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• BA's computer meltdown cost £80m admits CEO

  17-06-2017 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- Willie Walsh, the chief executive of BA owner International Airlines Group, shared the full cost of the disruption with shareholders at the firms annual meeting yesterday.
  
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• Work begins this week on platform at Dunkeld and Birnam station

  03-02-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Work will get underway this week on a ?440,000 project that will make it easier for passengers to access Dunkeld mp; Birnam station as well as popular walking routes in the area.
  
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• Wales' Bus Services (Wales) Bill becomes law

  03-02-2026 01:00 via gov.wales
  Welsh Government - Landmark legislation to reform the way local bus services are planned and delivered in Wales has today received Royal Assent, becoming law.
  
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• Wales enacts landmark bus services reform to boost public transport

  03-02-2026 01:00 via tenby-today.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Bus Services (Wales) Bill was officially sealed by First Minister, Eluned Morgan, at a ceremony in Cardiff on February 2 putting Wales at the forefront of improving bus services in the UK.
  
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• TransPennine Express gives details on new train fleet and expected operations

  03-02-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - New trains for TransPennine Express are likely to deploy onto Hull-Manchester Piccadilly services and two of the four hourly trains planned through Manchester Victoria.
  
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• South Eastern Railway welcomes rising customer trust as integrated railway model shows how Great British Railways will deliver for passengers

  03-02-2026 01:00 via newsroom.southeasternrailway.co.uk
  Train Operators - South Eastern Railway has welcomed new figures showing encouraging improvements in customer trust over the past year.
  
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• Smiths Detection boosts Heathrow security screening

  03-02-2026 01:00 via sourcesecurity.com
  Aviation Industry- Smiths Detection, a pioneer in threat detection and security screening technologies, announces that its industry-pioneer 3D X-ray scanner, the HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX, has been deployed by London Heathrow Airport as part of a mp;pound;1bn technology upgrade to become the largest airport to fully revolutionize the security screening process.
  
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• Smart motorway defect 'overwhelming cause' of fatal M4 crash, jury told subscription

  03-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - mp;#39;Dangerous defectmp;#39; blamed for the death of a 68-year-old woman when a van collided with a stationary Nissan Micra in the outside lane
  
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• Site investigations required for £6bn track works deal

  03-02-2026 01:00 via geplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Network Rail has alerted contractors to mp;pound;6bn of work that will include surveys and site investigations.
  
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• Site investigations required for ?6bn track works deal

  03-02-2026 01:00 via geplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Network Rail has alerted contractors to ?6bn of work that will include surveys and site investigations.
  
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• Russian captain guilty of manslaughter after North Sea collision

  03-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Vladimir Motin on duty when his vessel hit tanker carrying fuel for US military
  
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• Railway works 'on target' after landslip

  03-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Works to repair a railway line after a landslip which has disrupted trains for a week are "on target" to be completed by 16 February, Network Rail says.
  
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• Private jet sellers rattled by Trump threats on Canadian-made aircraft

  03-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Tariffs and vow to mp;#145;de-certifymp;#146; planes baffles industry and hits share price of Bombardier
  
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• New walking and cycling path planned on route currently used by 20 people per day

  03-02-2026 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - The new path is expected to be used by more than 250 cyclists and 50 pedestrians each day once complete
  
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• New railway station to have cafe and waiting room

  03-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The station in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, is due to open next year and will replace the existing one, which does not have any of these amenities.
  
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• New plans submitted for Norwich Railway Station ad boards

  03-02-2026 01:00 via eveningnews24.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - An ad company has submitted new plans for a development that has been in the pipeline for years.
  
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• Network Rail signals intent to procure £5bn Rail Systems Alliances for 2028-2039

  03-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has issued a significant pipeline notice announcing the forthcoming procurement of Track Focused Railway Systems Contracts, aimed at delivering track renewals, upgrades and associated infrastructure works across the UK rail network during Control Periods 8 and 9 (CP8 and CP9).
  
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• Network Rail signals intent to procure ?5bn Rail Systems Alliances for 2028-2039

  03-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has issued a significant pipeline notice announcing the forthcoming procurement of Track Focused Railway Systems Contracts, aimed at delivering track renewals, upgrades and associated infrastructure works across the UK rail network during Control Periods 8 and 9 (CP8 and CP9).
  
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• Nearly £3.5m secured for Ulverston station refurbishment

  03-02-2026 01:00 via thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A railway station in South Cumbria is set to benefit from a multi-million pound revamp.
  
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• MP asks government about freight-only line amid 'closure by stealth' concerns

  03-02-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - An MP has raised the plight of the Ivanhoe Line in a bid to keep alive hopes of reopening the route in full.
  
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• LNER gives Doncaster rail passengers sneak peek of new look trains

  03-02-2026 01:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  Doncaster Free Press - LNER has released the first interior images of its new fleet, showing Doncaster rail passengers what they can expect on future journeys.
  
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• Latest on £53.5m road scheme that aims to cut congestion and boost air quality

  03-02-2026 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - SENIOR Calderdale councillors are being asked to agree to delegate powers to a neighbouring authority to deliver a major multi million pound highway scheme.
  
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• Hull MPs press Rail Minister over Northern Powerhouse Rail electrification plans

  03-02-2026 01:00 via hull-humber-chamber.co.uk
  Other News Sources - THREE of Hull?s MPs have met with Rail Minister Lord Hendy following the Government?s recent Northern Powerhouse Rail announcement which failed to address any of the Humber?s rail issues.
  
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• How engineers turned a former Tube train into a battery powered prototype

  03-02-2026 01:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Last Saturday, a former London Underground train that?s been converted to run on the national rail network began carrying paying passengers for the very first time.
  
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• Great Northern Market cleared for take-off at Manchester Airport's Terminal 2

  03-02-2026 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - Manchester Airportmp;#39;s Terminal 2 is now home to a groundbreaking market hallthe first of its kindbringing travellers a fresh, modern mix of food, drink, and retail under one roof.
  
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• Glasgow and Aberdeen airports increase passenger drop-off charges

  03-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The fees charged at both airports will rise to mp;pound;7 for 15 minutes from Tuesday.
  
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• Free bus travel update as Department for Transport issues u19 statement after over 60s debate

  03-02-2026 01:00 via devonlive.com
  Other Regional Press - Ministers have given a new update to people pressing for major changes to concessionary bus passes in the UK. In a response, the Department for Transport replied to a question over the possibility of giving every person after 19 and under free travel on the nation?s buses.
  
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• Edinburgh bus and tram fares to rise

  03-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams have announced adult single fares are to go up from mp;pound;2.20 to mp;pound;2.40.
  
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• Dunkeld & Birnam Railway Station set for £440,000 upgrade

  03-02-2026 01:00 via projectscot.com
  Other Regional Press - WORK is to get underway on a mp;pound;440,000 project to make it easier for passengers to access Dunkeld mp;amp; Birnam Railway Station.
  
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• Dunkeld & Birnam Railway Station set for ?440,000 upgrade

  03-02-2026 01:00 via projectscot.com
  Other Regional Press - WORK is to get underway on a ?440,000 project to make it easier for passengers to access Dunkeld mp; Birnam Railway Station.
  
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