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/rss3.xmlhttp://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6904Cambridgeshire County Council has stepped up its criticism of busway contractor BAM Nuttall claiming the company's approach is "increasingly intransigent". A project update will be presented to the...Thu, 01 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6904http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6874Major transport schemes have been spared with Department for Transport funded initiatives absent from a list of 12 projects valued at £1.927bn axed by Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander...Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6874http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6856BAM Nuttall has yet to resolve six issues preventing the handover of the Cambridge-St Ives guided busway, according to the council's latest update on the repeatedly delayed scheme. Following...Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6856http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6835Luton Borough Council has held a start-of-works ceremony for the £89m Luton-Dunstable guided busway despite funding for the project, announced during the last weeks of the Labour government Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6835http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6796BAM Nuttall is missing self-imposed deadlines, according to Cambridgeshire County Council's latest update on the guided busway. As part of work to address six defects identified by the local...Thu, 13 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6796http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6770Northamptonshire County Council's cabinet has backed plans to develop a connectivity strategy that could include a new rapid transit system. Councillors have endorsed initial plans for a...Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6770http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6761Swansea's Ftrmetro bus system has carried its millionth passenger since launching in September 2009 6232. Tony McNiff, managing director of bus operator First Cymru and Chris Vinestock,...Mon, 26 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6761http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6742Thames Gateway South Essex Partnership has today (16 April) submitted a bid to the government for funds required to deliver the South Essex Rapid Transit project. Sert has been developed as a...Fri, 16 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6742http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6729Cambridgeshire County Council and BAM Nuttall have agreed a series of measures to address the defects delaying the opening of the Cambridge-St Ives guided busway. The council said that at a meeting...Fri, 09 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6729http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6726A pre-election purdah has been implemented across government departments following Tuesday's announcement that the General Election will take place on 6 May. No contract or major funding awards are...Wed, 07 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6726http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6706Transport minister Sadiq Khan has granted Full Approval for the Tees Valley Bus Network scheme - a decision which means construction can now get underway. The Department for Transport will invest up...Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6706http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6700Transport minister Sadiq Khan has given initial approval for Pennine Reach, the £50m rapid transport scheme across Pennine Lancashire. The new bus service, which has been designed to improve public...Fri, 26 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=6700