High-speed rail will become a “trap for the taxpayer”, driving huge demands for more spending on complementary transport infrastructure,... continue

Andrew Forster
Boris Johnson has stepped up his efforts to overturn the Government’s opposition to airport expansion in the South East by releasing a report... continue

The High Court has rejected a challenge brought by environmental campaigners and local residents against the London Borough of Newham’s... continue

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The suggestion by Joe Rukin that improving transport links may create a disbenefit for the weaker economy and a benefit for the stronger economy is... continue

David Begg has been appointed a non-executive director of airport operator BAA. Begg, the publisher of Transport Times, is leading BAA’s... continue

Kent County Council is bidding to the Government’s new £1.4bn three-year Regional Growth Fund for part-funding of a proposed parkway rail... continue

“Snow happens,” The Times editorialised on 20 December. “But Britain’s airports have shown incompetence and a lack of... continue

Andrew Forster
Transport Secretary Philip Hammond this week attempted to dilute opposition to the proposed London-West Midlands high-speed rail line (HS2) by... continue

London Mayor Boris Johnson put himself on a collision course with the Government this week by insisting that London needed a new hub airport. Johnson... continue

Airport capacity expansion can have impacts on UK international business activity that are not captured in current transport appraisal, according to... continue

Heathrow Airport recorded its busiest September ever last month, boosted by recovery in international economies that created increased demand for... continue

Below are some of the pre-prepared answers that Conservative Party press officers used for fielding “hostile questions” about high-speed... continue

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has urged Surrey County Council not to remove its objections to BAA’s Airtrack rail plan unless an... continue

The Scottish Government has cut expenditure on air and rail travel for staff by over £500,000 in the last year, cabinet secretary for finance... continue

The Government should grasp the nettle and put road pricing at the heart of a new roads policy, a former senior DfT civil servant said this week.... continue

The news that the Government is to remove the dedicated bus lane on the M4 motorway west of London was greeted with unrestrained enthusiasm by the... continue

Edinburgh Airport has become the first in the country to offer pay-as-you-go car club vehicles. Streetcar is to locate vehicles at the airpor... continue

Gatwick Airport has announced two design framework agreements for architectural and civil engineering services worth up to £40m in... continue

A new Lower Thames road crossing linking Kent and Essex will be one of the key priorities of the proposed Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) covering... continue

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has admitted that technology alone will not be sufficient to deliver a ‘sustainable’ transport system.... continue