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Saturday, 15 November 2025

BBC News

• Jaguar Land Rover posts heavy loss after cyber-attackThe cyber-attack pushed the carmaker into the red after it was forced to shut down its production lines.
• 'It's crazy how much we have to spend on buses'Transport costs "should not be the barrier" for students learning and working in Cornwall, a college deputy principal has said.
• New deal sees hundreds more e-scooters in LiverpoolLiverpool has awarded micromobility firm Bolt a contract to provide rental e-scooters and bikes after its deal with existing provider Voi comes to an end.

Financial Times

• How salary sacrifice tax breaks greased the wheels of cargo bike businessesRetailers worry about the impact of expected cap on cycle to work scheme in Budget

The Guardian

• Avanti accused of ‘virtue signalling without virtue’ over wheelchair user artCampaigners say train image of two wheelchair users does not reflect reality of single wheelchair space in standard classCampaigners have accused one of the UK’s leading train companies of “virtue signalling without the virtue” after it used images of wheelchair users that they say do not reflect the reality of travelling with a disability.Baraka Carberry, a digital artist, created a new livery for Avanti West Coast, which provides rail links between London and Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool and Scotland, that shows “scenes of people, culture, colours and joy”....

The Telegraph

• Nearly half a million speeding fines on 20mph roads [subscription]Increase in tickets largely driven by Wales's blanket imposition of lower limit

Times Online

• Rural bus services at risk from budget tax rises, operators sayBosses of companies including Stagecoach and National Express warn that increases to fuel duty or national insurance would make services 'unsustainable'

Sky News

• 'Staggering' 20-year fall in domestic UK flights - as another form of transport benefitsBetter and more frequent train services, higher flying taxes, concern about the environmental impact of flying, and changing work patterns - especially since COVID - have contributed to the change.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Government accused of 'betrayal' as development consent for A1 dualling in Northumberland officially revokedAfter years of campaigning to dual the A1 in Northumberland, the Secretary of State for Transport has officially revoked the consent for the project. The controversial move has prompted a furious response in the county.

Other Regional Press

• ScotRail welcomed largest ever intake of apprenticesScotRail has welcomed its largest ever intake of apprentices and graduates.
• Cardross wins ScotRail Adopted Station of the Year awardA TEAM of volunteers in Cardross are celebrating after the train station won a prestigious award for a second time.
• Transport Scotland is carrying out a survey into ferry services to and from ShetlandFerry users are being asked if they would like to see a dedicated daytime sailing to Orkney.
• MS calls on Welsh Government to back calls to reopen railway line through NelsonThe Welsh Government should support calls for the reopening of Nelson's railway line to passengers, Plaid Cymru's deputy leader has said.

New Civil Engineer

• Transport committee highlights need for more flexible, streamlined planning process for portsTransport committee calls for a more flexible and streamlined planning process for ports.
• Transport secretary officially cancels A1 upgrade DCO citing planning blight and uncertaintyThe secretary of state for transport Heidi Alexander has officially revoked the Development Consent Order (DCO) for the redevelopment of the A1 trunk road between Morpeth and Ellingham, despite £60-70M having been sunk into the scheme.

Rail Business Daily

• Public transport fare freezes and cut approved by South Yorkshire leadersSouth Yorkshire leaders have unanimously approved a decision to freeze Supertram fares, and child concessionary fares across bus and tram, along with a cut to the long distance single Supertram fare.

Railtech

• Edinburgh Waverley: A station stuck in political limboBigger and busier than it has ever been, Edinburgh Waverley Station is on an upward path to reach around fifty million passengers a year by 2050. Already, it is well over halfway there. But whether the station is either a marvel of Victorian engineering or an eyesore is a problem over which the responsible authorities cannot make up their mind.

Trafnidiaeth Cymru [Transport for Wales]

• King Charles opens South Wales Metro DepotToday, his Majesty, King Charles has officially opened the South Wales Metro Depot in Taff's Well.

Transportxtra

• Transport Secretary will retain considerable power, including on faresOne of the main talking points in rail circles since Labour was elected last year is the extent to which GBR will be left to run the network without interference from the Government and civil service.
• Railways Bill will create 'national railway that serves local needs', Alexander saysThe Railways Bill received its formal First Reading in the House of Commons on 5 November, paving the way for the setting up of Great British Railways (GBR), the new, publicly owned company which will oversee the management of track and train.

Other News Sources

• Three trains from new Cambrian Line fleet spotted outside Machynlleth as part of testing exerciseThree new trains were spotted outside Machynlleth station as part of a training exercise.