Public Transport news

• Electric buses for Cornwall

  10-04-2024 02:00 via voicenewspapers.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - CORNWALLS first electric buses will take to the streets next year, helping to cut carbon emissions and improve air quality.
  
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• Wrexham MP on UK Government £14b funding of Welsh rail

  23-02-2026 01:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Prime Minister was in Wales last week to announce the UK Governmentmp;#39;s 314 billion commitment to funding Welsh rail for the long term.
  
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• Wheelchair user stuck in lift calls fire brigade

  23-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Nathan Rollinson says the emergency Tube staff told him it would take up to two hours.
  
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• The Invisible Dividend: How Electric Vehicles Are Already Scrubbing the Air You Breathe

  23-02-2026 01:00 via webpronews.com
  EIN News Subscription - New research shows electric vehicles are already producing measurable air quality improvements in communities across the U.S. and globally, reducing nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter levels with significant public health and economic benefits that extend far beyond EV owners themselves.
  
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• Station opens after 14 month delay

  23-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A railway station shut for more than a year has finally opened after a 14-month delay.
  
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• Stadler trams receive commissioning approval for German city

  23-02-2026 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Stadler has received commissioning approval for new short versions of its MGT M trams (also known as ?short? TINA) for Stadtwerke Halle GmbH, which provides all municipal services in the German city of Halle.
  
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• St Athan bid left out of historic Welsh rail investment

  23-02-2026 01:00 via penarthtimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A South Wales politician has expressed his disappointment over the exclusion of a proposed railway station from a rail investment programme.
  
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• Smaller UK airports struggle despite record passenger numbers subscription

  23-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Several of Britainmp;#39;s smaller airports are struggling to recover from the changes wrought to air travel by the pandemic, with some recording passenger numbers down by nearly 50 per cent or more on pre-Covid-19 levels.
  
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• Road policies that could deliver for Wales - Professor Stuart Cole,

  23-02-2026 01:00 via nation.cymru
  Nation. Cymru - Last month, this column considered the overall funding options including inter-modal passenger transport integration and railway investment funding.
  
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• Reopening Skipton-Colne railway would restore 'missing link'

  23-02-2026 01:00 via keighleynews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - REOPENING a disused railway line would restore a vital "missing link".
  
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• Rail signs call after runner's death at crossing

  23-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Footage shows Sam Dudley, who was listening to music, appeared shocked at the sight of the train.
  
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• Passenger rise on Cambrian line boosts hourly service calls

  23-02-2026 01:00 via countytimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Passenger numbers on the main railway line running through Powys rose every month in 2025, the Welsh Government says.
  
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• Oxford to Swindon train line supported by government

  23-02-2026 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Oxford Mail - Train services from Oxford to Swindon are one step close to becoming reality after support was shown from the government.
  
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• New rail station to be built at Deeside Industrial Estate

  23-02-2026 01:00 via chesterstandard.co.uk
  Chester Standard - A NEW railway station is to be built at Deeside Industrial Estate, the Welsh Government has said.
  
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• New bus service to link Portishead to Airport

  23-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A new bus service will be launched in April linking several towns and villages with Bristol Airport.
  
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• New Birmingham Airport sustainability strategy as it strives to be net zero by 2033

  23-02-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - The new plan maps out key actions to support local communities, mitigate operational impact on the environment and be more energy efficient
  
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• More than £50m earmarked for Hampshire bus improvements

  23-02-2026 01:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - More than mp;pound;50 million has been earmarked for bus improvements under Hampshiremp;#39;s Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP).
  
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• Manchester Piccadilly station reopens after nine-day closure for huge project

  23-02-2026 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - The station was shut over the half term as the works were carried out
  
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• LNER railway carriages saved for preservation

  23-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Railway carriages that transported millions of passengers across the East of England and beyond have been saved for preservation.
  
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• Kent railway line to reopen after £10m project on county’s busiest junction

  23-02-2026 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A mp;amp;amp;#163;10 million project that forced Kentmp;#146;s busiest railway junction and several stations to shut will come to an end this evening.
  
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• I took a hop-on, hop-off bus through a spectacularly underrated English landscape

  23-02-2026 01:00 via inews.co.uk
  i News - The Forest of Bowland is among the treasures of Lancashire
  
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• ?How Labour is modernising transport in Wales with fairness at its heart?

  23-02-2026 01:00 via labourlist.org
  Labour List - This week was a game changer for Welsh rail.
  On Wednesday, our First Minister, Eluned Morgan, and the Prime Minister announced a generational commitment to modernise Welsh rail. We are going to build seven new stations across Wales, supporting 12,000 jobs.
  
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• Heathrow expansion could include world's most expensive car park subscription

  23-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The cost to build the site per parking space would be more than mp;pound;72,000, based on initial estimates
  
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• Go-Ahead reaches 1,000 zero-emission buses in London fleet

  23-02-2026 01:00 via sustainable-bus.com
  Sustainable Bus - Go-Ahead announces it has reached 1,000 zero-emission buses in operation at Go-Ahead London. The milestone confirms the operator as the largest zero-emission bus fleet owner in the United Kingdom, based on figures released in a press note by Go-Ahead.
  
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• Exeter Greens challenge Stagecoach over 'steep' city bus fare hikes

  23-02-2026 01:00 via themoorlander.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Exeter Greens challenge Stagecoach over steep bus fare hikes as operator defends its new pricing structure and prepares for electric vehicle rollout
  
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• East Midlands Airport arrivals area improved

  23-02-2026 01:00 via westbridgfordwire.com
  Other News Sources - Passengers arriving at East Midlands Airport are being welcomed by a refreshed immigration and arrivals area following a series of improvements aimed at enhancing the customer experience.
  
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• Council scraps college bus passes extension due to cost

  23-02-2026 01:00 via rossgazette.com
  Other Regional Press - A PILOT scheme to allow 16 to 19-year-olds to also use their mp;pound;1,000-a-year college bus passes in the evenings, at weekends, and during school holidays will not proceed due to cost pressures.
  
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• Campaigners say airport expansion could ?slice common in two?

  23-02-2026 01:00 via bristol247.com
  Other News Sources - A new campaign group believes Bristol Airport?s proposed expansion of landing lights to a green space will ?literally slice the common into two parts?.
  
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• Campaigners say airport expansion could 'slice common in two'

  23-02-2026 01:00 via bristol247.com
  Other Regional Press - A new campaign group believes Bristol Airportmp;#39;s proposed expansion of landing lights to a green space will mp;#39;literally slice the common into two partsmp;#39;.
  
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• CalMac's newest ferry MV Isle of Islay arrives in Scotland

  23-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The first of four new CalMac ferries being built in Turkey has arrived in Scotland after a four-week voyage delayed by stormy weather.
  
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