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Monday, 15 June 2026

BBC News

• £2m spend on cycle lane projects to be reviewedA review will take place into whether almost £2m should have been spent on new cycle lanes, pavement changes and other safety measures.
• Train nationalisation 'lacks ambition'Nationalisation of one of the rail companies which runs services in Surrey has "no long term ambition" and is not equipped to deal with day-to-day challenges, a campaign group has claimed.
• Council fury over TfL's Oxford Street 'stitch-up'Westminster Council Conservatives say the plans were advertised the day after the local elections when attention 'was elsewhere'.
• Sinkholes near Purley bridge halt Gatwick trainsSeveral sinkholes discovered near Purley station during engineering work meant the line is closed.
• UK electric car sales target set to be weakenedThe new target hasn't yet been decided, with different numbers under consideration, the BBC understands.

The Guardian

• Vicious cycles or transport revolution? The ebike battle raging in QueenslandAggrieved pedestrians and push-bike riders are pitted against those who see e-mobility as a 'once in a generation' chance to change the way we travel around cities
• UK poised to water down 2030 EV sales targets after industry and union pressureKeir Starmer ready to overrule Ed Miliband after warnings manufacturers would be penalised and jobs put at riskThe UK government is poised to water down its 2030 targets for electric vehicle sales after intensive lobbying by the car industry and unions.The government is preparing to consult on less ambitious targets for the transition to fully battery-powered electric cars over the rest of the decade after carmakers and unions warned that they would penalise manufacturers and put jobs at risk. Continue reading...

The Herald

• End of the road for Transport ScotlandScotland's troubled transport agency faces the axe under SNP plans for one of the biggest ever shake ups in how ferries, roads and railways are operating, it can be revealed.

The Scotsman

• Poor public transport a 'significant contributory factor' in missed NHS appointments costing millionsPoor public transport is a "significant contributory factor" in missed NHS appointments which cost the health service millions of pounds a year, a new report has found.

Times Online

• 'Gender gap' threat to electric car sales [subscription]Research for Autotrader found 17 per cent of women said a lack of knowledge about the technology was stopping them from buying an EV

i News

• Andy Burnham: I'll resurrect HS2 from Birmingham to ManchesterThe Greater Manchester Mayor will use Crossrail-style funding to bring back the northern leg of the high speed rail project

Sky News

• Network Rail apologises after sinkholes cause delays for Gatwick passengersNetwork Rail has apologised after passengers on their way to and from Gatwick Airport faced delays to their journeys.

Birmingham Mail

• HS2 dug up 9,000 'ordinary people' in Birmingham for new station - where are theyIt's thought more than 18,000 people were buried in Park Street Burial Ground between 1807 and 1873. Some 9,000 of those were exhumed by HS2.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Demolition plan for Holyhead port terminal that once processed hundreds of passengers a dayThe now unused Berth 8 at the Inner Harbour would be removed under the plan

London Evening Standard

• Thousands of Gatwick passengers stranded after sinkholes found on South London rail bridgeAll rail lines between Purley and East Croydon were immediately shut down to protect passengers

Manchester Evening News

• We visited three Greater Manchester stations where people get strandedAccessibility campaigner Nathaniel Yates walks us through his success stories for disabled commuters, and the long and winding railroad still ahead.

Wales Online

• New man in the driving seat looks to get Wales moving In a wide-ranging interview with WalesOnline, Mark Hooper gives his take on a number of transport projects around Wales

Bucks Free Press

• Sarah Green Amersham and Chesham MP: 'Holding HS2 to account'In May, the Government confirmed that HS2 will cost up to £102 billion - compared to an original budget of £32 billion when the project was approved, writes Sarah Green, the Liberal Democrat MP for Chesham and Amersham.

Other Regional Press

• The 'once in a generation' HS2 Interchange development near Birmingham Airport confirmed for 2030The Department for Transport has confirmed that development land around the HS2 Interchange Station near Birmingham Airport will be available from 2030, marking a major step forward for the £3.2bn Arden Cross development in Solihull
• Council warns M4 solutions must not push traffic onto Newport roadsThe new Welsh Government doubled down this week on Mark Drakeford's previous decision to abandon the Black Route relief road over environmental concerns.
• South Western Railway introduced refreshed One Scan platformPassengers are scanning QR codes every 40 seconds to access live travel updates from their seats.
• Oldham businesses invited to have their say on TfGM strategyBusiness leaders are being invited to help shape Oldham's transport future at a special event later this month.
• Moment passengers are locked inside train station at midnight - and have to call 999 to get outPassengers were locked inside Olton train station in Solihull after arriving on the last West Midlands Railway service from Birmingham

Campaign for Better Transport

• Better Transport Week 2026 Celebrating how better transport connects people and placesBetter transport - transport that is safe, accessible, affordable, reliable, integrated and green does amazing things. It connects communities and brings people together; creates a thriving economy and revitalises local areas; it's good for our health and wellbeing; and it cleans up our air and tackles climate change. We think that's something worth celebrating!

Rail Business Daily

• Better Transport Week 2026 launches, celebrating the connections that matterBetter Transport Week 2026 launched today (Monday 15 June) with an event at Birmingham New Street Station, kicking off a nationwide celebration of how better transport connects people, places and communities.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Murmurs linger in Westminster over foreign bus importsOur political insider looks at both sides of the argument on the contentious issue of UK operators buying Chinese-made buses
• Fair and consistent: revenue apportionment keys in Project CoralWork on Project Coral, a shared technology solution for contactless capped pay-as-you-go travel in England across operators and modes including bus, took a step forward in May with appointment of Littlepay to provide the shared broker platform for payments.
• Integration of bus and rail services still faces many blockagesBringing the two modes together is a holy grail of public transport - but is fraught with difficulty
• Better Transport Week will put coach industry in the spotlightCPT will support this year's Better Transport Week with a day dedicated to the often-overlooked but hardworking coach sector

Safer Highways

• Cardiff plans new city-centre square as sustainable transport project moves forward Writer: Safer Highways Safer HighwaysCardiff Council is preparing to take the next step on a major city-centre regeneration and transport scheme that could see Kingsway transformed into a pedestrian-friendly public space featuring trees, seating areas and event facilities.
• Shetland faces major transport decision as £400m tunnel proposal gains momentum Shetland Islands Council is approaching a pivotal decision on the future of transport links between its islands, with a long-discussed proposal for a network of undersea tunnels now being seriously considered as an alternative to replacing the area's ageing ferry fleet.

TaxiPoint

• OUT-OF-AREA WORKING: Government backs licensing taxi and private hire drivers where they actually work, says Transport Secretary Perry RichardsonThe Government has given its strongest indication yet that it wants taxi and private hire drivers to be licensed in the areas where they actually work, as ministers prepare to bring forward a new Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Bill.