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• SIP / PAD is Pixy's Complete Solution for Hardware and Software

  11-11-2015 01:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -With SIP / PAD, Pixy offers a qualitatively complete package for both hardware and software, and covers all common variants from screen size and interfaces to performance.
  
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• Work to build habitats in Thong, near Gravesend, as part of the Lower Thames Crossing project starts

  06-03-2026 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Kent Online - Around 1,000 hectares are being transformed into wildlife havens across Kent and Essex as part of the ?11 billion project, which will connect the two counties.
  
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• Work on rail bridge expected to finish on time

  06-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Work to strengthen a railway bridge so it can carry heavier trains is on track to finish on time despite poor weather, Network Rail has said.
  
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• Work begins on land for Lower Thames Crossing

  06-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Early work to prepare parts of Essex and Kent for the new ?10bn Lower Thames Crossing has begun.
  
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• Vital West Midlands bus service sees a drop in usage due to driver shortages

  06-03-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - West Midlands On-Demand service has seen a drop in usage in recent months
  
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• ?UTTERLY BROKEN?: MP backs taxi driver lobbying push to close ?out-of-area? licensing loophole after Casey review warning Perry Richardson

  06-03-2026 01:00 via taxi-point.co.uk
  TaxiPoint - Labour MP Ian Byrne has backed calls from taxi drivers and trade unions for urgent reform of England?s taxi and private hire licensing system, warning that current rules allowing widespread out-of-area working are ?undermining safety and driving down standards?.
  
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• Transport for Wales announces major timetable changes for North Wales

  06-03-2026 01:00 via wales247.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Transport for Wales will introduce one of the most significant timetable changes for North Wales in a generation this May (from 17th).
  
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• Town's ?2.3m train station revamp completed

  06-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A train station has been described as "fit for the future" as ?2.3m worth of upgrades are completed.
  
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• Town's 32.3m train station revamp completed

  06-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A train station has been described as mp;quot;fit for the futuremp;quot; as mp;pound;2.3m worth of upgrades are completed.
  
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• Too many bus stops being moved away from rail stations, Arriva chief tells MPs

  06-03-2026 01:00 via transportxtra.com
  Transportxtra - The physical distance between bus and rail services is being widened too often, Arriva UK Bus Director Martijn Gilbert has told the House of Commons Transport Committee inquiry on achieving and measuring integration of transport modes. His career has included managing bus and rail operations, including FirstGroup?s Lumoand Hull Trains.
  
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• The rail industry?s odd couple on why two bosses can work subscription

  06-03-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Leading Siemens Mobility together, Rob Morris and Aglaja Schneider see many benefits in close collaboration with government on Great British Railways
  
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• The rail industry's odd couple on why two bosses can work subscription

  06-03-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Leading Siemens Mobility together, Rob Morris and Aglaja Schneider see many benefits in close collaboration with government on Great British Railways
  
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• The billionaire ‘buccaneer’ braving the Strait of Hormuz

  06-03-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - George Prokopioump;#146;s Dynacom is one of the few legal operators willing to sail to and from the Gulf
  
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• TfL hack in 2024 affected around 10 million people, BBC can reveal

  06-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - TfL insists it has mp;quot;kept customers informed throughout this incident and will continue to take all necessary actionmp;quot;.
  
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• Road and footpath closures to be unveiled in days as first phase of Peterborough's ?65 million Station Quarter works starts

  06-03-2026 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Work on the new look City Link pedestrian and cycle route between the train station and Cowgate is expected to start in earnest in May but before the diggers can move numerous in preparation works have to take place.
  
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• Road and footpath closures to be unveiled in days as first phase of Peterborough's £65 million Station Quarter works starts

  06-03-2026 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Work on the new look City Link pedestrian and cycle route between the train station and Cowgate is expected to start in earnest in May but before the diggers can move numerous in preparation works have to take place.
  
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• Residents panel scheduled to discuss bus station upgrade

  06-03-2026 01:00 via gazette-news.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Residents can share their views as Colchester Council is hosting a meeting to discuss the future of the city?s bus station.
  
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• Record number of passengers recorded on York-Scarborough train route

  06-03-2026 01:00 via thescarboroughnews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - More than 263,000 people travelled by rail between York and Scarborough in the 2024-2025 financial year, according to figures from TransPennine Express.
  
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• Police launch random bus patrols in south Liverpool after spike in antisocial behaviour

  06-03-2026 01:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  Liverpool Echo - Merseyside Police has stepped up patrols in parts of Liverpool following a rise in anti-social behaviour on bus routes. In a post on its official Facebook page on Thursday, March 5, the force said it had received a number of recent reports involving disruptive behaviour on buses across south Liverpool.
  
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• Passengers who play loud music to be kicked off flights subscription

  06-03-2026 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Airline says headphones must be used in new passenger contract
  
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• New luxury coaches for Heathrow and Gatwick airline service

  06-03-2026 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Oxford Mail - The popular airline coach service between Oxford and Heathrow and Gatwick Airports has invested ?4m in 13 new luxury Mercedes Tourismo coaches.
  
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• New Hounslow to Hendon rail link on track after £6.6m deal

  06-03-2026 01:00 via hounslowherald.com
  Other Regional Press - The four brand-new stations proposed for the West London Orbital route, including Lionel Road in Brentford
  
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• New Hounslow to Hendon rail link on track after ?6.6m deal

  06-03-2026 01:00 via hounslowherald.com
  Other Regional Press - The four brand-new stations proposed for the West London Orbital route, including Lionel Road in Brentford
  
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• New £4m bridge for cyclists over River Medway near Maidstone East Railway Station planned by Maidstone council

  06-03-2026 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Kent Online - Another bridge could be built over the River Medway specifically for cyclists.Green-led Maidstone council has allocated mp;pound;250,000 in its budget to have architects work up plans for the crossing.
  
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• New ?4m bridge for cyclists over River Medway near Maidstone East Railway Station planned by Maidstone council

  06-03-2026 01:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Kent Online - Another bridge could be built over the River Medway specifically for cyclists.Green-led Maidstone council has allocated ?250,000 in its budget to have architects work up plans for the crossing.
  
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• Museum to restore green spaces 'lost to railways'

  06-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Funding of ?22,500 has been awarded to a town's railway museum for its project to restore green spaces at the site.
  
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• Museum to restore green spaces 'lost to railways'

  06-03-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Funding of mp;pound;22,500 has been awarded to a townmp;#39;s railway museum for its project to restore green spaces at the site.
  
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• More than £6m pledged to 'drive forward' new London Overground rail route

  06-03-2026 01:00 via barnetpost.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The West London Orbital Line could connect Hendon and Brent Cross in Barnet with Brent, Ealing and Hounslow boroughs, reports James Cracknell
  
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• More than ?6m pledged to ?drive forward? new London Overground rail route

  06-03-2026 01:00 via barnetpost.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The West London Orbital Line could connect Hendon and Brent Cross in Barnet with Brent, Ealing and Hounslow boroughs, reports James Cracknell
  
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• Major funding deal puts London Overground ?missing link? on track for next phase

  06-03-2026 01:00 via tfl.gov.uk
  Transport for London - TfL, four west London boroughs and the Old Oak mp; Park Royal Development Corporation have agreed to commit up to ?6.65m to progress the next phase of innovative rail scheme
  
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