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Monday, 03 November 2025

BBC News

• Glasgow to London train derails in Cumbria - no injuries reported but 'days of disruption' expectedA train travelling from Glasgow to London has derailed near Shap in Cumbria
• London Luton Airport runway resurfacing startsLondon Luton Airport (LLA) will carry out essential runway resurfacing works over about five months at a cost of £18m.
• Electric buses to be given £1.25m investmentMore than £1m could be invested in electric buses in what is being hailed as a "step change" in public transport.
• Choice between two bus routes branded 'unfair'Passengers say they have been given an "unfair" choice between two bus routes. In July 2023, Arriva cut a County Durham bus service that gave people in Peterlee, Fishburn and other nearby areas direct links to Darlington and Newton Aycliffe due to "funding reductions".
• Rush hour bus lane rule changes come into effectSeveral bus lanes in Belfast and Carryduff have had their operating hours extended as part of efforts to improve traffic flow before Christmas.
• Road scheme to improve safety and accessibilityChanges to a main road through Mexborough will improve safety and accessibility to shops, according to City of Doncaster Council cabinet papers.
• Barrage of fireworks launched at busPolice investigating a number of fireworks incidents in Birmingham say they have arrested 10 people.
• Extra officers across rail network after train stabbingsMore police will be at stations in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, York and London, as well as Huntington.

ITV News

• 85 passengers evacuated in major incident after train derailment at Shap in CumbriaA train has derailed in Cumbria and a major incident has been declared. Avanti West Coast said its 4.28am service from Glasgow to Euston came off the tracks at 6.10am near the village of Shap, which is on the West Coast Main Line.

Department for Transport

• Innovative rail ticket technology trial expands across the NorthPassengers can sign up for the rail digital ticketing trials on Northern's website.

Financial Times

• Train stabbing fuels UK public’s feeling of insecurity Cambridgeshire attack is second mass knife crime incident in less than a week
• Indonesia’s China-backed bullet train derailed by mounting debt Jakarta is in restructuring talks with Beijing as flagship ‘Whoosh’ railway project racks up losses

The Guardian

• Rail unions call for review of security after Cambridgeshire stabbingsOnboard staff praised for limiting the casualty numbers but transport safety is in the spotlight after budget cuts

Times Online

• 'Hero' train worker protected Huntingdon passengers from knifeman [subscription]The suspect, a 32-year-old black British man from Peterborough, was not known to security services

Welsh Government

• Almost a quarter of a million cheaper journeys made as £1 pilot scheme is extended to 5-15-year-oldsMore young people will benefit from cheaper bus fares across Wales as the £1 bus fare pilot is extended to all 5-15-year-olds from today.

Sky News

• Trains disrupted in Cumbria after Glasgow-London service derails in ShapThere were no "significant" injuries after an early-morning service left the tracks near the village of Shap.

Bolton News

• Pensioners can use bus pass without restrictions from todayA month-long trial lifting the weekday 9.30am travel restriction for older and disabled bus pass holders has officially begun across Greater Manchester.

London Evening Standard

• High Court battle against Gatwick Airport new second runway launched by local campaignersLocal residents have launched a legal challenge against Gatwick's plans for a new second runway. The Communities against Gatwick Noise Emissions (CAGNE) campaign group is seeking to take the Government to the High Court over its backing for expanding the number of flights at the airport in London's commuter belt.

Manchester Evening News

• The simple change that's transforming lives across Greater Manchester Across the UK, travel on concessionary bus passes is typically limited to after 9.30am on weekdays

The York Press

• 'Heroic’ LNER worker ‘saved many lives’ trying to stop knife attackA “heroic” member of LNER rail staff who tried to stop a knife attacker on a train in Cambridgeshire and “undoubtedly saved many people’s lives” remains in a life-threatening condition, British Transport Police has said.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• West Midlands transport bosses exploring ways to make evening travel easier and saferWest Midlands transport bosses are exploring ways to make evening travel easier and safer in a bid to boost the region's night time economy.

Yorkshire Post

• Cheap train ticket trial announced for Northern passengers in YorkshireA new trial in Yorkshire has been launched to provide cheaper and simpler train trickets to passengers using modern technology. Rail Minister Lord Hendy spoke to The Yorkshire Post for the announcement of a fresh trial for passengers using Northern services between Sheffield and Doncaster from today.

Other Regional Press

• Calderdale bus services should return to how they were before cuts, councillors heardSome Calderdale bus services should return to how they were in March 2024 before they were cut once bus franchising comes in, councillors heard.
• How Oxford congestion charge affected bus passenger numbersBus passenger numbers in Oxford city centre were "slightly higher than normal" in the first days of the new congestion charge.
• A77 campaigners outline priorities for improvementsTHE A77 Campaign Team made huge strides forward when it met with Scottish Transport Minister Fiona Hyslop to outline its priority areas for improvements on the key road.

Railnews

• Brave LNER train crew member 'undoubtedly saved many people's lives' Tributes have been paid to the train manager who was seriously injured in Saturday night’s stabbing attacks on an LNER train. The train manager tried to stop the attacks, and is in hospital with ‘life-threatening’ injuries. The driver of the train from York, Andrew Johnson, has also been praised for his speedy response, because he liased swiftly with control when the alarm was raised south of Peterborough, so that his train could be diverted from the up through line at Huntingdon to the slow line platform, where police could board the train.

Railway Gazette

• c2c to provide GoodMaps digital wayfinding at all its stationsCommuter train operator c2c Railway is to make GoodMaps digital wayfinding technology available to improve accessibility at all 26 stations on its London to Shoeburyness route.

Other News Sources

• Jet2 marks 15 millionth customer at Birmingham Airport Jet2.com and Jet2holidays have welcomed their 15 millionth customer to travel with them from Birmingham Airport.
• Cost of reopening Doncaster Sheffield Airport rises to £193mA report by the council shows that as well as rising in cost by around £50m, the airport is projected to make a loss for the first nine years of operation, up from a previous estimate of five.

News from Europe

• This 'business class' bus has lie-flat bedsA unique overnight coach service brings business class style to the roads provided you're not in a hurry to get anywhere.There'll soon be a new way to travel between European cities: on board a business class coach fitted with 21 airline-style seats which convert into fully flat beds.