FirstGroup is to launch a trial urban taxibus service next month to improve access to core bus routes in Bristol. First West of England is teaming up with the Transport... continue
The government’s new pipeline approach to rail enhancements in England and Wales will see the Treasury make final decisions on individual rail enhancements. The pipeline approach, explained by the DfT last month (LTT30 Mar), will see projects approved on a case-by-case basis, replacing... continue
The first of three ‘Metrobus’ bus rapid transit routes will launch in Bristol on 29 May, following a £230m... continue
The Welsh Government has accused the Future Generations... continue
Councils in the North East of Scotland are proposing to quash developer... continue
A Labour Government would fund free bus travel for under 25... continue
Transport for the North should change the way it presents... continue
Government company Transport for Wales will operate... continue
Environmental campaigners have described Highways England’s consultation on a major road improvement in Gloucestershire as “a sham”, saying it only presents one realistic option. Consultation ended last month on plans to upgrade the three-mile A417 ‘missing link’ in... continue
Merseytravel is launching the next stage of a review into possible changes to the regulatory framework for buses in the area. Consultant Steer Davies Gleave recently completed a strategic outline case of the regulatory options available to the Liverpool city region. Merseytravel will now... continue
Bath and North East Somerset Council has shortlisted... continue
FirstGroup is to sub-contract the operation of one of the... continue
Local government leaders say the Welsh Government has caused disquiet and confusion by producing new merger proposals. The Government’s previous plan to reduce the number of Welsh councils to eight or nine was abandoned after Labour failed to win a majority of Assembly seats in May 2016.... continue
The DfT is reviewing funding arrangements for surface access improvements to airports, and asking who should own the roads and railways that serve airports – the... continue
Birmingham City Council is preparing a £16m public realm and traffic management programme for the... continue
Via, the New York ride sharing start-up, has launched its ViaVan service in London. ViaVan is a partnership with Mercedes, which invested $50m in Via last year. ViaVans are hailed using the Via app and operate in London’s travelcards zones 1 and 2. They will charge a flat rate of... continue
Scottish transport minister Hunza Yousaf has pledged to ensure the next phase of Scotland’s road improvement programme takes into account the needs of autonomous vehicles. The Sunday Times reports that Yousaf has been in talks with the UK Government about an autonomous vehicle pilot... continue
The Government has amended legislation to protect free off-peak bus travel for over 65s and people with a disability in England. The English national concessionary travel scheme was introduced in 2007. The legislation that provides the scheme has now been amended so that it no longer needs to be... continue
Network Rail did not receive the expected clarification last month from the DfT about the status of enhancement schemes in England and Wales that were originally programmed for Control Period 5 (2014/15 to 2018/9). The Control Period 6 strategic business plans published by Network Rail routes in... continue
Phase one of HS2 will end up costing taxpayers more than twice as much as official estimates, according to a new assessment. Quantity surveyor Michael Byng believes the London to West Midlands route will cost £51bn in 2015 prices, compared with the £24bn in 2013 prices quoted by the... continue
FirstGroup’s board has rejected a takeover bid from US private equity firm Apollo Management, saying it “fundamentally undervalues the company and is opportunistic in nature”. Aberdeen-based FirstGroup revealed that it had been the subject of the offer after its share price rose... continue
The bus industry has written to local authority leaders in Wales to say that a recent funding announcement by the Welsh Government was “highly misleading”. On 23 March, the Government issued a press release titled “Bus grants to keep Wales moving”, in which transport... continue
Cardiff and Caerphilly councils are to conduct feasibility studies into bringing nitrogen dioxide concentrations down to within EU limit values within the shortest possible time. The Welsh Government directed the two councils last month to prepare a plan, mirroring the direction that the... continue
Promised rail journey time savings between North and South Wales can only be delivered by omitting station stops, Network Rail has revealed. NR has just completed a £49m Welsh Government improvement scheme between Chester and Shrewsbury. It was originally due for completion in 2015 and... continue
Wiltshire Council has backed the formation of one or more sub-national transport bodies in the South West of England, saying not doing so willleave the area “significantly disadvantaged” in securing Major Road Network (MRN) funding. “There is a compelling argument for the... continue
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