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Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains – report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/almost-half-of-eus-busiest-flight-routes-are-hard-or-impossible-to-book-on-trains-report #AirlineEmissions #RailTransport #GreenhouseGasEmissions #AirTransport #Pollution #EuropeanUnion #WorldNews #Environment #Europe

Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains – report

‘Stone age’ system of booking cross-border rail tickets holding back climate action by consumers, says thinktank

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Apr 13

Plans to change HS2 train size could reduce capacity and speed in north, says expert https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/apr/13/plans-to-change-hs2-train-size-could-reduce-capacity-and-speed-in-north-says-expert #Hs2 #UkNews #RailTransport #Transport #Birmingham #Business

Plans to change HS2 train size could reduce capacity and speed in north, says expert

Review of original train order is meant to prevent service problems north of Birmingham, but it may do the opposite

The Guardian

Andrea Callegaro Apr 11

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World news | The Guardian Apr 4

Biometric checks stalled again for cross-Channel travellers https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/04/biometric-checks-stalled-again-for-cross-channel-travellers #EuropeanUnion #Brexit #Eurostar #AirlineIndustry #Business #Europe #Politics #UkNews #France #TravelLeisure #Biometrics #RailTransport

Biometric checks stalled again for cross-Channel travellers

Fears of Easter chaos over scaling up of new EU border system are eased, with no facial IDs for Eurotunnel and Eurostar passengers

The Guardian

Science | The Guardian Apr 3

Fly me to the moon – or at least to Luton | Brief letters https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/apr/03/fly-me-to-the-moon-or-at-least-to-luton #ArtemisIi #Space #RailTransport #Peterborough #X #Easter #Science #Food

Fly me to the moon – or at least to Luton

Brief letters: The capabilities of man | Artemis II mission | Unnecessary descriptors | Uses for mint sauce | Easter wordsearch

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World news | The Guardian Mar 23

Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/23/ministers-tell-hs2-to-consider-slower-train-speeds-to-cut-costs #Hs2 #RailIndustry #Business #RailTransport #UkNews #Transport #Politics #HeidiAlexander

Ministers tell HS2 to consider slower train speeds to cut costs

Company will assess whether drop to 186mph from 224mph will save money and help bring forward launch

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Mar 23

HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/22/hs2-firm-says-new-steel-tariffs-will-exacerbate-cost-pressures-for-uk-construction-industry #ConstructionIndustry #Hs2 #SteelIndustry #Business #RailIndustry #RailTransport #Transport #UkNews #InternationalTrade #Infrastructure #BritishSteel #Tata #UsisraelWarOnIran #Economics

HS2 firm says new steel tariffs will ‘exacerbate’ cost pressures for UK construction industry

Doubling tariffs on imported steel will raise cost of the metal when Iran war is already inflating steel and concrete prices

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Mar 17

Glasgow Central main concourse to partly reopen after fire disruption https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/17/glasgow-central-main-concourse-to-partly-reopen-fire #Glasgow #Scotland #RailTransport #PublicTransport #Transport #UkNews

Glasgow Central main concourse to partly reopen after fire disruption

Scotland’s busiest station to run reduced trains timetable after estimated 953,000 passenger journeys affected so far

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Mar 17

Train delays: compensation claims to be easier under Great British Railways https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/17/train-delays-compensation-claims-great-british-railways #RailIndustry #Business #RailTransport #UkNews #Transport

Train delays: compensation claims to be easier under Great British Railways

Refund systems for individual train operators to be merged into single service under nationalised rail body

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian Mar 16

Mayor unveils £1.5bn ‘People’s Network’ transport plan for South Yorkshire https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/16/mayor-unveils-peoples-network-transport-plan-south-yorkshire #PublicTransport #Transport #England #Sheffield #Doncaster #Yorkshire #LocalGovernment #RailTransport #Politics #UkNews #Cycling

Mayor unveils £1.5bn ‘People’s Network’ transport plan for South Yorkshire

Trams, buses and hire bikes will be integrated under molten orange and asphalt black livery highlighting industrial heritage, says Oliver Coppard

The Guardian