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• Rail telecoms specialist secures funding to support growth - company plays 'an important role in delivering the skills the UK needs to develop the future rail network'

  09-12-2025 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - A Doncaster-based business that designs telecoms systems for the UKmp;#39;s rail network has secured funding to invest in new technology and create jobs.
  
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• Wrapping up the year with improvements across Scotland?s Railway this Christmas

  11-12-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys carefully this Christmas and New Year as Network Rail delivers essential engineering work to improve Scotland?s railway.
  
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• Wrapping up the year with improvements across Scotland's Railway this Christmas

  11-12-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys carefully this Christmas and New Year as Network Rail delivers essential engineering work to improve Scotlandmp;#39;s railway.
  
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• Transport Secretary acted lawfully over Luton Airport expansion High Court finds

  11-12-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - According to reports from the BBC the High Court has ruled the government has not acting unlawfully when approving the expansion of London Luton Airport.The Airports expansion plans were challenged by Campaign group Luton and District Association of Aircraft Noise (Ladacan) as they argued the Transport Secretary, Hedi Alexandermp;amp;rsquo;s plans ignored key climate and environmental impacts.Both groups said the decision to expand Gatwick Airport
  
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• Transport Committee welcomes future support for rural bus services

  11-12-2025 01:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - The Transport Committee has welcomed an announcement by the Department for Transport that, for the first time, funding provided to local authorities for bus services will take into account how rural an area is.
  
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• ?The most exciting place on the railway?

  11-12-2025 01:00 via modernrailways.com
  Modern Railways - TransPennine Express MD CHRIS JACKSON tells RICHARD CLINNICK why Northern England is a crucible of investment and opportunity for the railway
  
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• The longest-ever low-cost flight is coming soon, and alcohol is banned subscription

  11-12-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - As a UAE-based carrier announces plans for the longest flight route on a single-aisle jet, we examine other epic options
  
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• Slow buses causing passenger fall, Assembly told

  11-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Average bus speeds have fallen across the capital amid mp;quot;endless trafficmp;quot;, the London Assembly hears.
  
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• Road changes at railway station to ease congestion

  11-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A new road layout is to be trialled outside Sheffield railway station in an attempt to reduce heavy congestion.
  
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• Rhymney line electrified as South Wales Metro approaches finish line

  11-12-2025 01:00 via wales247.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Transport for Wales has now electrified 99 of the railway lines in South East Wales as part of the South Wales Metro.
  
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• Rail passengers concerned about timetable changes

  11-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - East Midlands Railway (EMR) said the new timetables, which come into force on Sunday, will add thousands of seats each day and allow more trains to stop at under-served stations.
  
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• Rail boss to exit after ghost train humiliation subscription

  11-12-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - The chief executive of Britain?s rail regulator has said he will stand down, just days after an embarrassing climbdown over plans to run a high-speed service from Manchester to London without any passengers.
  
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• Oxfordshire rail services to London at 'breaking point'

  11-12-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Oxford Mail - Commuters and families are being 'crammed in' to trains from Oxfordshire to London due to capacity 'being pushed to breaking point', an MP has warned.
  
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• Motor Insurance Taskforce report - Written statement to Parliament

  11-12-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Government will continue its work to deliver against the actions set out in the Motor Insurance Taskforce final report.
  
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• LTC begins tunneling machine procurement

  11-12-2025 01:00 via highwaysmagazine.co.uk
  Highways Magazine - Procurement has begun for one of the worldmp;#39;s largest tunnelling machines to be used in the construction of National Highwaysmp;#39; Lower Thames Crossing (LTC), following the mp;pound;891m included in the Autumn budget for the project.
  
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• Logistics UK welcomes new freight tech funding from DfT

  11-12-2025 01:00 via fleetnews.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Logistics UK has welcomed a new ?1.1 million Government fund to trial freight technologies aimed at improving safety, efficiency and sustainability.
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport boasts major improvement for on-time flights

  11-12-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - New data shows that punctuality at Leeds Bradford Airport exceeded the national average in the first half of 2025.
  
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• Labour rail pledge in doubt after £3bn private contract to run London Overground 

  11-12-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - London Mayor Said Khan has caused a row within the Labour party after First Group was awarded a mp;pound;3bn deal to operate the London Overground, a move which seemingly flies in the face of Labourmp;amp;#8217;s manifesto commitment to bring railways back into public ownership.mp;nbsp; On Tuesday the London-listed transport group revealed that it would begin ...
  
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• Keir Starmer visiting Norwich to celebrate £46m bus cash

  11-12-2025 01:00 via edp24.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Sir Keir Starmer is visiting Norwich today to announce mp;pound;46m of government spending on bus transport in Norfolk.
  
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• Inside the failed green revolutions at BP and Shell

  11-12-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - How the energy giants tried to transform their businesses mp;#151; but ended up dramatically scaling back those plans and writing off billions of dollars
  
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• How ?The Flying Banana? became a British railway icon. subscription

  11-12-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - After 50 long years of service, the Class 43 High Speed Train will be taking its final bow in the South West this week
  
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• How slow is your London bus' Declining bus speeds mapped as citywide average falls below 9mph

  11-12-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Bus operators blame roadworks, cycle lanes, 20mph speed limits and LTNs as passenger numbers continue to plummet
  
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• How 'The Flying Banana' became a British railway icon. subscription

  11-12-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - After 50 long years of service, the Class 43 High Speed Train will be taking its final bow in the South West this week
  
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• High Court challenge over Gatwick second runway plans set to be heard in January

  11-12-2025 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Plans for a second runway at Gatwick were approved in September
  
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• Great British Railways Bill ?does not work for Wales?, MPs tell Parliament

  11-12-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Welsh MPs have told Parliament how the plan to reform the nation?s rail sector and establish Great British Railways (GBR) ?does not work? for their nation.
  
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• Great British Railways Bill 'does not work for Wales', MPs tell Parliament

  11-12-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Welsh MPs have told Parliament how the plan to reform the nationmp;#39;s rail sector and establish Great British Railways (GBR) mp;#39;does not workmp;#39; for their nation.
  
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• FirstGroup wins £3bn deal to operate London Overground rail network subscription

  11-12-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Shares in the rail and bus operator rose after Transport for London announced its preferred operator for the Overground rail network for the next decade
  
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• Eight Yorkshire railway stations named among top 50 busiest and least used stations in Britain

  11-12-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The top 50 busiest and least used railway stations in Britain for 2024/2025 have been announced - and eight are based in Yorkshire.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: 'very positive discussions with a number of airlines'

  11-12-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Officials behind the reopening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport have said there have been very positive discussions with a number of airlines, despite holiday giant Tui warning yesterday of a challenging environment for the wider industry.
  
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• Customer satisfaction flying high at East Midlands Airport

  11-12-2025 01:00 via mediacentre.eastmidlandsairport.com
  Other Regional Press - Almost three-quarters of passengers flying from East Midlands Airport reported high levels of satisfaction during this yearmp;#39;s summer season, following a wide range of improvements at the airport.
  
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