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• Thousands affected as Ring and Ride drivers threaten strike

  05-09-2023 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - Thousands of vulnerable people in Greater Manchester are set to be affected by strikes as Ring and Ride drivers threaten industrial action.
  
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• Which is the smelliest Tube line?

  20-08-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Nobody would say that the Tube is the most fresh or fragrant part of London?s transport network. But which line stinks more than the others? James Ford finally has the answer.
  
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• U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz

  20-08-2026 02:00 via axios.com
  Other News Sources - The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day ? a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios.
  
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• Trial of cross-pavement EV charging channel in Slough

  20-08-2026 02:00 via transportandenergy.com
  
  Other News Sources - Residents of Slough Council are trialling a cross-pavement electric vehicle charging channel thanks to a ?130,000 grant from the Department for Transport?s Electric Vehicle Pavement Channels Grant (EVPCG).
  
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• Transport Secretary visits new access path at Dunbar Railway Station

  20-08-2026 02:00 via midlothianview.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport Stephen Flynn today visited a new path providing access to Dunbar Railway Station from the south of the town.
  
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• Tram-trains could expand public transport links on rarely-used line

  20-08-2026 02:00 via news.stv.tv
  
  STV - A feasibility study has been launched which could see tram-trains utilise the South Suburban line in Edinburgh
  
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• Too many East Yorkshire communities left cut off, transport survey finds

  20-08-2026 02:00 via hulldailymail.co.uk
  
  Hull Daily Mail - Far too many East Yorkshire communities are being left cut off, according to a new transport survey. Holderness residents are telling their local MP, Graham Stuart, that public transport in rural areas is unreliable and is making it increasingly difficult to get to hospital appointments on time.
  
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• Too many East Yorkshire communities left cut off, new transport survey finds

  20-08-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Far too many East Yorkshire communities are being left cut off, according to a new transport survey.
  
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• Steel masts rise as Borders Railway electrification takes shape

  20-08-2026 02:00 via bordertelegraph.com
  
  Other Regional Press - STEEL masts are rising along the railway as part of a ?26.2 million electrification project.
  
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• Search for new rural bus service operator goes on

  20-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The search for a new operator to bring back a community bus service would require further work, a council said.
  
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• Readiness for adoption of autonomous transport in BRICS countries

  20-08-2026 02:00 via tvbrics.com
  Other News Sources - Why is logistics gradually evolving from a support function into a central element of the competitiveness of national economies? Could autonomous transport reshape the architecture of trade flows within the world's largest group of emerging economies?
  
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• Rail Minister addresses concerns following Lewes and Wickford derailments

  20-08-2026 02:00 via modernrailways.com
  Modern Railways - The railway is not at a tipping point relating to the condition and age of its infrastructure, Rail Minister Lord Hendy said in a press briefing on 19 August following the Lewes derailment six days previously.
  
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• Rachel Reeves MP calls for assurances over proposed scrapping of direct train service

  20-08-2026 02:00 via westleedsdispatch.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Leeds West and Pudsey MP Rachel Reeves is calling for assurances over the proposed axing of an ?unreliable? train service used by passengers at both Bramley and New Pudsey Stations.
  
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• Londoners wary of Live Facial Recognition rollout as operations trialled at major transport hubs

  20-08-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Live facial recognition (LFR) cameras are currently being rolled out at some London Tube stations
  
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• Living Streets calls for national delivery bot regulation

  20-08-2026 02:00 via highwaysmagazine.co.uk
  
  Highways Magazine - Living Streets launched a new campaign earlier this summer calling for the government to introduce national regulations for the use of delivery robots on pavements across the country.
  
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• Launch date for new coach service between north and south Wales

  20-08-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - TaithCymru will operate between Bangor and Carmarthen
  
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• Informed Sources: GBR could inherit a crumbling edge

  20-08-2026 02:00 via modernrailways.com
  Modern Railways - ORR warns on deferred renewalsmp;#9632; Network Rail FP1 planning still in L?Or?al modePicking up from the previous item, for real uncertainty, forget future passenger revenue. What DfT needs to consider is infrastructure maintenance and renewals.
  
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• How 1,550-home scheme, new Metrolink line and transport links all connect to major redevelopment of Greater Manchester

  20-08-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The Simister Bowlee scheme is just one part of a giant proposal that would change the face of the northeastern section of Greater Manchester
  
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• Greater Anglia shares major update in removing train that came off tracks in Wickford

  20-08-2026 02:00 via essexlive.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Greater Anglia has shared a further update after a train derailed in Wickford on Friday (August 14). Emergency services were called to the incident just after 2pm following reports of a train derailment.
  
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• Fears housing floodgates could open in Wiltshire villages

  20-08-2026 02:00 via swindonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - New rules to make it easier for housebuilders to develop sites near railway stations could allow them to "ride roughshod" over local planning concerns, a Wiltshire MP says.
  
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• Calum Kerr MSP: The ?342 million Borders Railway overhaul

  20-08-2026 02:00 via bordertelegraph.com
  
  Other Regional Press - LAST week, I joined Network Rail to see the electrification work on the Borders Railway up close.
  
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• BTP expands drone capability with launch of seventh remote site

  20-08-2026 02:00 via btp.police.uk
  Other News Sources - British Transport Police (BTP) has completed the first phase of its pioneering ?Drone in a Box? (DIAB) project with seven operational sites now live, further enhancing its ability to respond to trespass and emergency incidents.
  
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• Birmingham Airport parking fury as driver charged £14 in 'free' drop-off zone

  20-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Congestion sparked by closure of nearby M42 blamed as motorists unable to leave zone within ten-minute free period
  
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• Airport boss defends car parking income

  20-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Manchester Airport Group boss Chris Woodroofe responds to criticism over parking charges.
  
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• A freight success: HS2 launches final viaduct on the approach to Curzon Street Station

  20-08-2026 02:00 via mediacentre.hs2.org.uk
  
  Times Online - HS2 engineers have completed the first major phase of work to launch the Duddeston Junction Viaduct over the Birmingham to Derby railway lines.
  
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• Yorkshire MP celebrates victorious disabled bus campaign

  19-08-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Andy Burnham has credited Harrogate and Knaresbrough MP Tom Gordon for his campaign to end time restrictions on disabled bus passes.
  
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• Why System-Level Rail Asset Management Beats Asset-by-Asset Planning

  19-08-2026 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Railway-News - Rail infrastructure managers do not usually run into trouble because a single asset is old, late or in poor condition on its own. The bigger problem comes when asset decisions are made without enough visibility of how they affect performance, access, risk, cost and sequencing across the wider network.
  
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• West Midlands bus operations sale 'logical for National Express

  19-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Mobico said the transaction of its West Midlands bus operations is expected to be completed in November
  
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• Ulez linked to improvement in health of London children?s lungs subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - A five-year study found pupils in the capital reached the same breathing capacity as their counterparts in Luton as clean-air zones reduced air pollution
  
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• Ulez linked to improvement in health of London children's lungs subscription

  19-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - A five-year study found pupils in the capital reached the same breathing capacity as their counterparts in Luton as clean-air zones reduced air pollution
  
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