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 TransportInfo by Cogitamus http://www.transportinfo.org.uk TransportInfo RSS 2.0 Feed Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT http://www.transportinfo.org.uk/images/rsslogo.gif TransportInfo by Cogitamus en-gb 30 Ferry return delayed by 'complex' repairs BBC News - The Isle of Man's flagship ferry will be out of action for a further two months, the Steam Packet Company has confirmed, while specialist repairs take place. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251850-001 Valve failure on CalMac ferry saw uncontrolled escape of flammable gas BBC News - A faulty valve on a CalMac ferry led to a sudden and uncontrolled release of highly flammable methane gas last summer, BBC Scotland News has learned. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251847-001 New exhibit teaches children about railway dangers BBC News - A new exhibit designed to teach children about the dangers of playing near railway lines has opened after a mp;pound;100,000 investment. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251842-001 Travel delays and timetable changes amid rail revamp BBC News - Passengers have been warned to expect delays and disruption as some essential track improvement works lead to timetable changes this weekend. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251840-001 New Hastings to London fast train set for December BBC News - A new fast train from Hastings to London is expected to cut peak journey times by as much as 14 minutes. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251835-001 Council 'sorry' over impact of school bus changes BBC News - A review of changes to North Yorkshire Council's home-to-school transport policy, introduced to cut costs, has proposed a number of changes. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251809-001 Man who harassed London MP on Tube sentenced BBC News - Clifford Wilby is given a suspended prison sentence for intimidating Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy in a Tube carriage. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251798-001 More flight delays expected after hundreds cancelled by air traffic control glitch BBC News - Departures from a number of airports are affected by a technical problem affecting air traffic control provider Nats. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251797-001 Great British Railways sets course for rail freight growth - press release Department for Transport - Government sets a new rail freight target to help businesses move more goods by rail, strengthen supply chains and support economic growth. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251841-001 Rail freight growth 2040 target - Statement Department for Transport - Announces new 2040 targets for rail freight growth. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251833-001 Heathrow and Gatwick flights disrupted by air traffic control failure Financial Times - National Air Traffic Services says its systems are 'starting to recover' but tens of thousands of passengers remain stranded. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251802-001 Here in Liverpool, buses are back under public control and that's great for the only people who really matter Steve Rotheram The Guardian - For decades we were told that privatisation would deliver better services. The experience of millions of passengers tells a different story Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251816-001 CalMac ferry worth just £166k after £1m repair following grounding The Herald - An mp;#39;unseaworthymp;#39; CalMac lifeline ferry grounded on rocks without a legal voyage plan just 23 minutes after leaving its operational area is now worth less than a sixth of the cost of repairing it, The Herald can reveal. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251848-001 RNLI boats carrying 120 migrants denied entry to two ports subscription The Telegraph - Crews threatened with criminal prosecution if they approached Southampton and Portsmouth harbours Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251852-001 Flights grounded across Britain subscription The Telegraph - Flights have been grounded throughout Britain after an air traffic control technical failure. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251808-001 Oxford Street must be rescued from a patchwork of mediocrity subscription Times Online - xford Street should not simply be pedestrianised. It should be reinvented by the mayoral development authority as the worldmp;#39;s greatest retail, business, cultural and digital boulevard: a place demonstrating the best of London in architecture, technology and public life. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251806-001 E-bike riders far more at risk of head injury than other cyclists subscription Times Online - Hospital data collated over three years comes amid calls to crack down on the use of illegal e-bikes and for greater regulation on rental schemes Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251805-001 What caused air traffic control issue at UK airports' Inquest begins subscription Times Online - The Civil Aviation Authority has asked the National Air Traffic Services to provide a detailed rundown of what went wrong Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251804-001 Days of delays after air traffic control chaos hits 1,000 flights subscription Times Online - Disruption is expected at Heathrow, Gatwick and other British airports after a mp;#39;technical issuemp;#39; with the flight processing system caused cancellations Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251803-001 Labour invited on 'broken promises bus tour of Scotland' The National - SENIOR Labour Party figures have been invited to take advantage of the mp;pound;2 fare cap to go on a mp;quot;bargain broken promises bus tourmp;quot; of Scotland. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251815-001 Port of Workington shortlisted in major industry awards Local Government - The Port of Workington which is owned and operated by Cumberland Council has been shortlisted at the upcoming British Port Association (BPA) Annual Awards. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251851-001 Thousands have their say on Midlands Rail Hub proposals Network Rail - Thousands of people have shared their views on proposed major upgrades to the railway in Birmingham as part of the first consultation about Midlands Rail Hub. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251844-001 Birmingham Airport flight statement live after air traffic control technical issue Birmingham Mail - BHX apologised to holidaymakers over disruption which is being worked on by NATS, the countrymp;#146;s air traffic control service Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251799-001 First Bus bolsters franchising team as UK market grows Bradford Telegraph & Argus - TWO new directors have joined First Bus as it expands its presence in the UKmp;#39;s growing franchised bus market. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251811-001 Heathrow and Gatwick worst hit airports as over 1,000 London flights cancelled or delayed in UK air traffic mayhem London Evening Standard - mp;#39;Significant knock-on impactmp;#39; of air traffic control issue that led to cancellation of over 850 UK flights expected into Wednesday Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251807-001 60 years of the Severn Bridge Nation. Cymru - Gridlock, delays and time spent waiting in traffic may be a daily complaint in Chepstow Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251837-001 'It's a privilege': New face takes charge of Leeds transport and planning as councillor steps down Yorkshire Evening Post - The citymp;#39;s Labour group has announced a new executive member for transport and planning following a councillormp;#39;s resignation. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251801-001 Whitehaven - Isle of Man ferry survey gets 4,000 responses Carlisle News & Star - The survey, launched by MP Josh MacAlister, found that 93 per cent of respondents would be very or quite likely to use the service, including more than seven in ten who said they would be very likely to do so. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251849-001 Oxfordshire cuts with new transport and care charges protest Oxford Mail - "Ease and dignity" are being stripped away by county council cuts, claim protesters, as the authority is slammed for its "betrayal" of the "older, sick, and disabled". Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251800-001 Fewer commuters drive here than in any other Scottish city Other Regional Press - Award-winning engineer Corey Boyle on how to build on Edinburghmp;#39;s success to create a cycling city Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251854-001 GREEN LANE SAFER WALKING, WHEELING AND CYCLING ROUTE UPGRADES UNDER WAY Other Regional Press - Wiltshire Council has said it is progressing major upgrades to the wellmp;#8209;used but currently muddy, uneven and poorly lit path running between Old Sarum and Bishopdown. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251853-001 ScotRail's hated new app cost £420k to develop and racked up over 700 complaints in just five days Other Regional Press - Exclusive: The SNPmp;#39;s mp;#39;incompetencemp;#39; was laid bare through the failure of its new ScotRail which launched before it was ready and led to transport chaos. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251839-001 Highland MSP asks John Swinney to speed up Nairn bypass as the land is in public ownership Other Regional Press - A Highlands MSP has written to First Minister John Swinney asking him to accelerate the construction of the proposed Nairn bypass. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251838-001 Newport City Council urged to oppose potential M4 junction closures Other Regional Press - M4 JUNCTIONS must stay open under any new plans to tackle congestion around Newport, its council leader has warned. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251836-001 Thousands more young people take the bus during free travel initiative Other Regional Press - Go Thames Valley recorded a 406 per cent increase in child passenger journeys on its Carousel Buses network during the governmentmp;#39;s free summer travel scheme, while significant growth was also reported across its Pulhams, Oxford Bus Company and Thames Travel operations. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251826-001 First electric buses in Bournemouth coming this year Other Regional Press - Electric buses will begin serving passengers in Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole later this year. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251824-001 New £2 cap on bus fares gets warm welcome from Green leader Other Regional Press - SCOTTISH Green Party co-leader Ross Greer has welcomed this weekmp;#39;s roll-out of the mp;pound;2 bus fare cap across Ayrshire. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251822-001 Stagecoach says buses have achieved 99 per cent reliability Other Regional Press - STAGECOACH West has launched a campaign in Gloucestershire to challenge the perception that buses are unreliable. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251813-001 Administrators of East Midlands bus operator shed further light on its collapse Other Regional Press - The administrators of a bus operator serving parts of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire have provided further details on its collapse. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251810-001 Heathrow Airport among 15 hit by air traffic control issue as flights grounded Other Regional Press - A technical fault at National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has led to the suspension of departing flights at major UK airports including Heathrow and Gatwick Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251796-001 Surrey communities could face 'worst of both worlds' under new aviation bill, say campaigners Other Regional Press - The group campaigns against airport expansion and excess noise from aircraft Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251795-001 First Bus expands UK-first energy trial across major Glasgow depot Bus Operators - First Bus has expanded the use of new technology designed to better manage electric vehicle charging across its Caledonia depot in Glasgow, following a successful initial trial. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251825-001 Avanti West Coast delivers over £5bn economic boost to UK, says new report Train Operators - Report highlights the positive impact that the intercity operator had across the regions it serves. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251831-001 First strengthens franchising team with new directors Bus and Coach Buyer - Steve Draper has joined First Bus Franchising as Operations Director, bringing more than 30 years of leadership experience across the Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251814-001 First Bus Expands Energy Trial to Cover Entire Caledonia Depot Bus-News - First Bus has announced an expansion of the use of its new technology designed to better manage electric vehicle charging across its Caledonia depot in Glasgow. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251821-001 New 'Stud for Thought' series puts road stud specification under the spotlight Highways News - Clearview Intelligencemp;#39;s Head of SolarLite, Alastair King, has launched a new series of articles sharing lessons from almost a decade working with road studs, beginning by asking whether the right questions are being asked when they are specified. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251820-001 First of new £150 million bus fleet takes to the streets of Liverpool City Region Highways News - The first of more than 560 ultra-modern, low-emission buses have hit the streets of the Liverpool City Region. Representing an investment of over mp;pound;150 million the state-of-the-art vehicles mark a major milestone on the countdown to the regionmp;#39;s bus network being brought back into public control in the next few days Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251819-001 ORR needs 'new capability and skills' to support LTC's plans for regulated asset base New Civil Engineer - The governmentmp;#39;s review of the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has found that mp;#39;new capability and skillsmp;#39; will be needed to support its plans to regulate roads build under a regulated asset base (Rab), the first of which is expected to be Lower Thames Crossing. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251827-001 Great British Railways sets course for rail freight growth Rail Business Daily - The Government has unveiled its vision for Great British Railways to back British businesses, strengthen supply chains, and drive economic growth, with a new target to increase rail freight by at least 40 per cent by 2040. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251832-001 Avanti West Coast delivers over £5bn economic boost to UK Rail Business Daily - Avanti West Coast generated more than mp;pound;5bn in value to the UK economy last year, according to a new report. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251830-001 Replica new Metro train to support rail safety training Rail Business Daily - A life-sized replica of the new Tyne and Wear Metro train has become a teaching aid to support railway safety classes for thousands of local children. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251829-001 WSP joins High Speed Rail Group Rail Business Daily - The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) has welcomed WSP as its newest member, further strengthening the organisationmp;#39;s expertise across the rail and infrastructure sector. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251828-001 Government sets new rail freight target Railnews - A new target for increasing rail freight has been published by the Government. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251834-001 Hitachi Rail to Showcase ETR1000 and Battery Train at InnoTrans 2026 Railway-News - Hitachi Rail will present its latest-generation ETR1000 high-speed train alongside a new battery-electric multiple unit (BEMU) at InnoTrans 2026 in Berlin later this month. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251845-001 First Bus expands smart charging trial across Glasgow Caledonia depot Route One (Bus and Coach) - Energy management technology will control 172 charging outlets at First Bus' Caledonia depot, protecting vehicle availability while supporting the grid Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251818-001 Two SMEs in WYCA bus franchise contract winners as five unawarded Route One (Bus and Coach) - The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has named the operators that are set to gain small Tier B and home-to-school Tier C bus franchise contracts in the first round of the regionmp;#39;s Weaver Network, with a minor SME presence among the expected winners. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251817-001 RMT welcomes government growth targets for rail freight RMT - RAIL union RMT has welcomed new rail freight targets to help move more goods by rail, strengthen supply chains and support economic growth. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251843-001 Siemens demonstrates driverless Mireo in GoA4 Other News Sources - Siemens Mobility has demonstrated fully automated GoA4 operation with a Mireo train on an open rail network. The project covered autonomous vehicle preparation, driverless runs and automated stabling. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251846-001 Leicester to Fund More Electric Buses Other News Sources - The grant has been allocated to Leicester City Council to promote its recently approved One Network bus plan. This continues the transformation to a high-quality bus network that is fully electric, frequent, reliable, easy and great value. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251823-001 First Bus expands charging technology across its Glasgow depot Other News Sources - The partnership will allow First Bus to optimise its fleet, while also maintaining readiness and operational requirements. Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 251812-001