Public Transport news

• What the £100M electrification scheme will mean for train users as it is completed

  29-07-2025 02:00 via theboltonnews.co.uk
  
  Bolton News - A mp;pound;100m electrification of the railway between Wigan and Bolton is officially complete after overhead power lines were entered into service this weekend
  
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• Two women killed as crash death toll rises on the A96

  29-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Four women have died in incidents on the stretch of road in the last two weeks.
  
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• Three women to be voices on board Bradford buses

  29-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The voices of three women from Bradford will be used for announcements on board the city's bus fleet.
  
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• The travellers who will soon be able to bypass standard airport customs

  29-07-2025 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - A new pilot programme, One Stop Security (OSS), is launching this month to streamline airport customs for travellers on connecting flights from London to the US.
  
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• Ten-year pipeline of UK zero-emission bus orders in Panel focus

  29-07-2025 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Department for Transport, Scottish Government, three Metro Mayors at extraordinary meeting
  
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• Singapore Airlines hit by losses at Air India

  29-07-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Singaporean carriermp;#146;s first-quarter net profit plunges almost 60
  
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• Scottish bus company unveils major deal in 'key market'

  29-07-2025 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Scottish bus company FirstGroup has unveiled another mp;#39;strategic acquisitionmp;#39; - the latest in a string of purchases.
  
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• Russia’s Aeroflot cancels dozens of flights after cyber attack

  29-07-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Airline hack follows series of online offensives against the countrymp;#146;s state-owned companies
  
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• Remedial works begin at A34 Thames Wytham Crossing to address structural weakness

  29-07-2025 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  
  New Civil Engineer - Essential repairs are underway at the A34 Thames Wytham Crossing, a crucial bridge carrying traffic over the River Thames west of Oxford.
  
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• Railway prepares to welcome thousands to Derby rail jamboree

  29-07-2025 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - As a once-in-a-generation celebration of rail heritage and innovation prepares to open its gates, the East Midlands rail network is gearing up to get thousands of visitors safely to and from The Greatest Gathering.
  
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• Plan for yet more HS2 work on Bucks site lodged as project pushes forward

  29-07-2025 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Plans have been lodged for yet more works at Buckinghamshire HS2 sites, amid concerns from residents and the council.
  
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• Northern Rail sees profits rise despite increase in cancelled services

  29-07-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The number of trains cancelled by the business increased from 7.2 per cent to eight per cent in the 12 months to 31 March, 2025, new accounts filed with Companies House show
  
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• New rail body risks repeating British Rail's mistakes, think tank warns

  29-07-2025 02:00 via eandt.theiet.org
  Other News Sources - Great British Railways (GBR) is a mp;#39;solution looking for a problemmp;#39; and could see the UK repeating the mistakes made under British Rail, a centre-right think tank has said.
  
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• New operator selected to run Solent Airport at Daedalus

  29-07-2025 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The operator, chosen by Fareham Borough Council, will take over from Regional and City Airports (RCA), which has managed the Daedalus site since 2016 under a ten-year contract set to expire in 2026.
  
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• MPs publish guidance on diversity and inclusion in transport

  29-07-2025 02:00 via railwaygazette.com
  
  Railway Gazette - UK: The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Transport has issued guidance on fostering a more inclusive work environment on transport construction sites.
  
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• Ministers turning clock back to bad old days of British Rail subscription

  29-07-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - Everyone except Labour can see whatmp;#39;s coming down the line: a gigantic state monopoly run by civil servants when what is needed is a unified network and competition
  
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• Mayors and Ministers back British manufacturers and greener buses

  29-07-2025 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - Government ministers and metro mayors commit to greener transport and greater job opportunities across the regions.
  
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• Manchester Airport opens upgraded departure lounge

  29-07-2025 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - The newly renovated Terminal 2 includes 13 boarding gates, more than doubling its previous capacity.
  
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• Major delays as £3.7m alterations planned for one of Dudley's busiest junctions - here's when work could start

  29-07-2025 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - A mp;pound;3.7 million package of alterations is to take place at one of the Black Countrymp;#39;s busiest road junctions.
  
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• LNER surpasses £1bn in revenue while reducing train cancellations

  29-07-2025 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The business, which is owned by the Department for Transport, has seen its revenue increase from mp;pound;866.5m in the year to 31 March, 2025
  
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• Leeds-based Tetley's Coaches is latest purchase by FirstGroup

  29-07-2025 02:00 via route-one.net
  
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - West Yorkshire acquisition builds on multiple previous coach operator purchases by FirstGroup
  
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• HS2 update on Birmingham's old Curzon Street Station as 'repair' plans lodged

  29-07-2025 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Birminghammp;#39;s old Curzon Street Station was the first direct railway line linking Birmingham to London and opened back in 1838
  
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• Houthis vow to escalate attacks in Red Sea

  29-07-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Iran-backed group says it will attack ships belonging to any company trading with Israel
  
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• Grants help kick-start restoration of derelict shell of 'world's first railway station'

  29-07-2025 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  
  Rail Magazine - The derelict shell of what is hailed as the worldmp;#39;s very first railway station has been rescued, with mp;pound;350,000 worth of kick-start grants from local train builder Hitachi and the Railway Heritage Trust.
  
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• Getting railways on track is some task subscription

  29-07-2025 02:00 via thetimes.com
  
  Times Online - A state-owned railway is planned, but was privatisation really that bad? Passenger journeys more than doubled in the 20 years before a virus changed our habits
  
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• Europe’s roads and rail unfit for war with Russia, EU transport chief warns

  29-07-2025 02:00 via ft.com
  
  Financial Times - Brussels aims to spend mp;#128;17bn on upgrading transport networks to be prepared for conflict
  
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• East Midlands Airport fined £892,500 for environmental pollution

  29-07-2025 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Environment Agency investigation discovers drainage water pollution from runway discharge. Airport pleads guilty to charges of breaching environmental permits.
  
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• DHL eCommerce UK doubles LNG fleet with 30 new Volvo trucks to cut emissions

  29-07-2025 02:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - DHL eCommerce UK has announced that its fleet of liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered vehicles has doubled as the company introduces 30 new Volvo FM trucks, increasing the total to 60.DHLmp;amp;rsquo;s new fleet will be distributed across key sites in Coventry, Leicester, Birmingham and Milton Keynes, and operate on routes throughout the UK.The trucks will also replace the companymp;amp;rsquo;s current diesel vehicles, contributing to a reduction i
  
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• Cuts to south Essex bus route sparks calls for greater use of public transport

  29-07-2025 02:00 via echo-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A BUS service has been slashed from four times an hour to just twice an hour as residents are warned to mp;#39;use it or lose itmp;#39;.
  
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• Cumbria MPs react to Council announcement of new bus routes

  29-07-2025 02:00 via newsandstar.co.uk
  
  Carlisle News & Star - Local MPs have reacted following Cumberland Council's announcement that additional bus routes will be added around Cumbria.
  
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• Council set to u-turn on taxi emission rules and allow vehicles over 15 years old

  29-07-2025 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Tighter taxi emission rules may be put on ice and an age limit on cars could be scrapped
  
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• Bus companies could be forced to sell West Yorkshire depots

  29-07-2025 02:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - BRADFORD and Keighley will be some of the last areas in West Yorkshire where franchised bus services will be rolled out.
  
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• Britain?s awful airports are an apt metaphor for our national decline subscription

  29-07-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - If we spent as much time modernising our infrastructure as we did making excuses, we?d have world-leading terminals
  
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• Britain's awful airports are an apt metaphor for our national decline subscription

  29-07-2025 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - If we spent as much time modernising our infrastructure as we did making excuses, wemp;#39;d have world-leading terminals
  
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• Arriva Group secures €1.6 billion bus contract extension in the Netherlands

  29-07-2025 02:00 via news.arriva.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Arriva Group to continue operating public bus services in East Brabant following mp;#128;1.6 billion contract extension.
  
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• Arriva Group secures ?1.6 billion bus contract extension in the Netherlands

  29-07-2025 02:00 via news.arriva.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Arriva Group to continue operating public bus services in East Brabant following ?1.6 billion contract extension.
  
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• 'WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY' TO ADDRESS HERITAGE CONCERNS OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE RAIL PROJECT, SAY RESEARCHERS

  29-07-2025 02:00 via york.ac.uk
  Other News Sources - A study has shown that the East West Rail project in Cambridgeshire poses a risk to the longstanding relationship between the community and the local environment.
  
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