The crowdfunding appeal by aspiring open access train operator Go-op ended on Tuesday with only 3.5% of the target amount raised. Go-op did not respond last week to LTT’s request for information on its next steps. After 15 years of work, Go-op made a breakthrough last November when the Office of Rail and Road gave conditional approval for the cooperative company to operate services from its Taunton base to Swindon and other stations in the West Country. The company would first have to fund enhancements at eight level crossings, costed by Network Rail at approximately £1.5m. Go-op launched an appeal on the Crowdfunder website, explaining: “The project will only be funded if at least £2,600,000 is pledged by 27th May 2025 at 5:00pm”. The appeal closed with... continue
The Department for Transport has confirmed that it is abandoning its project to require ‘connectivity assessments’ to be made of local bus networks, a decision likely to bring considerable relief to local transport authorities in terms of the work and costs involved. Eighteen months ago... continue
The Department for Transport has set out its position on funding rail enhancements ahead of the forthcoming Spending Review in a written submission to the House of Commons Transport Select Committee, responding to the committee’s current inquiry into rail investment pipelines. The committee... continue
Transport and net zero polices are set to come under scrutiny at several councils across England in the wake of the local elections on 1 May. Reform UK made huge gains, taking control of 10 councils from the Conservatives as well as becoming the largest party in four other authorities with No Overall Control (NOC). The party took control in Derbyshire, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire,... continue
Network Rail has informed the Office of Rail and Road that it does not support the proposed open access service between Wrexham and London Euston via Shrewsbury and Nuneaton. Last year, the Wrexham, Shropshire & Midlands Railway applied to operate, from 2025 to 2032, five trains per day in each... continue
Without a long-term commitment to rail, road and bus investment, the North... continue
‘Government funding must offer long-term certainty,... continue
A new rail hub would speed up vital housing projects in the Midlands, according to a new report by Midlands Connect. The regional transport body has prepared a submission seeking to secure government funding. It says the Midlands Rail Hub project would result in up to 300 additional trains and 20... continue
A new platform at Forster Square Station, Bradford, has enabled five additional services a day between Bradford and London, bringing an extra £4m into the local economy each year Local Transport Minister Simon Lightwood has said. This would ease congestion and increase access into the city... continue
The Transport Planning Society (TPS) policy panel has issued a new paper... continue
The Scottish Government has awarded a total of £26m to 17 projects to install active travel infrastructure. Regional transport partnerships and local authorities applied for the funding through ‘Tier 2’ - the construction element of the Scottish Government’s Active Travel... continue
Transport planning will be required to harness emerging technologies and... continue
The Department of Transport has published the latest wave of its transport technology public attitudes tracker series. It looks at attitudes towards the uptake of EVs , E-scooters and E-cycles, but also includes car purchase intentions. The report notes that some clear patterns emerge in how people... continue
Applications are now open for the latest Transport Research and Innovation Grants (TRIG) programme, which will award up to 40 projects up to £45,000 each. The programme is funded by the DfT and delivered by Connected Places Catapult, the UK’s innovation accelerator for transport, the... continue
A team of researchers from European universities are to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help urban mobility planners. The group, led by Aston University, have received £10,000 in... continue
There have been “nuanced” reactions to the implementation of the East Oxford Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN), a study has found. Even those opposed to the scheme revealed a “tacit acceptance that something needed to be done to tackle car use and support for the need to... continue
Tougher jail sentences and lifetime driving bans for those whose actions... continue
The number of people killed and seriously injured on borough roads in London fell by 34% after the implementation of the 20mph speed limit between 1989 and 2013, reveals new analysis from Transport for London (TfL). The study gathered data from more than 150 20mph in the capital, examining the... continue
Two roads in Wrexham have become the first in north Wales to revert to 30mph after the Welsh Government introduced a 20mph default speed limit in 2023. The two roads are the first of 52 sections of highway where the speed limit is going to be increased back to 30mph by Wrexham County Council, after... continue
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