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Wednesday, 01 October 2025

BBC News

• Caledonian Sleeper to link Scotland with BirminghamThe Caledonian Sleeper will link Scotland with Birmingham from January in the biggest timetable change in 30 years, according to the overnight train's operators.
• After delays, new trains finally arrive on the DLRThe first of 54 new trains for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is now in service, featuring "the latest technology", according to Transport for London (TfL).
• Railway station opening delayed until next yearA town's new railway station will not open until next year due to delays in its construction.
• London 'on course for 200 e-bike fires in a year'2025 is on course to be the worst year for e-bike and e-scooter fires on record, with 169 so far.
• CalMac's first Turkish-built ferry gets new delivery dateMV Isle of Islay is one of four new ferries being built for Scotland's west coast routes by the Cemre shipyard at Yalova in Turkey.
• 'Impact on JLR supply chain might last months' One in six businesses surveyed were already making redundancies, a chamber of commerce says.

ITV News

• Most rail journeys will be under public ownership by middle of 2026, says ministerMost rail journeys in Great Britain will be under public ownership by the middle of next year, the transport secretary has announced. Speaking at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Heidi Alexander revealed the next four services to be nationalised.

Financial Times

• Europe will lose out to China in e-trucks without EU action, warns industryHeavy vehicle makers have struggled with slow uptake of electric lorries due to lack of infrastructure investment

Times Online

• Inside London's ghost Tube stations that still stand beneath your feet [subscription]On a street bordering Brompton Oratory is a small building that would be easy to overlook even if it wasn't next to one of London's biggest churches

i News

• Train fares to be priced by your phone's GPS - how it works in EuropeRail passengers will no longer pay for tickets before their journey under a new automatic GPS tracking scheme being rolled out across parts of the UK.

Belfast Telegraph

• Night bus service for Belfast could be stalled amid Translink pay rowPublic transport unions have warned they will refuse to engage in formal talks on Belfast's new night mover bus service, due to launch next month, until Translink settles a long-running pay claim for Platform Grade staff.

Birmingham Mail

• Cyclists warned over £50 rule change and facing 'potential prosecution'Cyclists have been warned police are hoping to increase the number of repeat road offenders who get charged.

Manchester Evening News

• Bee Network bus services not running today amid strike - full listThe strikes are set to end on Thursday (October 2)

Other Regional Press

• Direct Shropshire rail link with London could be back on track as plans for service to be resubmittedThe Wrexham Shropshire & Midlands Railway's (WSMR) application for an open-access service between Wrexham and London, via Shropshire, was rejected by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) in July. However, following the latest meeting of the Shrewsbury Transport Integration Group - which WSMR representatives attended - the meeting's chair, Shrewsbury MP Julia Buckley, announced on social media that the company intends to resubmit plans soon.
• Overnight parking plan as York Park and Ride sites upgraded to transport hubsPlans have been drawn up to open two of York's Park and Rides for overnight parking as part of £4.25m worth of improvements to the sites.
• Latest planning bids for district - including Eurotunnel works and property conversionsPlans for a new industrial unit, household extensions and works at Eurotunnel are among the latest applications lodged with a district council.
• Railway station marks milestone celebrationsA special event was held a Dorset railway to mark two significant milestones

Construction Enquirer

• New highways boss at Balfour BeattyBalfour Beatty has confirmed Joanna Vezey as new Managing Director of its UK Highways business.

New Civil Engineer

• CP7: ORR highlights Network Rail cost efficiencies despite £243M underperformance in Year 1The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has highlighted Network Rail's delivery of cost efficiencies despite a £243M financial underperformance in the first year of Control Period 7 (CP7), 2024-2029.

Rail Magazine

• Balance "had to be struck" in East Coast Main Line timetable as route nears full capacityThe rail industry is in a better place than it was a year ago with the new East Coast Main Line timetable, according to Network Rail and LNER.
• Managing Director appointed as rail consultancy targets international growthUK: Rail operations and strategy consultancy InnoRail has announced the appointment of Andy Watson as Managing Director.

Route One

• Kempower and EO Charging partnership on e-bus delivers stronglyWork sees 342 charging points deployed with more on the way - and a pantograph-based first