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Saturday, 13 September 2025

The Guardian

• TfL invites RMT for further talks as London tube services resume after strikeTransport for London has invited the RMT to resume talks as the union?s week of strikes came to a close, with tube train services restored after early disruption on Friday.

The Independent

• London and Glasgow to be linked by new service from 'budget train company'Rail passengers looking to travel between London and Glasgow will get a new service from affordable rail company Lumo.

Times Online

• In a chaotic week for London, Sadiq Khan was disgracefully absent [subscription]The tube drivers lack the stranglehold they once enjoyed, before hire bikes and working from home

City AM

• Patrick McLoughlin to leave northern transport role Former Cabinet minister Patrick McLoughlin is to step back from his role at a key transport group for the North of England.

Mail Online

• Sir Sadiq Khan gives tube drivers who plunged London into chaos a 3.4% pay rise... and it doesn't even prevent them from MORE walkoutsSir Sadiq Khan has put forward a pay rise to unions after tube strikes crippled London this week, but it won't stop more walkouts.

Network Rail

• 'Giant' strides: halfway mark reached in Huddersfield station closureTwo strong teams have come together to mark the halfway point of 30 days of intense rail upgrade works that will give passengers better journeys, with players from Rugby League side Huddersfield Giants joining TRU as the midway point of activity has been reached.

Birmingham Mail

• West Midlands transport boss to quit top job after four years in the roleAnne Shaw has been executive director of Transport for West Midlands since 2022

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Bradford to Leeds tram line update to be given at meetingMORE than 5,000 environmental surveys have been carried out as plans for a new tram line between Bradford and Leeds gather pace.

Carlisle News & Star

• LETTER: Carlisle's rail freight line still lies abandonedA number of years ago, following a derailment, the goods line which circumvents Carlisle Citadel Station was closed.

Other Regional Press

• Scarborough and Whitby MP slams 'farcical' transport links to coastal areas as she calls for more regular rail servicecarborough is 'stuck in the slow lane' due to regional transport inequality, according to its local MP. Alison Hume, the MP for Scarborough and Whitby, has said that 'opportunity and growth are being choked off' in Scarborough because of poor transport links.
• Stevenage: How will LNER stop passengers to and from LondonLNER has revealed how it will stop Stevenage passengers boarding trains to and from London, with services set to stop as part of a new timetable.
• Cabbies hit out at Bournemouth Railway Station over taxi rank proposalINDEPENDENT cabbies are calling out Bournemouth Railway Station over reported proposals to lease its rank to a large taxi firm.
• TransPennine Route Upgrade works on track midway through 30-day closure of Huddersfield Railway StationIt's approaching the half-way point of the 30-day closure of Huddersfield Railway Station and TransPennine Route Upgrade (TRU) has given an update on progress of the work.

Business Live

• Over 5,000 environmental surveys conducted for new Bradford-Leeds Mass Transit routeThe full route of the tram line has not yet been revealed, but a report to Councillors from across West Yorkshire reveals that numerous surveys have been done on sites between Leeds and Bradford

Rail Business Daily

• Lord McLoughlin stepping down as Chair of Transport for the NorthTransport for the North's Board will be meeting in Darlington on Monday 15 September, and it will be last to be chaired by Lord McLoughlin, who is standing down this autumn after more than four years.

Railway Technology

• LNER Azuma completes high-speed testing of digital in-cab signallingA major milestone has been reached in the East Coast Digital Programme as the iconic LNER Azuma train has successfully completed high-speed dynamic testing of digital in-cab signalling on the Melton test track.

Other News Sources

• Network Rail wins Business of the Year at RFG Awards 2025Network Rail was named Business of the Year at this year's Rail Freight Group Awards (RFG) after demonstrating innovation, flexibility and collaboration with a range of stakeholders, resulting in reduced costs, greater productivity and new freight flows being brought to rail.
• Towns and cities along the Midlands Rail Hub route could see a boost of £14bn every year - Midlands ConnectTowns and cities along the Midlands Rail Hub route could receive a boost of £14bn every year by closing the productivity gap with the rest of England, according to a new report from Midlands Connect.
• Lord McLoughlin to step down as chair of Transport for the NorthTransport for the North's Board will be meeting in Darlington on Monday 15 September, and it will be last to be chaired by Lord McLoughlin, who is standing down this autumn after more than four years.