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 Railway GazetteUK railway news round-up (16 Aug 2018) |  WiredThe wild world of British buses is on the brink of a major shake-up |  Adrossan and Saltcoats HeraldNew Arran Ferry set to launch next June - government confirms |
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 BBC NewsRail fares rises: Grayling pleads with unions and train firms |  BBC NewsHotel manager calls for Edinburgh city centre bus overhaul |  Global Railway ReviewGreater Manchester railway to be safer and more reliable |
 Railway GazetteUK railway news round-up (09 Aug 2018) |  The TelegraphSeat sensors on trains will end scramble for spare places, railway firm announces |  Yorkshire PostThe North’s ‘unreliable’ public transport is ‘holding back’ poorer families, report claims |
 The ScotsmanRailway upgrade proposal to create more than 300 jobs |  International Rail JournalRailway Customs Areas to mitigate Brexit impact on rail freight |  iNewsDelays, cancellations and expensive fares: How Britain’s railways compare with the rest of Europe |
 Passenger Transport70% NXWM trips on digital tickets in 2018 |  Railway GazetteUK railway news round-up (02 Aug 2018) |  Passenger TransportStormy weather looms over transport |
 Railway TechnologyRail Delivery Group boss faces criticism after praising UK railways |  The Press and JournalCouncils expected to have new powers over bus services as part of proposed transport bill |  MetroDrunk teenagers steal a bus, take turns to drive, then crash into a hedge |
 The TelegraphSignal failure delays could become complaint of the past as train company tests new cloud technology |  bt.com newsStagecoach to trial driverless bus (in bus depots) |  GOV.UKConsultation on revised guidance for goods and passenger transport industries |
 Sunday HeraldFirst new electric trains arrive for service |  Bournemouth Daily EchoNew transport panel will fight for road and rail improvements as "one voice" |  The GuardianBritain’s railway timetable disaster has been over 150 years in the making |
 New Civil EngineerWrexham General to be transformed into transport hub |  Positive.newsNo ticket to ride: Estonia makes public transport free |  Chronicle liveDepartment for Transport consider cutting rail services to Northumberland |
 Intelligent TransportMPs launch inquiry into the state of Britain’s bus market |  ITV NewsHS2 will ‘rival Japan’s bullet trains for reliability’ |  Which?Train companies will soon be held to account by new complaints process |
 The GuardianThe expensive disaster that is bus privatisation |  Evening StandardTfL London bus driver claims temperatures in his cab reached 48C during heatwave |  Passenger TransportStagecoach identifies ‘huge opportunity’ |
 Scottish Construction Now!England: Transport infrastructure exacerbating housing crises, say architects |  Rail MagazineRail industry an “undoubted success” 20 years after privatisation |  The GuardianGovernment urged to strip Govia Thameslink Railway of its franchise |
 Passenger TransportLiverpool City Region’s ‘big bus conversation’ |  Passenger TransportCorbyn puts PM on spot over bus services |  Passenger TransportA vision for the future of ‘Rail Cities’ |
 Passenger TransportLondon and West Mids to share best practice |