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• WYCA calls for extra Northern and TPE services

  21-10-2016 02:00 via railtechnologymagazine.com
  
  Rail Technology Magazine - Local leaders have called for Northern and TransPennine Express (TPE) to increase the number of services they run on top of existing commitments in their franchise agreements. In April, Arriva took over responsibility for the Northern franchise, while First Group took sole control of the...
  
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• Work aims to connect RAF base to railway station

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Roadworks will be carried out to construct of a new footpath from RAF Cosford to Cosford's railway station in Shropshire.
  
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• What is it like on the bus that is a 'lifeline'?

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The number 65 bus runs between the Cambridgeshire market town of St Neots and through some of the surrounding villages. Passengers feel part of a small community, but the route is under threat, with transport chiefs citing reducing numbers and the cost of about mp;pound;16 per person. As fears of wider cuts surface, what could these mean for bus services in one county?
  
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• Trains disrupted and station evacuated due to fire

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Trains were cancelled and a railway station evacuated after a fire broke out in a nearby flat.
  
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• Three Bridges Station improvement project costs soar

  21-06-2026 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The cost of long-awaited improvements to a railway station have increased more than fivefold since the scheme was proposed in 2016.
  
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• Sheringham bus shelter faces demolition in council u-turn

  21-06-2026 02:00 via northnorfolknews.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A beloved 1950s bus shelter that survived demolition thanks to an extraordinary sit-in protest has returned to the chopping block in a shock turn of events.
  
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• Security experience at East Midlands Airport is best in UK and in Europe's top 20

  21-06-2026 02:00 via derbyshiretimes.co.uk
  Derby Telegraph - Customers are so pleased with the ease of East Midlands Airportmp;#39;s improved security arrangements that they have ranked it number one in the UK and among the top 20 in Europe.
  
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• Scientists develop high-speed ion transport membranes for clean energy applications

  21-06-2026 02:00 via interestingengineering.com
  
  Other News Sources - Researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a new class of nanotube membranes that enable exceptionally fast lithium-ion transport.
  
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• Qantas unveils £20k suites and workouts on London to Sydney flights subscription

  21-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The Australian airline has revealed the unique jet it will use on its 21-hour non-stop route to Sydney. John Arlidge packs his gym gear
  
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• Poole's Hamworthy railway line could be reopened

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A railway line in Poole could potentially be reopened as part of a plan to cut congestion and boos sustainable travel and trade.
  
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• Nine people in critical condition after fatal UK train collision

  21-06-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Investigators work to establish what led to the first deadly rail accident in nearly two years.
  
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• New Liverpool John Lennon Airport chairman Clive Condie announced

  21-06-2026 02:00 via nwemail.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Clive Condie, who brings extensive board-level experience in aviation, infrastructure, and logistics, joins the airport at a time of record passenger growth and expansion.
  
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• MHKs to vote on £3m horse tram extension plan

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Politicians are to vote whether to approve mp;pound;3m of funding to extend the Douglas Bay Horse Tramway next month.
  
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• Mass transit plans praised... 'Hope it goes ahead'

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - 'A major problem is the extortionate average cost of installing tram lines per mile'
  
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• Major step forward for new transport corridor between Cardiff and Newport

  21-06-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - The scheme is planned to deliver a permanent 'high-quality' infrastructure between the two Welsh cities
  
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• Largest increase in UK rail passenger numbers is in Scotland

  21-06-2026 02:00 via deadlinenews.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - LOW-COST train operator Lumo, which runs services from London to Edinburgh and Glasgow, has been recognised as having the highest increase in passenger numbers for a UK operator in the last year.
  
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• Inverclyde passengers set to benefit from new timetables

  21-06-2026 02:00 via greenocktelegraph.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - PASSENGERS are set to benefit from a ?400,000 cash boost to roll out 'real-time' timetables across Inverclyde.
  
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• Inside major £1,200,000,000 plans to upgrade London Liverpool Street Station

  21-06-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro - London Liverpool Street, one of the capital?s busiest train stations, will undergo a major mp;pound;1,200,000,000 upgrade.
  
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• HS2 ramps up counter-fraud attempts

  21-06-2026 02:00 via constructionnews.co.uk
  Construction News - HS2 has overhauled its approach to tackling fraud, newly released board papers reveal.According to minutes of several meetings over a span of months, all published in recent days, the leadership and strategy of counter-fraud activities have been altered on the megaproject.
  
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• HS2 fraud action team expanded to prevent further incidents

  21-06-2026 02:00 via infrastructure-now.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - New documents show that the company has shifted from a reactive attitude to one of a ?proactive investigation?In the last few months, the HS2 fraud action team has doubled.
  
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• First Bus runs disability-friendly bus training event

  21-06-2026 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Passengers are gaining confidence thanks to disability-friendly bus training.
  
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• ?Ferries on steroids?: Scotland?s slower and more expensive trains subscription

  21-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Rail industry figures say the beleaguered HS2 scheme mirrors problems with CalMac and leaves Scotland an afterthought in high-speed rail projects
  
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• Fast-growing Edinburgh stands at a crossroads and its trams are key

  21-06-2026 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Only a truly connected Edinburgh will be able to meet the challenges of the future Edinburgh is changing at a rapid pace. Wemp;#39;re the fastest growing city in Scotland, at twice the rate of Glasgow, in the fastest growing region in the country.
  
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• Falkirk Council warned about public's 'consultation fatigue' as it looks again at Grangemouth public transport

  21-06-2026 02:00 via falkirkherald.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The councilmp;#39;s attempt at making a mp;#39;case for changemp;#39; was turned down by Transport Scotland last September, despite a consultation costing mp;pound;50,000 that raised many issues faced by the community.
  
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• FAA is turning to AI to reduce the number of close calls between planes at the nation's airports

  21-06-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Federal Aviation Administration reportedly inks deal with Palantir to analyze incident data
  
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• Ellesmere mayor welcomes major overhaul of bus routes

  21-06-2026 02:00 via bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Mayor of Ellesmere has welcomed changes to bus services in and around the town ? which he says will maintain strong links.
  
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• Economic benefit of Heathrow expansion slashed by 90 per cent

  21-06-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Heathrowmp;#39;s third runway could boost the UK economy by just 0.05 per cent, a 90 per cent loss of the economic benefit that had been previously forecast.
  
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• Andy Burnham HS2 pledge for Birmingham-Manchester link backed by ex-minister

  21-06-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Andy Burnham has pledged to revive the HS2 northern leg between Birmingham and Manchester if he became Prime Minister, with his call backed by former rail minister Huw Merriman.
  
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• £1 bus fare used for millions of journeys in Lancashire set to be scrapped from September

  21-06-2026 02:00 via lancashire.thelead.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - More than nine million mp;pound;1 bus journeys have been had in Lancashire since 2023 as part of wider bus discount schemes that previously included the mp;pound;2 cap on all journeys.
  
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• 'Ferries on steroids': Scotland's slower and more expensive trains subscription

  21-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Rail industry figures say the beleaguered HS2 scheme mirrors problems with CalMac and leaves Scotland an afterthought in high-speed rail projects
  
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