On 11 June Aditya Chakrabortty, the economics leader writer at The Guardian, launched a strongly-worded attack on the current system of franchising... continue

Transport for London could raise hundreds of millions of pounds a year by introducing sponsorship deals for Tube stations, Tube lines, trains and bus... continue

Nottingham city and Nottinghamshire county councils are to procure a £35,000 study of the economic case for a high-speed rail station at Toton... continue

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has offered £5m towards the £11m cost of a new rail station to serve Kenilworth in Warwickshire on... continue

Transport for London’s chief officers receive much lower renumeration than executives in comparable private sector firms, according to TfL. A... continue

Andrew Forster
A high-capacity link between HS2 and HS1 could transform domestic rail travel opportunities between Kent, Essex and the Midlands, according to a new... continue

Network Rail is in discussions with the DfT over how powers will be secured for the Ordsall Chord in Manchester, the first phase of the Northern Hub... continue

The Office of Rail Regulation has asked Network Rail to study the costs and benefits of speeding up long-distance rail journeys. “We are... continue

The Association of Train Operating Companies’ claim that the growth of rail passenger numbers is the result of privatisation has been branded... continue

Andrew Forster
The National Audit Office has praised the DfT for keeping the capital costs of the multi-billion pound Thameslink project within budget. But it has... continue

A cycling facility is being built at Chelmsford railway station offering secure bike parking, cycle hire, bike maintenance and retailing. Greater... continue

The DfT is to retain the Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) after a consultation revealed strong opposition to scrapping the body.... continue

Network Rail’s net debt has now passed the £30bn mark and is forecast to reach £40.1bn by 2019, the Office of Rail Regulation said... continue

Andrew Forster
The Office of Rail Regulation this week voiced surprise at how little preparatory work has been conducted on £7bn of enhancement projects that... continue

Bruce Thompson, Devon County Council
Much is being said about the need to reconfigure public transport services to reduce public spending. The Design Council (Public Sector by Design: a... continue

LABOUR is investigating scrapping Government high-speed rail company HS2 Ltd and transferring its responsibilities to Network Rail. The idea is... continue

Swindon Borough Council Cycle Loan Scheme Swindon’s cycle loan scheme is an innovative and engaging project that allows commuters to borrow a... continue

Network Rail Consulting and rail industry body RSSB have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to secure overseas business.... continue

Network Rail has appointed a joint team of consultants Atkins and Parsons Brinckerhoff as lead design organisation and system integrator for the... continue

State operator Directly Operator Railways has set up a subsidiary, GW Railway, which will take over the running of the Great Western franchise if the... continue