Public Transport news

• Work begins on £100 million rail depot in Shipley

  14-06-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - WORK on a mp;pound;100 million rail depot on a huge Shipley site has begun.
  
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• Victorian rail viaduct in Peak District set to undergo ?7.5M refurbishment

  14-06-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - A Victorian railway viaduct vital to the Peak District?s quarrying industry is set to undergo a ?7.5M refurbishment this summer.
  
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• Travel disruption as Cyprus flights cancelled following Israel strikes on Iran

  14-06-2025 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  Daily Post (North Wales) - The airspace between Iran and Israel has been cleared of civilian traffic and Cyprus has already cancelled more than a dozen flights, with airports on emergency standby
  
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• Train company explains why fares have soared this week

  14-06-2025 02:00 via watfordobserver.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - London Northwestern Railway has apologised for an overpayment issue which it says is the reason some commuters fares have jumped up this week.
  
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• Survivor's claim that lights on Air India flight 'started flickering' could solve mystery of plane crash that killed 242 people, claim aviation experts

  14-06-2025 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, from Leicester, has also described feeling like themp;nbsp;Boeing 787 Dreamliner was mp;#39;stuck in the airmp;#39; and was mp;#39;glidingmp;#39; rather than climbing after take off.
  
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• Ryanair, Jet2, Easyjet passengers risk fine for buying sandwich before flight

  14-06-2025 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Passengers at some of the biggest airlines in the country - who are heading on flights this summer to Europe and beyond - are being reminded.
  
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• Remembering a railway which has been closed for 60 years

  14-06-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The last passenger trains rattled along the line between Dumfries and Stranraer in June 1965.
  
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• People are not happy' - North Wales council makes decision on 20mph roads

  14-06-2025 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Councillors criticise decision
  
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• Norfolk County Council will not fund review of old rail line

  14-06-2025 02:00 via edp24.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - County Hall has said it cannot back a project to revive a long-lost railway line between two Norfolk towns due to "limited funds".
  
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• New Cambridge car park charges get mixed reception as some say 'walk or cycle'

  14-06-2025 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Some believe the new charges are a way for the council to increase their income, while others say it should encourage locals to walk or cycle to the park
  
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• London Mayor brands ULEZ scrappage scheme a success

  14-06-2025 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - The London Mayor extolled the benefits of his controversial Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) scrappage scheme this morning. A new report has found that the scrappage scheme has seen 35,094 cars and 17,964 polluting vans in London taken off the streets in exchange for grants.mp;amp;#160; According to City Hall, ULEZ has decreased carbon emissions equivalent to ...
  
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• I gave Welsh government what it wanted, says chancellor

  14-06-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Reeves says her spending review delivered on Welsh ministersmp;#39; requests for rail and coal tip money.
  
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• HS2 Third London TBM breaks through after 16-month drive under capital

  14-06-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - The construction of the Northolt Tunnel, a key part of the High Speed 2 (HS2) project in West London, has seen a major milestone as the third of four tunnel boring machines (TBMs) has finished its drive.
  
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• How the London Underground turned into a hellhole: It's used as an open toilet, filled with fare-dodgers and pickpockets and sex attacks are surging. FRED KELLY'S investigation reveals shocking truth

  14-06-2025 02:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mail Online - Itmp;#39;s just gone midday in Stratford, east London, and a young man slips through the London Underground ticket barriers without paying.
  
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• Highways boss says town centre roadworks traffic jams are 'inevitable'

  14-06-2025 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Burnley Express - Blackburn with Darwen Councilmp;#146;s highways boss has promised that the impact of roadworks in Barbara Castle Way is being monitored but said some traffic disruption was mp;#145;inevitablemp;#146;.
  
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• Have motorways become our worst roads? Closures, potholes and poor driving is marring our fastest routes

  14-06-2025 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money- A poll of over 14k raised concerns that the nationmp;#39;s fastest roads are in need of mp;#39;urgent improvementmp;#39; - as well as increased education and enforcement.
  
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• Hampshire County Council to consider new lane rental scheme to reduce roadwork delays

  14-06-2025 02:00 via hampshirechronicle.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Proposals that could lead to the introduction of a new lane rental scheme aimed at reducing roadworks delays are set to be considered by Hampshire County Council later this month.
  
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• Flights impacting airport near Buckinghamshire diverted due to Israel/Iran conflict

  14-06-2025 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  Bucks Free Press - Five Air India flights that departed from Heathrow Airport have been diverted following Israelmp;#146;s attack on Iran.
  
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• Flight forced to circle LBA five times after reports of alarm below

  14-06-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - mp;nbsp;A flight was forced to circle Leeds Bradford Airport five times after reports of an alarm below.
  
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• Fears new M4 service station could become 'destination in its own right'

  14-06-2025 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - Plans for a new motorway service station at junction 37 for Bridgend have been submitted
  
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• Death toll in one of India's worst aviation disasters climbs to 270 as search teams find more bodies

  14-06-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Search and recovery teams continue to search the site of one of Indiamp;#146;s worst aviation disasters for a third day
  
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• Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises to 'change the future' in Wales visit

  14-06-2025 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Ms Reeves was visiting Wales in the wake of her decision to allocate Wales mp;pound;445m for rail projects in her multi-year spending review this week
  
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• Bus franchising ‘may not meet expectations’

  14-06-2025 02:00 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Louise Cheeseman, former TfL director of buses, warns of lack of expertise while others say public expectation levels are high for franchising schemesCheeseman: My worry for bus reform going forward is lack of expertise Governments may have raised public expectations too high in their messaging on franchising and new municipal bus operators, experts in the industry and local government are warning. Bus franchising in Greater Manchester has been presented as a major success,
  
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• Boeing thought its safety crisis was over. Now it faces a nightmare

  14-06-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - The Air India crash involving a 787 Dreamliner threatens fresh turmoil for the aerospace giant
  
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• Birmingham ‘rat-run’ road to be closed to drivers amid dangerous driving fears

  14-06-2025 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Birmingham City Council said speeding and dangerous driving were a mp;#39;common occurrencemp;#39; in a particular area of the city centre
  
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• ‘Misunderstanding’ over future of Tiger bus pass as Labour launches petition to ‘save’ it

  14-06-2025 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - The Tiger bus pass allows people aged under 25 to save on bus fares
  
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• Airline launches year-round Scotland route to ancient city

  14-06-2025 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - An airline has announced a year-round service from a Scottish airport to a historic city.
  
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• Air India release video hours before fatal cash with shocking four-word message

  14-06-2025 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Air India flight AI171 crashed on Thursday - killing all but one of the 242 people onboard - and friends and relatives assistance centres have been created at London Gatwick and other airports
  
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• Air India plane crash latest: British investigators reach India as second black box found in decade’s worst aviation disaster

  14-06-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Air Indiamp;#39;s Boeing 787 fleet could be grounded temporarily
  
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• Air India ‘black box’ retrieved as crash investigation starts

  14-06-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits site of countrymp;#146;s worst civil aviation disaster in almost three decades
  
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