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• Wizz Airs profits up as passenger traffic soars

  20-07-2017 02:00 via buyingbusinesstravel.com
  Buying Business Travel - Low-cost carrier plans further expansion and an end to cabin bag fees
  
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• Works to officially begin on new Cheadle railway station

  01-10-2026 02:00 via manchesterwire.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Work to reconnect Cheadle to the rail network for the first time in more than 60 years is officially getting underway.
  
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• Work begins to build new station at Golborne after more than 60 years

  01-10-2026 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Work on Greater Manchester?s first new train station to be built in the 21st century is underway, reconnecting Golborne to the railway network for the first time in more than 60 years.
  
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• Wakefield bus operator calls for action to raise profile of free bus passes

  01-10-2026 02:00 via wakefieldexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Wakefield bus operator, Stagecoach Yorkshire, has called for more to be done to close the ?knowledge gap? that is preventing entitled people from getting their free bus passes.
  
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• Station audio guides help sight-loss passengers

  01-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - New audio guides have been produced to help blind and partially sighted passengers navigate six railway stations across the network.
  
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• Premier League chief: Transport needs fixing around grounds like Everton's

  01-10-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Business Live - Transport issues around new Hill Dickinson Stadium have sparked local debate
  
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• Parents call for return of dedicated school bus

  01-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Parents living in rural Oxfordshire are calling for the return of a council-run school bus service, claiming the current public services are making their children late for school.
  
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• Notts passengers urged to shine mobile phones to attract bus drivers' attention at stops

  01-10-2026 02:00 via chad.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Bus operator Stagecoach East Midlands is urging passengers to make themselves visible at bus stops by shining their mobile phone screens to signal their presence to drivers.
  
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• Manchester Airport reviews parking after complaints

  01-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Taxi drivers complain about standing traffic on roads around Terminal 2, leading to delayed pick-ups.
  
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• Lewes MP and councillors call on Sussex & Brighton Strategic Authority to consider purchasing bus station site

  01-10-2026 02:00 via sussexexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The MP for Lewes is calling for Sussex mp; Brighton Strategic Authority to consider purchasing the Lewes bus station and former bus garage site.
  
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• Great British Railways Rolling Stock & Infrastructure Strategy published

  01-10-2026 02:00 via railbusinessuk.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The Department for Transport has published a Rolling Stock mp;amp; Infrastructure Strategy policy paper, setting out how the future Great British Railways will provide modern, reliable and accessible passenger trains with infrastructure, depots and maintenance considered as one system.
  
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• Council quizzed over cost of changing Cornwall's bus network

  01-10-2026 02:00 via cornwalllive.com
  
  Other Regional Press - It's one of the options as Cornwall faces 'conundrum' when it comes to the future of our bus services, which taxpayers already pay ?12 million a year towards
  
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• £10.3m upgrades planned at Kings Langley Railway Station including additional lifts and bridge

  01-10-2026 02:00 via hemeltoday.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Network Rail announced that mp;pound;10.3 million has been made available for a series of upgrades at Kings Langley Railway Station.
  
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• Yorkshire rail route named worst in the country for thieves and vandals

  30-09-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Trespass-related crime has caused more than 3,300 hours of delays to rail passengers across Yorkshire and beyond in 2025/26
  
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• Will publicly-owned London bus operator plant seed in other areas?

  30-09-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Franchising authorities will likely be keeping an eye on TfL's work to establish Buses for London
  
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• Why London has become the battleground for self-driving taxis subscription

  30-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Wayve, Waymo and Apollo Go are battling it out in the capital because if robotaxis can operate successfully on its chaotic roads they will surely work anywhere
  
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• Welsh government calls for £1bn rail funding to be brought forward

  30-09-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - The Welsh government has called on the UK government to bring forward mp;pound;1bn of its existing mp;pound;14bn rail investment commitment to accelerate improvement projects across Wales.
  
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• Welsh government calls for ?1bn rail funding to be brought forward

  30-09-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - The Welsh government has called on the UK government to bring forward ?1bn of its existing ?14bn rail investment commitment to accelerate improvement projects across Wales.
  
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• 'Unreliable' Northern trains could be a thing of the past if Greater Manchester gets its way

  30-09-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - If the UK Government hands out the cash needed, up to 450 new trains could be running on train tracks across the region.
  
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• Train staff to strike over East West Rail door row

  30-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Chiltern Railway members of the RMT will walk out over the dispute on two Saturdaymp;#39;s next month.
  
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• Stourbridge MP backs plans to explore public train ownership

  30-09-2026 02:00 via stourbridgenews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A MOVE to explore public ownership of trains has been welcomed by Stourbridge's MP.
  Cat Eccles, Labour MP for Stourbridge, is backing the Government's new Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy, which was announced on Monday, September 28.
  
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• Saunas, cinnamon buns and coastal scenery on the new rail route from Malmö to Oslo

  30-09-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - A new direct train service connects the far south of Sweden to the Norwegian capital in just over six hours, with the option of stopping off in the seaside town of Varberg or lively Gothenburg en routemp;#145;This carriage is due for modernisation. Donmp;#146;t miss the opportunity to experience 90s Germany style,mp;#148; reads the sign on the door to the dining carriage. The couple inside arenmp;#146;t missing theirs: theymp;#146;re taking endless selfies in the clinical pink-and
  
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• RMT welcomes government pledge to own train rolling stock under public ownership

  30-09-2026 02:00 via rmt.org.uk
  
  RMT - RMT today welcomed Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander?s announcement that Great British Railways will be allowed to buy and own its trains ?where it can provide value for money?.
  
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• 'Right thing to do': Leeds Bradford Airport boss Vincent Hodder champions night flights plan - but campaigners hit back

  30-09-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - The boss of Leeds Bradford Airport says its proposed changes to night-flight rules are the ?right thing to do? for local communities and county economy as he hit out at campaigners opposing the plans.
  
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• Railway crimes cost North West £7.8m last year

  30-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Trespassers on the railway in the North West cost the taxpayer nearly mp;pound;6m, Network Rail says.
  
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• Rail passengers including disabled people to benefit from pledge to close train platform gap

  30-09-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - EXCLUSIVE: Disabled people, pregnant women and other commuters will have easier and safer rail journeys under plans to close the gap between trains and platforms
  
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• Rail industry extends the Disabled Persons Railcard eligibility to help more people access discounted rail travel

  30-09-2026 02:00 via media.raildeliverygroup.com
  
  Rail Delivery Group - The rail industry is continuing its commitment to accessibility and inclusion by updating eligibility criteria for the Disabled Persons Railcard. These changes are designed to better support disabled customers who may face barriers to rail travel and form part of a broader effort to create a more inclusive railway, putting customers at the centre of decision-making and helping more people travel with confidence.
  
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• Protest as rail freight scheme planning process starts

  30-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Campaigners have protested against plans for a new rail freight interchange as a planning inspectorate process got under way.
  
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• Plans for new East London DLR station edge closer following 1,500-home proposal

  30-09-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - Transport for London admits there is a "significant funding gap" but hopes developer Arada will contribute towards the construction of Thames Wharf station
  
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• Pay as you go tap in and tap out extended to 25 North East Wales stations

  30-09-2026 02:00 via wales247.co.uk
  
  Wales 247 - Tap in and tap out train travel is now available at 25 stations in North East Wales after Transport for Wales extended pay as you go to 10 further stations.
  
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