Public Transport news

• Rail station upgrade likely to tie in with new Bradford tram terminus

  18-11-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - A LONG awaited scheme to turn Bradford Forster Square station into a mp;#147;welcome gatewaymp;#148; to the city has been paused to tie it in with plans for a new tram system.
  
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• Union warns 'inaction' could sabotage shipyard's survival

  12-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - The biggest union at Ferguson Marine warns time is running out to help the yard recover from the ferries controversy.
  
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• Tube fares to go up by 5.8 in 2026

  12-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Most increases will be 20p or less and bus and tram fares will be frozen, the mayor of London says.
  
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• Ryanair marks major milestone at Bristol Airport

  12-12-2025 01:00 via business-live.co.uk
  Birmingham Post - The budget carrier began operations at the South West transport hub in 1998
  
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• Plans to extend £1 bus ticket scheme until 2027 but funding not yet certain

  12-12-2025 01:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  Cambridge News - The Tiger Pass scheme was introduced by former Labour CPCA Mayor Dr Nik Johnson in May 2024 to support access to affordable bus travel for people under 25 with mp;pound;1 single fares
  
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• Paris airports: ADP injects 8,4 billion euros to remain competitive in Europe

  12-12-2025 01:00 via entrevue.fr
  Aviation Industry- Between urgent modernization, climate imperatives, and international competitiveness, Groupe ADP is entering a new phase of massive investment
  
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• Mind the gap: what the Railways Bill doesn’t tell us

  12-12-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Also in this weekmp;#146;s newsletter: Flu cases hit record levels in Englandmp;#146;s hospitals
  
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• Leeds Bradford airline receives top environmental rating for climate strategy

  12-12-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Jet2, based at Leeds Bradford Airport, has been recognised for its environmental leadership by the CDP.
  
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• First trains to join Manchester’s Bee Network by end of 2026

  12-12-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - Andy Burnham unveils next step in transport system, allowing contactless travel with fares capped across trains, buses and tramsThe first passenger trains in the Bee Network will join by the end of 2026, after Greater Manchester disclosed the next steps in its ambitious transport system.Unveiling a yellow-branded Northern train, the regional mayor, Andy Burnham, said two lines from central Manchester mp;#150; to Glossop and Stalybridge mp;#150; would join the network in a year, al
  
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• 'Bradford's been left behind for too long' says MP as he pushes for key development

  12-12-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - An MP has pushed the Transport Secretary on plans for a new railway station in Bradford.
  
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• ‘Squeaky bum time’ as Britain’s new rail timetable goes live this weekend

  12-12-2025 01:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - More trains, faster journeys and better reliability promised mp;#150; but spectre of great timetable fiasco of 2018 looms largeBillions of pounds of investment, years of engineering works mp;#150; and now, the moment of truth. On 14 December a revamped railway timetable goes live across Britain, with the biggest fanfare and radical changes for the east coast mainline, where passengers are promised more train services, faster journeys and a new era of reliability.But the spectre of
  
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• Wrapping up the year with improvements across Scotland?s Railway this Christmas

  11-12-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys carefully this Christmas and New Year as Network Rail delivers essential engineering work to improve Scotland?s railway.
  
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• Wrapping up the year with improvements across Scotland's Railway this Christmas

  11-12-2025 01:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  Network Rail - Rail passengers are being reminded to plan their journeys carefully this Christmas and New Year as Network Rail delivers essential engineering work to improve Scotlandmp;#39;s railway.
  
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• Transport Secretary acted lawfully over Luton Airport expansion High Court finds

  11-12-2025 01:00 via ciltuk.org.uk
  Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport - According to reports from the BBC the High Court has ruled the government has not acting unlawfully when approving the expansion of London Luton Airport.The Airports expansion plans were challenged by Campaign group Luton and District Association of Aircraft Noise (Ladacan) as they argued the Transport Secretary, Hedi Alexandermp;amp;rsquo;s plans ignored key climate and environmental impacts.Both groups said the decision to expand Gatwick Airport
  
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• Transport Committee welcomes future support for rural bus services

  11-12-2025 01:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - The Transport Committee has welcomed an announcement by the Department for Transport that, for the first time, funding provided to local authorities for bus services will take into account how rural an area is.
  
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• ?The most exciting place on the railway?

  11-12-2025 01:00 via modernrailways.com
  Modern Railways - TransPennine Express MD CHRIS JACKSON tells RICHARD CLINNICK why Northern England is a crucible of investment and opportunity for the railway
  
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• The longest-ever low-cost flight is coming soon, and alcohol is banned subscription

  11-12-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - As a UAE-based carrier announces plans for the longest flight route on a single-aisle jet, we examine other epic options
  
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• Slow buses causing passenger fall, Assembly told

  11-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Average bus speeds have fallen across the capital amid mp;quot;endless trafficmp;quot;, the London Assembly hears.
  
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• Road changes at railway station to ease congestion

  11-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - A new road layout is to be trialled outside Sheffield railway station in an attempt to reduce heavy congestion.
  
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• Rhymney line electrified as South Wales Metro approaches finish line

  11-12-2025 01:00 via wales247.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Transport for Wales has now electrified 99 of the railway lines in South East Wales as part of the South Wales Metro.
  
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• Rail passengers concerned about timetable changes

  11-12-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - East Midlands Railway (EMR) said the new timetables, which come into force on Sunday, will add thousands of seats each day and allow more trains to stop at under-served stations.
  
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• Rail boss to exit after ghost train humiliation subscription

  11-12-2025 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - The chief executive of Britain?s rail regulator has said he will stand down, just days after an embarrassing climbdown over plans to run a high-speed service from Manchester to London without any passengers.
  
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• Oxfordshire rail services to London at 'breaking point'

  11-12-2025 01:00 via oxfordmail.co.uk
  Oxford Mail - Commuters and families are being 'crammed in' to trains from Oxfordshire to London due to capacity 'being pushed to breaking point', an MP has warned.
  
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• Motor Insurance Taskforce report - Written statement to Parliament

  11-12-2025 01:00 via gov.uk
  Department for Transport - Government will continue its work to deliver against the actions set out in the Motor Insurance Taskforce final report.
  
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• LTC begins tunneling machine procurement

  11-12-2025 01:00 via highwaysmagazine.co.uk
  Highways Magazine - Procurement has begun for one of the worldmp;#39;s largest tunnelling machines to be used in the construction of National Highwaysmp;#39; Lower Thames Crossing (LTC), following the mp;pound;891m included in the Autumn budget for the project.
  
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• Logistics UK welcomes new freight tech funding from DfT

  11-12-2025 01:00 via fleetnews.co.uk
  Other News Sources - Logistics UK has welcomed a new ?1.1 million Government fund to trial freight technologies aimed at improving safety, efficiency and sustainability.
  
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• Leeds Bradford Airport boasts major improvement for on-time flights

  11-12-2025 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - New data shows that punctuality at Leeds Bradford Airport exceeded the national average in the first half of 2025.
  
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• Labour rail pledge in doubt after £3bn private contract to run London Overground 

  11-12-2025 01:00 via cityam.com
  City AM - London Mayor Said Khan has caused a row within the Labour party after First Group was awarded a mp;pound;3bn deal to operate the London Overground, a move which seemingly flies in the face of Labourmp;amp;#8217;s manifesto commitment to bring railways back into public ownership.mp;nbsp; On Tuesday the London-listed transport group revealed that it would begin ...
  
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• Keir Starmer visiting Norwich to celebrate £46m bus cash

  11-12-2025 01:00 via edp24.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Sir Keir Starmer is visiting Norwich today to announce mp;pound;46m of government spending on bus transport in Norfolk.
  
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• Inside the failed green revolutions at BP and Shell

  11-12-2025 01:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - How the energy giants tried to transform their businesses mp;#151; but ended up dramatically scaling back those plans and writing off billions of dollars
  
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