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• Settle-Carlisle line to be used by long distance trains for first time in a decade

  15-12-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - PEOPLE who cross the Settle to Carlisle line are being warned to take extra care in the new year because of an increase in train services due to work on the West Coast Mainline.
  
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• Who is Jonathan Hankin, Menzies Aviation's New Head of ESG?

  16-12-2025 01:00 via sustainabilitymag.com
  Aviation Industry- Menzies Aviation has appointed Jonathan Hankin as its Head of ESG to drive its 'All In' sustainability strategy and net zero targets as deadlines approach
  
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• What Is Behind Labour's Northern Powerhouse Rail Delay?

  16-12-2025 01:00 via politicshome.com
  Other News Sources - Labour?s long-delayed plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail have left MPs and mayors frustrated. What?s the hold up? Noah Vickers reports
  
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• What Is Behind Labour's Northern Powerhouse Rail Delay?

  16-12-2025 01:00 via politicshome.com
  Other News Sources - Labourmp;#39;s long-delayed plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail have left MPs and mayors frustrated. Whatmp;#39;s the hold up? Noah Vickers reports
  
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• Waymo's self-driving cars now driving in London

  16-12-2025 01:00 via rac.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Waymomp;#39;s autonomous vehicles have been spotted on the streets of London as the company prepares to roll out its passenger service in the city next year.
  
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• Travel service boss fears bus franchising could 'kill my business’

  16-12-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Combined authority says consultation will continue next year as Tony Mullane says mp;#39;What we do is give the punters a choicemp;#39;
  
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• The £11billion road tunnel set to become UK's biggest

  16-12-2025 01:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - Preparations are underway for the UKmp;#39;s largest road tunnel, a mp;pound;11 billion infrastructure project linking Essex and Kent. Once completed, the Lower Thames Crossing, is expected to open in the early 2030s and alleviate congestion at Dartford while boosting connectivity across the southeast. According to National Highways, congestion on the Dartford Crossing costs the UK more than mp;pound;200 million every year in time lost sitting in traffic.
  
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• The ?11billion road tunnel set to become UK's biggest

  16-12-2025 01:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - Preparations are underway for the UK's largest road tunnel, a ?11 billion infrastructure project linking Essex and Kent. Once completed, the Lower Thames Crossing, is expected to open in the early 2030s and alleviate congestion at Dartford while boosting connectivity across the southeast. According to National Highways, congestion on the Dartford Crossing costs the UK more than ?200 million every year in time lost sitting in traffic.
  
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• Special Chiltern Railways journey to honour iconic Mark III coaches

  16-12-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A CHARITY farewell event will mark the end of an era for an iconic train fleet
  
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• Plans for £100m first phase of Cardiff Crossrail project take step forward

  16-12-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Business Live - The projectmp;#39;s required Transport and Works Act Order has been aprproved.
  
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• New Railways Bill should pave way for train services to Oswestry and step-free access at Whitchurch Station, MP says

  16-12-2025 01:00 via shropshirestar.com
  Other Regional Press - The new Railways Bill should pave the way for train services to Oswestry and step-free access at Whitchurch Station, an MP has said.
  
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• New Greater Manchester station could be years away as MP slams 'scandalous' delays

  16-12-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Station projected to boost local economy and improve access to jobs and opportunities
  
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• New buses for Cambridgeshire towns in 2026 after services at-risk earlier this year

  16-12-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - Some services in two Cambridgeshire towns were at risk of being axed earlier this year
  
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• New 'state-of-the-art' help points proposed for Scarborough Station

  16-12-2025 01:00 via thescarboroughnews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - New help points that connect passengers to a call centre could be installed at Scarborough Station if plans are approved.
  
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• National Civils Show recap: industry challenges for 2026 and beyond

  16-12-2025 01:00 via pbctoday.co.uk
  Other News Sources - ... A talk from Frank Mimnagh, project engineer, and Jag Chima, deputy tunnels and systems director on the Lower Thames Crossing illustrated the complexity of turning a major tunnelling achievement into a fully operational road network.
  
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• More Government investment needed in railways on top of Wellington station says MP

  16-12-2025 01:00 via wellington-today.co.uk
  Other News Sources - LOCAL MP Gideon Amos has pressed the Government to increase rail investment in the Westcountry as nationalisation creeps slowly closer.
  
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• March launch for final LNER services in new East Coast Main Line timetable

  16-12-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - LNER is aiming for it phased services from the December 2025 timetable change to be completed in March, the operator confirmed to RAIL.
  
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• Light Rail Operators Committee meets in Nottingham to share operational insights

  16-12-2025 01:00 via uktram.org
  Other News Sources - On Thursday 4th December, the Light Rail Operators Committee (LROC) convened at the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) Depot, bringing together operators from across the UK and Ireland to reflect on operational performance, shared challenges and best practice.
  
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• Internal ORR review over Avanti West Coast service decision as it responds to politicians

  16-12-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The Office of Rail and Road is holding an internal review after the furore over its decision to axe Avanti West Coast?s 0700 Manchester Piccadilly-London Euston service.
  
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• Huge delays hit Manchester airport after runway shut

  16-12-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  The Independent - All arrivals and departures are taking place on one runway as urgent repairs are carried out
  
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• Halesowen to benefit from West Midlands bus funding boost

  16-12-2025 01:00 via halesowennews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - MORE than ?119 million has been announced to help improve bus services across Halesowen and the wider West Midlands to deliver faster, cheaper and more reliable public transport.
  
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• Government 'hesitancy' around Northern Powerhouse Rail due to 'weak business case'

  16-12-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Government?s ?hesitancy? around Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) is due to a ?weak business case? and the ongoing Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a new report has said.
  
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• Government 'hesitancy' around Northern Powerhouse Rail due to 'weak business case'

  16-12-2025 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The Governmentmp;#39;s mp;#39;hesitancymp;#39; around Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) is due to a mp;#39;weak business casemp;#39; and the ongoing Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU), a new report has said.
  
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• Germany launches platform for cross-company deployment of rail staff

  16-12-2025 01:00 via railtech.com
  Railtech - The rail freight industry is characterised by staff shortages all over Europe, but Germany might have found an effective solution: the WILSON.Share initiative. Led by the pro-Rail Alliance, the new platform allows companies to ?share? staff, be it train drivers, shunters, wagon inspectors or people working in rail construction, despite some persisting hurdles.
  
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• ?Freight isn?t just for Christmas? says NR Chief Executive at RFG Christmas Lunch

  16-12-2025 01:00 via hub-4.com
  Other News Sources - Rail Freight Group (RFG) hosted its hugely popular Christmas Lunch ... at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, bringing together over 800 members and guests from across the UK rail freight community to celebrate another year of achievement for the sector.
  
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• Free all-day bus travel for pensioners would be 'an early Christmas present'

  16-12-2025 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - A pilot scheme has shown that free bus travel should be brought back for pensioners and disabled people at peak times, campaigners say.
  
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• Formal bid to extend railway line

  16-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A formal bid to extend a railway line which has seen more than 900,000 passenger journeys in the year since it reopened has been submitted.
  
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• Ford to scale back electric vehicle plans, taking $19.5bn hit

  16-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The US carmaker is backing away from large electric vehicles, citing lacklustre demand and recent regulatory changes under US President Donald Trump.
  
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• Europe Aviation Trends Show 2025 as Record Year

  16-12-2025 01:00 via travelradar.aero
  Aviation Industry- Europe is seeing some of the busiest skies since the pandemic as travel demand surges in 2025, with the United Kingdom preparing for an unprecedented number of passengers travelling over the Christmas season
  
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• Engineers to carry out wide-ranging rail upgrades across Scotland over festive period

  16-12-2025 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail will carry out a series of engineering projects across Scotland over the Christmas and New Year period, closing several sections of track and prompting altered timetables and bus replacements on a number of routes.
  
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