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• Norfolk bus station could undergo £1.25m refurbishment

  17-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - A bus station used by 96,000 people every year could undergo a mp;pound;1.25 million refurbishment as part of a bid to create a modern travel hub.
  
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• ?Unreliable and inadequate? public transport causes almost 70 of Highland Council staff to drive to work

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - The sustainable business travel report surveyed Highland Council staff business travel for 2025/26, ahead of a climate change committee meeting scheduled for November 4.
  
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• Transport for Wales Bristol service approved - but only for 12 months

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Rail Magazine - New services linking West Wales and Bristol are set to start this winter.
  
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• Trams set to resume after two weeks of major disruption

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Greater Manchestermp;#39;s Metrolink tram network will still be subject to some minor route changes.
  
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• Tony Cave: Why our local railway could be doing so much more

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - In his latest column for Gedling Eye, Friends of Netherfield and Carlton Stations campaigner Tony Cave looks at cancellations, congestion, the case for a better Netherfield service, and remembers how things were when he became a station adopter 20 years ago.
  
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• The multi-billion plan to transform Rochdale

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Manchester Evening News - Boasting stunning Pennine views and 20-minute train links to Manchester, Rochdale has long struggled with low wages and lost investment. Sitting down with the M.E.N., development boss Rachel Laver outlines how Atom Valley and station linear parks will finally make the town's wealth stay put.
  
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• SWR paid out £8m compensation for delayed trains

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - South Western Railway paid out more than mp;pound;8m last year in compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled trains.
  
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• SWR paid out ?8m compensation for delayed trains

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - South Western Railway paid out more than ?8m last year in compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled trains.
  
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• Sadiq Khan is accused of a cover up over 'unlawfully introduced speed limits which has seen more than 66,000 people wrongfully fined'

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Mail Online - A speed camera installed on the A20 after a temporary speed limit change is estimated to have raised more than mp;pound;6 million for TfL in fines.
  
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• Sadiq Khan calls for cap on numbers of robotaxis on London streets

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - Mayor questions impact on air quality, congestion and jobs as government poised to allow driverless vehicles in capitalLondonmp;#146;s mayor has called for a cap on the numbers of robotaxis on its streets, with the UK government poised to allow fully driverless vehicles to operate in the capital.Sadiq Khan said politicians had failed to mp;#147;grasp the pace of changemp;#148; from the technology, which could threaten jobs and increase congestion in the city, and questioned whethe
  
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• Ryanair warns of £2bn hit from fuel prices subscription

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - Europemp;#39;s largest airline signals potential cost cuts and higher fares as it grapples with mounting operating costs and pressure on margins
  
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• Rapid ground improvement keeps rail on track

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Other News Sources - Steve Farr, UK rail manager at geopolymer injection specialist Geobear, explores why rail needs rapid-response ground improvement and details how this was put into practice at a rail project in Salford.
  
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• New railway quarter proposed in Grantham conservation area expansion

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - The proposed railway quarter would cover the station and its approach along Station Road, including former railway cottages
  
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• New Bluestar bus to Whiteley shopping centre 'encouraging'

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - A new bus service linking Whiteley and Southampton is already carrying close to 500 passenger journeys a day just two months after it launched.
  
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• London Tube passengers report being victims of ticket machine 'skimming' scam

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  London Evening Standard - Passengers have reported having money taken from their bank accounts after using one of the machines targeted by scammers
  
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• Khan accused of cover-up over 'unlawful' speeding fines subscription

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - After one driver was acquitted, campaigners say the London mayor has known for years that the wrong official signed off a temporary speed limit on the A20
  
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• Inverness-Dingwall new late-night ScotRail trains will be ?valuable boost? for Highland capital?s evening economy, say delighted business leaders

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Delighted business chiefs have hailed the introduction of extra late-night trains north of Inverness, dubbing them a ?valuable boost?
  
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• Inverness-Dingwall new late-night ScotRail trains will be 'valuable boost' for Highland capital's evening economy, say delighted business leaders

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Delighted business chiefs have hailed the introduction of extra late-night trains north of Inverness, dubbing them a mp;#39;valuable boostmp;#39;
  
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• How UK airports are tackling abuse towards security and frontline staff

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Aviation Industry- More than nine in 10 staff at Scotland?s three biggest airports say they were verbally abused at work in the past year. That was the finding of a Unite survey of more than 300 workers at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, published in March 2026. Some 29 said they had been physically assaulted.
  
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• Five projects announced in the draft Eastern Transport Plan

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Further pedestrianisation of Belfast City Centre has been one of the big talking points from the draft Eastern Transport Plan that was revealed earlier this week, however there are a number of other schemes that will grab peoplemp;#39;s attention.
  
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• FirstGroup sells West Yorkshire assets and bus franchise contracts

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Business Desk - FirstGroup has sold five freehold depots and fixed assets within them ? including 251 diesel vehicles and 79 electric vehicles ? to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for ?109m.
  
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• First Class 222 moves ahead of ScotRail training - redeployment expected to remain unchanged

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Rail Magazine - Transport Scotland expects the introduction of Class 222s to continue as planned as the first is moved to Ilford for maintenance.
  
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• 'Enforce ban now before someone is hurt': Calls grow for cyclists breaking Oxford Street rules to be fined

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  London Evening Standard - Shoppers call for tougher enforcement after cyclists seen riding through crowds just days after pedestrianisation comes into force
  
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• Didcot Parkway to benefit from £1.1m of station improvements

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - The Enterprise Zone funding for the improvements has been welcomed by Didcot West county councillor Ian Snowdon.
  
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• Didcot Parkway to benefit from ?1.1m of station improvements

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other News Sources - The Enterprise Zone funding for the improvements has been welcomed by Didcot West county councillor Ian Snowdon.
  
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• City Thameslink station to shut for seven months

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Ten escalators will be replaced at the station as Network Rail says they have reached end of life.
  
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• Audit Wales challenged over £70m rail project as funding questions persist

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - AUDIT WALES is facing a renewed call to investigate public spending on the Global Centre of Rail Excellence, as the proposed development continues to seek the private investment needed to proceed.
  
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• Audit Wales challenged over ?70m rail project as funding questions persist

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - AUDIT WALES is facing a renewed call to investigate public spending on the Global Centre of Rail Excellence, as the proposed development continues to seek the private investment needed to proceed.
  
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• 'Unreliable and inadequate' public transport causes almost 70 of Highland Council staff to drive to work

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - The sustainable business travel report surveyed Highland Council staff business travel for 2025/26, ahead of a climate change committee meeting scheduled for November 4.
  
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• 'Lime bike jousting' draws in hundreds of spectators at London park despite e-bike company's warning

  02-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Mail Online - For some, Lime bikes are a convenient, eco-friendly way to get around cities. For others, they are a hindrance that block pavements and are ridden dangerously by their users.
  
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