Public Transport news

• Pregnant, forced to sit on a train floor – then unjustly fined for fare dodging

  10-03-2025 11:30
  A British teacher ended up being found guilty in court – because she hadn’t printed out the ticket she bought onlineDaisy Mumba didn’t think her train journey from Reading to Sheffield could get any worse. Seven months pregnant and unable to get to the seat she had booked because of the number of people onboard, she had to sit on the floor, constantly getting up and down to let other passengers past.But worse it was to get. A seemingly minor error to do with printing out her ti
  
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• Work starts on £23m transformation of bus station

  10-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Work has started on a mp;pound;23m project to modernise Dewsbury bus station.
  The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) said the revamp would include an improved waiting area, better real-time information displays and accessible toilets.
  
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• Virgin aims to raise £700m to rival Eurostar on cross-Channel trains

  10-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Richard Bransonmp;#39;s group plans rail routes linking London to Paris and Brussels, and maybe Amsterdam
  
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• U-turn as council promises to fix crumbling multi-million-pound project bridge in Walsall

  10-03-2025 01:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - Walsall Council has admitted responsibility for the crumbling brickwork along a road that was once part of a multi-million-pound highways project.
  
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• Trackside homes to get rail works alerts by email

  10-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - People living next to railways in Kent can now sign up for updates on engineering works by email.
  
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• The new station with wildflowers and no car park

  10-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A new railway station with solar panels and wildflowers on the roof and no car park has been hailed as an example of sustainable transport.
  
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• The AA: more needs to be done on EV adoption

  10-03-2025 01:00 via transportandenergy.com
  
  Other News Sources - More needs to be done to ramp up EV adoption, according to a new AA study launched today (Monday 10 March).
  
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• Station becomes carbon neutral five years after opening

  10-03-2025 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: Rail project consultancy SLC has used data from the RSSB Rail Carbon Tool to calculate that after being open for five years, Worcestershire Parkway has removed more carbon from the atmosphere than was emitted during its construction and operation.
  
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• Sir Sadiq Khan in Cannes to 'bang drum for London'

  10-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Sir Sadiq says foreign investment will help transport, infrastructure and tomp;quot;build more homesmp;quot;.
  
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• Revived Ivanhoe Line could be 'catalyst' for better local transport, say campaigners

  10-03-2025 01:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  
  Leicester Mercury - A revived Ivanhoe Line could be the launch point for improving local transport links, campaigners believe. The fight to restore the historic route, between Burton and Leicester, was hit by a huge blow last year.
  
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• Quarter of England's strategic A-roads have electric car charging cold spots

  10-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Affected roads include vital routes for holidaymakers, including A2 towards Folkestone and parts of A303 and A30
  
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• New lineside signs to mark Stockton and Darlington Railway bicentenary

  10-03-2025 01:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  
  Rail Advent - New signs are to be installed along the surviving parts of the 1825 Stockton-to-Darlington line to inform passengers of the historical significance of the line.
  
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• New Bee Network and Metrolink ticket system available in two weeks - how it works and what it costs

  10-03-2025 01:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Itmp;#39;s set to be a huge change to how we use public transport - but how do you use it?
  
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• Luxury lounges: Credit card perks we are all paying for

  10-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Why credit card providers are opening lavish customer lounges in airports and cities.
  
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• London coach parking bay review and optimisation sought by RHA

  10-03-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - London boroughs should review coach parking provision while working with local businesses to gauge its expected take-up and optimise that usage, including via strategic planning, RHA has advocated.
  
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• Key Welsh railway to close for 16 days this month and passengers need to be prepared

  10-03-2025 01:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Tracks and a bridge are being renewed and embankments strengthened
  
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• 'Incredible' number of journeys on green buses

  10-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A fleet of buses, offering free travel, have proven to be popular with travellers during their first year in service, a local authority has said.
  
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• https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/mar/09/virgin-aims-to-raise-700m-to-rival-eurostar-on-cross-channel-trains-richard-branson

  10-03-2025 01:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  
  Leicester Mercury - A revived Ivanhoe Line could be the launch point for improving local transport links, campaigners believe. The fight to restore the historic route, between Burton and Leicester, was hit by a huge blow last year.
  
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• How the EU's habitats directive is still harming Britain subscription

  10-03-2025 01:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Our economic growth is hampered by excessive regulationone project went through six rounds of consultation as the cost ballooned to mp;pound;9 billion. Why?
  
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• Further delay to new rail station plan

  10-03-2025 01:00 via abergavennychronicle.com
  
  Other Regional Press - PLANS to recreate a passenger railway station at Pontrilas on the Hereford-Abergavenny line have hit a further setback.
  
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• FROM THE CHAMBER: Active Transport Travel and Highways

  10-03-2025 01:00 via wokingham.today
  
  Other News Sources - My brief is Active Transport Travel and Highways. Having worked in a transport industry all of my career someone thought I was an obvious fit.
  
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• FlixBus adds Transport Made Simple as leadership aim underlined

  10-03-2025 01:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Transport Made Simple is the latest business to become a FlixBus operator partner as part of what the scheduled service provider says will be a doubling of its network size in the UK during 2025.
  
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• English councils seeking more help to pay for rise in Send transport costs

  10-03-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Exclusive: Costs particularly acute in more rural areas, where many children with special needs have to use taxis
  
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• Drivers 'confused' by transition to electric vehicles

  10-03-2025 01:00 via news.sky.com
  
  Sky News - UK drivers are mp;amp;quot;confusedmp;amp;quot; by the countrymp;#39;s electric car transition, ministers are being warned.
  
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• Clyde Tunnel toll for non Glasgow residents branded 'tax' on hospital visitors

  10-03-2025 01:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - Councillors on Scotlandmp;#39;s largest local authority are exploring ways to pay for vital maintenance on the road tunnel linking the north and south of Glasgow.
  
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• All the changes coming to Stagecoach and The Big Lemon buses in Bristol

  10-03-2025 01:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - They come into effect in April
  
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• AA calls for more action to drive EV adoption

  10-03-2025 01:00 via motortradenews.com
  Other News Sources - The AA has called for urgent action to drive electric vehicle (EV) adoption, warning that government policies are failing to stimulate demand among drivers.
  
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