The UK Government’s rail reforms will need to be accompanied by intergovernmental agreements because the legislation to establish Great British Railways will change more than it specifies, according to Bill Reeve,... continue
A project to reopen Oxfordshire’s Cowley Branch Line to passengers and create two new stations has received £120m in Government funding. Oxfordshire County Council and Oxford City Council and local partners have long campaigned for the line, which currently operates for freight only, to... continue
The new Beaulieu Park rail station near Chelmsford in Essex has opened to passengers ahead of schedule, after a government backed investment. It is the first new station on the Great Eastern Mainline in more than 100 years. The development is said will support 2,500 new jobs, connect hundreds of... continue
Plans for a two-way cycleway in Fitzrovia, central London, have been approved by Westminster Council. The project, known as Cycleway 63, has been designed in collaboration with Camden Council as the route runs along the borough boundary. It will run along Cleveland Street between Maple Street and... continue
Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has dubbed a new cycle street the “first of its kind” in England. Adams Road in Cambridge will be redesigned to prioritise travel by bike and foot. GCP said the route will be made safer and more accessible for everyone by addressing the existing risks... continue
A new protected two-way cycle lane is being installed along Wood Lane between the A40 Westway and South Africa Road in White City. Hammersmith & Fulham Council developed the scheme in partnership with Transport for London (TfL). The 15-week project will create a fully protected two-way cycle... continue
The ‘direct award’ element in bus franchising legislation will help ensure that smaller bus operators remain involved in providing services, states a group representing SMEs in West Yorkshire. This will allow authorities in the short term to award contracts directly to bus operators... continue
Scottish Transport Secretary Fiona Hyslop has suggested there is a connection between local authority uninterest in workplace Parking Levies and the larger numbers of people working from home since the Covid-19 pandemic. The Scottish Government is setting up a review of demand management... continue
Late night buses are to run in Belfast at weekends under a one-year pilot. The £650,000 scheme will be funded by the Northern Ireland Executive and Belfast City Council. Bus operator Translink said the scheme would build on “the success” of previous late-night services at... continue
Increased frequency on Bee Network bus routes and a new service in Greater Manchester are due to be introduced at the end of October. This marks the latest change to services since the city region’s first buses came under public control two years ago. The new 629 daytime service between... continue
Plaid Cymru’s victory in the Caerphilly byelection last week creates a fresh challenge for the Labour Welsh Government in passing its budget for 2026/27 and some of the key transport elements. Of particular interest to the transport sector will be the scale of funding for bus franchising. The... continue
The first results from the Welsh National Travel Survey are due to be published in March, covering the first six months of survey work. The first annual WNTS data are due to follow next autumn. The Welsh Government’s decision to opt out of the England and Wales National Travel Survey in 2012... continue
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