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• The UKs least-value rail trips subscription

  03-09-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  Times Online - The Oxfordshire town of Didcot, with its steam railway centre and starter housing estates, is one of the fastest growing in Britain.
  
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• Will the King of the North's HS2 plan hit the buffers? Andy Burnham wants to resurrect Manchester link with slower trains despite £60billion cost as critics blast 'fantasy scheme'

  26-07-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - The high-speed HS2 rail network is being built between London and Birmingham, after the onward leg to Manchester was axed by then-prime minister Rishi Sunak in 2023.
  
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• Warrington?s Own Buses chief scoops national award

  26-07-2026 02:00 via knutsfordguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE boss of Warrington?s bus company has been named Passenger Transport Leader of the Year.
  
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• Warrington's Own Buses chief scoops national award

  26-07-2026 02:00 via knutsfordguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - THE boss of Warringtonmp;#39;s bus company has been named Passenger Transport Leader of the Year.
  
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• UK's most expensive airport drop-offs as drivers paying £1 a minute

  26-07-2026 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Airport drop-off charges have soared across the UK
  
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• UK Train Delays Have Cost Passengers Nearly 42 Million Hours

  26-07-2026 02:00 via railway.supply
  
  Railway Supply - UK train delays and cancellations affected 37 of passengers and cost travellers nearly 42 million hours in the year to 30 May 2026, according to a Telegraph analysis.
  
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• Tracy Brabin could get powers to help with West Yorkshire mass transit project

  26-07-2026 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The new Prime Minister?s ambitions for fiscal devolution could see West Yorkshire?s mayor able to collect taxes and approve the region?s tram system herself, a senior Cabinet minister has said.
  
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• Summer weekend fares for tram and bus start

  26-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Bus and tram passengers in London will be able to travel all day at weekends for the price of a single fare during the summer holidays.
  
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• Summer travel about to hit the buffers for millions of rail passengers subscription

  26-07-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - A slew of disruptions, from planned engineering works to union strikes, will plague those attempting to travel through England by train
  
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• Stations at Pontrilas and Rotherwas not in council's plan

  26-07-2026 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Herefordshire?s new draft Big Economic Delivery Plan sets out wide-ranging goals for the county over the next three years.
  
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• Stations at Pontrilas and Rotherwas not in council's plan

  26-07-2026 02:00 via herefordtimes.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Herefordshiremp;#39;s new draft Big Economic Delivery Plan sets out wide-ranging goals for the county over the next three years.
  
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• South Yorkshire Future Trams names new chair

  26-07-2026 02:00 via bdaily.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - South Yorkshire Future Trams Limited has appointed St?phanie Rivet as chair as the organisation continues the transition of Supertram into public ownership.
  
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• Siemens agrees deal for High Speed Trains worth €3 billion

  26-07-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Rolling stock manufacturer Siemens Mobility has revealed that it has signed a contract with Italian high-speed rail operator Italo Holding to supply 26 eight-car Velaro Multi System high-speed trains and to fully maintain them for thirty years.
  
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• Siemens agrees deal for High Speed Trains worth ?3 billion

  26-07-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Rolling stock manufacturer Siemens Mobility has revealed that it has signed a contract with Italian high-speed rail operator Italo Holding to supply 26 eight-car Velaro Multi System high-speed trains and to fully maintain them for thirty years.
  
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• Sandbanks Ferry Company to increase tolls and go cashless

  26-07-2026 02:00 via swanage.news
  Other Regional Press - A new fare structure for the Sandbanks Ferry, which operates between Studland and Sandbanks in Dorset, is to be fully implemented, with the toll for vehicles going up 16 percent, while pedestrians, bikers, and cyclists will see an 18 percent increase.
  
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• Revealed: The 42 million wasted hours caused by train delays subscription

  26-07-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Telegraph analysis shows that a third of passengers faced disruption last year, but the consequences go beyond those stuck on the platform
  
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• Record 2,500 e-bikes and e-scooters seized by Met

  26-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The seizures are part of an operation to crack down on road safety and phone snatching.
  
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• Rail safety campaign leads to huge drop in trespassing

  26-07-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Transport for Wales (TfW) has attributed a 23 drop in trespass incidents across its South Wales Metro railway lines to rail safety education workshops attended by 50,000 schoolchildren.
  
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• RAF Typhoons scrambled to escort Manchester-bound flight 'causing concern'

  26-07-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The Qatar Airways flight QR23 was heading to the airport when the response was triggered
  
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• Passenger trains set to return to Sharpness after 62 Years

  26-07-2026 02:00 via stroudtimes.com
  
  Other Regional Press - VoBR will be running trains on Gloucestershire?s Sharpness branch over three days this summer ? offering the first chance to travel on the line since it closed to passengers in 1964.
  
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• Northern Rail service in West Yorkshire is so unreliable they have decided to axe it

  26-07-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A train service connecting two Cities of Culture is set to be axed in a bid to address "poor reliability." Northern is planning significant alterations to its Hull to Halifax route, which currently serves Leeds and Bradford.
  
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• New King's Lynn travel hub plan to go before councillors

  26-07-2026 02:00 via edp24.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Controversial plans for a ?4.1m travel hub is set to go back before councillors, despite previous criticisms of the project.
  
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• Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as rollout looms

  26-07-2026 02:00 via barnetpost.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Ministers must hand over full control of driverless taxi trials to Transport for London (TfL), a senior London Assembly Member has said.
  
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• Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as London rollout looms

  26-07-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Several firms, including Uber and Wayve, are seeking approval to transport passengers in automated vehicles in London as soon as this year
  
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• Ken Skates MS on Wrexham-Bidston train after midweek matches

  26-07-2026 02:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - I recently wrote to Transport for Wales (TfW) about the last Wrexham-Bidston train after midweek matches at the Racecourse, making the point that some fans have to face the choice of missing either the end of the game or the train home due to the timing of the final service.
  
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• 'Huge moment' for Portsmouth International Port as 'cutting-edge' shore power system goes live for ferries

  26-07-2026 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Local Government - The infrastructure allows hybrid ferries to turn off their engines while in dock and reduce carbon emissions
  
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• Going underground: Why the Peak District tunnel?s time has come

  26-07-2026 02:00 via sheffieldtribune.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - ?This is one of the most exciting infrastructure projects in Britain right now?
  
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• Going underground: Why the Peak District tunnel's time has come

  26-07-2026 02:00 via sheffieldtribune.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - This is one of the most exciting infrastructure projects in Britain right now
  
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• GB Railfreight launches safety improvement campaign

  26-07-2026 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - GB Railfreight (GBR) has launched a Work SafeHome Safe campaign to improve its safety culture and encourage staff to keep safety at the forefront of every decision they make.
  
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• Gatwick has highest drop-off fees of any UK airport: how 'kiss and fly' charges compare

  26-07-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London Gatwick has the highest drop-off fees of any airport in the UK, charging a whopping ?10 for 10 minutes, new analysis has shown.
  
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