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A tough test for Heidi Alexander: just make our railway services reliable

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: If the transport secretary can cut cancellations and late running, everything else will fall into place. But to do that she has to strike a historic bargain with rail workers

The Independent UK

More than 1m discounted train tickets bought during sale

Some of the price reductions during the seven-day promotion were in excess of 50%.

The Independent UK

Full list of London and South-East train stations getting contactless ticketing in 2025

Department for Transport says the scheme is part of the Government’s plan to deliver the biggest overhaul of the rail network

Evening Standard

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Hammersmith Bridge could stay closed to vehicles until 2035, MP warns

Putney MP Fleur Anderson has urged residents to write to the Department for Transport about the impact the closure is still having on their daily lives

Evening Standard

UK rail passengers to get new government-backed train ticket website

New retailer, which is part of Great British Railways plan, is not expected until 2026 at the earliest

The Guardian - UK

Trainline shares drop after rival government-backed train ticket app announced

The service will be available after Great British Railways is established

The Independent UK

New Government-backed online train ticket retailer to be created

The service will be available after Great British Railways is established.

Evening Standard

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Contactless ticketing roll-out date for London commuter belt revealed after cyber attack delays

Passengers automatically get ‘best value’ fares and will have Tube and bus journeys in London ‘capped’

Evening Standard

Drivers being put at risk by ‘highways riddled with potholes’

It comes as the cost of fixing vehicles damaged by potholes reaches a record high

The Independent UK

Commons committee chairman says local roads are ‘riddled with potholes’

Local road conditions in England are worsening but the DfT has shown ‘too little interest’ in what difference its funding has made.

The Independent UK

Desire to ‘meet every concern’ over HS2 causes extra costs and delays – adviser

Sir Joh Armitt told MPs a ‘private sector approach’ would have been to say ‘Sorry, I have not got any more money’.

The Independent UK

Rail sale: When you can access cheap train tickets and the operators taking part

It marks the 200th anniversary of the world’s first passenger train service

The Independent UK

More than two million train tickets to be discounted during sale next week

Cheaper Advance and Off-Peak tickets will be available to buy in the rail sale between January 14 and 20.

Evening Standard

Elon Musk’s Tesla has received almost £200m in UK grants since 2016

Bulk of funds for electric vehicle firm relate to government’s plug-in car grant, analysis finds

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Evening Standard

Failing to ban new hybrid cars without plug would be ‘catastrophic misstep’

There is some speculation the Government is considering making hybrids that cannot be plugged in part of the zero-emission vehicles mandate.

The Independent UK

Bus passengers hit by ‘costly start to 2025’ after 50% rise in fares

The Government increased the cap on single bus fares for most routes from £2 to £3 on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Six people killed and hundreds more injured in e-scooter crashes last year as campaigners call for law change

Figures from the Department for Education showed there were 1,387 injuries last year - but campaign groups believe there will have been many more as calls are ramped up for regulation

The Guardian - UK

Train passengers in Britain still facing record number of cancellations

Figure reached 4% in 12 months to 9 November, analysis shows, double the rate recorded in 2015

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The Independent UK

Areas with worst potholes revealed as Labour tells councils to ‘get on’ with repairs

Find out how badly your area is affected by the pothole ‘plague’

Evening Standard

Revealed: How much money each council in London will get to fix potholes

Capital allocated £24.5million to repair roads - less than 5% of the Government cash for the whole country

The Independent UK

PM urges councils to ‘get on’ with fixing ‘broken roads’

The Department for Transport has announced how much each local authority in England will receive to maintain roads in the next financial year.

The Guardian - UK

HS2 boss blames failure to control costs on rush to start work

Mark Wild says ‘fundamental reset’ needed, as Department for Transport admits it has no final cost estimate

The Guardian - UK

Cost of HS2 could pass £80bn as estimated bill jumps 15% in a year

Projected bill includes price of building HS2 station at Euston, with a budget of about £5bn

Evening Standard

HS2 cost 'soars by £9bn' bringing total estimate of high-speed rail link to £80bn

Leaked report puts new figure on 225mph link between Euston and Curzon Street stations

Evening Standard

New scheme to keep northern train passengers moving during disruption

DfT Operator (DFTO) said this is an ‘early benefit’ of the Government’s rail reforms.

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