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• Safety lessons to be published after speeding train 'lurches' and injures passengers in Grantham

  02-12-2025 01:00 via lincsonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A speeding train lurched sideways as it entered Grantham and caused minor injuries to passengers, a preliminary report has found.
  
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• 'We should not be afraid to step in and run bus services,' says council leader

  12-12-2025 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Cllr Rob Stewart made the comment during a discussion about a new bus franchising system which will be rolled out across Wales
  
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• Union warns 'inaction' could sabotage shipyard's survival

  12-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The biggest union at Ferguson Marine warns time is running out to help the yard recover from the ferries controversy.
  
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• Tube fares to go up by 5.8 in 2026

  12-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Most increases will be 20p or less and bus and tram fares will be frozen, the mayor of London says.
  
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• Transport woes laid bare at public meeting

  12-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A public meeting has been held in the Forest of Dean to discuss the region's transport issues.
  
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• Transport for Wales delivers continued improvement in punctuality

  12-12-2025 01:00 via news.tfw.wales
  Trafnidiaeth Cymru[Transport for Wales] - Latest figures show Transport for Wales continue our improvement journey as more services are running on time across the Wales and Borders network.
  
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• TfL Freezes Bus and Tram Fares as Tube and Rail Prices Rise

  12-12-2025 01:00 via bus-news.com
  Bus-News - The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has unveiled plans for Transport for London (TfL) fares in 2026, aiming to protect Londoners from rising travel costs while maintaining essential investment in the city?s transport network.
  
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• ?Still work to do? despite improvements in Transport for Wales? reliability

  12-12-2025 01:00 via nation.cymru
  Nation. Cymru - Latest figures show Transport for Wales? reliability is improving as more services run on time across the Wales and Borders network.
  
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• Ryanair marks major milestone at Bristol Airport

  12-12-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The budget carrier began operations at the South West transport hub in 1998
  
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• Plans to extend £1 bus ticket scheme until 2027 but funding not yet certain

  12-12-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - The Tiger Pass scheme was introduced by former Labour CPCA Mayor Dr Nik Johnson in May 2024 to support access to affordable bus travel for people under 25 with mp;pound;1 single fares
  
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• Paris airports: ADP injects 8,4 billion euros to remain competitive in Europe

  12-12-2025 01:00 via entrevue.fr
  Aviation Industry- Between urgent modernization, climate imperatives, and international competitiveness, Groupe ADP is entering a new phase of massive investment
  
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• Mind the gap: what the Railways Bill doesn’t tell us

  12-12-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Also in this weekmp;#146;s newsletter: Flu cases hit record levels in Englandmp;#146;s hospitals
  
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• Mapping opportunity: new Connectivity Tool launches to place sustainable transport at the heart of jobs, schools and vital services

  12-12-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - The tool scores places in England and Wales on how well connected they are to health services, education, shopping, leisure and workplaces.
  
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• London tube and some train fares to rise, says mayor Sadiq Khan

  12-12-2025 01:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Tube single fare hikes are capped at 20p as the mayor acknowledges the cost-of-living crisis. A passenger watchdog says the news is "bittersweet".
  
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• London commuters to be hit with Tube and rail fare hikes

  12-12-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - Londoners are set to face increased travel costs next year as new Tube and rail fare rises have been announced.
  
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• Leeds Bradford airline receives top environmental rating for climate strategy

  12-12-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Jet2, based at Leeds Bradford Airport, has been recognised for its environmental leadership by the CDP.
  
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• Ken Skates: ?Communities from Rhymney southwards will be better connected?

  12-12-2025 01:00 via caerphilly.observer
  Other Regional Press - One of the main reasons many of us get into politics is to make a difference to people?s everyday lives. Sometimes its small intangible changes that have a big impact, others it?s a big fundamental change where you can see the transformation.
  
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• Government invests ?245m in South West bus services

  12-12-2025 01:00 via creditoncourier.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - THE government has promised that better buses and more services are on their way with a ?245.9 million boost for the South West as part of a ?3 billion national funding package over the next three years.
  
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• Four daily direct Blackpool-London trains cut to two

  12-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Blackpool is to have its four daily direct services to and from London Euston reduced to two a day from next week, one train in each direction.
  
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• ?Five firsts? celebrated at Tuxford as UK rail sector seeks role in hydrogen economy

  12-12-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK:?Network Rail?and industry partners held an event at Tuxford in Nottinghamshire on December 3 marking the first use of rail to transport hydrogen on the main line network.?Nick Kingsley reports.
  
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• FirstGroup snaps up Bath sightseeing bus operator as part of expansion drive in the South West

  12-12-2025 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - The firm behind Bath?s Tootbus sightseeing tours has been acquired by transport giant FirstGroup in a deal worth around ?17m.
  
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• First trains to join Manchester’s Bee Network by end of 2026

  12-12-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Andy Burnham unveils next step in transport system, allowing contactless travel with fares capped across trains, buses and tramsThe first passenger trains in the Bee Network will join by the end of 2026, after Greater Manchester disclosed the next steps in its ambitious transport system.Unveiling a yellow-branded Northern train, the regional mayor, Andy Burnham, said two lines from central Manchester mp;#150; to Glossop and Stalybridge mp;#150; would join the network in a year, al
  
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• First railways to join Manchester's Bee Network named

  12-12-2025 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews - The Mayor of Greater Manchester named the first railways which will join the region?s Bee Network next year, as he unveiled a Northern Class 323 electric unit in promotional Bee Network livery at Manchester Piccadilly.
  
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• First in Scotland to pilot accessible transport tech

  12-12-2025 01:00 via news.westlothian.gov.uk
  Other Regional Press - West Lothian is the first area in Scotland to use cutting edge technology to help blind and partially-sighted people to access public transport.
  
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• East West Railway Company could become part of Network Rail

  12-12-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - East West Railway Company (EWR Co) could become an entity of Network Rail as the government is reviewing the status of arm?s length bodies in light of the creation of Great British Railways (GBR).
  
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• DB Regio subsidiary Weser-Ems-Bus deploys a CaetanoBus hydrogen bus fleet in Friesland, Germany

  12-12-2025 01:00 via sustainable-bus.com
  Sustainable Bus - DB Regio subsidiary Weser-Ems-Bus has launched a hydrogen bus fleet in Friesland with six Caetano vehicles. The rollout fits Deutsche Bahn?s broader strategy to expand alternative drivetrains across its bus networks and increase the share of zero-emission operations. Friesland is a rural district (Landkreis) in northwestern Germany, located in the state of Lower Saxony
  
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• Cross-border train operators strengthen collaboration across Scotland?s Railway

  12-12-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - A new team of railway colleagues have begun working in Scotland?s rail operating centre this week, bringing cross-border operators into the state-of-the-art control room for the first time.
  
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• Council housing and student flats above major Tube station approved again

  12-12-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Southwark Council?s Planning Committee has approved the development on top of Southwark Tube station
  
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• Andy Burnham unveils first Bee Network train at Manchester Piccadilly in 'new era'

  12-12-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - Andy Burnham unveiled his bright, yellow vision for Greater Manchestermp;#39;s railways todaypromising mp;#39;a new eramp;#39; for passengers.
  
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• £6.3m accessibility upgrade officially opened at Llanelli Station

  12-12-2025 01:00 via swanseabaynews.com
  Other Regional Press - Passengers in Llanelli can now use brandmp;amp;#8209;new lifts and a modern footbridge after a 36.3 million upgrade was officially opened at the townmp;#39;s railway station.
  
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