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  08-04-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - 1 A new independent lawyers investigation into the handling of the HBOS Reading fraud will go to the very top of Lloyds Banking Group, examining the roles of the three successive chairmen, Sir Victor Blank, Sir Win Bischoff and Lord Blackwell.
  
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• Ryanair fares to rise as passenger numbers forecast to surge

  27-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The airline says it expects fares to increase by up to 9 as passenger numbers grow this year.
  
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• Railway 200 celebration of rail hailed world's biggest

  27-01-2026 01:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - A national railway celebration has been hailed the worldmp;#39;s largest rail celebration.
  
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• Rail lines to close after landslip affects track

  27-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A railway line between Surrey and West Sussex will be closed until "at least Friday" following a landslip, Network Rail has said.
  
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• Rail chaos in Devon revives push for Tavistock route - 'Mother nature will always win'

  27-01-2026 01:00 via northdevongazette.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Repeated weather damage on Devonmp;#39;s coastal line is prompting MPs, rail groups and residents to revisit plans for a Tavistock and north Dartmoor railway
  
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• Northern's rolling stock plans may not include leasing

  27-01-2026 01:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews - Northern has revealed that it is planning to buy up to 450 trains, but it has not confirmed how they will paid for.
  
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• Leeds to Manchester trains hit by Standedge Tunnel fire

  27-01-2026 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - THE fire service has confirmed what caused a blaze in a railway tunnel that has wreaked havoc with today's trains.
  
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• HBC Construction to build £7.2m facility for Network Rail

  27-01-2026 01:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - HBC Construction (HBC), formerly known as Henry Boot Construction, has been awarded a mp;pound;7.2m project by Network Rail in Sheffield.
  
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• Great Western Railway railway fund open for applications

  27-01-2026 01:00 via exmouthjournal.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A bug house shaped like a signal box is just one of the community projects that?s been brought to life by railway funding in Devon.
  
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• GBRf buys back Class 60s then stands fleet down from front line traffic

  27-01-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - The fleet of ten GB Railfreight Class 60s has been stood down from front line traffic, but bought back by the freight operator.
  
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• Dorchester West Railway Station set for passenger info upgrade

  27-01-2026 01:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - INFORMATION for travellers is expected to be improved at Dorchester West Railway Station where Network Rail is planning to install two Customer Information System (CIS) displays.
  
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• Campaigners vow to ?keep the pressure on? to ensure extra Peterborough train service to London arrives on time

  27-01-2026 01:00 via peterboroughtoday.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Campaigners have vowed to ?keep the pressure on? to ensure a promised extra Peterborough train service to London arrives on time.
  
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• Bridge closure called 'fatality waiting to happen'

  27-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Residents in three villages have said diversions set up until July while a railway bridge is replaced have made the roads past their homes far more dangerous.
  
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• Airlines pay out millions after initially rejecting claims

  27-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Passengers accuse carriers of mp;quot;confusingmp;quot; them into dropping compensation claims for cancelled flights.
  
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• World's fastest rail service to connect Tokyo and Nagoya

  26-01-2026 01:00 via travelmole.com
  Other News Sources - Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) is testing the L0 Series, a Japanese Maglev train
  
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• West Midlands Metro expansion contracts awarded

  26-01-2026 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: Colas Rail UK has been awarded further contracts for the expansion of the West Midlands Metro light rail network, through its longstanding position as principal contractor within the Midland Metro Alliance.
  
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• 'Utopian vision' for new Devon link akin to Exeter/Exmouth

  26-01-2026 01:00 via devonlive.com
  Other Regional Press - A campaign for better rail services is gathering pace - but desperately needed improvements remain the top priority
  
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• Unique snow shelter removed from Highland rail line weeks before Scotland's heaviest snowfall for years

  26-01-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - A unique snow shelter which has protected a Highland railway line from being engulfed by snowdrifts for 130 years has been removed shortly before the heaviest snowfall for years blocked other routes in northern Scotland for days.
  
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• Transport plan is for the whole of 'the north of England' after snub

  26-01-2026 01:00 via whitehavennews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A minister hit back in parliament after a Cumbrian MP accused the government of thinking that the north stops at the M62..
  
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• Traffic caused by £3.2m roadworks a 'big loss' for businesses

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - An Eglinton businesswoman has said the construction of a cycle path that mp;quot;many feel will never be usedmp;quot; is costing her and other local businesses valuable customers.
  
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• The M25/A3 roadworks are finished and the results are fabulous subscription

  26-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Matt Rudd tests out the revamped interchange, which has been completed after three years of roadworks with no delays, no accidents and delivered (more or less) on time and in budget
  
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• The £11bn rail upgrade that will take 30 years to finish subscription

  26-01-2026 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Labour says lessons have been learnt from HS2 but todaymp;#39;s commuters may have retired by the time the Transpennine line works are complete
  
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• Telford & Wrekin Council's bus services reach new milestone

  26-01-2026 01:00 via shropshirelive.com
  Other Regional Press - Telford mp;amp; Wrekin Councilmp;#39;s bus services have reached a new milestone, with more than 800,000 passenger journeys recorded since the routes were introduced in 2022.
  
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• Stations see 'record' growth - rail operator

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Rail operator Southeastern says it has seen "record growth" across its network, including at new stations, as well as established stations welcoming passengers back.
  
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• Stagecoach and Go-Ahead selected for first phase of Liverpool City Region bus franchising

  26-01-2026 01:00 via sustainable-bus.com
  Sustainable Bus - Liverpool City Region has appointed Stagecoach and Go-Ahead as operators for its first publicly controlled bus services in more than 40 years.
  
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• Southwold tourism would "really benefit" from bus to Darsham

  26-01-2026 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - An on-demand professionally-driven bus could replace a community bus service, which is being axed due to rising costs and a declining number of passengers.
  
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• Shuttle bus and enforcement considered over hospital parking

  26-01-2026 01:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) has responded to the suggestions that patients, residents and stakeholders put forward in Andrew Ranger MPmp;#39;s Voice of Wrexham event back in November 2025.
  
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• Rail nationalisation is running on time, but will it work? subscription

  26-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - West Midlands Trains comes under public ownership in February, taking Labour about halfway towards its destination of total control
  
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• Rail disruption due to fire in tunnel

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Rail services through the Pennines have been disrupted after a tunnel fire in West Yorkshire.
  
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• New data highlights 'disruption' created by A59 bypass scheme between Harrogate and Skipton

  26-01-2026 01:00 via harrogateadvertiser.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - New data has confirmed what Harrogate drivers already suspected the mp;pound;82.5 million Kex Gill realignment scheme in Nidderdale is one of the most expensive and disruptive roadworks in the UK.
  
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