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• Network Rail to get budget boost despite efficiency concerns

  10-10-2017 20:09
  Treasury likely to allow spending of more than £40bn, with extra for schemes such as the TransPennine route upgradeNetwork Rail is set to be granted an enhanced budget, likely to be more than £40bn, to run Britain’s railway despite the regulator highlighting more concerns over billions lost due to inefficiency. The government will announce later this week how much it is prepared to spend on maintaining and operating Britain’s railways for the five years from 2019. The fig
  
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• Work on long-awaited £200M Lincoln relief road to start as government confirms funds

  19-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Work on a longmp;amp;#8209;planned relief road intended to ease congestion around Lincoln is due to start next month after the government confirmed more than mp;pound;110M in funding.
  
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• Why there's no quick fix in sight for the problem of dazzling headlights

  19-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Road users say headlight glare is an issue - but experts warn a solution might not be straightforward.
  
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• Wanted: New chief to spearhead near £1bn expansion of Edinburgh Airport - Scotland's busiest

  19-02-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - new leader to spearhead one of Scotlandmp;#39;s biggest expansion projects is being sought after the chief of the countrymp;#39;s busiest airport announced his departure on Wednesday.
  
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• Wanted: New chief to spearhead near ?1bn expansion of Edinburgh Airport - Scotland's busiest

  19-02-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - new leader to spearhead one of Scotland?s biggest expansion projects is being sought after the chief of the country?s busiest airport announced his departure on Wednesday.
  
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• Trapeze Group rebrands businesses into four separate identities

  19-02-2026 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Ebblo, Grampian Solutions, Naviquate and Nexfeld are the brands to emerge from the exercise
  
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• Transport cash prioritised for 'greatest benefit'

  19-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - West Midlands Combined Authority is reviewing the way its funds large projects.
  
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• Ticketing technology without borders

  19-02-2026 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  Rail Business Daily - Steve Broadley is Lead, UK and Ireland, at ticketing specialist FAIRTIQ. He has worked in public transport since 2005, supporting digital projects across the UK, Europe, and worldwide.
  
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• The 36 aspirations included in Transport for Wales' rail vision

  19-02-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The new Transport for Wales rail vision includes dozens of plans for the Welsh rail network.
  
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• Student’s college commute cost spikes from £27 to over £40 a week - MP speaks out

  19-02-2026 01:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press - An MP has warned that the rising costs of rail fares risk restricting access to education after a parent contacted her about a sharp rise in the cost of travelling to college.
  
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• Speed limits to change again on dozens of Welsh roads

  19-02-2026 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Welsh Government is set to make speed limit changes on trunk roads including the A494, A487 and A40 following the controversial 20mph speed limit review
  
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• Solar EV charging put to the test in the Canadian subarctic subscription

  19-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Airportwatch - Engineers are braving minus 45C to test the latest solar panels and EV chargers, which could reduce dependency on expensive and hard-to-transport fossil fuels
  
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• Seven more stations planned for Wales

  19-02-2026 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The Prime Minister is supporting proposals to invest almost 500 million pounds in Welsh train services, which include seven new stations. The Welsh Government has already committed 1.1 billion pounds to upgrade and electrify the Core Valley Lines and another 800 million pounds for new trains. Six of the new stations will be in South Wales.
  
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• Scottish government awarded Serco NorthLink £235m to keep Shetland's lifeline service running

  19-02-2026 01:00 via shetlandtimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - NorthLink has been subsidised by almost a quarter of a billion pounds to provide the lifeline ferry service to the Northern Isles, it can be revealed.
  
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• Scottish government awarded Serco NorthLink ?235m to keep Shetland?s lifeline service running

  19-02-2026 01:00 via shetlandtimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - NorthLink has been subsidised by almost a quarter of a billion pounds to provide the lifeline ferry service to the Northern Isles, it can be revealed.
  
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• Ryanair may defy new passport rules for British dual citizens subscription

  19-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The airline suggested it could allow them to continue boarding flights without a UK passport if they had proof of British citizenship
  
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• Preparation and cooperation prove vital in £60M replacement of West Coast Main Line bridge over M6

  19-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Replacing the railway bridge that carried the West Coast Main Line (WCML) over the M6 at Clifton, near Penrith in Cumbria, was a project identified as a necessity by Network Rail years before it happened.
  
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• Preparation and cooperation prove vital in ?60M replacement of West Coast Main Line bridge over M6

  19-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Replacing the railway bridge that carried the West Coast Main Line (WCML) over the M6 at Clifton, near Penrith in Cumbria, was a project identified as a necessity by Network Rail years before it happened.
  
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• Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds

  19-02-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - While most hybrids are said to use one to two litres of fuel per 100km, a study claims they need six litres on averagePlug-in hybrid electric cars (PHEVs) use much more fuel on the road than officially stated by their manufacturers, a large-scale analysis of about a million vehicles of this type has shown.The Fraunhofer Institute carried out what is thought to be the most comprehensive study of its kind to date, using the data transmitted wirelessly by PHEVs from a variety of manu
  
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• Pedicab clampdown slams brakes on loud music and rip-off fares. subscription

  19-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - One driver attempted to charge mp;pound;580 for a journey of less than 20 minutes from Oxford Circus to Old Street, according to a TfL official
  
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• Palantir CEO Alex Karp has his head in the clouds

  19-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Frequent flier
  
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• Old railway line to be cleared for major Bristol-Bath transport project

  19-02-2026 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  Bristol Live - This is adding to the uncertainty and anxiety faced by hundreds of people. We know several families who have had enough and moved away
  
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• Newcastle Airport targets major expansion with new cargo equipment

  19-02-2026 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - Newcastle Airport has boosted its cargo operations with new equipment, including a main deck loader, backed by investment from on-site partner Samson Aviation.
  
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• Newcastle Airport expands cargo services

  19-02-2026 01:00 via hexham-courant.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The airport?s on-site business partner, Samson Aviation, has invested in a range of new equipment, including a main deck loader capable of handling both widebody and narrowbody passenger and cargo aircraft.
  
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• New regulations for pedicabs to curb rip-off fares

  19-02-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Pedicabs will be barred from blasting bangers and charging mp;#147;rip-offmp;#148; fares under new rules which will mean rickshaws in the capital face regulations for the first time.
  
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• New railway stations part of £14bn UK government funding promise

  19-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Sir Keir Starmer backs long list of Welsh railway projects, including seven new stations.
  
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• New EV charges threaten fragile consumer confidence

  19-02-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The UK government wants Britain to go electric, but carmakers are under strict sales targets, grants have been extended, and billions are being funnelled into infrastructure. But at street level, the case for switching still depends on whether the switch will actually save drivers money.
  
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• National Express works with SQE and Zenobē on power sourcing

  19-02-2026 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - End-to-end power management solution allows move from traditional fixed-price energy contract
  
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• MP calls for special budget for Cambridgeshire's peat roads

  19-02-2026 01:00 via huntspost.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A Huntingdonshire MP has called on the Government to provide a special budget to repair peat-affected roads across the county.
  
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• Met Commercial Vehicle Unit disbanding savaged by former STC

  19-02-2026 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Former Senior Traffic Commissioner Beverley Bell (pictured) has attacked a decision by the Metropolitan Police that will see the disbanding of its Commercial Vehicle Unit (CVU), which she calls a mp;#39;world-classmp;#39; enforcement arm.
  
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