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• TfL to tackle hate crime through VR experiences

  12-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport for London (TfL) is hosting virtual reality demonstrations at some of London's stations to show passengers what it is like to witness a hate crime and how to respond safely.
  
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• York Pullman strengthens team with training programmes

  13-10-2026 02:00 via cbwmagazine.com
  
  Coach and Bus Week - First Bus-owned York Pullman is working with Wetherby Training School through a Government-funded scheme to support up to 50 people to train as professional drivers.
  
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• Winners named for 3240m Network Rail steel supply deal

  13-10-2026 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction Enquirer - The winning firms have been confirmed for a 3240m Network Rail framework to supply steel products and structures for overhead line equipment (OLE) across the UK.
  
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• Winners named for ?240m Network Rail steel supply deal

  13-10-2026 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Construction Enquirer - The winning firms have been confirmed for a ?240m Network Rail framework to supply steel products and structures for overhead line equipment (OLE) across the UK.
  
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• Western Rail link to Heathrow called critical for transport

  13-10-2026 02:00 via bracknellnews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A new Western Rail link connecting the Royal Borough to Heathrow is ?really critical? for transport but also for economic and environmental benefits, a meeting heard.
  
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• UK's Heathrow rallies support for third runway as Parliament weighs expansion plans

  13-10-2026 02:00 via reuters.com
  Reuters News - Heathrow Airport said on Monday that its expansion plans have won the backing of trade unions, airlines, regional airports mp;#8203;and investors
  
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• Two-year train platform closure 'unacceptable'

  13-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The two-year closure of a station platform which is forcing passengers to use a rail-replacement bus is "unacceptable", a councillor has said.
  
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• Treatment trains deployed to boost Welsh rail resilience this autumn

  13-10-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail is deploying four specialist treatment trains to treat more than 87,000km of track across 224 circuits on key routes in Wales and the Borders, as the railway prepares for forecast wetter and windier conditions this autumn and winter.
  
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• Transport for Wales starts consultation on extending South Wales Metro route

  13-10-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Transport for Wales (TfW) has launched a public consultation on extending South Wales Metro services beyond Aberdare.
  
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• Transport for London urged to ensure London drivers are ?not left behind? by driverless cars.

  13-10-2026 02:00 via ier.org.uk
  Other News Sources - GMB add their voice to a London Assembly report urging transport officials to hold off on introducing driverless taxis.
  
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• Transport for London urged to ensure London drivers are 'not left behind' by driverless cars.

  13-10-2026 02:00 via ier.org.uk
  Other News Sources - GMB add their voice to a London Assembly report urging transport officials to hold off on introducing driverless taxis.
  
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• Train wash depot plan for village withdrawn

  13-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A proposal to build an East West Rail (EWR) train maintenance centre by a village has been withdrawn.
  The company had suggested building the facility at Fulbourn, just south of Cambridge.
  
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• Three stations run by Northern competing in World Cup of Stations as passengers vote for the winner

  13-10-2026 02:00 via media.northernrailway.co.uk
  
  Train Operators - Passengers are being asked to cast their vote and decide which railway station has the biggest positive impact on the local community by bringing people together.
  
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• The lifts are coming: Kings Langley station plans step-free future

  13-10-2026 02:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  IanVisits - Kings Langley station, just north of Watford, is set to get a new footbridge and lifts, making the station step-free for the first time. King?s Landing, if you will, but with a considerably more orderly transfer of power between levels.
  
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• TfL helps Londoners to be active bystanders

  13-10-2026 02:00 via tfl.gov.uk
  Transport for London - TfL is offering customers the chance to participate in interactive awareness events at stations, or six free online active bystander awareness sessions led by Protection Approaches
  
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• TfL confirms timeline for when fleet of 54 DLR trains will be rolled out across line

  13-10-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - Transport for London (TfL) has confirmed the timeline for the rollout of its fleet of 54 new trains across the DLR. The first new train re-entered service in September, following a brief hold on the upgrade in November last year due to a braking fault at Canning Town station.
  
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• Scarborough Railway Station: Work on ?6.68m station redevelopment set to start early next year

  13-10-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Work on the ?6.68 million redevelopment of Scarborough Railway Station will start next year after plans were approved despite concerns.
  
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• Scarborough Railway Station: Work on 36.68m station redevelopment set to start early next year

  13-10-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Work on the mp;pound;6.68 million redevelopment of Scarborough Railway Station will start next year after plans were approved despite concerns.
  
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• Reform MS demands accounting for land bought for abandoned M4 relief road

  13-10-2026 02:00 via pembrokeshire-herald.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Jason O?Connell MS has asked Welsh ministers to disclose how much was spent on properties acquired for the abandoned M4 Black Route and what assets remain.
  
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• Rail industry crackdown as trespassing criminals cause more than 1,500 hours of delays on South Eastern Railway network

  13-10-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - New figures show trespass-related crimes including vandalism and obstruction caused over 1,500 hours of delays for passengers ? equivalent to over two months of waiting on trains or in stations ? and cost the South Eastern Railway more than ?5million in delay costs during 2025/26.
  
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• Publicly owned rail is popular. But is it making the trains run on time?

  13-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Meeting travellersmp;#39; expectations could be challenging, experts warn.
  
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• Public engagement opens on proposed Aberdare to Hirwaun Metro extension

  13-10-2026 02:00 via news.tfw.wales
  
  Trafnidiaeth Cymru[Transport for Wales] - Transport for Wales (TfW) in partnership with Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council, has launched public engagement on proposals to extend passenger rail services from Aberdare to Hirwaun.
  
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• Prime Minister Andy Burnham issues message to 'the great city of Derby'

  13-10-2026 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - It follows the ?1 billion order for 29 new battery-electric trains at Alstom
  
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• Prime Minister Andy Burnham issues message to 'the great city of Derby'

  13-10-2026 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - It follows the mp;pound;1 billion order for 29 new battery-electric trains at Alstom
  
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• ORR Launches Consultation on New Retail Code to Safeguard Competition in Great British Railways Ticketing Market

  13-10-2026 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Railway Technology - The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has launched a consultation on a draft Retail Code of Practice designed to protect competition and passenger choice in the future online rail ticket retail market under Great British Railways (GBR).
  
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• New DLR link to support thousands of new homes gets public backing to go ahead

  13-10-2026 02:00 via insidehousing.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A consultation on plans to extend the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) to Thamesmead and Beckton Riverside has shown ?continued strong support for the scheme?.
  
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• National Express West Midlands' bus buy out completed soon

  13-10-2026 02:00 via birmingham-now.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The buy-out of National Express West Midlandsmp;#39; entire bus operations is expected to be completed within weeks.
  
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• National Express West Midlands? bus buy out completed soon

  13-10-2026 02:00 via birmingham-now.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The buy-out of National Express West Midlands? entire bus operations is expected to be completed within weeks.
  
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• Monday comment: What's in a name?

  13-10-2026 02:00 via railnews.mobi
  Railnews - One casualty of privatisation was probably unexpected ? the names of stations, writes Sim Harris.Private sector operators could choose whatever names they liked, and so could Network Rail, which persists in referring to
  
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• Monday comment: What's in a name?

  13-10-2026 02:00 via railnews.mobi
  Railnews - One casualty of privatisation was probably unexpectedthe names of stations, writes Sim Harris.Private sector operators could choose whatever names they liked, and so could Network Rail, which persists in referring to
  
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