Public Transport news

• Virgin to by-pass rail line blockage

  07-01-2016 01:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Virgin Trains says an hourly rail service between Glasgow and Carlisle via Dumfries will operate from Saturday.
  
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• Trolleybus, not trams, is the answer to city transport trauma - Bruce Whitehead

  14-09-2026 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Other Regional Press - Ibsenmp;#39;s curse also struck Edinburgh councilmp;#39;s tunnel-visioned transport committee, which has rejected proposals for an essential tram link to Granton.
  
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• Transport for Wales '158s' expected to move to GWR

  14-09-2026 02:00 via railmagazine.com
  Rail Magazine - Twenty-two Angel Trains Class 158s currently being operated by Transport for Wales (TfW) are expected to be moving to Great Western Railway (GWR), RAIL understands.
  
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• Transport for London moves step closer to bringing London buses into public ownership

  14-09-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - Officials are set to start engaging bus operators later this month as part of a move to mp;#39;reimagine Londonmp;#39;s bus networkmp;#39;
  
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• The level crossing on major Welsh rail line where trains have to stop to check no one is coming

  14-09-2026 02:00 via dailypost.co.uk
  
  Daily Post (North Wales) - Network Rail said the track circuit has occasionally been operating out of sequence and it was working to address the issue
  
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• Scotland's newest railway station opens this month - Cove and Newtonhill must be next

  14-09-2026 02:00 via aberdeenlive.news
  
  Other Regional Press - Balgray station is due to open at the end of September, but with roadwork misery causing chaos in the south of Aberdeen, now is the time to seriously consider opening two new north-east stations.
  
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• Reckless e-bike riders 'dangerous' for cyclists

  14-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Morwenna Hughesmp;#39; arm was shattered after an e-bike rider knocked her off her bike in Hammersmith.
  
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• New information boards at Seaton Carew Railway Station outline area's history

  14-09-2026 02:00 via hartlepoolmail.co.uk
  Other Regional Press - A railway station has smart new information boards to welcome visitors as they step off their trains.
  
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• New GWR four-part behind-the-scenes video series launched

  14-09-2026 02:00 via falmouthpacket.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Great Western Railway (GWR) has launched Beyond the Journey, a four-part video series that offers a behind-the-scenes look at the people and decisions that keep its network running.
  
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• Network Rail halts 80-home Lostock Gralam development

  14-09-2026 02:00 via northwichguardian.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - NETWORK Rail has called for a halt on plans for an 80-home development next to Lostock Gralam railway station due to concerns over historic mining and landfill.
  
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• Multi-million pound A4 Keynsham Bypass speed limit cut bid

  14-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - A public consultation closes on September 22
  
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• Mayor eyes 2050 opening date for underground trains

  14-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Plans to create Greater Manchester's own London Underground-style transport system have been backed by mayor Bev Craig, with 2050 eyed as a potential opening date.
  
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• Key route near M4 and M5 to close for three months with lengthy diversion

  14-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - A major stretch of the A38 will be closed in four different sections
  
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• Government moves to end 'cancellation limbo'

  14-09-2026 02:00 via railnews.co.uk
  Rail-News.com - New rules about the rights of passengers whose trains are cancelled have come into force, affecting nearly all English train operators.Passengers whose trains are cancelled can now use other services without any further charge or the need to rebook
  
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• Direct Birmingham-to-Manchester Airport trains due

  14-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Birmingham to Crewe services will begin in December with the extension to the airport in May 2027.
  
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• Council calls for doubling of train services between Gloucestershire and South Wales

  14-09-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - Gloucestershire County Council has written to Rail Minister Lord Hendy calling for a second train per hour between the county and South Wales.
  
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• Call for Burnham to remove bus 'postcode lottery'

  14-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Transport campaigners in the South are urging the prime minister to visit the region to see for himself how rural areas are struggling with limited bus services.
  
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• Bridge demolition plan 'smacks of incompetence'

  14-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A heritage group says the planned demolition of two former railway bridges "smacks of incompetence".
  Stockton Council plans to demolish the Crawford's and Black Square's bridges on the Castle Eden Walkway in Wynyard this autumn, pointing to deep cracks and movement that presented a risk of collapse.
  
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• Urgent search as huge passenger ship with 240 people on board missing in Indonesia

  13-09-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - The Virgo Transport 8 experienced a communication failure in the Java Sea on Sunday - an operation is now underway to try and locate more than 240 people
  
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• UK's busiest long-distance train line cuts trains for Christmas to 'save taxpayers' - but route to Andy Burnham's Number 10 North avoids the axe'

  13-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - Train operator Avanti has been given government approval to cut scores of daily services between December 7 and 23 and from January 4 to 7 to mp;#39;save taxpayers moneymp;#39;.
  
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• UK air traffic control systems face paralysis as cliff edge looms subscription

  13-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Decades-old software operated by meltdown-ridden air traffic controllers at Nats will become ?unsupported? in 2030. ?When it breaks, it?s gone,? says an insider
  
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• Tram-trains, Roseburn, and the future of Edinburgh's transport system

  13-09-2026 02:00 via heraldscotland.com
  
  The Herald - As the dust settles from months of speculation, the question on everyone?s lips is about the next installment of the long-running soap opera better known as Trams from Granton to Edinburgh BioQuarter/Royal Infirmary.
  
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• The robot valet! Gatwick becomes first UK airport to unveil robotic parking with passengers able to drop off and pick up their cars without any human interaction

  13-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - The innovative valet service has been unveiled just days after an air traffic control glitch caused travel chaos at Gatwick and other airports.
  
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• The March road where potholes were so bad driving past would set off car alarms

  13-09-2026 02:00 via cambridge-news.co.uk
  
  Cambridge News - Residents claim it is now mp;#39;the best road in Britainmp;#39; after work to fix it
  
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• Search for 140 people missing from Indonesian passenger ship

  13-09-2026 02:00 via news.sky.com
  Sky News - Indonesian officials say 103 people have been rescued at sea after a passenger ship carrying more than 240 people lost contact in the Java Sea during bad weather.
  
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• Scots ferry sailed 600 times...without a single passenger!

  13-09-2026 02:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Mail Online - Scotlandmp;#39;s worst ferry service left port with no passengers on board almost 600 times last year.
  
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• Raging John Swinney attacks botched ScotRail app launch but is told he is to blame

  13-09-2026 02:00 via scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - The First Minister was annoyed at the shambolic ScotRail rollout but it was his Scottish Government that oversaw this and failed to step in.
  
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• Planned Gibraltar-sized rail testing centre has cost taxpayers £70m but hasn't been built

  13-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The site has not found private-sector funding because the risk is mp;quot;too great,mp;quot; its boss says.
  
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• Older drivers issued 9-second warning over headlight glare after BBC star dies

  13-09-2026 02:00 via examinerlive.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - The Department for Transport is to introduce new laws within two years
  
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• Northern line extension celebrates centenary

  13-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - The extension to Morden opened in 1926 and marked a new era of London Underground architecture.
  
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