Public Transport news

• Botley Road scandal not over as MP demands accountability

  05-10-2026 02:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  
  Oxford Mail - The Botley Road scandal continues as an Oxford MP demands accountability for years of disruption and spiralling costs caused by the controversial project.
  
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• Why Jaguar?s new electric car represents the biggest swing in its history subscription

  07-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Can the Type 01 save one of the car industry?s most famous names? We went to an exclusive preview to find out what it?s made of
  
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• Why Jaguar's new electric car represents the biggest swing in its history subscription

  07-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Can the Type 01 save one of the car industrymp;#39;s most famous names. We went to an exclusive preview to find out what itmp;#39;s made of
  
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• Why doesn?t high speed rail work in America?

  07-10-2026 02:00 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Other News Sources - American railroads were once the envy of the world and the engine of its industrial age. But that hasn?t been the case for more than half a century.
  
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• Why doesn't high speed rail work in America?

  07-10-2026 02:00 via edition.cnn.com
  
  Other News Sources - American railroads were once the envy of the world and the engine of its industrial age. But that hasnmp;#39;t been the case for more than half a century.
  
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• Welsh Government makes major announcement on M4 and Menai Strait crossing

  07-10-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Walesmp;#39; transport minister said there is a mp;pound;670m plan to build a third bridge, while all options are back on the table to deal with M4 congestion
  
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• Walking festival explores south Wales Valleys

  07-10-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - A four-day walking festival will explore the south Wales Valleys, with guided routes taking walkers between railway stations through the area?s hills and mountains.
  
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• Up, up and a stay: BA claims renovated planes are like luxury hotels

  07-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - All 12 of the British Airways Airbus A380s are being reconfigured to include the world?s largest business-class cabin, refinements to first class and more room in economy
  
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• UK airports to roll out major change for all passport holders

  07-10-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
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• Transport for Wales to help accelerate delivery of new south Wales stations

  07-10-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Welsh government announces plans to speed up delivery of two of six new stations between Cardiff and Severn Tunnel Junction.
  
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• Tickets now on sale for new North to South Wales coach service

  07-10-2026 02:00 via wales247.co.uk
  
  Wales 247 - Tickets and timetables are now available for TaithCymru, the new Transport for Wales (TfW) coach service connecting North and South-West Wales, which launches on Sunday 25 October 2026.
  
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• The A55 Britannia Bridge changes and what has been ruled out

  07-10-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Transport minister gave update on the crucial A55 crossing this afternoon
  
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• The A380 is back in fashion ? here?s what you need to know

  07-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - British Airways? multimillion-pound investment in its Superjumbos is good news for passengers, with more premium seats and smooth rides
  
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• The A380 is back in fashion here's what you need to know

  07-10-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - British Airwaysmp;#39; multimillion-pound investment in its Superjumbos is good news for passengers, with more premium seats and smooth rides
  
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• Station part of 'everyday life' on biomedical campus

  07-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - More than 400,000 journeys have been made through a railway station which opened 100 days ago.
  
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• Roll-out begins for passport-free airport e-gates

  07-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The system uses facial technology to check travellers against immigration and passport information.
  
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• Rochdale's £2.50 bus ride is the best thing to cross the Pennines since Eric Cantona

  07-10-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - From the top deck of the 590 you can take a trip through Greater Manchestermp;#39;s rich industrial heritage while taking in some of the the regionmp;#39;s most dramatic scenery
  
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• Residents furious after cut to Oswestry's 53 bus service

  07-10-2026 02:00 via bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - There has been anger from passengers after a ?shocking? cut to a local bus service
  
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• Residents furious after cut to Oswestry's 53 bus service

  07-10-2026 02:00 via bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - There has been anger from passengers after a mp;#39;shockingmp;#39; cut to a local bus service
  
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• Railways and 'dead zoo' free to enter this weekend

  07-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - From the steam sheds of the Isle of Man Railway to the Manx Museum's "dead zoo", places not normally open to the public are opening their doors this weekend for Heritage Open Days.
  
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• Railway upgrade programme completed between Newcastle and Scotland

  07-10-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Passengers travelling between Newcastle and Scotland are now benefiting from a ?7.1 million package of railway improvements delivered by Network Rail over the past three weekends.
  
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• Railway bridge to close for work to stabilise slopes

  07-10-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A bridge will close so work can be done to stabilise Sonning Cutting's slopes as part of a programme planned to run until 2030.
  
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• Plans for third Menai crossing and roads-based solution for M4 around Newport

  07-10-2026 02:00 via media.service.gov.wales
  
  Welsh Government - Go-ahead for a third Menai crossing and plans for roads-based solution for the M4, along with a programme of other transport measures, have been announced
  
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• Oxford Street pedestrianisation: Launch date, detailed map and bus route changes

  07-10-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - After decades of proposals, abandoned schemes and political wrangling, part of London?s most famous shopping street will become traffic-free from the end of this month.
  
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• Over £1.2m allocated for major bus stop upgrades

  07-10-2026 02:00 via barnsleychronicle.com
  Other News Sources - MORE than mp;pound;1.2m has been set aside to deliver bus stop improvements in Darton.At a recent meeting of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, plans were approved for the delivery of 50 bus stop improvements including real time information.
  
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• Over ?1.2m allocated for major bus stop upgrades

  07-10-2026 02:00 via barnsleychronicle.com
  Other News Sources - MORE than ?1.2m has been set aside to deliver bus stop improvements in Darton.At a recent meeting of the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, plans were approved for the delivery of 50 bus stop improvements including real time information.
  
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• Opposition as councillors set to decide on £10m cycle lane scheme for Middlesbrough

  07-10-2026 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Officers referenced the now-removed Linthorpe Road cycle lane as an example where an increase in cycling and walking was recorded
  
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• "No longer commercially viable": Grand Central withdraws Cleethorpes plan

  07-10-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Grand Central has withdrawn its application to introduce direct services between Cleethorpes and London King's Cross
  
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• More than 400 thousand passengers use Cambridge South

  07-10-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Over 400 thousand journeys have been made at Cambridge South station since it opened 100 days ago, dramatically improving the way people travel to and from Europemp;#146;s largest biomedical campus. The new station is heading towards annual patronage figures of 1.6 million journeys, well on the way towards the 1.8 million expected in the medium term.
  
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• 'Minimise White House blowback': Burnham under pressure as Airbus satellite contract decision looms

  07-10-2026 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The Financial Times reports that the government will get criticised regardless of who is awarded the SkyNet 6 WSS space satellite contract. Any Burnham has two bids to consider; one from one of the largest employers in the city, Airbus, and another from the US-based defence giant Lockheed Martin.
  
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