The first of 25 megawatt-scale electric heavy goods vehicle (eHGV) charging hubs planned under the eFREIGHT 2030 progranme has gone live. The eHGV charging site at East Midlands Gateway was created by global logistics company Kuehne+Nagel. It is the first MCS-ready (Megawatt Charging System)... continue
The publication of the Climate Adaptation Strategy for Transport marks a further building block in the UK’s move towards greater resilience. The science is clear and the compelling case to act is impossible to... continue
Drivers without driveways are being locked out of... continue
The Government’s long-awaited Road Safety Strategy (RSS) is headlined by apparently ambitious targets. However, the measures due to be implemented are very limited and unlikely to achieve... continue
Five years after the consultation on Managing... continue
Surprisingly, the day after the publication of a Road Safety Strategy with no mention of pavement parking, the Government finally announced its response to the pavement parking consultation, held some five years ago. While it is welcome to finally see some... continue
Three months after retiring from Network Rail, Sir Andrew Haines is returning to the rail industry as Chair of Department for Transport Operator Limited (DFTO), the Government body which operates England’s re-nationalised former passenger rail franchises. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander... continue
The DfT appeared this week to row back from a comment by one of its most senior rail civil servants that the future railway Access and Use Policy (AUP) will still be undecided in two years’ time. It also said it expected GBR to continue with the existing access framework during a transition... continue
The DfT has explained why funding for GBR passenger operations will not be determined through the Periodic Review process which will determine GBR’s infrastructure operations, maintenance and renewal activity for 2029-34. The North East Combined Authority’s written evidence to the... continue
A proposal for a tramway network in Derby made up of four lines has been submitted to the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) by the Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA). The full network would attract about 75,000 passenger trips per day, with the majority coming from former car... continue
The Department for Transport has published a number of reports evaluating the early City Region Sustainable Transport Settlements (CRSTS) programme process in England begun in 2021, a set of case studies, and about the proposed process of evaluating outcomes, impacts and value for money through to... continue
The European Parking Association has set out its vision... continue
Without reform of the wider SEND special needs education system,... continue
Early investment in climate adaptation within the transport sector would reduce costs from weather-related damage and disruption as well as improving efficiency, states a new strategy document from the DfT. This can be achieved through a range of measures to build greater resilience and reliability... continue
The Green Party have voiced their support for a free bus pass for everyone under the age of 22 in England. Currently, there is no national policy, although in London, children under 18 travel for free on buses with some discounted travel for 18-25 year olds. Some bus companies in England also offer... continue
The Government’s new Road Safety Strategy has been largely welcomed by... continue
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