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/rss6.xml http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=13110 Transport for London is expected to bring operation of the Woolwich ferry service in house by the end of 2020. The Thames crossing is used by an estimated 2.6 million passengers annually. Trade... Thu, 13 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=13110 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=12587 Transport Scotland has awarded consultants a contract to work out plans for next generation transport initiatives. A joint venture of Aecom and Jacobs will support the country's Strategic Transport... Thu, 10 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=12587 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=12393 Transport for London has signed a deal with the Hong Kong Transport Department to encourage more people to walk in the city. TfL is helping Hong Kong to improve its wayfinding signage in the city by... Tue, 31 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=12393 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=12252 Transport grants totalling 25.9m have been allocated by the Welsh Government. The funding will allow the development of projects such as Abercynon railway station, which is being expanded to... Thu, 26 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=12252 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=12189 The government has invited city regions across England to put in bids for the 860m remaining in the Transforming Cities Fund. Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has welcomed the announcement by... Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=12189 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=12111 Construction and services contractor Carillion has gone into liquidation forcing a review of major transport contracts across the UK. Talks last weekend failed to agree a rescue deal after banks... Thu, 18 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=12111 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11961 Transport for London is to set up a new trading arm which will sell the capital's transport expertise to cities in the UK and abroad. TfL is taking forward plans for the new business unit, dubbed... Thu, 14 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11961 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11908 US-based engineering group Jacobs has bought rival CH2M for 2.2bn. The deal creates a vast consultancy business employing more than 70,000 people around the world with interests in transport... Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11908 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11828 A major research initiative for the National Infrastructure Planning Association has identified opportunities to speed up the successful delivery of key projects. NIPA commissioned a team from the... Thu, 08 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11828 http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11821 Manchester Victoria station has reopened - a week after a suicide bomber killed 22 people and injured many others at the Manchester Arena. The opening of the station on Tuesday (30 May), following... Wed, 31 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/news/story?id=11821