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Monday, 12 May 2025

BBC News

• Weaver Network is 'new era' for public transportWest Yorkshire transport bosses have unveiled new branding for the region's public transport network, pledging a "bold new area".
• Long queues at airport as 'IT issue' causes delaysQueues of passengers stretched outside an airport's terminal early on Sunday as an "IT issue" caused delays.
• Construction begins on £7.9m station footbridgeConstruction work has begun on a new £7.9m footbridge which will connect platforms at a railway station.
• Plans for more frequent and faster busesBus services in Herefordshire could be made more frequent and faster under new proposals.
• New electric bus fleet prepares to hit the streetsThe first vehicles that are part of a new fleet of electric buses will soon be rolled out onto the streets of Plymouth and parts of Cornwall.
• New lost and found system sees more items returnedTrumpets, church keys and an insulin pen were among the almost 5,000 lost items successfully returned to their owners as part of a train company's new lost and found scheme.
• £1 Tiger bus pass staying, says new mayorThe new mayor for Cambridgeshire and Peterborough says he plans to keep the Tiger bus pass.

The Guardian

• Long queues and flight delays at Stansted airport after 'IT issue'Essex airport says problem affected check-in, baggage and security systems on Sunday morning

The Independent

• Transportation secretary wants flights at Newark scaled back but insists it's safe to continue operationsFlights were grounded once again at Newark Airport on Sunday morning and the Transport Secretary says he's concerned about the whole airspace due to aging tech

i News

• How threat of Reform now hangs over Labour's crunch decision on HS2At Crewe's train station, there is still a plaque near Platform 3 that reads Crewe -destination HS2

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Branding that will replace Metro in West Yorkshire to be unveiledThe new branding for West Yorkshire’s transport network will officially be unveiled on Monday – with the Metro branding due to be retired.
• EV charging bays at Bradford retail park are approvedPLANS to install 10 ultra rapid EV charging bays in a Bradford retail park have been approved.

London Evening Standard

• Passengers at Stansted face long delays and disruption after IT glitchLondon Stansted said the malfunction affected a number of systems at the airport, including check-in, baggage and security.

Metro

• 'Bare beating' is tormenting commuters on the London tube networkYou've somehow managed to get a seat on your Circle line train and settle in for the gruelling journey into the office.*Sigh*

Nation. Cymru

• Concerns bus reform could hit school transportCardiff Council is worried the Welsh Government's bus reform plans could hit school transport in the city.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Dudley Council could pay high price for tram troubleDudley Council could face a whopping bill for altering a road after discovering it could bring the West Midlands Metro to a halt.

Wrexham.com

• Fears bus reform plans will exclude views of elderly peopleThe older people's commissioner for Wales warned people could be denied a meaningful say about a major shake-up of bus services due to a tight timetable for scrutiny.

Other Regional Press

• South Cambs celebrates new bus routesCommenting on the introduction of the New Tiger Bus Routes, SCDC Cabinet Member, Cllr John Williams (Lib Dem, Fen Ditton and Fulbourn ward) said:
• Sam Rowlands MS visits bus depot in North WalesSAM ROWLANDS, Member of the Welsh Parliament for North Wales, has been seeing at firsthand how Arriva buses operate from their Hawarden depot.
• More passengers leads to services call on Cambrian LineA rail users group has called for more services to run through Powys by pointing to passenger numbers close to pre-pandemic levels.

Rail Advent

• Chiltern Partners Up With The Marylebone ProjectChiltern Railways has partnered up with The Marylebone Project, which is a London-based charity supporting homeless and vulnerable women.

Rail Magazine

• Open access to cost LNER £1.1bn over next decade in abstracted revenue, report claimsLNER's revenue will be at least £1.1 billion lower over the next decade because of open access operations, a new report has said.

Rail UK

• LNER customer services moves to new home in heart of NewcastleLNER has reinforced its commitment to the North East with the opening of its new Customer Solutions Centre in the heart of Newcastle city centre.

The Business Desk

• Major city centre transport schemes to be considered by Bristol council bossesPlans to deliver a multi-million pound investment in Bristol's city centre transport network are set to be considered by councillors on the Transport and Connectivity Committee this week.

Other News Sources

• Higham revealed as the worst place to get a train in Kent, according to government cancellation and delay dataBad weather, broken down train, trespassers on the line: we've been affected by train problems over the years. But where in the county suffers these delays the mos
• Rationale for re-opening Devon railway station is 'clear', says ministerThe case for re-opening two Devon railway stations is 'clear', according to fresh government comments, but their future will remain uncertain until the upcoming spending review.
• SEND transport to be reviewed amid calls Stoke-on-Trent council 'held to ransom' by some taxi firmsStoke-on-Trent City Council overspent its special education transport budget by nearly £3 million last year.
• Major South West railway expansion plans dashedHopes of reinstating part of an Exmoor railway line have been dashed after the park's planning committee voted overwhelmingly to refuse the scheme.
• Kent County Council plans new electric bus charges in DartfordA public footpath in Dartford could be diverted as part of a new plan to build an electric bus charging site near the town centre.