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• Heathrow Express pushes service as the ?trusted choice?

  15-07-2026 02:00 via decisionmarketing.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Heathrow Express is putting travellers and their reason for using the service front and centre in a new campaign timed to coincide with the peak summer season.
  
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• ZEVs increase share but new bus market decline continues

  15-07-2026 02:00 via highways-news.com
  
  Highways News - New data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has suggested that the UK?s new bus, coach and minibus market fell by -50.6 to 1,465 units in the second quarter of 2026, as demand continued to normalise after two strong years of fleet renewal.
  
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• Work begins on £15m Barking Eurohub to revive London rail freight

  15-07-2026 02:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Work has started on the redevelopment of Barking Eurohub in east London, in a project intended to bring regular international rail freight services through the Channel Tunnel back to the capital.
  
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• Work begins on ?15m Barking Eurohub to revive London rail freight

  15-07-2026 02:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Work has started on the redevelopment of Barking Eurohub in east London, in a project intended to bring regular international rail freight services through the Channel Tunnel back to the capital.
  
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• Why are asset renewals being cut when Network Rail is beating the target for efficiencies?

  15-07-2026 02:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - In our latest annual assessment, we find that Network Rail has continued to deliver efficiencies in how it operates, maintains and renews the national rail infrastructure. However, we also report that the company will deliver fewer renewals than originally planned.
  
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• UKTram relaunches Operational Innovation Group to support collaboration and new ideas across the light rail sector

  15-07-2026 02:00 via uktram.org
  
  UKTram - UKTram has relaunched its Operational Innovation Group, establishing a dedicated forum for the light rail sector to explore new ideas, share operational experience, and identify practical opportunities for innovation.
  
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• UK: Transport Secretary & EU Commissioner to Ensure Smooth EES Border Checks

  15-07-2026 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Railway-News - Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has spoken with the European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism regarding the provision of support for holidaymakers through the EUmp;#39;s enhanced security checks during the upcoming summer holiday period.
  
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• UK: Transport Secretary & EU Commissioner to Ensure Smooth EES Border Checks

  15-07-2026 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Railway-News - Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander has spoken with the European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism regarding the provision of support for holidaymakers through the EU?s enhanced security checks during the upcoming summer holiday period.
  
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• Transport minister raises EU entry-exit system fears over border check delays

  15-07-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - British transport minister Heidi Alexander has raised concerns over the European Union's new digital border security check system with the EU transport commissioner, her department said on Tuesday, following reports of long waits at passport control.
  
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• Timber transport funds to upgrade 'fragile rural roads'

  15-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A string of new projects to protect "fragile rural roads" used for timber transport across Scotland are to receive funding support.
  
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• techUK?s impact on Parliamentary rail debate

  15-07-2026 02:00 via wired-gov.net
  
  Wired Gov - techUK?s Rail Policy Working Group has engaged with Peers to protect the tech sector as the Railways Bill enters the House of Lords.
  
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• Stagecoach event determines to make buses accessible

  15-07-2026 02:00 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A bus company has said it is committed to making travel accessible for all of its passengers.
  
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• Space cargo costs falling faster than steamship freight in the 1800s subscription

  15-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Rapidly declining launch costs could open the way to commercial activity far beyond low-Earth orbit, study suggests
  
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• SNP offer to help Andy Burnham copy free bus travel policy in England

  15-07-2026 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - SCOTLAND'S policy of free bus travel for under-22s should be implemented in England by incoming prime minister Andy Burnham, an independent inquiry has said.
  
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• Shrewsbury MP calls for joined-up transport and services to boost town centre

  15-07-2026 02:00 via shropshirelive.com
  
  Other Regional Press - That is the verdict of Shrewsbury MP Julia Buckley, who recently led a national delegation of MPs, specialist civil servants, and stakeholders to study successful urban regeneration in South Yorkshire.
  
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• Review finds £104m error in North East bus reform plans but mayor's vision still deemed affordable

  15-07-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Auditors found that multi-million pound staffing bills were not properly factored in to an assessment of a North East bus franchising model, but they have been described as only a fraction of the costs
  
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• Review finds ?104m error in North East bus reform plans ? but mayor's vision still deemed affordable

  15-07-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Auditors found that multi-million pound staffing bills were not properly factored in to an assessment of a North East bus franchising model, but they have been described as only a fraction of the costs
  
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• Rail industry must maintain safety standards through reform, says ORR

  15-07-2026 02:00 via orr.gov.uk
  Office of Rail and Road (ORR) - Britain's rail industry must maintain a relentless focus on safety as it undergoes major reform, the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) says in its annual health and safety report published today. The report comes just weeks after the fatal train collision at Elstow, near Bedford, which highlighted the severe consequences of major rail accidents.
  
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• Rail groups call for ETS rail funding

  15-07-2026 02:00 via railmarket.com
  
  News from Europe - European rail and combined transport associations are calling for EU ETS revenues to support rail investment, arguing that the cleanest mass transport mode should receive a fairer share of carbon market funding.
  
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• Progress for Lower Thames Crossing as Europe?s largest ever tunnelling machine selected

  15-07-2026 02:00 via nationalhighways.co.uk
  National Highways - At 16.4 metres in diameter the machine will be the largest ever used in Europe, and the third largest ever in the world
  
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• Progress for Lower Thames Crossing as Europe's largest ever tunnelling machine selected

  15-07-2026 02:00 via nationalhighways.co.uk
  National Highways - At 16.4 metres in diameter the machine will be the largest ever used in Europe, and the third largest ever in the world
  
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• Prestwick Airport visit for Cabinet Secretary for Transport

  15-07-2026 02:00 via ayradvertiser.com
  
  Other Regional Press - BOSSES at Prestwick Airport welcomed one of Scotland's most senior political figures last week.
  
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• Port of Dover has done 'absolutely everything' to avoid summer EES chaos

  15-07-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Chief executive Doug Bannister said it is mp;#39;very disappointingmp;#39; a new processing facility is not yet being used for cars.
  
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• Port of Dover has done ?absolutely everything? to avoid summer EES chaos

  15-07-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Chief executive Doug Bannister said it is ?very disappointing? a new processing facility is not yet being used for cars.
  
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• Plan to split and join new Grand Central service poses 'significant risk to East Coast Main Line'

  15-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Grand Central?s plan to split and join services at Doncaster as part of its application to run to Cleethorpes poses a ?significant risk? to East Coast Main Line performance, Network Rail has said.
  
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• Plan to split and join new Grand Central service poses 'significant risk to East Coast Main Line'

  15-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Grand Centralmp;#39;s plan to split and join services at Doncaster as part of its application to run to Cleethorpes poses a mp;#39;significant riskmp;#39; to East Coast Main Line performance, Network Rail has said.
  
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• Oxford Bus Group becomes Go Thames Valley

  15-07-2026 02:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  
  Bus and Coach Buyer - The group of companies consisting of Oxford Bus Company, Thames Travel, Carousel Buses, Pulhams, Pearces Coaches and City Sightseeing Oxford, will now sit within the umbrella of Go Thames Valley, owned by parent company The Go-Ahead Group.
  
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• Night bus service to be enhanced between Brighton and Eastbourne

  15-07-2026 02:00 via sussexexpress.co.uk
  Other News Sources - An enhanced night bus service will be introduced between Brighton and Eastbourne this month, Brighton and Hove Buses have confirmed in their July service update.
  
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• New graphics unveiled showcasing stations on the reopened Portishead to Bristol railway line

  15-07-2026 02:00 via n-somerset.gov.uk
  
  Local Government - New artist?s impressions of Portishead and Pill stations have been unveiled, in a major milestone for the ?200m Portishead to Bristol railway line.
  
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• New £1k parking at work levy plan moves forward

  15-07-2026 02:00 via businessbiscuit.com
  
  Other News Sources - Bristolmp;#39;s proposed workplace parking levy is back on the agenda, with the city council moving from early-stage development toward public consultation on a scheme that could charge employers up to mp;pound;1,250 for parking spaces provided at work.
  
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