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• Light Rail Operators Committee meets in Nottingham to share operational insights

  16-12-2025 01:00 via uktram.org
  Other News Sources - On Thursday 4th December, the Light Rail Operators Committee (LROC) convened at the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) Depot, bringing together operators from across the UK and Ireland to reflect on operational performance, shared challenges and best practice.
  
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• Zipcar?s demise is another victory for Sadiq Khan?s war on motorists subscription

  18-12-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - There is hardly any form of motor transport the mayor does not want to fine, tax or regulate out of existence
  
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• Zipcar's demise is another victory for Sadiq Khan's war on motorists subscription

  18-12-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - There is hardly any form of motor transport the mayor does not want to fine, tax or regulate out of existence
  
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• Trains suspended after high waves hit tracks

  18-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Scotrail confirmed services to Largs and Ardrossan services will terminate at Kilwinning.
  
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• Trains cancelled after railway line floods

  18-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Trains have been cancelled after a burst water main caused a railway line to flood.
  
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• Trainline Partner Solutions and Navan announce Europe-wide partnership renewal

  18-12-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  Rail Business Daily - Trainline Partner Solutions (TPS) has announced a partnership renewal with all-in-one travel, payments, and expense management platform, Navan.
  
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• Train crashed into buffer due to driver microsleep

  18-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - A train crashed into a buffer at London Bridge station due to a driver microsleep, a report finds.
  
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• Top Nissan exec hails 'fantastic start' in Government support for automotive sector

  18-12-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Business Live - Adam Pennick, vice president of manufacturing at Nissanmp;#39;s Sunderland Plant, urged more work on turning the Industrial Strategy into action
  
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• This Labour MP you've probably never heard of has just skewered petrol and diesel drivers

  18-12-2025 01:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - Labour may be about to press ahead with their petrol and diesel car ban despite EU leaders' plans to water down targets.
  
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• The Guardian view on another green U-turn in Brussels: going slow on car-industry targets is a road to nowhere Editorial

  18-12-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - The European Commissionmp;#146;s proposals to water down a 2035 ban on new petrol and diesel cars will store up major problems for the futureTwo years ago, the European Unionmp;#146;s adoption of a 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars was hailed as an act of global leadership, and a declaration of faith in the journey to net zero. That the home of BMW, Renault and Fiat should decisively reverse away from the internal combustion engine was seen as a symbolic moment.Th
  
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• Stansted could surpass Gatwick as UK?s second largest airport after Expansion

  18-12-2025 01:00 via travelradar.aero
  Aviation Industry- The decision to expand Essex?s largest airport is due on Wednesday, after councillors must decide whether or not to adhere to Manchester Airport Group?s plans to increase passenger numbers at Stansted by millions, originally proposed in 2023.
  
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• Stansted could surpass Gatwick as UK's second largest airport after Expansion

  18-12-2025 01:00 via travelradar.aero
  Aviation Industry- The decision to expand Essexmp;#39;s largest airport is due on Wednesday, after councillors must decide whether or not to adhere to Manchester Airport Groupmp;#39;s plans to increase passenger numbers at Stansted by millions, originally proposed in 2023.
  
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• Spencer Rail Engineering Appointed To Deliver New £28.5m Waterbeach Station

  18-12-2025 01:00 via minutehack.com
  Other News Sources - Work is under way on plans for a new mp;pound;28.5m railway station at Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire, a project seen as central to supporting one of the largest housing developments in the region.
  
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• Spencer Rail Engineering Appointed To Deliver New ?28.5m Waterbeach Station

  18-12-2025 01:00 via minutehack.com
  Other News Sources - Work is under way on plans for a new ?28.5m railway station at Waterbeach in Cambridgeshire, a project seen as central to supporting one of the largest housing developments in the region.
  
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• Restoring railway 'could take 20 years'

  18-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The line between Londonderry and Portadown is seen as key to improving cross border travel across the island of Ireland.
  
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• Request for funding for Northumberland Line extension after hugely successful year

  18-12-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The success of the Northumberland Line has led the county council to request funding for an extension.
  
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• Prioritising signalling safety and efficiency in the rail industry

  18-12-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  Rail Business Daily - The integrity of a railway system hinges on the reliability of its most basic component: the lineside signal. For the majority of the UK network, safety is assured by Colour Light Signals (CLS), a technology that must operate reliably regardless of environmental challenges. This system operates against a backdrop of increasing complexity, aging infrastructure, and persistent, historical safety risks.
  
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• Plans for major change at Stansted Airport given the green light

  18-12-2025 01:00 via essexlive.news
  Other Regional Press - Stansted Airport has been given the green light to increase its annual passenger limit to 51 million. Uttlesford District Council approved the airport's plans, paving the way for more people to use the Essex airport and travel overseas.
  
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• On-demand bus service replaced with fixed routes

  18-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - An on-demand bus service has been scrapped in favour of two fixed routes after it was branded not good value for money.
  
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• Newcastle Airport axes free parking at terminal with new shuttle bus service to be introduced

  18-12-2025 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Newcastle Airport has scrapped its free parking to drop-off and pick-up passengers from outside the terminal. The North East's biggest airport currently operates a 15-minute free drop-off period in its Short Stay 2 car park - estimated to be a two to four-minute walk for travellers.
  
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• New SWR trains unveiled that will carry more Surrey commuters into London Waterloo

  18-12-2025 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - 10 carriages of these new trains can carry over 50 more customers than eight carriages of the old trains they replace
  
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• New bus fleet criticised over single-door access

  18-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans for a publicly-owned fleet of electric buses in West Yorkshire have been criticised by campaigners for not including more doors on the vehicles for people with mobility issues or pushchairs.
  
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• New £26,000,000,000 European mega-airport set to rival Heathrow and Istanbul

  18-12-2025 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  Metro - A brand-new European airport is set to open in 2032, and itmp;#39;s just been given a name: Port Polska.
  The transport hub in Poland is set to attract 40 million passengers annually, with plans for three runways.
  
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• New ?26,000,000,000 European mega-airport set to rival Heathrow and Istanbul

  18-12-2025 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  Metro - A brand-new European airport is set to open in 2032, and it?s just been given a name: Port Polska.
  The transport hub in Poland is set to attract 40 million passengers annually, with plans for three runways.
  
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• Longest urban cable car in Europe lets Paris commuters soar over gridlock subscription

  18-12-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Europe?s longest urban cable car has been unveiled on the outskirts of Paris.The new line, the first in the French capital, connects Cr?teil to Villeneuve-Saint-Georges in the city?s south-eastern suburbs
  
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• London Stansted airport expansion plans given green light

  18-12-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A major London airport has been given the greenlight to officially expand.
  
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• London council starts handing out speeding fines to cyclists subscription

  18-12-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Complaints from dog walkers have prompted Wandsworth parks police to crack down with ?50 fixed-penalty notices
  
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• London Assembly committee voices concerns about Heathrow third runway

  18-12-2025 01:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - A third runway at Heathrow Airport would reverse recent improvements to air quality and cause ?harmful? levels of noise pollution, the London Assembly Environment Committee has warned.
  
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• Kent's biggest attraction to development industry experts' It's our proximity and links to London and port connections

  18-12-2025 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Kent Online - When asked about the factors that would improve Kentmp;#39;s economy, 57 of the guests saw the relaxation of national planning policy share top spot as the most important factor with the delivery of the Lower Thames Crossing.
  
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• Kent's biggest attraction to development industry experts? It's our proximity and links to London and port connections

  18-12-2025 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Kent Online - When asked about the factors that would improve Kentmp;#39;s economy, 57 of the guests saw the relaxation of national planning policy share top spot as the most important factor with the delivery of the Lower Thames Crossing.
  
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