Public Transport news

• Transport plan approved - despite concerns

  18-03-2025 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A council has approved a 20-year transport plan amid concerns over both the impact of traffic on villages and deferred road projects.
  
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• World's fastest rail service to connect Tokyo and Nagoya

  26-01-2026 01:00 via travelmole.com
  Other News Sources - Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) is testing the L0 Series, a Japanese Maglev train
  
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• West Midlands Metro expansion contracts awarded

  26-01-2026 01:00 via railwaygazette.com
  Railway Gazette - UK: Colas Rail UK has been awarded further contracts for the expansion of the West Midlands Metro light rail network, through its longstanding position as principal contractor within the Midland Metro Alliance.
  
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• 'Utopian vision' for new Devon link akin to Exeter/Exmouth

  26-01-2026 01:00 via devonlive.com
  Other Regional Press - A campaign for better rail services is gathering pace - but desperately needed improvements remain the top priority
  
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• Unique snow shelter removed from Highland rail line weeks before Scotland's heaviest snowfall for years

  26-01-2026 01:00 via scotsman.com
  The Scotsman - A unique snow shelter which has protected a Highland railway line from being engulfed by snowdrifts for 130 years has been removed shortly before the heaviest snowfall for years blocked other routes in northern Scotland for days.
  
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• Transport plan is for the whole of 'the north of England' after snub

  26-01-2026 01:00 via whitehavennews.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A minister hit back in parliament after a Cumbrian MP accused the government of thinking that the north stops at the M62..
  
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• Traffic caused by £3.2m roadworks a 'big loss' for businesses

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - An Eglinton businesswoman has said the construction of a cycle path that mp;quot;many feel will never be usedmp;quot; is costing her and other local businesses valuable customers.
  
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• The M25/A3 roadworks are finished and the results are fabulous subscription

  26-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Matt Rudd tests out the revamped interchange, which has been completed after three years of roadworks with no delays, no accidents and delivered (more or less) on time and in budget
  
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• The £11bn rail upgrade that will take 30 years to finish subscription

  26-01-2026 01:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Labour says lessons have been learnt from HS2 but todaymp;#39;s commuters may have retired by the time the Transpennine line works are complete
  
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• Telford & Wrekin Council's bus services reach new milestone

  26-01-2026 01:00 via shropshirelive.com
  Other Regional Press - Telford mp;amp; Wrekin Councilmp;#39;s bus services have reached a new milestone, with more than 800,000 passenger journeys recorded since the routes were introduced in 2022.
  
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• Stations see 'record' growth - rail operator

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Rail operator Southeastern says it has seen "record growth" across its network, including at new stations, as well as established stations welcoming passengers back.
  
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• Stagecoach and Go-Ahead selected for first phase of Liverpool City Region bus franchising

  26-01-2026 01:00 via sustainable-bus.com
  Sustainable Bus - Liverpool City Region has appointed Stagecoach and Go-Ahead as operators for its first publicly controlled bus services in more than 40 years.
  
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• Southwold tourism would "really benefit" from bus to Darsham

  26-01-2026 01:00 via eadt.co.uk
  East Anglian Daily Times - An on-demand professionally-driven bus could replace a community bus service, which is being axed due to rising costs and a declining number of passengers.
  
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• Shuttle bus and enforcement considered over hospital parking

  26-01-2026 01:00 via leaderlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) has responded to the suggestions that patients, residents and stakeholders put forward in Andrew Ranger MPmp;#39;s Voice of Wrexham event back in November 2025.
  
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• Rail nationalisation is running on time, but will it work? subscription

  26-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - West Midlands Trains comes under public ownership in February, taking Labour about halfway towards its destination of total control
  
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• Rail disruption due to fire in tunnel

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Rail services through the Pennines have been disrupted after a tunnel fire in West Yorkshire.
  
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• New data highlights 'disruption' created by A59 bypass scheme between Harrogate and Skipton

  26-01-2026 01:00 via harrogateadvertiser.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - New data has confirmed what Harrogate drivers already suspected the mp;pound;82.5 million Kex Gill realignment scheme in Nidderdale is one of the most expensive and disruptive roadworks in the UK.
  
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• Network Rail should pay heed to John McAslan's light-touch Liverpool Street station redevelopment plan

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bdonline.co.uk
  Other News Sources - It has been arguably the most chaotic development process of any major project in the UK over the past decade but the latest proposals could well be the best way forward for Network Rail
  
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• More roadworks for main route in city

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - The main road in and out of Exeter will be closed for major works in February, only months after a previous closure.
  
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• Inquiry into fatal Stonehaven train derailment to begin

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - Three men died when the train derailed in Aberdeenshire after hitting a landslide in 2020.
  
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• Heathrow's £49bn third runway 'a vanity project', experts warn subscription

  26-01-2026 01:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport says the scheme is based on dated assumptions about traveller behaviour and capacity at other London airports
  
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• 'Golden route' train changes cut school absences

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  BBC News - Parents, teachers and students say train delays have wreaked havoc on school attendance, but timetable changes are helping ensure pupils get to school on time.
  
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• Full list of 20mph roads in Wales that are now 30mph again

  26-01-2026 01:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  Wales Online - There are plenty of roads that have reverted back to 30mph, while decisions on others are still being made
  
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• Fire damaged railway tunnel 'not safe' to reopen - causing Monday rush hour chaos

  26-01-2026 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - Work will continue through Monday to repair damage to a vital railway tunnel - badly disrupting train services in West Yorkshire.
  
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• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Zack Polanski says reopening plan is 'outrageous'

  26-01-2026 01:00 via yorkshirepost.co.uk
  Yorkshire Post - Green Party leader Zack Polanski has described the plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport as mp;#39;outrageousmp;#39; in the midst of a mp;#39;climate crisismp;#39;.
  
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• Delays and disruption on the rails in West Yorkshire after tunnel fire

  26-01-2026 01:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - The blaze was dealt with by emergency services in Standedge Tunnel
  
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• Co-operation agreement after East Coast Main Line overspeeds

  26-01-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - A meeting to discuss overspeeding on the East Coast Main Line has resulted in an agreement to strengthen leadership and co-operation.
  
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• Clear improvement in the capital's transport - Christian Wolmar

  26-01-2026 01:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - In recent times, I have noticed there has been something missing from the view of London that I get from my morning jog up Parliament Hill, in north Londonmp;#39;s Hampstead Heath.
  
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• Bradford to get over £350,000 for more EV charging points on streets

  26-01-2026 01:00 via thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
  Bradford Telegraph & Argus - More EV charging points will be rolled out on Bradford streets after extra funding was awarded to the West Yorkshire region.
  
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• Backlash after TfL continues to outsource cleaners

  26-01-2026 01:00 via bbc.com
  BBC News - TfL has given Mitie a new fivemp;amp;#8209;year cleaning contract, covering more than 2,000 workers.
  
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