Public Transport news

• Children's train tickets cut to £1 over summer subscription

  24-07-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Ministers insist stunt will pay for itself by encouraging more family rail travel
  
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• Why are York Railway Station cycle lanes still closed?

  25-07-2026 02:00 via yorkpress.co.uk
  
  The York Press - Why are the cycle lanes by York Railway Station still closed - with barriers?
  
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• West Yorkshire set to invest £90m in new Weaver Network bus fleet

  25-07-2026 02:00 via publicsectorexecutive.com
  
  Other News Sources - West Yorkshiremp;#39;s regional leaders are preparing to make a key decision on the next phase of investment in the regionmp;#39;s future bus network, with plans for a mp;pound;90 million funding package to help deliver hundreds of new Weaver Network buses.
  
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• Welsh Government refuses to say whether US war planes have used Cardiff Airport

  25-07-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Anti-war campaigners have called for greater transparency from the Welsh Government over the use of Cardiff Airport by the US Air Force.
  
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• Wakefield bus franchising delayed due to 'complexities' with city's new depot

  25-07-2026 02:00 via wakefieldexpress.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Wakefieldmp;#39;s bus franchising process looks set to be delayed over mp;#39;complexitiesmp;#39; with building a new depot.
  
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• Vintage Tube trains journey into London's Metro-land

  25-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The London Transport Museum say fans of mp;quot;1930s train chicmp;quot; can travel on vintage trains this weekend.
  
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• UK Awards £7.3M for Hydrogen-Powered Aviation Projects

  25-07-2026 02:00 via fuelcellsworks.com
  
  Other News Sources - mp;pound;7.3 million to fire up hydrogen-powered planes and electric aircraft, fuelling the UKmp;#39;s transition to zero-emission flights
  
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• UK allocates £7.3 Million to accelerate zero-emission aviation and flying taxis

  25-07-2026 02:00 via openaccessgovernment.org
  
  Other News Sources - The investment targets electric charging networks, hydrogen storage, and ground operations required to integrate electric aircraft and hydrogen-powered planes into commercial UK airports
  
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• The UK airport where ?game-changing? robots will park your car

  25-07-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - London Gatwick Airport is set to launch the UK's first robotic airport parking service at its South Terminal.
  
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• The UK airport where 'game-changing' robots will park your car

  25-07-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - London Gatwick Airport is set to launch the UKmp;#39;s first robotic airport parking service at its South Terminal.
  
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• Station improvements to 'encourage rural tourism'

  25-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Improvements to railway stations should help to encourage tourists to visit rural Cambridgeshire, a councillor said.
  
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• Stanford rail station slips behind schedule again - with no firm plans in place for when reconstruction will begin

  25-07-2026 02:00 via thurrock.nub.news
  
  Other Regional Press - UNDER questioning from Thurrock Nub News, Thurrock Council has conceded its plans for the rebuild of Stanford-le-Hope rail station are now behind scheduleagain!
  
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• Scoff at cheaper bus fares and No 10 North if you like, but Andy Burnham knows what he’s doing Jonathan Freedland

  25-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Retail politics while taking power out of London: if this works, Burnhammp;#146;s premiership could be seriously transformationalOne of Andy Burnhammp;#146;s first policy moves brought back a sharp memory. On Wednesday, he announced that single bus fares across England would be capped at mp;pound;2, starting from January. It was part of a series of small, practical measures designed, said the new prime minister, to offer a little mp;#147;breathing spacemp;#148; to a hard-pressed p
  
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• Ryanair ?will not wait for anybody? during summer border chaos subscription

  25-07-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Simon Calder and Greg Dickinson speak to the airline?s chief executive Michael O?Leary in this week?s episode of The Travel Expert
  
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• Ryanair boss says passengers running late 'will be left behind' by his aircraft

  25-07-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Michael Omp;#39;Leary did not hold back on a recent podcast appearance
  
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• Ryanair 'will not wait for anybody' during summer border chaos subscription

  25-07-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Simon Calder and Greg Dickinson speak to the airlinemp;#39;s chief executive Michael Omp;#39;Leary in this weekmp;#39;s episode of The Travel Expert
  
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• North West passenger update as engineering work set to begin

  25-07-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Rail passengers travelling between Wigan and Southport have been urged to plan ahead, with key engineering work set to take place next week.
  
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• New local authority bus company guidance for England published

  25-07-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Material gives an overview of process, but it also points to a host of other relevant legislation
  
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• More than half of e-bike riders are 'running red lights' subscription

  25-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The major city junctions where the most dangerous biking behaviour occursboth on e-scooters and traditional pedal bicycleshave been identified in a study
  
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• Metrolink works will be 'worth the inconvenience'

  25-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport for Greater Manchester says travellers will benefit for years from the 6km track upgrade.
  
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• Metro Mayor on rail network public ownership move

  25-07-2026 02:00 via birkenhead.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Public ownership of Merseysidemp;#39;s rail network will mean ticket pricing will be set for the benefit of passengers rather than shareholders, according to the man spearheading the project.
  
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• Massive Cambridgeshire roadworks project 'absolutely needed' but huge cost questioned

  25-07-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - National Highways estimated the upgrade scheme will cut journey times by 10 minutes each trip
  
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• London Gatwick Introduces Robotic Parking Service with Stanley Robotics

  25-07-2026 02:00 via airportindustry-news.com
  
  Aviation Industry- London Gatwick has launched a robotic parking service in partnership with Stanley Robotics, becoming the first airport in the UK to offer the automated parking technology to passengers.
  
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• London Gatwick Airport To Deploy Autonomous Robots To Park Cars

  25-07-2026 02:00 via aviationweek.com
  Other News Sources - London Gatwick Airport (LGW) will institute a robot automobile parking service in August, enabling passengers to drop off cars to be autonomously parked.
  
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• Joan Aitken appointed Chair of Bus Users UK

  25-07-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - The former Traffic Commissioner for Scotland succeeds Jennie Martin as the charity continues its work against a background of industry reform
  
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• Herefordshire's economic plan drops schemes but considers Ross rail revival

  25-07-2026 02:00 via rossgazette.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Herefordshire's new Big Economic Delivery Plan unveils, dropping some schemes but keeping Ross rail revival under consideration.
  
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• Exclusive:Work restarts at White Rose station in Leeds as contractors return to site after two-year stoppage

  25-07-2026 02:00 via yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Evening Post - Work on the troubled White Rose railway station project in Leeds has restarted - more than two years after construction was initially halted.
  
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• Busy holiday resort station remains closed after fire

  25-07-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The Devon holiday resort of Paignton could be without trains during the start of this yearmp;#146;s peak summer season, after the station was badly damaged by a fire. Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said the cause was suspicious, and three boys aged 13, 15 and 16 have been arrested on suspicion of arson.
  
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• Bus firm 'committed' to resolving pay dispute

  25-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A North Yorkshire bus manufacturer hit by strike action has said it remains committed to resolving a pay dispute with workers despite the rejection of its latest offer.
  
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• Burnham urged to lobby EU leaders directly to waive EES border controls

  25-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Lib Dems call on PM to push for suspension of mp;#39;bungled, malfunctioningmp;#39; system as overseas holiday travel peaks
  
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