Public Transport news

• All lines between Armadale and Bathgate are closed due to fire

  30-08-2026 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  The Herald - A fire next to a railway line caused major disruption to train services between Airdrie and Edinburgh on Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Warning of major disruption over Bank Holiday weekend on London trains because of strikes

  30-08-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - RMT members are protesting over the safety of Class 810 ?Aurora? trains
  
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• Using Glen Sannox as resilience ferry 'saved 70,000 passenger trips'

  30-08-2026 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Deploying Scotland's most expensive ferry as a "resilience vessel" to cover breakdowns and maintenance on other vessels helped protect 70,000 passenger journeys.
  
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• Train drivers to receive pay rise as Burnham agrees deal after threats of strike action

  30-08-2026 02:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - Train drivers will receive a 3.6 pay rise including those operating the No 10 North line
  
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• Three 'lifeline' minibuses belonging to Middlesbrough special school smashed up by vandals

  30-08-2026 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Vehicles are mp;#39;essentialmp;#39; for the care of the children at Priory Woods School and Arts College
  
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• Scots could gain four extra days of 'me time' a year by swapping car for train

  30-08-2026 02:00 via dailyrecord.co.uk
  
  Daily Record - From knitting to catching up on work, commuters are finding new ways to make journeys count
  
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• Russian warships in UK waters tracked by Royal Navy for 72 hours

  30-08-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
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• Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels in UK waters

  30-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Three vessels and a helicopter deployed to monitor four ships travelling through the North Sea to the ChannelThe Royal Navy spent three days tracking Russian vessels as they passed through UK waters, it has emerged.The mp;#147;intensemp;#148; 72-hour operation took place last week, with radars used to monitor four ships that made their way from the North Sea through to the Channel. Continue reading...
  
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• Residents say parking provisions 'must improve' near new Cambridge station

  30-08-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - CambridgeshireLive readers have been sharing their views on parking enforcement and provision around Cambridgemp;#39;s new railway station and nearby Clay Farm and Glebe Farm estates
  
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• Rail services to change after heat affects track

  30-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Southern Rail has announced changes to some of its services in West Sussex next month after prolonged hot and dry weather "affected track conditions".
  
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• Passengers warned as bus fares in Southampton set to increase

  30-08-2026 02:00 via dailyecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Bus passengers are set to face increased fares from this weekend.
  
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• Parts of London Overground line to close over two weekends

  30-08-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - Extensive upgrades involve overhead wires and worn-out track being replaced
  
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• Neighbours fuming after restricted parking bays added to Newport street despite assurances

  30-08-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - A Newport councillor said residents in Milner Street were given mp;#39;clear written assurancemp;#39; that new electric vehicle charging bays would not be marked out
  
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• Millions of drivers and learners risk fine by ignoring crucial road rules

  30-08-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - These are simple - and if yoump;#39;re driving - you should be able to tick every box
  
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• Megaships brought us the age of cheap goods. Will geopolitics sink it? subscription

  30-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Behind our love of fast-delivery Chinese trinkets is a hidden web of shipping routes. Now that war is choking them off, where products are made suddenly matters again
  
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• HMRC confirms three charges for drivers are being cut from September

  30-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Each and every quarter, HMRC, the Labour Party governmentmp;#146;s tax arm, reviews its fuel advisory rates.
  
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• Ex-Birmingham roads chief points to key risk after spate of deaths

  30-08-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Majid Mahmood was the citymp;#39;s transport boss when the then-Labour administration declared a road safety emergency in 2024
  
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• Electric bikes - Your legal rights and how to avoid fines

  30-08-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Many owners may not realise the strict rules
  
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• Drone images show latest progress amid three-year road closure

  30-08-2026 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - New drone images show the latest progress in reopening a landslip-hit road, which has been closed to the public for more than two years.
  
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• Dozens of drivers 'treated like criminals' and taken to court over Cardiff incident

  30-08-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Jenna Langdon said she is one of 64 drivers being mp;#39;treated like criminalsmp;#39; for turning around on a closed dual carriageway after thinking they had been allowed to do so by police
  
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• Coventry e-bike riders ignoring rule to stop riding in city centre shopping area

  30-08-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - The council says it plans to keep the restrictions in the updated Public Space Protection Order but wonmp;#39;t apply them to Lime hire bikes
  
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• Burnham agrees pay rise for train drivers after strike threats

  30-08-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - Train drivers are set to receive an above-inflation pay rise as agreed by Burnham who frequently travels up from the capital to work at No 10 North
  
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• Breathalysers could be added to car ignitions in safety crackdown

  30-08-2026 02:00 via getsurrey.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - A coalition of police chiefs, road safety groups and motoring organisation the RAC are making the call
  
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• Bank Holiday rail journeys delayed by engineering work

  30-08-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - CrossCountry says train services will be mp;quot;significantly impactedmp;quot; due to planned engineering works.
  
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• Andy Burnham agrees pay rises for train drivers after threat of strike action

  30-08-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - The deal comes after rail union Asleft announced plans to ballot members on possible strike action amid a pay dispute
  
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• Andy Burnham agrees pay deal for train drivers on No 10 North line subscription

  30-08-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - A lucrative increase averts chaos for commuters on one of Europemp;#39;s busiest and most crowded railways, despite Avanti West Coastmp;#39;s cancelled services
  
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• UK petrol prices hit highest level in almost four years as bank holiday getaway looms

  29-08-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Average cost of petrol reaches 161.6p a litre, while diesel costs average of 183.4p, according to the AAUK petrol prices have hit their highest level since 2022, piling more financial pressure on motorists before the bank holiday weekend.The average cost of petrol has reached 161.6p a litre, while diesel costs an average of 183.4p a litre, according to the AA breakdown company. Continue reading...
  
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• Trump helicopter's close call with passenger jet amid White House building work

  29-08-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Building work at the White House contributed to radio problems that led to a flight being cleared for take-off as Donald Trumpmp;#39;s helicopter was departing Washington, investigators have revealed.
  
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• Train derailment caused by 'kink' in the track led to carriage being dragged for 1.5 miles while off the rails, report finds

  29-08-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - Sixty-two passengers were on board the Greater Anglia service from Southend to London Liverpool Street when it came off the tracks.
  
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• Petrol prices soar to highest level since 2022 as 20 million drivers prepare to hit the road for record August bank holiday getaway

  29-08-2026 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Filling the 55-litre fuel tank of a typical family car will cost around mp;pound;89 this weekend. That compares with just mp;pound;74 over last yearmp;#39;s August bank holiday.
  
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