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Monday, 02 November 2026

BBC News

• SWR paid out £8m compensation for delayed trainsSouth Western Railway paid out more than £8m last year in compensation to passengers for delayed or cancelled trains.
• Trams set to resume after two weeks of major disruptionGreater Manchester's Metrolink tram network will still be subject to some minor route changes.
• City Thameslink station to shut for seven months Ten escalators will be replaced at the station as Network Rail says they have reached end of life.
• 'Dangerous levels' of noise on some Tube linesPassengers on the Victoria, Northern and Jubilee lines face noise levels equivalent to a nearby chainsaw.

The Guardian

• Sadiq Khan calls for cap on numbers of robotaxis on London streetsMayor questions impact on air quality, congestion and jobs as government poised to allow driverless vehicles in capitalLondon’s mayor has called for a cap on the numbers of robotaxis on its streets, with the UK government poised to allow fully driverless vehicles to operate in the capital.Sadiq Khan said politicians had failed to “grasp the pace of change” from the technology, which could threaten jobs and increase congestion in the city, and questioned whether the rules for autonomous cars were fit for purpose.
• ‘They have schedules to follow’: how fast ferries can threaten endangered whales in the MediterraneanA Guardian investigation has found that despite a recommendation to slow down, leading shipping companies continue to travel above advised speeds in a key habitat for cetaceansMarine biologist Alice Barbarioli waits with her camera trained on the horizon. A few minutes earlier, the hydrophone beneath the Pelagos research vessel detected codas – the sequence of clicks sperm whales use to communicate.The sperm whale reveals its head and dorsal fin as those onboard the vessel in the Pelagos sanctuary, a conservation area established to protect marine mammals in the north-western Mediterrane...

Times Online

• Khan accused of cover-up over 'unlawful' speeding fines [subscription]After one driver was acquitted, campaigners say the London mayor has known for years that the wrong official signed off a temporary speed limit on the A20
• Ryanair warns of £2bn hit from fuel prices [subscription]Europe's largest airline signals potential cost cuts and higher fares as it grapples with mounting operating costs and pressure on margins

Mail Online

• Sadiq Khan is accused of a cover up over 'unlawfully introduced speed limits which has seen more than 66,000 people wrongfully fined'A speed camera installed on the A20 after a temporary speed limit change is estimated to have raised more than £6 million for TfL in fines.
• 'Lime bike jousting' draws in hundreds of spectators at London park despite e-bike company's warningFor some, Lime bikes are a convenient, eco-friendly way to get around cities. For others, they are a hindrance that block pavements and are ridden dangerously by their users.

Daily Post (North Wales)

• 'Frozen in time' abandoned Anglesey railway station with ticket office and waiting roomsThe last passengers were sent on their way more than 70 years ago but station remains largely unchanged

London Evening Standard

• 'Enforce ban now before someone is hurt': Calls grow for cyclists breaking Oxford Street rules to be finedShoppers call for tougher enforcement after cyclists seen riding through crowds just days after pedestrianisation comes into force
• London Tube passengers report being victims of ticket machine 'skimming' scamPassengers have reported having money taken from their bank accounts after using one of the machines targeted by scammers

Manchester Evening News

• The multi-billion plan to transform RochdaleBoasting stunning Pennine views and 20-minute train links to Manchester, Rochdale has long struggled with low wages and lost investment. Sitting down with the M.E.N., development boss Rachel Laver outlines how Atom Valley and station linear parks will finally make the town's wealth stay put.

Other Regional Press

• Audit Wales challenged over £70m rail project as funding questions persistAUDIT WALES is facing a renewed call to investigate public spending on the Global Centre of Rail Excellence, as the proposed development continues to seek the private investment needed to proceed.
• Didcot Parkway to benefit from £1.1m of station improvementsThe Enterprise Zone funding for the improvements has been welcomed by Didcot West county councillor Ian Snowdon.
• New Bluestar bus to Whiteley shopping centre 'encouraging'A new bus service linking Whiteley and Southampton is already carrying close to 500 passenger journeys a day just two months after it launched.
• Tony Cave: Why our local railway could be doing so much moreIn his latest column for Gedling Eye, Friends of Netherfield and Carlton Stations campaigner Tony Cave looks at cancellations, congestion, the case for a better Netherfield service, and remembers how things were when he became a station adopter 20 years ago.
• 'Unreliable and inadequate' public transport causes almost 70% of Highland Council staff to drive to workThe sustainable business travel report surveyed Highland Council staff business travel for 2025/26, ahead of a climate change committee meeting scheduled for November 4.
• Five projects announced in the draft Eastern Transport PlanFurther pedestrianisation of Belfast City Centre has been one of the big talking points from the draft Eastern Transport Plan that was revealed earlier this week, however there are a number of other schemes that will grab people's attention.
• New railway quarter proposed in Grantham conservation area expansionThe proposed railway quarter would cover the station and its approach along Station Road, including former railway cottages
• Inverness-Dingwall new late-night ScotRail trains will be 'valuable boost' for Highland capital's evening economy, say delighted business leadersDelighted business chiefs have hailed the introduction of extra late-night trains north of Inverness, dubbing them a 'valuable boost'

Insider Media

• South Yorkshire sets out £1.45bn transport investment planA £1.45bn transport investment plan to deliver better buses, rail upgrades and neighbourhood improvements across South Yorkshire is set to be submitted.

Rail Magazine

• First Class 222 moves ahead of ScotRail training - redeployment expected to remain unchangedTransport Scotland expects the introduction of Class 222s to continue as planned as the first is moved to Ilford for maintenance.
• Transport for Wales Bristol service approved - but only for 12 monthsNew services linking West Wales and Bristol are set to start this winter.

The Business Desk

• FirstGroup sells West Yorkshire assets and bus franchise contractsFirstGroup has sold five freehold depots and fixed assets within them including 251 diesel vehicles and 79 electric vehicles to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority for £109m.

Aviation Industry

• How UK airports are tackling abuse towards security and frontline staffMore than nine in 10 staff at Scotland's three biggest airports say they were verbally abused at work in the past year. That was the finding of a Unite survey of more than 300 workers at Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, published in March 2026. Some 29% said they had been physically assaulted.

Other News Sources

• Rapid ground improvement keeps rail on trackSteve Farr, UK rail manager at geopolymer injection specialist Geobear, explores why rail needs rapid-response ground improvement and details how this was put into practice at a rail project in Salford.