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Friday, 18 July 2025

Government

• Infrastructure Pipeline kicks off new era of infrastructure deliveryNew tool gives investors and industry clarity they need to plan for the long term and support the delivery of the government's infrastructure ambitions.
• UK Infrastructure PipelineThe Pipeline provides a forward look of major infrastructure projects and programmes that are being progressed and planned in the UK.

BBC News

• Miniature railway installed in historic tunnelA miniature railway has been installed in a historic tunnel in Leicester, opening it up to passengers for the first time in almost 100 years.
• 'World's oldest' railway station savedCampaigners are celebrating after raising £300k to save what is believed to be the world's first railway station.
• 'Rent on my HS2-owned home has gone up £400 a month'HS2 has been accused of unaffordable rent increases and failing to address maintenance issues.
• Jaguar Land Rover to cut up to 500 UK jobsThe carmaker says the cuts are part of "normal business practice", but one expert blames US tariffs.

Department for Transport

• Government agrees landmark plans to lay down the tracks for direct trains to GermanyA direct rail link between London and Berlin could change how people travel between our two countries.
• HS2 6-monthly report to Parliament: July 2025Review of High Speed Two (HS2) including programme governance, delivery update, benefits, community impacts, land and property.

Financial Times

• EasyJet warns of dent to profits from strikes and higher fuel costsLow-cost airline flags £25mn hit as it reports quarterly profits a fifth higher than same period last year
• India air authority warns against speculation on Air India crash causeForeign media blamed for ‘repeatedly attempting to draw conclusions through selective and unverified reporting’
• Union Pacific in early-stage talks with Norfolk Southern to create $200bn rail colossusMerger of rivals would face intense scrutiny from US regulators
• From ‘ghost flights’ to extra toilets: how Qantas regained altitudeImprovements in punctuality and service have driven Australian airline’s recovery, says chief Vanessa Hudson

The Guardian

• Air India finds ‘no issues’ with fuel switches on other Boeings after crashUS report says investigators looking at actions of plane’s captain before plane crash that killed 260 peopleAir India has said it found “no issues” with the fuel switches on its other Boeing planes after the fatal crash that killed 260 people last month, as a US report suggested investigators have turned their attention to the actions of the plane’s captain.A preliminary report into the incident, released last week, found that the switches that controlled fuel going into the engines had been turned off “one after another” just after the plane took off from A...
• Jaguar Land Rover delays launch of new Range Rover ElectricExclusive: Customers are told the carmaker is allowing more time for testing and for demand to pick upBritain’s largest carmaker, Jaguar Land Rover, has delayed the planned launches of its new electric Range Rover and electric Jaguar models to give it time for more testing and for demand to pick up, the Guardian can reveal.JLR has written to customers waiting for the Range Rover Electric to inform them that deliveries of the new version of the model will not start until next year, after initially aiming for late 2025. Continue reading...

The Independent

• I was followed carriage to carriage by a burping, farting man: This is life as a woman on the TubeAs Labour MP Stella Creasy reveals she was 'hassled' by a man on London Underground and strangers had to step in to help her - Victoria Richards discovers that the worst experiences have become all too commonplace
• '10 busiest trains in England' named as passenger numbers bounce backTrain operator Thameslink says trains were designed with plenty of standing room

Times Online

• Parking private jet at Edinburgh airport 'cheaper than a car' [subscription]Scottish airports have increased their fees for 'kiss and fly' drop-offs a charge critics say hits families hardest as public transport is impractical
• EU tolerance of French air traffic control strikes is unacceptable [subscription]The bosses of Ryanair and easyJet are right: unions in France should not be allowed to halt overflights
• Direct trains from London to Berlin could run within a decade [subscription]The new treaty between the UK and Germany opens the prospect of expanding the number of European destinations served by the Channel tunnel
• Great British Railways 'won't be run by blob mentality civil servants [subscription]Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, says the nationalised train service will not be a glorified British Rail of the 1970s

Birmingham Mail

• New motorway sign rules in UK after 'long campaign' from driversRoad users and motorists will see a long-awaited sign change on major A-roads and motorways in a "milestone" move.

Birmingham Post

• Nissan aims to electrify supply chain with electric truck charging stationThe new facility at the company's Sunderland plant aims to reduce emissions from deliveries to and from the factory
• Welsh Tories commit to building an M4 relief road in South WalesWelsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Transport and Infrastructure, Sam Rowlands, on why the project is needed after being ditched six years ago by the Welsh Government
• First details of £1m Moorfields Station retail upgrade as planning application submittedThe first phase of work will see a refresh of the station's appearance and accessibility, with a new retail offer at ground floor level

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Expanded terminal at Leeds Bradford Airport officially opensLeeds Bradford Airport's expanded terminal has been officially opened.
• Group slams 'depressing' drop-off charges - as Leeds Bradford Airport raises feesA motoring organisation has hit out - after Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) increased drop-off fees for drivers in the past year.
• Bus services to three Bradford schools face the chop next yearBus services to three Bradford schools are likely to be withdrawn next year after a review of services subsidised by West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Tarmac secures contract to bid for improvement projects on the A55It is part of a multi-million pound contract with the North and Mid Wales Trunk Road Agent
• Changes to 'vital' railway service have had 'significant detrimental impact'A public meeting is now to be held to give rail users an 'opportunity' to raise concerns

London Evening Standard

• Trains could soon run from London to Berlin after new UK-Germany treaty is signedPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz signed a wide-ranging deal in Kensington on Thursday

Manchester Evening News

• Manchester Airport says £5 drop-off fee for five minutes gives 'flexibility' as it hits backThe airport said it's drop off charges provides flexibility for motorists and offers more options than other UK airports

Nation. Cymru

• Public meeting called to discuss cuts to train services in north WalesAn MS has organised a public meeting to discuss cut to a north Wales train line, described as a 'vital link'

The York Press

• 'More should have been done’ to inform public ahead of A64 fixed speed camera trialNorth Yorkshire Council’s head of highways has said more should have been done to inform the public ahead of a fixed speed camera trial between Scarborough and Malton.
• Mayor denies favouring his home city York when handing out transport cashThe mayor of York and North Yorkshire David Skaith has rejected suggestions he favoured his home city York over the wider county when he handed out funding for transport projects.

Yorkshire Post

• The indecision over HS2 is becoming tiresome with Lord Hendy offering a glimmer of hope to the North - Ismail Mulla"In out, in out, shake it all about" so goes the timeless children's song. But if the mixed messaging continues from the Government around HS2, it may well end up giving a whole new meaning to the Hockey Cokey.

Other Regional Press

• c2c train services in Essex to be publicly-owned from SundayTrain services across Essex will be publicly-owned from this weekend as c2c's services become the next to be brought into public ownership.
• Government £28m grant for electric buses for two Yorkshire citiesThey are lifelines for communities, the government said
• Highways depot to replace picnic site as controversial plan approvedTHE controversial Highway Depot on the A35 just outside Bridport is to go ahead.

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Gatwick Airport to introduce 14 new electric buses for car park shuttle serviceLondon Gatwick Airport, owned by VINCI Airports and GIP (Global Infrastructure Partners), is set to be introducing 14 new 18 metre long 100% electric tram buses that will connect the airports long stay car parks to the terminals and will completely replace the current buses used by the airport today.

Construction Enquirer

• Infrastructure Pipeline published with 780 projects worth £530bnThe government has published the long-awaited Infrastructure Pipeline containing details of hundreds of live schemes.

Construction Index

• Infrastructure pipeline goes live improvements promisedThe government has published a list of 780 infrastructure projects that are planned for England over the next 10 years.

Construction News

• Rail minister admits not 'enough money' after schemes pausedRail minister Peter Hendy has defended the government's decision to pause rail schemes, declaring there 'isn't the money to do everything'. Hendy appeared in front of MPs on Wednesday (16 July) as part of an inquiry into rail investment pipelines.
• £92bn infrastructure plan: What does it mean for public transport investmentThe government has approved a £92bn investment towards over 50 road and rail upgrades. But some say the plans don't go far enough in supporting public transport

Highways Magazine

• Government launches 10-year infrastructure pipeline portalThe National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has published its first interactive 10-year Infrastructure Pipeline digital portal.

New Civil Engineer

• UK infrastructure pipeline launched detailing £531bn investment on 773 projects in next decadeThe UK government has published a new Infrastructure Pipeline detailing hundreds of live infrastructure projects planned over the next decade, aiming to provide clearer investment signals for construction firms and private investors.
• HS2 | Waterproofing completed on UK's longest rail viaductVolkerLaser has completed the waterproofing phase on the Colne Valley Viaduct, the United Kingdom's longest rail viaduct, which forms a critical part of the High Speed 2 (HS2) rail link between London and Birmingham.

Rail Magazine

• c2c managers to be "allowed to get on" as second operator is nationalised under Labourc2c management is to be allowed 'to get on' with running services as the operator becomes the second to be nationalised under Labour.

Railnews

• New study supports rebuilding Oxfordshire branch line A new study into restoring the railway between Oxford, Eynsham and Witney and continuing west to Carterton has concluded that the investment would reduce road congestion and bring other benefits. The study was commissioned by West Oxfordshire District Council.

RMT

• RMT WELCOMES C2C PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AND CALLS FOR END TO OUTSOURCINGLondon to Essex train company c2c will come into public hands on Sunday but outsourced cleaners, will remain with a private contractor, RMT has said.

Other News Sources

• Government publishes £530bn Infrastructure PipelineTreasury chief secretary Darren Jones says pipeline of 780 private and public sector projects will give industry the confidence to invest