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Friday, 13 February 2026

BBC News

• Patrols on buses in antisocial behaviour crackdownA council says it is launching a tougher crackdown on antisocial behaviour (ASB) on Hull's buses.
• On-demand bus service being extended to new areaThe expansion is funded by Surrey County Council (SCC) to improve access to sustainable travel in areas of the county where there are fewer bus services.
• Bristol Airport tram - what do the experts say?Recent news that trams are back on the agenda in Bristol's transport planning may be met with a sense of déja vu as various similar schemes have come and gone over recent decades.
• One-off diversion takes 30 minutes off train journeyA diversion due to engineering works shaved 30 minutes off of one rail journey, sparking calls for a permanent fast train to be introduced.

Financial Times

• Air France-KLM warns EU climate rules would halve Asia flightsBrussels’ sustainable fuel rules would leave European carriers at a ‘significant competitive disadvantage’ warns CEO
• Brits and Europeans bumping into each other makes Heathrow feel busy, says bossThomas Woldbye says passengers at UK’s only hub airport are often in ‘the wrong place’

The Herald

• Holyrood urged to release funds for Glasgow bus franchisingA Glasgow MSP has urged the Scottish Government to pay out millions to speed up plans to bring the city's buses into public ownership.

Times Online

• Heathrow isn't too crowded travellers just walk wrong way, says boss [subscription]Thomas Woldbye, the chief executive, says Britons and Europeans walk on different sides, giving the impression the airport is too busy

Scottish Government

• ScotRail fares frozen for 12 monthsScotRail fares will be frozen for the next year to keep money in people's pockets, First Minister John Swinney has announced.

Local Government

• Kirklees Council approve plans to transform Transport in West YorkshireKirklees Councillors approved the proposals to invest in a transport system that will make it easier, more affordable and greener to travel around West Yorkshire.

Birmingham Mail

• 'Monster' HS2 project 'shakes residents houses at night' as council calls for 'benefits'A Reform councillor has called on HS2 to deliver a 'reset of respect' for communities suffering with daily disruption and make changes on site

Birmingham Post

• Axing Cornwall to London flights would be 'dangerous loss', CEO warns Chamber of commerce chief John Brown said scrapping the route from Newquay would 'damage the local economy'

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Speed dating event at station celebrates new train serviceNorthern launched its new Yorkshire Flyer train with a speed dating event at Leeds station, linking singles from Leeds and Sheffield. Free travel passes awarded.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• Bridge plan to link Welsh seaside resort and its beachPlanning now submitted to cross rail line over safety concerns along main route

Liverpool Echo

• Tap and go on your phone coming to Merseyrail within weeksPassengers will at last be able to pay by phone, bank card or smartwatch for their journey

London Evening Standard

• British Transport Police begins Live Facial Recognition trial at London stationsThe operation began at London Bridge train station on Wednesday and will run for six months at various stations

The York Press

• Network Rail apprentices take part in military-style team challenge in YorkNetwork Rail apprentices recently took part in a military-style team-building day at Worsley Barracks in York during National Apprenticeship Week.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Questions over funding for major Birmingham cycle route plansCycle route plans for a major Birmingham road have taken another crucial step forward despite questions over funding.

Yorkshire Post

• Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Council confirms dates of audit and extraordinary general meetingsDoncaster Sheffield Airport Q&A with South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard

Blackpool Gazette

• What Blackpool bus routes are changing as services extended and new hospital links addedBlackpool Transport has announced a major shake-up of bus routes across the Fylde coast, with extended services, new hospital links and timetable changes coming into force next month.

Other Regional Press

• Free bus scheme 'quietly axed' after just three yearsThe birthday bus scheme allowed people in Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset, and North Somerset to sign up for a pass for free bus travel, valid throughout the month of their birthday.
• Isle of Wight welcomes the first of 31 new electric busesA new UK-built Wrightbus Electroliner double decker vehicles will initially be used for engineering and driver training, before entering service on routes across the Isle of Wight later in March.
• Highland Council bus service 'success' could see a Lothian Buses model adopted as passenger numbers almost double and savings of almost £2mA new operating model for the Highland Council-run bus service will be developed after the first three years of operation delivered on passenger numbers and savings.
• MP urges Somerset Council to use bus funding in Burnham-On-Sea areaBurnham-On-Sea MP Ashley Fox has written to Somerset Council urging it to spend some of the new Government bus cash on better services across the area.
• Whittlesea Railway Station consultation extended for public to have their sayFenland District Council is seeking views on options to improve the station, which include a new pedestrian bridge and platform extensions, and improved public areas and car park.
• Major update announced on huge change coming to Merseyrail ticketsContactless ticketing on the Merseyrail network is set to go live in two weeks time. After years of waiting, a trial began last year across the Liverpool City Region for 50 people to test out a tap and go system that has long been in place in the capital and major cities around the world.

British Trams Online

• City of Edinburgh Council reveal route for a third tram lineA new map released by the City of Edinburgh Council (as part of a 'conceptual representation' of the future multimodal transport network in the city) has revealed plans for a third tram line which would use the South Suburban railway line as its basis and would also see the first use of tram-trains in the Scottish capital.

Railnews

• Anti-social passengers face tougher ScotRail ban A new law banning people who behave unacceptably on the railway could be introduced in Scotland. A court can already order anti-social offenders not to travel by train or enter stations, but a new report says a ‘Railway Banning Order’ could be created by passing a new law, while the range of offences which could be dealt with out of court ‘quickly and proportionately’ could also be increased. The report has been produced by the Rail Enforcement Powers Working Group, which reflects the views of rail operators, trade unions and the police.

The Business Desk

• St Helens Transport Interchange build set to start as 'green' steelwork arrives from ItalySt Helens Borough Council and ECF (English Cities Fund) have reached a landmark moment in the development of the new St Helens Transport Interchange, with the arrival of the first batch of low carbon steelwork.
• Green light for next phase of town centre transport hub projectCouncillors have approved the next stage of a project to help deliver a new Transport Hub in Grimsby town centre. North East Lincolnshire Council (NELC) acquired a 0.65-hectare site on Osborne Street in Grimsby town centre with the ambition of developing a Transport Hub.

Other News Sources

• Transport for London finally admits it included contract option to close half Elizabeth line ticket officesConcerns about possible plans to close the ticket offices first emerged last September, when the RMT rail union released extracts from a contract between TfL and the private sector GTS joint venture that runs the line.
• Letter from MP and activists demands rights and accessibility improvements to railways billDisabled campaigners are backing demands for major rights-based changes to the government's railways bill that would target the poor state of accessibility across the network.
• Transport Secretary's update on Ardrossan Harbour takeoverTRANSPORT Secretary Fiona Hyslop says she "expects" the Ardrossan Harbour takeover deal to be concluded before the Scottish Parliament dissolves on April 9.