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• PM meets mayors in drive to get Britain building and take on blockers

  05-06-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  Rail Business Daily - Mayors from across England have met with the Prime Minister as the Government accelerates its drive to kickstart growth and deliver for working people.
  
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• General Manager – National Public Transport Information

  05-06-2026 16:37 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  General Manager
  National Public Transport InformationBased in Plymouth3/4 day week (£70,860 FTE pro rata)
  We are seeking an experienced public transport professional who could:lead our small team in public transport information creation and delivery
  keep informed of and respond to changing national policy developments
  manage contracts, stakeholder liaison and business developmentWe have been based in Plymouth since 2000 and work on behalf of partners from around the UK to deliver d
  
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• Burnham urges mayors to move fast on buses

  05-06-2026 11:57 via passengertransport.co.uk
  ‘There’s few policies that you can introduce that get more noticed than changing the colour of every bus,’ Greater Manchester mayor tells podcast
  Burnham: ‘Bee Network was the right thing to do’
   The man who is vying to become the UK’s prime minister has urged mayors to use powers to take back control of their bus networks “as quick as you can”.
  Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester and the Labour candidate for this month’s Makerfiel
  
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• TfWM warns half of bus network at risk

  05-06-2026 11:54 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Escalating fuel costs and wider operating pressures have prompted TfWM to seek extended support to maintain services ahead of move to franchising
  Warning of severe bus network reductions
   Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) is seeking to extend financial support for local bus operators after warning that up to 49% of the region’s commercial bus network could be at risk without ongoing subsidy.
  A report written by Jon Hayes, TfWM’s head of bus, to the West Midlands Combined Author
  
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• People are rail’s missing ingredient

  05-06-2026 11:46 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  In its fixation with technology, the railway has forgotten the role of people in making the difference, particularly during disruption
   To commemorate Crystal Palace winning three trophies in a year and to be associated with incredible success, the Department for Transport last month unveiled the new Great British Railways (GBR) livery on trains in the team’s colours. All this bodes well for the railway’s shiny dawn of a new era.
  Whilst I am supremely confident about Pal
  
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• Partnership marketing: The missing link in growing bus use

  05-06-2026 11:32 via passengertransport.co.uk
  The ‘Buses for You’ campaign in West Northamptonshire shows the need to look beyond transport
  On-bus photography, including pantomime casts, helping to bring the messaging to life
   BY Robin Pointon, GO Travel Solutions
  Across the UK, significant effort and funding have gone into improving bus services. Frequencies have increased, fares have been simplified, and ticketing has become more flexible. Yet one challenge persists: how do we persuade more people to actually use the bus?
  
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• Simple, seamless travel for all

  05-06-2026 11:25 via passengertransport.co.uk
  FAIRTIQ is looking forward to working with UK partners to deliver digital pay-as-you-go tech
   Frictionless multi-modal travel
   BY Steve Broadley, FAIRTIQ
  If a week is widely recognised as a long time in politics, a decade must be a lifetime. The constant churn at Great Minster House supports that theory, with seven different transport secretaries in the past 10 years.
  But arguably the only sector which sees more constant change than politics is technology, where a decade is an absolute
  
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• Work to refurbish town centre bus station to begin

  05-06-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - It will be funded through its public realm programme
  
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• Weekend engineering work in Birmingham for HS2 project takes place this weekend

  05-06-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  Rail Business Daily - Passengers are being reminded about changes to trains between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway over the next two weekends while major HS2 work takes place in the Saltley and Washwood?areas of Birmingham.
  
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• Valleys cycling path complete

  05-06-2026 02:00 via nation.cymru
  
  Nation. Cymru - The last section of a new 10km walking and cycling route in the Valleys has now opened.
  The section of the Rhondda Fach active travel route between Ferndale and Tylorstown is now open to the public.
  
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• Tube strike usage higher than Tuesday, TfL says

  05-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.com
  
  BBC News - Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union walked out on Thursday for a second day of strike action.
  
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• Transport Scotland launches £1.94bn procurement for remaining A9 dualling work

  05-06-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Transport Scotland has published a mp;pound;1.94bn contract notice inviting firms to bid for a delivery framework to complete the five remaining sections of the mp;pound;4bn A9 dualling programme.
  
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• Transport Scotland launches ?1.94bn procurement for remaining A9 dualling work

  05-06-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Transport Scotland has published a ?1.94bn contract notice inviting firms to bid for a delivery framework to complete the five remaining sections of the ?4bn A9 dualling programme.
  
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• Thousands of seafarers across the Channel set for better pay and protections under new government proposals

  05-06-2026 02:00 via gov.uk
  
  Department for Transport - The new laws will extend and strengthen seafarer protections beyond UK territorial waters.
  
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• Stockton and Darlington Railway bicentenary events 'touched the lives of over a million people'

  05-06-2026 02:00 via gazettelive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Organisers of a year-long events festival say it delivered a mp;pound;17m boost to the North-east economy and reached 2bn people worldwide
  
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• South Western Railway: MP hits out at railway service - and says commuters 'get a worse deal than before'

  05-06-2026 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - An MP has pulled zero punches after airing her thoughts on a ?worsening? train service.
  
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• South Western Railway: MP hits out at railway service - and says commuters 'get a worse deal than before'

  05-06-2026 02:00 via portsmouth.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - An MP has pulled zero punches after airing her thoughts on a mp;#39;worseningmp;#39; train service.
  
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• Scramble for biofuel as oil prices rise ‘could push world closer to food crisis’

  05-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - Experts say increased use of crops for fuel is mp;#145;dangerous gamemp;#146; that could send food price inflation soaringDemand for biofuels is likely to leap by nearly a third this year, which could send food price inflation soaring further and push the world closer to a global food crisis.More countries are opting to increase biofuel use as the price of oil has jumped to nearly $100 a barrel after the US-Israeli attacks on Iran and the closure of the strait of Hormuz. Continue
  
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• Rossendale and Darwen MP calls for more town/village transport help

  05-06-2026 02:00 via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lancashire Telegraph - A Lancashire MP says people in smaller towns must see real transport improvements using important new funds and powers, and local councils and London civil servants must back them.
  
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• Rail Minister launches UK's first electrified testing loop

  05-06-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  Rail Business Daily - The Rail Minister Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill has officially opened Britainmp;#39;s first electrified testing loop at the Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre in Warwickshire.
  
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• Private hire vehicle firm Veezu acquires strategic stake in Cab9

  05-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The Cardiff headquartered business is the UKmp;#39;s fastest-growing taxi business
  
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• PM says 'let's get on' with building tram network

  05-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Sir Keir Starmer has said he is determined a tram network in West Yorkshire "does happen and happens quickly".
  
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• Plaid demands talks with UK government to address 'unfair' rail funding

  05-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plaid Cymrump;#39;s new transport minister has asked for talks with the UK government to demand better rail funding for Wales.
  
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• Nissan's Sunderland factory could build Chinese cars under new partnership

  05-06-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The Nissan UK automotive deal would see Chery vehicles manufactured at the Sunderland plant under a new partnership agreement
  
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• New Misbourne Greenway route celebrated in Great Missenden

  05-06-2026 02:00 via bucksfreepress.co.uk
  
  Bucks Free Press - Residents and officials have gathered to celebrate a new traffic-free route linking communities in Buckinghamshire.
  
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• New car registrations in UK hit highest level since before Covid subscription

  05-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Growing demand for electric cars and rising imports of Chinese brands drive the market to its best performance this decade
  
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• Major Nuneaton train warning ahead of HS2 works

  05-06-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - It will impact services between Nuneaton and Birmingham New Street over the next two weekends
  
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• Long-term plan to improve transport in Dorset taking shape

  05-06-2026 02:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - A draft of the Dorset Local Transport Plan, covering 2026 to 2041 and developed jointly by Dorset Council and BCP Council, was reviewed by Dorset Council?s Place and Resources Overview Committee on June 4.
  
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• London Overground-style 'Plymouth Metro' could launch within two years

  05-06-2026 02:00 via plymouthherald.co.uk
  
  Plymouth Herald - Plymouth MP Luke Pollard has gauged the views of residents on his plan for a new Plymouth Metro service which would run between Ivybridge and Bere Alstonwith new rail stations at Laira and Plymptonand connect to Tavistock in the future.
  
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• LNER Azuma Carries Out Additional Midland Main Line Testing

  05-06-2026 02:00 via railuk.com
  
  Rail UK - As part of ongoing work to keep customers moving during significant engineering work when parts of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) are closed, LNER is currently exploring options to potentially divert services onto other routes.
  
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