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• New South West Trains carriages set to be in service by 2018

  06-09-2014 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The £210 million order will allow deliver an extra 18,000 passengers with the trains being used on the company's main suburban network
  
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• US to loosen rules on self-driving vehicles criticised by Musk

  25-04-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will make it easier to get autonomous cars on the road
  
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• Transport Secretary warned failing to dual A96 will be her 'lasting legacy' to north-east

  25-04-2025 02:00 via aberdeenlive.news
  Other News Sources - The comments come after a dozen collisions since the completion of the latest consultation on dualling the Aberdeen to Inverness road, three of which included fatalities.
  
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• Train station back 'among UK's worst' - but is it cause for alarm again?

  25-04-2025 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - A Bolton train station, previously known as mp;#39;the UKmp;#39;s worstmp;#39;, has returned to a ranking websitemp;#39;s mp;#39;worst stationsmp;#39; list - but is it cause for concern?
  
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• Traditional signals to be axed as ERTMS moves ahead

  25-04-2025 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Colour light lineside signals are being removed for the first time on a commuter railway as digital train regulation expands. Signals will be removed between Moorgate and Finsbury Park over the weekend of 17 and 18 May, following the introduction of the European Train Control System on the route.
  
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• TfW launch new loyalty app for customers

  25-04-2025 02:00 via news.tfw.wales
  Trafnidiaeth Cymru[Transport for Wales] - Transport for Wales (TfW) is launching a new subscription and loyalty app that rewards passengers for their travel on TfW services.
  
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• Subscription loyalty app to provide discounts on Welsh train travel

  25-04-2025 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Transport for Wales (TfW) has launched a new loyalty app that rewards passengers whenever they travel on the operator?s services.
  
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• Road improvements could cost extra £7m - report

  25-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Millions has already been spent on improving the A457 but an extra mp;pound;2.5m of funding is being sought.
  
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• Richard Branson's children's bike sharing firm Beryl sees losses more than double

  25-04-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Beryl, which is backed by Richard Bransonmp;#39;s children, has posted a pre-tax loss of mp;pound;7.5m for the 12 months to 31 March, 2024, compared to a pre-tax loss of mp;pound;3.8m it reported for its prior financial year
  
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• Pod Point shares to be temporarily suspended as EDF steps in

  25-04-2025 02:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Shares in one of the UKmp;amp;#8217;s largest EV chargepoint companies are to be temporarily suspended as its French majority shareholder steps in to takeover the entire business. Struggling Pod Point said on Thursday it had received conditional proposal from EDF Energy, currently a 53 per cent shareholder, for its entire share capital. The non-binding offer, ...
  
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• Oxfordshire could become off-road cycle hub with new community initiative

  25-04-2025 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Community group OX Trails is hoping to make Oxfordshire a new hub for off-road biking, with a map of trail routes across the county.
  
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• North Tyneside mayoral candidates quizzed on cycle lanes and public transport

  25-04-2025 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Street Life in North Tyneside questioned each mayoral candidate on their views on transport as election day looms
  
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• New bike storage facilities coming to Northern stations

  25-04-2025 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - New bicycle storage facilities are being introduced at several train stations across the Northern network.
  
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• New 3D visuals reveal plans for future layout of rail and bus station

  25-04-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Designs for the future Ilkley Transport Hub revealed
  
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• New 20mph speed limit figures show lawbreaking despite 'overcautious' claims

  25-04-2025 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Transport for Wales has been monitoring speeds since the summer of 2023 at 43 sites in 10 different areas across Wales
  
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• National Express West Midlands fleet nears 25 battery-electric

  25-04-2025 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Business rolls out another 170 such buses via a mp;pound;95 million investment with partner Zenobe
  
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• Metrolink: Search launched for new operator of Greater Manchester's tram network

  25-04-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The new operator will run the service for up to 11 years and the contract could be worth mp;pound;1.6bn
  
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• Major train station to close this weekend for 'essential expansion' works

  25-04-2025 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  Bolton News - A busy train station is set to close thismp;nbsp;weekendmp;nbsp;(in order for a new platform to be installed.
  
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• Lime bikes banned from Nottingham bus station after 'completely unacceptable' incident

  25-04-2025 02:00 via nottinghampost.com
  Nottingham Evening Post - Lime bikes will be banned from a Nottingham bus station after groups of youths recently rode through the area and verbally abused an elderly gentleman.
  
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• Jersey model held up as blueprint for reform in Bus Services Bill

  25-04-2025 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - A visit by Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood to Jersey spotlights the islandmp;#39;s publicly controlled bus network as a potential model for Englandmp;#39;s regions
  
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• Isle of Wight ferry companies respond to protest following transport forum discussions

  25-04-2025 02:00 via onthewight.com
  Other News Sources - Isle of Wight ferry companies have shared their views following a protest and major transport forum on the Island yesterday (Wednesday).
  
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• Free Sunday bus service welcomed by community leaders and councillors

  25-04-2025 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Stagecoach South held a special event to celebrate the free Sunday service launch.
  
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• Destination West Midlands as first Railway 200 exhibition train tickets released

  25-04-2025 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Tickets are now available to visit the Railway 200 exhibition train which will make its first two stops in the West Midlands as part of a celebratory tour of Britain.
  
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• 'Deep concerns' over planned cuts to key Durham rail services

  25-04-2025 02:00 via thenorthernecho.co.uk
  
  Northern Echo - Residents and rail campaigners face an anxious wait over potential cuts to key North East rail services.
  
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• Cyclists who kill pedestrians could be jailed for life under new law in England and Wales

  25-04-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Reckless cycling is currently prosecuted under legislation from the 1860s, with a maximum two-year jail sentenceCyclists who kill pedestrians by dangerous cycling could face life imprisonment in England and Wales under new amendments to the crime and policing bill.The offence of causing death by dangerous cycling would be brought into line with driving laws under amendments tabled on Thursday, the Department for Transport said. Continue reading...
  
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• British Transport Police could be moving in to Edinburgh Council headquarters under new plans

  25-04-2025 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - British Transport Police (BTP) could be moving in to Edinburgh Council?s headquarters under plans set to be voted on by councillors next week.
  
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• Bid to stop lorries and buses using street as they damage historic buildings

  25-04-2025 02:00 via theargus.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Calls to stop large vehicles from using a weight-limited road in Bexhill are set to go in front of a senior county councillor next week.
  
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• 'Unacceptable': Reason more Watford trains are too packed to get on

  25-04-2025 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Watford Junction and Bushey commuters have been mp;#147;crammed inmp;#148; as the number of trains smaller than scheduled has doubled on some routes.
  
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• ‘I hate it’: Manchester commuters back ban out-loud music on public transport

  25-04-2025 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Lib Dem move to ban practice is broadly welcomed, though some feel the party should focus on more important thingsmp;#147;Dreadmp;#148; might not be the first word Mancunians reach for to describe their daily commute, but for Ross Kenyon, 45, reluctantly waiting at a tram stop on a cloudy morning in central Manchester, itmp;#146;s the feeling clawing at his body.Why? He hates the tram. So much so, he refuses to take it to work, preferring a half-hour walk to his office instead. He
  
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• All new Metro trains pulled from service

  25-04-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - All new Tyne and Wear Metro trains have been pulled from service due to a potential door fault.
  
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