Public Transport news

• England ‘bus revolution’ will need more investment, Labour warned

  10-09-2024 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Plans to give councils the power to run their own services require extra funding, say operators and local authorities
  
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• ‘Please don’t hit me!’ The battle between ebikers and other cyclists

  15-01-2025 06:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Ebike rentals are thought to have reduced car use – but caused consternation among some pedestrians and other road users. How can everyone get along?I love Lime bikes because I live next to a secondary school, and I see those tearaways in every mood. Coming in, grumpy; going home, cranky; yelling at each other, kicking bins for no reason. Ah, the sweet hell of teenagehood. But when they get on the Limes, you can see in them both the playful, primary school kids of the past, and the adults,
  
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• World's most turbulent airports and flight routes in 2024 - full list

  15-01-2025 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The most turbulent airport in the world is Santiago in Chile, a new study has found, with the most turbulent flight route also being in South America
  
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• West Coast Main Line: Millions face disruption with £3.8billion revamp of critical railway line

  15-01-2025 01:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The West Coast Main Line - one of the most important railway corridors in the UK - connects London and Glasgow, with branches going via Birmingham, Manchester and other cities
  
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• Unipart subsidiary wins £3m Network Rail contract

  15-01-2025 01:00 via thebusinessmagazine.co.uk
  
  The Business Desk - Park Signalling, a company under Oxford-based Unipart, has won a mp;pound;3 million contract with Network Rail.
  
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• The shadowy war on subsea cables and pipelines

  15-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Global democracies need to act fast against the threat of underwater sabotage
  
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• The new rail routes that could open if Virgin launches Eurostar rival

  15-01-2025 01:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Anyone who has planned a weekend escape to Paris by rail knows that Eurostarmp;#8239;can be prohibitively expensive, when booked at shortish notice and when compared to low-cost flights. The cheapest one-way Eurostar ticket from London to Paris on 21 January, at the time of writing, was ?97, while the cheapest one-way plane ticket was ?27. mp;#8239;
  
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• The £9m plan to change how people get around this area of Greater Manchester

  15-01-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - It could mean fewer cars on the road and less congestion
  
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• Sheffield buses: Operators back proposals to 'discourage' cars as mayor prepares to take control of services

  15-01-2025 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Road charging, workplace parking levies and more bus lanes are being considered by the mayor?s office as it prepares to take over bus services.
  
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• Scrapping hospital shuttle bus 'wrong', MP says

  15-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A decision to scrap transport between two hospitals for staff, patients and visitors is the "wrong move," a MP has said.
  
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• Roads Minister tests the ?Pothole Pro? for National Pothole Day, following record ?1.6 billion government boost

  15-01-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Government pledges funding to fix up to 7 million potholes across the country this year.
  
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• Roads Minister tests the 'Pothole Pro' for National Pothole Day, following record £1.6 billion government boost

  15-01-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Government pledges funding to fix up to 7 million potholes across the country this year.
  
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• RIA kicks off 150th anniversary with Future of Rail series

  15-01-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The Railway Industry Association (RIA) kicks off its Future of Rail series next week, leading and shaping the national debate on the future of the rail sector.
  
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• Rail Minister: ?Let?s make 2025 a year of celebration about where we?ve been and also where we?re going?

  15-01-2025 01:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - The Rail Minister has called on the industry to not just celebrate the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, but to look at the present and the future. Lord Hendy was speaking at the Railway Industry Association?s (RIA) Parliamentary Reception at the Terrace Pavilion, House of Commons.
  
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• Rail hub will be 'catastrophic' councillor predicts

  15-01-2025 01:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  Leicester Mercury - A huge rail hub and warehousing scheme in Leicestershire would have ?a catastrophic impact for all time? on the local area according to a county councillor. A decision is expected on the highly controversial Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange (HNRFI) in March, with secretary of state for Transport Heidi Alexander to have the final say.
  
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• Qantas delays flights to avoid SpaceX rocket parts

  15-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline warned by US government about risk of debris re-entering atmosphere on Indian Ocean routes
  
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• Push for Oxfordshire drivers to stick to A34 to prevent crashes in town

  15-01-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A push has been made to stop lorry and HGV drivers using the roads running through Readingmp;nbsp;in hopes to improve safety and avoid injuries and deaths.
  
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• Public transport concerns as Bristol Airport eyes 2040 masterplan

  15-01-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Amid Bristol Airportmp;#39;s consultation on its masterplan to 2040, the public has had a lot to say about the proposed expansion
  
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• Piccadilly line train fleet repairs near completion

  15-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The Piccadilly line train fleet has repaired and will be back in service in a few weeksmp;#39; time.
  
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• OBC?s electric buses passed 4m kilometres milestone in 2024

  15-01-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Oxford Bus Company?s (OBC) 104-strong battery-electric bus fleet travelled four million kilometres in 2024, the operator claims.
  
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• Northern Lights: Publicly-owned public transport is on its way

  15-01-2025 01:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Carlisle News & Star - Public transportation in the UK is on track for a better, brighter future. My thanks to Louise Haigh MP for propelling us all forwards.
  
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• New report rejects rescheduling and acceleration proposals for A9 Dualling Programme

  15-01-2025 01:00 via transport.gov.scot
  Transport Scotland - The new report was commissioned by Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, to consider whether to prioritise sections of the A9 Dualling Programme either on the basis of the safety record of the sections concerned, or on the basis of sections which would result in lengthy diversions should a road closure be required, or to accelerate the programme.
  
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• Nato to build up defence against Baltic Sea sabotage

  15-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Alliance to deploy naval drones, submarines, ships and aircraft
  
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• Millions to face travel chaos as Britain's busiest railway line must close for repairs for weeks at a time

  15-01-2025 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Workers are expected to begin work next year on replacing more than 150 miles of wires installed more than a century ago.
  
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• Major transport upgrades could revive Somerset town's fortunes

  15-01-2025 01:00 via somersetlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The town has suffered since a key road was closed
  
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• London North Eastern Railway unveils new ?Darlington? train livery

  15-01-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - London North Eastern Railway has unveiled a new livery on one of its Azuma train to mark 200 years since the first passenger journey on the Stockton mp; Darlington Railway.
  
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• LNER train named Darlington in 'fantastic' naming ceremony

  15-01-2025 01:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - An LNER Azuma train was today named 'Darlington' during a 'fantastic' event to launch the bicentenary celebration of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
  
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• Liverpool to trigger transport masterplan

  15-01-2025 01:00 via placenorthwest.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A report to the city councilmp;#39;s cabinet seeks sign-off for the Liverpool Urban Mobility and Public Spaces Plan, an investment programme running up to 2045.
  
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• Kirklees Council to open public consultation for Transport Strategy

  15-01-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Kirklees Council is set to ask residents, businesses, and community groups for their views on travel, which will help shape a Transport Strategy.
  
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• Jacobs to Manage Major Infrastructure Project for Ireland?s National Transport Authority

  15-01-2025 01:00 via jacobs.com
  
  Other News Sources - Connects people and places in Dublin with improved public transit services; Supports climate response and critical infrastructure in Ireland?s largest city
  
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