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• ScotRail peak fares must be permanently scrapped, demand unions and environmental groups

  18-09-2024 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - Unions and climate action groups have written a joint letter to Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop urging her to reverse the return to peak rail pricing.
  
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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 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• Freight sector awaits decision to ease Ely bottleneck as capacity is 'exhausted'

  15-01-2025 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - Upgrades at Ely and at Haughley Junction remain in the balance, with the rail industry looking to Chancellor Rachel Reeves? Spending Review later this year for answers.
  
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• California pulls back EPA requests for approval to phase out diesel-powered trains and big rigs

  15-01-2025 01:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - California has withdrawn requests for the EPA to give the state authority to enforce rules limiting emissions from diesel-powered trains and big rigs
  
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• ?60m scheme to replace Cumbrian rail bridge

  15-01-2025 01:00 via cumbriacrack.com
  Other News Sources - A ?60 million scheme to replace a Cumbrian rail bridge will start next year.
  Network Rail has begun work to replace the 60-year-old Clifton bridge, near Penrith, in 2026.
  
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• Teesside Airport reports losses while Mayor claims profit

  14-01-2025 01:00 via aerospaceglobalnews.com
  
  Aviation Industry- The former RAF Middleton St George has been a commercial airport since 1964, with English Electric Lightning interceptors giving way to rather less exotic inhabitants.
  
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• Ryanair demands new limit for Brits at UK airports saying 'safer and better'

  14-01-2025 01:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Ryanair wants new alcohol curbs at airports as it seeks to recover mp;amp;#65533;15,000 in costs related to a diverted flight. The airline has called on European authorities to impose a two-drink limit for passengers
  
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• Ryanair calls for limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports in Europe

  14-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Airline asks authorities to impose new curbs as it seeks to recover mp;#128;15,000 in costs related to diverted flight
  
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• Ryanair calls for airport alcohol limit amid jump in in-flight disruptions

  14-01-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Airline demands passengers be limited to two drinks on the ground as it pursues suit against customer behind diversion
  
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• Rail strikes: Avanti West Coast facing major disruption on weekends - which lines are affected?

  14-01-2025 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - Strikes by Avanti train managers are set to be repeated every Sunday until late May, with many walkouts scheduled to clash with planned engineering works.
  
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• Qantas South Africa flights delayed by falling debris from SpaceX rockets, airline says

  14-01-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Delays on Sydney-Johannesburg route after advice from US government over debris from SpaceX rocket re-entry in southern Indian OceanFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastQantas says it has been forced to delay several of its flights to South Africa at the last minute due to warnings of falling debris from Elon Muskmp;#146;s SpaceX rockets re-entering Earth.Ben Holland, the head of Qantasmp;#146;s operations
  
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• Proposed new airport ground handling safety policy

  14-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Proposed guidance on ground handling safety standards at the Isle of Man Airport aims to be "proportionate to the potential risks", the Civil Aviation Administration has said.
  
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• New route to Cornwall Airport Newquay taking off in April

  14-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Eastern Airways is launching daily flights to Newquay from the South East of England
  
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• New 3D printers could transform space construction

  14-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Glasgow researcher is awarded a patent for a system to carry out construction on-demand on a space flight.
  
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• MPs urge council to abandon Newquay airport deal

  14-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Two of Cornwall MPs have said talks for a private operator to invest in and help develop Newquay Airport should be abandoned.
  
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• MP hits out at travel chaos after Gateshead Flyover debacle and Tyne and Wear Metro delays

  14-01-2025 01:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Emma Lewell-Buck has called for a meeting with transport secretary Heidi Alexander after her constituents were hit with a string of transport problems over recent weeks
  
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• Most of Cambridgeshire Stagecoach drivers granted maximum 'safe driving' score

  14-01-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Drivers who achieve the high safety standard are rewarded with bonuses
  
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• Low-traffic neighbourhoods 'have little local support' Subscription

  14-01-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Groups opposed to LTNs have written to the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, to demand that councils get communities approval before starting the schemes
  
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• London Stansted reports 'busiest year ever' as expansion plans get green light

  14-01-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The airport to the North East of London welcomed 29.8m passengers in 2024, a 5.8 per cent increase on the previous record of 28.1m in 2019
  
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• Heathrow sees record-breaking passenger numbers

  14-01-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Nearly 84 million passengers travelled through the west London airportmp;#39;s terminals last year.
  
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