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• Man charged over Network Rail terror message hack

  02-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Public wi-fi services were suspended at 19 railway stations last September including Birmingham New Street.
  
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• Yorkshire centre to shape the future of Britain?s railway

  15-02-2026 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Network Rail?s new Doncaster training hub is already shaping the next generation of railway talent, giving apprentices the hands-on skills required to maintain and modernise Britain?s rail network.
  
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• Yorkshire centre to shape the future of Britain's railway

  15-02-2026 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Network Railmp;#39;s new Doncaster training hub is already shaping the next generation of railway talent, giving apprentices the hands-on skills required to maintain and modernise Britainmp;#39;s rail network.
  
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• Why you could soon pay more for delayed trains

  15-02-2026 01:00 via inews.co.uk
  i News - Department for Transport plans are understood to include a 'levelling down' of compensation payments for train delays
  
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• The saga of a £165m rail line that keeps causing travel chaos

  15-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Train departure boards were littered with cancellations when Storm Ingrid battered the South West of England last month - and for many, it all felt quite familiar.
  
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• The saga of a ?165m rail line that keeps causing travel chaos

  15-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Train departure boards were littered with cancellations when Storm Ingrid battered the South West of England last month - and for many, it all felt quite familiar.
  
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• Signalling fault causes 'chaos' at rail station

  15-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A signalling fault was behind delays which led to "utter chaos" at a train station which has become a key hub during the temporary closure of Manchester Piccadilly, Network Rail has said.
  
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• Next stop: the future of bus on-board announcements

  15-02-2026 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - routeone speaks to ?voice of TfL?, Emma Hignett, as she marks 20 years in the role, and considers the respective benefits of the human and computerised approach to bus announcements
  
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• New bus route planned to Southend Airport perfect for holidaymakers

  15-02-2026 01:00 via essexlive.news
  Other Regional Press - A ?1 million contract is set to be awarded to launch a new bus service linking Southend Airport with the east of the city ? but concerns have already been raised about areas that will miss out.
  
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• Network Rail to reopen railway between Horsham and Dorking after emergency repairs following landslip

  15-02-2026 01:00 via sussexexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Repairs to the railway at Ockley have been completed following a landslip on an embankment that left one of the tracks hanging in mid-air, meaning that the railway between Horsham and Dorking will reopen to trains as expected, on Monday, February 16.
  
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• Miserable commuters shame 'neglected' station

  15-02-2026 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - There is a television program on Channel 4 called Britain?s favourite railway stations and they recently featured Glasgow Central and Great Malvern.
  
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• Miserable commuters shame 'neglected' station

  15-02-2026 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - There is a television program on Channel 4 called Britainmp;#39;s favourite railway stations and they recently featured Glasgow Central and Great Malvern.
  
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• 'Mini Switzerland' plan for rural transport network

  15-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans have been published for a new pilot project aiming to create a so-called "Mini Switzerland" transport network in the Peak District.
  
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• Major UK train station ?closes? for nine days for ?once-in-a-lifetime? repairs

  15-02-2026 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  Metro - One of the UK?s busiest railway stations closed to some trains for nine days to undergo a ?once-in-a-lifetime overhaul?.
  Network Rail has invested ?8,000,000 to upgrade an ageing stretch of track at Manchester Piccadilly in an effort to reduce future disruptions.
  
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• Major UK train station 'closes' for nine days for 'once-in-a-lifetime' repairs

  15-02-2026 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  Metro - One of the UKmp;#39;s busiest railway stations closed to some trains for nine days to undergo a mp;#39;once-in-a-lifetime overhaulmp;#39;.
  Network Rail has invested mp;pound;8,000,000 to upgrade an ageing stretch of track at Manchester Piccadilly in an effort to reduce future disruptions.
  
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• Local authorities need more of a say over their rail networks- Norfolk MP

  15-02-2026 01:00 via hellorayo.co.uk
  Other News Sources - An MP here tells us he wants local authorities be given more of a say over their rail network.
  
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• LNER advice for customers during February engineering works

  15-02-2026 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - In a bid to ease anticipated disruptions due to rail engineering works, a video has been put out by LNER - in partnership with East Midlands Railway - explaining to travellers how to make the most of planned rail replacement services that will be in use between Peterborough and Bedford.
  
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• Labour hammers Northern Ireland with new green shipping tax subscription

  15-02-2026 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Scheme requiring firms to pay for their CO2 emissions will increase costs by 6pc, experts estimate
  
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• HGV drivers face new lorry charges on UK roads from April

  15-02-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Government will introduce legislation in Finance Bill 2025-26 to uprate Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) for Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs) in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI)
  
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• Heathrow steps up carbon-cutting programme with boosted 2026 Sustainable Aviation Fuel incentive

  15-02-2026 01:00 via futuretravelexperience.com
  Aviation Industry- Heathrow - a Corporate Partner of the FTE Digital, Innovation mp;amp; Startup Hubis stepping up its carbon-cutting programme for a fifth consecutive year with an ambitious target to go 2 beyond the UKmp;#39;s 3.6 Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) mandate in 2026. Combined, this would see up to 5.6 of all aviation fuel used at Heathrow be SAF, equating to around 350,000 tonnes, backed by over mp;pound;80 million of support for airlines in 2026.
  
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• Heathrow boss casts doubt on third runway subscription

  15-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Thomas Woldbye, chief executive of the UKmp;#39;s biggest airport, mp;#39;not suremp;#39; planning requirements can be met for the government-backed expansion
  
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• Heathrow boss casts doubt on third runway

  15-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Thomas Woldbye, chief executive of the UK?s biggest airport, ?not sure? planning requirements can be met for the government-backed expansion
  
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• Half-hourly trains between Gloucester and Bristol permanent

  15-02-2026 01:00 via gazetteseries.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - HALF-HOURLY trains through Yate have been made permanent following an agreement with the Department for Transport.
  
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• Great Western Railway awarded platinum for apprentice scheme

  15-02-2026 01:00 via exmouthjournal.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Great Western Railway has become the first train operator in the UK to achieve the platinum standard for its apprentice scheme.
  
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• End of EV euphoria triggers $65bn hit for carmakers

  15-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Manufacturers rethink US strategy in pivot back to petrol and hybrids
  
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• Edinburgh Airport to pump £150m a year into biggest-ever expansion amid booming passenger numbers

  15-02-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - The biggest-ever expansion of Scotlandmp;#39;s busiest airport will see spending triple to mp;pound;150 million a year to cope with booming passenger numbers and growing demand at its car hire centre, which is already busier than Heathrowmp;#39;s.
  
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• Beautiful London train station you've definitely heard of but probably not used

  15-02-2026 01:00 via mylondon.news
  Other News Sources - London boasts a lot of iconic railway stations, with many forming integral parts of the Tube system. Mention King's Cross or Paddington, and most immediately associate them with both mainline services and Underground links.
  
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• £500,000 boost for Fenland: new transport assessment offers hope for Wisbech to March rail revival

  15-02-2026 01:00 via cambsnews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Wisbech to March railway line, opened in 1847, was once a vital corridor for passengers and freight
  
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• All the TfL transport upgrades planned in London for 2026

  15-02-2026 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  Metro - Travelling in London can feel like doom and gloom sometimes, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel with some major transport upgrades coming up.
  
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• Yorkshire motorway services scheme delayed as rival goes to court

  14-02-2026 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Planning permission for a services site near Catterick has been quashed at the High Court
  
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