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• East West Rail drops plan for stabling point near Cambridge

  20-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Rail Magazine - Residents in village near Cambridge opposed plan for a train care centre with EWR Co now working with train operators to finalise alternative arrangements.
  
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• YesCymru calls for fully funded Welsh rail timetable

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - A pro-independence group has called for a fully funded timetable for transforming Wales?s railways.
  
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• Tiny details and big ambitions for railway model of town's past

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - A group of model railway enthusiasts hope a detailed recreation of a town's past can one day become a permanent attraction.
  
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• Signalling problem causes havoc for rail passengers at London Euston station

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  London Evening Standard - The issue caused Euston Underground station to be closed because of overcrowding
  
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• ?See it. Say it. Sorted.? marks a decade of keeping Britain?s railways safe

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Rail UK - Passengers have helped the British Transport Police record almost 83,000 crimes over the past decade, by texting 61016, according to new figures released today, as the ?See it. Say it. Sorted.? campaign reaches its 10th anniversary.
  
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• Second night of drone disruption at Jersey Airport

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Jersey Airport said it was mp;quot;experiencing disruption.... affecting inbound flights as a result of further drone activitymp;quot;.
  
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• Railway engineering work over Christmas will cause 10 days of disruption

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - London Paddington and Birmingham New Street stations will shut for five days but most routes will stay openPassengers travelling on some of Great Britainmp;#146;s busiest railway lines at Christmas have been warned of significant disruption from 10 days of engineering works.Work will close Londonmp;#146;s Paddington station mp;#150; affecting intercity trains to the west of England and Wales until January mp;#150; as well as Birmingham New Street, the UKmp;#146;s busiest station o
  
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• Rail firms waive fares for Remembrance events

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Military personnel and veterans can travel by rail to selected Remembrance Day events for free.
  
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• Loch Indaal is second CalMac ferry delayed in 24 hours subscription

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - The Glen Rosa is also behind schedule, causing further worry to Scotland?s island communities
  
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• Huddersfield and the £11bn Transpennine Route Upgrade: what's still to come and the full timetable of key dates ahead

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other News Sources - The Transpennine Route Upgrade is a massive mp;pound;11bn engineering project thatmp;#39;s causing disruption across Huddersfield, with stations being revamped or rebuilt and huge work needed on tracks and overhead power lines.
  
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• Huddersfield and the ?11bn Transpennine Route Upgrade: what?s still to come and the full timetable of key dates ahead

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other News Sources - The Transpennine Route Upgrade is a massive ?11bn engineering project that?s causing disruption across Huddersfield, with stations being revamped or rebuilt and huge work needed on tracks and overhead power lines.
  
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• Hereford Transport Hub opening date but construction ongoing

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Questions are being raised about the long-awaited Hereford Transport Hub after the project's anticipated October opening date arrived with construction work still ongoing at the site.
  
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• EU rail passenger travel reaches record high in 2025

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  News from Europe - Rail passenger travel in the European Union reached a record 457 billion passenger-kilometres (pkm) in 2025, according to the EU's statistics office, Eurostat, WAM reported.
  
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• EU rail passenger-km reach a record 457 billion, but growth slows to 2.6

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Railway Supply - EU rail passenger transport reached a record 457 billion passenger-km in 2025, up 2.6 from 2024, though the annual gain was less than half the 6.4 posted a year earlier.
  
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• Devolution, my arse! a Budget 2026 post on rail in Wales Professor Mark Barry

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Nation. Cymru - As you all know, rail in Wales is non-devolved and has suffered billions of pounds of relative underfunding by UK Governments over the last 25 years!
  
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• Devolution, my arse! ? a Budget 2026 post on rail in Wales Professor Mark Barry

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Nation. Cymru - As you all know, rail in Wales is non-devolved and has suffered billions of pounds of relative underfunding by UK Governments over the last 25 years!
  
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• Countryside charity warns against reviving M4 relief road across Gwent Levels

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Nation. Cymru - A Welsh countryside charity has rejected calls by Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates to revive the M4 relief road, warning that a route across the Gwent Levels would cause irreparable environmental damage.
  
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• Budget frees London to go on £10bn borrowing spree, says Sadiq Khan

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Financial Times - Londonmp;#39;s mayor has claimed the Budget has given the UK capital the freedom to borrow more than mp;pound;10bn for key infrastructure projects
  
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• Budget frees London to go on ?10bn borrowing spree, says Sadiq Khan

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Financial Times - London's mayor has claimed the Budget has given the UK capital the freedom to borrow more than ?10bn for key infrastructure projects
  
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• Brixham railway closure may have cost town £5.17m

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - A railway closure more than six decades ago may have cost a seaside town more than mp;pound;5 million in economic activity, according to new research examining the long-term impact of losing passenger train services.
  
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• Brixham railway closure may have cost town ?5.17m

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - A railway closure more than six decades ago may have cost a seaside town more than ?5 million in economic activity, according to new research examining the long-term impact of losing passenger train services.
  
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• Branson: ?short-sighted? Heathrow has disconnected Virgin Atlantic subscription

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - The billionaire hits out at decision to move partner airline Delta to a different terminal, leaving passengers with a longer trip to catch connecting flights
  
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• Branson: 'short-sighted' Heathrow has disconnected Virgin Atlantic subscription

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - The billionaire hits out at decision to move partner airline Delta to a different terminal, leaving passengers with a longer trip to catch connecting flights
  
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• Birmingham drivers to be banned from making everyday manoeuvre

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Birmingham Mail - Further details were included in the city councilmp;#39;s transport plan
  
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• Barnsley could regain direct London trains for the first time since 2008

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Yorkshire Post - Plans to extend Barnsley station?s platforms could pave the way for direct London trains to return for the first time since 2008.
  
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• £1.45 billion investment plan for transport in South Yorkshire is being put forward

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other News Sources - If successful it plans to support the move to bus franchising and fund major rail projects including Rotherham Gateway and Waverley stations
  
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• 'Surreal' Scottish airport with Loganair flights has 'disappearing runway'

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Daily Record - Whether you enjoy boarding a plane or not, theremp;#39;s one airport runway that could prompt the fear of flying to even the most composed traveller, as it remarkably disappears into the sea
  
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• 'See it. Say it. Sorted.' marks a decade of keeping Britain's railways safe

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Rail UK - Passengers have helped the British Transport Police record almost 83,000 crimes over the past decade, by texting 61016, according to new figures released today, as the mp;#39;See it. Say it. Sorted.mp;#39; campaign reaches its 10th anniversary.
  
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• ?1.45 billion investment plan for transport in South Yorkshire is being put forward

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other News Sources - If successful it plans to support the move to bus franchising and fund major rail projects including Rotherham Gateway and Waverley stations
  
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• The cursed cruise: how the dream of never-ending luxury at sea became a nightmare

  31-10-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - The MV Odyssey was billed as the ultimate escape from Donald Trump. Instead, the oil shock caused by his war has left passengers unceremoniously dumped in CambodiaThe idea was a never-ending retirement at sea, a continuous voyage around the globe. The promise to the passengers of the MV Odyssey cruise ship mp;#150; many approaching the autumn of their lives mp;#150; was that on the open seas they could cut loose from the troubles of the world. But the world had other ideas.The end
  
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