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Sunday, 13 July 2025

BBC News

• M54-M6 link road 'could generate more than ?500m'A planned link road connecting the M6 and M54 could be worth more than half a billion pounds to the country's economy, West Midlands leaders claimed.
• Cliff lift replacement bus service reviewedThe future of the bus service that replaced Whitby's cliff lift is set to be reviewed due to low passenger uptake and high running costs.
• Extra services announced for rail diversion routeExtra rail services are to be added between Manchester and Mirfield to help keep people travelling during ongoing engineering work.

Department for Transport

• New £63 million boost for Britain's electric vehicle revolutionFunding will help to build a fairer, cleaner future where every family can benefit from cheaper, greener transport.

Financial Times

• Fuel to Air India 171’s engines was cut off seconds before fatal crash, report saysPreliminary findings recommend ‘no actions’ against Boeing or GE Aerospace over incident

The Guardian

• ‘Why did he cut off?’: what the report on the Air India Flight 171 crash foundMain points from the preliminary report on the 12 June crash in which 260 people diedA preliminary report from investigators looking at the Air India Flight 171 crash, which killed 260 people on 12 June, has been published
• English councils urged to install pavement gullies for home charging of electric carsScheme aims to stop cables trailing across pavements and encourage drivers to switch to electric vehicles. Local councils in England will be encouraged to install pavement gullies that link houses to the kerbside so that electric cars owners can charge their cars from home if they do not have a driveway. The new government scheme hopes to stop cables trailing across pavements, as EV owners in built up areas where off-street parking is scarce, try to charge their cars.

The Telegraph

• Labour to spend millions on electric car handouts. [subscription]Government outlines £700m scheme offering EV grants and charging upgrades to combat sluggish sales

Times Online

• Drivers to get grants to cut the costs of electric cars [subscription]Buying an electric van or car is set to become cheaper and Labour is also poised to unveil subsidies for chargers at delivery depots and homes without driveways

The Mirror

• Reform UK leader moans about Eurostar skipping Kent stations without mentioning why cross-channel train service used to stop at both Ashford International and Ebbsfleet International stations in Kent - but company bosses have a good reason why they stopped
• Air India crew 'absolutely' cause of horror crash that killed 260, claims expertAn aviation expert has claimed the pilots of the doomed Air India Flight 171 could have 'absolutely' been behind the tragic crash that killed 260 people last month
• Huge change could save car owners who don't have a driveway £1,500 a yearMinisters hope the cash injection will break down barriers to electric vehicle ownership and boost charging infrastructure across the UK, cutting costs for families, businesses and the public sector

Carlisle News & Star

• Carlisle-based Svella invests in rail depot businessA Carlisle-based company has completed the first stage of a major investment.

Other Regional Press

• High Wycombe to Windsor bus service tackles lonelinessPeople have shared stories and made connections during a bus journey between High Wycombe and Windsor.
• Deeside politician Jack Sargeant welcomes new £1 bus travel scheme for young peopleAlyn and Deeside's representative in the Senedd, Jack Sargeant MS has welcomed the Welsh Labour Government's plan to introduce £1 bus fares for 16 to 21-year-olds across Wales from September.
• 'Build a super-EV charging hub in city centre'Former city councillor Ian Tait said the council should build a charging hub in the heart of the city centre to encourage more taxi drivers to buy electric vehicles.
• Manchester to get £3.5bn railway investment as part of £92bn government funding for transport projectsManchester is set to receive £3.5bn for railway infrastructure as part of a broader £92 billion transport investment by the government.
• Big push for rail link to Tavistock and PlymptonPlymouth and West Devon councils, along with South West Devon MP Rebecca Smith, are pushing from all angles to get a rail link to Tavistock and Plympton after the government failed to include it in its transport plans.

Train Operators

• South Eastern Railway invests in next generation of rail talent with new careers and skills hubSouth Eastern Railway has marked a major step in its ambition to build a modern, inclusive and highly skilled workforce, as Rail Minister Lord Hendy joined colleagues to celebrate the opening of its new careers and skills hub in Ashford on Friday (11th July).

Railway Gazette

• Germany: Regions make the case for battery tractionAs pioneer Schleswig-Holstein overcomes its initial difficulties with its battery train fleet, more Länder are moving ahead with the deployment of battery traction and related infrastructure to decarbonise shorter regional lines

Railway Supply

• Swiss Rail Uses Firefighting Trains to Cool Overheated TracksSwiss Rail uses firefighting trains to cool rails during extreme summer heat and prevent dangerous track deformations caused by thermal stress.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Spending Review: Bus secures a slice of the pieThe recent Spending Review gave the bus sector cause for optimism but also reason to keep fighting our corner, says Graham Vidler, Confederation of Passenger Transport CEO

TaxiPoint

• £63m government boost to cut EV charging costs and expand home access across England Perry RichardsonElectric vehicle (EV) drivers across England are set to benefit from a new £63 million government investment aimed at cutting charging costs and widening access to cheaper home energy rates.

Other News Sources

• Transport system must support economic growth in Warrington, says MPTHE Department for Transport has set out how Warrington will benefit from central funding to improve transport.
• Bus fares in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough set to increasePeople travelling on buses in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough could face having to pay higher bus fares earlier than expected.
• British drivers to see 'immediate changes' on major A-roads and motorways under new rulesThe new changes are part of a major overhaul to electric vehicle chargers around the UK
• Transport for Wales confirms Wrexham to Bidston rail issuesA SHORTAGE of trains has led to some services between Wrexham and Bidston to be cancelled or delayed.
• Strathclyde Partnership for Transport workers in Glasgow accept interim pay dealAround 100 Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) workers on the Glasgow subway have accepted an interim deal, ending a dispute over pay and working conditions.