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• Work out cost of crossing M25 before runway plan, say airlines Subscription

  03-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Heathrows expansion should be suspended until plans to build a runway over Britains busiest motorway have been assessed, ministers have been told.The owner of British Airways said that the development should not be confirmed until detailed plans for the M25, which will pass under the third runway, are finalised.
  
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• York passenger growth comes ahead of East Yorkshire investment

  03-07-2026 02:00 via busandcoachbuyer.com
  
  Bus and Coach Buyer - East Yorkshire Buses has announced a significant increase in passenger numbers on its City of York routes. Journeys have risen by 8.8 between April 2025 and March 2026 compared with the previous 12-month period.
  
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• York Central footbridge: Plans for new bridge providing link to development prompt concerns

  03-07-2026 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Plans for a new bridge providing a link to a major York development have prompted concerns ahead of a council decision.
  
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• Weser-Ems-Bus launches hydrogen buses with Lhyfe-backed temporary mobile refuelling station in Lower Saxony

  03-07-2026 02:00 via sustainable-bus.com
  
  Sustainable Bus - A mobile hydrogen refuelling station has enabled Weser-Ems-Bus to place six fuel cell buses into regular passenger service in Lower Saxony while awaiting the completion of a permanent hydrogen refuelling facility.
  
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• Tube trains shake pictures off wall, residents say

  03-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Residents living near a curve in the Northern line tracks have said they were being kept awake by loud rumbling and vibrations severe enough to shake pictures off their walls.
  
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• TRU celebrates successful Community Fund projects across route

  03-07-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - The Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is showcasing some of the organisations from its 2025 Community Fund round, who have used their grants to improve local spaces and places.
  
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• Transport for the North welcomes government's integrated transport strategy - Better Connected

  03-07-2026 02:00 via transportforthenorth.com
  Transport for the North - Transport for the North welcomes today?s announcement on the government?s Better Connected transport strategy, particularly its focus on championing data and technology, empowering local leaders and strengthening decision-making and appraisal. These priorities mirror the work we deliver across the North ? supporting partners with the evidence, data, insight and technical capability needed to design and deliver integrated networks that work for their communities.
  
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• Transport for the North welcomes government's integrated transport strategy - Better Connected

  03-07-2026 02:00 via transportforthenorth.com
  Transport for the North - Transport for the North welcomes todaymp;#39;s announcement on the governmentmp;#39;s Better Connected transport strategy, particularly its focus on championing data and technology, empowering local leaders and strengthening decision-making and appraisal. These priorities mirror the work we deliver across the Northsupporting partners with the evidence, data, insight and technical capability needed to design and deliver integrated networks that work for their communities
  
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• Tram named in honour of light rail industry giant

  03-07-2026 02:00 via wmca.org.uk
  
  Local Government - A Midland Metro tram was today (Thursday July 2) named after Birmingham-born Geoffrey Claydon, the man who played a pivotal role in bringing tramways back to many of the UK?s biggest cities.
  
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• Stansted Express to trial overnight Friday trains for late-night airport passengers

  03-07-2026 02:00 via greateranglia.co.uk
  Train Operators - Additional summer services will give customers new rail options after late flight arrivals and for early Saturday departures
  
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• Ryanair warns of summer ‘queue chaos’ at EU airports over fingerprint checks

  03-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - European Commission invites air industry to urgent meeting to discuss concerns over new entry and exit systemBusiness live mp;#150; latest updatesRyanair has warned of mp;#147;queue chaosmp;#148; this summer at EU airports because of new fingerprint checks, as the European Commission invited the air industry to an urgent meeting next Tuesday to discuss concerns over the new entry and exit system.The airline, Europemp;#146;s largest, said passengers going on well-deserved breaks th
  
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• Ryanair warns of 'queue chaos' from new EU border system

  03-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The airline calls on European governments to postpone the EES system until after the summer holiday period.
  
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• Planning Approval Clears the Way for Major A40 Transport Upgrade in Oxfordshire

  03-07-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Safer Highways - A significant package of improvements designed to ease congestion, prioritise public transport and enhance walking and cycling facilities along the A40 has moved a step closer after receiving planning approval.
  
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• Nottingham Trams and buses team up to put accessibility at the heart of public transport

  03-07-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - More than 120 students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) from schools and colleges across Nottinghamshire, were welcomed by Nottingham Express Transit (NET) and Nottingham City Transport (NCT) to a series of special ?Try a Tram? and ?Try a Bus? events this June.
  
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• Northern Trains race for £300m depots and stations works

  03-07-2026 02:00 via constructionenquirer.com
  Construction Enquirer - Northern Trains is preparing to launch a mp;pound;300m construction framework covering infrastructure upgrades across its network of 22 train care depots and more than 470 stations.
  
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• New crossing spared after spending cuts announced

  03-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) has been spared from a fresh round of government spending cuts after ministers confirmed the long-awaited mp;pound;11bn road scheme remains on track.
  
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• New £10m railway control hub opens in Glasgow

  03-07-2026 02:00 via projectscot.com
  
  Other News Sources - A new mp;pound;10 million railway control hub has opened in Glasgow to help manage one of Scotlandmp;#39;s busiest and most complex rail routes.
  
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• NEATH PORT TALBOT: Safer routes to schools, stations and parks - the walking and cycling plans for your area

  03-07-2026 02:00 via swanseabaynews.com
  
  Other Regional Press - From a safer walk to a Seven Sisters primary school to a car-free path along the Swansea Canal, Neath Port Talbot Council has mapped dozens of new walking and cycling routes.
  
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• National Highways Opens £60m Insurance Tender for Lower Thames Crossing Construction

  03-07-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Safer Highways - A major insurance procurement has been launched for the Lower Thames Crossing, with National Highways seeking comprehensive cover for one of the UKmp;#39;s largest planned infrastructure schemes as preparations continue ahead of full construction.
  
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• More roads in Cambridge could see speed limit reduced to 20mph

  03-07-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - A person is five times more lilely to be killed when hit by a vehicle at 30mph than at 20mph
  
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• Monmouthshire County Council celebrates confirmation of major rail investment in Magor with Undy

  03-07-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - MONMOUTHSHIRE County Council is delighted by the release of new information from the UK Government confirming that a major investment in a new railway station to serve Magor and Undy is right on track to be delivered.
  
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• Manchester and Stansted airports hit record passenger numbers subscription

  03-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Britain?s third and fourth largest airline hubs after Heathrow and Gatwick each handle over 30m passengers a year but rising business rates threaten growth
  
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• Major Derby A38 upgrades in fresh doubt after Keir Starmer's 'unacceptable announcement'

  03-07-2026 02:00 via derbytelegraph.co.uk
  
  Derby Telegraph - New doubts have emerged whether a huge transformation of the A38 in Derby will actually go ahead.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing unaffected despite cuts to road projects funding

  03-07-2026 02:00 via hellorayo.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The Lower Thames Crossing is unaffected by recent government funding cuts across various infrastructure projects.
  
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• Lower Thames Crossing 'on track' amid government spending update

  03-07-2026 02:00 via essexlive.news
  
  Other Regional Press - The scheme is expected to cost mp;pound;11 billion
  
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• Is the East Midlands being neglected again with scrapped road schemes?

  03-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - "I'm not just disappointed. I'm angry."
  East Midlands mayor Claire Ward is not the kind of politician to go on the attack, but her response to the proposed cancellation of not one, but two major road schemes in her patch to allow money to be diverted to defence spending speaks volumes.
  
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• In pictures: work begins on new bridge at Tenby train station

  03-07-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Network Rail engineers are preparing to install sections of a new pedestrian bridge at Tenby railway station, in Pembrokeshire, as part of a major accessibility upgrade.
  
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• Hereford transport hub on track for October opening

  03-07-2026 02:00 via placemidlands.co.uk
  Local Government - The main structure of a ?10m building set to link up bus, rail and cycling routes at the county town?s railway station is now complete, according to Herefordshire Council.
  
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• German states attack EU green hydrogen rules

  03-07-2026 02:00 via euractiv.com
  News from Europe - Ministers from the 16 federal states say EU production target in jeopardy
  
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• Fresh voices join East Midlands revolt over £900m road funding raid

  03-07-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Fresh voices have joined the growing backlash against plans to axe major East Midlands road projects, after East Midlands Mayor Claire Ward and Derby City Council leader Nadine Peatfield both weighed in on the controversy earlier this week.
  
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