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Friday, 22 August 2025

BBC News

• Group in bid to improve accessibility at airportA new partnership aims to make an airport more accessible by providing adapted aviation opportunities for those with disabilities.
• Train service to return to cut-off villagesTrains are expected to return to serve two rural villages which were cut off by tunnel repair works.
• 'Significant disruption' as CrossCountry trains cutRail passengers face "significant disruption" as CrossCountry runs a reduced timetable over the bank holiday, with no services on Saturday.
• Concern after coaches left out of new transport hubPrivate coach companies have been told they may not be able use a new multi-million pound transport hub leading to safety concerns for vulnerable passengers.
• Mayor's plea after bus drivers threaten to strikeDrivers across Greater Manchester will decide whether or not to strike after rejecting pay offers.
• Tube staff to strike over pay and work conditionsRMT union members will strike from Friday 5 September for seven days.

ITV News

• More MPs call for free bus passes for homeless children in Greater ManchesterA fifth MP has called on Mayor Andy Burnham to introduce a free bus pass for children in temporary accommodation.

Financial Times

• Shipping line denies Iran ties after 16 of its vessels hit with US sanctions Singapore-based SeaLead ends charters of ships that are part of empire controlled by son of adviser to supreme leader

The Guardian

• London Underground workers to strike in September over pay and workloadRMT members to take industrial action for seven days from 5 September amid intensifying disputeTube workers are to stage a series of strikes next month in a dispute over pay and conditions amid an intensifying dispute with managers.The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said its members would take industrial action for seven days from 5 September amid a dispute over pay and workload, among other things.

The Independent

• London Underground strikes: Week of action announced aimed at paralysing capital's transport systemCommuters in London face more travel misery after the RMT union announced a week of disruption on the Underground and Docklands Light Railway early next month.

Mail Online

• Ten-foot drone came so close to Heathrow passenger jet that pilot and first officer SAW it pass windshieldThe Airbus A320 had just taken off from London 's Heathrow Airport back in May and was at 9,000 ft when the near-miss occurred.

Local Government

• Over half a million free kids bus journeys in first monthThe first four weeks of the school summer holidays saw children and young people across the region take over 500,000 free bus journeys, thanks to investment from the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority. Initial analysis suggests a significant jump in youngsters getting on the bus compared to the same time last year.

Network Rail

• Network Rail and blocwork announce new vision for Glasgow Queen Street Station developmentNetwork Rail, in partnership with its joint venture development partner blocwork, is working on proposals to transform a 0.75 ha (1.85 acre) vacant site adjacent to Queen Street railway station

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• WYCA has made first step towards selecting bus operatorsWEST Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has made its first step towards selecting operators to run bus services under a new franchise model.

Bristol Live

• Bans for people caught tandem riding e-scooters as new trial launches todayThe changes are part of a newly launched scooter safety campaign

Nation. Cymru

• Transport for Wales' largest digital screen goes live at Cardiff Bus InterchangeA new digital screen, measuring just over 100m has been launched outside Cardiff Bus Interchange and is set to transform the passenger experience.

Northern Echo

• North Yorkshire Council 'playing dirty' over school bus appealsNorth Yorkshire Council has been accused of? 'playing dirty' over its handling of home-to-school transport appeals with campaigners threatening to file an official complaint.

Other Regional Press

• Scottish Labour have warned that bus services are 'disappearing by the day'Scottish Labour has warned that communities are at risk of being 'cut off' as the number of bus routes in Scotland collapses.
• MP calls for reversal of cuts to disabled bus passesEastleigh MP Liz Jarvis has urged Hampshire County Council to rethink changes to disabled people's bus passes, telling the BBC the most vulnerable are being left isolated.
• 'I faced homelessness as a child...' MP urges Manchester mayor Andy Burnham to back free bus pass schemeIn recent weeks, three Labour MPs from Greater Manchester 'Rebecca Long-Bailey, Yasmin Qureshi, and Christian Wakeford' have called on the Labour mayor to give children in temporary accommodation a free bus pass so they can get to school.
• Huddersfield railway station to operate on half the platforms for 18 months following 30-day closureRail bosses have given their assurances that passengers will be kept on the move

Bus-News

• New Electric Bus Depot Opens at Munich AirportMunich Airport has opened a new electric bus depot to support the transition of its ground transport operations to zero-emission vehicles.

New Civil Engineer

• Lower Thames Crossing executive director on setting high ambitions and the importance of scrutinyLower Thames Crossing, the UK's largest road project, underwent a subtle transition in July. For the first time, more hours were spent on site than in the office. In fact, the shift to finally being an on-site project after extensive development consent order (DCO)

Rail Business Daily

• Rail upgrade work taking place north of NewcastleA raft of rail improvement projects will bring changes to passenger journeys over two weekends in September.

Railtech

• Transpennine electrification: Britain's take on a European rail corridor strategy?The UK has reached a milestone in its £11 billion (€13bn) Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU). Electric passenger services are now operating between Church Fenton and York. The scheme mirrors similar European corridor upgrades, combining electrification, capacity improvements and station modernisation to deliver faster, greener journeys. A bit of 'open heart surgery' while the patient is awake, as has often been said of such projects.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Vintage bus restorers endorse updated DVLA registration policiesVintage coach and bus restorers have welcomed changes announced yesterday by DVLA that are designed to make the process of renovating and registering vehicles easier.
• Catherine Atkinson appointed Parliamentary Champion for RFADerby Member of Parliament Catherine Atkinson (pictured) has been appointed as Parliamentary Champion for the Rebuilding Futures Alliance (RFA).
• Volvo to introduce City Brake to London buses to aid safetyVolvo has announced that City Brake 'a new form of Advanced Emergency Braking' will be used on BZL electric buses in London from autumn.

Aviation Industry

• Munich Airport inaugurates new e-bus depotMunich Airport, along with its ground handling subsidiary AeroGround, has officially launched a new electric bus depot. The event was attended by Ulrich Lange, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, Munich Airport CEO Jost Lammers, and AeroGround Managing Director David Konradi, along with representatives from NOW GmbH and MAN Truck & Bus. The opening of this new charging facility is another significant step towards achieving zero-emission operations on the airport apron.

Other News Sources

• 'You couldn't make it up!' Bus shelters removed months before replacements dueYork's Liberal Democrat councillors have demanded answers after bus shelters were removed across the city, with replacements not expected until October or November.
• Bee Network enables express pay on buses and tramsTransport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has announced that Express Mode has come to the Bee Network, enabling passengers to use Apple Pay to pay for their travel on the region's buses and trams.
• Network Rail and the Met Office join forces to improve performance for passengersMet Office and Network Rail have signed a deal to help drive forward research into weather and how it affects the railway.

Other Subscription Services

• Transpennine electrification leaves freight disconnectedThe latest stage of the Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) is complete, with electric trains now running between Church Fenton and York on the East Coast Main Line. The £11 billion (13 billion euros) programme promises faster journeys, better reliability, and major regeneration - but freight barely gets a mention.
• £1 Rail Travel Offered Across Pay As You Go Routes in South East WalesTransport for Wales is offering customers a limited-time opportunity to travel on Pay As You Go (PAYG) rail services for just £1.