Public Transport news

• Why is the fine design of Port Loop lost on those who should know better?

  01-12-2017 01:00 via birminghammail.co.uk
  Birmingham Mail - Architect Joe Holyoak fights the corner for a major regeneration which wasn't universally loved by the city's planners
  
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• 'Wealth fund' brought in to find funding for major South Yorkshire development projects

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thestar.co.uk
  Sheffield Star - Major projects which have been proposed in South Yorkshire have included the expansion of the South Yorkshire tram train scheme, with calls for it to serve Stocksbridge; as well as the re-opening of Doncaster Sheffield Airport; and the proposed Don Valley Corridor of advanced manufacturing and clean energy industries.
  
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• Transport minister talks A55, road tolls and 'no guarantees' on ending bridge misery

  07-09-2026 02:00 via infrastructure-now.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - 'This cannot be kicked any further down the road. We need to start dealing with the things that are ahead of us'
  
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• Tram progress on the right lines but can't be the terminus - Jo Davidson

  07-09-2026 02:00 via edinburghnews.scotsman.com
  Edinburgh Evening News - Many of the worldmp;#39;s great thinkers from Winston Churchill to Mark Twain have argued that the blind pursuit of perfection can sometimes be the enemy of progress.
  
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• Trains cancelled and disruption expected due to Transport for Wales staff shortage

  07-09-2026 02:00 via walesonline.co.uk
  
  Wales Online - Transport for Wales (TfW) has said services between Carmarthen and Pembroke Dock will be cancelled due to a shortage of train crew. It says it is laying on buses for passengers to complete their journey.
  
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• Train journey to mark birth of UK high speed rail

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Preparations are under way for a commemorative train journey to mark the birth of the UK's first high-speed rail service.
  
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• Tom Hayes MP called for faster trains to London Waterloo

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bournemouthecho.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Tom Hayes, the Labour MP for Bournemouth East, has urged South Western Railway (SWR) to reintroduce faster weekday trains to London Waterloo, reducing travel times to around one hour and 35 minutes, similar to those in the 1980s.
  
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• Stephen Flynn infuriates civil servants with lax attitude to work as Swinney plot to 'bury' rival bears fruit

  07-09-2026 02:00 via scottishdailyexpress.co.uk
  
  Other News Sources - Staff believe the First Minister has sought to 'bury' his leadership rival by handing him the dreaded transport brief
  
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• Saxmundham rail junction to be upgraded ahead of Sizewell C freight services

  07-09-2026 02:00 via newcivilengineer.com
  New Civil Engineer - Saxmundham rail junction on Suffolk?s East Suffolk line is planned for a major renewal this autumn to improve resilience and reliability in advance of future freight trains delivering construction materials to Sizewell.
  
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• 'Sadiq Khan needs to help Londoners struggling to get home by extending the Night Tube'

  07-09-2026 02:00 via mylondon.news
  
  My London - Westminster City Council is also calling on the Mayor of London to invest in more visible policing
  
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• Ryanair and Virgin issue ticket price increase and schedule cut updates

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - Ryanair says some airlines may not survive this winter
  
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• Richard Branson's next stop: Paris and beyond as he takes on Eurostar

  07-09-2026 02:00 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Evening Standard - The billionaire businessman faces a David-and-Goliath battle to challenge Eurostarmp;#39;s 30-year monopoly and bring some Virgin magic to the cross-Channel route
  
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• Polish shipbuilder hiring as Ferguson Marine cuts 70 jobs

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Remon towa announced hundreds of positions overseas on the seven-ferry loch-class programme after the nationalised Scottish yard lost the mp;pound;175m contract
  
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• Polish shipbuilder hiring as Fer?guson Marine cuts 70 jobs

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - Remon?towa announced hundreds of positions overseas on the seven-ferry loch-class programme after the nationalised Scottish yard lost the ?175m contract
  
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• No bailout for Jaguar Land Rover, says business secretary

  07-09-2026 02:00 via cityam.com
  
  City AM - Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said the government will not bail out Jaguar Land Rover after it announced plans to slash 4,000 jobs. Reynolds has spoken to PB Balaji, chief executive of Britainmp;#146;s biggest carmaker, and is due to meet with the companymp;#146;s leadership in the coming days.mp;amp;#160; But he told the BBCmp;amp;#8217;s Laura Kuenssberg ...
  
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• New station entrance set to open at Temple Meads in 'significant milestone'

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - The new entrance will open from 4pm on Monday (Sept 7) and provide direct access between Bristol Temple Meads and the University of Bristol's new Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus.
  
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• New station entrance set to open at Temple Meads in 'significant milestone'

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bristolpost.co.uk
  
  Bristol Live - It is expected to create a new gateway to the city
  
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• New £23m Bristol Temple Meads entrance opens to serve 2.5 million passengers a year

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - A new eastern entrance at Bristol Temple Meads will open from 4pm on Monday 7 September, marking a significant milestone in the transformation of one of Britainmp;#39;s busiest railway stations.
  
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• New ?23m Bristol Temple Meads entrance opens to serve 2.5 million passengers a year

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
  The Business Desk - A new eastern entrance at Bristol Temple Meads will open from 4pm on Monday 7 September, marking a significant milestone in the transformation of one of Britain?s busiest railway stations.
  
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• Minister to meet Jaguar Land Rover boss as thousands of job cuts expected

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - Speaking to the BBC, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds ruled out a bailout for the company.
  
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• Magor and Undy Walkway to be first of five new stations under £14bn Welsh rail plan

  07-09-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - LOCAL campaigners who fought a mp;#39;David and Goliathmp;#39; battle have been hailed as heroes behind a decision to build a new rail station.
  
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• Magor and Undy Walkway to be first of five new stations under ?14bn Welsh rail plan

  07-09-2026 02:00 via herald.wales
  
  Other Regional Press - LOCAL campaigners who fought a ?David and Goliath? battle have been hailed as heroes behind a decision to build a new rail station.
  
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• Landmark for Coventry's Lime e-bikes and e-scooters as one million rides logged across region

  07-09-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Limemp;#39;s shared e-bikes and e-scooters have clocked up more than one million rides across the West Midlands since launching in April, with Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Sandwell and Wolverhampton all part of the regionmp;#39;s growing micromobility network.
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover facing 'perfect storm' expert says as firm set to cut 4,000 jobs

  07-09-2026 02:00 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Other Regional Press - Dr Charles Tennant has outlined the issues facing the Midlands car manufacturer as a huge round of redundancies was announced
  
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• Indonesia shuts airports as volcano erupts

  07-09-2026 02:00 via ft.com
  Financial Times - Indonesia has closed eight airports and cancelled hundreds of flights as a volcanic eruption spread ash across the country.
  
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• Heywood is one of Greater Manchester's biggest towns but locals say there is a major issue holding it back

  07-09-2026 02:00 via manchestereveningnews.co.uk
  
  Manchester Evening News - The Rochdale borough town has no trams running through, no train stations and a bus service that takes around an hour to get to Manchester city centre. The journey time between Heywood and Manchester is around 30 minutes by car.
  
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• Freight train noise worries ahead of Saxmundham line works

  07-09-2026 02:00 via eadt.co.uk
  
  Other Regional Press - Nine days of works to upgrade a key rail junction as part of the Sizewell C project have raised "significant concerns" over night time noise from trains.
  
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• Drivers face long delays to get licences back after ill health subscription

  07-09-2026 02:00 via thetimes.com
  Times Online - DVLA is repeatedly missing the target of 50 working days to clear people as medically fit to drive, which could make it difficult for some to get back to work
  
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• CrossCountry cancels trains due to driver shortage

  07-09-2026 02:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News - A number of CrossCountry rail services have been cancelled on Sunday due to a shortage of train drivers.
  
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• CrossCountry cancels nearly 70 trains over driver shortage - Manchester and Birmingham hit

  07-09-2026 02:00 via mirror.co.uk
  
  The Mirror - CrossCountry has cancelled more than 70 trains today due to a driver shortage, with services between Manchester and Birmingham among those worst affected by the rail disruption
  
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