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• Lman Express moves closer

  10-03-2017 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - EUROPE: During a summit between the two railways held in Paris on March 9, SBB CEO Andreas Meyer...
  
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• Waverley set to overtake Glasgow Central for first time in 150 years

  25-01-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - It is a grade A listed building that has been Scotland?s pre-eminent railway hub for nearly 150 years, but whose status is about to be stolen by its faster-growing east coast counterpart.
  
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• Transport boss says fines have been issued amid Wycombe works traffic chaos

  25-01-2026 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press - Fines have been issued to a utility company amid A40 roadworks described as having caused mp;#39;hell on earthmp;#39; traffic for High Wycombe drivers.
  
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• Transdev slammed as Lancashire bus ticket price hikes 'left children with no lunch'

  25-01-2026 01:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A Darwen woman has said that the increase in Transdev bus tickets has meant many children were unable to have lunch when the price hike was introduced on Monday.
  
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• Thetford and Lakenheath stations receive funding for panels

  25-01-2026 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - Passengers will soon be able to explore wildlife from the comfort of the platform.
  
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• TfL licence delay payments not enough, union says

  25-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - A mp;quot;goodwill paymentmp;quot; of up to mp;pound;500 is offered by TfL to taxi drivers affected by licensing delays.
  
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• TfL forced to correct 'dodgy' report claiming floating bus stops are safe subscription

  25-01-2026 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Sir Sadiq Khan accused of deception after refusing to withdraw mp;#39;error-riddledmp;#39; safety review
  
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• Sanders Coaches puts forward plans for new Norwich depot

  25-01-2026 01:00 via edp24.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Bosses for a bus business have revealed plans for a new depot in the city.
  
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• Protest calls to fully reopen Hammersmith Bridge

  25-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Protesters have called for Hammersmith Bridge to be reopened to vehicle traffic seven years on from its closure.
  
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• Politics, passengers and progress behind bus franchise move

  25-01-2026 01:00 via wirralglobe.co.uk
  Wirral Globe - POLITICS, passengers and progress have all played a part in the momentous decision taken by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to bring buses back into public control.
  
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• Pier washes away and railway sea wall crumbles in storm

  25-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Part of a historic pier washes away and a sea wall next to a railway line crumbles as Storm Ingrid lashes Devon and Cornwall.
  
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• Over 102,000 penalty fares issued by Bee Network in 2025

  25-01-2026 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - More than 102,000 penalty fares have been issued on Greater Manchester's Bee Network in 2025 under an effort to stop fare evasion, including Bolton.
  
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• Norwich Airport sparks fury with £100 drop-off fine

  25-01-2026 01:00 via eveningnews24.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Norwich Airport has been slammed for mp;quot;forcing peoplemp;quot; to pay drop-off fees after the site introduced a new mp;quot;outrageousmp;quot; fine in a nearby road.
  
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• Norwich Airport sparks fury with ?100 drop-off fine

  25-01-2026 01:00 via eveningnews24.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Norwich Airport has been slammed for "forcing people" to pay drop-off fees after the site introduced a new "outrageous" fine in a nearby road.
  
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• Northern Powerhouse Rail: Leaders sign agreement on major Sheffield rail improvement plans

  25-01-2026 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - South Yorkshire leaders have signed an agreement on major plans to transform Sheffield?s railways.
  
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• Network Rail to boost accessibility at Worcester Shrub Hill

  25-01-2026 01:00 via worcesternews.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Network Rail has been given the go-ahead to carry out work at Worcester?s historic Shrub Hill Station.
  
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• More than £1m spent on A20 works that will never happen

  25-01-2026 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - More than mp;amp;amp;#163;1m was spent on drawing up plans for junction improvements which have since been scrapped along with three other road projects.
  
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• Mayor questioned over 'failing' bus services across the region

  25-01-2026 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  Other Regional Press - Mayor Richard Parker said the West Midlands' bus network is being franchised from private operator led to public control due to declining services
  
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• London Assembly member says TfL taxi and private hire driver payments acknowledges failure but still falls short Perry Richardson

  25-01-2026 01:00 via taxi-point.co.uk
  TaxiPoint - Transport for London (TfL) recently announced a compensation scheme for taxi and private hire vehicle drivers affected by prolonged licensing delays, marking the first formal acceptance by the authority that failures in its licensing system caused drivers financial loss.
  
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• Liberal Democrats demand better services on UK railways

  25-01-2026 01:00 via thisisoxfordshire.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Liberal Democrats are calling for a Rail Passengers? Charter to improve journeys across the UK.
  
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• Labour tax hike has made some London bus routes unsustainable, says company boss

  25-01-2026 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The boss of London?s biggest bus firm says hikes in National Insurance and rising inflation have made several bus routes ?unsustainable? financially, it has been reported.
  
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• Labour confirms opposition to rail devolution after First Minister's speech

  25-01-2026 01:00 via pembrokeshire-herald.com
  Other Regional Press - THE WELSH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS have criticised Labour after the UK Government rejected rail devolution for Wales during Committee scrutiny of the Railways Billjust days after First Minister Eluned Morgan promised a mp;#39;new era of devolutionmp;#39;
  
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• Key Midlands routes 'named' where campaigners say 'install speed cameras now'

  25-01-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Campaigners claim there have been traffic incidents and near misses on the three roads
  
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• Jaguar explores part-petrol car after pledging to go ?all electric? subscription

  25-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Secret plans to hatch a range-extended hybrid car follow a backlash against the carmaker?s ?complete reset?
  
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• Hull MPs in 'ongoing conversations within government' over rail electrification

  25-01-2026 01:00 via hulldailymail.co.uk
  Hull Daily Mail - Conversations are ongoing within government about how to deliver rail electrification to Hull, a local MP has said. Many in the region were frustrated to see the electrification of lines to Hull being excluded from the recent Northern Powerhouse Rail announcement.
  
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• Heathrow Airport photos from 70s and 80s show major difference to flying today

  25-01-2026 01:00 via mylondon.news
  Other Regional Press - Heathrow is the country's biggest transport hub, by far, and one of the world's most important airports. It's vital for long distance travel and boasts the most connections of any airport in the world.
  
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• Dawlish railtrack wall breached

  25-01-2026 01:00 via middevonadvertiser.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A section of the railtrack wall at Dawlish has been damaged as Storm Ingrid unleashed heavy seas on the exposed railway line.
  
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• Currys boss: stop treating profits like an embarrassment subscription

  25-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Take infrastructure, where heroic efforts are now needed to build anything in the UK. In the time we have been dithering over Heathrow?s third runway, China has built 130 airports. Closer to home, France has built more high-speed rail in the past 40 years than the UK has high-speed rail, and more motorway in the past 30 years than we have motorways.
  
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• Campaigners disappointed with bus fare increases

  25-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Bus passengers are "concerned" and "disappointed" that some tickets in East Sussex will cost more from February onwards.
  
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• Call for memorial to 'forgotten' fatal rail crash

  25-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A local historian is calling for a memorial plaque to remember nine people who lost their lives when a German rocket demolished a railway bridge in Upchurch in Kent.
  
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