Public Transport news

• Train companies will install 6ft ticket gates to stop fare-dodgers subscription

  16-07-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - More than ?33m being spent on taller barriers with AI sensors to detect tailgaters
  
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• Why are UK fuel prices rising again?

  18-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - UK fuel prices are going up again after the collapse of peace talks to end the US-Israel war with Iran.
  
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• What Andy Burnham plans to do as PM - 12 key policies from bus fares to taxes

  18-07-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - What do we know about Andy Burnhammp;#39;s specific policies? The Mirror takes a look at what a Burnham government is set to look like after he enters No10 on Monday
  
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• Villagers fear major roads ‘won’t cope’ as 11k homes planned at former RAF base nearby

  18-07-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Up to 11,000 homes are planned at a former RAF site that neighbours the Cambridge village
  
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• Travel chaos on the M25 as drivers are engulfed by thick smoke after dry fields go up in flames

  18-07-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - Shocking footage shows motorists unable to see more than a few metres ahead due to the blaze which broke out beside a busy stretch of the motorway this afternoon.
  
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• Swing Bridge marks 150th anniversary of first swing as bosses pledge to save Victorian marvel

  18-07-2026 02:00 via chroniclelive.co.uk
  
  Newcastle Evening Chronicle - The Swing Bridge swung open to let ships pass for the first time on July 17, 1876, but the Tyneside engineering marvel has now been left in a state of disrepair for several years
  
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• Steam trains are BANNED nationwide in heatwave after Harry Potter train started wildfire

  18-07-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - Disappointed familiesmp;#39; long-planned trips have been thrown into chaos after Network Rail imposed the ban amid fears of trackside fires during the ongoing heatwave.
  
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• Residents living in fear on Welsh 20mph street where people keep crashing into cars and houses

  18-07-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - mp;#39;At one point we were all going to ask the council how much it would cost to put a speed bump in, and all chip in for one ourselvesmp;#39;
  
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• Queues close to an hour at Dover ahead of one of the busiest weekends for drivers

  18-07-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Queues close to an hour formed at the Port of Dover on Friday night, ahead of whatmp;#39;s expected to be one of the busiest weekends in years for drivers.
  
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• Plane passengers travelling with easyJet cautioned cabin bag error can 'cost money'

  18-07-2026 02:00 via liverpoolecho.co.uk
  
  Liverpool Echo - Lots of people travel with easyJet, but theremp;#39;s a cabin bag error passengers should avoid. Failing to follow a crucial rule can actually mp;amp;quot;cost moneymp;amp;quot;, and add expense to your holiday
  
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• Mayor's fury as train firm slashes half of Sheffield services with just DAYS notice

  18-07-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - East Midlands Rail announced the sudden plans on Friday, July 17
  
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• London Overground line faces year of major disruption as four railway bridges replaced

  18-07-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Network Rail has confirmed that it will replace four bridges carrying London Overground trains in east London
  
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• London Assembly calls for 'full investigation' into Tube noise as 5 areas flagged as suffering

  18-07-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - Transport for London has been urged to lay out a clear plan explaining how it will deal with the issue affecting residents and commuters
  
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• Intercity rail passengers face summer disruption amid slashed services and strike votes

  18-07-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  The Guardian - East Midlands Railway cancels trains on Midland mainline, as drivers on LNER and Avanti West Coast ballotIntercity rail travellers face potential disruption this summer across Great Britainmp;#146;s three north-south mainlines, with drivers voting on strike action on two lines and timetables slashed on the other owing to malfunctioning trains.East Midlands Railway announced it will cancel hundreds of services in the coming weeks from its intercity timetable on the Midland mainline
  
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• GBR Anglia liveries unveiled in London

  18-07-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -The first trains to carry the new Great British Railways identity for Anglia have been unveiled at London Liverpool Street station. The event confirmed that regional identities will be carried on GBR trains.
  
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• Five new driving rules and laws on table with Andy Burnham as Prime Minister

  18-07-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - MP for Makerfield is being urged to make a string of changes which experts say would be welcomed by petrol, diesel AND electric motorists.
  
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• Fears staff car parking charges could 'cripple' Cardiff businesses

  18-07-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Larger firms could have to pay the council mp;pound;750 per staff parking space, under plans due to be consulted on.
  
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• East Midlands Railway to introduce temporary timetable after issues with service

  18-07-2026 02:00 via itv.com
  ITV News - East Midlands Railway has announced a temporary reduced timetable from Monday July 20 after performance and reliability issues with their multi-million pound aurora fleet of trains.
  
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• Call for more Avanti services to Blackpool from London

  18-07-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - Avanti bidding to bring back weekday services
  
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• Birmingham Airport reminds passengers of rules and flight information after important changes

  18-07-2026 02:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail - Find more than 10 vital pieces of information below
  
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• Andy Burnham told to make five driving rule changes on Monday

  18-07-2026 02:00 via express.co.uk
  Daily Express - The former Mayor of Greater Manchester is set to take over as Prime Minister in days, but experts have warned he must make five crucial motoring changes
  
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• £200m Immingham RoRo terminal project reaches major milestone creating 900 jobs

  18-07-2026 02:00 via business-live.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post - The Immingham Eastern RoRo Terminal (IERRT) is expected to provide a major boost for the Humber region when it opens in May 2028, with 900 jobs set to be created
  
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• Airport issues 'red card' warning for passengers

  18-07-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Passengers have been given rules that they must follow
  
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• McGill’s files claim over ScotZEB3 awards

  17-07-2026 12:13 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Bus group says there are ‘serious questions’ to answer and launches multi-million pound claim against Scottish Government and Transport Scotland
   Left to right Sandy Easdale, Ralph Roberts, James Easdale
   McGill’s Buses, the UK’s largest independent bus operator, has launched a multi-million pound legal action against the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland.
  The appeal has been submitted to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) following the Scottish Gove
  
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• Go-Ahead wins big at leadership awards

  17-07-2026 12:02 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Rail minister Lord Hendy praised the winners and finalists at the inaugural Leadership in Passenger Transport Awards, which took place this week
   The first ever Leadership in Passenger Transport Awards presentation ceremony was held this week
   Go Ahead Group staff achieved victories in eight of the 14 categories at the first ever presentation ceremony for the Leadership in Passenger Transport Awards, held on July 16 at indigo at The O2 in Greenwich.
  People from the group’s subsid
  
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• Wartime Lviv keeps the wheels turning

  17-07-2026 11:46 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Ordinary people are doing superhuman things in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, and war is reorientating planning and transport policy
   You can see trams in Lviv that started their working life in long gone East Germany Everything looks normal in Lviv. In the daytime people are going about their daily business and in the evening the tables of the cafes and restaurants in the Old Town spill out onto the busy traffic-free streets where couples and families’ saunter. There are Uk
  
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• GBR – one brand doesn’t fit all

  17-07-2026 11:40 via passengertransport.co.uk
   
  Great British Railways risks sacrificing local identity, customer affinity and commercial instinct in pursuit of brand uniformity
   Ever since I set eyes on a South Western Railway Class 450 model at an exhibition in March, I’ve been ruminating about purchasing one. It was instant attraction, but I am extremely frugal when it comes to spending money on myself. The price is £375, which is the most I will have ever have spent on a train, and it would be frivolous to do so.
  
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• The second wave is about harmonisation

  17-07-2026 11:35 via passengertransport.co.uk
  The challenge for the next phase of bus reform isn’t only about successful local systems. It is ensuring that systems work together
  Franchising is not simply a transport change programme. It is an organisational transformation programme
   BY Anne Marie Purcell
  A year ago, I wrote about the scale of bus reform gathering momentum across England. The success of Greater Manchester turning policy into delivery had caught on with Liverpool City Region was progressing, and other mayoral combi
  
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• Taking EPs to the next level

  17-07-2026 11:19 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Andy Gibbons and Paul Walker explain how Leicester and Portsmouth are moving to ‘EP Max’
  Portsmouth is looking to develop an EP Max
   BY Paul Walker, Portsmouth City Council
  The cities of Leicester and Portsmouth have both built strong reputations, over the last five years for delivering effective Enhanced Partnerships (EPs) with their bus operators and other strategic partners. Leicester looks to mimic franchising through clear network standards covering electric fleets, timetab
  
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• The politics of better transport

  17-07-2026 11:13 via passengertransport.co.uk
  Policy leaders and industry professionals recently debated how politics can both derail, and help, to build better transport systems
  The panel discussion
   A panel at the Better Transport Conference last month tackled one of the sector’s more persistent questions: should we take the politics out of transport? The conversation that followed suggested the industry’s task is to engage with politics more intelligently, instead of retreating from it.The final session of Better Transpo
  
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