Public Transport news

• Uber's path to win back London - data, fines and fees

  02-10-2017 02:00 via feeds.reuters.com
  Reuters News - (Reuters) - If history is a guide, Uber Technologies new Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi is likely to dangle data sharing and a promise to pay fines and fees when he sits down with London officials to negotiate the ride service's future in one of its most important markets.
  
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• Why has HS2 spent so many millions on consultants? Christian Wolmar

  25-06-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Just as the news about HS2 couldnmp;#39;t get any worse, it does. The report in the Financial Times that mp;pound;65m has been spent on consultants since November preparing for the mp;#39;resetmp;#39; is yet another kick in the teeth for anyone who still believes that the scheme is a worthwhile undertaking.
  
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• Why did doomed train pass red signal? The deadly sequence of events that put two commuter trains on a collision course, explained down to the last detail by DEEP DIVE

  25-06-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - It was Britainmp;#39;s worst rail disaster in 20 years. A Luton Airport Express service ploughed into the back of a stationary train travelling towards London shortly after 5pm on June 19, 2026.
  
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• Which London trains are affected by the heatwave? Full list of disruptions and 'do not travel' warnings

  25-06-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - National Rail has advised passengers on Wednesday or Thursday to ?only travel if absolutely necessary?
  
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• Which London trains are affected by the heatwave? Full list of disruptions and 'do not travel' warnings

  25-06-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - National Rail has advised passengers on Wednesday or Thursday to mp;#39;only travel if absolutely necessarymp;#39;
  
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• What is China’s SpaceSail, and could it rival Elon Musk’s Starlink?

  25-06-2026 02:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian - The company has just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit but has state backing and is already reportedly negotiating with dozens of countriesElon Muskmp;#146;s Starlink has long dominated the satellite internet industry, but a Chinese government-backed project is aiming to challenge its position.SpaceSail has just a few hundred satellites in low Earth orbit compared with Starlinkmp;#146;s 10,000-plus. But the company says it now has enough satellites to begin its first com
  
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• Weather disruption warnings spread to north west

  25-06-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Railnews -Warnings of disruption to train services because of very high temperatures have spread to north west England. Journeys will take longer because an amber warning of extreme heat has been issued.
  
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• Wales: Fresh calls for assurances on Magor station

  25-06-2026 02:00 via southwalesargus.co.uk
  
  Airportwatch - Fresh calls have been made for firm assurances on a long-awaited railway station project.
  Catherine Fookes MP has joined Lynne Neagle MS and Monmouthshire county council leader Mary Ann Brocklesby in writing to the Welsh Government to secure a clear commitment to the delivery of Magor Walkway Station.
  
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• Video: London's Euston Station looks grim with thousands of sweaty commuters stuck

  25-06-2026 02:00 via metro.co.uk
  
  Metro - Workers travelling through the capital on Tuesday faced another headache after soaring temperatures forced rail bosses to introduce a reduced timetable at one of Britain's busiest stations
  
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• Tube temperatures near 40C as commuters brave heatwave: ?It?s hotter than South Africa?

  25-06-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Temperatures on the London Underground rail network reached almost 40C on Wednesday as the day was officially declared the hottest in June on record.
  
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• Tube temperatures near 40C as commuters brave heatwave: 'It's hotter than South Africa'

  25-06-2026 02:00 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Independent - Temperatures on the London Underground rail network reached almost 40C on Wednesday as the day was officially declared the hottest in June on record.
  
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• Trump accuses big oil firms of price-gouging drivers

  25-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The US president named Shell, ExxonMobil, BP and Chevron when talking to reporters about a probe into fuel prices.
  
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• Transport Committee launches inquiry into draft Heathrow Expansion National Policy Statement

  25-06-2026 02:00 via committees.parliament.uk
  Transport Committee - The Transport Committee has launched an inquiry to scrutinise the Governmentmp;#39;s blueprint for a third runway at Heathrow.
  
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• Train passed red signal before fatal crash - report

  25-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A preliminary report from the Independent Rail Accident Investigation Branch is published.
  
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• Train in fatal UK crash passed red signal, investigators say

  25-06-2026 02:00 via ft.com
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• Train driver who died in crash that injured 100 'passed red signal moments before collision'

  25-06-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - A train driver who died in a crash near Bedford had passed a red signal moments before the collision, investigators say.
  
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• Train driver passed through red signal before Bedford crash subscription

  25-06-2026 02:00 via telegraph.co.uk
  The Telegraph - Shaun Burtonmp;#39;s train mp;#39;approached and then passedmp;#39; warning light moments before collision that killed him, preliminary report finds
  
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• Strap yourselves in: it's time we had seatbelts on trains

  25-06-2026 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - Tragically there was one death in last Friday eveningmp;#39;s rail crash on the Midlands line to London , but the severe injuries incurred could have been significantly reduced had passengers been wearing seatbelts
  
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• SAF benefits at risk of being 'diluted' by Heathrow expansion, government warned

  25-06-2026 02:00 via thechemicalengineer.com
  
  Other Regional Press - THE BENEFITS of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) are at risk of being mp;#39;dilutedmp;#39; by a third runway at London Heathrow Airport, a campaign group has warned, following government research predicting significant emissions rises caused by expansion.
  
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• Rome airports warn of summer 'disaster' unless EU border controls suspended

  25-06-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Romemp;#39;s airports will be forced to suspend the EUmp;#39;s new controversial biometric border system to cope with summer tourist numbers
  
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• Rising Trucking Rates Drive U.S. Companies Back to the Railroad subscription

  25-06-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - High fuel prices and rising truck rates are leading shippers to opt for slower, cheaper intermodal transit
  
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• Rail line blocked near Birmingham after train crew 'taken ill'

  25-06-2026 02:00 via expressandstar.com
  Wolverhampton Express and Star - The crews were taken ill between Shirley and Stratford-Upon-Avon on the North Warwickshire line
  
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• Rail firm says 'do not travel' during heatwave

  25-06-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Rail passengers are being advised not to travel on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday amid soaring temperatures.
  
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• Oil falls to lowest price since start of Iran war as shipping picks up in the Strait of Hormuz

  25-06-2026 02:00 via thisismoney.co.uk
  This is Money- Brent crude dropped towards $73 a barrel having peaked at $126 at the end of April as the conflict shocked the world. Oil is at its cheapest since February 27.
  
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• Northern named the highest-ranking rail operator in nationwide apprenticeship rankings

  25-06-2026 02:00 via news.railbusinessdaily.com
  
  Rail Business Daily - Train operator Northern has topped the list of UK rail operators in the Sunday Times mp;#39;Top 100 Apprenticeship Employersmp;#39;
  
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• North Wales MSs press Finance Minister on rail investment gap at Senedd

  25-06-2026 02:00 via deeside.com
  
  Other Regional Press - Wales is losing mp;pound;850 million in rail funding during the current UK spending review period because the UK Treasury has classified HS2 as an England and Wales project, the Senedd heard on Tuesdaymoney that the Finance Minister said could have been spent on rail investment in Flint and Wrexham.
  
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• Network Rail issues statement following RAIB publication on Bedford train collision

  25-06-2026 02:00 via networkrailmediacentre.co.uk
  
  Network Rail - Network Rail has issued a media statement following the Rail Accident Investigation Branch's (RAIB) interim statement, published today (Wednesday 24 June), into the Bedford train collision, which occurred on Friday 19 June.
  
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• NCE Podcast Why Birmingham ? Manchester rail can?t wait for HS2

  25-06-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - This month?s guest is Ben Brittain, director of public affairs at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).
  
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• NCE Podcast Why Birmingham - Manchester rail can't wait for HS2

  25-06-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - This monthmp;#39;s guest is Ben Brittain, director of public affairs at the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).
  
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• Mayhem at Euston as passengers face major delays or cancellations amid 'hell on Earth' heatwave

  25-06-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - There were scenes of mayhem again at Euston on Wednesday (June 24) with huge crowds gathering on the concourse and passengers facing severe delays and cancellations.
  
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