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• HS2 celebrates completion of UK?s longest rail bridge with installation of final pre-cast segment

  06-09-2024 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - High Speed 2 (HS2) main works contractor Align JV (Bouygues Travaux Publics, Sir Robert McAlpine, VolkerFitzpatrick) has celebrated the structural completion of the Colne Valley Viaduct, Britain?s new longest railway bridge, with the installation of the 1,000thand final precast concrete segment.
  
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• Aslef train drivers vote to back pay deal and end two-year standoff

  18-09-2024 13:27 via theguardian.com
  DfT offer will mean rise of almost 15% over three years after dispute between unions and 16 operators in EnglandTrain drivers have voted to back a pay deal that will resolve the last remaining conflict between rail operators and unions after more than two years of strikes that have brought misery for passengers.Members of the driver’s union Aslef voted overwhelmingly to support the pay offer by the Department for Transport (DfT) last month, which would mean a pay rise of almost 15% over th
  
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• What's Happening With Heathrow Airport's Third Runway Plans?

  18-09-2024 02:00 via londonist.com
  Other News Sources - Will Heathrow's third runway ever happen? And what will be lost if it does?
  
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• What is behind Southeastern trains? revival? Three yeas after franchise was stripped from Govia we ask what?s changed

  18-09-2024 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - It has long been a tradition for Kent commuters to complain about the county?s rail services.
  
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• What is behind Southeastern trains revival? Three yeas after franchise was stripped from Govia we ask what's changed

  18-09-2024 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - It has long been a tradition for Kent commuters to complain about the countymp;#39;s rail services.
  
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• Timber roof dropped in flagship HS2 station design rethink

  18-09-2024 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction Enquirer - HS2 Curzon Street station contractor Mace Dragados JV have redesigned the station dropping a striking internal timber roof design for aluminium panels.
  
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• The fury of the frequent flyer

  18-09-2024 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline loyalty programmes have tested customer patience and now face government probes
  
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• The £22m SNP tax power that would have paid for ScotRail peak fare ban

  18-09-2024 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Campaigners have insisted a new tax on the use of private jets could have tallied up enough funding to scrap peak rail fares into next year amid calls for Scotland?mp;#39;s two governments to urgently unlock taxation to tackle the climate crisis.
  
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• The ?22m SNP tax power that would have paid for ScotRail peak fare ban

  18-09-2024 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Campaigners have insisted a new tax on the use of private jets could have tallied up enough funding to scrap peak rail fares into next year amid calls for Scotland?s two governments to ?urgently unlock? taxation to tackle the climate crisis.
  
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• ScotRail peak fares must be permanently scrapped, demand unions and environmental groups

  18-09-2024 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Unions and climate action groups have written a joint letter to Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop urging her to reverse the return to peak rail pricing.
  
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• Scotland's wrong and winding road that never was

  18-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Almost five miles long, the road up one of Scotlandmp;#39;s highest mountains would have had 14 hairpins.
  
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• Records broken on Elizabeth line as passenger numbers rise again

  18-09-2024 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - London?s Elizabeth line continues to set new records, with a total of 18.3 million passengers carried in the four weeks to July 20.
  
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• Pontypool & New Inn railway car park £7.2m revamp restarts

  18-09-2024 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - Pontypool mp;amp; New Inn railway car park enhancement works have finally begun after delays for safety reasons.
  
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• Pontypool & New Inn railway car park ?7.2m revamp restarts

  18-09-2024 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  South Wales Argus - Pontypool mp; New Inn railway car park enhancement works have finally begun after delays for safety reasons.
  
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• North Yorkshire mayor 'would support' extension to £2 bus fare cap

  18-09-2024 02:00 via thestrayferret.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith, has said he would support an extension to the mp;pound;2 bus fare cap beyond December.
  
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• New TransPennine consultation underway

  18-09-2024 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - A public consultation is underway over the next phase of the TransPennine Route Upgrade.
  
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• New ETCS role for Northern?s Tony Plumbley

  18-09-2024 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - Northern has announced that Tony Plumbley will lead the organisation?s engineering preparations for the roll-out of ?European Train Control System? (ETCS) signalling across its network.
  
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• New 42m long bridge to be installed over M62 at Castleton in coming days

  18-09-2024 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail is to complete the second phase of its M62 Castleton bridge replacement this weekend.
  
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• Network Rail to complete second phase of M62 Castleton bridge replacement this weekend

  18-09-2024 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - The second phase of Network Railmp;#39;s multi-million-pound project to rebuild Castleton bridge over the M62 in Rochdale takes place this weekend.
  
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• Network Rail says there are no plans to electrify Peterborough to Doncaster line which serves Spalding, Sleaford and Lincoln

  18-09-2024 02:00 via lincsonline.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Rail bosses say there are no plans to electrify a busy route - despite including it within their vision for the county.
  
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• Khan on the pedestrianisation of London’s streets: ‘Watch this space’

  18-09-2024 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street earlier this week, which he said will revitalise the area and bring customers back. Itmp;#146;s the second time the Mayor has tried to pedestrianise the street, which welcomes some 500,000 visitors a day, with his last attempt in 2018 blocked by Westminster council. ...
  
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• In-house Supertram hailed as a success

  18-09-2024 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Growth in passenger numbers and a massive reduction in ticket fraud are two of the successes claimed by South Yorkshire Supertram in its first five months after taking the business in-house from Stagecoach.
  
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• HS2 reveals enhanced designs for Birmingham Curzon Street Station

  18-09-2024 02:00 via mediacentre.hs2.org.uk
  
  Train Operators - HS2 has revealed a series of improvements to the design of the railway?s landmark Birmingham Curzon Street station - further enhancing the passenger experience, accessibility and internal layout.
  
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• Hopes to reopen Portishead railway line revived

  18-09-2024 02:00 via somersetlive.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Metro mayor Dan Norris is 'quietly confident' the ?152m project will go ahead after all despite government funding axe
  
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• Hitachi shrinks battery technology for use on local trains

  18-09-2024 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: A smaller and lighter version of the battery pack currently being tested on a Hitachi Rail inter-city train is being developed for regional, commuter and suburban trains on non-electrified lines.
  
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• Heathrow passengers rocket but workers hit with parking rise

  18-09-2024 02:00 via gmb.org.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Heathrow Airport is set to enjoy record breaking passenger numbers this year, yet has hit low paid workers with extortionate car parking charges.
  
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• Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC) launches new Aviation Generation programme at Heathrow Employment and Skills Academy

  18-09-2024 02:00 via fenews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Outstanding organisations from across the aviation industry have marked the launch of the Aviation Generation programme at Harrow, Richmond and Uxbridge Colleges (HRUC) at an inspired eventfeaturing leading figures from organisations including British Airways, Boeing and Heathrow.
  
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• Extremely frustrated and angry Harland & Wolff shareholders despair as buyers circle beleaguered Titanic builder

  18-09-2024 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The crisis at Harland mp;amp; Wolff reached a head on Monday when the shipyard revealed it would likely enter administration later this week.
  
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• Electric bike company starts operating 'without permission'

  18-09-2024 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An electric bike company has started operating in Oxford without permission from the council, traders have bemoaned.
  
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• East Kilbride Rail Skills Academy kicks off with MSP visit

  18-09-2024 02:00 via scottishconstructionnow.com
  
  Other News Sources - A cohort of 11 young people taking part in South Lanarkshire?s first Rail Skills Academy had the opportunity last week to meet local MSPs as part of their first week of the programme.
  
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