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• Station opens after 14 month delay

  23-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A railway station shut for more than a year has finally opened after a 14-month delay.
  
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• Whole Tube network on track for mobile coverage by end of the year as further sections go live

  12-06-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Customers on the Bakerloo, Metropolitan and Circle lines are now able stay connected for more of their journeys after further sections gained high-speed mobile coverage in recent months, Transport for London (TfL) and Boldyn Networks have announced. In total, around 60 per cent of stations that are ?underground? now have coverage, and work is on track to bring coverage to the whole network by the end of the year.
  
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• Travel disruption as bridge collapse blocks trains

  12-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A railway bridge has partially collapsed after being hit by a vehicle, leading to major disruption on trains through Warwickshire until the end of the day.
  
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• The Shetland Times and Inverness Courier launch joint campaign calling on Loganair to maintain Sumburgh-Kirkwall-Inverness flights

  12-06-2026 02:00 via shetlandtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Transport chiefs face mounting pressure to safeguard lifeline air services amid warnings of the devastating impact the proposed cuts could have.
  
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• The Railways Bill is due to receive Royal assent later this year and GBR set to be established 12 months later

  12-06-2026 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - Great British Railways (GBR) moved a step nearer to being located in Derby after the Railways Bill received its third reading in the House of Commons and was prepared to be heard in the House of Lords.
  
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• The £50m motorway 'ghost' junction still not open after seven years

  12-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - It cannot be used by traffic
  
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• TfL?s crackdown on fare evasion sees increased ticket and payment checks and more penalty fares

  12-06-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Transport for London (TfL) has released new data on fare evasion enforcement, showing the number of checks and penalty fares issued by TfL is up significantly on the previous year. The crackdown on fare evasion is part of a bold strategy to tackle fare evasion across all TfL services, with the goal of driving down the rate to below 1.5 per cent by 2030/31.
  
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• TfL's crackdown on fare evasion sees increased ticket and payment checks and more penalty fares

  12-06-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Transport for London (TfL) has released new data on fare evasion enforcement, showing the number of checks and penalty fares issued by TfL is up significantly on the previous year. The crackdown on fare evasion is part of a bold strategy to tackle fare evasion across all TfL services, with the goal of driving down the rate to below 1.5 per cent by 2030/31.
  
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• TfL makes major announcement on Tube internet roll-out in huge boost to commuters

  12-06-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Big boost for passengers as internet is extended on more lines and stations
  
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• Surrey woman calls out 'unfair postcode penalty' that leaves rail commuters paying 60 more

  12-06-2026 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Lydia Gaskell believes Surrey passengers are being unfairly penalised for where they live
  
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• STEAM AHEAD Britain?s second-busiest airport gets overnight trains ? and it?s good news for Jet2 & British Airways passengers

  12-06-2026 02:00 via thesun.co.uk
  The Sun - Passengers commuting to London Gatwick can now travel on a new overnight rail service as part of a Great Western Rail (GWR) trial.
  
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• STEAM AHEAD Britain's second-busiest airport gets overnight trains and it's good news for Jet2 & British Airways passengers

  12-06-2026 02:00 via thesun.co.uk
  The Sun - Passengers commuting to London Gatwick can now travel on a new overnight rail service as part of a Great Western Rail (GWR) trial.
  
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• SpaceX: To boldly go where no investor comms strategy has gone before

  12-06-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The wait for the SpaceX IPO is finally over, but itmp;amp;#8217;s what happens next that will be Muskmp;amp;#8217;s greatest challenge yet, says Tim Focas For what seems like an eternity now, investors have been deliberating when exactly SpaceX will finally become a public company. With the wait soon to be over, attentions will quickly turn ...
  
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• Small Station Improvements Mark Big £3.4M Investment To Improve Train Journeys

  12-06-2026 02:00 via megaproject.com
  Other News Sources - A raft of small improvements across railway stations in London, the South East, along with Beds, Herts and Cambs have been completed by train operators Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern.
  
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• Small Station Improvements Mark Big ?3.4M Investment To Improve Train Journeys

  12-06-2026 02:00 via megaproject.com
  Other News Sources - A raft of small improvements across railway stations in London, the South East, along with Beds, Herts and Cambs have been completed by train operators Southern, Thameslink and Great Northern.
  
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• Significant rail upgrades taking place in Sunderland this summer

  12-06-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - An extensive programme of improvement work delivering a range of benefits for passengers in the Sunderland area will affect journeys over four weekends.
  
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• Service not good enough since renationalisation ? MP

  12-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Transport Secretary has admitted that South Western Railway (SWR) services have not been good enough since the franchise was renationalised.
  
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• Service not good enough since renationalisation

  12-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Transport Secretary has admitted that South Western Railway (SWR) services have not been good enough since the franchise was renationalised.
  
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• Ryanair investigated over charging parents to sit with children

  12-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The UKmp;#39;s competition regulator is investigating the airline over charges it imposes on parents to sit next to their child.
  
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• Railway acts to protect passengers and staff with new powers to ban repeat offenders

  12-06-2026 02:00 via media.raildeliverygroup.com
  
  Rail Delivery Group - Railway Behaviour Notices banning repeat offenders from stations are being rolled out across the rail network this summer, as a new early intervention measure to improve passenger and staff safety.
  
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• Port of Tyne toasts strongest results in a decade as revenues rise to £70m

  12-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Bosses said the results were driven by strong operational performance across automotive, bulk cargo and offshore wind
  
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• Planning 'administrative error' brands new Doncaster Sheffield Airport sign as 'unauthorised'

  12-06-2026 02:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  Doncaster Free Press - Enforcement officials at the City of Doncaster Council have been left red-faced after an internal memo, incorrectly suggesting the authority had committed a planning breach when it changed the main sign at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA), was leaked.
  
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• Northampton MP presses ministers for East West Rail link to Universal

  12-06-2026 02:00 via bedfordindependent.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A Northampton MP has launched a new campaign calling for direct trains between the town and Universal?s new theme park in Bedford.
  
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• New road safety measures approved at Bedlington railway station

  12-06-2026 02:00 via northumberlandgazette.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - New measures to improve safety around Bedlington?s recently-opened railway station have been approved.
  
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• New law will see railway yobs banned from train stations

  12-06-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Railway yobs will be banned from stations in Greater Manchester under tough new powers being rolled out across the country this summer. It's being hailed as a new approach to tackling anti-social behaviour at and around railway stations.
  
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• New information screens installed at Hitchin station as part of £1.7 million rail investment

  12-06-2026 02:00 via hitchin.nub.news
  
  Other News Sources - Passengers using Hitchin station will benefit from new and improved information screens following a mp;pound;1.7 million programme of upgrades across the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail network.
  
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• New information screens installed at Hitchin station as part of ?1.7 million rail investment

  12-06-2026 02:00 via hitchin.nub.news
  
  Other News Sources - Passengers using Hitchin station will benefit from new and improved information screens following a ?1.7 million programme of upgrades across the Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern rail network.
  
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• New buses launched to improve long-distance travel across Wales

  12-06-2026 02:00 via wales247.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Passengers across Wales will have access to 30 new buses as Transport for Wales expands its TrawsCymru fleet, improving the resilience of long-distance travel across Wales.
  
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• New aviation reports fuel debate over Heathrow flight noise

  12-06-2026 02:00 via hounslowherald.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Fresh research commissioned by transport officials shows public sensitivity to aircraft noise is rising, putting a spotlight on how airport expansion plans balance national economic growth against local community impact.
  
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• Ministers want 60 of pupils in England 'actively' travelling to school by 2035

  12-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Exclusive: Transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, says cycling and walking plan focuses on mp;#39;everyday travel needsmp;#39;
  Ministers are to launch a major push to get more children walking and cycling to school as part of a wider boost for mp;#39;active travelmp;#39; by the transport secretary Heidi Alexander.
  
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