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• Rail services restored after engineering work overran

  06-06-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Services are back to normal following disruption caused by overrunning engineering work.
  
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• Tyne Tunnel toll increase confirmed with higher prices set to come into force later this year

  04-02-2026 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The cost of driving through the Tyne Tunnel will rise by 10p for cars and 20p for large vehicles from May this year, it has been confirmed
  
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• Transport bosses confirm when Midlands bus station will open as traders say 'ludicrous'

  04-02-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Dudley bus station was closed in January 2024 to enable the construction of the new Interchange
  
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• The Chinese planemaker taking on Boeing and Airbus

  04-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Comacmp;#39;s passenger jet is attracting customers in South East Asia where demand for affordable aircraft is growing.
  
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• New contractor replaces TfL Oyster manager Cubic

  04-02-2026 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The contractor which has been running Transport for Londonmp;#146;s Oyster and other contactless payment systems has been replaced, less than two years since a major cyber attack in September 2024 in which the names and contact details of up to 5000 TfL customers were reported to have been compromised.
  
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• MP urges mayor to scrap bus pass restrictions for elderly and disabled

  04-02-2026 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - Tom Gordon MP has urged the Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, David Skaith, to remove mp;#147;unfairmp;#148; restrictions on older and disabled peoplemp;#146;s bus passes.
  
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• Metro's new £2.50 fare cap approved – but many ticket prices will rise in April

  04-02-2026 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - April 1 will see the launch of a mp;pound;2.50 single journey fare cap for Metro passengers who use a Pop card, but not everyone will benefit from the price limit
  
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• Inside LNER's 'next generation' trains as Newcastle travellers promised 'improved experience'

  04-02-2026 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The 10 upcoming East Coast Main Line vehicles are said to be mp;#39;state-of-the-artmp;#39;, as the latest images of the carriagesmp;#39; interior show
  
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• Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison takes Panama to arbitration over canal ports ruling

  04-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Beijing warns Central American country will pay mp;#145;heavy pricemp;#146; after top court ruled to kick out conglomerate from terminals
  
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• Fix Hammersmith Bridge to jolt Britain out of degrowth daydream

  04-02-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The seven-year closure of Hammersmith Bridge is emblematic of British decline. The government must now take responsibility, says Neil Garratt mp;#147;When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.mp;#148; We might picture a bewhiskered Victorian Londoner contemplating those words in Arthur Conan Doylemp;#146;s latest novel, The Sign of the Four, ...
  
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• Cambridge South station 'still aiming' open this year

  04-02-2026 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - This follows two previous delays last year that pushed back the opening
  
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• Bus and tram station opening delayed to autumn

  04-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The long-awaited scheme will not be open in Dudley before September, it has emerged.
  
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• BTP changes bike theft policy after criticism

  04-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Critics said the old policy effectively mp;quot;decriminalisedmp;quot; bike thefts at railway stations.
  
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• Work begins this week on platform at Dunkeld and Birnam station

  03-02-2026 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Work will get underway this week on a ?440,000 project that will make it easier for passengers to access Dunkeld mp; Birnam station as well as popular walking routes in the area.
  
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• Wales' Bus Services (Wales) Bill becomes law

  03-02-2026 01:00 via gov.wales
  Welsh Government - Landmark legislation to reform the way local bus services are planned and delivered in Wales has today received Royal Assent, becoming law.
  
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• Wales enacts landmark bus services reform to boost public transport

  03-02-2026 01:00 via tenby-today.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Bus Services (Wales) Bill was officially sealed by First Minister, Eluned Morgan, at a ceremony in Cardiff on February 2 putting Wales at the forefront of improving bus services in the UK.
  
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• TransPennine Express gives details on new train fleet and expected operations

  03-02-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - New trains for TransPennine Express are likely to deploy onto Hull-Manchester Piccadilly services and two of the four hourly trains planned through Manchester Victoria.
  
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• South Eastern Railway welcomes rising customer trust as integrated railway model shows how Great British Railways will deliver for passengers

  03-02-2026 01:00 via newsroom.southeasternrailway.co.uk
  Train Operators - South Eastern Railway has welcomed new figures showing encouraging improvements in customer trust over the past year.
  
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• Smiths Detection boosts Heathrow security screening

  03-02-2026 01:00 via sourcesecurity.com
  Aviation Industry- Smiths Detection, a pioneer in threat detection and security screening technologies, announces that its industry-pioneer 3D X-ray scanner, the HI-SCAN 6040 CTiX, has been deployed by London Heathrow Airport as part of a mp;pound;1bn technology upgrade to become the largest airport to fully revolutionize the security screening process.
  
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• Smart motorway defect 'overwhelming cause' of fatal M4 crash, jury told subscription

  03-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - mp;#39;Dangerous defectmp;#39; blamed for the death of a 68-year-old woman when a van collided with a stationary Nissan Micra in the outside lane
  
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• Site investigations required for £6bn track works deal

  03-02-2026 01:00 via geplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Network Rail has alerted contractors to mp;pound;6bn of work that will include surveys and site investigations.
  
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• Site investigations required for ?6bn track works deal

  03-02-2026 01:00 via geplus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Network Rail has alerted contractors to ?6bn of work that will include surveys and site investigations.
  
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• Russian captain guilty of manslaughter after North Sea collision

  03-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Vladimir Motin on duty when his vessel hit tanker carrying fuel for US military
  
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• Railway works 'on target' after landslip

  03-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Works to repair a railway line after a landslip which has disrupted trains for a week are "on target" to be completed by 16 February, Network Rail says.
  
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• Private jet sellers rattled by Trump threats on Canadian-made aircraft

  03-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Tariffs and vow to mp;#145;de-certifymp;#146; planes baffles industry and hits share price of Bombardier
  
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• New walking and cycling path planned on route currently used by 20 people per day

  03-02-2026 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - The new path is expected to be used by more than 250 cyclists and 50 pedestrians each day once complete
  
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• New railway station to have cafe and waiting room

  03-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The station in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, is due to open next year and will replace the existing one, which does not have any of these amenities.
  
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• New plans submitted for Norwich Railway Station ad boards

  03-02-2026 01:00 via eveningnews24.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - An ad company has submitted new plans for a development that has been in the pipeline for years.
  
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• Network Rail signals intent to procure £5bn Rail Systems Alliances for 2028-2039

  03-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has issued a significant pipeline notice announcing the forthcoming procurement of Track Focused Railway Systems Contracts, aimed at delivering track renewals, upgrades and associated infrastructure works across the UK rail network during Control Periods 8 and 9 (CP8 and CP9).
  
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• Network Rail signals intent to procure ?5bn Rail Systems Alliances for 2028-2039

  03-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail has issued a significant pipeline notice announcing the forthcoming procurement of Track Focused Railway Systems Contracts, aimed at delivering track renewals, upgrades and associated infrastructure works across the UK rail network during Control Periods 8 and 9 (CP8 and CP9).
  
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