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Saturday, 23 August 2025

BBC News

• Third tunnel mooted for city's underground plansA north-south tunnel for trams and trains is now being considered, Andy Burnham says.
• Drone 'risked plane collision' over London - reportA passenger plane had a near miss with a large drone over central London in May, it has emerged.
• Proposal to expand Glasgow Queen Street station unveiledNetwork Rail said the plan would make it easier to go from the station to the new look George Square.
• Travellers warned of bank holiday disruption A rail strike and works are expected this weekend as millions begin their bank holiday getaways.

The Guardian

• Sleeper hit: how Europe is revelling in the return of the night trainWith a bucket list of journeys that would take her from Tromsø to Palermo and Istanbul, our writer rekindles her love affair with long-distance train journeysSnug, I stretched in the darkness, waking as the thump of wheels slowed to the tempo of a heartbeat. could sense that the train was approaching our destination, so shuffled down the berth, easing up the blind to find a ruby necklace of brake lights running parallel with the tracks.It had rained overnight and the road was slick, the sky a midnight blue, a D-shaped moon fading in the corner. Dawn was minutes away, and ...

The Herald

• New 'dockless' e-bike hire scheme launches in EdinburghA new cycle hire scheme trialling ‘dockless’ e-bikes has launched in Scotland’s capital. 

The Scotsman

• Scottish rail passengers and staff under 'huge threat' from British Transport Police closuresLarge parts of Scotland would be left without back-up rail cops because police stations face closure due to a funding crisis, the main rail union has claimed.
• Scottish rail passengers and staff under 'huge threat' from British Transport Police closuresLarge parts of Scotland would be left without back-up rail cops because police stations face closure due to a funding crisis, the main rail union has claimed.

Times Online

• Car theft soars with only one officer to catch stolen vehicles at port [subscription]A lone policeman at Felixstowe, Britain?s busiest port, has the job of screening shipping containers leaving the UK, meaning many stolen cars slip through

Daily Express

• The unlikely UK town in the north of England named best for commutersThe market town ranked highly for quality of life, affordable housing and transport links - but not to London.

Mail Online

• British Airways AXES popular route - with warning that travellers could end up paying moreEvery week, thousands of passengers fly on a route that British Airways has decided to axe, as of 25th October 2025. But it will be holidaymakers who end up paying the biggest price.
• Car thefts surge as UK's busiest port 'has just one police officer' to tackle trade in stolen vehicles headed for Africa and the Middle EastCar thefts have soared due to a lack of policing at Britain's busiest port, allowing criminals to ship stolen vehicles to the Middle East and Africa. 
• Five killed in horror bus crash after vehicle carrying 52 passengers flipped on busy highway in Upstate New YorkThe tour bus crashed and rolled over along I-90 in Pembroke, near Buffalo, killing at least five people as more than 20 passengers were rushed to hospital.

This is Money

• Used electric car sales triple in two years as plunging prices make second-hand EVs 'more attractive'A two-year-old EV is now losing more than half of its original value, while the average petrol, diesel and hybrid model retains around three quarters of its first purchase price.

Birmingham Mail

• Blue Badge parking: Full list of 30 countries where UK passes are recognisedThe Blue Badge Scheme was introduced in England in 1971 to help disabled people with parking. It gives those with mobility challenges important parking benefits, such as use of disabled parking bays, and free parking in pay-and-display bays and other spaces.
• Calls for free bus travel for certain age group in England as petition launchedFree bus travel is currently available for under-22s in Scotland - and the Transport Select Committee is calling on the Government to introduce the same system in England

Birmingham Post

• GWR strikes £75m deal with France's Alstom to support introduction of train fleetThe train operator is boosting its fleet in the West Country with 26 trains on 'key regional routes'
• Bournemouth Airport workers vote to strike over payThe transport hub says it is in talks with Unite and is hoping an agreement can be reached ahead of the industrial action

Bristol Live

• Bus strikes in Bristol to cause 'chaos' when kids go back to school Over 1,000 drivers are set to walk out over pay
• Major disruption on Bristol trains this bank holiday due to strikes Workers plan to walk out on Saturday and Bank Holiday Monday

The York Press

• Families urged to use £3 bus fare cap to visit attractions and save moneyFamilies across England are being urged by ministers to use the £3 bus cap fare to get out and "enjoy everything".

Wales Online

• Full list of 20mph roads in your area of Wales set to return to 30mphCouncils across Wales have been and continue to consult with residents about roads that could revert back to 30mph

Lancashire Telegraph

• Avanti West Coast train seen on diversion in East LancashireA new type of train could be seen more regularly in East Lancashire after being spotted for the first time this week.

North Wales Live

• 'I was on a Merseyrail train when I saw a man snap and I wasn't surprised'Cycle lanes, trains and automobiles: the Liverpool ECHO reports back on the region's transport infrastructure after a week travelling around Merseyside

Other Regional Press

• Andy Burnham confirms where Cheshire Metrolink service would goThe plans are in their infancy
• Airline launches pilot return scheme with new jobs in SouthamptonLoganair launches Airline Returners Scheme to help UK pilots with CAA licences return after a career break, offering training, support, and flexible rosters.
• Stagecoach announces changes to Oxfordshire servicesStagecoach has announced a series of changes to its bus services in Oxfordshire.
• Police fined drivers and seized unsafe cars, e-bikes and scootersPolice seized vehicles and handed out dozens of fines in a crackdown on unsafe drivers after people raised concerns with neighbourhood officers.
• Another Kirklees train station to shut for over a year as TransPennine Route Upgrade beginsIt will be shut from this Saturday (August 30)
• Daily ferry service from Dorset to be paused due to 'lower passenger numbers'The company launched its high-speed ferry service in April, carrying up to 675 passengers on round-trip journeys to Jersey, once a day, at peak times. Crossings take around four-and-a-half hours.
• Eight-month roadworks project to cause disruptionMore details have been revealed about the Dorset Council scheme to replace traffic lights and improve crossings at either end of Williams Avenue near Dorset County Hospital.

Railnews

• RMT to stage Underground strikes next month The RMT is to stage a series of ‘rolling strikes’ on London Underground for seven days from 5 September. The walkouts are the latest development in the RMT’s dispute with Transport for London over pay, fatigue management, ‘extreme’ shift patterns and a reduction in the working week. The union has also accused TfL of failing to honour previous agreements. TfL says it is committed to ensuring that staff are treated fairly and that as well as offering a 3.4 per cent pay increase, it has ‘made progress on a number of commitments’.

Other News Sources

• Rail sector needs a vision to unite us allThe Greatest Gathering in Derby this month showed the passion that still exists for the railway but what is the direction of travel? The Greatest Gathering   Earlier this month, the ‘Greatest Gathering’ was hosted by Alstom at their Derby Litchurch Lane works. It promised to be the biggest gathering of rolling stock old and new ever to be seen in the history of the industry and a celebration of all things wonderful about our fab sector. It was only a couple of days beforehand that I stumbled across this event, and w...
• GBR risks ‘repeating British Rail’s mistakes’Report by rail expert and Centre for Policy Studies fellow Tony Lodge urges range of critical measures to deliver for customers and boost revenue Lodge: GBR should not be able to mark its own homework Great British Railways is a solution in search of a problem and risks “morphing into the ghost of British Rail”unless ministers develop a long-term vision for the railways, warns a new report. Rail’s Last Chance: A four-point plan to save the railways by rail expert and Centre for Policy Studies fellow Tony Lodge outlines a range of critical meas...
• ‘More ambition needed for buses in England’MPs on the Transport Committee have urged the government to take a range of reforms to prevent further decline in bus service provision Cadbury: Ministers should go further to get bums back on seats A new report by the Transport Select Committee has called on the government to adopt a national ambition for a minimum level of public transport connectivity in England by the end of this parliament in order to prevent further bus service cuts. The report also recommends that ministers: Ringfence a portion of local funding so that there is a practical requirement to...
• All drivers issued 36mph warning on UK roads going forward 'Here's the catch'A warning has been issued for drivers over the most-common speed where motorists are being slapped with tickets.

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