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Friday, 26 September 2025

BBC News

• Starmer defends Northern Powerhouse Rail delayThe BBC understands concerns over the long-term costs of the proposed line are behind the delay.
• Jaguar Land Rover restarts some IT systems after cyber-attackThe carmaker says it is working through a backlog of payments as its IT systems come back online.

The Guardian

• UK government backs return of international rail travel to Kent stationsAshford and Ebbsfleet have been shut to cross-Channel services since 2020, with Eurostar calling them unviable
• ‘A hub of humanity’: National Railway Museum space reopens after £11m refitStation Hall displays from a microwave-burger box to royal carriages intended to showcase best and worst of rail travelThere is Queen Victoria’s funeral wreath, a station ticket kiosk allegedly used by Rod Stewart and then an object so important it comes on its own plinth: the last ever microwave-burger box before the introduction of “deli-style” meals on GNER trains.“I can remember having a cheeseburger on the train coming down from Aberdeen to London in the 1990s,” said Andrew McLean with fondness.

Birmingham Post

• Bristol Airport experiences 'busiest month ever' as passenger numbers soarThe South West transport hub employed a record number of people over the summer

Bolton News

• Bee Network strikes: Details for passengers on second round of walkoutsPassengers on Greater Manchester's Bee Network have been told to brace for more disruption when bus drivers go on strike again on September 30.

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

• Northern Powerhouse Rail plans to be unveiled 'in weeks' - amid concerns over delaysPlans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) will be unveiled in the coming weeks, Government sources have said - amid concerns over delays to the project.

London Evening Standard

• Over 350 London bus workers to strike over pay disputeMore than 350 bus workers are set to strike today after rejecting the latest pay offer from their employer, with multiple routes expected to be disrupted.

Northern Echo

• County Durham transport plan approved after shock £50 million cutA County Durham transport plan which saw its funding significantly cut by £50 million has been approved.

Wales Online

• Train station call in Welsh town where traffic is a nightmareNewport Council has backed calls for a railway station in Caerleon, east of Newport, despite the town not being included in the Burns Commission's recommendations

Burnley Express

• Bee Network strikes: Details for Bury passengers on second round of walkoutsPassengers on Greater Manchester's Bee Network have been told to brace for more disruption when bus drivers go on strike again on September 30.

Other Regional Press

• Delyn MS supports plans for joined-up bus networkPlans to deliver a bus service that puts passengers and communities first are moving forward with the introduction of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill.
• Latest on Cleethorpes to London direct rail linkMP Martin Vickers has campaigned for the restoration of direct rail services between Cleethorpes and London for well over a decade
• MP hits back at transport chief over Oxford congestion chargeA political spat over plans for a congestion charge in Oxford between Labour MP Anneliese Dodds and transport chief Andrew Gant.
• Train fans urged to stay off tracks as Stockton and Darlington Railway celebrates 200 yearsNetwork Rail warn people planning to view the Locomotion No.1 that trespassing on the railways 'poses a significant danger'
• Stunning replica of Locomotion No.1 ready for Stockton and Darlington Railway bicentenary journeyThe replica of Locomotion No. 1 has 'undergone an overhaul' for this weekend's re-enactment of the Stockton and Darlington Railway' first journey

New Civil Engineer

• Bechtel's president of infrastructure on how smart delivery models underpin megaprojects successDarren Mort, president infrastructure global business unit at Bechtel, on how smart delivery models are critical to megaprojects success.
• Can 3D geological modelling help to achieve better deliverability, cost management and carbon reduction for rail projectsRail projects across the world are becoming more complex and face growing and diverse pressures in terms of better deliverability, cost management and carbon reduction. The opening up of 3D geological modelling promises to help address those pressures.

Rail Magazine

• New bridge decks in place at Huddersfield as Network Rail prepares to reopen stationHuddersfield station's eastern approach now has two new bridge decks in place, and abutments prepared for the third and final deck.

Route One (Bus and Coach)

• CIHT report calls for action on road works congestionThe Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) has released a report outlining recommendations to mitigate the effect of road works.

Other News Sources

• Somerset Council propose new bus gate on Lambourne RoadSomerset Council has proposed a traffic order that would prohibit vehicles from using a section of Lambourne Road, except for buses operating a local service and pedal cycles.
• Colchester to have three types of bus lane says former MPA NEW bus lane in Colchester has been branded "a nonsense" after it was revealed some buses won't be allowed to use it.