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Thursday, 05 February 2026

BBC News

• Severe rail disruption continues after derailmentSouthern, Thameslink and Gatwick Express rail routes are severely disrupted after a derailment.
• Safety has improved after fatal train derailment, inquiry hearsThree men died when a train derailed near Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire following heavy rain in 2020.
• A96 upgrades to be completed in phases, says HyslopThe transport secretary says work on a Nairn bypass is expected to start in 2029-30.
• Liverpool Street revamp recommended for approvalPlanning officers back Network Rail's proposals for the London station, despite objections.
• Plans for walking and cycle route from Govan bridge to Pollok ParkThe proposed 1.68 mile (2.7km) walking and cycling route would link the bridge with Pollok Country Park.

Department for Transport

• A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) development consent decision announcedThe A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave) application has today been granted development consent by the Department for Transport.

The Independent

• UK aviation regulator asks Air India why Boeing with fuel switch issue was cleared to fly Civil Aviation Authority warns of regulatory action if the airline doesn’t submit a complete response within a week

City AM

• Women-only Tube carriages are a terrible, unworkable idea Sex offences on public transport in London are soaring, but the solution is better policing and security across the network not voluntary gender segregation, argues James Ford Harold Macmillan, in a speech in 1961, said that the Liberals (as they were still then called) “offer a mixture of sound and original ideas…unfortunately none of the [...]

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• £10,000 raised for popular Bradford district tramway - but more funds neededA Victorian tramway celebrates fundraising £10,000 for much-needed repairs.

Bristol Live

• Bristol Airport liquid rules for 2026 as 100ml limit is phased out in UKMore UK airports are making the switch

Wales Online

• Overtaking ban and 10mph speed limit coming to key Welsh roadThe Welsh Government has confirmed that sections of the A477 in West Wales will be subject to traffic restrictions at different times over the next 18 months

Bucks Free Press

• Plans to lower speed limit on A4128 from 40 to 30 mphPlans to reduce the speed limit on the A4128 Wycombe Road by Buckinghamshire Council from 40mph to 30mph have attracted mixed views from residents.

Burnley Express

• Bus company U-turns with new cheaper school ticket following MPs pressureBus company Transdev to offer new ‘School Return’ tickets for under 16s following pressure from MPs and parents after a price rise.

Cambridge News

• New cycleway plans branded 'complete waste of money'CambridgeshireLive readers have clashed over plans for new Grantchester to Cambridge walking and cycling path with sharp differences over demand, cost and transport policy

Other Regional Press

• Campaigners step up push to reconnect Tavistock with national rail networkTavyRail joins Railfuture as campaigners push to reopen Tavistock to Bere Alston rail line, with Devon County Council and Restoring Your Railway programme supporting proposals to improve Plymouth Metro connections and sustainable transport in West Devon
• BCP Council Cabinet unanimously approves bus subsidy plansBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's Cabinet has unanimously approved plans to protect 1.3million bus journeys across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole as part of network improvements.
• Dewsbury Bus Station revamp reaches steel signing phaseBeing delivered by Willmott Dixon, the £23m transport hub will be one of the first in the Weaver Network, which aims to create a joined-up transport system for buses, trains, and trams in West Yorkshire.
• Depot works to see more electric buses across NorfolkNew electric buses are being rolled out across more routes in Norfolk.
• Heidi Alexander has defended Northern Powerhouse RailSouth Swindon MP Heidi Alexander has defended the Northern Powerhouse Rail scheme, a project designed to transform connectivity across northern England.
• Transport chiefs deny Cressington station closure planTransport bosses have issued a guarantee that a south Liverpool railway station is not slated for closure after hundreds of concerned users signed a petition calling for it to be saved. On two separate occasions in December last year, travellers arrived at Cressington station to find it was shut.
• Botley Road rail bridge replacement is 'huge plus' for rail networkA leading county councillor said Network Rail's progress with a £237m scheme to upgrade Oxford station is a "huge plus" for the rail network.

Bus and Coach Buyer

• First preps Great Yarmouth depot for electrificationWorks have started at First Bus' Great Yarmouth depot to prepare the site for electric buses. The works at Caister Road depot in Great Yarmouth form part of a further £13.8m investment, £8.9m of which is being funded by First Bus, with the remainder funded through a grant from Norfolk County Council's Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP)

Highways Magazine

• New West Midlands transport and infrastructure campus announcedThe Department for Transport (DfT), in partnership with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Cabinet Office, has announced a new Transport and Infrastructure Campus that is planned for the West Midlands.

Rail Advent

• New centre for Transport and Infrastructure to be established in West MidlandsTo accelerate regional growth and delivery in the West Midlands, a Government centre for Transport and Infrastructure is to be established in the region, along with a new campus.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• Proximity and The Coach Wizard grow school group consultancyBusiness providing services to SLT Tours after consultancy offer debuts at School Travel Forum

Sustainable Bus

• UK Parliament debate on local bus manufacturing challenges amid 38% rise in zero-emission buses and falling domestic outputZero-emission bus registrations in Britain increased by 38 per cent year on year in 2025, while domestic bus production fell by 167 units over the same period. These figures framed a Westminster Hall debate held on 27 January, in which MPs examined the state of British bus manufacturing amid the ongoing transition to zero-emission

Transport Scotland

• Construction works ramp up on A9The A9 Dualling: Tay Crossing to Ballinluig project is the fourth section of the A9 Dualling Programme to enter construction. The opening of the site compound comes after the implementation of major traffic management in the project area earlier this year as work continues to press ahead on the Programme.

Aviation Industry

• Communities are being locked out in the biggest changes to airspace design in over 60 years, warns AEF.Over the past year, the Government has been busy naming so-called “blockers” to its aspirations to “build, build, build”. It has been explicit in its hostility towards them and to legal challenges to its decisions. Yet it has ignored the advice of experts and has failed to back up its claims that any of those identified as blockers really are holding up economic growth.

Other News Sources

• MPs cast doubt on £45bn Northern Powerhouse RailDuring a hearing in the House of Commons, transport secretary Heidi Alexander revealed plans for NPR are to be designed in full before any contracts are tendered and declared 'railways are not built overnight', as opposition ministers questioned the scheme's funding and timelines.
• Plans for large new train depot near Milton Keynes sends shockwaves through residents and councillorsEast West Rail's plan to build a major new train maintenance depot just outside Bletchley have not gone down well with the public this week.
• Multi-million pound A46 Walsgrave junction upgrade approved to tackle Midlands congestionA multi-million pound project to upgrade and improve the A46 Walsgrave junction has been approved, marking a significant step forward for improving connectivity and reducing congestion in the Midlands.
• Cabinet Office sets out plans for Transport and Infrastructure CampusProject aims to focus expertise in transit, property and housing in the West Midlands
• Arriva concludes EU project cutting water use in bus depots by more than 70 per centArriva has successfully led a major European sustainability project that could transform how water is used in bus transport cutting freshwater consumption by more than 70 per cent across participating bus depots and demonstrating how innovation can deliver positive environmental impact at scale.
• 'Life-expired' Superloop buses will be replaced soon, TfL saysTransport for London has said it is working to get more modern buses on its new flagship Superloop route through southeast London as soon as possible.
• Unite backs TfL proposals for publicly owned buses in the capitalUnite, the UK's leading union representing workers in passenger transport, has strongly backed proposals for a new publicly owned bus company for London.