There is a bus stop on Commercial Road in Portsmouth that could easily belong in a Scandinavian city. It features a Living Roof, real-time departure information, free Wi-Fi, a touch-screen... continue
Contactless ‘Tap-and-go’ travel across trains, trams and buses has been headlined in the announcement of publication of the Government’s new integrated transport strategy, now called Better Connected and based on eight user-related priorities. Though described in the... continue
Pressure is mounting on the Government to reverse its plan to raise fuel duty in September, and take other measures to reduce the cost of travel. Commentators are pointing to policies adopted in other countries, particularly Australia where fuel duty has been cut and free public transport offered... continue
The much anticipated national transport strategy has been released by the DfT, with what it describes as “40 fully funded commitments” to make everyday journeys simpler, easier to pay for and more reliable “from door to door”. The Better Connected strategy, published on 2 April, announces a new... continue
Latest moves in the impending creation of Great British... continue
In a letter from Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander to Sir Andrew Haines in his new role as Chair of DfT Operator Limited (DFTO) she outlines a series of critical tasks and expectations for him in leading the transition to Great British Railways (GBR). The five page detailed letter defines a... continue
Passengers and drivers should be able to travel seamlessly... continue
The UK’s aviation sector must address “key challenges” if it... continue
The DfT’s bus statistics have been revised upwards since the original release last November as a result of updates made to the underlying data and a processing enhancement. Figures for England for the year ending March 2025 have been revised upwards by +0.3% for passenger journeys, +0.6% for... continue
The North East Combined Authority (NECA) Cabinet has agreed to... continue
A pre-election event last week to celebrate 100% energisation of the Core Valley Lines suffered a setback, with the final section of 25kV overhead power supply unable to be energised as expected. The media had been invited to attend, alongside Transport Secretary Ken Skates, “the energisation... continue
The Environment Agency will be Lead Environmental Regulator for the East West Rail (EWR) project, under further Government moves to speed up planning processes. It will act as a single point of contact to streamline approvals and accelerate development in the Oxford, Milton Keynes,?Bedford to... continue
There is still no date set for new services to start on the first part of the £7bn East West rail project though the track is finished and trains available This would bring a new service from Oxford to Bletchley and Milton Keynes, using rebuilt track and serving the new Winslow station... continue
The government has published a further document supporting its Northern Growth strategy which was launched earlier this year,with its plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail and other transport investment to support economic development in northern towns and cities. Northern Growth Strategy: Next... continue
The Commons Public Accounts Committee is to begin taking evidence about the progress of Northern Powerhouse Rail following the report from the National Audit Office (NAO) on the project (LTT934). In the first session of its inquiry on April 27th, it will hear from Jo Shanmugalingam, Permanent... continue
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has stressed the need for further savings in providing Parliament with an update on the London-Birmingham HS2 reset. She said £43.6bn has been spent on the project, but did not offer a new total construction cost estimate. £2.6bn of further... continue
Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood has confirmed that there are no plans to re-start a much anticipated rail upgrade across Croydon, which was paused by the previous Government. During a House of Commons debate, Labour MP for Croydon East Natasha Irons warned that the further delay of... continue
Network Rail has awarded AtkinsRéalis a contract worth nearly £100m to upgrade signalling and telecommunications infrastructure on the Wessex route. Over three years AtkinsRéalis will act as principal contractor and designer to deliver end-to-end design, project management... continue
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