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Monday, 06 July 2026

BBC News

• 'Dambusters' bus honours county's WW2 roleA new bus service honouring Lincolnshire's aviation heritage has launched. The B617 is named after the famous 617 Squadron, better known as the Dambusters, which was based in the county during World War Two.
• What to expect as work starts on city's busiest roundaboutAbout 1,000 tonnes of concrete will be used to fill two Peterborough city centre underpasses as work begins on Monday as part of a major regeneration project.
• 'Drones in a box' deployed to find rail trespassersTrespassers on a railway are being tracked by drones controlled from a room in London.
• EasyJet reaches 'agreement in principle' over potential takeoverThe low-cost airline had previously rejected four takeover offers from US investment firm Castlelake.
• Bus and tram fare freeze before autumn riseSingle fares are to remain at £1.75 for a further four months before rising in November, TfL says.
• Why do lorries still keep hitting railway bridges?For rail passengers, it can be galling to hear or read that your train has been delayed, putting your journey, your day, back into a land of uncertainty.
• EasyJet reaches 'agreement in principle' over potential takeoverEasyJet has reached an agreement in principle with a US investment firm over a potential takeover offer worth around £5.2 billion.

The Guardian

• Making public transport fully accessible ‘could boost UK economy by £176bn’Report says current network of buses, trains and stations effectively locks 2.8m people out of workforce. Investing in the UK transport network to make it fully accessible to disabled passengers could boost the economy by £176bn by helping millions more people into work, according to a report.Making the economic case for an inclusive transport network, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) said the current system was inaccessible to almost a quarter of the working-age population.
• 'Did Westminster just ignore buses?' Burnham aims to shake up UK transportIn the fourth of a series on nationalisation, we look at plans to emulate Manchester's Bee Network in Britain's buses and rail

The Scotsman

• Drill and blast: How Shetland's £1.5bn inter-island tunnel network will be builtExplosives would be used to blast through rock to create the planned £1.5 billion network of inter-island tunnels in Shetland, according to consultants working on the project.

Times Online

• EasyJet agrees £5.5bn takeover offer from US investment firm [subscription]Airline's board accepts fifth offer from Castlelake, at 690p a share, in a deal that has to satisfy the European regulator's ownership rules

City AM

• Easyjet board reaches agreement over £5.2bn Castlelake takeover The board of Easyjet is poised to accept a takeover bid by private equity firm Castlelake, in a move that could add the airline to a growing list of blue-chip companies that have unveiled plans to quit the London Stock Exchange since the start of the year. The offer of £6.90 per share, the fifth [...]

Daily Record

• Chaos as Glasgow Subway closes leaving punters 'stranded' after gigThousands of music fans leaving My Chemical Romance's Glasgow Summer Sessions concert claimed they were left "stranded" after lengthy queues formed outside Ibrox Subway station following the show.

i News

• How Burnham could build new tram routes in a city near youFormer West Midlands mayor Andy Street urges ally to follow example of Manchester and create more tram systems. Andy Burnham must cut regulations and allow city regions to build more trams if he is to boost growth and jobs outside of the capital, his ally and former West Midlands mayor Andy Street has said.

Birmingham Mail

• Department for Transport confirms free bus pass age change for people born after 1961Anyone celebrating their 66th birthday after this time will have to wait longer for their pass under plans

Liverpool Echo

• Community 'left behind' by unreliable rail servicesPeople in Whiston are struggling to get to work, school and hospital appointments because of infrequent and unreliable rail services from the local station, the ECHO has heard.
• Community 'left behind' by unreliable rail servicesPeople in Whiston are struggling to get to work, school and hospital appointments because of infrequent and unreliable rail services from the local station, the ECHO has heard.

London Evening Standard

• City Hall backs bus driver 'Bill of Rights' amid sweltering London heatwavesTemperatures soared up to 50C in some vehicles last week while many buses were affected by faulty air-conditioning

Morning Star

• Britain losing tens of billions a year to transport accessibility barriers, report findsMAKING transport more accessible would get millions more people into work and boost the economy by tens of billions of pounds, new research says.

Nation. Cymru

• New TfW payment system risks overcharging rail passengersA new digital payment method for train travel across north Wales has been criticised for not offering concessionary fares.

Newcastle Evening Chronicle

• Former Transport Secretary claims civil service 'hated' Northumberland A1 dualling schemeFormer Berwick MP Anne Marie Trevelyan has claimed civil servants "hated" the proposed scheme to dual the A1 and frustrated attempts to get the project done. Ms Trevelyan served as the area's MP from 2015 until 2024, with dualling the road a key point of her election campaigns.

Northern Echo

• World's first 'railway' pub, the Railway Tavern in DarlingtonTHE 200th anniversary of the creation of the world's first pubs with 'railway' in their name was celebrated last week when Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway raised a glass to their creators outside the Railway Tavern.

Yorkshire Post

• Northern Powerhouse Rail concerns show we're incapable of delivering a major infrastructure project on time and to budget in this country - Jayne DowleWay back in January, which seems like a century ago, Sir Keir Starmer promised to revolutionise rail travel across the North of England through the launch of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR).

Cambridge News

• Roman coins and ancient pottery unearthed at East West Rail siteThe coins are thought to be around 1,700 years old

Peterborough Telegraph

• Councillor warns of concerns about proposed replacement bus services in PeterboroughA long-serving councillor has raised concerns about the adverse impact proposed but service changes may have on residents in Peterborough.

Other Regional Press

• Bransty tunnel and Cumbria coast line upgrade pleaCumbrian leaders have 'turned out in force' in Westminster to demand progress on reopening Whitehaven's Bransty tunnel and delivering long‑promised upgrades to the Cumbrian coast line.
• Ryanair issues EU Entry Exit System warning as it claims seven airports 'aren't ready'Ryanair has issued a warning to passengers travelling this summer, calling for the EU's passport control Entry/Exit System (EES) to be suspended until September amid fears of airport passport control chaos

Rail Advent

• Lumo to help England fans with 50% off coffee!Open-access train operator Lumo will be selling coffee at half price to Monday morning passengers after England's match against Mexico in the men's football World Cup.
• Transport Secretary takes inspiration from Japan Bullet Trains for HS2Heidi Alexander, the UK's Secretary of State for Transport, has explained that her ambitions for HS2 are inspired by the success of the trains running on Japan's Shinkansen network, known as 'bullet trains'.

Rail Business Daily

• Industry leaders call on Government to improve Railways Bill to support economic growth & investmentAs the House of Lords begins its scrutiny of the Railways Bill, leading trade associations and transport organisations have jointly written to the Treasury, calling for the Government to improve the Bill by making amendments to safeguard future rail infrastructure investment and growth across the economy.

Rail Magazine

• Ely enhancement business case 'should be refreshed' as new plans 'add dimension'A new report is calling for the business case for the Ely Area Capacity Enhancement programme to be refreshed. ​Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) wants the 2022 case to be updated, arguing that improving the bottleneck where five lines meet will act as 'a lynchpin for unlocking economic and housing growth in the whole East of England economy'.
• Call to protect Great British Railways funding to 'provide certainty'A part of the Railways Bill that could allow the Transport Secretary to amend or withdraw funding risks jeopardising future investment in the industry, the Treasury has been warned.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Coordinated leadership critical to coach decarbonisation: RHA chiefCritical to the decarbonisation of vehicle classes including coach under the next Prime Minister is 'substantial coordinated leadership' from the government and sectors involved, RHA Managing Director Richard Smith has said.
• East Yorkshire Buses reports 8.8% usage growth on York routesEast Rider services' growth exceeds 10%, and will benefit from 11 new Enviro400 double-decks

Other News Sources

• How Yellow Buses Helped Fuel the Rise of the Man Poised to Lead BritainAndy Burnham brought Greater Manchester's public transit back under public control, making buses more frequent and capping fares.
• EU pushes to beat airport delays caused by new biometric systemThe new photo and fingerprint requirements are designed to stop criminals and visa overstayers - but they have left thousands stuck in line.
• HS2 Reaches The M42 | Final Piers Take Shape At Delta Junction Jim Miller (1vVFeU5jGM)HS2 has now reached the M42 motorway at Delta Junction, where the final central piers for the future crossing are being constructed.
• Details revealed on £1.75bn Birmingham rail planPlans to turbo-charge rail services in Birmingham could include more services to the East Midlands and cities south of the region. The Midlands Rail Hub Alliance will launch an 8 week consultation on a £1.75bn project to upgrade rail services into Moor Street, plans which could reduce congestion at New Street by switching some services across the city.
• What the sorry state of Hammersmith Bridge says about BritainOne could be forgiven for thinking that the extensive coverage given to the fiasco surrounding Hammersmith Bridge is typical of a capital-centric press blowing a local issue out of all proportion it was disclosed this week that the west London structure, which has been closed to motor traffic since April 2019 after cracks were discovered in its pedestals, might never reopen to vehicles. But the reason the debacle has garnered so much attention, and attracted so much interest on social media, is that it is held by many to be symptomatic of this country's troubled predicament and seemingly intractable problems.
• South Swindon MP Heidi Alexander strengthens UK-China transport tiesSouth Swindon MP Heidi Alexander has visited China as part of an official government trip aimed at strengthening transport links between the UK and China and promoting collaboration on future transport projects.
• Revolution in Scenic Travel: Lake District's New 340 Transport Pass Makes Multi-Route Touring Easier, Cheaper and More Sustainable for Global TouristsTravel across one of the United Kingdom's most visited natural destinations is becoming significantly simpler. A new £40 travel pass has been introduced to improve mobility across the region.
• Rail bosses issue update on huge transpennine rail upgradePlans have been submitted to help move staff working on the multi-million-pound Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) into Huddersfield.