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Friday, 30 May 2025

BBC News

• Bus prices to rise after government funding endsBus tickets prices in Reading are set to rise as government funding comes to an end.
• City tram disruption during Oasis and ParklifeThe Metrolink network is undergoing upgrades which will include replacing older sections of track.
• Silvertown Tunnel to close for 17 nights for worksGeneral maintenance and snagging works will take place during the closures, TfL says.
• Fare dodgers chipping away at society, Jenrick saysThe shadow justice secretary filmed himself confronting fare dodgers on the London Underground.
• Stalemate fears over Ardrossan harbour buyoutTalks to bring the North Ayrshire port into public ownership appear to have reached a stalemate, campaigners say.

Financial Times

• Ryanair boss O’Leary hits €100mn bonus targetCarrier’s shares have closed higher than €21 for a 28th consecutive day

The Guardian

• Rachel Reeves to announce billions in regional spending after Treasury rule changesExtra investment lined up for schemes such as energy projects, roads and rails outside London and the south-eastRachel Reeves is preparing to announce billions of pounds’ worth of extra spending for areas outside south-east England at next month’s spending review, after rewriting Treasury investment rules.The chancellor will unveil the extra capital spending after a review of the Treasury’s “green book”, which determines how officials calculate the costs and benefits of a scheme.
• Michael O’Leary to get €100m bonus under deal to keep him at RyanairPayout is criticised as ‘morally questionable’ and an inefficient way of sharing company wealth. Ryanair’s chief executive, Michael O’Leary, has qualified for a bonus worth more than €100m, putting him on track for one of the largest payouts in European corporate history.O’Leary will be given shares worth €111m (£93.5m) if he stays at the airline until the end of July 2028 because the company’s share price stayed above €21 for 28 days.
• Robert Jenrick turns vigilante in bid to tackle London’s fare dodgersTory MP claims ‘law breaking is out of control’ in video in which he accosts travellers on the underground. Robert Jenrick is perhaps best known to the public as the former government minister who unlawfully intervened in a planning decision involving a billionaire Conservative party donor.To others, he may be the Tory MP that parliament’s spending watchdog said was centrally involved in wasting nearly £100m on a botched plan to house asylum seekers.

The Independent

• Getting a handle on cabin baggage: How confusing are the current rules, and what is changing (or not)?The allowances, dimensions and costs for cabin baggage on British Airways, easyJet, Wizz Air and Ryanair

Times Online

• Rachel Reeves to spend big in red wall - what could it mean? [subscription]Chancellor preparing to rip up her spending rules to head off the threat of Reform and unlock a multibillion-pound package in the north and Midlands
• Robert Jenrick 'threatened with knife by Tube fare dodger' [subscription]The shadow justice secretary says 'the state needs to reassert itself' in a video of him confronting passengers who jump the gates
• Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary hits €100m bonus target [subscription]Shares in Europe's largest low-cost carrier closed above €21 for a 28th consecutive day
• Network Rail signs deal to power all its stations with green energy [subscription]The railways will pay for the output of a solar farm under construction in Norfolk in a project that could be replicated across the industry

Mail Online

• Used electric cars lose half their value in two years - manufacturers blamed for discounting new pricesNew analysis suggests that a 24-month-old battery car sold to the trade in April on average retained just 47% of its original new cost.

Birmingham Post

• New images of how £15m Bristol cycling hub could lookScheme will include a 1km competition track

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Deaf transport users to receive interpreter services via video-linkA partnership between West Yorkshire Combined Authority and SignLive means customers can now be connected via video-link to BSL interpreters, who can facilitate real-time conversations with Metro travel staff.
• Bradford-based young people's health charity receives LNER fundingBradford-based charity Step2 has received funding through LNER's Customer and Community Investment Fund.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• The number of motorcyclist deaths on British roads are up 9% in a yearSome 343 riders lost their lives in crashes in 2024

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Anger at North East rail cuts as Durham MP vows to 'continue conversations' with transport bossesDurham could have 12 fewer daily direct services to Edinburgh if proposals for the new East Coast Main Line do not change
• Major Metro work underway between Airport and Regent Centre as line closed until Monday'Major' renewal work is taking place on the Tyne and Wear Metro system

The York Press

• Changes to York bus shelters could help tackle vandalismChanges to the management of York’s bus shelters made following a contract error have sparked hopes of improvements including tackling vandal damage.

Yorkshire Post

• Dangerous railway footbridge due to be dismantled and temporarily replacedThe footbridge at South Bank Railway Station, which is the responsibility of Redcar and Cleveland Council, was put out of action in October last year after an inspection by engineers.

Burnley Express

• Community Rail Week unites communities across the North WestCommunities across the North West have united to celebrate the power of rail in bringing people together

Other Regional Press

• Council pledges support for Wrexham to London rail serviceShropshire Council's Leader, and Cabinet member for transport and economic growth, have written to the Office of Road and Rail's (ORR) chief executive, to show the council's support for a new direct rail service between Wrexham and London.

Train Operators

• First platforms for Britain's new high speed railway installed at Old Oak CommonHS2 has revealed the first section of platform to be installed for Britain's new high-speed railway.

Construction Enquirer

• First platforms installed at HS2 Old Oak Common stationThe first section of platform has been installed in the underground box at HS2's Old Oak Common station.

Rail Business Daily

• Campaign for Better Transport publishes its seven priorities for rail reformCampaign for Better Transport has published seven key priorities for making the Government's programme of rail reform a success.

Rail Magazine

• GB Railfreight renames Class 66 in honour of railway operatorsA Class 66 has been renamed to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Chartered Institution of Railway Operators.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Public finances 'will be the definer of future bus policy and practice'CPT's Alison Edwards notes spending review outcome is equally as critical as Bus Services Bill

Other News Sources

• Anger at Network Rail for 'shocking' exclusion of scooter-users from 'future of railways' exhibitionAn exhibition that will travel the country to celebrate the 'past, present and future' of the railways will be inaccessible to many disabled people who use mobility scooters, because Network Rail has used carriages that are more than 30 years old.
• Motorists could pay triple on Dartford Crossing to help fund Lower Thames project - 'Huge hit for public'Drivers could be forced to pay as much as triple the amount in tolls across a popular crossing if the proposed Lower Thames Crossing is built using private finance.