Public Transport news

• First look at Harrogates electrics

  02-03-2018 01:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  Coach and Bus Week - In this sneak preview one of eight new Volvo 7900E electric buses for Harrogate is seen at the manufacturers Wroclaw plant in Poland.
  
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• Why has new bus station and flats complex taken so long?

  23-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Planners have approved a major 12-storey housing, bus station and entertainment complex in Douglas.
  
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• Welsh rail transformation takes shape as Valley lines go fully electric

  23-03-2026 01:00 via wales247.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Transport for Wales has completed the full electrification of the Core Valley lines, at the heart of the South Wales Metro, delivering one of Wales? most ambitious rail infrastructure transport projects.
  
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• Welsh Core Valley lines electrification complete

  23-03-2026 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The last 800m of overhead has been energised and tested between Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay, completing the six-year ?1 billion project to electrify the Core Valley lines, which cover 170km. Tram trains are now set to start entering service between between Pontypridd and Cardiff Bay.
  
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• Up To 17-Hour Nonstop Flights: London Heathrow's New Ultra-Long Route Revealed

  23-03-2026 01:00 via simpleflying.com
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  The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has had a wide range of ramifications for the commercial aviation industry, with operations at major hubs in the region, such asDubai International Airport (DXB), being severely restricted against the volatile backdrop of geopolitical tensions.
  
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• Train station to get lifts after years of setbacks

  23-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - After years of setbacks, a railways station has finally received funding to have its lifts reinstalled.
  
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• Sydney and London Heathrow Launch Qantas Ultra-Long-Haul Route Revolutionizing Australia-UK Tourism in 2027:

  23-03-2026 01:00 via travelandtourworld.com
  Aviation Industry- Qantas introduces the world?s longest commercial flight from Sydney to London Heathrow, a ultra-long-haul marvel set for 2027 under Project Sunrise.
  
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• Starmer and Trump discuss need to reopen Hormuz Strait

  23-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - No 10 says the leaders agree reopening the shipping lane is key to ensuring energy market stability.
  
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• Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer vows to look into Burnley railway station issues

  23-03-2026 01:00 via lancs.live
  Other News Sources - Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to set up a meeting with the government's rail minister after being urged to make a Burnley railway station more accessible.
  
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• Petrol station monitoring to be 'stepped up' with UK drivers warned

  23-03-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - The new tool has suffered a setback after problems with fuel mp;shy;retailers updating their prices.
  
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• North Lanarkshire Council reject plans for Cumbernauld transport depot

  23-03-2026 01:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Planning officers have refused to approve proposals for a transport depot in Cumbernauld.
  
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• New trains heading for Wales as 'landmark' electrification project completed

  23-03-2026 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Millions has been invested in the rail network with the final section of overhead line between Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay now complete
  
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• New badge to help specific pregnant women get a seat on a bus or train

  23-03-2026 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - Passengers sitting on busy buses and trains are asked to give up their seat
  
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• MP raises Heathrow expansion transport concerns

  23-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - An MP has said he is "firmly" against the planned expansion of Heathrow but is a "big advocate" of a new rail link to the airport.
  
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• Moray 32 bus cap pilot will cut some fares by nearly 90 per cent

  23-03-2026 01:00 via grampianonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A new mp;pound;2 cap on bus fares comes into force today and we have rounded up which Moray routes are set to see the biggest savings.
  
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• Moray ?2 bus cap pilot will cut some fares by nearly 90 per cent

  23-03-2026 01:00 via grampianonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A new ?2 cap on bus fares comes into force today and we have rounded up which Moray routes are set to see the biggest savings.
  
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• Ministers set to order HS2 to consider slower trains to save billions

  23-03-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Reducing maximum speed on new rail line among the ideas being explored to cut costs of spiralling bill.
  
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• Mid Wales moves forward on transport as Regional Transport Plan approved

  23-03-2026 01:00 via ceredigion.gov.uk
  Local Government - Developed by Growing Mid Wales, as the region?s Corporate Joint Committee (CJC), in partnership with Ceredigion and Powys County Councils, the Mid Wales Regional Transport Plan has now been approved by the Welsh Government.
  
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• Major Birmingham route to be transformed with 'buses given priority' over cars

  23-03-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Cross City Bus Package 6 will see improvements made to the Number 74 bus route between Birmingham and West Bromwich
  
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• HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry

  23-03-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete pricesOne of HS2mp;#146;s biggest contractors has warned the government that raising tariffs on foreign steel imports will mp;#147;exacerbatemp;#148; cost pressures for the UK construction industry, amid growing concern over the mp;pound;100bn railwaymp;#146;s rising budget.Ministers said last week they would double the tariffs on imported steel and slash the amoun
  
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• Grand Central's Newcastle-Brighton service would "abstract ?14m of CrossCountry revenue"

  23-03-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - CrossCountry (XC) has estimated that ?14 million of revenue would be abstracted if Grand Central?s Newcastle-Brighton service was approved.
  
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• Grand Central's Newcastle-Brighton service would

  23-03-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - CrossCountry (XC) has estimated that mp;pound;14 million of revenue would be abstracted if Grand Centralmp;#39;s Newcastle-Brighton service was approved.
  
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• 'Get on the Bus': Plymouth transport boss defends parking hike

  23-03-2026 01:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  Plymouth Herald - A city council transport spokesman has urged people to get on the bus if they don?t like the increase in parking charges in Plymouth.
  
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• Fleet of new electric buses unveiled in city

  23-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A new fleet of electric buses has been revealed to serve Salisbury.
  The fleet consists of 18 double decker and 12 single decker buses with three of the buses to be used on the Stonehenge Tour
  
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• Dozens helped to safety after train catches fire

  23-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A fire broke out underneath the carriage of a passenger train at Newton Abbot on Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Disability activists protest at Glasgow Subway for 'more accessible stations'

  23-03-2026 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - Around 30 protestors in support of the Access2Transport group stood outside Hillhead Subway for around two hours this afternoon.
  
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• Children's bus tickets capped at ?1 until 2029

  23-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A ?1 cap on child bus tickets in Bristol and Somerset has been extended until spring 2029.
  The West of England Combined Authority (Weca) announced the three-year extension of the initiative as part of a wider fares support package for bus passengers.
  
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• Children's bus tickets capped at £1 until 2029

  23-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A mp;pound;1 cap on child bus tickets in Bristol and Somerset has been extended until spring 2029.
  The West of England Combined Authority (Weca) announced the three-year extension of the initiative as part of a wider fares support package for bus passengers.
  
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• Can better buses fix city pollution?

  23-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Transport is one of the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions, and in cities around the world it is also one of the biggest daily frustrations. Congestion, pollution and long journeys to work affect millions of people every day.
  
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• Anti-war protestors target Prestwick Airport after US planes get green light for Iran strikes

  23-03-2026 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - Keir Starmer is allowing the US to use UK bases to launch airstrikes at targets on Iran.
  
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