London’s high public transport fares obstruct access to employment opportunities, education and reasonable living standards, a briefing published today by Fare Free London shows. The briefing urges the... continue
The National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) has appointed Emma Partlow as new Chief Executive Officer. Partlow was previously Director of... continue
The UK new car market rose by 13.7% in September to... continue
The Mayor of London has suggested that approval of the second Gatwick runway makes Heathrow’s £50bn proposed expansion unnecessary. Sir Sadiq Khan’s stance put him at odds with the Prime Minister and the Chancellor, who believe Heathrow’s expansion is vital for economic... continue
As LTT was being readied for publication this week, it seemed,at last, after more than a fortnight of confusion, that there was clarity about who was to hold which responsibility in the ministerial team at the Department for Transport. The unedifying sequence of change, re-think, revision, and... continue
Rail minister Lord Peter Hendy has backed calls by a coalition of council leaders and MPs for international railway services to again call at Ashford in Kent. Though Ashford (and Ebbsfleet) stations in Kent were purpose built for international travel with public money, neither has seen a cross... continue
The Department for Transport is still unable to say when the draft legislation for establishing Great British Railways will come to Parliament. The DfT’s last published GBR update, in May, said that GBR is “coming soon” and will be “created around 12 months after legislation... continue
A new train station on the border between Bristol and South Gloucestershire is due to finally get planning approval this week after several false starts. Henbury station was initially set to open in 2021, but has been hampered by delays linked to concerns over flood risks and changes to the access... continue
A new station building, containing a ticket office, waiting room and toilets, has been built at Lea Green station in St Helens, Merseyside. A new multi-storey car park, which more than doubles the park and ride capacity to 450 vehicles, has also been created as part of the project. Northern, which... continue
City Thameslink in London has been named the worst of Britain’s busiest railway stations for cancellations in the year to August. About one in 13 of almost 150,000 scheduled stops at the station were cancelled during that time, according to BBC analysis of Office of Rail and Road (ORR)... continue
Expanding independent bus group Transport Made Simple - formerly Vectare - is to buy the Go East Anglia business from Go-Ahead Group. It will take the Transport Made Simple fleet to 380 buses , coaches and minibuses, with 800 staff and complement its existing operations across east of England. The... continue
Outdated, incorrect or missing timetables at bus stops are one of the greatest... continue
Widespread use of electric coaches is held back by the industry’s conservatism rather than technological limitations, according to a Scottish company which uses only electric coaches. Recently, an International Transport Forum report on financing Heavy Duty Vehicle electrification said the... continue
Former Labour Welsh Transport Minister Lee Waters believes Welsh bus reform will prevent future construction of hospitals away from bus routes. While he was Transport Minister, he criticised construction of the £360m Grange University Hospital, opened in 2020, on a hillside outside Cwmbran,... continue
South West England sub-national transport body (STB) Peninsula Transport has enhanced its work of collaboration with the coach sector in its area with launch of new online forum. It follows a private discussion channel for the industry launched in May. Establishment of the forum was one of... continue
Train operator London North Eastern Railway (LNER) and a number of European airlines, including those at Heathrow, are the latest transport businesses to be hit by cyber attacks LNER, which operates services on the East Coast Main Line, is still investigating a cyber attack in early September that... continue
Personal safety concerns are altering how, when and whether residents across... continue
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