The Secretary of State for Transport granted Development Consent for the Gatwick Airport Northern Runway project subject to a range of detailed planning conditions and mitigation measures... continue
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has strongly thrown his weight behind the go ahead given to Gatwick Airport’s controversial second runway, despite opposition from environmental campaigners and local residents. He linked it directly to the Government’s quest to build new infrastructure that... continue
The Mayor of London has suggested that approval of the second Gatwick runway makes Heathrow’s £50bn proposed expansion unnecessary. Sir Sadiq Khan’s stance put him at odds with the Prime Minister and the Chancellor, who believe Heathrow’s expansion is vital for economic... continue
The Department for Transport has issued a detailed guidance note about the structure and application of its tool to analyse connectivity metrics, that was officially unveiled in June after a decade of development (LTT 918). But it warns that the data on which it is based are ‘experimental... continue
As LTT was being readied for publication this week, it seemed,at last, after more than a fortnight of confusion, that there was clarity about who was to hold which responsibility in the ministerial team at the Department for Transport. The unedifying sequence of change, re-think, revision, and... continue
The Liberal Democrats has passed at conference two transport policies - making rail travel affordable, reliable and simple, and creating public rights of way for walking, wheeling, and cycling. The rail policy, announced last month at the party’s Autumn Conference in Bournemouth, includes... continue
Building of three new towns in England will be underway before the next... continue
The Department for Transport is still unable to say when the draft legislation for establishing Great British Railways will come to Parliament. The DfT’s last published GBR update, in May, said that GBR is “coming soon” and will be “created around 12 months after legislation... continue
Rail minister Lord Peter Hendy has backed calls by a coalition of council leaders and MPs for international railway services to again call at Ashford in Kent. Though Ashford (and Ebbsfleet) stations in Kent were purpose built for international travel with public money, neither has seen a cross... continue
Buyers and renters remain willing to pay more to be near to close to rail, underground and tram services in London, Manchester and Glasgow, according to new research by Nationwide. However, those in London placed more importance on being near a station than their counterparts in Manchester and... continue
Building of three new towns in England will be underway before the next... continue
A second national evaluation of rental e-scooter trials in England is being carried out by DfT. This follows its decision, announced in July, to extend trials for a fifth time, taking the deadline to May 2028 (LTT920). Rental e-scooter trials were launched in July 2020 and were initially intended... continue
Plans to digitalise all Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) has now entered the Public Beta phase, the DfT has announced. It said that this will result in a central, standardised digital source for TRO data across England. The Beta phase involves thinking about how a service will integrate with (or... continue
A new train station on the border between Bristol and South Gloucestershire is due to finally get planning approval this week after several false starts. Henbury station was initially set to open in 2021, but has been hampered by delays linked to concerns over flood risks and changes to the access... continue
A new station building, containing a ticket office, waiting room and toilets, has been built at Lea Green station in St Helens, Merseyside. A new multi-storey car park, which more than doubles the park and ride capacity to 450 vehicles, has also been created as part of the project. Northern, which... continue
City Thameslink in London has been named the worst of Britain’s busiest railway stations for cancellations in the year to August. About one in 13 of almost 150,000 scheduled stops at the station were cancelled during that time, according to BBC analysis of Office of Rail and Road (ORR)... continue
Expanding independent bus group Transport Made Simple - formerly Vectare - is to buy the Go East Anglia business from Go-Ahead Group. It will take the Transport Made Simple fleet to 380 buses , coaches and minibuses, with 800 staff and complement its existing operations across east of England. The... continue
Outdated, incorrect or missing timetables at bus stops are one of the greatest... continue
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