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• What does Bombardier do?

  18-02-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Key questions answered
  
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• Why AI Orchestration Will Define the Next Generation of Airport and Travel Services

  29-06-2026 02:00 via cybersecurity-insiders.com
  
  Other News Sources - Airlines and airports have invested heavily in technologies designed to improve efficiency and deliver more personalized experiences. This growing prioritization is reflected in reports that in 2025 alone, airlines invested $36 billion in technology while airports spent nearly $15 billion.
  
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• Two life-saving upgrades could stop lorry crashes like this subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Experts believe rear protection guards and smarter automatic braking would save 400 lives a year, including 40 in Britain
  
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• Spirit airlines is dead and a bus travel boom looks likely ? but will Greyhounds ever be cool again?

  29-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - For most Americans, riding a bus means abandoning expectations of basic dignity ? but with an increase in ridership, that could change
  
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• Simon Calder names 'best airline in the world'

  29-06-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The travel expert says he stands by his controversial opinion
  
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• New high-speed rail link and station set for town

  29-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans are under way for a high-speed rail link and train station to be built at Warrington Quay Bank.
  
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• Major Metrolink expansion plan unveiled for Bolton under ?1.5M plans

  29-06-2026 02:00 via infrastructure-now.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Plans are being made for a major expansion of the Metrolink tram network into Bolton.
  
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• I toured CalMac's Aladdin's cave of spare parts that keeps the fleet sailing

  29-06-2026 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Equipment salvaged from scrapped 40-year-old ferry among thousands of parts stored
  
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• HS2 reset to cost ?153m and slower trains ?won?t save money? subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - External consultants will soak up much of the cash, the National Audit Office reports
  
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• Hotel tycoon hires Britain?s best-paid barrister for Heathrow showdown subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Tensions escalate over third runway proposals ahead of Government decision
  
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• Heathrow?s ?33bn expansion is ?like a luxury Mercedes?, says airline group boss

  29-06-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - The head of a major airline alliance that includes Lufthansa and United has likened Heathrow's third runway plans to an unaffordable luxury car
  
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• Government focussing on 'maximising use' of Liverpool ferry terminal?

  29-06-2026 02:00 via motorsport.manxradio.com
  Other News Sources - The Isle of Man and Liverpool have marked the first anniversary of a cooperation agreement saying ambition will be turned into ?practical action?.
  
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• Gatwick Airport expansion plan explained - what it means for Londoners

  29-06-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Gatwick Airport plans to bring its standby runway into routine use, boosting Gatwick passenger capacity from 43 million to 75 million and increasing flights to 386,000 per year
  
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• French lessons on Gallic Vitesse. A tale of two railways

  29-06-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - In the UK we have spent fifteen years in unproductive bickering over the construction of the HS2 high-speed line: whether it should be classed as an England-only railway, and whether it should stick to the original plan or be cut back by successive UK governments.
  
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• Forest of Dean MP pushes for investment in cross-border transport links

  29-06-2026 02:00 via theforester.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Forest of Dean MP Matt Bishop calls for investment in cross-border transport links to boost economic growth and connectivity.
  
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• First passengers use new ?250m Cambridge South station after months of delays

  29-06-2026 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - The first Great British Railways branded station officially opened this morning, after months of delays.
  
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• Fflint Wrecsam Plaid MS presses finance minister on Barnett formula reform and HS2 funding dispute

  29-06-2026 02:00 via wrexham.com
  
  Wrexham.com - Wales is being ?short-changed by ?850 million? in the current UK spending review period because of the Treasury?s classification of HS2 as an England and Wales project, the finance minister has told the Senedd.
  
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• Extension of rural Somerset cycle route approved despite farmers? fears

  29-06-2026 02:00 via hellorayo.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The new routes will help people in the area reach schools and other amenities without needing a car
  
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• Dalton Park Set For Major Bus And Active Travel Upgrades

  29-06-2026 02:00 via durhammagazine.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - County Durham residents will soon have easier access to a popular shopping centre thanks to major funding for a range of transport improvements.
  
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• CMAL takes early ownership of Turkish CalMac ferries

  29-06-2026 02:00 via greenocktelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PORT Glasgow-based procurement agency CMAL has taken early ownership of three ferries which are due to serve on CalMac's west coast network amid concerns over financial challenges at the Turkish yard where they are being built.
  
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• Cambridge South opens as photos show long-awaited ?250m station

  29-06-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Cambridgeshire's newest railway station has opened after months of delays. Cambridge South station welcomed its first passengers on Sunday (June 28).
  
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• Bus station upgrades to make town more accessible

  29-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Major improvements to bus journeys will "make services more reliable and easier to use", a county councillor has said.
  
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• Burnham must end Labour?s addiction to taxes, says Manchester Airport boss subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Northern voters expect a dividend from former mayor if he reaches No 10, says MAG chief
  
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• Britain?s worst performing rail services revealed as 900 trains cancelled every day

  29-06-2026 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - There have been some improvements as cancellations reduce by more than 30,000 ? but there is still a long way to go
  
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• Bristol Airport named among the UK's worst for flight delays

  29-06-2026 02:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Delays through Bristol Airport are expected to be among the worst in the UK this summer, according to new research.
  
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• Andy Burnham?s buses ?unsustainable without fare rise or taxes? subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The Bee Network ?cannot continue? in its current form due to the expense of capping fares while passenger revenue remains below pre-pandemic levels
  
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• Andy Burnham backs cut-price revival of HS2 line to Manchester subscription

  29-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The presumed next PM said he would revive plans for phase two using a Crossrail-style funding model, with lower speeds and a possible levy on business rates
  
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• 'A slap in the face': Heatwave sparks fresh fury over Bristol Airport expansion

  29-06-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Politicians from across North Somerset, Bath and Bristol have come together to call for the proposed expansion of Bristol Airport to be stopped - and cited this week?s record-breaking heatwave as a reminder why they are opposing it.
  
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• United Airlines plane narrowly misses drone while landing at major US airport

  28-06-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
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• UKTram continue to support development of Cardiff Crossrail project

  28-06-2026 02:00 via britishtramsonline.co.uk
  Other News Sources - As we have reported a fair bit on these pages, South Wales is set to get its first modern on-street tramway within the next couple of years with phase one of Cardiff Crossrail due to be completed by 2028. As part of the project to build a connection between Cardiff Central and Cardiff Bay, Transport for Wales have been completing a hazard review and UKTram have been providing support by providing light rail expertise.
  
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