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HS2 to Birmingham set to eat up billions more as DfT admits BCR falling

HS2 to Birmingham set to eat up billions more as DfT admits BCR falling
Peter Stonham

Mounting costs of construction plus the need to remodel the Midlands connection with the mainline network following the cancellation of the Northern extension of HS2 are threatening to make completion of the... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

Still no date for bus reform legislation in Wales
Rhodri Clark

The Welsh Government has provided further information about the bridging period between the current and franchised bus models, but is still unable to say when legislation to enable franchising will be introduced in the Senedd. Similar legislation was passed for England and Scotland before the... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

TfW defends bus journey time modelling for 20mph default limit
Rhodri Clark

Transport for Wales has defended its modelling of bus journey times which helped to inform the Welsh Government’s decision to make 20mph the default speed limit and to provide no additional funding to address the impact of the change on buses. Some authorities face significant increases in... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

Rail journey data system flaws exposed
Peter Stonham

Data collecting flaws within the rail industry have led to the DfT and ORR having to withdraw the full rail usage journey figures for the last eighteen months due to confusion over the impacts of the Elizabeth Line opening. The problem affects the complete National Rail (including Elizabeth Line)... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

Business case for HS2 needs months of cost and benefits reworking
Rhodri Clark

The business case for HS2 will be updated next year but requires months of work because so much of the previous modelling of costs and benefits has been altered by the cancellation of the high speed line north of Lichfield, the House of Commons Transport Committee was informed on 15 November. Alan... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

Harper defends rebalancing of expenditure between road and rail

Transport Secretary Mark Harper re-emphasised the Government’s thinking about the cancellation of the Northern HS2 sections and the reallocation of the money saved to other transport expenditure. He told MPs that rail had dominated transport spending because of HS2 and yet other modes were... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

Self-driving vehicles: MPs say safety ambition is ‘too weak’
Peter Stonham

The Transport Committee has welcomed the Government’s positive response in The King’s Speech to its calls for new legislation for self-driving vehicles, but says its ‘safety ambition’, for the technology to replicate a human driver, is “too weak” as set out in... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

Wales still has no data on progress towards key 2025 targets
Rhodri Clark

The Welsh Government has admitted it has no data on progress towards its key 2025 targets on modal shift, published more than two years ago in the Net Zero Wales Carbon Budget 2. However, the growth in zero emission car sales is line with the Climate Change Committee’s pathway. The Net Zero... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

Cut car reliance and tackle emissions in rural areas, says TfSE
Peter Stonham

Better connectivity is needed to reduce car reliance, tackle high emissions in rural areas and support new business start-ups in the South East of England says Transport for the South East (TfSE), the Sub- national Transport Body, in its first State of the Region report. The report shows where the... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

Framework agreed to cut air travel fuel emissions by 5% by 2030
Peter Stonham

The UK government says it has helped lead the global community to agreement ahead of the COP 28 summit to reduce emissions from aviation fuel by 5% by 2030, to help drive international aviation to adopt Sustainable Aviation Fuels. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) reached the... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News
30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

ZEBRA 2 electric bus funding attracts more interest than first round
Peter Stonham

A large amount of interest from local transport authorities has been expressed in the second round of the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas scheme (ZEBRA 2) funding in England, at significantly higher levels than that for the first tranche of the fund, information published by the Department for... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News
TfN Strategy supports multimodal ticketing and modal change

TfN Strategy supports multimodal ticketing and modal change
Peter Stonham

Transport for the North has set out ambitions to achieve... continue

30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News
30 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

Latest road data suggests little change in road condition

New data from English councils shows that 4% of A roads should have been considered for maintenance, the same percentage for the past four years. Figures from DfT also show that 6% of B and C roads should have been considered for maintenance, unchanged for the past eight years.  Meanwhile, 17%... continue

29 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News
Street improvements can boost healthy ageing, says Sustrans report

Street improvements can boost healthy ageing, says Sustrans report
Deniz Huseyin

Older people reap the benefits of being outdoors more in their... continue

29 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News
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West Midlands says new stations package hit by soaring costs
Deniz Huseyin

The cost of building two rail stations in Walsall looks set to increase by £15.43m after the collapse of the original contractor delayed the project by more than a year. Earlier this year the plans were thrown into doubt when the Buckingham Group went into administration. Kier Transportation... continue

29 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News
Government provides funding for new Bradford rail station

Government provides funding for new Bradford rail station
Deniz Huseyin

Plans for a new train station in Bradford received a... continue

29 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News
29 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

Make taxis and private hire vehicles more accessible, councils told
Deniz Huseyin

Guidance for licensing taxis and private hire vehicles has been updated to include measures to improve accessibility for disabled people. The Government guidance is urging councils to take action against drivers who discriminate against people with disabilities and guide dog owners, issuing fines... continue

29 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News
UN chief sets scene for COP28 with warning of ‘hellish’ global heating

UN chief sets scene for COP28 with warning of ‘hellish’ global heating
Deniz Huseyin

The world is facing “hellish” 3C of global heating,... continue

29 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

London borough trials low-carbon quick fix for potholes
Deniz Huseyin

A new machine that can apparently fix potholes in a few minutes is being trialled by the London Borough of Redbridge.    The council said the spray injection system means that repairs can often be carried out without the need for road closures, with fixed potholes ready to be driven over... continue

29 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

DfT details how £8bn from HS2 savings will go on road repairs
Deniz Huseyin

The Government has set out how £8.3bn of funding will be re-directed from the scrapped northern leg of HS2 to repair roads over the next 11 years.   Of this, £5.5bn will be distributed between highway authorities in England outside London up to 2024/25.   Each council will... continue

29 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News
29 Nov 2023Local Transport Today News

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