Public Transport news

• Meet the Denbigh grandmother whose dream cruise turned into a 'nightmare' because of paperwork

  09-04-2016 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) -Helen Jones, 69, a grandmother-of-seven, and her husband Ifors paid around £8,000 for the trip to the Caribbean
  
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• ZF City Bus Assist set to aid drivers in smooth approach to stops

  13-07-2026 02:00 via route-one.net
  Route One (Bus and Coach) - Product includes utilisation of steering, braking and suspension kneeling to optimise positioning
  
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• US and Iran trade fire as tensions rise over Strait of Hormuz

  13-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The US launched a new attack on Iran on Sunday evening, continuing days of strikes between the two countries. Iranian state media reported that the strikes killed one person in southwestern Iran, while four were injured.
  
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• Two major London train stations to close within weeks for £20million upgrade

  13-07-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London Charing Cross and Waterloo East will close from Sunday, July 26 until Sunday, August 16
  
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• Two major London train stations to close within weeks for ?20million upgrade

  13-07-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - London Charing Cross and Waterloo East will close from Sunday, July 26 until Sunday, August 16
  
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• Two London bus routes to change under TfL plans

  13-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - TfL also said a new bus route, provisionally numbered 10, will operate between Essex Road and Holborn.
  
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• Transport Action Network welcome investigation into Lower Thames Crossing

  13-07-2026 02:00 via yourthurrock.com
  
  Other Regional Press - TAN has been raising the alarm about the financial irregularities with the LTC for some time, and wrote to the NAO in March and June this year
  
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• Sustainable transport links to Bournemouth Airport could be improved

  13-07-2026 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A proposal has been put forward to improve the transport links to Bournemouth International Airport.
  
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• Ryanair confirms new seating policy for families and makes rule change

  13-07-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - The airline, which flies from Birmingham, or BHX, has stopped making parents pay to sit next to their children.
  
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• Revealed, the eyewatering sum Manchester Airport pocketed in parking charges last year

  13-07-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - Booming Manchester Airport generated revenue totalling ?630m last year - but estimates suggest almost a third of it came from parking charges.
  
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• Residents fearing bus depot expansion plans

  13-07-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - Plans to expand a coach depot have been recommended for approval ? despite objections from residents and the community council over potential noise and the impact on the surrounding landscape.
  
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• Proposal to restore Dorset branch line as a freight route

  13-07-2026 02:00 via dorsetecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Plans to reopen the Hamworthy branch line as a freight route have been put forward as part of a long-term scheme to improve transport.
  
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• Plans for the Lower Thames Crossing is causing controversy

  13-07-2026 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - Some claim the Lower Thames Crossing will cost more per mile than HS2. But the projectmp;#39;s boss told us the mp;pound;11b road is essential to tackle the gridlock.
  
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• 'Not all bad news' in long-running Ivanhoe line saga as new Prime Minister set to start soon

  13-07-2026 02:00 via leicestermercury.co.uk
  
  Leicester Mercury - While Andy Burnham has championed public transport projects, campaigners warn the path ahead may not be straightforward
  
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• National Audit Office to investigate Lower Thames Crossing project near Gravesend

  13-07-2026 02:00 via kentonline.co.uk
  
  Kent Online - The UKmp;#39;s public spending watchdog is planning to investigate the finances of a major infrastructure project - but no timescale has yet been given for the probe.
  
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• Midlands Rail Hub consultation begins ahead of Birmingham work

  13-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Network Rail has begun a major consultation on the ?1 billion Midlands Rail Hub project, which aims to significantly increase the number of trains using Birmingham Moor Street.
  
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• McGill's takes on Scottish Government over bus funding snub

  13-07-2026 02:00 via agcc.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Bus operator McGill's has launched legal action after missing out on ?4.3million of Scottish Government funding for new electric buses.
  
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• McGill's takes on Scottish Government over bus funding snub

  13-07-2026 02:00 via agcc.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Bus operator McGillmp;#39;s has launched legal action after missing out on mp;pound;4.3million of Scottish Government funding for new electric buses.
  
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• 'It feels like working in a microwave' - London bus drivers on working in extreme heat

  13-07-2026 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - London?s long hot summer has become unbearable for some bus drivers who tell us they feel under pressure to keep working in extreme heat.
  
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• FTSE 100 Live: Stocks to drop after Iran closes Strait of Hormuz as strikes ramp up

  13-07-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Markets are returning from the weekend to face another geopolitical shock after Iran confirmed it had closed the Strait of Hormuz once more.
  
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• Flying blind: European aviation hits new emissions high

  13-07-2026 02:00 via transportenvironment.org
  Other News Sources - The case for extending European carbon pricing to all departing flights
  European aviation emissions surpassed pre-pandemic levels in 2025
  
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• Explosives could deliver northern boom via cheaper Pennines tunnel subscription

  13-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Start-up says Scandinavian tunnelling methods could cut the cost of a proposed dual carriageway connecting Sheffield and Manchester by as much as 90 per cent
  
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• Coften is Transport Action Network?s CEO

  13-07-2026 02:00 via transportxtra.com
  
  Transportxtra - Abby Coften has been appointed Chief Executive of Transport Action Network (TAN). She takes over from the campaign group?s founder Chris Todd, who has retired after seven years as Director.
  
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• Citroën 2CV returns as a £13,000 electric car, and the timing is no accident

  13-07-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Citromp;euml;n is reviving one of its most famous cars as a sub-mp;pound;15,000 electric city car. It looks like a nostalgia play, but it is really a response to a gap Europemp;#39;s carmakers left at the cheap end of the market, one that Chinese rivals are now moving quickly to fill.
  
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• Campaigners say it's time to give Lower Thames Crossing the red card as Audit Office agrees to probe finances

  13-07-2026 02:00 via thurrock.nub.news
  
  Other Regional Press - CAMPAIGNERS have welcomed news of a National Audit Office investigation into the mp;pound;11 billion Lower Thames Crossingsaying itmp;#39;s time to give the project the mp;#39;red cardmp;#39;.
  
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• Bus safety questioned at Hereford's new Transport Hub

  13-07-2026 02:00 via ledburyreporter.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Senior bus company figures have voiced safety concerns about the design of Herefordmp;#39;s new mp;pound;10-million Transport Hub, due to open shortly.
  
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• Burnham?s HS2 promise is dead on arrival ? here?s how to really fix Britain?s railways

  13-07-2026 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Planners say reviving HS2 would be a costly mistake, adding there is a cheaper way to fix the problems it was meant to solve
  
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• Burnham's HS2 promise is dead on arrival - here's how to really fix Britain's railways

  13-07-2026 02:00 via inews.co.uk
  
  i News - Planners say reviving HS2 would be a costly mistake, adding there is a cheaper way to fix the problems it was meant to solve
  
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• Britons could die waiting for EES checks at French border, MP warns subscription

  13-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Sir Roger Gale says traffic jams exacerbated by the EUmp;#39;s new entry/exit system could block ambulances as tourists swelter in their cars
  
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• Britain?s cars and SUVs are growing bigger ? but there is a way to stop this deadly ?carspreading?

  13-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - We need an Ozempic for cars. They are growing at a phenomenal rate, wreaking havoc on the roads, squeezing out smaller vehicles in car parks and endangering pedestrians.
  
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