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• West Midlands bus giant Mobico in £282m takeover talks

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - The parent company of a major West Midlands bus operator is in takeover talks with a Spanish transport group.
  
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• West Midlands bus giant Mobico in ?282m takeover talks

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - The parent company of a major West Midlands bus operator is in takeover talks with a Spanish transport group.
  
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• 'Victory' as ?10m secured for underpass at crossing

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - A council has agreed to contribute ?10m towards replacing a level crossing with a road underpass.
  
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• Stratford International on track to get cross-Channel trains in budget boost

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - Sadiq Khan says upgrade would unlock station?s true potential and allow it to live up to its name
  
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• Senedd backs Newport M4 relief road in symbolic vote

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - The motion was tabled by Labour, despite it cancelling a proposed relief road when it was in office.
  
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• Ripon's railway decline 'cost' ?4.9m to region's economy, report suggests

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Yorkshire Post - Passenger trains left the city in 1967, with its direct rail access still being discussed almost six decades later.
  
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• Ripon's railway decline 'cost' £4.9m to region's economy, report suggests

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Yorkshire Post - Passenger trains left the city in 1967, with its direct rail access still being discussed almost six decades later.
  
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• Record funding, record results: 7,000 miles of smoother journeys as government tackles potholes

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Department for Transport - Extra mp;pound;220 million released for pothole repairs as figures show record road maintenance spend by councils.
  
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• Passengers face travel chaos as major UK station to close for busy weekend

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Mirror - London Paddington station will close over Black Friday weekend, with Great Western Railway warning passengers to expect major disruption.
  
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• Oxfordshire £20m rail investment for 'countywide network'

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Oxford Mail - The countymp;#39;s railways are on track to be improved with a mp;pound;20 million boost to what is claimed to be mp;quot;one of the best rail operations in the countrymp;quot;.
  
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• New viaducts could be built for new Bradford Interchange station, says Transport Minister

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Yorkshire Post - New viaducts may need to be built in Bradford if the planned new rail station at Bradford Interchange is to be a through station, according to the Secretary of State for Transport.
  
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• Network Rail plans £650m rail expansion for Universal resort

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Network Rail is planning a mp;pound;650 million expansion project to handle anticipated demand from a new theme park.
  
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• Network Rail plans ?650m rail expansion for Universal resort

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Network Rail is planning a ?650 million expansion project to handle anticipated demand from a new theme park.
  
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• National Express owner weighs £282m bid from Spanish company subscription

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - Mobico, which also runs bus operations in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, said Autobuses de Leon proposed an offer of 46p per share
  
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• National Express owner receives takeover approach from Spanish group - values business at £282.5m

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Insider Media - Mobico, the transport giant behind the National Express brand, has received a conditional takeover approach from a Spanish group. The Mobico board said it would be minded to recommend the bid, which values the listed business at mp;pound;282.5m, if a firm offer is made.
  
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• National Express owner receives takeover approach from Spanish group - values business at ?282.5m

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Insider Media - Mobico, the transport giant behind the National Express brand, has received a conditional takeover approach from a Spanish group. The Mobico board said it would be minded to recommend the bid, which values the listed business at ?282.5m, if a firm offer is made.
  
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• National Express owner Mobico in £282m takeover talks with Spanish firm

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Birmingham Post - Mobico speaking to Autobuses de Leon (AdL), though no firm offer has been made.
  
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• National Express owner Mobico eyes £282m takeover offer

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Business Desk - Birmingham-based transport group Mobico, owner of National Express, has said it is minded to recommend a 46p-a-share takeover proposal from its largest shareholder.
  
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• National Express owner Mobico eyes ?282m takeover offer

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Business Desk - Birmingham-based transport group Mobico, owner of National Express, has said it is minded to recommend a 46p-a-share takeover proposal from its largest shareholder.
  
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• National Express owner in talks over £282mn take-private deal

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Financial Times - Mobico has received 46p per share offer from Spanish company Autobuses de Leon.
  
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• National Express owner in talks over £282million takeover deal with major Spanish transport firm

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Sun - National Express shareholders may be expecting a Spanish acquisition after its parent company revealed mp;pound;282million takeover talks.
  
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• National Express owner in talks over ?282mn take-private deal

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Financial Times - Mobico has received 46p per share offer from Spanish company Autobuses de Leon.
  
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• National Express owner in talks over ?282million takeover deal with major Spanish transport firm

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Sun - National Express shareholders may be expecting a Spanish acquisition after its parent company revealed ?282million takeover talks.
  
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• MP questions London black cab support prompting government minister to confirm discussions around accessibility and commercial viability Perry Richardson

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  TaxiPoint - The Department for Transport (DfT) says it is engaging with London stakeholders on accessibility, passenger choice and commercial viability as it develops national taxi licensing standards.
  
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• Major EV rule change to 'save drivers up to ?300' from today

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Mirror - Motorists with electric vehicles will no longer need to obtain planning permission to install cross-pavement chargers under updated regulations.
  
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• Major EV rule change to 'save drivers up to £300' from today

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Mirror - Motorists with electric vehicles will no longer need to obtain planning permission to install cross-pavement chargers under updated regulations.
  
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• ?Lives are at stake?: Epsom MP launches national e-scooter and e-bike petition

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other News Sources - Epsom and Ewell MP calls on the Government to launch a national consultation on e-scooter and e-bike misuse by the end of 2026.
  
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• Labour's leader defends M4 relief road U-turn

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Wales Online - A Plaid politician said a Senedd debate on the M4 was like something from The Thick Of It
  
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• Khan cannot block Heathrow third runway, says aviation minister subscription

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Telegraph - The Mayor of London?s views are ?consequential? but carry no veto, Keir Mather tells MPs
  
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• Journey to Great British Railways: New leadership appointment puts customers at the heart of Britain?s railway

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Network Rail - David Horne, currently Managing Director of London North Eastern Railway (LNER), has been appointed as Integrated Chief Customer and Commercial Officer (ICCCO), a new industry-wide role that will help shape a customer-first railway.
  
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• Journey to Great British Railways: New leadership appointment puts customers at the heart of Britain's railway

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Network Rail - David Horne, currently Managing Director of London North Eastern Railway (LNER), has been appointed as Integrated Chief Customer and Commercial Officer (ICCCO), a new industry-wide role that will help shape a customer-first railway.
  
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• IFM Investors buys majority stake in £10bn ports operator ABP subscription

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - A majority stake in Britainmp;#39;s largest ports operator has been sold to the Australian infrastructure investment firm
  
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• IFM Investors buys majority stake in ?10bn ports operator ABP subscription

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - A majority stake in Britain?s largest ports operator has been sold to the Australian infrastructure investment firm
  
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• Hundreds of GWR staff could strike over shift pay

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Bristol Live - There are two separate disputes just as GWR is about to be nationalised
  
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• How London?s bridges are being sold down the river subscription

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - A 700-year-old charity set up to fund the repair of Thames crossings is squandering its millions on leftist causes
  
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• How London's bridges are being sold down the river subscription

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - A 700-year-old charity set up to fund the repair of Thames crossings is squandering its millions on leftist causes
  
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• Halfords summer sales surge 7.1 as warm weather drives motoring and cycling demand

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Birmingham Post - Shares fell 8.3 in early trading after investment plans set to weigh on second-half profitability
  
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• Growth continues for East Midlands Airport?s cargo business

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Insider Media - September saw a 6.3 per cent increase on the previous year, amounting to an extra 36,000 tonnes of goods. This contributed towards a total of 210,807 tonnes handled so far this year ? an increase of almost 10,000 tonnes - or 5 per cent higher than this time last year.
  
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• Growth continues for East Midlands Airport's cargo business

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Insider Media - September saw a 6.3 per cent increase on the previous year, amounting to an extra 36,000 tonnes of goods. This contributed towards a total of 210,807 tonnes handled so far this yearan increase of almost 10,000 tonnes - or 5 per cent higher than this time last year.
  
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• Everyone hates Oxford Street. Will pedestrianisation save it?

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - In a few days the busiest shopping street in Europe will be closed to traffic. The hope is that an unloved and polluted thoroughfare will turn into somewhere that people actually want to spend timeIn February, the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, announced that Britainmp;#146;s best-known thoroughfare, Oxford Street, would be pedestrianised. To the surprise of every Londoner that I have spoken to in the past few months, it is actually happening. On Monday 26 October, the busiest shopp
  
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• Every new Tyne and Wear Metro train now ready to use - as bosses target mayor's 'world class' demand

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Latest figures show Tyne and Wear Metro services are gradually becoming more reliable, as transport chiefs celebrate the full rollout of their mp;pound;362m new fleet
  
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• Elon Musk’s flying car should fill us with wonder, not culture war cynicism

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  City AM - Flying cars have been a dream for 100 years, but culture war cynicism is preventing us from getting excited about Elon Muskmp;#39;s Roadster.
  
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• Elon Musk's flying car should fill us with wonder, not culture war cynicism

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  City AM - Flying cars have been a dream for 100 years, but culture war cynicism is preventing us from getting excited about Elon Muskmp;#39;s Roadster.
  
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• East West Bedford: Countryside charity calls for rethink as its says alternative could save £1bn

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Other Regional Press - CPRE Bedfordshire has written to the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander MP, calling for an urgent independent review of the proposed East West route between Bedford and Cambridge.
  
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• East West Bedford: Countryside charity calls for rethink as its says alternative could save ?1bn

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Other Regional Press - CPRE Bedfordshire has written to the transport secretary, Heidi Alexander MP, calling for an urgent independent review of the proposed East West route between Bedford and Cambridge.
  
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• Don?t hit the big red button: Why tackling Britain?s infrastructure delivery requires continuity, not a reset

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Construction News - There?ll be no shortage of competing priorities piling up in the prime minister?s in-tray, as ministers return from summer recess.At the same time, Mr Burnham will ? rightfully ? continue to seek opportunities that put his own stamp on government. In doing so, there is something I call on him to resist: the urge to reset Britain?s infrastructure agenda simply because he can.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Oliver Coppard's office to borrow cash for site purchase - but council's ?57m loan called off

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Yorkshire Post - It was announced this week that South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is to buy the airport and neighbouring land from Peel Group as an alternative to the existing arrangement in which CDC was leasing the site.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Oliver Coppard's office to borrow cash for site purchase - but council's £57m loan called off

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Yorkshire Post - It was announced this week that South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) is to buy the airport and neighbouring land from Peel Group as an alternative to the existing arrangement in which CDC was leasing the site.
  
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• Don't hit the big red button: Why tackling Britain's infrastructure delivery requires continuity, not a reset

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Construction News - Theremp;#39;ll be no shortage of competing priorities piling up in the prime ministermp;#39;s in-tray, as ministers return from summer recess.At the same time, Mr Burnham will mp;#39;rightfullymp;#39; continue to seek opportunities that put his own stamp on government. In doing so, there is something I call on him to resist: the urge to reset Britainmp;#39;s infrastructure agenda simply because he can.
  
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• Do police in your area let reckless cyclists ride roughshod? subscription

  22-10-2026 02:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - Our searchable database shows a stark variance in how two-wheeled rule-breakers are treated. Some forces say they issue no fines at all.
  angerous cycling has been ?decriminalised? in parts of the UK, campaigners have said after some police forces admitted they had not been fining offending riders.
  
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