Transport Briefing

Hart details grants for 41 transport projects in Wales

Tue, 13 May 2014 00:00:00 +0100

Wales Transport Minister Edwina Hart has announced funding of 15.4m to be shared between 41 schemes to improve public transport, roads and walking and cycling routes. The money has been...

Central London to bring in 20mph speed limit

Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100

A 20mph speed limit will be implemented in the City of London after plans cleared the final regulatory hurdle. The City's Planning and Transportation Committee voted for the measure, which was agreed...

MP hails Wisbech reopening report as game changer

Tue, 08 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100

Cambridgeshire County Council has backed the restoration of a passenger rail link between March and Wisbech after a report calculated that the reopening scheme would deliver economic benefits worth...

2020s transport vision proposes Oxford monorail

Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100

City centre trams, reopening the Cowley rail branch line to passengers and building an orbital monorail have been proposed by Oxfordshire County Council Leader Ian Hudspeth. Hudspeth was launching a...

Combined authority live as city deal finance falters

Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100

West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority has been scrapped as part of a shake-up of transport decision making in the region. The new West Yorkshire Combined Authority went live on 1 April 2014...

Rail executive goes live as DfT targets top talent

Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:00 +0100

The Department for Transport's new rail executive has become operational. Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin announced the creation of the new rail executive in February, saying it would help...

Rail union leader Bob Crow dies unexpectedly

Tue, 11 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Bob Crow, General Secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, died in the early hours of Tuesday morning (11 March) at the age of 52. The unexpected news came in an RMT...

Railcard launch offers couples double discount

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Train companies will next week launch a new railcard to encourage more adults who travel together to take the train. The Two Together railcard will launch on 3 March 2014. It will cost 30 a...

PM authorises 2012/13 floods rail action plan

Wed, 12 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

The government has announced that 31m will be made available to fund 10 rail resilience projects in the south west to defend transport infrastructure from extreme weather conditions. Network...

TfL postpones fare changes after Treasury surprise

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000

London public transport fare rises planned for the start of January have been postponed following changes set out by George Osborne in his Autumn Statement. On 4 December Transport for London...