Sales of zero-emission bus volumes in the UK fell -20.4% to 588 units in the first quarter of 2026, but out-performed the overall market, according to data published by the Society of Motor... continue
Chinese electric passenger vehicle developer BYD is to ntroduce a battery-electric coach to the UK later this year. The company hopes the move will put it in a strong position to dominate the switch from diesel by coaches, seen as a key contribution to net zero in the sector. BYD already... continue
The Government has confirmed it will include the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions in its future legally-binding climate budgets. Minister for Climate Katie White said the Government has laid a statutory instrument to formally include the UK’s share... continue
Approximately 90% of Heavy Goods Vehicle journeys in North East Scotland stay within the region and average only 33km, a study by regional transport partnership Nestrans has found. The Battery Electric HGV Feasibility Study will be presented to the Nestrans board later this month, but the Scottish... continue
A guide to using Vision-led approaches to transport planning has been published by the International Transport Forum on the eve of its annual Summit in Leipzig Germany next week, where the concept will be discussed alongside the main theme of Funding Resilient Transport. It follows discussion... continue
The Aberdeen Rapid Transit scheme is continuing to progress, with a demonstration event using a tram-style bus planned for the next two months. The North East of Scotland Transport Partnership (NESTRANS) was told last week that the Irizar tram-style vehicle would visit between late May and... continue
The Fifth Delivery Plan for Scotland’s National Transport Strategy highlights how local authorities are increasingly operating bus services themselves. Highland Council has led the way, operating bus services since 2022. It is now developing a model for the creation of Britain’s... continue
Transport for Wales has appointed Externiture Ltd to review all bus stops in South West Wales by the end of this year. The region is the first where all bus services will be franchised. The Welsh Government has not promised to fund modernisation of bus stops to defined standards, but the results of... continue
Westmorland and Furness Council has proposed cuts to non-statutory free transport for schoolchildren in a bid to address rising costs. The Cumbrian authority describes school transport as a key area of expenditure, rising from £15.3m in 2023/24 to a projected out-turn of £19.6m in... continue
Plans by local authorities to address rising school transport costs with cuts to post-16 provision would put access to education at risk for children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), the Public Accounts Committee’s recent report on home-to-school... continue
Oxfordshire County Council is to discuss how to invest £4.2m raised from its temporary congestion charge scheme at a cabinet meeting in May. Proposals include: a discounted £3 combined parking and bus to run from 1 June until 31 December; funding to deal with ‘missing... continue
East West Rail is now proposing to electrify most of the planned railway between Oxford and Cambridge, but the gaps that will remain between electrified sections are a matter of concern for freight interests. EWR has embarked on a new consultation over the future railway, drawing on insights from... continue
Aspects of the EWR plans have been modified to take account of the large Universal Entertainment Resort Complex, which is to be built south of Bedford. When the resort opens, EWR would initially increase its train capacity from the west to Milton Keynes, from where Universal plans to run a... continue
TransPennine Express (TPE) is to introduce a new timetable next month, with services to run all night to and from Manchester Airport. The addition of eight new services will mean that there will be a train roughly every hour between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport all day, every day,... continue
New 20mph zones are in operation in three towns in the London borough of Enfield. The council said the zones – in Edmonton, Palmers Green and Southgate – went live after community engagement with residents and local business owners. Enfield Council said the changes form part of... continue
Shropshire County Council is set to continue its roll out of 20mph limits near or around schools. 20mph speed restrictions have been introduced outside or close to 10 schools in the past 12 months, and the council now plans to implement another 12 during this spring and summer, subject to a... continue
Six county council elections delayed from last year will be held on 7 May despite the Government’s efforts to postpone them again. These were the councils selected for local government reorganisation in Devolution Priority Programme areas. The Government sought to postpone some of these... continue
More than 5,000 seats representing around 30% of all council representatives will be contested at local elections in England on 7 May. Over half of these seats are either in London or the South East of England. Votes will be cast in 32 London boroughs, 32 metropolitan boroughs, 18 unitary... continue
Roads, including potholes, topped the public’s list of most important issues ahead of the local elections, according to a YouGov poll. However, Reform voters are the exception, for whom immigration as their number one local issue. The economy/cost of living came second in the public’s... continue
Eye-catching proposals in the SNP’s manifesto for next month’s Scottish Parliament election include a sleeper train service to mainland Europe and legislating for a £2 adult bus fare cap. The party also says it will move national transport bodies, including Transport... continue
Transport pledges in Labour’s manifesto include intercity rail enhancements. Labour would create “a fast rail corridor that links Scotland’s cities with electrified trains and more frequent Glasgow-Edinburgh express services to boost capacity and cut journey times for... continue
Reform UK’s Scottish manifesto says the SNP government has neglected transport infrastructure, but seems to rather contradict this opinion by also observing that “the number of recorded roadworks in Scotland is today 28% higher than it was before the Covid pandemic”. Reform... continue
A Scottish Conservative government would cut the active travel budget, “end the obsession with cycle lanes” and encourage councils only to build cycle lanes that do not impede on road space and are clearly segregated from pavements, the party’s manifesto says. It would also... continue
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