Public Transport news

• Hereford Transport Hub opening date but construction ongoing

  01-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Questions are being raised about the long-awaited Hereford Transport Hub after the project's anticipated October opening date arrived with construction work still ongoing at the site.
  
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• Why are Britain's streets still so polluted? Because the car industry dinosaurs do what they like, and politicians let them George Monbiot

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - The transition to electric vehicles should be moving apace, but it is not. And why? Incompetence, expedience and cowardiceThis is how it works. An industry puts tremendous effort into resisting change: lobbying governments, mobilising the media, pouring money into junktanks. It argues that a transition would threaten jobs, or damage the national interest, or harm poor people, while what it really fears is the cost of retooling its plants or developing new protocols. Then, when the
  
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• Welsh aviation firm acquires a fleet of planes from Aussie airline Qantas

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Birmingham Post - AerFin has acquired 44 planes in its biggest ever deal
  
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• US military aircraft landed at Prestwick Airport after leaving English base

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - The departures come weeks after the US withdrew bombers from RAF Fairford airbase over a suspected Iran-linked security incident.
  
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• Tube strike: 'Don't steal Christmas from Londoners' and businesses, RMT told by Westminster chief

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  London Evening Standard - Walkouts are planned for two dates in the week running up to Christmas
  
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• Three month Fenland road closure for important repairs put on hold

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Cambridge News - It was earmarked that it would cost mp;pound;780,000 to repair the road
  
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• The brand new 7 mile route that will connect Cambridge to Bottisham

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Cambridge News - The routes will make it easier to travel across Cambridgeshire
  
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• Ten-year industrial dispute ends at last

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Railnews -A long-running industrial dispute which has hampered Sunday services in north west England since 2017 has ended. The Department for Transport said a reliance on voluntary overtime at Northern had meant that Sunday services were mp;#145;second ratemp;#146;, but that it has now reached an agreement with the RMT.
  
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• Salford council forced to write off £2m debt in 'confusing' Quays car park saga

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Manchester Evening News - The mp;pound;2m debt is part of a mp;pound;6m total written off by the council.
  
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• Rail service cancellations between Chester and Liverpool

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - PUBLIC transport users have been warned of disruption today due to rail service cancellations.
  
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• Rail discounts for veterans protected in new Railways Bill

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - LABOUR MP Lillian Jones says a move to protect rail discounts for veterans can benefit thousands in the area.
  
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• NATO fighter jets scrambled over ‘unidentified drones’ as public told 'find a safe place'

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Daily Express - It is understood that the drone entered the countriesmp;#39; airspace from neighbouring Russia or Belarus.
  
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• National Express to axe Kent to London routes as job losses expected

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - National Express coach services connecting Kent and London are to be axed next month, with up to 20 jobs understood to be at risk.
  
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• Meet the women working on one of the country's biggest road projects

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Women working on the Lower Thames Crossing are encouraging more to consider a career in construction, as gender stereotypes move into the past.
  
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• Major 24-hour strike to hit Spain as UK flights at risk of cancellations and delays

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Mirror - Flights, public transport and local services may be impacted by the massive general strike, the Foreign, Commonwealth mp;amp;amp; Development Office has warned Brits in the country
  
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• LNER services return to normal after wire damage disruption

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Train services have returned to normal after passengers in York and North Yorkshire faced widespread delays and disruption due to damage to overhead wires.
  
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• Kirklees railway station gets step free access for the first time

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Improvements have been made as part of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU)
  
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• Kent council faces £200k rise in bin lorry fuel costs due to Iran war

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Fuel costs to run a Kent councilmp;#146;s bin collection service are set to rise by an extra mp;amp;amp;#163;200,000 next year due to the ongoing war in the Middle East.
  
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• Huge Airbus plane breaks world record with 24-hour flight

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Bristol Live - A team in Filton helped with the jetmp;#39;s development
  
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• Greens ‘failing to take environment seriously’ with £700k spent on new diesel trucks

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Bristol Live - Labour has accused the ruling party of mp;#39;dragging their feetmp;#39; on fossil fuels
  
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• Easyjet ready for takeoff ahead of shareholder vote

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  City AM - Easyjet shareholders are poised to wave through Apollomp;amp;#8217;s mp;pound;5.7bn offer for the budget carrier, in a move that will confirm its departure from the London Stock Exchange after quarter of a century on the capitalmp;amp;#8217;s bourse. At a shareholder vote on Wednesday investors are likely to rubber stamp the transaction, three months on from the ...
  
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• E-bikes and scooters have 'become a challenging issue' for police

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Police say they seized 473 e-scooters and e-bikes between 1 January and 31 October 2026.
  
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• Dunchurch road closure warning as major highway improvement scheme begins

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - The work is expected to continue until summer 2027
  
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• Dozens injured in bus crash involving 32 vehicles in South Korea

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Independent - At least 57 people were being treated for injuries
  
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• Bransty Tunnel reopening moves closer with new works

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - PROGRESS is finally being made towards reopening a railway tunnel that has disrupted journeys and raised environmental concerns.
  
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• Birmingham pothole repairs: New council coalition vows to fix roads amid growing anger

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Birmingham Mail - The deputy leader of Birmingham City Council has defended the coalitionmp;#39;s progress on fixing the citymp;#39;s potholes, saying they are mp;quot;getting on with the jobmp;quot; of clearing a backlog caused by what he described as 14 years of underinvestment.
  
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• Aylesbury to London trains reduced after signalling fault

  11-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Bucks Free Press - Rail passengers travelling between Buckinghamshire and London face several days of disruption after a signalling fault forced operators to reduce services.
  
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• United Airlines flight from New York declares 'unlawful interference' emergency

  10-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Mirror - The diversion comes after a United Airlines flight was forced to divert to deal with an mp;#39;odormp;#39; on board, along with a string of hoax bomb threats have caused chaos at airports across Europe
  
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• The £50 fine UK drivers need to know about as weather warnings come into effect

  10-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Independent - Drivers risk a mp;pound;50 warning if they donmp;#146;t switch their fog lights off once visibility is clear
  
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• Sunday services to return after Northern-RMT deal

  10-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - A deal has been reached between Northern and the RMT that will bring to an end a long-running dispute.
  
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