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Thousands of Sydney buses cancelled under contracts with former NSW government to meet 'on-time' targets

New Transport Minister Jo Haylen says 28,000 services were cancelled in August last year alone under contracts with the former government — some of which are 10 years long.

ABC News

Sydney buses incentivised to cut thousands of services

Bus operators across NSW have a financial incentive to cancel services rather than allow them to run late, the new transport minister says.

AAP

Suspended Tory MP Scott Benton ‘said there were ways to keep corporate hospitality secret’

The now suspended Scott Benton told an undercover reporter ‘companies try to be quite cute about the level of the hospitality’

Evening Standard

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MP Scott Benton ‘said there were ways to keep corporate hospitality secret’

He reportedly laughed after telling undercover reporters there are ‘ways around’ parliamentary rules on the declaration of corporate hospitality.

The Independent UK

'Failing the people': Transport Minister steams up over bus privatisation

Transport Minister Jo Haylen says the Hunter will play a key role in the replacement of the Tangara train fleet

Newcastle Herald

South Australian government announces deal with Keolis Downer Adelaide to scrap trains, trams privatisation

The South Australian premier says his government has reached an agreement to return trains and trams to public ownership, after they were privatised by the previous government.

ABC News

Metro rail project needs to do more for Cardiff says Welsh Conservatives

Shadow Transport Minister Natasha Asghar has raised concerns over the cost of the electrification project now at £1bn

Birmingham Post

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Court rejects petition against Saksayam

The Constitutional Court on Friday rejected a petition lodged by the opposition asking it to rule whether suspended Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob violated Section 144 of the constitution, which deals with examining budget expenditure.

Bangkok Post

Glasgow city centre M8 facing changes to limit damaging impact

The council intends to work with Transport Scotland to figure out short term and long term measures.

Glasgow Live

Humza Yousaf questioned over 'ditching transport from Cabinet'

THE transport brief appears to have been axed from the top level of the Scottish Government in Humza Yousaf’s Cabinet reshuffle.

The National (Scotland)

New DART+ fleet unveiled with comfy seating, wheelchair access and high-resolution onboard displays

The new carriages will also have high-resolution onboard displays that have the ability to provide real-time updates - such as information from other public transport systems

Irish Mirror

Into orbit: Sadiq Khan plans London ‘Superloop’ transport route to rival Paris and Tokyo

Unlike Metro line 15 around the French capital, Sadiq Khan’s plan involves seven connecting buses and a break for the Thames

The Independent UK

OPINION - Introducing: the ‘Superloop’ bus network for London’s suburbs

Branding alone will only get your transport network so far. Even pre-Elizabeth line, the Heathrow Express was a blatant attempt to confuse tourists and bait the Advertising Standards Authority, given its steep cost and the fact that passengers *still* only ended up at Paddington.

Evening Standard

Euston HS2 delays would mean extra costs, warns watchdog

Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs, the National Audit Office has warned ministers.

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The Independent UK

Euston HS2 delays would mean extra costs and higher spending, warns watchdog

Delays linking up HS2 and Euston will mean extra costs and potentially even higher spending, the National Audit Office has warned ministers.

Daily Mirror

Mum killed by 'careless' DPD driver as coroner calls for better break time laws

Jennifer Davies, 69, was fatally knocked down as she crossed a roundabout in Brighton, East Sussex, with coroner Penelope Schofield writing to the Department for Transport

Newcastle Herald

Key Hunter road upgrade stuck in the slow lane as cost blows out

The state and federal governments have committed funds to the project, but Transport for NSW says its timing is "dependent on planning and funding approvals".

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan cleared of breaching City Hall code of conduct with Elizabeth line opening

Grant Shapps, who at the time was Transport Secretary, claimed the announcement was an “act of breathtaking political cynicism”

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Transport Secretary: GBR will remove ‘blame culture’ as Derby unveiled as new HQ

Mark Harper said customer experience was the key priority of the new body.

Liverpool Echo

Should TransPennine Express be stripped of its contract?

Northern leaders say time has run out for the under-fire rail operator to improve

Liverpool Echo

Government 'rewarding incompetence' as Avanti West Coast contract extended

The government yesterday said Avanti's performance was "terrible" but was making "significant improvement"

Evening Standard

RMT chiefs told to put pay offer to train workers and call off strikes next week

Transport Secretary Mark Harper on Tuesday urged the RMT union to put a pay offer to its train company workers so next week’s rail strikes are called off.

Irish Mirror

Dublin Airport issues statement after whistleblower says it's at risk of terrorist attack

The whistleblower reportedly told the Minister for Transport of potential security threats at the airport

Chronicle Live

Business leaders put pressure on Government to re-open Leamside rail line

North East business groups have joined some major employers in calling on the Government to commit funding to the key transport scheme

Evening Standard

RMT members at Network Rail vote to accept pay offer, piling pressure on Mick Lynch to call off all train strikes

Transport Secretary Mark Harper urges RMT to call off upcoming strikes across train operating companies and let all members have say on pay offers

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