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Monday, 10 March 2025

BBC News

• The new station with wildflowers and no car parkA new railway station with solar panels and wildflowers on the roof and no car park has been hailed as an example of sustainable transport.
• Trackside homes to get rail works alerts by emailPeople living next to railways in Kent can now sign up for updates on engineering works by email.
• 'Incredible' number of journeys on green busesA fleet of buses, offering free travel, have proven to be popular with travellers during their first year in service, a local authority has said.
• Sir Sadiq Khan in Cannes to 'bang drum for London'Sir Sadiq says foreign investment will help transport, infrastructure and to "build more homes".
• Luxury lounges: Credit card perks we are all paying forWhy credit card providers are opening lavish customer lounges in airports and cities.
• Work starts on £23m transformation of bus stationWork has started on a £23m project to modernise Dewsbury bus station. The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) said the revamp would include an improved waiting area, better real-time information displays and accessible toilets.

The Guardian

• Quarter of England's strategic A-roads have electric car charging cold spotsAffected roads include vital routes for holidaymakers, including A2 towards Folkestone and parts of A303 and A30
• Virgin aims to raise £700m to rival Eurostar on cross-Channel trainsRichard Branson's group plans rail routes linking London to Paris and Brussels, and maybe Amsterdam
• English councils seeking more help to pay for rise in Send transport costsExclusive: Costs particularly acute in more rural areas, where many children with special needs have to use taxis

Times Online

• How the EU's habitats directive is still harming Britain [subscription]Our economic growth is hampered by excessive regulation one project went through six rounds of consultation as the cost ballooned to £9 billion. Why?

Daily Record

• Clyde Tunnel toll for non Glasgow residents branded 'tax' on hospital visitorsCouncillors on Scotland's largest local authority are exploring ways to pay for vital maintenance on the road tunnel linking the north and south of Glasgow.

Sky News

• Drivers 'confused' by transition to electric vehiclesUK drivers are "confused" by the country's electric car transition, ministers are being warned.

Bristol Live

• All the changes coming to Stagecoach and The Big Lemon buses in BristolThey come into effect in April

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Key Welsh railway to close for 16 days this month and passengers need to be preparedTracks and a bridge are being renewed and embankments strengthened

Leicester Mercury

• Revived Ivanhoe Line could be 'catalyst' for better local transport, say campaignersA revived Ivanhoe Line could be the launch point for improving local transport links, campaigners believe. The fight to restore the historic route, between Burton and Leicester, was hit by a huge blow last year.

Manchester Evening News

• New Bee Network and Metrolink ticket system available in two weeks - how it works and what it costsIt's set to be a huge change to how we use public transport - but how do you use it?

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• U-turn as council promises to fix crumbling multi-million-pound project bridge in WalsallWalsall Council has admitted responsibility for the crumbling brickwork along a road that was once part of a multi-million-pound highways project.

Other Regional Press

• Further delay to new rail station planPLANS to recreate a passenger railway station at Pontrilas on the Hereford-Abergavenny line have hit a further setback.

Rail Advent

• New lineside signs to mark Stockton and Darlington Railway bicentenaryNew signs are to be installed along the surviving parts of the 1825 Stockton-to-Darlington line to inform passengers of the historical significance of the line.

Railway Gazette

• Station becomes carbon neutral five years after openingUK: Rail project consultancy SLC has used data from the RSSB Rail Carbon Tool to calculate that after being open for five years, Worcestershire Parkway has removed more carbon from the atmosphere than was emitted during its construction and operation.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• London coach parking bay review and optimisation sought by RHALondon boroughs should review coach parking provision while working with local businesses to gauge its expected take-up and optimise that usage, including via strategic planning, RHA has advocated.
• FlixBus adds Transport Made Simple as leadership aim underlinedTransport Made Simple is the latest business to become a FlixBus operator partner as part of what the scheduled service provider says will be a doubling of its network size in the UK during 2025.

Other News Sources

• AA calls for more action to drive EV adoptionThe AA has called for urgent action to drive electric vehicle (EV) adoption, warning that government policies are failing to stimulate demand among drivers.
• The AA: more needs to be done on EV adoptionMore needs to be done to ramp up EV adoption, according to a new AA study launched today (Monday 10 March).
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