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DfT to now put Connectivity Tool support and development to outside contractor
Peter Stonham

The Department for Transport (DfT) has been considering tenders it invited for outside support and maintenance of its new Connectivity Tool, with an estimated value of approximately £4.2 million. It is understood 19... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

DfT sets out changes on uncertainty treatment in pre Christmas TAG release
Peter Stonham

The Transport Appraisal and Strategic Modelling division at the DfT has issued a pre- Christmas batch of Transport Appraisal Guidance changes signalling a major change for practice in the future use of Common Analytical Scenarios.  This means they will no longer be presented in the current... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News
Homes England signals key role in spreading transport provision good practice

Homes England signals key role in spreading transport provision good practice
Peter Stonham

December’s LTT second annual transport and development event heard... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

£20m offered by DfT for fixer in bid to find private Lower Thames Crossing funding
Peter Stonham

The Department for Transport is letting a £20m tender for an advisor to help secure a private sector investor in the Lower Thames Crossing through a company which will maintain and operate both the new Crossing and two existing nearby Dartford Crossings..The Treasury has confirmed that... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

Spending £3m on £3 – DfT asks Ernst & Young for fare cap exit plan

Consultancy Ernst & Young have been given a £3m contract by the Department for Transport for what is called “support the strategic and operational delivery of the £3 National Bus Fare Cap scheme and in preparing an eventual exit strategy from the scheme.” It is not clear... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

GLA wants action on worsening bus service quality
Peter Stonha,m

Members of the Greater London Authority Transport Committee have expressed concern about worsening bus service quality in the capital. At their meeting last week the Committee investigated why bus journey times in London are getting increasingly longer and whether measures set out by Transport for... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

London bus journeys taking longer due to loss of space to bike lanes, Hendy admits
Peter Stonham

Transport Minister and Former London Transport Commissioner Lord Peter Hendy had acknowledged he was told to take out road space in the Capital for the benefit of cyclists at the expense of buses, with a detrimental effect on their journey times. Hendy was speaking for the Government in the House... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

Local Bus Grant in England confirms £3bn in multi-year sums to 38 transport authorities
Peter Stonham

The 38 Local transport authorities (LTAs) in England outside London will together receive almost £700 million in capital and revenue funding for bus services for each of the three upcoming years, in allocations now confirmed by the Department for Transport as giving them “the multi-year... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News
Welsh franchising law finalised - but buses face funding cuts says Skates

Welsh franchising law finalised - but buses face funding cuts says Skates
Rhodri Clark

The Senedd has passed the Bus Services (Wales) Bill, but Welsh Transport... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

Cornwall begins steps to new bus delivery model as part of Franchising Pilot plan

Bus operators and industry stakeholders in Cornwall are being asked to help the county council develop a delivery model for future bus services in the county under the Department for Transport franchising pilot programme. The move comes as one of the county’s major operators, FirstBus,... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News
Go-Ahead expands Dublin suburban bus operations with new contract win

Go-Ahead expands Dublin suburban bus operations with new contract win
Peter Stonham

Go-Ahead Ireland has begun a new contract to run buses in the Dublin... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

National Express adopts AI-driven revenue optimisation dynamic pricing system

Scheduled Coach service operator National Express has introduced a new revenue optimisation management system “to modernise pricing and strengthen commercial performance” on its network “by smart pricing and data-led agility.” Adoption of the CAYZN revenue management suite... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

Shrewsbury gets Pre-Christmas nightbus trial

A trial of pre-Christmas late-night bus services has begun in Shrewsbury, supported by local business funding. The three Arriva-operated routes attracted 373 passengers in the first week, following introduction on 24 November, hailed as early success. They will run until December 23rd. The N11, N25... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

Government speeds plans for AV driverless operations to start in UK from 2027
Peter Stonham

The Department for Transport has published a call for evidence on developing the regulatory framework to allow to public operation of automated vehicles. It is intended to inform secondary legislation, guidance and policy development, “ensuring the AV regulatory framework remains... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News
GBR’s logo and livery heralds future vision, with a nod to the past

GBR’s logo and livery heralds future vision, with a nod to the past

The DfT has unveiled the logo and livery for Great British Railways (GBR). The design features a red, white and blue colour scheme mirroring the Union Flag while the logo pays homage to the distinctive double-arrow motif created in the 1960s for British... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

8% revenue boost helps cut government rail subsidy bill by nearly £1bn
Peter Stonham

Fare revenue from Britain’s rail network rose 8% to £11.5 billion between April 2024 and March 2025 when compared to the previous year, cutting the government’s subsidy bill,new statistics from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) show.  The rise contributed to a reduction in... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

Liverpool Street again takes busiest station top spot

The latest annual estimates of station usage (April 2024 to March 2025) published by ORR, reflect the continuing impact of the Elizabeth line, which has reshaped travel patterns across London since the central section opened in May 2022, continuing to drive high usage at London Liverpool Street,... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News
ORR tell MPs Railways Bill ‘will expand role across all GBR’s functions’

ORR tell MPs Railways Bill ‘will expand role across all GBR’s functions’
Rhodri Clark

The Office of Rail and Road has said its role will expand after the... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

DfT sets out new guidance on rail devolution powers

The Government has published Guidance to accompany the Railways Bill, for mayoral strategic authorities wanting to apply for full statutory and financial responsibility for local rail services, infrastructure and stations. MSAs will be able to seek this responsibility where this accelerates... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

DB and Eurostar lay UK-Germany rail plans
Peter Stonham

Plans for direct UK–Germany rail services appear to be a step closer as Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Eurostar have agreed to partner on new routes between London, Cologne and Frankfurt from the early 2030s. In a memorandum of understanding the companies announced their intention to explore options... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

Bill’s duty to support disabled passengers ‘too vague’, says campaign group
Deniz Huseyin

A statutory duty set out in the Railways Bill for ministers and public bodies to promote the needs of disabled passengers is “too vague” and must be strengthened, a campaign group has told MPs. At a Transport Committee hearing, Emma Vogelmann, co-chief executive of the disabled... continue

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Drop-off fees increase and time limits introduced at Heathrow

Drop-off fees increase and time limits introduced at Heathrow
Deniz Huseyin

Heathrow Airport will increase its terminal drop-off fee... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News
19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

High compliance within ULEZ leading to big cuts in NO2 emissions
Deniz Huseyin

Analysis shows that the London Mayor’s air quality policies is having a “substantial impact” on reducing the number of older, more polluting vehicles driving in the capital and on reducing the levels of harmful air pollution that Londoners are exposed to, according to TfL’s... continue

19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News
19 Dec 2025Local Transport Today News

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