Transport Briefing

No cycle schemes in 210 LTB priority projects

Thu, 26 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100

England's recently formed Local Transport Bodies have shunned cycling schemes and prioritised investment in roads over public transport. Research by the Campaign for Better Transport and Campaign to...

Green light for rail academy in Northampton

Tue, 24 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Government funding has been agreed to secure construction of a new rail training centre developed by the National Skills Academy for Railway Engineering in collaboration with Siemens. An agreement...

MPs call for greater focus on accessibility

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Organised assistance for disabled passengers using Britain's railways should be phased out according to a new report by the House of Commons Transport Committee. Members of the panel want stations...

2014 experiment for part-time season tickets

Tue, 17 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Part-time season tickets could be introduced next year as part of plans to trial new, flexible ticketing products. Rail minister Norman Baker announced this week that the government will invest in a...

Road-side developers let off mitigation requirement

Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Large scale developments next to England's motorways and major A roads are more likely to be granted permission to go ahead under new rules published by the Department for Transport this week. ...

London Midland traffic light info backed by Baker

Tue, 27 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Train operating companies have been told by the government to use a traffic light system to inform passengers which services are likely to be most overcrowded. Rail minister Norman Baker has written...

Underground leaves iconic HQ for redevelopment

Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0100

London Underground's 55 Broadway headquarters is to be turned into flats after Transport for London decided the historic building above St James's Park Underground station is no longer fit for purpose...

Rail industry finances may not be sustainable

Sun, 21 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0100

The funding and structure of the UK railway is inherently inefficient and will need to be revised to ensure the investments required to meet future demand for rail travel are affordable, the Office of...

Local transport body grants cut by one third

Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Government funding for the recently formed local transport bodies will be two thirds of the indicative allocations announced by the Department for Transport in January 9043. The final...

Passenger transport executives face abolition

Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0100

Governance reforms as part of plans to adopt a Combined Authority are expected to see Metro, the West Yorkshire passenger transport executive, abolished by April 2014. A decision by the leaders of...