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• Rail freight growth 2040 target - Statement

  09-09-2026 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Announces new 2040 targets for rail freight growth.
  
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• WSP joins High Speed Rail Group

  09-09-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has welcomed WSP as its newest member, further strengthening the organisation?s expertise across the rail and infrastructure sector.
  
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• Whitehaven - Isle of Man ferry survey gets 4,000 responses

  09-09-2026 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - The survey, launched by MP Josh MacAlister, found that 93 per cent of respondents would be very or quite likely to use the service, including more than seven in ten who said they would be very likely to do so.
  
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• What caused air traffic control issue at UK airports' Inquest begins subscription

  09-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The Civil Aviation Authority has asked the National Air Traffic Services to provide a detailed rundown of what went wrong
  
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• What caused air traffic control issue at UK airports? Inquest begins subscription

  09-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The Civil Aviation Authority has asked the National Air Traffic Services to provide a detailed rundown of what went wrong
  
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• Valve failure on CalMac ferry saw uncontrolled escape of flammable gas

  09-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A faulty valve on a CalMac ferry led to a sudden and uncontrolled release of highly flammable methane gas last summer, BBC Scotland News has learned.
  
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• Two SMEs in WYCA bus franchise contract winners as five unawarded

  09-09-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has named the operators that are set to gain small Tier B and home-to-school Tier C bus franchise contracts in the first round of the region?s Weaver Network, with a minor SME presence among the expected winners.
  
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• Travel delays and timetable changes amid rail revamp

  09-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Passengers have been warned to expect delays and disruption as some essential track improvement works lead to timetable changes this weekend.
  
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• Thousands more young people take the bus during free travel initiative

  09-09-2026 02:00 via bucksherald.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Go Thames Valley recorded a 406 per cent increase in child passenger journeys on its Carousel Buses network during the government?s free summer travel scheme, while significant growth was also reported across its Pulhams, Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel operations.
  
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• Thousands have their say on Midlands Rail Hub proposals

  09-09-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Thousands of people have shared their views on proposed major upgrades to the railway in Birmingham as part of the first consultation about Midlands Rail Hub.
  
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• Surrey communities could face 'worst of both worlds' under new aviation bill, say campaigners

  09-09-2026 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The group campaigns against airport expansion and excess noise from aircraft
  
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• Stagecoach says buses have achieved 99 per cent reliability

  09-09-2026 02:00 via stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - STAGECOACH West has launched a campaign in Gloucestershire to challenge the perception that buses are unreliable.
  
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• Siemens demonstrates driverless Mireo in GoA4

  09-09-2026 02:00 via railmarket.com
  Other News Sources - Siemens Mobility has demonstrated fully automated GoA4 operation with a Mireo train on an open rail network. The project covered autonomous vehicle preparation, driverless runs and automated stabling.
  
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• ScotRail's hated new app cost £420k to develop and racked up over 700 complaints in just five days

  09-09-2026 02:00 via scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Exclusive: The SNPmp;#39;s mp;#39;incompetencemp;#39; was laid bare through the failure of its new ScotRail which launched before it was ready and led to transport chaos.
  
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• RNLI boats carrying 120 migrants denied entry to two ports subscription

  09-09-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Crews threatened with criminal prosecution if they approached Southampton and Portsmouth harbours
  
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• RMT welcomes government growth targets for rail freight

  09-09-2026 02:00 via rmt.org.uk
  
  RMT - RAIL union RMT has welcomed new rail freight targets to help move more goods by rail, strengthen supply chains and support economic growth.
  
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• Replica new Metro train to support rail safety training

  09-09-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - A life-sized replica of the new Tyne and Wear Metro train has become a teaching aid to support railway safety classes for thousands of local children.
  
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• Port of Workington shortlisted in major industry awards

  09-09-2026 02:00 via cumberland.gov.uk
  Local Government - The Port of Workingtonwhich is owned and operated by Cumberland Councilhas been shortlisted at the upcoming British Port Association (BPA) Annual Awards.
  
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• Oxfordshire cuts with new transport and care charges protest

  09-09-2026 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - "Ease and dignity" are being stripped away by county council cuts, claim protesters, as the authority is slammed for its "betrayal" of the "older, sick, and disabled".
  
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• Oxford Street must be rescued from a patchwork of mediocrity subscription

  09-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - xford Street should not simply be pedestrianised. It should be reinvented by the mayoral development authority as the world?s greatest retail, business, cultural and digital boulevard: a place demonstrating the best of London in architecture, technology and public life.
  
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• ORR needs ?new capability and skills? to support LTC?s plans for regulated asset base

  09-09-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - The government?s review of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has found that ?new capability and skills? will be needed to support its plans to regulate roads build under a regulated asset base (Rab), the first of which is expected to be Lower Thames Crossing.
  
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• ORR needs 'new capability and skills' to support LTC's plans for regulated asset base

  09-09-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - The governmentmp;#39;s review of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has found that mp;#39;new capability and skillsmp;#39; will be needed to support its plans to regulate roads build under a regulated asset base (Rab), the first of which is expected to be Lower Thames Crossing.
  
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• Newport City Council urged to oppose potential M4 junction closures

  09-09-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - M4 JUNCTIONS must stay open under any new plans to tackle congestion around Newport, its council leader has warned.
  
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• New ?Stud for Thought? series puts road stud specification under the spotlight

  09-09-2026 02:00 via highways-news.com
  Highways News - Clearview Intelligence?s Head of SolarLite, Alastair King, has launched a new series of articles sharing lessons from almost a decade working with road studs, beginning by asking whether the right questions are being asked when they are specified.
  
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• New Hastings to London fast train set for December

  09-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new fast train from Hastings to London is expected to cut peak journey times by as much as 14 minutes.
  
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• New exhibit teaches children about railway dangers

  09-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new exhibit designed to teach children about the dangers of playing near railway lines has opened after a ?100,000 investment.
  
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• New £2 cap on bus fares gets warm welcome from Green leader

  09-09-2026 02:00 via irvinetimes.com
  
  Other Regional Press - SCOTTISH Green Party co-leader Ross Greer has welcomed this weekmp;#39;s roll-out of the mp;pound;2 bus fare cap across Ayrshire.
  
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• New 'Stud for Thought' series puts road stud specification under the spotlight

  09-09-2026 02:00 via highways-news.com
  Highways News - Clearview Intelligencemp;#39;s Head of SolarLite, Alastair King, has launched a new series of articles sharing lessons from almost a decade working with road studs, beginning by asking whether the right questions are being asked when they are specified.
  
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• New ?2 cap on bus fares gets warm welcome from Green leader

  09-09-2026 02:00 via irvinetimes.com
  
  Other Regional Press - SCOTTISH Green Party co-leader Ross Greer has welcomed this week's roll-out of the ?2 bus fare cap across Ayrshire.
  
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• More flight delays expected after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch

  09-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats.
  
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