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• How the absence of the trams could help make the case for Edinburgh's new North-South tramline

  18-08-2026 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - As residents and visitors alike adjust their plans to cope with the fact that Princes Street is out of action at the city's busiest time of year and there are no trams to Leith, thoughts at the City Chambers are turning to the proposals for a new North-South tramline.
  
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• Transport Committee Chair exchanges letters with Minister on rail passenger watchdog

  10-09-2026 02:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - The Chair of the Transport Committee has urged the Government to rethink its approach to setting up the new rail passenger council to ensure it is seen as fully independent.
  
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• The 31 bus services facing shake-ups as stops dropped and timetables changed

  10-09-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - There will be a number of shake ups to services across the county
  
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• Shetland spaceport project secures £30m of UK government investment

  10-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The funding will be used to build two more launchpads.
  
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• ScotRail trains between Inverness and Dingwall disrupted due to safety check being carried out

  10-09-2026 02:00 via inverness-courier.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A ScotRail spokesperson said: ?We have one 24/7 mini bus running from Inverness to Kyle.
  
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• Sadiq Khan urged to end London’s e-bike ‘patchwork’

  10-09-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Sadiq Khan has been urged to speed up plans for a London-wide e-bike licence, as Forest warned spiralling council fees and a regulatory mp;amp;#8220;patchworkmp;amp;#8221; risk forcing operators from the capital. In a letter to the mayor seen by City AM, the London-based e-bike operator said delays to Transport for Londonmp;#146;s new licensing regime were threatening ...
  
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• Passengers face being stranded at Heathrow and Gatwick for days as 2,000 flights axed

  10-09-2026 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - The knock-on impact of UK air traffic control's technical issues has so far affected more than 330,000 people
  
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• Out-of-contract e-bike firm refuses to quit London borough

  10-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Voi lost out on a council deal but says the authority has no legal grounds to exclude it.
  
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• MPs raise concerns over Passenger Watchdog powers

  10-09-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine -The Transport Select Committee has written to the Rail Minister, Lord Hendy, raising its concerns over the Passenger Watchdog.
  
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• More flight cancellations as fallout from air traffic control glitch continues

  10-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Air passengers faced a second day of disruption on Wednesday as flights continued to be cancelled following a technical glitch with the UK's traffic control system.
  
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• Mayor agrees to air condition all London buses

  10-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Air conditioning will be installed in all London buses by the end of May 2027, the mayormp;#39;s office says.
  
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• How Andy Burnham could allow London Underground extension of Bakerloo line to finally be built

  10-09-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - MPs have been told that, currently, mayors have little incentive to raise money within their own areas because it primarily gets funnelled to central government instead of being retained
  
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• Highlands set for 39m worth of rail upgrades

  10-09-2026 02:00 via projectscot.com
  
  Other News Sources - ENGINEERS are to carry out mp;pound;9 million worth of upgrades and repairs to Inverness Railway Station and the Kyle railway line later this year.
  
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• Funding secured for new Lancashire station

  10-09-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Lancashire Combined County Authority has contributed ?28.2 million towards a new station at Cottam Parkway, from the ?640m it is putting towards consolidated transport funding over the next four years.
  
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• First freight train arrives for Sizewell C build

  10-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The first train conveying materials to be used for the construction of a new nuclear power station has arrived at the site.
  
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• Fifth day of rail disruption west of Paddington

  10-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Disruption continues to rail services in London after a fire to cables on the weekend.
  
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• Dust from Radlett rail freight site disrupts residents

  10-09-2026 02:00 via hertsad.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Residents say dust from a nearby construction site has made their lives ?absolute hell?.
  
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• Cost of Heathrow expansion could push out budget airlines, says easyJet subscription

  10-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Senior executive at carrier tells MPs that if a charge for the third runway is levied on low-cost operators it will break their business model
  
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• Controversial new Cambridge guided busway approved despite death concerns

  10-09-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - It will provide a mp;#39;desperately needed new transport linkmp;#39;
  
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• Consultation on proposed renaming of Scottish train station

  10-09-2026 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - The proposal would see Glenrothes with Thornton railway station changed to become Thornton railway station.
  
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• 'Baggage reclaim was pandemonium': passengers hit by airport IT chaos in UK recount their ordeals

  10-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - ore than 2,000 flights have been cancelled after an air traffic control system failure that has thrown airports across the UK into chaos.
  
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• Air traffic failure was avoidable, says transport secretary

  10-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Heidi Alexander orders an investigation into the glitch that caused more than 2,000 flight cancellations.
  
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• Air traffic boss under intense pressure to quit after flights chaos subscription

  10-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The chief executive of the UK?s air traffic control service is under increasing pressure to resign after ministers said the failure that grounded thousands of flights on Tuesday was avoidable.
  
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• A5 road costs hit almost £200m without work starting yet

  10-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The 58-mile (85km) dual carriageway between Londonderry and the border at Aughnacloy was first announced in 2007, but has been beset by funding and legal issues.
  
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• WSP joins High Speed Rail Group

  09-09-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has welcomed WSP as its newest member, further strengthening the organisation?s expertise across the rail and infrastructure sector.
  
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• Whitehaven - Isle of Man ferry survey gets 4,000 responses

  09-09-2026 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - The survey, launched by MP Josh MacAlister, found that 93 per cent of respondents would be very or quite likely to use the service, including more than seven in ten who said they would be very likely to do so.
  
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• What caused air traffic control issue at UK airports' Inquest begins subscription

  09-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The Civil Aviation Authority has asked the National Air Traffic Services to provide a detailed rundown of what went wrong
  
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• What caused air traffic control issue at UK airports? Inquest begins subscription

  09-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The Civil Aviation Authority has asked the National Air Traffic Services to provide a detailed rundown of what went wrong
  
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• Valve failure on CalMac ferry saw uncontrolled escape of flammable gas

  09-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A faulty valve on a CalMac ferry led to a sudden and uncontrolled release of highly flammable methane gas last summer, BBC Scotland News has learned.
  
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• Two SMEs in WYCA bus franchise contract winners as five unawarded

  09-09-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has named the operators that are set to gain small Tier B and home-to-school Tier C bus franchise contracts in the first round of the region?s Weaver Network, with a minor SME presence among the expected winners.
  
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