmp;#146;t the board putting up a proper fight?Some foreign takeover swoops on UK listed companies are easier to swallow than others. Sometimes it is hard to mount an argument that shareholders should stick to the virtuous path of independence and say no to an offer of hard cash at a fat premium. The current mp;pound;10bn bid for Intertek, the FTSE 100 product testing and quality inspection firm that ha
  
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• E-bike injury payouts top £110m and push up insurance premiums

  08-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - It is only seven years since the first claim over an injury from a micromobility vehicle was made.
  
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• Driver clocked at 89mph on North Wales 20mph road

  08-07-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - RAC said mp;#39;chilling speedsmp;#39; some people drive at shows they mp;#39;remain oblivious to the incredibly severe riskmp;#39;
  
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• CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping Christen First BC-Class Heavy Transport Vessel

  08-07-2026 02:00 via imarinenews.com
  
  Other News Sources - CY Shipping and BigLift Shipping have officially christened CY Frontier, the first of four new BC-Class Heavy Transport Vessels (HTVs). The ceremony marks an important milestone in the expansion of the companies? joint Heavy Transport fleet and reflects their continued investment in meeting the growing global demand for increasingly large offshore, energy and industrial transport projects.
  
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• Brits wary of EU summer hols as officials refuse to ease new border checks

  08-07-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The European Union has refused to suspend its divisive new border checks despite admitting that it has found 20 mp;#147;difficult spotsmp;#148; causing queuing chaos. The EU has said it will stand by its new Entry/Exit System (EES), a biometric border regime whose botched rollout has threatened to ruin thousands of summer holidays. Officials admitted that ...
  
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• Australia dock workers call for 28-hour week in AI talks

  08-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A union says workers are mp;quot;in the crosshairsmp;quot; of automation as AI is being tested across ports.
  
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• "We want a rail network that is designed in Wales, delivered in Wales, and accountable to the people of Wales" says Deputy Minister for Transport, Mark Hooper.

  08-07-2026 02:00 via media.service.gov.wales
  
  Welsh Government - A clear pathway to devolve rail services and infrastructure that benefits Welsh passengers has been set out by Deputy Minister for Transport, Mark Hooper.
  
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• ‘More public control’: what will Burnham do about water and energy?

  08-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - In the fifth of a series on nationalisation, we look at utilities mp;#150; including the cost of ending private ownershipWill Burnham mp;#145;go bigmp;#146; in expanding the role of the state?Atlee: the postwar blueprint that inspires BurnhamHow council housebuilding is central to Burnhammp;#146;s visionHow Burnham aims to shake up UK transportWhen the former Undertones frontman turned campaigner Feargal Sharkey backed Keir Starmer for prime minister in 2024, he hoped that the Lab
  
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• Making surface access stack up

  07-07-2026 12:58 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Public transport must evolve alongside Heathrow’s third runway proposals – and transport professionals can still shape the plans
   Last summer Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) submitted ambitious plans for a third runway
   The building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport has been in and out of the news for much of the last decade but it has recently flared back into life. We are now approaching the time when individuals and interested groups will have a fresh opportun
  
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• Weekend service changes as £5m rail upgrade gets under way

  07-07-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Railway improvement work in Derbyshire and Staffordshire will affect passenger services over the next two weekends, with some journeys requiring a replacement bus.
  
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• UKTram supports Supertram event management review through Sheffield network visit

  07-07-2026 02:00 via uktram.org
  
  UKTram - UKTram's Operations Manager, Steve Duckering, visited the Sheffield Supertram network on Monday, the 22nd June, to support discussions around improving passenger management and customer experience at major events.
  
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• Transport secretary looks east for HS2 inspiration

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Transport secretary Heidi Alexander says HS2 should be the match of Japanmp;#146;s Shinkansen network, which started to be developed in the 1960s. The transport secretary has been visiting Japan, where she met her ministerial counterpart Yasushi Kaneko and toured Hitachimp;#146;s Tokyo headquarters.
  
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• TfGM continues £150 million investment in Metrolink infrastructure

  07-07-2026 02:00 via marketingstockport.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is continuing a mp;pound;150 million investment into making the Metrolink network safer, more resilient and more reliable for years to come ahead of major planned expansions of the tram system including into Stockport.
  
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• Stansted Express to trial overnight trains to Stansted Airport for the summer Fridays

  07-07-2026 02:00 via economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com
  
  Other News Sources - One of the more annoying things when travelling is the lack of good-quality public transport when you need to get to the hotel late at night and early in the morning.
  
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• Siemens to modernise Zillertalbahn train control system

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - AUSTRIA: Siemens Mobility has signed a contract to undertake a complete modernisation of the signalling and train control system on the Zillertalbahn, including the supply of a radio and satellite-based continuous train supervision system.
  
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