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• Sustainable Transport Corridor could create new green spaces

  23-04-2025 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Efforts to tackle delays facing buses in York could also free up space for new green spaces and seating, depending on the results of an upcoming consultation.
  
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• Wrexham MP on Railways Bill second reading in Parliament

  17-12-2025 01:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - This week saw the second reading of the Railways Bill in Parliament and an opportunity for me to speak about the benefits that bringing track and train back together under public ownership will bring.
  
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• United and American to take stakes in Brazil’s Azul as it exits bankruptcy

  17-12-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Deal includes debt-for-equity swap as airline to emerge from Chapter 11 within weeks of court ruling
  
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• Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander:

  17-12-2025 01:00 via politicshome.com
  Other News Sources - Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander tells Noah Vickers about nationalising Britainmp;#39;s railways, expanding Heathrow Airport and what kind of car she drives
  
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• Transport Manager Hub is aimed at filling skills gap

  17-12-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Transport Managers need a greater level of support in attaining competence, believes Beverley Bell, founder and Chief Executive of Beverley Bell Consulting and Training, which is setting up a new association for the profession.
  
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• Transformation around Greater Manchester town's train station takes another step forward

  17-12-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - The regeneration of the western edge of the town has been mooted for years
  
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• Train stations on green belt will be surrounded by new villages under planning reforms

  17-12-2025 01:00 via inews.co.uk
  i News - Swathes of green belt land will be opened up to housing development if it is within a 15-minute walk from a well-connected train station under the biggest planning reforms for years, ministers have announced.
  
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• Top Nissan exec hails "fantastic start" in Government support for automotive sector

  17-12-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Adam Pennick, vice president of manufacturing at Nissanmp;#39;s Sunderland Plant, urged more work on turning the Industrial Strategy into action
  
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• The UK's Longest Tunnel Road Is Being Built Beneath The River Thames And Construction Is Set To Begin In 2026

  17-12-2025 01:00 via secretldn.com
  Other News Sources - Following a rather hefty increase in government funding; a shiny new road has officially been given the green light. The 14.5 mile motorway-style road will feature the longest tunnel road in the country. And construction is set to begin next year.
  
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• Tees Flex on-demand bus service to be stopped following vote with funding to support new routes

  17-12-2025 01:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Mayor Ben Houchen voted for the recommendation to extend Tees Flex, with three local council leaders disagreeing, and an alternative given unanimous support
  
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• Swansea Council has appetite to operate its own bus service

  17-12-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The move follows the passing on new bus franchise legislation in Wales
  
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• Spain to launch €60 monthly nationwide public transport pass

  17-12-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Bus and train initiative comes as government struggles to survive corruption and sexual harassment allegations
  
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• Smart motorway speed cameras were secretly turned off TWO months ago

  17-12-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - The Daily Mail revealed on Monday how thousands of innocent motorists have wrongly been clocked for speeding due to a fault with every speed camera on smart motorways across the UK.
  
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• Rolls-Royce launches £200m interim share buyback scheme

  17-12-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The FTSE-100 heavyweight made the announcement ahead of its full-year financial results
  
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• 'Revolutionary' public transport app 'possibly one of best in world' launched in Nottingham

  17-12-2025 01:00 via nottinghampost.com
  Nottingham Evening Post - The Ride app will allow users to book train, bus, tram, Enterprise hire cars, e-bike and e-scooter tickets in the same place
  
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• Rail operator Northern under 'official investigation' by railway regulator over passenger assistance

  17-12-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - Concerns over staff completing disability awareness training have been raised
  
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• Rail link between London and Edinburgh extended to Glasgow

  17-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Lumo has extended its service to and from London Kingmp;#39;s Cross to Glasgow Queen Street.
  
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• Privatisation plan for Lower Thames Crossing is slammed by action group and described as a 'Christmas Turkey'

  17-12-2025 01:00 via thurrock.nub.news
  Other Regional Press - THE government has revealed that the controversial Lower Thames Crossing scheme will be fully privatised and its builders and owners will be able to claim tolls from it and the Dartford crossing in perpetuity.
  
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• Prestwick Airport records sixth year in a row in profit

  17-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The report said Prestwick has already achieved its annual operating target in the first six months of the financial year.
  
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• Nottingham City Transport orders 13 next-gen Yutong U11DD

  17-12-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Municipal will take delivery of the buses in late-2026; EMCCA money towards their procurement
  
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• Nissan begins building new Leaf in UK

  17-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Business Secretary Peter Kyle says mp;quot;Nissanmp;#39;s investment is a major commitment to the North Eastmp;quot;.
  
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• New transport hub for Llanelli railway station gets the go-ahead

  17-12-2025 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - The mp;#39;wonderful schememp;#39; has been approved by councillors
  
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• New transport depot and museum given green light for Neilston

  17-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Jmp;amp;M Murdoch plan to turn the land off Lochlibo Road into workshops, offices and a museum.
  
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• New 50mph speed limits on part of Oxford's ring road

  17-12-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - New 50mph speed limits will be introduced on Oxfordmp;#39;s ring road near New Hinksey and Rose Hill, while 30mph will be introduced on nearby roads.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing project moves forward

  17-12-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - The government has approved plans to purchase one of the worldmp;amp;#39;s largest tunnelling machines for the Lower Thames Crossing, marking significant progress on the major infrastructure project.Following the Chancellormp;amp;#39;s recent commitment of mp;amp;pound;891 million in funding, the projectmp;amp;#39;s tunnelling partner is now seeking suppliers to build the enormous boring machine. The 16.4-metre-wide machine will create the UKmp;am
  
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• Graffiti on Tube trains is costing TfL £11 million every year, figures reveal

  17-12-2025 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - A spike in the so-called tagging of Tube carriages is costing millions
  
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• First of Great Western Railway's recommissioned Class 175 trains enters passenger service

  17-12-2025 01:00 via news.gwr.com
  Train Operators - The first of Great Western Railwaymp;#39;s recommissioned Class 175 trains has entered into passenger service ahead of their phased rollout next year.
  
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• EU waters down plans to end new petrol and diesel car sales by 2035

  17-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Carmakers, particularly in Germany, have lobbied heavily for concessions to the planned rules.
  
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• Electric vehicle supply chain pilot to launch in the West Midlands

  17-12-2025 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A new green manufacturing pilot which is aiming to bolster the car industry has been launched in the West Midlands.
  
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• DfT outlines nationalised operators' objectives over coming years

  17-12-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The Department for Transport (DfT) has published the programme of projects already nationalised operators must achieve over the coming years.
  
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