Public Transport news

• Flight delayed? Your payout will be too subscription

  04-06-2017 02:00 via thetimes.co.uk
  
  Times Online - Passengers seeking compensation had been pointed in the wrong direction by British Airways
  
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• West Midlands: Development Consent Order approved for A46 at Walsgrave

  06-02-2026 01:00 via highways-news.com
  Highways News - A multi-million pound roads scheme in the Midlandsmp;#8239;has been given the green light. Lord Hendy, on behalf of the Secretary of State for Transport Heidi Alexander, approved a Development Consent Order (DCO) today for the A46 Walsgrave junction upgrade project, which is part of the crucial Trans-Midlands Trade Corridor between the M5 and Humber Ports.mp;#8239;
  
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• Warning of long airport queues under new EU border control system

  06-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Airport organisation says queues could last up to six hours over the summer holidays.
  
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• Vandalism on the London Underground jumps by 100 amid graffiti epidemic

  06-02-2026 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - TfL says it employs 120 people full-time to remove graffiti from Tube carriages
  
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• Town campaigns for direct bus to railway station

  06-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A group of volunteers are campaigning for a new direct bus to a nearby railway station.The Glastonbury Train Link organisation was started by locals who are raising funds to trial a direct route to Castle Cary station, where trains leave for London or Taunton.
  
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• Stranraer train station: Potential plans to relocate Stranraer rail station unveiled

  06-02-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - The recent review has examined three potential locations for a new station closer to the town.
  
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• South Western Railway awarded top marks for safeguarding

  06-02-2026 01:00 via midweekherald.co.uk
  Other News Sources - The 100 per cent score was given for the third year in a row under the Safeguarding on Rail Scheme, led by the British Transport Police, recognising South Western Railwaymp;#39;s efforts to protect passengers and staff.
  
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• Red signal for ?500m Central line upgrade after just four trains refitted

  06-02-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The planned ?500m upgrade of the Central line has hardly got going, City AM can reveal, after the project to refit the key underground line serving the Square Mile suffered severe delays.
  
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• Railways Bill

  06-02-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan hopes the Railways Bill will help pave the way towards full devolution of rail services in Wales.
  
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• Rail Europe expands reach through Juniper Travel Technology integration

  06-02-2026 01:00 via globalrailwayreview.com
  Other News Sources - Rail Europe has integrated its European rail offering into Juniper?s platform, making it easier for travel agencies and OTAs to sell rail worldwide.
  
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• Porous portals completed on HS2?s longest tunnel

  06-02-2026 01:00 via mediacentre.hs2.org.uk
  Other News Sources - Engineers and site teams building HS2?s tunnel beneath the Chiltern Hills have completed construction work on two huge portal extensions at its northern end.
  
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• Porous portals completed on HS2's longest tunnel

  06-02-2026 01:00 via mediacentre.hs2.org.uk
  Other News Sources - Engineers and site teams building HS2mp;#39;s tunnel beneath the Chiltern Hills have completed construction work on two huge portal extensions at its northern end.
  
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• One-train town deserves better, passengers say

  06-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Passengers who miss their train in a market town face a long wait for the next one ? 24 hours to be precise.
  
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• New tram-trains will revolutionise transport in south Wales

  06-02-2026 01:00 via gov.wales
  Welsh Government - New tram-trains that will revolutionise transport in south Wales are now in their final phase of testing before being introduced into service on some of the Core Valleys Lines this spring.
  
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• New LNER train fleet: Interiors revealed with 'improved seat comfort' and better bike storage

  06-02-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Operator says it has listened to passenger feedback after complaints about current trains
  
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• Maersk fears first loss in a decade after rise in container shipping capacity

  06-02-2026 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Arrival of new vessels ordered during boom times and the reopening of Red Sea route hits freight rates
  
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• London travel news LIVE: Euston trains cancelled as overhead line failure causes disruption

  06-02-2026 01:00 via standard.co.uk
  London Evening Standard - The failure of overhead line equipment is affecting Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway routes this morning
  
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• Key Huddersfield routes will be closed for days as work on rail upgrade gears up

  06-02-2026 01:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Several key Huddersfield routes will be hit with closures over the coming weeks as work ramps up on the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU).
  
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• 'Inaccessible station means relying on strangers'

  06-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Rail passengers unable to use a Surrey station due to accessibility issues say they are having to go to other stations to be able to travel, as it can only be entered by stairs.
  
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• Hull MPs pushing for no diesel engines in train procurements to prevent electrification delays

  06-02-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - MPs in Hull want new trains being procured for northern train operators to not include diesel engines.
  
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• First look as new ?800m tram-train fleet prepares for service

  06-02-2026 01:00 via wales247.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - New tram-trains that will revolutionise transport in South Wales are now in their final phase of testing before being introduced into service on some of the Core Valleys Lines this spring.
  
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• Doncaster MP?s rail petition surpasses 1,000 signatures as support grows

  06-02-2026 01:00 via doncasterfreepress.co.uk
  Doncaster Free Press - A Doncaster MP has welcomed growing momentum behind his campaign to improve rail services at four local stations, with more than 1,000 signatures of support.
  
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• Councillor says bid to restore rail line is 'dead'

  06-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A councillor has said a campaign to restore a passenger rail link through the Midlands has no future.
  Funding to restore the Ivanhoe line, which connects Leicester and Burton-upon-Trent through North West Leicestershire and South Derbyshire, was withdrawn after the Restoring Your Railway scheme was scrapped following a change in government in 2024.
  
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• City commuter fury as Chancery Lane closed one in six mornings

  06-02-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - The Central line station, which sits at the western edge of the Square Mile, was shuttered at short notice during the early hours of the morning for more than 60 days of the year due to what Transport for London (TfL) called ?staffing shortages?.
  
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• Campaign for making North Devon rail line more flood resilient brought to Parliament

  06-02-2026 01:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Liberal Democrat MP Ian Roome has brought the urgent situation of the Tarka rail line in North Devon to national attention, presenting a petition to the House of Commons on 4 February.
  
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• Apologise to sacked bus driver - London Assembly

  06-02-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - A bus driver sacked for punching a thief should receive an apology, the London Assembly says.
  
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• Alex Ballinger MP calls for a better deal for rail passengers

  06-02-2026 01:00 via stourbridgenews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - For too long, passengers across the West Midlands have felt that the railway has not been working in their interests.
  
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• Women-only Tube carriages are a terrible, unworkable idea

  05-02-2026 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - Sex offences on public transport in London are soaring, but the solution is better policing and security across the network not voluntary gender segregation, argues James Ford Harold Macmillan, in a speech in 1961, said that the Liberals (as they were still then called) mp;#147;offer a mixture of sound and original ideasmp;#133;unfortunately none of the ...
  
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• Unite backs TfL proposals for publicly owned buses in the capital

  05-02-2026 01:00 via unitetheunion.org
  Other News Sources - Unite, the UK?s leading union representing workers in passenger transport, has strongly backed proposals for a new publicly owned bus company for London.
  
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• UK Parliament debate on local bus manufacturing challenges amid 38 rise in zero-emission buses and falling domestic output

  05-02-2026 01:00 via sustainable-bus.com
  Sustainable Bus - Zero-emission bus registrations in Britain increased by 38 per cent year on year in 2025, while domestic bus production fell by 167 units over the same period. These figures framed a Westminster Hall debate held on 27 January, in which MPs examined the state of British bus manufacturing amid the ongoing transition to zero-emission
  
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