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• Driver dies and 33 people seriously injured in Bedford train crash

  20-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A train driver has died and 89 people have been injured after two trains collided in the Bedford area as police declare a major incident.
  
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• Work on ferry landing sites to cost ?1.8m

  22-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A project to replace and refurbish the landing sites used by the ferry that connects the two sides of King's Lynn is expected to cost ?1.8m.
  
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• Train driver killed in Bedford crash named as family pay tribute

  22-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Family of Shaun Burton, 60, say they are ?devastated by his loss? and their thoughts are ?also with those affected?
  
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• The railway station taking longer to build than the Golden Gate Bridge subscription

  22-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - A Labour authority has spent more time building a two-platform railway station than it took to construct the Golden Gate Bridge.
  
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• Plans to revive historical aesthetics at Leamington railway station revealed

  22-06-2026 02:00 via leamington.nub.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Plans have been submitted to alter the toilets at Leamington Spa railway station following recent refurbishment works.
  
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• Over 1,000 children learn about railway safety at Leeds station

  22-06-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Interactive railway safety sessions held at Leeds railway station on Monday, 15th June, as part of the station?s Safety Week, attracted over 1,000 Year 6 pupils.
  
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• Network-wide Nottingham bus services launch today ? with some price increases

  22-06-2026 02:00 via westbridgfordwire.com
  
  Other Regional Press - After every service was reviewed by NCT and independently, the network changes are designed to balance the cost of providing the bus network against the number of people travelling.
  
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• London transport: Piccadilly line and DLR hit with closures all weekend

  22-06-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - It comes as a heat warning was issued for Tube passengers with temperatures set to soar past 30C this week
  
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• Herne Hill forum installs retro-style fun train benches outside Herne Hill station

  22-06-2026 02:00 via brixtonbuzz.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Following a successful crowdfunding campaign, the Herne Hill Forum have installed two new train benches outside Herne Hill station.
  
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• Ferry Pricing ?borders on the immoral? declares MP - Red Funnel defends fares

  22-06-2026 02:00 via islandecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Isle of Wight East MP Joe Robertson received applause aplenty after describing ferry pricing as bordering ?on the immoral? and calling for greater regulation of cross-Solent ferry services.
  
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• Ferguson Marine pays ?600,000 clean fuel bill for delayed Glen Rosa subscription

  22-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Glen Sannox and Glen Rosa were designed with complex hybrid engines to meet net zero targets but their liquefied natural gas systems have proved problematic
  
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• East Midlands rail users to face week of disruption

  22-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail users in the East Midlands have been warned disruption to services will continue for several more days after a train driver died and 100 people were injured in a crash near Bedford.
  
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• East Anglia at forefront of driverless vehicle trials as consultation launches

  22-06-2026 02:00 via eastangliabylines.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The public is being invited to help shape the safety rules for self-driving vehicles as trials continue across parts of East Anglia
  
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• Work aims to connect RAF base to railway station

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Roadworks will be carried out to construct of a new footpath from RAF Cosford to Cosford's railway station in Shropshire.
  
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• What is it like on the bus that is a 'lifeline'?

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The number 65 bus runs between the Cambridgeshire market town of St Neots and through some of the surrounding villages. Passengers feel part of a small community, but the route is under threat, with transport chiefs citing reducing numbers and the cost of about mp;pound;16 per person. As fears of wider cuts surface, what could these mean for bus services in one county?
  
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• Trains disrupted and station evacuated due to fire

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Trains were cancelled and a railway station evacuated after a fire broke out in a nearby flat.
  
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• Three Bridges Station improvement project costs soar

  21-06-2026 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The cost of long-awaited improvements to a railway station have increased more than fivefold since the scheme was proposed in 2016.
  
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• Sheringham bus shelter faces demolition in council u-turn

  21-06-2026 02:00 via northnorfolknews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A beloved 1950s bus shelter that survived demolition thanks to an extraordinary sit-in protest has returned to the chopping block in a shock turn of events.
  
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• Security experience at East Midlands Airport is best in UK and in Europe's top 20

  21-06-2026 02:00 via derbyshiretimes.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - Customers are so pleased with the ease of East Midlands Airportmp;#39;s improved security arrangements that they have ranked it number one in the UK and among the top 20 in Europe.
  
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• Scientists develop high-speed ion transport membranes for clean energy applications

  21-06-2026 02:00 via interestingengineering.com
  
  Other News Sources - Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a new class of nanotube membranes that enable exceptionally fast lithium-ion transport.
  
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• Qantas unveils £20k suites and workouts on London to Sydney flights subscription

  21-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The Australian airline has revealed the unique jet it will use on its 21-hour non-stop route to Sydney. John Arlidge packs his gym gear
  
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• Poole's Hamworthy railway line could be reopened

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A railway line in Poole could potentially be reopened as part of a plan to cut congestion and boos sustainable travel and trade.
  
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• Nine people in critical condition after fatal UK train collision

  21-06-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Investigators work to establish what led to the first deadly rail accident in nearly two years.
  
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• New Liverpool John Lennon Airport chairman Clive Condie announced

  21-06-2026 02:00 via nwemail.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Clive Condie, who brings extensive board-level experience in aviation, infrastructure, and logistics, joins the airport at a time of record passenger growth and expansion.
  
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• MHKs to vote on £3m horse tram extension plan

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Politicians are to vote whether to approve mp;pound;3m of funding to extend the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway next month.
  
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• Mass transit plans praised... 'Hope it goes ahead'

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - 'A major problem is the extortionate average cost of installing tram lines per mile'
  
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• Major step forward for new transport corridor between Cardiff and Newport

  21-06-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The scheme is planned to deliver a permanent 'high-quality' infrastructure between the two Welsh cities
  
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• Largest increase in UK rail passenger numbers is in Scotland

  21-06-2026 02:00 via deadlinenews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - LOW-COST train operator Lumo, which runs services from London to Edinburgh and Glasgow, has been recognised as having the highest increase in passenger numbers for a UK operator in the last year.
  
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• Inverclyde passengers set to benefit from new timetables

  21-06-2026 02:00 via greenocktelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PASSENGERS are set to benefit from a ?400,000 cash boost to roll out 'real-time' timetables across Inverclyde.
  
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• Inside major £1,200,000,000 plans to upgrade London Liverpool Street Station

  21-06-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro - London Liverpool Street, one of the capital?s busiest train stations, will undergo a major mp;pound;1,200,000,000 upgrade.
  
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