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Sunday, 01 November 2026

BBC News

• Tiny details and big ambitions for railway model of town's past A group of model railway enthusiasts hope a detailed recreation of a town's past can one day become a permanent attraction.
• Rail firms waive fares for Remembrance eventsMilitary personnel and veterans can travel by rail to selected Remembrance Day events for free.
• Second night of drone disruption at Jersey AirportJersey Airport said it was "experiencing disruption.... affecting inbound flights as a result of further drone activity".

Financial Times

• Budget frees London to go on £10bn borrowing spree, says Sadiq KhanLondon's mayor has claimed the Budget has given the UK capital the freedom to borrow more than £10bn for key infrastructure projects

The Guardian

• Railway engineering work over Christmas will cause 10 days of disruptionLondon Paddington and Birmingham New Street stations will shut for five days but most routes will stay open. Passengers travelling on some of Great Britain’s busiest railway lines at Christmas have been warned of significant disruption from 10 days of engineering works.Work will close London’s Paddington station – affecting intercity trains to the west of England and Wales until January – as well as Birmingham New Street, the UK’s busiest station outside the capital, for five days over the holiday period.

Times Online

• Loch Indaal is second CalMac ferry delayed in 24 hours [subscription]The Glen Rosa is also behind schedule, causing further worry to Scotland's island communities
• Branson: 'short-sighted' Heathrow has disconnected Virgin Atlantic [subscription]The billionaire hits out at decision to move partner airline Delta to a different terminal, leaving passengers with a longer trip to catch connecting flights

Daily Record

• 'Surreal' Scottish airport with Loganair flights has 'disappearing runway'Whether you enjoy boarding a plane or not, there's one airport runway that could prompt the fear of flying to even the most composed traveller, as it remarkably disappears into the sea

Birmingham Mail

• Birmingham drivers to be banned from making everyday manoeuvre Further details were included in the city council's transport plan

London Evening Standard

• Signalling problem causes havoc for rail passengers at London Euston stationThe issue caused Euston Underground station to be closed because of overcrowding

Nation. Cymru

• Countryside charity warns against reviving M4 relief road across Gwent LevelsA Welsh countryside charity has rejected calls by Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates to revive the M4 relief road, warning that a route across the Gwent Levels would cause irreparable environmental damage.
• Devolution, my arse! a Budget 2026 post on rail in Wales [Professor Mark Barry]As you all know, rail in Wales is non-devolved and has suffered billions of pounds of relative underfunding by UK Governments over the last 25 years!

Yorkshire Post

• Barnsley could regain direct London trains for the first time since 2008Plans to extend Barnsley station's platforms could pave the way for direct London trains to return for the first time since 2008.

Other Regional Press

• Hereford Transport Hub opening date but construction ongoingQuestions are being raised about the long-awaited Hereford Transport Hub after the project's anticipated October opening date arrived with construction work still ongoing at the site.
• YesCymru calls for fully funded Welsh rail timetableA pro-independence group has called for a fully funded timetable for transforming Wales's railways.
• Brixham railway closure may have cost town £5.17mA railway closure more than six decades ago may have cost a seaside town more than £5 million in economic activity, according to new research examining the long-term impact of losing passenger train services.

British Trams Online

• Coventry Very Light Rail wins Innovation Impact AwardCoventry Very Light Rail has been recognised at the British Construction & Infrastructure Awards, with Colas Rail and Coventry City Council being named joint winners of the Innovation Impact Award.

Rail UK

• 'See it. Say it. Sorted.' marks a decade of keeping Britain's railways safePassengers have helped the British Transport Police record almost 83,000 crimes over the past decade, by texting 61016, according to new figures released today, as the 'See it. Say it. Sorted.' campaign reaches its 10th anniversary.

Railway Supply

• EU rail passenger-km reach a record 457 billion, but growth slows to 2.6%EU rail passenger transport reached a record 457 billion passenger-km in 2025, up 2.6% from 2024, though the annual gain was less than half the 6.4% posted a year earlier.

Other News Sources

• Huddersfield and the £11bn Transpennine Route Upgrade: what's still to come and the full timetable of key dates aheadThe Transpennine Route Upgrade is a massive £11bn engineering project that's causing disruption across Huddersfield, with stations being revamped or rebuilt and huge work needed on tracks and overhead power lines.
• £1.45 billion investment plan for transport in South Yorkshire is being put forwardIf successful it plans to support the move to bus franchising and fund major rail projects including Rotherham Gateway and Waverley stations

News from Europe

• EU rail passenger travel reaches record high in 2025Rail passenger travel in the European Union reached a record 457 billion passenger-kilometres (pkm) in 2025, according to the EU's statistics office, Eurostat, WAM reported.