The widespread application of signed-only 20mph limits in residential streets could significantly cut road accident casualties, according to a report... continue

Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council is in talks with  its highways contractor Colas about overhauling the contract. In 2009 Colas took over the... continue

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive has begun consulting on a bus quality partnership scheme (QPS) for the A6 corridor between... continue

Stockport is to test the market to see if the council can save money and improve service provision by letting a contract for public car... continue

Why is he on the list? Branson’s Virgin Group owns 51% of the intercity operator Virgin West Coast. What kind of year has he had? Frustrating... continue

Dr. Paul Salveson
It’s great to see people’s creativity in action at dozens of stations around Britain. Gardens, works of art, new community facilities,... continue

Jo French
Thursday 9th December, 2010, saw the official opening of the new Accrington Eco Station. This innovative project developed out of a report jointly... continue

Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive has secured agreement from the DfT to review a potential barrier to PTE-funded rail services. The... continue

The Government has invited bids  for a 14-year contract for the West Coast franchise, with the end date timed to coincide with the planned... continue

Halton Borough Council on Merseyside has reacted angrily to a report commissioned by ‘green’ transport campaigners that calls into... continue

The Department for Transport has published a consultation document outlining its aims for the new Intercity West Coast franchise. Bidders for the... continue

Merseytravel is to oppose a plan to redevelop a road and rail freight terminal for leisure and retail use. The PTE expects landowner the Benmore... continue

Plans for a new tolled road crossing over the Mersey estuary have been given the green light. Ministers have approved Halton Borough Council’s... continue

Network Rail has used the launch of its new draft route utilisation strategy for the West Coast Main Line to emphasise the importance of a new... continue

A revision to transport appraisal rules has almost trebled the value for money of a road scheme on Merseyside.  Sefton Council’s own... continue

Lancashire County Council has set a deadline of 1 January for neighbouring Blackpool, and Blackburn with Darwen councils to agree to prepare a joint... continue

Cycling trips on Merseyside have increased 14% over the last four years according to data from more than 40 automatic counters and manual surveys... continue

The ranks of independent bus operators in the UK have been further diminished with the news that Arriva Midlands has acquired Potteries-based Wardle... continue

A new high-speed line between London, Birmingham and Manchester will be essential in preventing overcrowding on the West Coast Main Line, a Network... continue

Young people in part of the Lake District are to receive cut-price bus travel under a deal funded by Cumbria County Council. People aged 5-18 living... continue