Public Transport news

• Work to upgrade A9 between Moy and Tomatin begins

  01-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Construction work has fully begun on the next stage of the mp;pound;3bn A9 dualling programme between Inverness and Perth.
  
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• Why did GALBA take the government to court? Because the Jet Zero Strategy is a climate con 

  01-05-2025 02:00 via aef.org.uk
  Aviation Industry- Author: Nick Hodgkinson, Chair of GALBA On 1-4 April 2025, two judicial review legal cases against the governmentmp;#146;s Jet Zero Strategy were heard in the High Court.
  
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• West Yorkshire tram network needs £1bn from Government in Spending Review to get spades in ground

  01-05-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Mayor Tracy Brabin is urging the Government to give West Yorkshire mp;pound;1bn in the summermp;#39;s Spending Review to get work started on the regionmp;#39;s long-awaited tram system.
  
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• Welsh Government accused of launching 'botched' public transport pilot scheme

  01-05-2025 02:00 via nation.cymru
  Nation. Cymru - Plaid Cymru has accused the Welsh Government of introducing a mp;#39;botchedmp;#39; public transport pilot scheme, which leaves 11-15 years old paying more than 16-21-year-olds.
  
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• Vandals who damaged door bring trains to halt

  01-05-2025 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Vandals caused disruption on the rail network this morning by damaging a train door, preventing it from moving.
  
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• Under 16s could pay more for buses than older teens

  01-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans to discount bus travel for young people in Wales have been botched, according to Plaid Cymru.
  
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• Trial aims to make airport operations sustainable

  01-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A UK trial aimed at making ground support for the aviation industry more sustainable has been held in Devon.
  
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• Train in fatal Welsh head-on collision had various sander faults

  01-05-2025 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The Rail Accident Investigation Branch has confirmed that there were two blocked sander hoses on a Class 158 unit involved in a fatal head-on collision in mid-Wales last year. One person died and four others were seriously hurt.
  
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• Town centre bus station waiting area 'cautiously' reopens on evenings

  01-05-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A bus station has reopenedmp;nbsp;its waiting area following a spate of anti-social behaviour.
  
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• The battle over New York’s congestion toll

  01-05-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - For all the controversy over the charge, the evidence so far is mostly positive
  
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• TfL's war on fare dodgers stepped up amid concern of surge in 'gate-pushers'

  01-05-2025 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Efforts to target bus network hampered by lack of Met police support
  
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• Swansea Valley 'forgotten' in Welsh Government transport grant announcement

  01-05-2025 02:00 via inyourarea.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Welsh Liberal Democrats have criticised the Welsh Government for overlooking the Swansea Valley in its latest mp;pound;110m transport funding announcement.
  
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• Significant increase in Tube graffiti, TfL says

  01-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Reports of increased graffiti on Tube trains, in particular on the Central and Bakerloo lines, have prompted Londoners to complain to the transport authority.
  
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• Shipyard workers 'not to blame' for CalMac ferry fiasco as union calls for more orders to boost fleet

  01-05-2025 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  Daily Record - EXCLUSIVE: The GMB union said Scotlandmp;#39;s ageing ferry fleet needed rebuilt in order to provide a better service to island communities.
  
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• Region to get 10,000 new electric vehicle chargers

  01-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Ten thousand new charging points for electric vehicles are to be installed in the West Midlands, the region's mayor has said.
  
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• Priority seats redesigned for London transport

  01-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Priority seats on London's buses and Underground will be more clearly labelled, Transport for London (TfL) has said.
  
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• No money for north-east London tram - council

  01-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Plans for a new tram route through north-east London have stalled due to a lack of funding at the local town hall.
  
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• New measures announced by Transport for London to combat fare evasion

  01-05-2025 02:00 via railadvent.co.uk
  Rail Advent - Transport for London (TfL) has announced that it will be employing more investigators as part of what it calls mp;#39;a bold new strategy to crack down on fare evasionmp;#39;
  
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• New chapter as fireproof shelves bring book swaps back to Tube. subscription

  01-05-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Book exchanges are returning to some ? but not all ? London Underground stations in fireproof cabinets, after the controversial removal of the mini libraries prompted an intervention from the mayor.
  
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• MPs urge government to press ahead with 'transformational' A64 upgrade

  01-05-2025 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  The York Press - Three MPs have joined forces to urge the Government to press ahead with the dualling of the A64 between York and Scarborough.
  
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• MK Mayor recognises good work of Transport team

  01-05-2025 02:00 via miltonkeynes.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - MK Mayor Marie Bradburn has made a special award to Luciana Smart, Major Projects mp;amp; Development Manager at MK City Council, for her teammp;#39;s successful delivery of a new Redway in the south of the city.
  
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• Mayors head to Parliament with plan for Northern Arc to deliver green growth

  01-05-2025 02:00 via liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk
  Local Government - Steve Rotheram and Andy Burnham take case for backing Northern Arc to Treasuryas new data shows North can drive green growth and unlock mp;pound;90bn for UK economy
  
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• Fatal train crash safety faults found, investigators say

  01-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Four faults were detected in a safety system for a train involved in a fatal crash, investigators have said.
  
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• Council to cut post-16 school SEND transport

  01-05-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A local authority is to cut the amount of subsidised transport it provides to post 16-year-old pupils with special educational needs (SEND) travelling to school.
  
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• Cleckheaton and Heckmondwike among areas to benefit from £3.8m for new EV chargers

  01-05-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Twenty-three areas in Kirklees could soon be getting new Electric Vehicle Charging Points, as a multi-million-pound cash boost is on the way.
  
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• BIFA launches new advisory group to focus on Heathrow cargo redevelopment

  01-05-2025 02:00 via caasint.com
  Aviation Industry- The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has launched an advisory body, which will undertake a lot of the activity previously covered by the CCS UK User Group.
  
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• Aston Martin limits exports to US over new tariffs

  01-05-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - Move by sports car maker follows President Trumpmp;#39;s imposition of 25 per cent tariffs on cars imported into the US
  
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• Andy Burnham hails 'victory' as Greater Manchester to get first new railway station in 25 years

  01-05-2025 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  Manchester Evening News - Plans to reconnect a Wigan town to the rail network for the first time in 60 years have been given the green light.
  
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• 'Headphone dodgers' who play music out loud on trains are anti-social, suggests Prime Minister

  01-05-2025 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - Headphone dodgers who play music or videos out loud on public transport are part of a wider problem of anti-social behaviour, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
  
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• Airlines warn of weakening demand for US travel among European tourists

  01-05-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Air France-KLM and Lufthansa report signs of changing demand on transatlantic routes
  
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• Airbus chief warns there will be ‘only losers’ from prolonged trade war

  01-05-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Guillaume Faury calls for return of sectormp;#146;s tariff-free trading
  
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• A64: MPs urge government to press ahead with A64 upgrade

  01-05-2025 02:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Conservatives Kevin Hollinrake, who represents Thirsk and Malton, and Wetherby and Easingwold MP Sir Alec Shelbrooke, as well as Lib Dems Harrogate and Knaresborough MP Tom Gordon, have written to the Minister for Roads calling for the work to be carried out.
  
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