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Thursday, 28 August 2025

BBC News

• Strike cancelled as bus workers accept pay offerBus workers have settled a pay row after voting to accept an improved offer from bosses.
• 'Investment in bus services a long time coming'A council's pledge to invest millions of pounds into improving bus services has been welcomed by passengers.
• Railway station adopts dog to greet passengersA railway station has adopted a dog to help bring a little bit of extra joy to passengers.
• Rail lines to close for major engineering worksRail passengers are being warned of major engineering works in the Dartford area, which will see some rail lines closed for nine consecutive days.
• Crime fears revealed on London's public transportTube users were concerned about overcrowding, robbery, crime and drunk passengers in their carriage.

ITV News

• Stagecoach North East bus strikes called off after an improved pay offer acceptedBus strikes by Stagecoach workers have been called off after an improved pay offer was accepted. Industrial action by six hundred workers including drivers and engineers across Newcastle, was called off after staff accepted a pay increase of 3.3% back paid to April 2025 and a further 1.7% from September 2025.

The Guardian

• Time’s up for tinny tunes and blaring football highlights. London's headphone cavalry has arrived | Hugh MuirThe capital’s transport authority will erect signs aimed at noisy mobile phone users. Might the next stop be relative calm and a bit more civility? There is that scene in so many westerns films, of the kind forever playing on daytime TV, when all seems lost but suddenly the cavalry comes riding over the horizon.The cavalry came to save me this week and they were wearing the uniforms of Transport for London, which runs the buses and many of the railways in the capital. TfL, as it is known, wants all who play stuff on their mobile phones without headphones to get out of town by sundown.

The Herald

• Ferguson Marine: Future of ferry fiasco firm concern over investmentFresh concerns have emerged over the future of the state-owned shipyard firm at the centre of Scotland's ferry fiasco after it was revealed the company has drawn down only a fraction of the public funding offered to secure its survival.

The Mirror

• On top of UK's longest railway bridge that's a 2-mile 'architectural masterpiece'The Colne Valley Viaduct is officially the UK's longest railway bridge, stretching just over two miles long between HS2's London and Chiltern tunnels
• New EV rule means drivers making choice are 'given £3,750'Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said Labour was 'putting money back in people's pockets'
• Ryanair baggage rule change date set as boss makes 'no apology'The airline's chief executive Michael O'Leary said he wanted to catch people who are "scamming the system"

Sky News

• Bonuses to rise for Ryanair staff spotting oversized baggageRyanair staff are to get more money for spotting and charging for oversized baggage, the company's chief executive has said.

Birmingham Post

• Container firm Universal expands presence on Manchester Ship CanalThe company says it will create dozens of new jobs after adding to its site at Irlam

Bolton News

• “It is total chaos:” Airport passengers bemoan long delays in car parkPassengers have spoken out after long delays leaving Manchester Airport’s Terminal 1

Edinburgh Evening News

• SNP's epic ferry incompetenceThis week I managed to achieve something no member of the public has been able to do since January last year. I boarded the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Caledonian Isles.

London Evening Standard

• Fare dodging 'up to twice as bad as thought' on parts of London transport network, TfL revealsMore than 1.8 million contactless cards have been checked since April in a new crackdown
• Crime increases on London's transport network with worst Tube lines and stations revealedKing's Cross, Tottenham Court Road and Oxford Circus stations named as crime hotspots as TfL publishes latest data
• 'Lost' feature to be reinstalled at Liverpool Lime Street stationThe dedication to a famous Liverpool engineer and toy maker was thought to have been lost more than 25 years ago

The York Press

• £2 million drainage works completed at Yorkshire railway station£2 million drainage works have been completed at a train station in Yorkshire.

Oxford Mail

• Oxford congestion charge income 'should go to rural buses'Income raised by the congestion charge should be go towards providing better bus services for rural and deprived areas if the scheme goes ahead, a council committee has recommended.
• Oxfordshire railway disruption after train derailsThere is railway disruption across Oxfordshire after a train derailed.

Other Regional Press

• Chew Valley buses boosted with new routes and timetablesChanges to the X91 and 99 routes include more frequent trips, evening services and new weekend options
• Heart of Wales Line to close for improvement worksPassengers are being urged to plan ahead due to major rail improvement works on a railway through Powys scheduled for September.
• Liverpool Mayor 'happy' with public transport performance for Everton fans at Hill DickinsonMerseyrail was able to get the tens of thousands of fans visiting Everton's new stadium away from Sandhills in an average of just 15 minutes, according to Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram.
• New trials for Coventry's Very Light Railway - how will utlities underneath be accessedCllr Jim O'Boyle said the Very Light Rail project will 'transform' Coventry

Rail Magazine

• High visibility needed to tackle Cable theft is getting worse and needs 'high visibility' to tackle it, says the managing director of a security company.

Rail Technology Magazine

• Coventry to Leicester in a Flash? New Rail Plans Promise Faster, Greener Travel!Passengers travelling between Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham have outlined their support for proposed upgrades to reconnect the cities by direct rail for the first time in over two decades.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Route Forward coach and bus conference names first speakersPresenters to be drawn from across the coach and bus sector at 16 September event in Leeds

Other News Sources

• Airport expansion plays could be given green light by plannersPlans to extend Bournemouth International Airport will be discussed during a planning meeting today.
• Midlands UK, transport developmentThe Midlands in the UK is benefiting from transport development.
• Government cut to motorway and trunk road spending slammed by RHARHA has criticised the government's decision to cut funding for the Third Road Investment Strategy (RIS3) by 10% compared to the funding allocated to the previous five-year RIS2 period (2020-25).
• DfT priorities for England's roads set out in new investment strategyThe Government has set out its priorities for the strategic road network (SRN) in England from 2026 to 2031, in the third road investment strategy (RIS3).