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Friday, 12 September 2025

BBC News

• Disruption warning over months of railway worksThree months of works are due to start on Monday to create pick-up and drop-off zones at a new railway station in Birmingham.
• Rail hub to make capacity for hundreds more trainsMajor improvements to the railway network in the Midlands could result in hundreds more trains passing through Gloucestershire every week.
• Disruption warning over months of railway worksMoseley Village Railway Station will be one of the new stations on the Camp Hill line.
• E-bike injuries are a massive burden, say surgeonsFrida, six, is one of the many patients treated at the Royal London Hospital for an e-bike injury.
• 'T-plate' plan for tourists driving on Highland roadsThe plates are intended to alert other road users that visitors may be unfamiliar with driving on the left.
• The Tube strike in picturesPictures show the travel chaos the London Tube strike brought this week.
• London Tube strikes - what's next?The five-day London Underground strike draws to a close on Friday morning. Where do we go from here?
• Hyundai says opening of raided plant to be delayedThe Korean car maker says many of the arrested workers now want to get back home

Financial Times

• Ryanair prepared to cut 1mn more seats from Spain flights next summer Carrier has already cancelled 2mn in row over higher charges by Spanish airport operator

The Guardian

• TfL invites RMT union to resume talks after week of London tube strikesUnderground services to restart gradually on Friday and resume fully after morning rush hourTransport for London has invited the RMT to resume talks as the union’s week of strikes comes to a close, with the tube expected to restart gradually, with early disruption, on Friday.TfL said London Underground trains were not expected to be running fully until the end of the morning rush hour, after the last in a series of strikes by 10,000 RMT members concluded on Thursday night. Continue reading...

The Herald

• Transport firms issued road delay fines of ?2.4 millionTransport firms responsible for completing vital road repairs have been fined more than ?2.4 million for excessive delays.

The Independent

• London Underground Tube strikes: When are they and which lines are affected?Everything you need to know about the walkouts, from the lines affected to the best ways to get to the airport

Daily Record

• ScotRail 'sorry' after Scots passenger endures 'nightmare' commuter trainA concerned passenger said they wonder "how long it will be until someone is seriously injured"
• SNP presiding over shipbuilding 'clusterf**k' as Ferguson Marine faces uncertain futureEXCLUSIVE: Anas Sarwar described the CalMac ferry fiasco as "embarrassing" in light of other Clyde yards securing multi-billion pound investment.

i News

• Inside Reform's plans to scrap HS2 and Northern Powerhouse RailReform UK would scrap high-speed rail projects including Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and HS2 - but leave unfinished infrastructure as a "testament to British incompetence", deputy leader Richard Tice has told The i Paper.

Mail Online

• London in chaos: As Tube strikes cripple the capital we ask why cab drivers are struggling to cash inLondon has been brought to a standstill by this week's Tube strikes, but many cab drivers are struggling to work.

This is Money

• Trainline shares steam ahead as ticket sales lifted by French rail competition shake-upTrainline says opening up the French rail market to competition has lifted its revenues in the region.
• Heathrow becomes Europe's first airport to record 8m passengers in a single monthHeathrow said 98 per cent of bags travelled on their flights as expected and 96 per cent of passengers waited less than five minutes at security.

Birmingham Mail

• Major roadworks warning in Birmingham suburb as works start on new railway stationWorks are about to start on a Moseley Village Railway Station area with motorists warned 'there will be some disruption'

Birmingham Post

• Call for West Midlands' new trains to stay in the region after nationalisationWest Midlands Trains set to return to public control in February
• Port of Liverpool set for 'game-changing' multi-million pound investment to support steel and metals sectorPeel Ports Group also investing in Midlands rail terminal and at its London Medway port

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Pavement parking national ban moves a step closer following MPs' debateA national ban on pavement parking is now closer following an MPs' debate
• Northern unveils special train celebrating 200 years of history in ManchesterNorthern recently unveiled a special train celebrating 200 years of rail history in Manchester.
• Update on planned tram line between Bradford and Leeds to be givenMore than 5,000 environmental surveys have been carried out as plans for a new tram line between Bradford and Leeds gather pace.

Bristol Live

• Huge change to electric car charging in supermarket car parksSome 5% of all public UK chargepoints of any speed are located at supermarkets

Manchester Evening News

• Bee Network strikes loom amid union claims bus summit 'ignored workers'More than 2,000 workers under the Bee Network umbrella are set to walk out next week in a row over pay

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Newcastle Airport adds 12 extra flights for NUFC Champions League away gameseasyJet will operate a direct service to Marseille, whilst sports tour operators are offering dedicated charter flights to Marseille and Cologne
• Tyne and Wear Metro's first ever train donated to Stephenson Steam RailwayThe 50-year-old carriage, which dates back to the mid-1970s, will be given a new lease of life as part of North East Museums

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Jaguar Land Rover’s production halt extends to next week after cyber attackProduction was paused last week at its factories in Halewood and Solihull and its engine manufacturing site in Wolverhampton.

Bucks Free Press

• UK's longest rail bridge completed by HS2 with new viaduct over Bucks villageNew images showing the Colne Valley viaduct have been released, showing the UK's new longest rail bridge, which stretches over a Bucks village.

Cambridge News

• Roadworks on major Cambridge road continue as phase three starts soonTwo major Cambridge roads are partially closed for 11 months due to gas pipes being replaced. Take a look at the latest photos of the roadworks taking place.
• More than 100 cars trapped in Cambridgeshire guided busways in last five yearsA freedom of information request has revealed that more than 100 cars have been driven onto Cambridgeshire guided busways in the last five years.

Other Regional Press

• 'Continued vandalism' forces buses to keep diverting off routeThe First Bus routes in Gosport are still diverting routes due to "continued vandalism", after damage with caused when objects thrown at vehicles.
• MP blasts Eastleigh bus route cut affecting vulnerable residentsThe 61 service, which links Eastleigh with Winchester, was axed last week by Hampshire County Council.
• Work on Linthorpe Road cycle lane removal to last until summer 2026Previous estimated timelines for the process of removal ranged from eight weeks to six months - in reality it’s set to take a lot longer
• Huddersfield drivers could face less roadworks delays with '£2,500 a day' chargeCouncil progresses plan to charge companies thousands for disruption on Kirklees roads
• Huddersfield New College bus cancellation sparks fears over 'unreliable' public transportHuddersfield New College is no longer running its bus service which means students are now having to rely on public transport
• One of the UK's best loved railways was scrapped 60 years agoWe're remembering the Somerset & Dorset Railway, which had its closure announced 60 years ago

Rail Magazine

• Government Government "cowardice" is holding back growth in rail freight, train drivers' union ASLEF has said.

Other News Sources

• SWR weekend train disruption in Guildford and Woking as closures loomReplacement buses will be deployed across parts of Surrey this weekend

EIN News Subscription

• France Faces Nationwide Transport Strikes in September 2025 France is experiencing widespread transport disruption following mass security personnel as major transport hubs such as Paris for European and long-haul flights transiting French airspace. Impact of Europe’s busiest transport corridors, and the planned