http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/News, data and business intelligence on public transport projects, developments and investment in the UK.en-ushttp://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/rss/rss.xmlhttp://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6654Transport minister Sadiq Khan has announced Full Approval for the Luton-Dunstable guided busway, confirming £80.28m of central government funding for the £89.2m scheme. The decision comes 19 months...Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6654http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6653A major upgrade of signalling on London Underground's sub-surface Tube lines can be delivered by 2018, according to a report produced for PPP Arbiter Chris Bolt. KPMG was commissioned by Bolt to...Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6653http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6652Mayor of London Boris Johnson and Transport for London have said they are considering legal action against PPP Arbiter Chris Bolt following his decision to increase the funding allocated to Tube Lines...Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6652http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6651Chris Bolt, the Arbiter for the London Underground Public Private Partnership contracts, has increased the funding allocated to Tube Lines for the second PPP term which starts in July 2010. Bolt's...Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6651http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6650Cambridgeshire's guided busway is expected to cost more than £160m and may not open until next year, according to a detailed report on the project published this week. The county council, which is...Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6650http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6649Plans to simplify the governance of Croydon's Tramlink system have been presented to Transport for London's finance and policy committee. Members of the panel are expected to approve a proposal which...Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6649http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6648Funding has been approved to pay for the design work needed to extend the Metrolink tram network to Manchester Airport. A £26m package to pay for design and preparatory was presented to Greater...Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6648http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6647Track laying for the 15-mile Airdrie-Bathgate rail link began on Monday (8 March) as Network Rail prepares to open the line in December. MSPs Fiona Hyslop, Karen Whitefield and Mary Mulligan watched...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6647http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6646Construction work on new Metrolink extensions in Tameside and south Manchester has been given the green light by the Department for Transport. Transport minister Sadiq Khan announced on Monday (8...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6646http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6645Kier Construction has ordered one of the largest solar panel systems in the UK to be fitted on top of the new roof at King's Cross station. The £1.3m contract, placed with Cumbria-based Sundog...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6645http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6644Arriva has ended talks with Keolis that could have seen French-state owned train operator SNCF taking a major stake in one of Britain's big five transport groups. In January Arriva confirmed that it...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6644http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6643Leeds City Council has granted planning permission for construction of a new entrance to Leeds railway station. Passenger transport executive Metro and Network Rail are developing the scheme for a...Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6643