Norman Baker didn’t come into politics to announce bad news. As the Liberal Democrat’s transport spokesman in the run-up to the General... continue

Transport minister Norman Baker has ordered a review of light rail scheme costs. “I have asked officials to look at the reasons for the high... continue

Nottingham City Council is waiting to hear if the Treasury will continue support for extensions to the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) tram... continue

Council chiefs in Edinburgh may be forced to open the city’s first tram line in phases in order to keep the project within budget. The idea was... continue

Transport project promoters are breathing a sigh of relief after the Treasury reconfirmed funding for 12 major schemes that had received final... continue

The Government this week pledged to protect some key public transport schemes in England’s regions from spending cuts. Chancellor George... continue

Heritage rail bosses in Leicestershire will unveil ambitious plans for a new rail link between Nottingham and Leicester at the House of Commons later... continue

Sheffield's Supertram could become the first tram system in the country to convey bicycles. South Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority has... continue

Local Authorities are  anxiously waiting to hear if the Government will withdraw funding from much-cherished  transport schemes that were... continue

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport has produced an outline business case for the modernisation of Glasgow’s subway system. Built in 1896,... continue

A new trading statement from   Stagecoach Group has reported a dramatic improvement in the financial performance at its UK rail operations... continue

The first unit of Edinburgh’s new fleet of 27 trams arrived in the Scottish capital last week, days before Princes Street was due to be closed... continue

SPT is considering whether to let an operating concession for the Glasgow subway as part of its planned £290m programme to modernise the... continue

John Dales
For the past few years it’s been my privilege to be an advisor to the City of Edinburgh Council, part of the joy of the role being the need to... continue

The group representing passengers on the Watford-St Albans railway has voiced reservations about the Government’s plan to convert the line to... continue

Following a restructuring at Centro, the West Midland Passenger Transport Executive, Tom Magrath has taken the post of strategy and commissioning... continue

“Transport minister Sadiq Khan announced on Monday that the Department for Transport (DfT) had given ‘programme entry approval’ for... continue

Calum Alexander, Maidstone, Kent
Along with his dogged pursuit of the antique rail-to-roads mantra, Paul Withrington of Transport-Watch also chooses to promote his views by quoting... continue

Norman Bradbury, Secretary, Railfuture policy committee, Surrey
Paul Withrington does himself no favours in his tirade against the rail industry. He really should check out real facts before he puts pen to... continue

Nexus, the Tyne and Wear PTE, is to begin a study into ways of developing the Tyne and Wear Metro system. The PTE is keen to explore opportunities... continue