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• West Northants streets to gain 3,000 EV charging sockets in £2.85m rollout

  16-07-2026 02:00 via bmmagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The humble lamp post is about to start paying its way. West Northamptonshire is to host one of the UKmp;#39;s largest local on-street electric vehicle charging programmes, with more than 3,000 sockets, most of them fitted to existing lamp columns, due to start appearing on residential streets from mid 2026.
  
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• Why are trains being cancelled during hot weather?

  16-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Numerous trains have been cancelled and services disrupted over the past two weeks amid soaring temperatures across the country.
  
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• We wish East West Rail was already here, say teens

  16-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Teenagers living in Cambridgeshire and Buckinghamshire say they hope East West Rail (EWR) will help them overcome transport hurdles that are holding them back from taking up opportunities in work and further education.
  
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• Union pushes ministers to deliver promise of work for state-owned shipyard

  16-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The GMB has accused ministers of dragging their feet over new work for Ferguson Marine which as announced before the Holyrood election.
  
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• Transport rule change 'could hit school funding'

  16-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Controversial changes to a home-to-school transport policy could hit future pupil numbers and finances, a councillor has warned.
  
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• Transport Improvements Key to Unlocking East of England's £4bn Visitor Economy, Report Finds

  16-07-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Safer Highways - Study highlights need for better public transport links to support tourism, businesses and local communities
  
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• Transport after 6pm in Glasgow is 'not good enough'

  16-07-2026 02:00 via glasgowtimes.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Public transport after 6pm in Glasgow is not good enough to support a modern city centre nighttime economy it has been found.
  
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• Train companies will install 6ft ticket gates to stop fare-dodgers subscription

  16-07-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - More than ?33m being spent on taller barriers with AI sensors to detect tailgaters
  
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• Ticket barriers to be installed at Worcester railway stations

  16-07-2026 02:00 via worcesternews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Worcester Foregate Street and Worcester Shrub Hill stations will have new ticket gates installed as part of a nationwide crackdown on fare evasion.
  
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• The Friday Blog Heathrow's Third Runway and the M25 Question: Can Britain Really Move One of Europe's Busiest Motorways?

  16-07-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Safer Highways - For decades, the debate surrounding Heathrow's proposed third runway has focused on aviation capacity, climate change and economic growth. Yet hidden beneath those arguments lies what may prove to be the greatest engineering challenge of them all: moving the M25.
  
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• The 2 London train stations where taller ticket barriers to be installed to deter fare dodgers

  16-07-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - New ticket barriers will be installed at railway stations across England in a crackdown on fare evasion, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.
  
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• TfL hack sentencing latest: Teen hackers started arguing days into massive cyber attack - as angry messages revealed in court

  16-07-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Thalha Jubair and Owen Flowers were teenagers when they carried out the "aggressive" cyber attack in 2024, costing London's transport network millions.
  
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• TfL Defends £13.9bn Borrowing as Critics Question Scale of London Transport Debt

  16-07-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Safer Highways - Transport authority says loans are funding long-term investment rather than day-to-day operations
  
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• Taller ticket barriers at railway stations in crackdown on fare evasion

  16-07-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Business Live - Gates to be deployed at hotspots across England
  
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• Taller barriers to be installed at London stations in crackdown on fare-evasion

  16-07-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The upgrades form part of a ?33.4 million funding package that will be rolled out across England by six train operators
  
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• Squarepeg Buses mounts West Yorkshire bus franchising protest

  16-07-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Operator says Combined Authority has not done enough to protect SMEs in reregulation process
  
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• South London leaders call for action to close the transport divide

  16-07-2026 02:00 via highways-news.com
  
  Highways News - South London leaders have called for action to close the transport divide, launching a bold new strategy setting out the investment needed to transform connectivity, unlock growth and make everyday journeys quicker, easier and more reliable.
  
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• SNP will not stop cuts to Scottish island flights, Stephen Flynn says

  16-07-2026 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - SCOTTISH Transport Secretary Stephen Flynn has said the SNP Government will not step in with funding after flights serving the Highlands and Islands were cut back.
  
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• Scottish Greens MSP Kristopher Leask 'disappointed' in transport secretary Stephen Flynn's response to Loganair flight cut letter

  16-07-2026 02:00 via shetlandtimes.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A politician who played a leading role in the campaign to save lifeline flights has expressed his disappointment at the transport secretarymp;#39;s response to his calls for help.
  
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• Richmond renews pleas to reopen Hammersmith Bridge to public transport as car plans shelved

  16-07-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - Richmond Council said it refused to accept the latest plans for the bridge as 'the end of the story'
  
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• RHA launches Wellbeing Charter for road transport workers

  16-07-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - RHA has launched a Wellbeing Charter aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of people working in the coach sector, and other road transport and logistics industries.
  
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• Proposal to extend made-in-Europe policy to firefighting aircraft

  16-07-2026 02:00 via euractiv.com
  News from Europe - Europe needs to onshore production as increasingly frequent and severe wildfires drive global demand, French MEP warns
  
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• Poor public transport holding back East's tourism economy

  16-07-2026 02:00 via edp24.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Poor public transport is holding back the East's visitor economy, a new study has found.
  
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• Omio to acquire Rail Europe

  16-07-2026 02:00 via phocuswire.com
  News from Europe - Omio Group has entered into an agreement to acquire Rail Europe, a global distributor of European rail tickets founded in the 1930s.
  
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• Nottingham launches £3m framework to support highways and transport design projects

  16-07-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Safer Highways - Nottingham City Council is seeking specialist design partners through a new framework agreement worth up to mp;pound;3 million to help deliver highways and transport schemes across the city over the next four years.
  
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• North Yorkshire schools transport: Why are children being held hostage to political fortune?

  16-07-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Controversial 'home to school' transport reforms will not save North Yorkshire Council substantial amounts of money and will 'kill the Dales' families and campaigners warn. Scrapping free transport to all but a child?s closest school might even cost more money than the projected ?3m in council budget savings, it?s claimed by opponents.
  
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• New ticket barrier technology installed on UK railway to prevent fare dodgers

  16-07-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - High Wycombe station, operated by Chiltern Railways, has installed taller gates with tailgate sensors
  
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• Motorists slam eyesight rules impacting millions as new driving licence rules punish over-70s

  16-07-2026 02:00 via gbnews.com
  
  GB News - Britons have slammed proposals to introduce compulsory eyesight tests for drivers aged 70 and over, warning the move would unfairly target older motorists.
  
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• More trains through central London

  16-07-2026 02:00 via wsp.com
  Other News Sources - The Thameslink programme upgraded a live north-south rail route through London, including infrastructure dating back to the 1860s. For Network Rail, we developed the safety programme for the European Train Control System (ETCS) in the central Core, enabling metro-style frequency while retaining a conventional signalling fallback.
  
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• More regional powers 'could help deliver mass transit schemes'

  16-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Giving regions more power to decide over mass transits could help deliver networks, if they?re the right answer for local transport needs.
  
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