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Sunday, 03 August 2025

BBC News

• Safety fears after road has 10 bus crashes in 2025Residents living on a south London road that has seen 10 crashes involving buses in seven months are calling for urgent safety measures as they fear someone could be killed.
• Railway station roadworks brought forwardRoadworks around a new railway station have been brought forward a month, to reduce disruption.
• How nationalising these rail services affects youRail passengers in the West Midlands were told this week of a major change in the coming months to services in the region.
• Free rides offered on Santander Cycles in AugustLondoners are being offered free unlimited 60-minute rides on Santander Cycles on Sundays that month.

Financial Times

• In charts: Death of the season ticket Remote work among commuters has led to a sharp decline in sales of annual train passes
• Private jet start-ups hit an air pocketTransport businesses with heavy fixed costs only work when cabins are fully occupied
• ‘The pie is big’: French railways open up to European rivalsItalian and Spanish high-speed train operators and start-ups challenge the dominance of state-owned SNCF

The Independent

• Heathrow third runway: Simon Calder tackles the key issues facing airport expansion plansA third runway could allow airport to expand to 150 million passengers a year, nearly double the current scale

The Telegraph

• Tear up laws so we can strike faster, rail union baron tells Labour [subscription]Ministers warn it would pave the way for RMT members to paralyse the country on a whim

Times Online

• Heathrow says third runway is now or never - will rival bid prevail? [subscription]Billionaire Surinder Arora reckons he can pull off expansion at half the price of the airport's own £49bn plan and avoid moving the M25. A dogfight has started

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham Airport addresses 'kiss-and-fly' price hike as thousands sign UK petitionThousands sign petition to stop price hikes at 'kiss and fly' car parks

London Evening Standard

• Transport Secretary to meet Nats head after air traffic control glitchHeidi Alexander said that she will meet with Martin Rolfe to 'understand what happened and how we can prevent reoccurrence'.
• Tube misery latest: Piccadilly line dubbed 'Purgatory line' after hundreds of trains suspendedPoor performance of key line to Heathrow revealed - with reliabilty worse than Victoria, Northern, Jubilee and Central lines

Wales Online

• Fewer crashes, longer trips under 20mph 'the roads are definitely safer'New data shows vehicle speeds on key 20mph routes have dropped by an average of 3.8mph, but the number of drivers breaking the limit has also increased

Oxford Mail

• 'Fantasy' Oxfordshire railway a 'priority' for councilThe Oxford-Witney railway is a 'priority' says West Oxfordshire District Council (WODC) although a senior Conservative has called it a 'fantasy'.

Other Regional Press

• Cambridge driverless bus trial receives extra £1M in fundingThe new funding will keep the trial running until at least March next year
• Watch iconic Flying Scotsman return to Derby's Greatest Gathering to sheer delight of rail fansAlstom hosts record-breaking train gathering in Derby with the return of the iconic Flying Scotsman, drawing global rail enthusiasts.
• Railway reopens after five days of 'non-stop' worksTrains have resumed their journeys between Twyford and Henley-On-Thames following five days of non-stop work.

Other News Sources

• Slough Council finance bus proud of £2.2m bus investmentThis is my first column, written in my role as Deputy Leader and Lead Member for Finance, stepping in while Councillor Dexter Smith enjoys a well-earned holiday.
• World's Largest Railway Festival Opens at Alstom's UK Train Factory in Derby for Railway 200 CelebrationsThe world's largest railway festival has kicked off at Alstom's Derby Litchurch Lane Works in the UK, attracting thousands of railway enthusiasts and visitors from across the globe. The three-day event, which started on August 1 and runs through the weekend, is part of the Railway 200 celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway's opening on September 27, 1825. This milestone event celebrates the inception of the modern railway system.
• How you can have your say on the future of local travelHerefordshire Council launches public consultation on active travel plan to improve walking, cycling, and wheeling infrastructure. Have your say by 18 August.