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• Work from home to avoid August hell, say rail chiefs Subscription

  11-07-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Commuters have been advised to work from home over the summer as the countrys busiest station faces a three-week partial shutdown in an unprecedented wave of engineering work.
  
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• 'Worst public transport in Europe': YEP readers reveal what needs improving in Leeds before 2030

  21-08-2026 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - With 2030 fast approaching and major debates surrounding city centre road layouts, bus reliability, and local housing shortages, the conversation over the future of Leeds has reached a focal point.
  
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• Rail chaos looms amid fears of floods on the line after heatwave subscription

  21-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Network Rail fears rainwater will not soak into parched ground, causing delays and cancellations across the country in the coming days
  
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• Portugal's competition watchdog calls for more rail operators

  21-08-2026 02:00 via portugalresident.com
  
  News from Europe - Regulator says opening passenger rail services to competition could bring lower fares, more frequent trains and greater choice
  
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• Nexus and Network Rail introduce new approach to managing infrastructure interfaces

  21-08-2026 02:00 via uktram.org
  
  UKTram - As part of the ongoing work to develop a closer working relationship between Nexus Tyne mp;amp; Wear Metro and Network Rail Operations mp;amp; Maintenance, Nexus have become the first organisation to implement a joint mp;#39;Operational Interface Management Methodologymp;#39; (OIMM) document with Network Rail.
  
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• Liverpool City Region Combined Authority appoints Global as bus advertising partner

  21-08-2026 02:00 via merseytravel.gov.uk
  Local Government - The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has appointed Global, the Media mp; Entertainment group, to manage and maximise advertising across its new publicly-controlled bus fleet.
  
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• Huge new railway station slated to be UK?s busiest reveals high speed train platforms

  21-08-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The station in west London is designed to connect more than 100 destinations
  
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• Full-length platform access to be restored at Paignton station next week following devastating July fire

  21-08-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Network Rail and Great Western Railway (GWR) have confirmed that full-length access to Platform 2 at Paignton station will be restored from the start of service on Monday 24 August, enabling the return of nine-carriage trains four days earlier than previously expected.
  
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• For more information on Belfast City Airport?s vision for the future, visit: belfastcityairport.com/vision.

  21-08-2026 02:00 via belfastcityairport.com
  Aviation Industry- Belfast City Airport and Translink have signed a Memorandum of Understanding, setting out how they intend to work in partnership to support the ongoing development and appraisal of options which seek to improve connectivity between Translink?s network and Belfast City Airport.
  
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• Eurostar becomes first rail operator to launch an app in ChatGPT across Europe

  21-08-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Eurostar has announced the global launch of its official app in ChatGPT, becoming the first rail operator to offer the service in the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands, as part of a wider European rollout.
  
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• Belfast City Airport and Translink issue update on enhanced rail link plans

  21-08-2026 02:00 via belfastlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The enhancement to rail access has the potential to deliver improvements to airport accessibility, encouraging a shift from private car use to public transport.
  
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• 20 busiest railway stations in Glasgow ranked by passenger numbers

  21-08-2026 02:00 via glasgowworld.com
  Other Regional Press - The latest government figures have been released detailing passenger numbers at train stations across Glasgow over 2025 - so naturally we've ranked the most busy train stations in the local authority.
  
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• Which is the smelliest Tube line?

  20-08-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Nobody would say that the Tube is the most fresh or fragrant part of London?s transport network. But which line stinks more than the others? James Ford finally has the answer.
  
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• West Midlands leaders empowered to run local bus network

  20-08-2026 02:00 via localgov.co.uk
  
  Local Government - A partnership between the Government and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) will see bus services brought under local control.
  
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• U.S. conducting stealth operation to transport oil through Hormuz

  20-08-2026 02:00 via axios.com
  Other News Sources - The U.S. military has quietly established a shipping corridor in and out of the Strait of Hormuz to transport millions of barrels of oil each day ? a notable success even as the broader war remains at a stalemate, two U.S. officials told Axios.
  
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• Trial of cross-pavement EV charging channel in Slough

  20-08-2026 02:00 via transportandenergy.com
  
  Other News Sources - Residents of Slough Council are trialling a cross-pavement electric vehicle charging channel thanks to a ?130,000 grant from the Department for Transport?s Electric Vehicle Pavement Channels Grant (EVPCG).
  
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• Transport Secretary visits new access path at Dunbar Railway Station

  20-08-2026 02:00 via midlothianview.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport Stephen Flynn today visited a new path providing access to Dunbar Railway Station from the south of the town.
  
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• Tram-trains could expand public transport links on rarely-used line

  20-08-2026 02:00 via news.stv.tv
  
  STV - A feasibility study has been launched which could see tram-trains utilise the South Suburban line in Edinburgh
  
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• Too many East Yorkshire communities left cut off, transport survey finds

  20-08-2026 02:00 via hulldailymail.co.uk
  
  Hull Daily Mail - Far too many East Yorkshire communities are being left cut off, according to a new transport survey. Holderness residents are telling their local MP, Graham Stuart, that public transport in rural areas is unreliable and is making it increasingly difficult to get to hospital appointments on time.
  
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• Too many East Yorkshire communities left cut off, new transport survey finds

  20-08-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Far too many East Yorkshire communities are being left cut off, according to a new transport survey.
  
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• The draft London Plan could be a new blueprint for London logistics

  20-08-2026 02:00 via theplanner.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The draft plan has been updated to reflect an economy that has significantly evolved since the original version. It aligns with ambitions echoed in the London Growth Plan and the government?s 10-year industrial strategy, by recognising that the city?s prosperity will be driven by emerging industries like advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, life sciences and sustainable energy.
  
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• TaithCymru Coach Service to Link North and South Wales

  20-08-2026 02:00 via bus-news.com
  
  Bus-News - A new daily long-distance coach service connecting north and south Wales will begin operating between Bangor and Carmarthen on Sunday 25 October.
  
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• Steel masts rise as Borders Railway electrification takes shape

  20-08-2026 02:00 via bordertelegraph.com
  
  Other Regional Press - STEEL masts are rising along the railway as part of a ?26.2 million electrification project.
  
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• Sofia metro kicks off services to footballer-inspired station

  20-08-2026 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - BULGARIA: The opening of a 3 km eastern extension of Sofia metro Line 3 on August 14 is expected to reduce road traffic in the local area by up to 25, according to operator Metropoliten EAD.
  
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• Search for new rural bus service operator goes on

  20-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The search for a new operator to bring back a community bus service would require further work, a council said.
  
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• Scarborough Station redevelopment plan is deferred

  20-08-2026 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - A MAJOR station gateway redevelopment has been deferred in a North Yorkshire town over concerns about public drop-off facilities.
  
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• Reported bike thefts at train stations fall by 11 after British Transport Police?s ?no investigation? U-turn? but proportion of thieves charged doubles

  20-08-2026 02:00 via road.cc
  
  road.cc - The number of reported bike thefts at British railway stations fell by 11 per cent in the first half of 2026 ? though the proportion of cases resulting in a charge or summons more than doubled, new analysis of British Transport Police data has revealed.
  
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• Reported bike thefts at train stations fall by 11 after British Transport Police's 'no investigation' U-turn - but proportion of thieves charged doubles

  20-08-2026 02:00 via road.cc
  
  road.cc - The number of reported bike thefts at British railway stations fell by 11 per cent in the first half of 2026though the proportion of cases resulting in a charge or summons more than doubled, new analysis of British Transport Police data has revealed.
  
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• Readiness for adoption of autonomous transport in BRICS countries

  20-08-2026 02:00 via tvbrics.com
  Other News Sources - Why is logistics gradually evolving from a support function into a central element of the competitiveness of national economies? Could autonomous transport reshape the architecture of trade flows within the world's largest group of emerging economies?
  
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• Railway station gets heritage-inspired overhaul

  20-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A railway station has been overhauled to acknowledge its heritage in an ?835,000 refit.
  The waiting room and ticket office at Castle Cary Station in Somerset has been refitted in a classic style, its original entrance has reopened and a new ramp for wheelchair-users has been installed.
  
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