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Monday, 04 August 2025

BBC News

• Council to take on board residents' views on busesPeople are being encouraged to "hop onboard" two affectionately named buses to share their views on public transport.
• Rail passengers told not to travel north on MondayRail passengers are being urged not to travel north of Newcastle on Monday as Storm Floris bears down on the UK.
• Railway station roadworks brought forwardResurfacing work will be carried out around the new Kings Heath station in Birmingham.
• Boeing defence workers set to strike in new blow to aviation giantAbout 3,200 workers who build F-15 fighter jets and other military aircraft voted to reject the firm's latest offer.
• Victims of mis-sold car finance could get less than £950 per dealThe financial services regulator will consult on a redress scheme for motorists following a court ruling, though many drivers will be ineligible.

Financial Times

• Opec+ raises oil production quotas to two-year highAnalysts predict a glut of crude by the end of the year after cartel reverses output cuts
• US rail customers urge regulators to block Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern dealFreight groups warn the $250bn megamerger could raise prices and cut services
• On mental health, pilots call for support not suspicion Strict monitoring of psychological conditions is meant to protect passengers, but some aviators say it stops them seeking help

The Telegraph

• Britain's biggest train factory raises the alarm over nationalised rail [subscription]Interview: Alstom boss on why political meddling threatens the future of British train-making
• Labour's net-zero 'flight tax' set to raise cost of family holiday [subscription]Impact of new levy expected to hit Britons as soon as 2027 according to new analysis
• Trains cancelled because it is too dry [subscription]'Driest conditions for around 200 years' force cuts to timetables as Storm Floris threatens chaos in North

Times Online

• Pupils told to walk for two hours after council cuts school bus [subscription]Pupils have been told they should walk for two hours a day to attend school after the council cut their bus service.
• Boeing and Airbus ground green plane projects [subscription]The suspension of the development of next-generation airliners by the big two planemakers put airlines' net-zero plans in doubt
• Rail & Sail ferry service to Belfast 'set up to fail' [subscription]Number of passengers using a flagship rail and ferry service between Scotland and Northern Ireland has tumbled to 12 a day

Network Rail

• Storm Floris means early end to rail services in parts of Scotland on MondayScotland's Railway will be closing railway lines in the west and north of the country from noon on Monday (August 4) as Storm Floris is expected to bring unseasonably strong winds of up to 90mph and heavy rain over 24 hours. An Amber Met Office warning for wind is in place across much of Scotland, with speeds forecast that are unprecedented for this time of year.

Birmingham Mail

• 'Most dangerous' bus service in West Midlands where most crimes happen on boardHundreds of offences on buses have been reported to police this year

London Evening Standard

• 'Someone will be killed': Residents sound alarm after 10 bus crashes on south London roadResidents living on a south London road that's seen 10 crashes involving buses in seven months are calling for urgent safety measures to be implemented as they fear someone could be killed.

Bucks Free Press

• Backlash over month-long closure of busy stretch of the ThamesThe Environment Agency’s (EA) plans to close one of the Thames' busiest stretches for a month has sparked continued frustrations.

Other Regional Press

• Council seeks views on new Caldicot active travel routeMonmouthshire County Council are developing plans for a new Active Travel route running through part of Caldicot Castle Country Park.
• Glasgow Cathcart Circle to close for two weekends as part of £2.7m rail worksThe work involves replacing sections of the track on both sides of Pollokshields West Station, including 1.5 miles of new rails, 2,500 sleepers and 2,000 tonnes of ballast.
• Amber weather warning as Storm Floris set to batter ClacksRAIL services have already been cancelled ahead of Storm Floris which is set to batter Scotland with winds of up to 90mph tomorrow (Monday).
• Hopes bolstered for £6m Norfolk railway station schemeHopes for a £6m scheme to make desperately-needed changes at a Norfolk railway station have been bolstered.
• Why is West Midlands Trains set to be re-nationalised?ONE of Worcestershire's primary train operators is set to enter public ownership in six months.
• Wiltshire's railway system to be transformed in £50m schemeThe first stages of a potentially £50 million project to transform rail services in Wiltshire could be completed as early as next year.

Rail Advent

• Better route to West Yorkshire rail station now openOn Friday, Network Rail unveiled a newly resurfaced canal towpath and upgraded footpath around the memorial garden in Mirfield, West Yorkshire.

Rail Magazine

• Alliance Rail frustration as Network Rail details objections to Marchwood open access planNetwork Rail has said it does not support Alliance Rail's plans to run open access services to Marchwood and has asked how the operator plans to fund station and infrastructure improvements.
• Network Rail explains risk fund plans after more than half of CP7 fund used in 12 monthsNetwork Rail has used nearly two-thirds of its £1.7 billion risk fund in the first year of the five-year Control Period 7 (CP7, 2024-29).

Railway Gazette

• Yorkshire universities launch Centric partnership to provide expertise for tram schemeUK: The Centre for Transport in Cities initiative has been launched to bring rail research bodies at universities in Huddersfield and Leeds into a 'strategic alliance' with West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Other News Sources

• ?12m go ahead for historic Neath Port Talbot bridge projectConfirmation of ?12,166,268 in UK Government funding for a project to restore and reopen the historic Newbridge Road Bridge in Aberavon has been welcomed.
• Fifty years of Brompton: Inside the British brand pedalling greener bikes and behaviour changeBrompton's managing director Julian Scriven discusses the folding bicycle manufacturer's use of recycled materials and its move into the booming e-bike market
• Refurbished East Midlands Railway trains through Warrington and WidnesA SET of newly refurbished trains are now in service.
• M Group completes acquisition of technology giant TelentM Group has completed the acquisition of Telent, a West Midlands-based technology giant which provides services to the defence, rail, traffic and public safety sectors.
• Bandstand and c2c Make Travel 'as easy as c2c'Bandstand has teamed up with train operator c2c for a playful new campaign encouraging day trips, adventures, and spontaneous getaways across London and the Essex Riviera.