http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/ News, data and business intelligence on public transport projects, developments and investment in the UK. en-us http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/rss/rss46.xml http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11558 Labour Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has welcomed commitments given by Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond in his Autumn Statement. Following the first Autumn Statement/Budget... Thu, 24 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11558 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11552 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has issued a formal direction to freeze Transport for London fares next year and has reiterated a manifesto commitment to maintain the freeze until 2020. The policy means... Thu, 24 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11552 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11524 Train operator Northern has awarded Cubic Transportation Systems a contract to install electronic ticket gates. Cubic will supply electronic barriers at eight stations, providing a total of 52 gates.... Sun, 30 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11524 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11518 Train companies have decided to drop the Association of Train Operating Companies name which has been applied to systems and services used by the rail network. From this week all ATOC services have... Wed, 26 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11518 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11513 The Department for Transport has begun the formal process to close Norton Bridge railway station. In May 2004 train services to Norton Bridge were suspended to allow for the rebuilding of the railway... Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11513 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11508 Rail users are being promised improved compensation arrangements if their train is delayed. Passengers will soon be able to claim compensation if their train is more than 15 minutes late under an... Wed, 19 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11508 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11485 Transport Scotland has announced an extra 3.13m for Scotland's railways which will go towards improving passenger facilities and increasing accessibility on board trains and in stations. The... Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11485 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11482 Midlands Connect, the umbrella group tasked with producing an integrated transport strategy for the Midlands, has been awarded 12m in additional development funding In March this year the... Wed, 05 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11482 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11470 The Welsh Government has announced that regulated rail fares in Wales will not rise above the rate of inflation until at least October 2018. This means that from January 2017 the maximum increase... Wed, 28 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11470 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11451 Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has announced a slimmed-down Transport for London board. Seven women and five men will join the Mayor and Deputy Mayor for Transport Val Shawcross on the board with a... Wed, 07 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11451