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

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

Mike Ginger, Bristol BS3
Steve Melia is correct to highlight the Bristol cycling phenomenon but it is a trend that has been going on much, much longer than the Cycling City... continue

Abigail Smith has joined consultant Steer Davies Gleave as business engagement co-ordinator for the Local Sustainable Transport Fund project of... continue

Swindon Borough Council is cutting the price of town centre season ticket car parking for businesses in an effort to maintain the town’s... continue

Gavin Smith, Lower Knowle Farm, Bristol BS3
The row that has blown up between Bristol’s new mayor and North Somerset Council – the latter still wanting its commuter Bus Rapid... continue

Somerset County Council has selected Carillion as the preferred bidder for the contract to construct the Taunton Northern Inner Distributor Road, a... continue

A number of ‘smart’ ticketing projects in the West of England are being held up because of problems with FirstGroup’s... continue

Andrew Forster
Local authorities in the Far South West are urging the DfT and Network Rail to put more money into the local rail network, saying current plans fail... continue

Transport for London is to launch a public consultation imminently on options for Crossrail 2, the proposed new rail link linking south-west and... continue

The bidders for the spiked Great Western franchise have launched a legal fight to try and get the DfT to reimburse their bidding costs. FirstGroup,... continue

The city of Bristol’s newly elected mayor George Ferguson (pictured) has named a panel to advise him on transport matters. Ferguson, an... continue

A Plymouth-based train driver has won a European transport photography competition for this stunning photograph of an Arriva CrossCountry passenger... continue

Local authorities in Greater Manchester are to retain the DfT’s £5m minimum cost threshold for major transport schemes when the major... continue

MPs have urged the UK and Welsh governments to resolve a dispute about the future ownership and tolling policy for the Severn river crossings. The... continue

Gloucestershire County Council is to pilot a suite of standard contracts drawn up by the Highways Maintenance Efficiency Programme. The HMEP hopes to... continue

Dorset County Council is reviewing its £2.7m tendered bus network in an effort to find £850,000 of savings. The council also this week... continue

Andrew Forster
Greater Bristol’s bus rapid transit plans appear on track after Bristol’s elected mayor announced he had reached agreement with transport... continue

Plymouth City Council is to ringfence Bus Service Operators Grant for bus services when the DfT devolves payments associated with tendered services... continue

Duncan Laird (pictured) has joined Bristol City Council as group manager – transportation. He joins from Buckinghamshire County Council where... continue