Public Transport news

• Speeding causes three times as many road deaths as previously thought subscription

  15-05-2022 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Speeding is revealed today to be the biggest cause of road deaths as police prepare to change the way they record the results of crash investigations.
  
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• Why these train services will not run through the district

  16-05-2022 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A COUPLE of train services that were intending to run through the Bradford district have been terminated early today.
  
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• Warning over timetable changes for West Midlands Railway passengers

  16-05-2022 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail passengers in the West Midlands are being warned to expect timetable changes from Sunday.
  
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• Transport Minister visits the new Scotlands Railway £33m servicing depot

  16-05-2022 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - The brand new purpose-built engineering depot saw the unveiling of a plaque to celebrate its official opening on the 12th of May
  
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• SNP ministers urged to put Scots first with new 'Nat Rail' after complaints storm

  16-05-2022 02:00 via scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Exclusive: ScotRail was nationalised by SNP ministers in April after being in the hands of Dutch transport firm Abellio since 2015.
  
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• ScotRail train driver shortage triggers wave of cancellations

  16-05-2022 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - About 300 train services across Scotland were cancelled on Sunday due to an ongoing pay dispute.
  
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• Rail services resume on South Wales Valley Lines

  16-05-2022 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - Following a three-week closure for construction work on the South Wales Metro, rail services have resumed on the valley lines between Pontypridd, Aberdare, and Radyr.
  
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• Rail industry prepares for summer strikes subscription

  16-05-2022 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Britains rail industry is preparing emergency measures to maintain the flow of vital goods such as food and fuel should the largest train strike in over 30 years go ahead this summer.
  
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• Northern Line through City of London restored a day early

  16-05-2022 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Four months to the day after the City Branch of the Northern Line closed, this key link in the London Underground has been restored.
  
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• New island ferries set to be even later as list of faults grows subscription

  16-05-2022 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Two ferries set to serve Scotlands island communities are likely to be delayed by more than the five years already expected, because of more than 200 outstanding faults.
  
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• Let us know how you feel about Andy Burnham's proposed bus reforms

  16-05-2022 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The reforms would see a move to a franchise system
  
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• Illegally ridden e-bikes in Birmingham seized and crushed

  16-05-2022 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two men are arrested and a haul of bikes scrapped following a
  
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• HS2 plan to join East Coast Mainline at Newark

  16-05-2022 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The scheme would see high-speed trains routed from Nottingham to Newark on their way to the north.
  
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• 'HS2 is ruining our business... and our views' claims farm shop near rail line

  16-05-2022 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The owners of Hilltop Farm Shop and Cafe say the impact of HS2 in Warwickshire is 'depressing'
  
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• Help to buy EVs in landmark New Zealand net zero climate plan

  16-05-2022 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Lower and middle income families will benefit from scrap and replace scheme, while 20 cut in car, van and ute trips sought
  
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• Growth Track 360 renews calls for visionary investments to transform the regions rail network

  16-05-2022 02:00 via wrexham.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Growth Track 360 has renewed its calls for visionary investments to transform the regions rail network.
  
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• Grand Central cancels several rail services due to shortage of trains

  16-05-2022 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A number of rail services have been cancelled today due to a shortage of trains.
  
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• Freight train trial on the Cambrian line is a runaway success

  16-05-2022 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - The test run of a freight train trial in mid-Wales could signal a cleaner, greener transport opportunity to take hundreds of large lorries off rural roads.
  
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• First ever net zero transatlantic flight to take to the skies in 2023

  16-05-2022 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Secretary of State for Transport announces plans for a net zero transatlantic flight while in US.
  
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• EasyJet offers £1,000 bonus as airlines battle to recruit staff

  16-05-2022 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The airline will offer new and existing cabin crew the bonus, as carriers seek to retain and recruit workers.
  
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• DfT urged to block preposterous Great Musgrave bridge infilling application

  16-05-2022 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - With little under two weeks to go until Eden District Council rules on the planning application, Vere has been urged to intervene by the HRE Groupa campaign group made up of civil engineers and railway experts.
  
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• Bristol Airport investigation launched after disruption at baggage reclaim

  16-05-2022 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Passengers took to social media to report waiting hours to get their luggage
  
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• Airport to help West Midlands take flight again

  16-05-2022 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The future for Birmingham Airport is bright as it recovers from the two-year setback of the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• Turkish Airlines Wins Award For Best European Airline Serving The Middle East

  15-05-2022 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  
  EIN News Subscription -mp;#8230; award as the Best European Airline serving the Middle East mp;#8230; past as a leading European airline with the best connectivity mp;#8230; for being the Best European Airline serving the Middle East mp;#8230; numerous awards, including the Air Transport World Market Leadership Award and mp;#8230;
  
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• Transport secretary promises first net-zero transatlantic flight by 2023

  15-05-2022 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - The competition is open to airlines, fuel producers, aircraft or engine manufacturers and fuel suppliers.
  
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• Theres no more leisurely way to travel through Europe than by train

  15-05-2022 02:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  
  EIN News Subscription - mp;#8230; studying in different countries in Europe and the third withmp;#8230;involved with airplane journeys and after the obligatory security checks, baggage mp;#8230; time from Maastricht to Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam. We weremp;#8230; felt much longer. Watch out Europe, Ill be backmp;#8230;
  
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• Series of closures on Peterborough's Nene Parkway announced - starting next month

  15-05-2022 02:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  
  Peterborough Telegraph - 40mph speed limit to be in place for nine months while works take place
  
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• RMT president who is threatening to bring Britain's railways to a standstill is a Putin apologist

  15-05-2022 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Alex Gordon, president of the RMT union, is a longstanding Marxist who has previously echoed the Kremlin's propaganda by branding Ukraine 'a failed state held to ransom by neo-Nazis'.
  
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• Police Scotland spends almost £20m on fleet of electric cars in bid to become 'greenest force' in Britain

  15-05-2022 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - In the last three years it has bought 599 specially adapted Hyundai Kona models at a cost of £15.2million, figures released last week show.
  
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• Major changes to the UKs rail timetables have taken effect

  15-05-2022 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - A new station will open at Reston in the Scottish Borders, while Dartmoor train services double
  
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