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• UK?s Lower Thames Crossing targets 70 less carbon footprint

  06-02-2025 01:00 via tunnelsandtunnelling.com
  Other News Sources - The Lower Thames Crossing project aims to reduce the carbon footprint with a new target of less than 840,000 tonnes, a 70 reduction from initial predictions, by refining road design and using low-carbon steel and concrete
  
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• Whitehall has spent too long dithering over Heathrow

  19-09-2026 02:00 via lbc.co.uk
  
  LBC - While we've spent the best part of two decades debating a third runway at the UK?s only hub airport, competitors have got on with building, writes logistics expert Ed Richardson
  
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• Which European cities have the most expensive public transport?

  19-09-2026 02:00 via euronews.com
  
  News from Europe - A new Greenpeace study has found that fares have risen in 14 European capitals since 2023, with some cities seeing prices climb by more than 50 ? although public transport has become cheaper in four others.
  
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• When sharing is caring: how car share schemes cut costs and emissions

  19-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Cars are a major household expense and source of emissions, but some trips are too onerous or inconvenient for public transport.
  
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• Warning to rail users over TfW Tap and Go best value fare claims

  19-09-2026 02:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Flintshire County Council has warned rail passengers not to be misled by claims Transport for Wales new Tap and Go system offers the best value rail travel ? as it charges every passenger an adult fare.
  
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• UK air traffic control outage caused by software defect, says operator

  19-09-2026 02:00 via reuters.com
  Reuters News - The UK mp;#8203;air traffic control outage that affected hundreds of thousands of passengers last week was caused by a software defect, the mp;#8204;boss of system operator
  
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• Trolleybus could have saved Granton economic transport link

  19-09-2026 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - As we reported on Wednesday, ?political jostling? was the polite term used by Granton Community Council, as it reacted to the misguided Edinburgh council vote to ditch Granton?s vital economic transport link.
  
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• Transport Secretary brands NATS disruption 'unacceptable'

  19-09-2026 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Transport Secretary has branded the recent air traffic control disruption "completely unacceptable."
  
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• Transport Scotland to be brought 'in-house' by turn of financial year

  19-09-2026 02:00 via highwaysmagazine.co.uk
  
  Highways Magazine - Work has begun to bring Transport Scotland 'in-house' in the Scottish Government and is expected to be completed 'roughly by the turn of the financial year', transport secretary Stephen Flynn has revealed.
  
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• Train passengers could be overcharged by new pay-as-you-go scheme, council warns

  19-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Flintshire council said Transport for Walesmp;#39; new system charges all users an adult fare.
  
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• The Snake Pass is not good enough to serve two small villages nevermind major cities like Sheffield and Manchester

  19-09-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - No other nation in Western Europe would ever cut two of its major cities adrift from one another as a result of infrastructure paralysis but the lack of connectivity between Sheffield and Manchester is a microcosm for generations of failure to solve the transport conundrum and the economic asphyxiation that has accompanied these failings.
  
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• Stephen Flynn?s congestion charge ban is a disgrace, says Glasgow SNP leader subscription

  19-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Nationalist council chief attacks Scots transport minister but Conservatives welcome decision which will give car drivers respite from charges
  
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• Stephen Flynn's congestion charge ban is a disgrace, says Glasgow SNP leader subscription

  19-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Nationalist council chief attacks Scots transport minister but Conservatives welcome decision which will give car drivers respite from charges
  
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• Station not too small after Everton fans delayed, transport chiefs say

  19-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Merseyrail has apologised after Everton fans reported waits of up to an hour at Sandhills railway station following a match at the club's new stadium.
  
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• South Yorkshire marks year to go until bus franchising begins

  19-09-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Free travel for under-18s to form part of the People's Network approach, says Mayor Coppard
  
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• South Wales Metro upgrades between Cardiff and the Valleys

  19-09-2026 02:00 via news.tfw.wales
  
  Trafnidiaeth Cymru[Transport for Wales] - Passengers across the South Wales Valleys are being encouraged to check before they travel on Sunday 27 September, as essential South Wales Metro upgrades will affect rail services.
  
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• Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary apologises over 'high-fare rapists' remarks

  19-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Omp;#39;Leary described his choice of language as mp;quot;carelessmp;quot; and said mp;quot;it wonmp;#39;t happen againmp;quot;.
  
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• RBWM in 'firm opposition' to Heathrow third runway plan amid climate watchdog warnings

  19-09-2026 02:00 via maidenhead-advertiser.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Comments come as report warns airport's expansion 'not compatible' with net zero targets
  
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• New initiative aims to make transport infrastructure more nature-positive

  19-09-2026 02:00 via energylivenews.com
  
  Green Miscellany - Procurement teams are being urged to make biodiversity a standard part of transport infrastructure as new infrastructure threatens habitats
  The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), working with WWF-US and partners, is developing approaches to embed nature-positive principles into transport infrastructure procurement.
  
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• New 'greenway' will lead Somerset villagers and cyclists to heritage railway

  19-09-2026 02:00 via somersetlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Work is under way to deliver an improved walking and cycling route to a popular Somerset heritage railway line from one of the neighbouring villages.
  
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• New Edinburgh Airport chief urged to 'improve urgently' passenger experience after complaints

  19-09-2026 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Mark Johnson has been urged to make travelling to Scotlandmp;#39;s busiest airport cheaper for passengers.
  
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• New city centre circular bus service and one-hour ticket on the cards for Bristol

  19-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - A new city centre circular bus service and a one-hour ticket are being considered as part of a ?4-million upgrade. A one-hour ticket would let passengers catch two different buses in the same journey, instead of having to pay twice.
  
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• Lumo to train all staff to support passengers with dementia

  19-09-2026 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - A North East rail operator has pledged to train every member of staff to support passengers with dementia and make rail travel less daunting.
  
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• Is Sadiq Khan rowing back on London bus air con promise already?

  19-09-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - A MyLondon campaign helped to highlight the plight of drivers facing extreme and dangerous heat during hot weather
  
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• Hillingdon Council points out major flaw in Government 'tests' to decide on Heathrow expansion

  19-09-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - Hillingdon Council has called for the community impact of a third Heathrow runway to be considered in the decision making process and pointed out a flaw in the government's current plan.
  
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• Flights suspended at Luxembourg Airport due to drone activity

  19-09-2026 02:00 via aa.com.tr
  News from Europe - All arrivals, departures halted, Flightradar24 says, citing airport notice that estimates suspension until 2200GMT
  
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• Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in ?millisecond? by software error

  19-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - A software defect in part of the UK?s air traffic control system corrupted flight data ?in the space of a millisecond?, leading to a six-hour outage and mass airline cancellations and delays across the UK last week, National Air Traffic Services has said.
  
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• Flight chaos for hundreds of thousands was caused in 'millisecond' by software error

  19-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - A software defect in part of the UKmp;#39;s air traffic control system corrupted flight data mp;#39;in the space of a millisecondmp;#39;, leading to a six-hour outage and mass airline cancellations and delays across the UK last week, National Air Traffic Services has said.
  
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• Flight chaos caused by 'millisecond' software defect, report says

  19-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The failure led to more than 2,000 flights being cancelled and hundreds of thousands of passengers affected.
  
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• Five-day closure planned for Heart of Wales railway line

  19-09-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - A section of one of Wales? most scenic railway lines is to close for five days while engineers carry out track renewals and other improvement work.
  
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