Public Transport news

• MP's maiden speech calls for rail link restoration

  07-09-2024 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The new Pendle and Clitheroe MP, Jonathan Hinder, has used his maiden speech in Parliament to call for the restoration of the Colne to Skipton rail link.
  
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• Watch: 24 hours of ‘chaos’ after bollards installed in Bath

  09-11-2024 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Video shows driver after driver heading up the lane, only to meet the bollards and be forced to reverse back out on to the junction
  
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• Train company issues 'do not travel' warning again this weekend

  09-11-2024 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A rail company has again issued a mp;#39;do not travelmp;#39; warning for this weekend.
  
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• The sky-high plan for massive airships to deliver cargo across the outback

  09-11-2024 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  
  EIN News Subscription - mp;amp;amp;#8230;to move freight? The airship mode of transport could unlock vast potential mp;amp;amp;#8230;published in the Journal of Air Transport Management in 2020, said it mp;amp;amp;#8230;Flying Whales airship is currently being certified by the European Union Aviation mp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• SUV’s still dominate most desirable vehicles list, with electric cars slowly catching up

  09-11-2024 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The almost three decades old craze for SUVs looks to still be going strong
  
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• Sadiq Khan accused of 'sell-out' as Tube drivers are offered a four-day week, paid lunch breaks and an above-inflation pay rise to stop London Underground strikes

  09-11-2024 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - The deal on offer involves cutting driversmp;#39; working hours by 2.5 hours a week, putting them on a four-day, 35-hour week. They would also get a 4.5 per cent pay increase, twice the rate of inflation.
  
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• Ryanair issues warning to passengers as it apologises for flight delays across Europe

  09-11-2024 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  
  EIN News Subscription -mp;amp;amp;#8230;flight delays caused by European ATC staff shortages todaymp;amp;amp;#8230; Nov which is affecting all European airlines. mp;amp;amp;quot;ATC services, mp;amp;amp;#8230; that the EU Commission take urgent action to improve Europemp;#146;smp;amp;amp;#8230;recent budget. However the budget airline says that this move will mp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• Revised train services due to staff shortages

  09-11-2024 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two train operating companies are warning of a reduced services throughout the day on Saturday due to a shortage of train crew.
  
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• Rail customers asked to check travel plans as TRU works take place

  09-11-2024 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Network Rail has issued a reminder to customers to check before they travel due to Transpennine Route Upgrade works.
  
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• Project to improve M25's busiest junction takes 'huge stride forward'

  09-11-2024 01:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Two new bridges have been installed around Junction 10 on the M25 meaning Hampshire drivers will hopefully face less congestion in the future
  
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• Plans for major projects to improve transport links in the North

  09-11-2024 01:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - The Chancellor and Transport Secretary have announced plans for two major projects in the North of England
  
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• Plan for Tube drivers' work week to be discussed

  09-11-2024 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Proposals include discussing how to introduce a restructured working week.
  
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• ?Penistone Line? receives transformative funding

  09-11-2024 01:00 via barnsleychronicle.com
  
  Other Regional Press - STATIONS and tracks along a well-used train route which passes through Barnsley will benefit from a multi-million pound funding package which will improve the frequency of services.
  
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• Pay-as-you-go payments on rail's South Wales Metro expanded

  09-11-2024 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Transport for Wales has added the contactless payment scheme to a further nine stations
  
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• Paris goes car-free in attempt to curb air pollution

  09-11-2024 01:00 via eupolitics.einnews.com
  
  EIN News Subscription - mp;amp;amp;#8230; will help reduce noise and air pollution in the capitalmp;#146;s mp;amp;amp;#8230;centre. The air in Paris is currently ranked mp;amp;amp;#8230; ;m3, according to the New European Environment Agency. To protect health mp;amp;amp;#8230;environmentalist deputy in charge of transport at the city hall had mp;amp;amp;#8230;
  
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• Now Bentley backtracks on its EV pledge: British luxury brand to delay going fully electric by five years to 2035 due to slump in demand

  09-11-2024 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- The British luxury firmmp;#39;s original 2030 deadline to transition away from the internal combustion engine has now officially been scrapped.
  
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• New Cambridge busway offering alternative to ‘deadly’ road takes step forward

  09-11-2024 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Cambridgeshire County Council will be asked to apply for permission to build the Waterbeach to Cambridge busway.
  
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• New all-electric Jaguar must wait until 2026 subscription

  09-11-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Company says ?weaker and inconsistent demand? played a part in the delay
  
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• Inside the plane graveyard for British Airways' iconic aircraft an hour away from Coventry

  09-11-2024 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The British Airwaysmp;#39; Boeing 747 fleet was retired after the pandemic put the airline industry in crisis - and the Cotswolds is now home to a plane graveyard
  
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• Hitachi confirms 'really positive talks' with Government over North East train factory

  09-11-2024 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Hitachi concerns were raised about the long-term future of the County Durham plant, which employs around 700 people, earlier this year
  
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• Funding to stop major cut in West Midlands bus services set to be agreed

  09-11-2024 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Operators say around 30 per cent of bus services in the region would be at risk if the grant wasnmp;#39;t there
  
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• Flights and shipping disrupted as North Korea jams GPS signal, South Korea says

  09-11-2024 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Dozens of civilian aircraft and vessels impacted as North Korea jams GPS signals from across the border
  
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• E-scooter riders 'more likely to jump red lights than cyclists', London study finds

  09-11-2024 01:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- A shocking 41 of e-scooters observed across 80 different busy junctions in the capital ran red lights.
  
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• Campaign group calls for 'urgent changes' to be made after serious crash

  09-11-2024 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A local cycle campaign group are calling for more safety measures to be implemented following a crash in Summertown.
  
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• British Airways owner IAG to buy back shares after strong recovery subscription

  09-11-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - The airline group has eliminated more than ?3 billion of its net debt position and reported a 15 increase in operating profits in the third quarter
  
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• British Airways owner IAG reports bigger than expected profits

  09-11-2024 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Passenger demand in key transatlantic routes and within Europe boosts earnings
  
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• Bolt could face £200m payout after tribunal rules drivers are workers, not contractors

  09-11-2024 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The ride-hailing app has lost a legal challenge against classing its drivers as mp;#39;workersmp;#39; which could land the firm with a mp;pound;200m bill and open the door to thousands of people gaining employment benefits from the company.
  
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• Backlash as BA axes flights to Bahrain and Kuwait - two of UK's most important allies in the Middle East

  09-11-2024 01:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - British Airways is facing a backlash after axing flights to two of the UKmp;#39;s most important allies in the Middle East. The flag carrier is scrapping direct services to Bahrain and Kuwait.
  
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• BA owner joins chorus of alarm over national insurance rise subscription

  09-11-2024 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Businesses have estimated that costs from Rachel Reeves?s budget will add up to over ?500 million
  
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• At least 20 killed in Pakistan train station bombing

  09-11-2024 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - At least 20 people have been killed and more than 40 injured in a bomb blast at a train station in Pakistan.
  
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