Four years after the Transport Decarbonisation Plan set the future direction for our sector, we face a critical juncture. Although there were plenty of questions about the plan’s assumptions, it gave us a... continue
US robotaxi company Waymo is aiming to launch a fully driverless ride-hailing service in London by the fourth quarter of 2026. Ben... continue
UK vehicle production fell -15.5% in 2025, according to the latest figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and... continue
A new multi-storey car park opens this week as part of Network... continue
Tesla saw its annual revenues fall for the first time as demand for electric vehicles wanes. The US-based company says it will discontinue two of its models and shift its focus to robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). The company reported a 3% decline in total revenues in 2025, with profits... continue
Transport for London’s draft business plan sets out its programme for the future of London’s transport... continue
Transport for London (TfL) has announced its first pan-city roadworks plan. ‘London on the move’ will focus on... continue
Helping more drivers understand the benefits of going electric is essential if the UK is to meet its zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) ambitions so... continue
Achieving net zero is the biggest challenge facing the... continue
It’s the first ever Decarbonising Transport Awards and what a privilege to be one of... continue
There is a strong case for stating that Professor Donald Shoup was the person who put the seemingly... continue
Surprisingly, the day after the publication of a Road Safety Strategy with no mention of pavement parking, the Government finally announced its response to the pavement parking consultation, held some five years ago. While it is welcome to finally see some... continue
A promised aspirational £45 billion investment in an extended Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) network has been included in a newly launched government Northern Growth Strategy. But a series of overt health warnings on the funding have been signalled , including phasing of the funding release,... continue
A general new clampdown on rail infrastructure cost-efficiency is signalled in the Government’s Northern Growth Plan. “Rail schemes like NPR can be a catalyst for growth, but the government will not accept the runaway costs seen previously” the Northern policy paper starkly... continue
Three months after retiring from Network Rail, Sir Andrew Haines is returning to the rail industry as Chair of Department for Transport Operator Limited (DFTO), the Government body which operates England’s re-nationalised former passenger rail franchises. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander... continue
The DfT appeared this week to row back from a comment by one of its most senior rail civil servants that the future railway Access and Use Policy (AUP) will still be undecided in two years’ time. It also said it expected GBR to continue with the existing access framework during a transition... continue
The DfT has explained why funding for GBR passenger operations will not be determined through the Periodic Review process which will determine GBR’s infrastructure operations, maintenance and renewal activity for 2029-34. The North East Combined Authority’s written evidence to the... continue
The Government has blocked public access to the report from its National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority that has put a hold on planning work to deliver a new Mass Transit System for West Yorkshire (LTT929, 8 January). NISTA’s critical review of the £2.5bn project,... continue
A proposal for a tramway network in Derby made up of four lines has been submitted to the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) by the Light Rail Transit Association (LRTA). The full network would attract about 75,000 passenger trips per day, with the majority coming from former car... continue
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