Nearly a third was wiped off the value of shares in FirstGroup today after the operator announced a big fall in operating profits and cancelled... continue

Two options for a second Crossrail route in London, linking the south-west and north-east, have been published for consultation by Transport for... continue

Peter Debney
How do people navigate through a building, a train station or an airport? What happens when you need to evacuate an area, or if a number of exits... continue

Ben Still (pictured) has been appointed interim director general of South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive following the departure of David... continue

The DFT has announced funding for four new rail stations in England and Wales. The biggest award from the New Stations Fund is for over £4.5m... continue

High-speed rail champion Jim Steer is urging the Government to think creatively about rail capacity in west London now that HS2 Ltd plans to put the... continue

A tunnel to accommodate the London-Leeds high-speed rail route under East Midlands Airport could be extended by 1km to allow a strategic rail freight... continue

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has criticised the National Audit Office for producing a less than complimentary report about the... continue

A cycle hire scheme has been launched at Norwich railway station by train operator Abellio, the operator of the Greater Anglia franchise. The scheme... continue

Work is underway on the Scottish Government’s project to reinstate the Borders railway between Edinburgh and Tweedbank (just beyond Galashiels)... continue

Andrew Forster
Network Rail is preparing to accommodate massive growth in passenger and freight traffic on the rail network over the next 30 years. The... continue

The Scottish Government’s draft third National Planning Framework includes a number of other transport projects: high-speed rail... continue

The DfT has asked Network Rail to examine if there is a case for re-opening the Uckfield to Lewes railway, which closed in 1969, hinting that it... continue

Gavin Smith, Bristol BS3
The saga of Bristol’s Long Ashton-Temple Meads Bus Rapid Transit (‘BRT2’) route is hotting up for its final phase – and... continue

Roger Sexton, Nottingham NG1
In his otherwise excellent ‘Golcar Circular’ in LTT 3 May, Paul Salveson, like so many other politicians, misses one central point. For... continue

Stephen Plowden, London NW1
James Rowntree, the managing director of consultant CH2M HILL, told Andrew Forster that his firm’s involvement in developing Norman... continue

Rik Thomas
The publication of a report on aviation strategy by the House of Commons’ transport committee drew praise from editorials in two of the... continue

Bombardier presented on high-speed rail technology capable of travelling at up to 380km/h (236mph) at the first international symposium on rolling... continue

 Is the high-speed rail lobby running out of steam? We ask because the Scottish Government has just ruled out a proposal to extend the network... continue

Jonathan Bray, Pteg support unit
The last spending review gave local transport spending outside London a good hiding. Local transport lacked political clout and there were built-in... continue