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• VIDEO: Driverless car suburbia imagined

  10-03-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - How technology, such as driverless cars, could change the look of our city suburbs.
  
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• ?Where?s your hi-vis?? Transport secretary praised for ?brilliant? bike commute video in ?normal clothes?? but angry drivers accuse her of dressing ?dangerously?

  20-06-2026 02:00 via road.cc
  
  road.cc - ?Fantastic to see a normal woman wearing normal clothes riding a bike for a normal, everyday journey?: Transport secretary praised for ?brilliant messaging? with Brompton commute video? but angry motorists accuse her of ?stroking her ego? and ask: ?Where?s your hi-vis??
  
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• Where will region's new buses go as fleet turns electric?

  20-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - An order for more than 200 more electric buses has been placed by transport bosses in Greater Manchester.
  
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• Train driver dies in rail crash near Bedford subscription

  20-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - A train driver has died in a rail crash near Bedford on Friday evening, with almost 90 people injured.
  
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• SUV buyers undeterred by warnings of risk to pedestrians, UK study finds

  20-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Exclusive: Research suggests financial penalties necessary if number of large vehicles on roads is to be reducedDrivers who are told about the safety risks posed by SUVs to cyclists and pedestrians are very unlikely to be deterred from buying one, a new study has found.The findings indicate that if governments want to reduce the number of large, dangerous vehicles on the roads, it is likely to require financial penalties, according to the psychologists at Swansea University who le
  
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• New replica unveiled of Clydebuilt ship that changed the world

  20-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - A full-sized model celebrates Henry Bellmp;#39;s Comet, built more than 200 years ago in Port Glasgow.
  
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• Michael O'Leary could earn €153 million in new Ryanair deal subscription

  20-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The veteran chief executive, who will remain in charge until 2032, is likely to secure the payout if the budget airline hits targets
  
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• Historic Haslemere signal box redeveloped as new community museum

  20-06-2026 02:00 via sussexexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - South Western Railway (SWR) and Network Rail Wessex have formally handed over the keys of the Haslemere signal box to the Haslemere Signal Box Trust, marking the transfer of the Grade II listed landmark into community ownership.
  
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• Heathrow third runway GDP yield may be 90 less than previous estimates

  20-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Department for Transport analysis suggests tiny economic boost would be outweighed by up to mp;pound;62.5bn in trade-offs
  
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• Government publishes long-awaited planning framework for proposed Heathrow expansion on clean air day – but communities and campaigners warn of serious shortcomings

  20-06-2026 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Government publishes long-awaited planning framework for proposed Heathrow expansion on clean air day mp;amp;#8211; but communities and campaigners warn of serious shortcomings The UK Government has today mp;amp;#8230;The post Government publishes long-awaited planning framework for proposed Heathrow expansion on clean air day mp;amp;#8211; but communities and campaigners warn of serious shortcomings appeared first on Aviation Environment Federation.
  
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• Government publishes long-awaited planning framework for proposed Heathrow expansion on clean air day

  20-06-2026 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  
  Aviation Industry- Government publishes long-awaited planning framework for proposed Heathrow expansion on clean air day but communities and campaigners warn of serious shortcomings
  
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• Full Business Case for A38 Major Road Network submitted to the DfT

  20-06-2026 02:00 via n-somerset.gov.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Improvement works planned for the A38 have taken an important step forward as the Full Business Case for the A38 Major Road Network project was submitted to the Department for Transport (DfT)
  
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• Felixstowe School sixth form closure raises transport fears

  20-06-2026 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A proposal to close a town's only sixth form is "disgraceful" as fears are raised over "expensive and unreliable" transportation to other schools.
  
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• Energy bills, business rates and HS2: What are Burnham's potential policies?

  20-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - After winning the Makerfield by-election, we look at what policies Andy Burnham has advocated - including transport, education and energy.
  
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• Edinburgh airport reopens after security alert but passengers warned of ‘knock on’ effect

  20-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - mp;#145;Suspicious packagemp;#146; prompted partial evacuation of terminal building but flights were resuming after explosives disposal experts gave all-clearEdinburgh airport reopened on Saturday morning after parts of the terminal building were evacuated on Friday night because of a security alert.An explosive ordnance disposal team was sent to the airport to investigate what Police Scotland described as a mp;#147;potentially suspicious packagemp;#148; discovered at about 6.50pm
  
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• Edinburgh airport evacuated over suspicious package

  20-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Officers say inquiries are ongoing and are urging passengers to contact their airlines for updates.
  
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• Driver dies and 33 people seriously injured in Bedford train crash

  20-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A train driver has died and 89 people have been injured after two trains collided in the Bedford area as police declare a major incident.
  
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• Can we electrify the world? Ambition moves from nerdish backwater to centre stage

  20-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Apart from effort to electrify, there were geopolitical tensions around climate science and the 1.5C goal at pre-Cop31 climate talksElectrifying the world mp;#150; with electric vehicles, electric heating and cooling, and modernised heavy industry mp;#150; could be the next biggest step towards phasing out fossil fuels, replacing the 80 of global energy that still comes from hydrocarbons. As using electrical energy is much more efficient than combustion, the move would save billio
  
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• Bedfordshire train crash: One dead and at least 80 injured subscription

  20-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Ministers are understood to be preparing for multiple fatalities after two East Midlands Railway trains collided, leaving 11 people with very serious injuries
  
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• Burnham probes new HS2 funding model

  19-06-2026 15:31 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Mayor of Greater Manchester says he would find a way to fund cancelled Birmingham-Manchester section of high-speed line if he becomes PM
   Burnham: ‘There’s a cleverer way of funding this’
   Andy Burnham has said he would reinstate the cancelled Birmingham-Manchester section of HS2 if he became prime minister, outlining a Crossrail-style funding model that would draw on contributions from businesses, developers and increases in land value around new stations.
  The mayor
  
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• Buses to be ‘backbone’ of transport actions

  19-06-2026 15:26 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Mark Hooper, deputy transport minister for the new Plaid Cymru government in Wales, tells Rhodri Clark about his priorities for action
   People want to travel in comfort and safety and in a way that’s green, said Mark Hooper while sitting at a table in the upper deck of a new Wrightbus Ultraliner for the T2 Aberystwyth-Bangor route
   Buses must form the backbone of the new Welsh Government’s actions on transport, deputy transport minister Mark Hooper said as he launched 30 ne
  
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• The good, the bad and the ugly of 2026

  19-06-2026 15:20 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  It’s mid-June now folks and where have the last six months gone? Time for my customary half-year report on UK public transport
   
  THE GOOD
  Franchising delivering for now!
  So far, so good on bus franchising. The processes are coming thick and fast, not too drawn out, and conveniently, a lack of overlap. Bid teams remain small and cost-effective, whilst Manchester has delivered strong customer service and patronage growth. The handover between losing incumbents and winning busine
  
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• Taking the brakes off mass transit

  19-06-2026 15:05 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Set up by government last month, the Mass Transit Taskforce willconsult the sector in an effort to speed up the delivery of projects An artist’s impression of a mass transit offer in the West of England
   BY Bridget Rosewell
  Mass transit covers modes of transport that can move large numbers of people in and around cities. It is key to unlocking the potential of our cities and their surrounding areas. Not only does it offer the opportunity to transform transport connectivity, but i
  
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• General Manager – Newbury & District

  19-06-2026 13:42 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  General Manager
  About Us: Newbury & District is a bus and coach operator providing public transport services in the West Berkshire and surrounding areas. We are committed to providing exceptional transport services, with a focus on customer satisfaction, sustainability, and innovation.
  Role Overview: The General Manager will lead and shape the future of our bus and coach operations. This position will not only oversee the operational management of the business but will also focus on
  
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• High-speed rail has revived railways

  19-06-2026 13:31 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  The failings of Hs2 and other projects should not cloud over the extraordinary story of high-speed rail across the world
  Sleek nose-like Nozomi Shinkansen bullet train passes over Shonai river as it exits Kiyosu city
   Let’s put HS2 aside for a moment, and consider the impact of high-speed rail across the world. As I set out in my new book, Fast Track, speed has always been the USP in their DNA, to mix my acronyms. It is speed that gave the Liverpool and Manchester railway the
  
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• Infrastructure isn’t the point – people are

  19-06-2026 13:16 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  The merits of projects are usually looked at through an economic or operational lens, but rarely through the eyes of the passenger
   Connectivity opens up opportunities
   Anyone working in or around transport will recognise the shape of the current debate. Much of the conversation still centres on infrastructure: which projects move forward, how quickly they can be delivered and what they will cost. Those questions matter, of course. But the wider issues, such as access to jobs,
  
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• The road towards ‘Vision Zero’

  19-06-2026 13:05 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Eight years after launching the original Bus Safety Standard, Transport for London has unveiled BSS2
  The launch of the Bus Safety Standard 2 (BSS2) at UTAC Millbrook
   BY Kerri Cheek, TfL
  The Bus Safety Standard was first launched eight years ago by Transport for London in 2018. Earlier this month, TfL launched thenext version – the aptly named Bus Safety Standard 2 (BSS2) – which includes an entirely new set of measures alongside those already now required as standard on buses
  
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• How collaboration powered e-ticketing

  19-06-2026 12:59 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Replacing orange paper tickets with e-ticketing required the rail industry to rethink both its technology and how it works togetherxxxx
   Today, more than 75% of rail tickets are issued as barcodes
   BY John Davies, Trainline
  Ten years ago, if you wanted to travel by rail in Britain, your journey almost always began with a small orange ticket.
  That credit card-sized slip of paper (the CCST) was a triumph of its time. It provided a standardised, network-wide ticketing format and u
  
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• Whitehaven Bus Station: from new start to 5 years of impact

  19-06-2026 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Government - A landmark regeneration project in West Cumbria is celebrating 5 years of success.
  
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• TrawsCymru boosted with 30 new bus investment

  19-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - It forms part of a mp;pound;15.3m investment in new buses by Transport for Wales
  
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