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• Boris Johnson does pull-ups on bus chassis – video

  29-02-2016 16:25
  
  London mayor Boris Johnson is cheered as he tests the strength of a London bus chassis by doing two pull-ups on it. He visited a Wrightbus plant on Monday in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, as the order of a further 200 Routemaster buses was announced by Transport for London earlier this monthContinue reading...
  
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• Yorkshire motorway services scheme delayed as rival goes to court

  14-02-2026 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Planning permission for a services site near Catterick has been quashed at the High Court
  
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• Whittlesey station set for makeover ? but survey glitch sparks delay

  14-02-2026 01:00 via cambsnews.co.uk
  Cambridge News - A town with history and a station in need
  
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• What the truck just happened to transport stocks?

  14-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The flap of an AI paper triggers a freight-ening sell-off
  
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• Travel warning as Piccadilly station shuts for nine days from today for huge £8m revamp

  14-02-2026 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - mp;amp;quot;Ultimately itmp;#146;s about making the infrastructure a lot more reliable going forward, thatmp;#146;s always the goalmp;amp;quot;
  
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• Train station campaign slammed as 'scaremongering' by Metro Mayor

  14-02-2026 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Echo - More than 500 people signed a petition over the future of Cressington station
  
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• TfL awards £119M bridges and structures maintenance contract to M Group

  14-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Transport for London (TfL) has awarded M Group a significant five-year contract for the maintenance of its bridges and civil structures, with an option to extend for an additional three years.
  
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• TfL awards ?119M bridges and structures maintenance contract to M Group

  14-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Transport for London (TfL) has awarded M Group a significant five-year contract for the maintenance of its bridges and civil structures, with an option to extend for an additional three years.
  
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• Strikes off as transport staff agree pay rise deal

  14-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Bee Network staff are promised a 3.2 wage rise this year with a 3 rise the following year as well.
  
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• Plymouth MP came to aid of rail staff being abused

  14-02-2026 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - A Plymouth MP has praised public-spirited passengers, off-duty rail workers and police after an incident on a CrossCountry train as he returned to the city after appearing on BBC Question Time.
  
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• Permission sought for removal of damaged Spey viaduct

  14-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Moray Council has applied for permission to remove the damaged sections of a former railway bridge near Garmouth.
  
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• Passenger numbers rise on TrawsCymru outdoor bus routes

  14-02-2026 01:00 via denbighshirefreepress.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Bus passenger numbers have jumped in some of Walesmp;#39; most scenic outdoor locations.
  
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• Outdoor adventurers bring bus boost

  14-02-2026 01:00 via media.service.gov.wales
  Welsh Government - Bus passenger numbers have jumped in some of Wales? most scenic outdoor locations, according to the most recent figures.
  
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• MPs cast doubt over proposed Passengers? Council?s power to make UK railway accessible

  14-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Parliament?s transport select committee has questioned whether the Railways Bill?s proposed Passengers? Council will have enforcement power required to create a railway accessible by all.
  
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• MPs cast doubt over proposed Passengers Council's power to make UK railway accessible

  14-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Parliamentmp;#39;s transport select committee has questioned whether the Railways Billmp;#39;s proposed Passengersmp;#39; Council will have enforcement power required to create a railway accessible by all.
  
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• Jacobs and PA Consulting-led consortium supports UK transport security

  14-02-2026 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  Rail Business Daily - Jacobs?(NYSE: J), in strategic partnership with?PA Consulting, has secured a four-year contract extension from the UK Department for Transport to continue leading the National Security Science and Research (NSSR) programme. The programme demonstrates how government and industry can work together to accelerate and translate innovation into operational outcomes that?strengthen security and resilience across the U.K.?s air, road and rail networks.
  
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• Huge A46 'bottleneck' junction plans questioned as readers say 'need common sense'

  14-02-2026 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - A major roadworks scheme to tackle congestion at the A46 Walsgrave junction on the outskirts of Coventry has been given the green light, with construction set to begin in autumn 2026
  
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• HM King Mohammed VI Presides Over the Launch Ceremony of the Aircraft Landing Gear Production Plant Project, Representing an Investment of €280 million by the Safran Group in Morocco

  14-02-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, chaired on Friday at the Royal Palace in Casablanca the presentation and launch ceremony of the project to build a landing gear production factory for Safran in Nouaceur, a project that reinforces Morocco as a destination of choice ...
  
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• Heathrow not crowded but people walk in 'wrong place', says boss

  14-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Chief executive Thomas Woldbye says Europeans and Brits keep mp;quot;crashing into each othermp;quot; because they walk on different sides.
  
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• Greater Anglia launches a new transport campaign to promote seamless travel

  14-02-2026 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Greater Anglia have unveiled a new campaign to promote more seamless and sustainable travel across the East of England. The initiative shines a spotlight on the variety of connected transport options for passengers, making it easier and more reliable to use public transport from start to finish of journeys.
  
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• Glen Sannox ferry return delayed by anchor fault

  14-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The CalMac ship was been out of action since November for annual overhaul and other work
  
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• Gainsborough MP renews calls for direct London train to Market Rasen and Cleethorpes saying: It's all about economic growth in an area which really needs it

  14-02-2026 01:00 via lincsonline.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A Lincolnshire MP has renewed calls for a direct London rail connection to parts of the county, claiming the area mp;#39;really needs itmp;#39;
  
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• Dual nationals to be denied entry to UK from 25 February unless they have British passport

  14-02-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - New border controls require mp;#145;certificate of entitlementmp;#146; to attach to second nationality passport that costs mp;pound;589Dual British nationals have been warned they may be denied boarding a flight, ferry or train to the UK after 25 February unless they carry a valid British passport.The warning by the Home Office comes amid scores of complaints from British people living or travelling abroad who have suddenly found themselves at risk of not being allowed into the UK
  
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• DP World boss leaves company after Epstein emails

  14-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem transformed Dubai-based group into one of the worldmp;#146;s largest logistics operators
  
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• Constructon of transport hub to pave way for 10,000 homes set to start this year

  14-02-2026 01:00 via housingtoday.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Bristol Temple Quarter set to be one of the UK?s largest regeneration projects
  
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• Bristol Airport transport link part of major mass transit project - but what it would look like remains mystery

  14-02-2026 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - mp;amp;quot;Itmp;#39;s something that we need now as it ismp;amp;quot;
  
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• Bakerloo Line: TfL issues market notice for upgrades ahead of new trains

  14-02-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Transport for London has started a new market engagement process to upgrade the Bakerloo Line in readiness for a new fleet of trains.
  
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• ‘The intimate and the epic’: the best way to understand India is to travel by train

  14-02-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Being a passenger in this vast country is mp;#145;a full-blooded immersion in the localmp;#146;, says the novelist whose latest protagonist is lured by the romance of the railsI carry my train journeys in my bones, the juddering song of the Indian rail. Our first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, famously likened India to a palimpsest, no layer quite effacing the one that went before. Thatmp;#146;s how I think of Indian railway journeys. They inscribe on the mind our fellow travel
  
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• ‘New charges mean the car park is empty, but cars now line the streets’

  14-02-2026 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Villagers upset about parking charges being introduced last year say vehicles now block pavements and narrow streets.
  
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• ?237m Botley Road station scheme moves to next stage

  14-02-2026 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A ?237m scheme to upgrade Oxford station is moving on to its next phase of work following the installation of a new rail bridge.
  
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