Other News Sources - UK. Liverpool John Lennon Airport has been named the best travel hub for the third consecutive year in Which??s annual survey of 24 leading UK airport terminals.
Other News Sources - The government has unveiled new legislation aimed at giving local authorities across England more control over bus services. This is in an effort to halt the sharp decline in bus usage, which has seen nearly 300 million fewer miles driven by buses annually since 2010.
Other News Sources - Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has refused to rule out scrapping free travel passes for pensioners, saying a 'responsible' government means making decisions 'you don't want to make'.
Other News Sources - The period of nominations for House of Commons Transport Select Committee chairs, which ran from 30 July to 9 September, has closed. As set out by the Speaker before the summer recess, elections will take place on 11 September from 10am-4pm.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - A ruling out of ?business as usual? as a mechanism for future delivery of bus services in the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) area will form part of the final draft Strathclyde Regional Bus Strategy (SRBS) for public consultation.
Route One (Bus and Coach) - Grand talk of bus franchising and promise of wholesale reform risks overshadowing some parts of the coach and bus industry?s day-to-day work. Moving people from where they are to where they need or want to be will always be its core purpose, not serving as a political chess piece.
Railtech - After heavy losses in 2023, Deutsche Bahn (DB) now has a restructuring plan to become profitable within three years. A 110-page internal document apparently lays out the goal of hitting a 2 billion euro profit by 2027. It?s set to be discussed at a railway supervisory board meeting on 18 September, but the target may be unrealistic considering the company?s recent problems ? and current solutions.
Railnews - TUESDAY BRIEFING: Government withdraws Borders Railway funding ++ Line to be closed to prevent landslips ++ Greater Anglia trains more staff to help save lives
Rail Magazine - Grand Central 180108 now holds the British speed record using the European Train Control System (ETCS), having reached 125mph during main-line tests between Welwyn Garden City and Hitchin over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
New Civil Engineer - Transport secretary Louise Haigh is mp;#147;minded to rejectmp;#148; the development consent order (DCO) for the mp;pound;750M Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange, subject to further information from the applicant.
New Civil Engineer - Spencer Group has been selected to build a ?17M wheel lathe facility in Clacton for Greater Anglia to use to service its rolling stock.
Other Regional Press - A campaign for a reinstated rail line between Tavistock and Plymouth is calling for government funds of ?1.5 million to get the project back on track.
Other Regional Press - The green light has been given on Balgray station which will be built on the Glasgow to Neilston line near the Balgray reservoir.
Other Regional Press - A charity is determined to bring a village railway line back into use as the next step in its ongoing restoration project.
Wolverhampton Express and Star - Timelapse footage shows HS2 engineers completing two key motorway bridges to transport the high speed rail network in the West Midlands.
Daily Post (North Wales) - Welsh Government has invested mp;pound;800m on a new fleet of Class 197 trains
Birmingham Mail - A mp;#39;road safety emergencymp;#39; was declared in Birmingham following a string of tragic deaths
Daily Record - A train bound for Edinburgh was diverted to Glasgow and around just before 5am, hours late.
Daily Express - This airport in Europe, launched six years ago, is the worldmp;#39;s most connected.
The Scotsman - The announcement that ScotRail?s ageing inter-city fleet is to be replaced was amongst the most bewildering and vague I?ve heard for years - and maybe even deliberately so.
The Guardian - Mini and Rolls-Royce models also affected by potential braking system fault likely to cost BMW almost mp;#128;1bn. Shares in BMW tumbled as the carmaker revealed it will have to recall 1.5m vehicles over a braking problem, costing it almost mp;#128;1bn (mp;pound;0.84bn).The German manufacturer said its annual earnings would be considerably lower than expected, with the fault in the braking system now discovered to be far more widespread than first thought.
BBC News - Pigeon fanciers face being evicted from their allotment by the body that runs the UK's rail network.
BBC News - Residents say the project has been a failure that has increased traffic and created safety hazards.
BBC News - A railway worker who is aiming to collect train tickets to a station from every stop in the UK has said he was "just curious to know where people come from".
BBC News - A Victorian railway station subway has been revamped in a project costing just over mp;pound;100,000.