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• Topology Optimisation: from Theory into Practice

  06-08-2016 02:00 via railway-technology.com
  Other News Sources -Topology optimisation is a method to find the most efficient material allocation for a given design space. Regarding important boundary conditions, such as load cases, attached structures and interfaces, it is possible to generate an ideal structure
  
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• Will Europe’s planned luggage rules kill the budget airline business model?

  01-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Proposed changes could lead to higher fares for passengers, warn analysts
  
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• Why rail nationalisation will mean better services and lower fares according to Wolverhampton MP

  01-02-2026 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Last week, West Midlands Railway was taken back into public ownership. Wolverhampton North East MP Sureena Brackenridge explains why she thinks it will be good for the region.
  
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• Why did one of Britain's busiest tunnels have to close?

  01-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - An investigation continues after one of the Dartford tunnels was damaged by an oversized vehicle.
  
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• UK's first rapid-charging battery train takes to tracks in Ealing

  01-02-2026 01:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The UKmp;#39;s first train running only on rapid-charging batteries has officially opened to passengers and set off on the tracks of west London.
  
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• Two more train companies brought into public ownership ? See if yours is next

  01-02-2026 01:00 via metro.co.uk
  Metro - Two train operators are the latest to be brought into public ownership as the creation of the Great British Railways trundles on.
  
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• Travel disruption to train services as railway bridge works underway

  01-02-2026 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Train services will be affected across Oxfordshire this February due to the installation of a new railway bridge south of Oxford station.
  
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• Train company managing Watford Junction nationalised

  01-02-2026 01:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Watford Junctionmp;#39;s operator London Northwestern Railway has been nationalised, bringing it back into public ownership.
  
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• Oxford Bus Group names new directors

  01-02-2026 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Oxford Bus Group promotes ex-bus driver Shaun Ritchie to operations director and former intern Glenn De Sousa to commercial director.
  
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• New England driveway rule for households is 'brilliant news'

  01-02-2026 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Chancellor Rachel Reeves plans to cut the cost of public EV charging
  
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• Major road into York city centre set to close for surveying works

  01-02-2026 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - Tower Street will be closed between its junctions with The Eye of York and Paragon Street on consecutive mornings from Tuesday, February 3 to Thursday, February 5 between midnight and 5am.
  
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• How nationalising these rail services affects you

  01-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - West Midlands Trains services are transferring to public ownership from 1 February.
  
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• Everything you need to know as speed cameras planned for major North East route

  01-02-2026 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Traffic on the road has increased in recent years as drivers look to avoid bottlenecks on the A1
  
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• European capital's off the beaten track ideas as £34 flights launch from Newcastle

  01-02-2026 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  EIN News Subscription -easyJet has launched flights from Newcastle Airport to Rome on Mondays and Fridays(Image: Sylvain Sonnet via Getty Images) Rome is one of 22 destinations that easyJet will fly to once its new base opens at Newcastle Airport in March. Flights to the Italian mp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• Driving licences restrictions wanted after ‘horrifying’ Bolton crash

  01-02-2026 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - Transport bosses want to restrict young Greater Manchester driversmp;#146; licences after slamming mp;#145;horrifying behaviourmp;#146; seen in recent fatal crashes
  
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• Driverless taxi that jumped red light... but did it actually do the correct thing and prevent a busy junction snarl-up?

  01-02-2026 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  Mail Online - Dashcam footage shows one of Londonmp;#39;s first driverless taxis running a red light as it drove the tech firmmp;#39;s boss to Buckingham Palace to receive a gong for services to artificial intelligence.
  
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• Date set for introduction of parking charges across 129 New Forest car parks

  01-02-2026 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  Other News Sources - A date has been set for the introduction of parking charges at car parks across the New Forest.
  
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• Darlington estate parking wars leads to fire engines struggling to attend emergencies

  01-02-2026 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  Northern Echo - Parking at Central Park in Darlington has got to such a worrying level that residents say fire engines regularly struggle to get through the mass of cars.
  
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• 'Bumpy' start to ScotRail's new multi-billion pound train fleet expected

  01-02-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Pledge to avoid past mistakes which dogged ScotRail?s last five new fleet launches
  
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• Boeing 737 declares mid-air emergency after 'serious passenger interference'

  01-02-2026 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  The Mirror - A plane bound for Ecuador had to make an emergency return to Miami after a mid-flight emergency involving passenger interference was declared while over Cuban airspace
  
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• 'Special' Northern service to run along heritage railway for first time

  01-02-2026 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - A special train service is set to run along a heritage railway route, from Darlington, for the first time.
  
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• 'New Midlands rail plan is HS2 in drag'

  01-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - mp;quot;Itmp;#39;s HS2 in dragmp;quot;. Bill Murray is not one to mince his words when it comes to a new rail project joining northern England with the Midlands.
  
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• 'I ditched Huddersfield train and flew from Manchester to London instead - the cost floored me'

  01-02-2026 01:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Content creator Just Deano travelled from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow and said the price was mp;#39;insanemp;#39;
  
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• 'Bumpy' start to ScotRail's new multi-billion pound train fleet expected

  01-02-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Pledge to avoid past mistakes which dogged ScotRailmp;#39;s last five new fleet launches
  
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• American Airlines plane U-turns as it declares mid-air emergency - 'Level 4 disturbance'

  01-02-2026 01:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - The flight crew transmitted a Squawk 7700 code.
  
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• Airline adds more flights from Manchester after Aer Lingus announcement

  01-02-2026 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - Virgin Atlantic is increasing the number of flights to America from Manchester following Aer Lingusmp;#146; decision to withdraw its long-haul flying from the airport.
  
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• What happened to plans for Guildford's third train station and when can we expect it

  31-01-2026 01:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  Get Surrey - Plans were said to be full steam ahead in 2019 and it was even suggested that the station would open in 2025
  
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• Westminster Life: Standing up for commuters and communities

  31-01-2026 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Peterborough Telegraph - We saw some positive news for regular rail passengers this week when LNER agreed to put on a new morning service to deal with overcrowding, writes Peterborough MP Andrew Pakes.
  
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• Welsh Government's flagship £400m rail testing facility delayed again

  31-01-2026 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - The fate of the Global Centre of Rail Excellence in the Dulais Valley will be a matter for the next Welsh Government
  
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• UK new car buyers drive a bargain as average discount nears £6,000

  31-01-2026 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Motorists benefit as industry offers deals of up to 18 off to attract buyers for petrol, diesel and electric modelsIf you are considering buying a new car, now might be the time to act as new data shows manufacturers and dealers slashing prices by more than 10, with the average discount close to mp;pound;6,000.The typical discount available across all petrol, diesel and electric cars sold in the UK is 11.4 of the on-the-road price mp;#150; the equivalent of mp;pound;5,911 mp;#150;
  
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