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• HS2 investigates ‘unacceptable’ behaviour by guards

  28-11-2017 08:00
  Security industry regulator also starts inquiry after video shows two Green party members being sworn atOfficials at HS2 have launched an investigation into alleged abusive behaviour by security guards against environmental protesters, the Guardian has learned. The company behind the controversial high-speed rail link, which is currently carrying out works in the Colne Valley, launched the inquiry after an encounter between guards and two female protesters was captured on video. In an email ackn
  
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• McGill’s files claim over ScotZEB3 awards

  17-07-2026 12:13 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Bus group says there are ‘serious questions’ to answer and launches multi-million pound claim against Scottish Government and Transport Scotland
   Left to right Sandy Easdale, Ralph Roberts, James Easdale
   McGill’s Buses, the UK’s largest independent bus operator, has launched a multi-million pound legal action against the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland.
  The appeal has been submitted to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) following the Scottish Gove
  
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• Go-Ahead wins big at leadership awards

  17-07-2026 12:02 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Rail minister Lord Hendy praised the winners and finalists at the inaugural Leadership in Passenger Transport Awards, which took place this week
   The first ever Leadership in Passenger Transport Awards presentation ceremony was held this week
   Go Ahead Group staff achieved victories in eight of the 14 categories at the first ever presentation ceremony for the Leadership in Passenger Transport Awards, held on July 16 at indigo at The O2 in Greenwich.
  People from the group’s subsid
  
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• Wartime Lviv keeps the wheels turning

  17-07-2026 11:46 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Ordinary people are doing superhuman things in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, and war is reorientating planning and transport policy
   You can see trams in Lviv that started their working life in long gone East Germany Everything looks normal in Lviv. In the daytime people are going about their daily business and in the evening the tables of the cafes and restaurants in the Old Town spill out onto the busy traffic-free streets where couples and families’ saunter. There are Uk
  
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• GBR – one brand doesn’t fit all

  17-07-2026 11:40 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Great British Railways risks sacrificing local identity, customer affinity and commercial instinct in pursuit of brand uniformity
   Ever since I set eyes on a South Western Railway Class 450 model at an exhibition in March, I’ve been ruminating about purchasing one. It was instant attraction, but I am extremely frugal when it comes to spending money on myself. The price is £375, which is the most I will have ever have spent on a train, and it would be frivolous to do so.
  
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• The second wave is about harmonisation

  17-07-2026 11:35 via passengertransport.co.uk
  The challenge for the next phase of bus reform isn’t only about successful local systems. It is ensuring that systems work together
  Franchising is not simply a transport change programme. It is an organisational transformation programme
   BY Anne Marie Purcell
  A year ago, I wrote about the scale of bus reform gathering momentum across England. The success of Greater Manchester turning policy into delivery had caught on with Liverpool City Region was progressing, and other mayoral combi
  
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• Taking EPs to the next level

  17-07-2026 11:19 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Andy Gibbons and Paul Walker explain how Leicester and Portsmouth are moving to ‘EP Max’
  Portsmouth is looking to develop an EP Max
   BY Paul Walker, Portsmouth City Council
  The cities of Leicester and Portsmouth have both built strong reputations, over the last five years for delivering effective Enhanced Partnerships (EPs) with their bus operators and other strategic partners. Leicester looks to mimic franchising through clear network standards covering electric fleets, timetab
  
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• The politics of better transport

  17-07-2026 11:13 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Policy leaders and industry professionals recently debated how politics can both derail, and help, to build better transport systems
  The panel discussion
   A panel at the Better Transport Conference last month tackled one of the sector’s more persistent questions: should we take the politics out of transport? The conversation that followed suggested the industry’s task is to engage with politics more intelligently, instead of retreating from it.The final session of Better Transpo
  
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• Work begins to improve Calderdale transport links

  17-07-2026 02:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Plans to improve walking and cycling links between Elland and West Vale have moved a step closer as work gets underway on a new infrastructure scheme.
  
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• Will Swindon's transport secretary have a new job?

  17-07-2026 02:00 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Swindon MP Heidi Alexander is among those whose future in the top team is uncertain as Andy Burnham prepares to take control of the reins of power.
  
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• What next for controversial (and eye-wateringly expensive) HS2?

  17-07-2026 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The new Prime Minister has long championed extending HS2 to Manchester. But with the first phase already beset by soaring costs and public finances under severe strain, can ambition survive economic reality?
  
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• TfL expands Lane Rental scheme to more boroughs

  17-07-2026 02:00 via traffictechnologytoday.com
  Other News Sources - Transport for London (TfL) is extending its Lane Rental scheme to two more London boroughs, part of a wider rollout that is also funding smart barrier technology, camera-based artificial intelligence (AI) and drone inspections for managing streetworks across the capital.
  
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• Sustainable transport upgrade on A4 between Bath and Bristol to start soon

  17-07-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Work is set to begin this autumn on sustainable transport improvements along the busy A4 between Bath and Bristol.
  
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• Staffordshire MPs Back Chetwynd Bridge Funding Bid

  17-07-2026 02:00 via megaproject.com
  Other News Sources - Local MPs are backing calls for Chetwynd Bridge to be given funding as part of a new government scheme. Staffordshire County Council will be putting the bridge forward for funding from the government?s new ?Structures Fund,? designed to help councils fix key structures in their areas. The Grade 2 listed structure near Alrewas is a critical gateway to the National Memorial Arboretum.
  
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• Share your car charger to ease growing demand, say climate advisers subscription

  17-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Letting neighbours use a home electric vehicle charger may encourage those without driveways to switch to greener cars as the UK tries to hit ambitious targets
  
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• Safer journeys for women and girls: MPs launch inquiry

  17-07-2026 02:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry looking at how effectively the Government is helping to keep women and girls safe as they travel.
  
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• Real-time bus information upgraded across Weston-super-Mare

  17-07-2026 02:00 via n-somerset.gov.uk
  Local Government - Bus passengers in Weston-super-Mare are benefiting from more accurate and reliable real-time travel information following a major upgrade by North Somerset Council.
  
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• Plea to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to public transport as 'lack of vision' condemned

  17-07-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Richmond Council has renewed calls for Hammersmith Bridge to reopen to public transport and emergency services, stating it refuses to accept only keeping it open for pedestrians, cyclists and river traffic as ?the end of the story?.
  
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• Plea to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to public transport as 'lack of vision' condemned

  17-07-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Richmond Council has renewed calls for Hammersmith Bridge to reopen to public transport and emergency services, stating it refuses to accept only keeping it open for pedestrians, cyclists and river traffic as mp;#39;the end of the storymp;#39;.
  
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• PlanBEE Rail apprentices graduate at National Railway Museum

  17-07-2026 02:00 via gazetteherald.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - An apprenticeship scheme is giving new talent the chance to launch careers in the rail industry.
  
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• North East Labour MPs call on Government to be the one that finally fixes the A1

  17-07-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Berwick MP David Smith led an adjournment debate about the road's appalling safety record
  
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• Nine-month scheme to improve bus journeys could begin in September

  17-07-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - A nine-month scheme to improve bus journeys on a city centre street could begin in September if it is approved by Council bosses next week.
  
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• New details emerge of Cardiff's congestion charge alternative that could raise ?10m a year

  17-07-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - There is hope it will 'revolutionise public transport in the city' but council has been told they will need to move fast
  
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• New details emerge of Cardiff's congestion charge alternative that could raise £10m a year

  17-07-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - There is hope it will mp;#39;revolutionise public transport in the citymp;#39; but council has been told they will need to move fast
  
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• New Cardiff depot facility speeds up train repairs and servicing

  17-07-2026 02:00 via gov.wales
  Welsh Government - A new ?12 million bogie drop has been installed at Canton rail depot in Cardiff to help maintain and service Transport for Wales?s fleet of new trains.
  
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• MPs committee chair warns of ?significant? EES disruption if no action taken

  17-07-2026 02:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The parliamentary transport committee chair has added her voice to those warning of ?significant? disruptions this summer if no action is taken on queues caused by Entry/Exit System (EES) checks.
  
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• MPs committee chair warns of 'significant' EES disruption if no action taken

  17-07-2026 02:00 via travelweekly.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The parliamentary transport committee chair has added her voice to those warning of mp;#39;significantmp;#39; disruptions this summer if no action is taken on queues caused by Entry/Exit System (EES) checks.
  
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• Ministers scuttle plan to strip coastguard rescuers of pay subscription

  17-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The U-turn was announced after it emerged that an internal poll revealed a risk of mass resignations from the emergency service
  
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• Midland Main Line gauging work allows for improved freight flow

  17-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Gauging enhancements on the northern section of the Midland Main Line (MML) have opened new opportunities for intermodal traffic.
  
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• Mayor?s draft new London Plan takes fresh approach to housing targets and opposes Heathrow expansion

  17-07-2026 02:00 via onlondon.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Sir Sadiq Khan has tailored his proposed blueprint to economic practicalities while making it plain that more parts of the capital will experience change
  
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