IONITY has opened two new 400 kW high-power charging sites in Fort William and Inverness, expanding its Scottish network to 12 locations. The aim to support... continue
‘Mini Switzerland’ project to get £6m for Peak District trial In Better Connected, the Government announced it would provide £6m funding to support an integrated transport demonstrator programme in Hope... continue
Few details have yet been given about the Mass Transit Taskforce announced as being established in the ‘Better Connected’ policy paper. This said “The Taskforce will assess the wider economic, spatial and social benefits of integrated mass transit systems, and examine the funding,... continue
A commitment to great attention on coaches in transport policy at both a strategic and operational level has been welcomed. The integration strategy notes how coaches “can be particularly overlooked in transport planning yet provide essential links between many towns, cities, airports and... continue
Transport East’s innovative agent-based travel behaviour model has been flagged for wider use in the government’s Better Connected strategy. BERTIE (BEhaviouR & Transport: Impact & Equity), is featured as a case study in the strategy in relation to better use of data and digital... continue
The fact that the Better Connected paper is mainly a round-up of existing Government policies and aspirations that it hopes to achieve has meant that most of the responses to it are broadly uncritical. Amongst those raising concerns that it takes a “rose-tinted” view of too many issues,... continue
Freight must be fully embedded within the transport system and not be treated as a separate or secondary consideration, states Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT(UK)). It argues that freight is fundamental to how the economy functions and how places operate. “It... continue
The Government’s Better Connected integrated transport strategy, published... continue
The long-awaited new Local Transport Plan (LTP) guidance just published by the DfT has highlighted how the recently-introduced requirement for Local Transport Authorities to produce an annual Local Transport Delivery Plan, will now function alongside the LTP process. While the LTP is still... continue
The Department for Transport has made it clear it will press on with appointing a first chair for Great British Railways despite the establishment of the new organisation still being some 18 months away, and many GBR preparation tasks having just been given to the Chair of the existing company DfT... continue
The Government is giving six mayoral combined authorities in England a further £500,000 of government funding each to help them introduce bus franchising Franchising is now the policy being implemented by Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Liverpool City Region, South Yorkshire, the West... continue
New guidance designed to support and improve bus enhanced partnerships (EPs) in England has been released by the DfT. The document follows the publication of a review of EPs in January, which revealed that some partnerships are not currently delivering. In these cases, “support is... continue
The DfT has published a policy paper setting out its “vision” for bus services in England. According to the document, the “best way to make the local bus service successful is for it to have a strong revenue base of passengers”. This requires bus services to be... continue
Pilot moves to shift responsibility for public health to regional mayors could offer the chance to integrate transport and health plans and make better use resources. New Health Devolution two-year trials have been announced by the government for Greater Manchester (Andy Burnham) and South... continue
Keolis and Amey have joined forces to win another light rail contract, this time for operation and maintenance of the Luas system in Dublin. The contract, valued at approximately €1.3bn, starts on 1 September and has a core term of seven years, with the option to extend for up to six years.... continue
Guidance on new permits designed to enable small-scale trials of self-driving passenger transport services has been issued by the DfT. This is intended to help local authorities and transport bodies understand the automated passenger services (APS) permitting scheme, established by Part 5 of the... continue
A consortium that includes Wrightbus, Queen’s University Belfast and Loughborough University has been awarded a £250,000 Government grant to develop self-driving buses. Delivered by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), the programme aims to grow the UK’s connected and... continue
There was a significant increase in the number of Blue Badges held in England compared with the previous year, new data from the DfT shows. In the year ending March 2025, the total number of Blue Badges was 3.07 million, an 8% increase (228,000 badges) compared with March 2024. Approximately 5.2%... continue
Transport Scotland has released data showing that Scotland is not on course to meet any of its main targets for improvements in road safety. In 2021, the Scottish Government published a new Road Safety Framework running until 2030. Alongside a wider suite of indicators, the framework featured four... continue
Three firms using AI in transport systems have been awarded funding by the innovation agency Connected Places Catapult to develop their business cases. The small to medium-sized enterprises have been taking part in the ‘Smarter Transport Systems – AI in Transport’ competition,... continue
TransportAPI has entered a partnership with Traveline to enhance the NextBuses live bus information source. NextBuses has been available for over a decade, delivering over 100 million requests for real-time information (RTI) annually to bus travellers across Great Britain, said Traveline. The... continue
TransportXtra is part of Landor LINKS
© 2026 TransportXtra | Landor LINKS Ltd | All Rights Reserved
Subscriptions, Magazines & Online Access Enquires
[Frequently Asked Questions]
Email: subs.ltt@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7959
Shop & Accounts Enquires
Email: accounts@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7855
Advertising Sales & Recruitment Enquires
Email: daniel@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7861
Events & Conference Enquires
Email: conferences@landor.co.uk | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7865
Press Releases & Editorial Enquires
Email: info@transportxtra.com | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7091 7875
Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions | Advertise
Web design london by Brainiac Media 2020
