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Storm Ciara: Severe rail disruption likely as gales hit
Rain and wind means possible flooding and huge transport disruption in Wales - especially on trains.
Construction of M23 smart motorway to go ahead this month despite safety review
The final phase of converting the 11 mile stretch from junction 8 to junction 10 - which is costing £164m to upgrade - will recommence during the last weekend of February.
Network Rail bosses vow to restore passenger 'trust' in the North-East
THE people in charge of ensuring Britain's rail services arrive on time and safely have vowed to
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- Storm Ciara: Severe rail disruption likely as gales hitRain and wind means possible flooding and huge transport disruption in Wales - especially on trains.
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The Independent
- Storm Ciara: travel disruption expected as 80mph winds predictedNetwork Rail will impose a blanket speed restriction of 50mph on many lines on Sunday because of fears of debris being blown on to the line by the high winds
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City AM
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This is Money
- Construction of M23 smart motorway to go ahead this month despite safety reviewThe final phase of converting the 11 mile stretch from junction 8 to junction 10 - which is costing £164m to upgrade - will recommence during the last weekend of February.
- Are you ready for an electric car? This is Money podcastWould you swap your car for an electric one? If the government gets it way, soon many more of us will have to. We look at whether the move can be pulled off.
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Birmingham Mail
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Birmingham Post
- Network Rail boss tells Northern passengers: "We have let you down"Sir Peter Hendy uses visit to Newcastle to admit to shortcomings in rail services in the North of England
Bradford Telegraph & Argus
- Have your say on Bingley Station works as part of Diversity Impact AssessmentPEOPLE are being asked to share their comments as part of a public consultation process for proposed engineering works at Bingley Station.
Bristol Live
- Raft of changes planned for Temple Meads station as part of major development projectThey include improving and building new platforms
Daily Post (North Wales)
- New era for Snowdon Mountain Railway as plans for greener locomotives are unveiledTwo new locomotives have been ordered for popular attraction in Snowdonia and they're the first of their kind to be built in UK for over 27 years
Liverpool Echo
- Tram plan could expand to include airport and Bramley-Moore DockInitial plans for a Paddington Line would connect up parts of the city centre - but there is a vision to go further
London Evening Standard
- Bakerloo line strike: Tube workers to stage two 24-hour walkouts due to 'intolerable' levels of stressTube union bosses today ordered two 24-hour walkouts on the Bakerloo line in an escalating dispute over timetable changes.
- New Oxford Street closed off as police respond to 'suspicious package on a bus' near Tottenham Court RoadPedestrians and shoppers were cleared from New Oxford Street this afternoon as police responded to reports of a suspicious package.
- Clapham South Tube station evacuated after stabbing at rush hourClapham South Tube station has been evacuated after a person was stabbed at rush hour.
Northern Echo
- A66 weekend closure cancelled because of Storm Ciara THE planned closure of the A66 to allow work to take place has been cancelled because of forecasted stormy weather.
- Network Rail bosses vow to restore passenger 'trust' in the North-East THE people in charge of ensuring Britain's rail services arrive on time and safely have vowed to
The York Press
- Rail passengers urged not to travel amid Storm Ciara severe weather warningsRAIL customers are being advised not to travel on Sunday (February 9) as Storm Ciara is expected to bring severe weather conditions to much of the UK.
- Ring road improvement schemes to be combined WORK to dual part of the outer ring road and upgrade seven roundabouts has reached a
Wales Online
- Dozens of train services in Wales cancelled on Sunday due to Storm Ciara85mph winds are expected to hit Wales on Suday and Transport for Wales has cancelled rail services on 13 lines. These are all the affected routes
Bucks Free Press
- Transport for Bucks pledge new road repair programme amid pothole 'crisis' Transport for Bucks are starting a programme of 'Plane and Patch' treatment across the county, to fix some of the defects which have happened in the last few months.
East Anglian Daily Times
- Should Ipswich town centre car parks be closed to cut pollution?Green campaigners calling for a reduction in air pollution in Ipswich have called for car parks to be closed and for people travelling to the town centre to use park and ride, other bus services, or to walk or cycle.
Reading Evening Post
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Other Regional Press
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- Drivers to face more level crossing misery as next rail works plans given go aheadDESPITE councillors’ efforts to push for a solution to delays at a level crossing on a busy Bicester road, the Government does not feel it is necessary and has given the green light to phase two of East West Rail works.
- Storm Ciara to cause major disruption for weekend rail travelTrain services will be completed cancelled due to expected bad weather
New Civil Engineer
- Delivery partner sought for £6.8bn Lower Thames Crossing Highways England has launched the procurement process for a delivery partner to oversee construction of the £6.8bn Lower Thames Crossing.
- £1.5bn A14 upgrade to open six months earlyThe biggest road project under construction in the UK is to open more than six months early, Highways England has revealed.
- TfL boss calls for funding for Piccadilly line upgrades Signal upgrades on the Piccadilly line – which would lead to a 60% capacity increase – will not happen without government funding, Transport for London (TfL) City Planning director Alex Williams has declared.
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- The London Underground weekend closures for February 8 and 9There are closures on the Overground and TfL Rail to be aware of too
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