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• Second carrier

  09-09-2017 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The Royal Navy's second aircraft carrier reaches a significant milestone - but what comes next?
  
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• Schedules & Network Manager (Merseyside) – Go North West

  13-02-2026 15:12 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Schedules & Network Manager (Merseyside)
  Location: Birkenhead Depot or Bolton Head Office (including hybrid working)Salary: Competitive
  Help shape the future of bus travel in the Liverpool City Region. As Go North West takes a leading role in delivering the new franchised network, we’re looking for a full-time Schedules & Network Manager who can turn data, insight and operational know how into a reliable, efficient and customer focused bus network for Merseyside.
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• Whittlesea Railway Station consultation extended for public to have their say

  13-02-2026 01:00 via fenlandcitizen.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Fenland District Council is seeking views on options to improve the station, which include a new pedestrian bridge and platform extensions, and improved public areas and car park.
  
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• What Blackpool bus routes are changing as services extended and new hospital links added

  13-02-2026 01:00 via blackpoolgazette.co.uk
  Blackpool Gazette - Blackpool Transport has announced a major shake-up of bus routes across the Fylde coast, with extended services, new hospital links and timetable changes coming into force next month.
  
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• Transport Secretary's update on Ardrossan Harbour takeover

  13-02-2026 01:00 via ardrossanherald.com
  Other News Sources - TRANSPORT Secretary Fiona Hyslop says she "expects" the Ardrossan Harbour takeover deal to be concluded before the Scottish Parliament dissolves on April 9.
  
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• Transport for London finally admits it included contract option to close half Elizabeth line ticket offices

  13-02-2026 01:00 via disabilitynewsservice.com
  Other News Sources - Concerns about possible plans to close the ticket offices first emerged last September, when the RMT rail union released extracts from a contract between TfL and the private sector GTS joint venture that runs the line.
  
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• Tap and go on your phone coming to Merseyrail within weeks

  13-02-2026 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Echo - Passengers will at last be able to pay by phone, bank card or smartwatch for their journey
  
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• St Helens Transport Interchange build set to start as 'green' steelwork arrives from Italy

  13-02-2026 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - St Helens Borough Council and ECF (English Cities Fund) have reached a landmark moment in the development of the new St Helens Transport Interchange, with the arrival of the first batch of low carbon steelwork.
  
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• Speed dating event at station celebrates new train service

  13-02-2026 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Northern launched its new Yorkshire Flyer train with a speed dating event at Leeds station, linking singles from Leeds and Sheffield. Free travel passes awarded.
  
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• ScotRail fares frozen for 12 months

  13-02-2026 01:00 via gov.scot
  Scottish Government - ScotRail fares will be frozen for the next year to keep money in people?s pockets, First Minister John Swinney has announced.
  
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• Questions over funding for major Birmingham cycle route plans

  13-02-2026 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Cycle route plans for a major Birmingham road have taken another crucial step forward despite questions over funding.
  
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• Patrols on buses in antisocial behaviour crackdown

  13-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A council says it is launching a tougher crackdown on antisocial behaviour (ASB) on Hull's buses.
  
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• One-off diversion takes 30 minutes off train journey

  13-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A diversion due to engineering works shaved 30 minutes off of one rail journey, sparking calls for a permanent fast train to be introduced.
  
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• On-demand bus service being extended to new area

  13-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The expansion is funded by Surrey County Council (SCC) to improve access to sustainable travel in areas of the county where there are fewer bus services.
  
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• Network Rail apprentices take part in military-style team challenge in York

  13-02-2026 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - Network Rail apprentices recently took part in a military-style team-building day at Worsley Barracks in York during National Apprenticeship Week.
  
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• MP urges Somerset Council to use bus funding in Burnham-On-Sea area

  13-02-2026 01:00 via burnham-on-sea.com
  Other Regional Press - Burnham-On-Sea MP Ashley Fox has written to Somerset Council urging it to spend some of the new Government bus cash on better services across the area.
  
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• Major update announced on huge change coming to Merseyrail tickets

  13-02-2026 01:00 via liverpoolworld.uk
  Other Regional Press - Contactless ticketing on the Merseyrail network is set to go live in two weeks time. After years of waiting, a trial began last year across the Liverpool City Region for 50 people to test out a tap and go system that has long been in place in the capital and major cities around the world.
  
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• Letter from MP and activists demands rights and accessibility improvements to railways bill

  13-02-2026 01:00 via disabilitynewsservice.com
  Other News Sources - Disabled campaigners are backing demands for major rights-based changes to the government?s railways bill that would target the poor state of accessibility across the network.
  
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• Kirklees Council approve plans to transform Transport in West Yorkshire

  13-02-2026 01:00 via kirkleestogether.co.uk
  Local Government - Kirklees Councillors approved the proposals to invest in a transport system that will make it easier, more affordable and greener to travel around West Yorkshire.
  
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• Isle of Wight welcomes the first of 31 new electric buses

  13-02-2026 01:00 via onthewight.com
  Other Regional Press - A new UK-built Wrightbus Electroliner double decker vehicles will initially be used for engineering and driver training, before entering service on routes across the Isle of Wight later in March.
  
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• Holyrood urged to release funds for Glasgow bus franchising

  13-02-2026 01:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - A Glasgow MSP has urged the Scottish Government to pay out millions to speed up plans to bring the city?s buses into public ownership.
  
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• Highland Council bus service ?success? could see a Lothian Buses model adopted as passenger numbers almost double and savings of almost ?2m

  13-02-2026 01:00 via ross-shirejournal.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A new operating model for the Highland Council-run bus service will be developed after the first three years of operation delivered on passenger numbers and savings.
  
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• Highland Council bus service 'success' could see a Lothian Buses model adopted as passenger numbers almost double and savings of almost £2m

  13-02-2026 01:00 via ross-shirejournal.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A new operating model for the Highland Council-run bus service will be developed after the first three years of operation delivered on passenger numbers and savings.
  
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• Heathrow isn't too crowded travellers just walk wrong way, says boss subscription

  13-02-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Thomas Woldbye, the chief executive, says Britons and Europeans walk on different sides, giving the impression the airport is too busy
  
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• Green light for next phase of town centre transport hub project

  13-02-2026 01:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  The Business Desk - Councillors have approved the next stage of a project to help deliver a new Transport Hub in Grimsby town centre.
  North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) acquired a 0.65-hectare site on Osborne Street in Grimsby town centre with the ambition of developing a Transport Hub.
  
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• Free bus scheme 'quietly axed' after just three years

  13-02-2026 01:00 via wiltshiretimes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The birthday bus scheme allowed people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, and North Somerset to sign up for a pass for free bus travel, valid throughout the month of their birthday.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Council confirms dates of audit and extraordinary general meetings

  13-02-2026 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Doncaster Sheffield Airport Qmp;A with South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard
  
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• City of Edinburgh Council reveal route for a third tram line

  13-02-2026 01:00 via britishtramsonline.co.uk
  British Trams Online - A new map released by the City of Edinburgh Council (as part of a ?conceptual representation? of the future multimodal transport network in the city) has revealed plans for a third tram line which would use the South Suburban railway line as its basis and would also see the first use of tram-trains in the Scottish capital.
  
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• Brits and Europeans bumping into each other makes Heathrow feel busy, says boss

  13-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Thomas Woldbye says passengers at UKmp;#146;s only hub airport are often in mp;#145;the wrong placemp;#146;
  
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• British Transport Police begins Live Facial Recognition trial at London stations

  13-02-2026 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The operation began at London Bridge train station on Wednesday and will run for six months at various stations
  
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