The regulatory framework for transferring the Core Valley Lines from Network Rail to Welsh Government ownership does not form a template for any future devolution of railway assets, the Office of Rail and Road has... continue
The DFT is not saying when it will publish its pipeline of rail enhancement schemes, more than six months into Network Rail’s Control Period... continue
HMRC has not yet completed a review started in 2017/18 of VAT charges for major transport projects. Some transport infrastructure bodies have been setting aside large amounts of money pending the outcome. Government bodies can recover VAT on goods and services in an agreed list but not on others.... continue
Renewal of all Welsh concessionary bus passes by the end of this year will reduce fraud risk, according to Stephen Jones, Flintshire County Council’s chief officer, streetscene and transportation. Jones said more than 37,000 passes were in circulation in Flintshire alone and many were no... continue
Swansea Council has greatly reduced the scope of its initial roll-out of electric vehicle charging points in parking areas, after receiving only 18 per cent of the funding it requested. A report to the council’s cabinet last week said the authority, which covers Wales’ second largest... continue
Air quality has improved at all locations in Wales where 50mph limits were imposed last year on trunk roads, although the mean traffic speed was significantly higher than 50mph. The Welsh Government introduced the 50mph limits in June 2018 and made them permanent last summer. This week it published... continue
The UK Government has offered a “risible” dowry for the transfer of a disused railway tunnel, which campaigners hope to convert into a cycling and walking route, according to a minister. Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council supports the campaign to reopen the two-mile tunnel at the... continue
Regulation of app-based mobility services should be... continue
Ride-hailing platform Uber has announced that it is to begin offering users of its app information on public transport and other transport options such as bicycles and scooters, as well as its original taxi service. The company has also announced that it is to consolidate its food delivery service... continue
Local and national governments are at risk of misplacing investment amid the glamour and excitement of new transport technologies, the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) has warned. Commenting on the Welsh Government’s decarbonisation plan, the WLGA said a “careful cost-benefit... continue
Free wifi will be available at all mainline stations in Great Britain by spring 2021, Network Rail has announced. The roll-out of free WiFi across Network Rail’s 20 stations will begin at London Victoria next year. Passengers cited free WiFi as one of the key improvements that would... continue
The Welsh Government has not denied that it has... continue
Rail's share of Cardiff’s fast-growing commuter market is reducing but cycling has increased rapidly, partly as a result of the city’s new bike hire scheme. The annual monitoring report on the city’s Local Development Plan, based on data collected in 2018/19, also records that... continue
Westbound traffic on the M4 Prince of Wales Bridge was almost 20 per cent higher in July this year than in July 2018, before tolls were removed. Monthly statistics from Highways England show that from March to August inclusive, westbound vehicle numbers were between 16.4 per cent and 19.5 per cent... continue
The law does not explicitly permit councils to buy bus businesses, which FirstGroup is seeking to divest, Aberdeen councillors were informed last week. Councillors in several Scottish cities and South Wales are interested in taking over local FirstGroup operations. Some have instructed officers to... continue
Millions of pounds have been invested in making Britain’s railways more accessible to all, but is the effort being undermined by the general availability of toilets for passengers? Passengers on ‘stopping’ services between Reading and London are accustomed to trains with... continue
The capacity of any section of railway is only determined in part by physical characteristics such as the number of tracks, permitted speeds and the signalling. Equally important are decisions about the design of the timetable. A line where homogenous trains all run at the same speed and call at... continue
The other day I saw a heavily pregnant woman walking across a side road... continue
I'm still pondering Brian Dalton's analysis (“Climate threat means Britain must become a nanny state”, LTT 13 Sep). It is a shame that he likened climate change deniers to those who are still campaigning for a Brexit Remain option (or a well-informed Second Referendum?). Climate change... continue
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Phil Goodwin
The 1950s battle against smog can clarify the ills of car dependency
I guess that not many readers of LTT will actually remember the reality of smog. The dark, filthy air was a mixture of smoke...