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Saturday, 06 December 2025

Cogitamus

• Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 4, Season 4Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss the full range of transport-related items in the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer's Budget statement issued on 26 November 2025 [1:38].  With the UK Department for Transport consulting on England's walking, wheeling and cycling strategy, Christian explores with leading writer in the field Laura Laker whether the thinking is The post Calling All Stations with Christian Wolmar, Episode 4, Season 4 appeared first on Cogitamus.

BBC News

• Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse imageTrains were halted after a suspected AI-generated picture that seemed to show major damage to a bridge appeared on social media following an earthquake.
• Bus services merge in bid to simplify networkCombining the two services will help to make the bus network easier to use, transport bosses say.
• Kilrea Bridge to reopen after 11-week closureThe Department for Infrastructure confirms that temporary stabilisation works at Kilrea Bridge are now well advanced.
• Warning over Christmas markets travel chaosUp to 1.2m people travelled into the city centre over a recent weekend, say transport bosses.
• Is this London's most 'bonkers' bus diversion?To avoid engineering works at Euston Tower, the 274 bus is going on a bit of a detour.
• First electric ferry launches on River ThamesThe Orbit Clipper will carry passengers between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe every 10 minutes.
• Disruption as flights resume at Edinburgh Airport after outageServices resumed this morning but there have been knock-on delays, diversions and cancellations to flights.

Financial Times

• India’s airports in chaos as largest airline cancels over 1,000 flightsCrisis at IndiGo forces government to suspend pilot rest rules

The Guardian

• Tesla launches cheaper version of Model 3 in Europe amid Musk sales backlashCEO Elon Musk says lower-cost electric car will reignite demand by appealing to broader range of buyersBusiness live – latest updatesTesla has launched the lower-priced version of its Model 3 car in Europe in a push to revive sales after a backlash against Elon Musk’s work with Donald Trump and weakening demand for electric vehicles.Musk, the electric car maker’s chief executive, has argued that the cheaper option, launched in the US in October, will reinvigorate demand by appealing to a wider range of buyers. Continue reading...

Daily Record

• Edinburgh airport flights grounded after air control IT issue - everything we know so farPassengers faced delays, cancellations, and diversions, with some stuck on planes for hours.
• Scots are more prone to road rage than anyone else in the UKOne Scottish city was ranked the second worst in the UK for road rage drivers

Mail Online

• Trump approves TINY CARS: 'They're really cute'President Donald Trump has announced that 'tiny cars' will soon become available in America.
• Passengers are hit by flight delays and cancellations after IT meltdown hit air traffic control at Edinburgh airportPassengers have been hit by continuing flight delays and cancellations following IT issues affecting air traffic control at Edinburgh Airport this morning.

This is Money

• Jaguar sticks with its rebrand and electric luxury car future after abrupt exit of design chiefGerry McGovern, one of the biggest influencers of Jaguar's recent polarising relaunch campaignt, exited the company on Monday.

Sky News

• EasyJet staff at Luton Airport to strike over ChristmasEasyJet flights to major holiday destinations over the Christmas period could be delayed or cancelled after baggage handling and check-in staff at Luton Airport voted to go on strike.

Birmingham Post

• GWR trials Formula One tech on trains in bid to boost wifiThe two-month trial is using technology used by McLaren race cars

Daily Post (North Wales)

• North Wales county's 20mph roads revision to drag into second yearConwy Council has been accused of being too slow to revert some 20mph roads to 30mph

Manchester Evening News

• The Metrolink station lift 'only open three days in 18 months' - for Tory conferenceIt's hoped the situation might improve next week

Northern Echo

• The North East train station that only sees around three passengers per dayNorth East train station Acklington sees around three passengers per day, making it one of the least used in the UK.
• World-famous engine to set out for special excursion from York later this monthA world-famous train is set to return to the East Coast Mainline later this month.

The York Press

• Railway workers helped find more than 120 missing people in the past yearLNER rail workers have helped locate more than 120 missing people in the past 12 months.

Wales Online

• You can fly direct to this European destination from Cardiff at the perfect time in 2026A major European link will return to Cardiff Airport next February as special flights are added for the Six Nations.

Get Surrey

• Surrey's quietest train station with less than 40 passengers per dayThere is a huge gulf between the quietest and busiest stations

Kent Online

• Trains at Dover Priory suspended 'until 9.30am' due to electricity problems says SoutheasternA power outage in Dover has brought rail services to a grinding halt this morning. Southeastern has confirmed a problem with the electricity supply at its Dover Priory station means its trains are unable to operate.

North Wales Live

• Drivers simple trick makes cars 'invisible' to speed cameras - as crackdown nabs thousandsPolice say thousands of motorists are avoiding fines and penalty points by using 'ghost plates' which cannot be seen by Automatic Number Plate Recognition systems

Other Regional Press

• 'A game changer': Council leaders welcome renewed bid for Shropshire-London train link with new Wellington station stopCouncil leaders in Telford have welcomed the resubmission of plans for a direct train service to London, including the addition of Wellington station as a stop.
• GWR Railways introduces new year end schedule ofGreat Western Railway is introducing a new winter timetable this month. ADVERTISEMENT
• Rail bosses in York prepare for thousand of extra servicesRail bosses in York are preparing for the rollout of nearly 10,000 extra services per year on the East Coast Main Line.
• Pledge made on ANPR camera to enforce no right turn ban in townAn Oxfordshire councillor has pledged to lobby for the swift introduction of camera enforcement at a busy junction in Abingdon.
• Almost 5,000 fines dished out as new cameras switched on in ‘rat-run’ roadScores of drivers have been caught flouting rules on a “rat-run” road after cameras were installed to enforce bus gates.
• Power problem hits town’s rail stationEngineers are on the scene at a railway station after power supply problems brought trains to a halt.

Other News Sources

• Councillors praise plans for bus station to be replaced in Hampshire townA major town centre transformation has taken a decisive step forward following years of consultation.
• Gatwick Airport objects to plans for 3,000 new homesGatwick Airport Limited (GAL) has objected to plans to build thousands of homes west of Ifield.

EIN News Subscription

• The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume this monthAirlines flight MH370 will resume this month, the Malaysian transport billion euro ($170 billion) EU loan program, known as firms to secure cheap, EU-backed loans to procure Canadian suppliers, and attract European defense investment into Canada