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Thursday, 02 October 2025

BBC News

• Bee-friendly bus shelters arrive in countyThree new bee-friendly bus stops have been installed in Nottinghamshire. The solar-powered shelters, located in Radcliffe Road and Bridgford Road in West Bridgford, feature a green roof made of flowering succulents that can survive off rain water.
• Bus strikes off as driver pay agreement reachedStrike action by 600 bus drivers has been called off after workers accepted a new pay deal.
• Long-delayed city station to open in 2028Planning permission has finally been approved for long-delayed new train station. Construction of a station at Henbury, north Bristol, was given the go-head by South Gloucestershire Council on Wednesday after years of delays due to concerns over flooding.
• Bike thefts at stations 'decriminalised'The British Transport Police will not investigate many categories of bicycle theft, the BBC learns.

Financial Times

• UK business secretary approved £1.5bn JLR loan guarantee despite civil service concernsPeter Kyle said he was willing to take on greater risk in approving the speedy financial support for carmaker

The Guardian

• The government has raised false hopes at Jaguar Land Rover. There has been no ‘decisive action’ | Nils PratleyIf the government is in the intervention game, it should be intervening where need is most urgent – among JLR’s suppliers“Following our decisive action, this loan guarantee will help support the supply chain and protect skilled jobs in the West Midlands, Merseyside and throughout the UK,” Peter Kyle, the business secretary, claimed at the weekend.Decisive? Really? That is not how life looks to many on the ground in the UK car industry. Some smaller suppliers to Jaguar Land Rover are shouting that cashflow pressures on them are getting worse. Nothing has changed since la...
• Europe’s air safety at risk amid cost-cutting and staff pressures, study warnsResearchers find profit chasing has ‘systematically weakened’ safety and workers feel unable to challenge decisionsAirline industry workers: share your experiencesPilots and cabin crew at European airlines feel increasingly under pressure to work long hours and hide signs of tiredness at the expense of safety, according to a major study.Cost cutting and profit chasing at airlines has “systemically weakened” safety, and many exhausted employees feel too intimidated to challenge management decisions, the research by Ghent University in Belgium found. Continue reading...

Mail Online

• Two Delta planes collide at LaGuardia Airport in New York CityTwo Delta Airlines planes have collided on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

Network Rail

• Key milestone reached as new Okehampton Interchange station takes shapeThe new Okehampton Interchange station is a big step closer to welcoming passengers after a major stage of construction was completed.

Bolton News

• New £2.3M scheme to roll out hundreds of charging points in 'high density' areasAt least 400 electric vehicle charging points are set to be rolled out across Bolton in a £2.3M programme over the next two years.
• The schools where traffic will be banned at certain times under new schemeNew “school streets” with traffic restrictions at pick up and drop off times are set to be created across Bolton.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Leeds Bradford Airport at the heart of £1.5 million research into greener flightsLeeds Bradford Airport (LBA) is at the heart of major research studying the production of a new greener type of jet fuel.

London Evening Standard

• TfL chief 'hopeful and optimistic' new Piccadilly line trains will start running in a yearThe 94 new trains will be the first on the 'deep level' London Underground to have air conditioning

Manchester Evening News

• No trains from Greater Manchester station this weekend as work on ?20m project continuesNo trains will be travelling to or from a major Greater Manchester railway station this weekend as work on a major ?20m project continues.
• Controversial cycle lane along busy Greater Manchester route takes step forwardThe last phase of works saw heavy delays - sparking uproar locally

The York Press

• York Outer Ring Road dualling 'moving forward' - amid £100m funding rowThe dualling of the York Outer Ring Road is moving forward, City of York Council’s transport spokesperson has said, amid opposition claims of inaction over an almost £100 million funding gap.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Free travel schemes delivered 9million journeys across the West Midlands - with new initiative launched for half-term travelFree travel schemes have helped deliver nine million bus journeys across the West Midlands in the past 18 months.
• Two new railway stations being built in Walsall with £80million investment may miss out town centreTwo new railway stations being built in Walsall at a cost of more than £80 million may not stop off at the town centre.

Cambridge News

• Mayor says he can’t guarantee support for running bus routes along C2C Busway if builtThe Mayor said an assumed level of service for the busway had been put forward, which he argued could not be guaranteed under bus franchising.

Other Regional Press

• Delyn MS Hannah Blythyn on landmark bus services billThis week saw the introduction of the Bus (Services) Bill in the Senedd, which I am proud to support ? this landmark legislation will help bring about the transformation of bus travel so that it serves our people and places rather than profits.
• Mayor Backs Scarborough Bus BuilderNorth Yorkshire's Mayor says he is pressing the government to ensure that there's an emphasis on buying British Buses.
• Highland Greens MSP Ariane Burgess calls for ?urgent action? to dual and electrify the Highland Main Line as ?a climate imperative, an economic opportunity, and a matter of fairness?MSP Ariane Burgess, Scottish will today demand the dualling of the Highland Main Line by calling on constituents to write to transport secretary Fiona Hyslop.
• Proposed £250 million Darlington bypass road linking A66 to A1(M) under reviewA previously completed business case is now deemed to be outdated, with a new one taking place

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport

• Stagecoach and VEV partner to share EV charging infrastructure across the transport sectorBus operator Stagecoach and electric fleet solution company VEV has announced the successful delivery of the companies’ first third-party charge out of the Nuneaton bus depot in Warwickshire. The depot is expected to trial as shared infrastructure to accelerate EV adoption across HGV, last-mile delivery, refuse collection and blue light services. Its home to 45 high-powered EV chargers and a new solar power system.   Plans announced by Stagecoach will allow the trial to grant businesses access to its charging infrastructure during off-service hours. The company said its a...

Construction Enquirer

• World?s first hydrogen digger starts prep for Thames CrossingThe world?s first hydrogen powered digger has been put to work commercially on the ?9bn Lower Thames Crossing project.

Rail Magazine

• GWR eyeing up passenger use for battery unit as it requests accessibility exemptionsGreat Western Railway is exploring the possibility of using its battery-electric Class 230 in passenger service.

Railnews

• New CAF trains enter service in Docklands The first of a fleet of 54 new trains for the Docklands Light Railway has gone into service. The five-car trains, built for Transport for London by CAF at Beasain in Spain, have been delayed by more than a year because of compatibility problems with the DLR’s existing control systems, but TfL said it now expected the full fleet to be in service by the end of next year.

Sustainable Bus

• Cologne expands electric bus fleet landing an order for 78 Irizar e-mobility vehiclesKölner Verkehrs-Betriebe (KVB) has placed an order for 78 electric buses with Jebsen & Jessen e-Mobility, representing the Spanish manufacturer Irizar e-mobility in the DACH area.

Other News Sources

• Electric depots: Upgrading the UK?s bus charging networkAcross the UK, bus operators, helped by technology specialists, are working hard to equip depots with the necessary charging infrastructure to support the growing number of zero emission buses in fleets.
• American Airlines to redesign regional aircraft cabinsAmerican Airlines is updating its regional aircraft cabins to create more synergy with its mainline aircraft and enhance passenger comfort, with a phased rollout starting from this autumn. The carrier operates a fleet of Embraer E170s and 175s and Bombardier CRJ700s and CRJ900s for its regional routes.