Public Transport news

• Rail industry launches pilot to transform passenger information during disruption

  21-07-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Millions of rail passengers are set to benefit from new technology designed to deliver clearer, real-time information during disruption, as the system launches on some of Scotland?s busiest rail routes for the first time.
  
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• Who is in Andy Burnham?s cabinet? subscription

  21-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - After weeks of infighting and speculation surrounding MPs including Shabana Mahmood and Ed Miliband the Labour leader finally appoints his top team
  
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• Who is in Andy Burnham's cabinet? subscription

  21-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - After weeks of infighting and speculation surrounding MPs including Shabana Mahmood and Ed Miliband the Labour leader finally appoints his top team
  
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• Watford celebrates record-breaking month for greener travel

  21-07-2026 02:00 via watford.gov.uk
  Local Government - Beryl Bikes has recorded its busiest month since the contract began, while Watford Car Club has reached 200 members...
  
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• TrainPal and partners help ?Trips Change Lives? with Railway 200 charity micro-donations

  21-07-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Rail booking app TrainPal has partnered with fintech charity Pennies, enabling rail passengers to give to charity when booking train tickets.
  
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• TrainPal and partners help 'Trips Change Lives' with Railway 200 charity micro-donations

  21-07-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Rail booking app TrainPal has partnered with fintech charity Pennies, enabling rail passengers to give to charity when booking train tickets.
  
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• Tom Gordon MP calls for 'Transport for Yorkshire' to improve connections across the whole county

  21-07-2026 02:00 via harrogate-news.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Tom Gordon, the Liberal Democrat MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, spoke in Parliament this week to call for mp;#39;Transport for Yorkshiremp;#39;that would cut through administrative boundaries and join up travel across the traditional county of Yorkshire.
  
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• Swindon MP Heidi Alexander remains Transport Secretary in Burnham Cabinet

  21-07-2026 02:00 via swindon24.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Swindon South MP Heidi Alexander has kept her position as Secretary of State for Transport after Prime Minister Andy Burnham announced his first Cabinet following his move into Downing Street.
  
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• 'Summer of chaos' for train passengers, says mayor

  21-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - South Yorkshire's mayor has said passengers are "facing a summer of chaos" after East Midlands Railway (EMR) reduced its services for the foreseeable future.
  
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• Rail Minister welcomes formation of new Ivanhoe Line Steering Group

  21-07-2026 02:00 via ashby.nub.news
  
  Other Regional Press - The Rail Minister has welcomes the setting up of Amanda Hack MP's new group bringing together MPs, local authorities and other key individuals working towards reinstating the Ivanhoe Line.
  
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• Rail Minister returns to Hither Green one year after launch of Britain's first in a new era of Integrated Railways

  21-07-2026 02:00 via newsroom.southeasternrailway.co.uk
  
  Train Operators - Just over a year after launching Britain?s first integrated railway under public ownership at Hither Green station, Rail Minister The Rt Hon Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE returned today to see one of the clearest examples of its success: the UK?s largest Access for All project, which is on track to be completed six months early and under budget.
  
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• Rail Minister returns to Hither Green one year after launch of Britain's first in a new era of Integrated Railways

  21-07-2026 02:00 via newsroom.southeasternrailway.co.uk
  
  Train Operators - Just over a year after launching Britainmp;#39;s first integrated railway under public ownership at Hither Green station, Rail Minister The Rt Hon Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE returned today to see one of the clearest examples of its success: the UKmp;#39;s largest Access for All project, which is on track to be completed six months early and under budget.
  
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• New transport strategic lead for South West Scotland

  21-07-2026 02:00 via highwaysmagazine.co.uk
  
  Highways Magazine - Rhiannon Letman-Wade has been appointed as the new strategic lead for SWestrans (South West of Scotland Transport Partnership), the statutory Regional Transport Partnership (RTP) for Dumfries and Galloway.
  
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• New calls to make electric-hauled freight viable and for wiring on trunk routes

  21-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Making it economically viable for freight operators to use electric power is key, one of the people behind a new report has argued.
  
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• ?My shirt was wringing?: National Express bus drivers speak out on 40C conditions

  21-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Drivers in West Midlands say buses ?unbearable? during heatwaves, raising employee and passenger safety fears
  
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• Men who travelled to UK to graffiti trains sentenced London

  21-07-2026 02:00 via btp.police.uk
  Other News Sources - Four men who are believed to have travelled to the UK from Spain to graffiti London Underground trains have been sentenced, following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation
  
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• Men who travelled to UK to graffiti trains sentenced ? London

  21-07-2026 02:00 via btp.police.uk
  Other News Sources - Four men who are believed to have travelled to the UK from Spain to graffiti London Underground trains have been sentenced, following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation
  
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• Leeds Tram Ambitions Face Further Delays Despite Strong Economic Case

  21-07-2026 02:00 via saferhighways.co.uk
  
  Safer Highways - Questions remain over delivery timetable as business case is revised, while private sector leaders argue West Yorkshire's long-awaited mass transit system is too important to delay.
  
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• Island transport partnership formed after Loganair reductions

  21-07-2026 02:00 via thenational.scot
  
  The National - TWO island MSPs have announced they will work together on a cross-party basis to improve regional air transport in northern Scotland after several routes saw their frequency reduced.
  
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• How will transition delivery define the success of Great British Railways?

  21-07-2026 02:00 via turnerandtownsend.com
  Other News Sources - Great British Railways represents a rare opportunity to reshape Britain?s railway into a more integrated, customer-focused and financially sustainable system.
  
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• Harlow?s Sustainable Transport Corridor shortlisted for national awards

  21-07-2026 02:00 via highways-news.com
  
  Highways News - The first phase of Harlow mp; Gilston Garden Town?s new travel infrastructure has been shortlisted for a pair of prestigious industry awards, recognising the partnership?s commitment to improving active travel and public transport connections in Harlow.
  
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• Harlow's Sustainable Transport Corridor shortlisted for national awards

  21-07-2026 02:00 via highways-news.com
  
  Highways News - The first phase of Harlow mp;amp; Gilston Garden Townmp;#39;s new travel infrastructure has been shortlisted for a pair of prestigious industry awards, recognising the partnershipmp;#39;s commitment to improving active travel and public transport connections in Harlow.
  
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• End of the airport queue? AI border control trial takes off subscription

  21-07-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - At Dubai international airport, a ?red carpet? system that could be adopted worldwide matches faces to flight data, clearing ten passengers in four seconds
  
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• Edinburgh Trams to Newhaven 'must be resumed urgently' after Debenhams fire in Princes Street

  21-07-2026 02:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - Call for four trams to escorted through fire zone to provide shuttle service from Picardy Place
  
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• East Midlands Railway train problems have "spiralled out of control"

  21-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Problems with East Midlands Railway?s (EMR) intercity services to Sheffield and Nottingham have ?spiralled out of control?.
  
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• East Midlands Railway train problems have

  21-07-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Problems with East Midlands Railwaymp;#39;s (EMR) intercity services to Sheffield and Nottingham have mp;#39;spiralled out of controlmp;#39;.
  
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• East Midlands Airport set for busy summer with more than one million people expected

  21-07-2026 02:00 via insidermedia.com
  Other News Sources - The 1.1 million people choosing the transport hub as the gateway to their summer break between 7 July 7 and 7 September? covering the school holiday period in areas surrounding the airport ? make up a quarter of all passengers expected at East Midlands this year.
  
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• Derby MP Visits DG8 as the Rail Industry Looks to Deliver Safer, Better Passenger Experience

  21-07-2026 02:00 via railway-news.com
  
  Railway-News - Recently, Catherine Atkinson, MP for Derby North and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls, visited DG8?s Derby offices. She met with the Icomera Group design and engineering specialist to learn more about how the company is supporting innovation, employment, and passenger safety in the UK rail industry.
  
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• Council writes to new Prime Minister to call for fairer public transport funding

  21-07-2026 02:00 via newsroom.shropshire.gov.uk
  
  Local Government - The Leader of Shropshire Council, and the council?s Cabinet member for transport, have written to new Prime Minster Andy Burnham calling for fairer funding for public transport in rural areas such as Shropshire. Read the letter here.
  
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• Council urges new PM to look at rural bus funding

  21-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Shropshire Council is urging new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to look at fairer funding for public transport in rural areas.
  
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