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• First class allocation on trains could be reduced to ease overcrowding

  11-05-2016 01:01
  
  Proposal mooted in consultation for British services on west coast mainline, ahead of bids for new franchiseThe amount of space set aside on train carriages for first class travel could be reduced as a way of tackling overcrowding, a government document has suggested.The idea is floated in a consultation document asking the public for their views on how rail services can be improved on the west coast mainline which runs between London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Ho
  
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• Wyre Council secures temporary transport service to support Fleetwood during tram disruption

  17-06-2026 02:00 via blackpooltransport.com
  Other News Sources - Wyre Council has worked in partnership with Blackpool Transport to introduce a temporary shuttle service in Fleetwood, ensuring continued access to the town centre and market following disruption to tram services on Lord Street.
  
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• West of Scotland transport body SPT appoints new chief executive

  17-06-2026 02:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Jamie Ross will take up the role at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) in late September, bringing more than 30 years of public and private sector experience to the post.
  
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• Wales rail replacement plan was ?inevitable?: CaBAC Director

  17-06-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The plan to move to in-house co-ordination and management of rail replacement services by Transport for Wales (TfW) has not met with major complaints from operators, according to Coach and Bus Association Cymru (CaBAC) Director Bev Fowles.
  
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• The moment illegal e-bikes are crushed after police crackdown

  17-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - South Wales Police say illegal e-bikes also put pedestrians and road users at serious risk.
  
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• The £50m 'dead end' motorway junction near Bristol still not in use after seven years

  17-06-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Not one vehicle has used it despite its eye-watering cost
  
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• Somerset electric car battery gigafactory 'parts ways' with main builder

  17-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Tata-owned battery maker Agratas is replacing Sir Robert McAlpine on its flagship mp;pound;4bn project
  
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• Shipping chief: Hormuz tankers reluctant to leave Gulf despite Iran deal

  17-06-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Shipping firms remain reluctant to navigate the Strait of Hormuz sea passage despite this weekmp;amp;#8217;s peace deal, according to a boss of the industrymp;amp;#8217;s lobby group who warned that trade volumes will not return to full capacity until next year. Peter Aylott, director of policy at the UK Chamber of Shipping, told City AM that ...
  
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• Naked cycling: is it ever acceptable to ride a rental bike in the nude?

  17-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The World Naked Bike Ride is designed to draw attention to the vulnerability of cyclists in the city. But this yearmp;#146;s London event is in the news after half the riders used rental bikesName: World Naked Bike Ride.Age: 22. Continue reading...
  
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• London transport audio tour created for Pride

  17-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The tour explores art at stations including Bethnal Green, Notting Hill Gate and St Jamesmp;#39;s Park.
  
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• Inside Andy Burnham?s plan to bring back HS2

  17-06-2026 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - A scaled-back railway line could be partly funded by local taxpayers in Greater Manchester and the West Midlands
  
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• Inflation remained stagnant as transport costs soar

  17-06-2026 02:00 via scottishgrocer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - INFLATION figures between April and the end of May remained fixed as transport costs soar upwards, offsetting a fall in prices across other categories.
  
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• Inflation holds at 2.8 as transport costs offset falling food prices

  17-06-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - The ONS said rising transport costs were the main driver of inflationary pressure during the month, with airfares, vehicle taxes and petrol prices all contributing to higher prices.
  
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• GBR progress, an electrified test track and how Britain lost its trams

  17-06-2026 02:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  
  Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast - An episode all about metal wheels on metal rails.Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker look at the latest parliamentary progress of the Railways Bill setting-up Great British Railways 01:56.Porterbrook CEO Mary Grant explains how her company's investment in the newly electrified test track at its Long Marston Innovation Centre will boost capability in the UK's rail sector 20:10.In an extended discussion, author Mick Hamer takes Christian through th
  
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• Faith schools face cuts to transport service

  17-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Pupils at 12 schools across Nottinghamshire could be impacted by council cuts to faith schools transport.
  
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• Exeter to Manchester Airport flights 'key' for business community

  17-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Budget carrier Loganair is now operating a daily schedule between the two transport hubs
  
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• Cycle wands flattened on busy Cambridge road

  17-06-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Cambridgeshire County Council is aware of the flattened cycle wands
  
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• Cammell Laird renamed Balaena Birkenhead after £150m takeover: CEO reveals plans for famous Mersey shipyard

  17-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Balaena Group CEO Simon Gillett on future of historic Birkenhead shipyard on the River Mersey
  
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• Burnham pledges to revive HS2 link to Manchester

  17-06-2026 02:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  Construction News - Andy Burnham has promised to resurrect the HS2 leg from Birmingham to Manchester if he becomes prime minister.
  
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• Andy Burnham HS2 pledge for Birmingham-Manchester link welcomed by former minister

  17-06-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - A new Birmingham-Manchester link could mp;#39;lay the foundations for higher growthmp;#39;, Andy Burnham said
  
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• Zenobe announces £980m financing to support bus electrification

  16-06-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Zenobe has announced the securing of mp;pound;980 million in private capital financing to support the deployment of more than 1,200 new electric buses and associated charging infrastructure over the next three years.
  
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• Zenobe announces ?980m financing to support bus electrification

  16-06-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Zenobe has announced the securing of ?980 million in private capital financing to support the deployment of more than 1,200 new electric buses and associated charging infrastructure over the next three years.
  
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• Year on from Casey Report cross border taxi hiring still threat to women and children

  16-06-2026 02:00 via unitetheunion.org
  Other News Sources - On the first anniversary since the Casey Report found that cross border hiring puts women and children at risk and needs urgent reform, the government has still done nothing, Unite, the UK?s leading union, said today.
  
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• Welsh bridge will reopen to pedestrians after it was shut for posing 'significant risk'

  16-06-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The bridge has been closed for several months as inspections were carried out
  
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• Ultra-rapid EV charging hub opens near Heathrow Airport

  16-06-2026 02:00 via greenfleet.net
  Green Miscellany - The first ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging hub from the Fastned and Places for London partnership has opened at Hatton Cross Underground station, near Heathrow Airport.
  
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• UK Government Launches 3219 Million Fund To Accelerate Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

  16-06-2026 02:00 via ukaviation.aero
  
  Aviation Industry- The UK Government has unveiled a new mp;pound;219 million funding programme aimed at accelerating domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, with ministers hoping the investment will strengthen the countrymp;#39;s position as a global leader in low-carbon aviation while creating thousands of skilled jobs.
  
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• UK Government Launches ?219 Million Fund To Accelerate Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production

  16-06-2026 02:00 via ukaviation.aero
  
  Aviation Industry- The UK Government has unveiled a new ?219 million funding programme aimed at accelerating domestic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, with ministers hoping the investment will strengthen the country?s position as a global leader in low-carbon aviation while creating thousands of skilled jobs.
  
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• UK airline cutting flights to three destinations in July - 'we do not take these decisions lightly'

  16-06-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The UK airline is cutting flights to and from three destination in its schedule this summer due to financial pressures including the increase in fuel costs and airport fees
  
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• Trump declares US-Iran peace deal ‘all signed’ as G7 leaders battle to tie up loose ends

  16-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - US president says strait of Hormuz will be open from Friday but questions remain over waterway fees and Israeli breaches of ceasefire in LebanonTallying the global cost of the US-Israel war against IranDonald Trump has declared that the strait of Hormuz will be mp;#147;completely openmp;#148; from Friday, as western leaders gathering at the G7 summit in mp;Eacute;vian-les-Bains battled to prevent the fragile US deal with Iran from almost immediately unravelling.mp;#147;The dealmp;
  
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• Transport investment package promises better East Midlands buses

  16-06-2026 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - The ?298m of investment from EMCCA in transport promises better buses and safer streets across Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
  
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