Daily traffic & travel news

Published: 11 October 2026
By Chris Haycock

General

Swinney backs Flynn in ferry gas leak row and says 'nobody's perfect' BBC News - The first minister says he has confidence in his transport secretary, who denies being briefed about the ferry incident. (Various)

Thousands of books given away to commuters BBC News - The books were left on seats on the first trams leaving depots across the Metrolink tram network. (Various)

34th Westminster Lecture The PACTS Westminster Lecture on Transport Safety returns on 16 November 2026, with Lee Waters and Phil Jones speaking on “Adopt or Justify: the case for 20mph from... The post 34th Westminster Lecture appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)

Setting the Challenge This is a watershed moment. This week nearly 60 countries gathered in Colombia for the first international conference ever to discuss how to move beyond fossil fuels[i].  The talks ended with agreement of a “coalition of the willing” to develop national roadmaps to transition away from fossil fuels.  Whilst this is a positive step, it… (Transport Wales)

PACTS Joint Working Party Meeting 2026: Tackling anti-social behaviour on the transport network PACTS’ 2026 Joint Working Party Meeting brought together transport safety experts to examine how anti-social behaviour affects people using and... The post PACTS Joint Working Party Meeting 2026: Tackling anti-social behaviour on the transport network appeared first on PACTS. (Transport Wales)