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• EasyJet pilots back strike action

  22-09-2016 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Vote comes as Europes second-largest low-cost carrier faces Brexit challenges
  
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• Public transport’s ‘global family gathering’

  21-01-2026 13:01 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Dubai will host the UITP Summit on April 21-23. We spoke to UITP’s secretary general, Mohamed Mezghani, about the event and what visitors can look forward to
   
   Mohamed, the UITP Summit is heading to Dubai in April, less than one year after the edition in Hamburg. What does it mean for UITP and your members to bring the Summit to the UAE in 2026?‘Dubai is a city that plans for the future with real intent’
  Dubai represents ambition, leadership and vision, which are qua
  
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• Warrington passengers to benefit £400 million railway upgrades

  21-01-2026 01:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ESSENTIAL upgrade work has been announced to a key railway line, with Warrington passengers set to benefit.
  
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• Warrington passengers to benefit ?400 million railway upgrades

  21-01-2026 01:00 via warringtonguardian.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - ESSENTIAL upgrade work has been announced to a key railway line, with Warrington passengers set to benefit.
  
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• Trump greenlit tiny Kei cars but will Americans actually buy them?

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The president wants to bring to the US tiny vehicles, like those commonly seen on the streets of Japan.
  
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• SWR sees rising number of small retailers at its stations

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Three quarters of retailers at South Western Railway (SWR) stations are now independent businesses.
  
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• Stockport tees up bus temporary depot relocation

  21-01-2026 01:00 via placenorthwest.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Plans for the first 435 homes at Stockport 8 require the demolition of the existing depot off Daw Bank, facilitating the need for two short-term bus compounds while work to find a site for a permanent complex with EV-charging capability drags on.
  
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• Stagecoach pleased with sustainability rating

  21-01-2026 01:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  Bus and Coach.com - The operator has been recognised for its consistently strong transparency on climate impact and sustainability by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global environmental non-profit, which runs the world?s only independent disclosure system.
  
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• Spat deepens between Elon Musk and Ryanair's O'Leary

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Elon Musk has suggested he could buy Ryanair and called for its chief executive to be fired amid a deepening spat between the pair.
  
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• Spain train crash recovery continues as investigators probe 'gap' in rail

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Heavy machinery is being used to assist in the recovery following a two-train crash in southern Spain which killed at least 42 people.
  
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• Siemens delivers major Christmas rail upgrades across Britain's busiest routes

  21-01-2026 01:00 via news.siemens.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Siemens Mobility successfully completed a major programme of rail commissioning work over the Christmas and New Year period, delivering critical signalling and infrastructure upgrades across key UK rail corridors. This work supports a more modern, reliable network for passengers and freight, aligning with national rail upgrade priorities and strengthening capacity for the future.
  
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• Scotland to France ferry 'sailing by next year' subscription

  21-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The launch of a 20-hour trip from Rosyth to Dunkirk is a matter of ?when not if?, according to the mayor of the French port
  
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• Ryanair launches ?Big Idiot? seat sale as spat with Elon Musk intensifies

  21-01-2026 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - The battle of the billionaires between Elon Musk and Ryanair?s boss, Michael O?Leary, has intensified. Europe?s biggest budget airline has launched what it calls a ?Ryanair's Big ?Idiot? Seat Sale?.
  
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• Ryanair launches 'Big Idiot' seat sale as spat with Elon Musk intensifies

  21-01-2026 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - The battle of the billionaires between Elon Musk and Ryanairmp;#39;s boss, Michael Omp;#39;Leary, has intensified. Europemp;#39;s biggest budget airline has launched what it calls a mp;#39;Ryanairmp;#39;s Big mp;#39;Idiotmp;#39; Seat Salemp;#39;.
  
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• Railway passenger services designation - Policy Paper

  21-01-2026 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Sets out how the Secretary of State for Transport will designate railway passenger services under the Railways Bill.
  
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• Rail station project could cost council £32m

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Bedford Borough Council will not be reimbursed for an estimated mp;pound;32.1m that it spent preparing for and building a railway station, councillors have been told.
  
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• Rail station project could cost council ?32m

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Bedford Borough Council will not be reimbursed for an estimated ?32.1m that it spent preparing for and building a railway station, councillors have been told.
  
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• Rail replacement standard could be a plus for coach

  21-01-2026 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Adoption of a standard for rail replacement services would lead to benefits for coach operators delivering them, a key contributor to a white paper calling for reform says.
  
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• Rail Freight Group calls on Parliament to amend Railways Bill 2025

  21-01-2026 01:00 via railuk.com
  Rail UK - Rail Freight Group (RFG) has called on Government and Parliamentarians to amend the Railways Bill 2025 to strengthen the independent appeals function for rail freight.
  
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• Rail Freight Group Appeals to Government to Amend Railways Bill

  21-01-2026 01:00 via railway-news.com
  Railway-News - The Rail Freight Group has called on the Government to amend the upcoming Railways Bill 2025 in order to strengthen the independent appeals function for rail freight.
  
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• Plans for daily rail services between Swindon and Oxford heat up

  21-01-2026 01:00 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Calls for a direct daily rail service to run between Swindon and Oxford, which could "boost commuting, tourism, and supply-chain links" have ramped up.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail plans represent a giant leap for transport in the region - Tracy Brabin, Oliver Coppard & David Skaith

  21-01-2026 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Yorkshire has always been at the forefront of railway innovation, stretching all the way back to the Georgian era. Leeds was home to the first commercial railway using steam locomotives successfully, Doncaster built locomotives including the iconic flying Scotsman, while Yorkmp;#39;s railway station was the largest in the world when it opened.
  
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• Northern England?s rail upgrade could signal change in direction for public?transport

  21-01-2026 01:00 via cittimagazine.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The UK government says it has learned valuable lessons from the expense, delays and political embarrassment of HS2. And now it has laid out detailed plans for train passengers in northern England who have been so badly ?let down? in the past.
  
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• Northern England's rail upgrade could signal change in direction for public transport

  21-01-2026 01:00 via cittimagazine.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The UK government says it has learned valuable lessons from the expense, delays and political embarrassment of HS2. And now it has laid out detailed plans for train passengers in northern England who have been so badly mp;#39;let downmp;#39; in the past.
  
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• Next phase of upgrades announced in long-term programme to strengthen Britain?s busiest railway

  21-01-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Passengers?are set to?benefit?from a major programme of essential upgrades to the West Coast Main Line ? the railway that connects London, the Midlands, the?North West?and Scotland.
  
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• Next phase of upgrades announced in long-term programme to strengthen Britain's busiest railway

  21-01-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Passengers are set to benefit from a major programme of essential upgrades to the West Coast Main Linethe railway that connects London, the Midlands, the North West and Scotland.
  
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• New London Superloop bus route to launch

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The new express bus service will link Abbey Wood and North Greenwich via Thamesmead.
  
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• New Gatwick runway 'profoundly concerning', court told

  21-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The climate impact of a second runway at Gatwick Airport was not properly assessed when the government approved plans, the High Court is told.
  
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• New combined railway control centre brings improvements for WCML passengers

  21-01-2026 01:00 via railuk.com
  Rail UK - Millions of passengers who travel on the West Coast Main Line each week are set to benefit from a new behind-the-scenes collaboration at a railway control centre in Warwickshire.
  
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• Neither Musk nor WiFi would improve Ryanair

  21-01-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Need for connectivity tends to grow the longer the flight, weakening the case for the budget airline
  
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