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Return train tickets could be SCRAPPED forcing Brits to buy two singles for every trip

Transport Secretary Mark Harper is reportedly poised to announce the end of returns in favour of two singles costing the same in plans to merge British rail services

Daily Mirror

Return train tickets to be scrapped in Government announcement this week

The announcement will also bring back plans for Great British Railways

Wales Online

Edinburgh to slash roads repair budget as North Bridge costs rise by £24m

The city's transport leader admitted the budget cut would "increase the rate of decline" on the city's roads.

Edinburgh Live

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SRT to call bids for land near new rail hub

The Transport Ministry expects that bids for the commercial development of land around Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal will be completed this year.

Bangkok Post

Self-driving bus project to test journeys without staff on board

The Government has awarded new funding to seven autonomous vehicle projects.

The Independent UK

Transport Minister says announced teacher strike is “really tough”

Teachers will walk out this week after the government failed to avert a strike as firefighters became the latest public sector workers to announce industrial action.

Evening Standard

Bus 'chaos' as driver shortage hits Sydney

Unions have said operators have been forced to cancel thousands of services as transport authorities insist the situation is only temporary.

AAP

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Strikes over pensions to disrupt public transport in France on Tuesday

Labour union strikes in France over the government's planned pensions overhaul will cause heavy disruption to public transport on Tuesday, the transport minister and several public transport authorities said on Sunday.

Reuters

Here's why Merseyside doesn't have a tram network

Merseyside was ahead of the game with its tram plans, before things fell apart

Liverpool Echo

From Bristol Airport expansion to the A303 - these are the key South West transport stories for 2023

From plans for new rail stations to controversy over Bristol airport expansion, Hannah Finch takes a look at some of the biggest projects in the pipeline and what’s coming for the year ahead.

Birmingham Post

NTA publishes plans for Dublin's transport system with Luas, DART and Metrolink extensions

The plans include multiple extensions to the Luas to serve Finglas, Lucan, Poolbeg and Bray by 2029

Irish Mirror

Queensland Transport Minister Mark Bailey vows to review 'rip off' parking invoices

Transport Minister Mark Bailey says he will take action after an ABC story highlighted frustration from Brisbane residents who were told to pay up after using inner-city car parks.

ABC News

Opposition seeks transport minister's removal over contracts

The opposition is seeking the removal of Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob from office, accusing him of winning construction contracts from the Transport Ministry via a proxy in violation of the constitution.

Bangkok Post

Queensland transport department to spend $60.7 million to improve bus, train safety

More safety barriers between passengers and bus drivers will be installed and additional network officers will begin patrolling public transport services.

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Bangkok Post

Rid roads of unsafe vans

The gruesome road tragedy in Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday night should serve as wake-up call for Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob to rethink continuing to allow the use of converted vans for public transport.

ABC News

David Elliott has 'no regrets' for warning premier about looming Nazi costume scandal

The NSW transport minister fields questions over Dominic Perrottet's birthday party scandal for the first time after he was revealed as the cabinet colleague who called the premier.

Newcastle Herald

Singleton bypass work under way as residents battle Valuer General after this week's big valuation increases

Bypass prices 'lower' than VG's valuations

Wales Online

No 'bottomless pit' of money for striking rail workers, says Transport Secretary

Transport Secretary Mark Harper said RMT workers will not be given an improved offer in their long-running dispute over pay.

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Daily Record

Scotland's Transport Minister claims she's still waiting to hear from UK Government about funding for Dumfries and Galloway Road

Jenny Gilruth branded the stance of the Westminster Government as "discourteous" during a Holyrood debate

France 24

More than 1 million protest across France against Macron’s pension reform

More than a million people took to the streets during a day of mass strikes throughout France, the French interior ministry said Thursday evening. Transport, schools and refinery shipments were disrupted as workers walked off the jobs in an attempt to derail President Emmanuel Macron's unpopular pension overhaul. Read our…

ABC News

Avoiding another major Hobart traffic jam means building a new bridge, one expert says — but are we too car dependent?

A transport expert believes Hobart needs another bridge over the Derwent River to reduce the impact of incidents like Monday's truck rollover, but others say the city is too dependent on cars.

ABC News

'Horrible cowards' gossiping about NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet's Nazi costume

NSW Treasurer Matt Kean says people spreading gossip on Macquarie Street about the Nazi costume Dominic Perrottet wore to his 21st birthday party need to "come out from the swamp".

Evening Standard

Train operators given ‘revised mandate’ to help end strike chaos, Mark Harper says

The Transport Secretary said rail companies had been given his ‘permission’ to make the revised offer to unions.

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Gambling industry’s extraordinary hold over NSW Labor continues

NSW also has the most EGMs per head, which means NSW residents blow more money gambling than other Australians.

Bangkok Post

Come clean on nameplate

The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is suspending the controversial change of nameplate for Bang Sue Grand Station while a probe is pending. That's a welcome development, but it's not enough.

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