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• ‘Lunch with Leon’ joins Passenger Transport

  22-09-2023 15:06 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Passenger Transport teams up with Daniels
   
   The popular podcast Lunch with Leon is now produced in association with Passenger Transport. Launched in August 2020, this insightful podcast is now on its 77th episode. Each episode features half an hour of discussions between key transport industry figures and Leon Daniels, who was formerly Transport for London’s MD surface transport.
  Few in the transport sector have the breadth of experience or contact book to rival Daniels. He is c
  
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• Yorkshire station receives award for supporting neurodivergent passengers

  06-10-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Leeds station in West Yorkshire has been recognised with a top award for its support of neurodivergent passengers.
  
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• York and North Yorkshire approves bus franchising assessment go-ahead

  06-10-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority is to formally assess a plan to franchise bus services in the region.
  
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• York & North Yorkshire moves to franchise buses

  06-10-2026 02:00 via lgcplus.com
  Local Government - York mp; North Yorkshire CA has greenlit the first stage of the franchising of its bus network.
  
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• Train station parking a daily battle, drivers say

  06-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Commuters say a train station car park in a growing town is like the "Wild West" and in desperate need of improvements.
  
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• The vapourware of the airline industry Brief letters

  06-10-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Heathrowmp;#146;s third runway and aircraft emissionsTaking the hintEditorial mischiefGirls and ladiesThe bleeding obviousGeorge Monbiot coins the word mp;#147;perceptionwaremp;#148; for technology trailed but never trialled, and only intended to impress the credulous (The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it, 3 October). But the IT industry has long had a word for this: mp;#147;vapourwaremp;#148; mp;#150; which
  
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• Subsidy warning over fear of 'empty buses'

  06-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Taxpayers in North Yorkshire could be left to subsidise "empty buses" if plans to franchise services go ahead, councillors have warned.
  
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• Senedd to call for faster delivery of ?14bn Wales rail investment

  06-10-2026 02:00 via wales247.co.uk
  
  Wales 247 - Members of the Senedd will today (Tuesday 6 October) be asked to back the Welsh Government?s calls on the UK Government to accelerate its commitment to investment in rail infrastructure in Wales and allow Welsh Ministers to have more flexibility over funding from Westminster.
  
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• School bus fares petition launched by Essex mother

  06-10-2026 02:00 via harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A MOTHER is calling for mandatory caps on school bus fares to tackle "insane" costs for families.
  
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• Re-industrialisation and the UK?s rail supply chain

  06-10-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Elaine Clark OBE, Chief Executive of Rail Forum, reflects on the Government?s vow to ?re-industrialise Britain?. What might it mean for the rail industry?
  
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• Rail disruption expected after station's power cut

  06-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Disruption is expected on services through Bournemouth station into Monday evening after an earlier power cut there.
  
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• Passenger criticises response to train derailment

  06-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A passenger on a train which derailed near Lewes in East Sussex has criticised the rail industry's response, both immediately afterwards, and in the weeks since the incident which injured 22 people.
  
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• Office cycle racks face the chop as workers opt for e-bikes

  06-10-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - City developers have hailed the Mayor of Londonmp;#146;s plans to water down the amount of bike rack space new offices need to provide, arguing that the shift to e-bikes makes these requirements redundant.mp;nbsp; The London Property Alliance (LPA), which represents hundreds of developers in the City and central London, has welcomed proposals to cut down ...
  
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• Night flights in Europe: Trends, impacts and policy responses

  06-10-2026 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- AEF recently produced a report on night flights for UECNA, the umbrella organisation for people overflown by aircraft across Europe. The report goes into detail on night flight restrictions and mp;amp;#8230;The post Night flights in Europe: Trends, impacts and policy responses appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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• New ?5million footbridge at Fife station takes shape

  06-10-2026 02:00 via fifetoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - It forms part of the as part of the project to electrify and modernise the railway in Fife.
  
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• MSP demands £2 bus fare cap in Clackmannanshire by Christmas

  06-10-2026 02:00 via alloaadvertiser.com
  
  Other News Sources - An MSP is demanding a mp;pound;2 bus fare cap be rolled out across Scotland by Christmas, as Clackmannanshire families are getting pushed mp;quot;beyond their budgetmp;quot;.
  
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• MSP demands ?2 bus fare cap in Clackmannanshire by Christmas

  06-10-2026 02:00 via alloaadvertiser.com
  
  Other News Sources - An MSP is demanding a ?2 bus fare cap be rolled out across Scotland by Christmas, as Clackmannanshire families are getting pushed "beyond their budget".
  
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• Mayor Says North Yorkshire Bus Services are "Broken" As Franchising Assessment Approved

  06-10-2026 02:00 via thisisthecoast.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A ?3.5 million assessment into bringing local bus services under public control has been approved by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.
  
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• Mayor Says North Yorkshire Bus Services are

  06-10-2026 02:00 via thisisthecoast.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A mp;pound;3.5 million assessment into bringing local bus services under public control has been approved by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.
  
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• Mayor Oliver Coppard defends Sheffield bus gate plans as he sets out aims for "world-class" public transport

  06-10-2026 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - ?If we're taking on control of the buses and the tram as we are, we've got to make sure it's easy for people to use and that they get there on time?
  
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• Labour's transport choices plus the journey to Great British Railways

  06-10-2026 02:00 via markwalkerg.podbean.com
  
  Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast - Launching Season 5 of the podcast, Christian hears co-presenter Mark Walker's feedback from the conference of the UK's governing Labour Party on its choices and priorities in transport policy 1:10.Calling All Stations republishes Christian's live radio interview with LBC's Nick Abbot looking at why rail privatisation in Great Britain failed and what the journey to nationalised Great British Railways will entail 21:14.In his final thought from the de
  
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• Hitachi Rail to Support Danish State Railway S-Bane Automation Programme

  06-10-2026 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Railway-News - Hitachi Rail has announced that it has been awarded the SuSy project, a major component of DSB (Danish State Railway)?s ?Future of S-Bane? programme, which aims to transition Copenhagen?s S-Bane to a fully automated, driverless railway network.
  
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• GBRf signs 11-year deal with South Wales steel company

  06-10-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Freight operator GB Railfreight (GBRf) is to continue to provide transportation services to South Wales company 7 Steel for another eleven years ? and will expand the services that it provides.
  
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• GBR Anglia completes roof refurbishment at Britain?s busiest station

  06-10-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - GBR Anglia has completed a major project at London Liverpool Street, bringing brighter journeys to passengers in time for Customer Service Week.
  
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• Finance Minister to lead debate for fairer funding and roll-out of rail investment

  06-10-2026 02:00 via gov.wales
  
  Welsh Government - Members of the Senedd will today (Tuesday 6 October) be asked to back the Welsh Government?s calls on the UK Government to accelerate its commitment to investment in rail infrastructure in Wales.
  
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• Fife MSP calls for nationwide ?2 bus fare cap by Christmas

  06-10-2026 02:00 via dunfermlinepress.com
  
  Other Regional Press - A Fife MSP has called for the Scottish Government to roll out the ?2 bus fare cap across the country by Christmas.
  
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• Councils ?should prioritise bus travel over car parking at Christmas?

  06-10-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Bus Users UK, Campaign for Better Transport and CPT align around high street value for buses
  Three organisations in the bus and wider transport industries have called on local authorities to prioritise travel offers that encourage bus use over the Christmas period rather than funding discounted car parking.
  
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• Councils 'should prioritise bus travel over car parking at Christmas'

  06-10-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Bus Users UK, Campaign for Better Transport and CPT align around high street value for buses
  Three organisations in the bus and wider transport industries have called on local authorities to prioritise travel offers that encourage bus use over the Christmas period rather than funding discounted car parking.
  
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• Buses 'disturbing the quality of life' on estate

  06-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The frequency of buses going through an estate in West Sussex has been disturbing the sleep of some residents who say their street has become a "fast highway".
  
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• Bus drivers should refuse to move if schoolchildren are standing, councillor says

  06-10-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - BUS drivers should refuse to leave stops if school children travelling on public buses don?t sit down, a councillor has said.
  
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