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• No timeline set for fixing hole under tram route

  26-10-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - There is no timeline for when a suspended Sheffield tram route will be able to be reopened, authorities have said.
  
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• Why has a set of summer roadworks dragged on to November?

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Parts of improvement work meant to be completed more than two months ago are still ongoing in Dumfries.
  
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• UK ministers have no plans to publish explosive report on climate crisis

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - Andy Burnhammp;#146;s newly appointed climate adviser used report to warn of national security risk from collapsing ecosystemsThe UK government still has no plans to publish an explosive report showing the national security risk from the collapse of ecosystems around the world mp;#150; even after handing the key official behind the report a new advisory role.Andy Burnham addressed the Cop31 climate summit in Turkey on Thursday and said the UK was determined to reach net zero by 20
  
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• UK car industry to press EU for two-year delay to Brexit EV tariffs

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Guardian - mp;#145;Rules of originmp;#146; on vehicle batteries due to come into force on 1 January if deal on new delay is not reachedThe UK car industry is preparing to push for a two-year delay to Brexit tariffs on electric cars traded with the EU, after an initial European proposal suggested a shorter delay.Tariffs are due to kick in on 1 January for the majority of electric cars traded between the EU and UK unless the two sides can come to an agreement to delay for a second time the imp
  
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• Six month traffic ban on historic bridge as more repairs needed

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Bristol Live - Itmp;#39;s one of Bristolmp;#39;s most historic bridges
  
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• Promise £6m Nuneaton bus station revamp 'won't be done on the back of a fag packet'

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - The bus station has stood in Harefield Road for decades
  
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• Pakistan International Airlines resumes direct Birmingham to Islamabad flights in December

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Pakistan International Airlines is to resume direct flights between Birmingham Airport and Islamabad from December 1, operating three times a week on a Boeing 777, serving the West Midlandsmp;#39; large Pakistani community.
  
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• Overnight M25 works to begin next week after ‘traffic chaos’

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - Roadworks at a major motorway junction are set to restart next week after 24/7 lane closures were abandoned following three-hour traffic delays.
  
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• New options to tackle 'nightmare' A5 congestion between Nuneaton and Hinckley

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Other Regional Press - National Highways has launched a public consultation on plans to tackle chronic congestion on the A5 between Nuneaton and Hinckley, with options including a bypass and road widening along the Dodwells to Longshoot stretch.
  
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• Midland Metro may not take passengers to Dudley until next year

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Birmingham Mail - Council leader reacts to report on delays to tram construction with a prediction services may not start until January
  
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• Major free bus travel announcement as Our Pass for 200,000 kids aged 11 to 16 to launch in Greater Manchester

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Manchester Evening News - About 200,000 young people will be able to apply for the bus pass
  
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• Locals fed up with ‘constant excuses’ over train station plans

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Cambridge News - Residents have said the promise of a train station was a mp;#39;big drawmp;#39; for them moving to the area
  
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• Glasgow taxi drivers must accept card payments from next February

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Any driver granted a new licence or renewal from 1 February 2027 will need to carry a card reader.
  
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• Every planned change to Cambridgeshire's Greater Anglia services coming in December

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Cambridge News - There will be a new year-round service from Peterborough to Ipswich, as well as other changes to trips and timetables
  
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• Derailed wagon was dragged through Barking station

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - A derailed freight wagon was dragged for more than half a mile through an east London station.
  
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• Burnham says climate consensus 'gone' but pledges 'new era of leadership' in COP31 speech

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - PM Andy Burnham was addressing delegates at the COP31 UN climate summit in Antalya, Turkey.
  
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• British Airways passengers scream in horror during terrifying landing at Heathrow Airport

  13-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Mirror - The landing scare was captured by a nearby plane spotter as the tail of a British Airways plane crashed into the runway before taking off into the air again
  
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• Welsh aviation firm buys huge fleet of Qantas planes

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Wales Online - AerFin has acquired 44 planes in its biggest ever deal
  
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• We back third runway at Heathrow, says chancellor subscription

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Times Online - The government is ?behind building a third runway at Heathrow?, the chancellor has said, despite suggestions from Andy Burnham that the scheme could be ditched.
  
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• Universal park needs rail link restored, says group

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  BBC News - A travel group is calling for a 20-mile (32km) railway line that closed in 1962 to be reinstated to serve the forthcoming Universal theme park which it believes could be significantly more successful than predicted.
  
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• The 100+ Guildford roads that could get a 20mph limit under new council plans

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Get Surrey - The council is re-assessing the speed limits of a number of residential roads
  
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• Scotland urged to set high private jet tax after COP31 summit

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  The Herald - Increased use of private jets around the Cop31 climate summit should inspire Holyrood ministers to set an ?unapologetically high? tax on such flights, campaigners have insisted.
  
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• Notorious bridge struck for second time in less than two weeks

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Cambridge News - The bridge is known as one of the mp;#39;most bashedmp;#39; railway bridges in Britain
  
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• Nissan reduces petrol car production as EV sales boom in China

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  The Guardian - Manufacturer says mp;#145;shift to new energy vehicles is happening faster than expectedmp;#146; and market is harshThe Japanese carmaker Nissan has said it has been caught out by accelerating sales of electric and hybrid cars in China amid a brutal price war in the worldmp;#146;s biggest automotive market.The manufacturer slashed its sales forecasts for China and said it would cut back on petrol car manufacturing while increasing production of battery electric vehicles and plug-i
  
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• Mysterious bump in Surrey road on bridge over M23 being investigated

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  Get Surrey - It is not clear why the bump has appeared but it could be down to movement in the ground
  
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• MSP calls for CAF to be removed from ScotRail train procurement process

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  Rail Magazine - Train builder Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) should be removed from the shortlist for manufacturing ScotRail?s new suburban fleet, a leading MSP has said.
  
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• MPs call for end to 'leaves on track' rail chaos

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Two MPs have written to a train operator after a number of its services missed out stations due to "slippery" leaves on the track.
  
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• Merseyrail station cat Nala dies as heartbroken owner pays tribute to 'whole community's cat'

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  North Wales Live - For the many commuters who became accustomed to seeing Nala waiting at St Michaelmp;#39;s, the station will undoubtedly feel a little emptier without its much-loved four-legged resident
  
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• Mayor says new Baltic station plan still stacks up

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  BBC News - Liverpool City Region mayor Steve Rotheram has said the business case for a new railway station in the Baltic Triangle still stacks up, despite rising costs and delays.
  
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• Heathrow boss defends ‘mindless’ terminal reshuffle

  12-11-2026 01:00 via TransportInfo by Cogitamus
  
  City AM - The boss of Heathrow Airport has been forced to defend his decision to separate Virgin Atlantic from its partner airline Delta, after the carriermp;amp;#8217;s chief executive threatened to challenge the decision mp;amp;#8220;extremely hardmp;amp;#8221;. Thomas Woldbye said the west London hubmp;amp;#8217;s recent reshuffle of terminal occupancy would allow 2.5m more travellers through Heathrow every year and ...
  
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