Transport Briefing

Double Thames crossing consultation launched

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Transport for London has launched an initial public consultation seeking views on a new road tunnel at Silvertown and a new vehicle ferry crossing at Gallions Reach. The proposed new road tunnel...

Network Rail top team forego bonus payments

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

David Higgins and other Network Rail executives are to donate any bonus payments they are allocated this year to improve level crossing safety. Amid mounting political pressure not to award large...

Johnson rail grab aims to end two-tier network

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has renewed calls for the government to devolve control of railways in the capital. In a new rail strategy published this week, the Mayor asks for powers to franchise...

Greening to vote against Network Rail incentives

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Transport secretary Justine Greening has said she will vote against plans to offer Network Rail chief executive David Higgins a �340,000 bonus. The Secretary of State is to attend the infraco's...

North Glasgow stations at risk from EGIP plans

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Glasgow City Council's director of regeneration has warned that Network Rail's Edinburgh Glasgow Improvements Programme will downgrade rail services in the north of the city under current proposals. ...

Hants pursues Waterside rail line reopening

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Hampshire County Council says work will begin shortly on a GRIP 3 study to examine the feasibility of restoring passenger trains to a Southampton branch line. A GRIP 2 pre-feasibility study has...

CAF named preferred bidder for Birmingham trams

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Edinburgh tram supplier CAF has been named preferred bidder to build Birmingham's new fleet of tram. Spanish rolling stock manufacturer CAF appears to have seen off competing bids from Alstom,...

Crossrail revises C315 Connaught Tunnel strategy

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Plans to rebuild the Connaught Tunnel in east London for Crossrail have been torn up in favour of a new strategy that cuts costs and reduces risks for workers. The Victorian-built tunnel was last...

London electric vehicle plans behind target

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Mayoral targets for electric vehicles are likely to be missed, according to a new report by the London Assembly's Environment Committee. DVLA figures show that there are currently 2,313 electric...

South Ken shared space brings users together

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000

London's Exhibition Road has been officially reopened today (1 February) following completion of an ambitious project to create a Continental style piazza alongside London's famous museums. The new...