The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) will be fully sold to private investors while the completion date for the project has moved from 2032 to 2034, the Government has confirmed. Last year the DfT appointed senior civil servant Kate Cohen to oversee the £10bn project, shifting responsibility away from National Highways (LTT925). According to an appointment letter published last month, Cohen will remain in post until the project concludes in 2034. In the letter DfT said Cohen’s responsibilities would include “delivering the transaction for the sale” of the project and “developing an economic regulatory framework and legislation to achieve a successful transaction”. The route will feature two tunnels underneath the Thames between Tilbury and Gravesend, as... continue
A range of new technologies could potentially reduce the impact of PM2.5 particulate emissions, concludes a new report for the DfT. The study by consultancy Ricardo says that the technologies fit broadly into four categories: brakes, including brake design and materials, and the use of regenerative... continue
The DfT has published new best practice guidance on demand responsive transport (DRT) for local transport authorities in England The guidance aims to help the authorities implement “ flexible, on-demand shared transport that fills gaps, reduces social isolation, and serves as an alternative... continue
Nine local authority areas now have higher average bus passenger journeys per resident in 2025 than, pre-COVID, in 2019, concludes a new analysis of bus use data by consultant Steer. Author Stephen Bishop describes it as a ‘phenomenal outcome’ for these places. The analysis is based on... continue
An AI-powered system designed to respond to consultations could save up to 70% in the cost and time required to carry out the process, according to the DfT. The Department developed the Consultation Analysis Tool (CAT) in partnership with The Alan Turing Institute. The DfT estimates that the CAT... continue
The DfT has reissued the Government’s response to last year’s public consultation on establishing Great British Railways to reflect the omission of more than 6,000 responses from supporters of We Own It, which campaigns for public ownership of public services. The group claims the... continue
Future operation of Tyne & Wear Metro services between Pelaw and Sunderland is among the situations for which English devolved bodies are pressing for greater certainty from the Railways Bill over track access. The Bill will result in Great British Railways (GBR) allocating access to the rail... continue
GBR should take account of all appropriate transport strategies in each Mayoral Strategic Authority rather than only Local Transport Plans (LTPs), Midlands Connect has suggested in its submission to the Transport Committee. The Bill sets out that GBR and the Office of Rail and Road should have... continue
Transport for All, representing disabled people, is concerned by the power the Railways Bill proposes to give the Secretary of State, who will become “the sole grantor and modifier of the GBR licence”, in its words. Currently, the ORR independently issues licences but the Bill... continue
Closer integration of track and train, which GBR should achieve in England, has helped to retain skills and experience in Scotland, Fiona Hyslop told the Transport Committee. Scotland’s Railway, combining Network Rail Scotland and ScotRail, has reduced electrification costs through a... continue
Scottish Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has defended the degree of prescription in the UK Government’s Railways Bill, which many believe does not place adequate safeguards around future actions by Great British Railways or Secretaries of State. The UK Government will agree Memorandums of... continue
The UK Government’s contrasting models for funding GBR’s infrastructure and train operations will retain vertical fragmentation within what is meant to be an integrated organisation, the Transport Committee has been told in two evidence submissions. In November, the Government said that... continue
Transport for Wales and Hitachi Rail are close to starting tests of a multi-modal journey planner under their Mobility as a Service (MaaS) initiative. TfW says digital experience will start to improve for customers this year. In summer 2024, TfW awarded Hitachi Rail a five-year contract, valued at... continue
Corporate Joint Committees in Wales will be able to spend large shares of their Regional Transport Fund allocations on road building if they wish, the Welsh Government has said. It also admitted that the RTF will not be enough to deliver the priorities identified in the new Regional Transport... continue
A range of new technologies could potentially reduce the impact of PM2.5 particulate emissions, concludes a new report for the DfT. The study by consultancy Ricardo says that the technologies fit broadly into four categories: brakes, including brake design and materials, and the use of regenerative... continue
Transport for Wales and Hitachi Rail are close to starting tests of a multi-modal journey planner under their Mobility as a Service (MaaS) initiative. TfW says digital experience will start to improve for customers this year. In summer 2024, TfW awarded Hitachi Rail a five-year contract, valued at... continue
Corporate Joint Committees in Wales will be able to spend large shares of their Regional Transport Fund allocations on road building if they wish, the Welsh Government has said. It also admitted that the RTF will not be enough to deliver the priorities identified in the new Regional Transport... continue
The Commons Transport Committee has launched a new inquiry into how the Government can accelerate the country’s transition to widespread use of electric vehicles (EV). The inquiry comes against the backdrop of manufacturers being mandated to end the sale of new pure petrol or diesel cars by... continue
Road Hauliers and logistics fleet operators are being offered discounts of up to £120,000 on new electric trucks under an additional £18m announced by the government to increase the Plug-in Truck Grant until March, as part of a £318m plan to reduce emissions in the freight... continue
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has... continue
A four-pronged strategy designed to achieve a 65%... continue
Transport for London (TfL) is facing a legal challenge to its decision to award a revenue collection contract to Spanish firm Indra Group. Incumbent contractor Cubic Transportation Systems said it submitted a lower bid than Indra and should have won the contract. The US firm, which has a... continue
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