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• Trains halted after east coast main line power lines damaged

  25-05-2017 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  
  Edinburgh Evening News - Trains are at a standstill on the east coast main line after serious damage to overhead power lines in East Lothian....
  
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• Making surface access stack up

  07-07-2026 12:58 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Public transport must evolve alongside Heathrow’s third runway proposals – and transport professionals can still shape the plans
   Last summer Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) submitted ambitious plans for a third runway
   The building of a third runway at Heathrow Airport has been in and out of the news for much of the last decade but it has recently flared back into life. We are now approaching the time when individuals and interested groups will have a fresh opportun
  
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• Weekend service changes as £5m rail upgrade gets under way

  07-07-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Railway improvement work in Derbyshire and Staffordshire will affect passenger services over the next two weekends, with some journeys requiring a replacement bus.
  
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• UKTram supports Supertram event management review through Sheffield network visit

  07-07-2026 02:00 via uktram.org
  
  UKTram - UKTram's Operations Manager, Steve Duckering, visited the Sheffield Supertram network on Monday, the 22nd June, to support discussions around improving passenger management and customer experience at major events.
  
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• Transport secretary looks east for HS2 inspiration

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Transport secretary Heidi Alexander says HS2 should be the match of Japanmp;#146;s Shinkansen network, which started to be developed in the 1960s. The transport secretary has been visiting Japan, where she met her ministerial counterpart Yasushi Kaneko and toured Hitachimp;#146;s Tokyo headquarters.
  
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• TfGM continues £150 million investment in Metrolink infrastructure

  07-07-2026 02:00 via marketingstockport.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is continuing a mp;pound;150 million investment into making the Metrolink network safer, more resilient and more reliable for years to come ahead of major planned expansions of the tram system including into Stockport.
  
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• Stansted Express to trial overnight trains to Stansted Airport for the summer Fridays

  07-07-2026 02:00 via economyclassandbeyond.boardingarea.com
  
  Other News Sources - One of the more annoying things when travelling is the lack of good-quality public transport when you need to get to the hotel late at night and early in the morning.
  
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• Siemens to modernise Zillertalbahn train control system

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - AUSTRIA: Siemens Mobility has signed a contract to undertake a complete modernisation of the signalling and train control system on the Zillertalbahn, including the supply of a radio and satellite-based continuous train supervision system.
  
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• Railway Industry Association appoints Simon Scott as new Technical & Innovation Director

  07-07-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has announced the appointment of Simon Scott as its new Technical mp; Innovation Director.
  
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• Rail 'does an amazing job but can do more to make all users safe'

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - There?s a huge opportunity to make the railway safer and more welcoming for all users, visitors to RAIL Live heard.
  
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• Rail 'does an amazing job but can do more to make all users safe'

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Theremp;#39;s a huge opportunity to make the railway safer and more welcoming for all users, visitors to RAIL Live heard.
  
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• Over £1 million handed to delayed Midland rail passengers in just three months

  07-07-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Newly-nationalised company running two operators makes major payouts to customers whose journeys arrived late
  
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• North east bus franchising looks to three-stage rollout from 2029

  07-07-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - If adopted, reregulation process will be concluded in September 2031 under provisional plans
  
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• New installations at Lincolnshire railway stations to improve journeys for those needing extra assistance

  07-07-2026 02:00 via lincolnshireworld.com
  Other News Sources - East Midlands Railway (EMR) has installed the assistance boards across the Poacher Line - which runs from Nottingham to Skegness.
  
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• MPs to probe evidence for Heathrow expansion

  07-07-2026 02:00 via theplanner.co.uk
  Other News Sources - In January 2025, the government announced its support for proposals to expand capacity at Heathrow Airport by constructing a third runway. This required a review of the airports National Policy Statement (NPS), first published in 2018, as the basis for decision-making on granting development consent for a runway.
  
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• MP remains hopeful Blackpool Airport can be revived

  07-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An MP has said he remains hopeful that Blackpool Airport can eventually be revived, but that passenger flights were not currently commercially viable.
  
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• Mount Etna eruption live: Catania airport closed until Tuesday as volcano ash cancels dozens of flights

  07-07-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Mount Etna in Sicily has blasted ash into the sky above Sicily leading to major travel disruption and a second day of flight cancellations at Catania Airport
  
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• Mossley's MP urges rail project bosses to speak to concerned residents

  07-07-2026 02:00 via tamesidecorrespondent.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - BOSSES OF a multi-billion pound rail project that would see Mossley railway station moved have been told: mp;#39;Talk to the people.mp;#39;The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) scheme will shift the current facility about 300 metres along Manchester Road to a new one, at which both platforms will be accessible.
  
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• More railway arches could become business spaces

  07-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More new shops, wine bars and restaurants could be on the way as part of a project to make use of a set of railway arches in Worcester.
  
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• Moorfields face lift in final stages as £1m project nears completion

  07-07-2026 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - A mp;pound;1m overhaul to upgrade one of Liverpoolmp;#39;s busiest transport hubs is in its final stages. Moorfields Station was opened in 1977 as a replacement for Liverpool Exchange Railway Station.
  
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• Major disruption to trams for £150m upgrade works

  07-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - There will be no trams operating on the Eccles, Trafford Centre and Altrincham lines for three weeks.
  
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• London railway station upgraded to meet new, modern, standards for customer service and design

  07-07-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The station environment at Gipsy Hill is now more welcoming and easier to navigate after a customer-centric upgrade where all aspects of the station environment were considered, from lighting to staff training and from accessibility to community engagement.
  
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• Iran fires at two commercial ships transiting Strait of Hormuz causing 'significant damages'

  07-07-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - As part of the Memorandum of Understanding MoU with the US, Iran agreed to ensure that the movement of merchant ships from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa
  
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• Investigators tackle rogue Gatwick parking firms

  07-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A multi-agency operation has been attempting to crack down on the rogue parking operators around Gatwick Airport.
  
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• Industry Leaders Call for Amendments to Railways Bill

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Railway-News - A number of leading trade associations and transport organisations have jointly written to the Treasury regarding the new Railways Bill, calling for the Government to amend the bill in order to safeguard future rail infrastructure investment and economical growth.
  
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• Hundreds of petrol stations, including supermarkets, breaking fuel price rule

  07-07-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Officials have vowed to take action against those not complying
  
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• HS2?s giant tunnelling machines are passing the grave of the man who invented them

  07-07-2026 02:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The two tunnel boring machines carving HS2?s Euston tunnels are currently passing beneath Kensal Green Cemetery, and one is about to chew its way past the grave of one of tunnelling?s greatest pioneers: Marc Brunel.
  
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• HS2's giant tunnelling machines are passing the grave of the man who invented them

  07-07-2026 02:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The two tunnel boring machines carving HS2mp;#39;s Euston tunnels are currently passing beneath Kensal Green Cemetery, and one is about to chew its way past the grave of one of tunnellingmp;#39;s greatest pioneers: Marc Brunel.
  
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• Hitachi Rail completes Clever Devices deal

  07-07-2026 02:00 via railmarket.com
  Other News Sources - Hitachi Rail has completed its acquisition of US-based Clever Devices, expanding its digital portfolio beyond rail into wider public transport systems.
  
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• Heathrow expansion will cause enormous environmental impacts

  07-07-2026 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- After months of speculation, the Department for Transport recently published its draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement (HENPS), the framework against which any application to expand the airport will be mp;amp;#8230;The post Heathrow expansion will cause enormous environmental impacts appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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