Uber drivers staged strikes in several UK cities in a protest over pay and working conditions. Drivers taking part on the action switched off their apps from 1pm on 9 October, making themselves unavailable for work, union organisers said. Protests were also held outside the ride-hailing app's... continue
The Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is seeking information from councils on taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs) entering or moving within a Clean Air Zone. Councils in England and Wales will be required to share certain details on licensed taxis and PHVs to a central... continue
Crimes on the rail network have risen by 17%, according to figures released by the British Transport Police (BTP) in its annual report. The BTP said that there were some 61,159 crimes in England, Scotland and Wales, in 2017/18 compared with 52,235 in 2016/17 period. Despite fluctuations in rates... continue
Plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport received a setback in early October when the High Court gave permission for five separate claims against the runway to proceed to a full judicial review. The cases will be heard in March next year and the court could rule the plans unlawful in their... continue
Scottish transport secretary Michael Matheson is calling on the UK Government to solve the “defective” devolution that has delayed the halving of Air Passenger Duty (APD). The Scottish Government intends to replace APD with an Air Departure Tax (ADT), which is 50% lower than APD, and to... continue
Rail passenger numbers in South East England have... continue
The new Wales and Borders rail contract will start on Sunday without the Infrastructure Delivery Partners in place for the Core Valley Lines modernisation. Transport for Wales awarded the 15-year Operator and Development Partner (ODP) contract to KeolisAmey in June. This includes operation... continue
Vivarail trains converted from old London Underground vehicles were chosen for the Borderlands Line (Wrexham-Bidston) to keep open the possibility of future bi-modal trains operating through services from Wrexham to Liverpool, Welsh transport secretary Ken Skates has said. Independent AM Mandy... continue
The delayed project to convert former Thameslink electric trains to operate on diesel has passed a milestone, with one unit achieving 75mph on a test run. The Class 769 Flex units were due to be in service with train operator Northern by May. Their absence compounded the operator’s... continue
Transport for London has begun a consultation on making changes to 33 bus routes in the capital, including alterations to night services and the introduction of a new route. The majority of the proposed changes will take place in inner and central London. “Our customers are now finding that... continue
ScotRail is likely to be penalised next year for missing its target of 60% of journeys being made with smart ticketing, following slow take-up of its smartcard. Usage of mobile tickets will count towards that target, Transport Scotland said last week, but ScotRail’s m-ticketing product is... continue
I’ve done my fair share of travel behaviour change programmes in my... continue
If you are a regular user of Welsh trains and you think that much of the rolling stock you are forced to endure whilst travelling has seen better days then you are not alone – Transport for Wales chief executive James Price agrees with you. “I think people need to be aware that... continue
Transport for London (TfL) is giving opportunities to small businesses to trade at transport hubs across the capital through a new partnership with online street trading platform StreetDots. The project enables customers to buy street food and coffee and will later offer them the opportunity to... continue
The chief executive of Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Jon Lamonte (pictured) is to join the new statutory authority of Sydney... continue
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has appointed John Larkinson (pictured) as interim chief executive. He was previously... continue
Nathan Marsh is now director – digital transformation, UK & Europe at Atkins having previously been director – UK & Europe, intelligent mobility at the consultant. Before joining Atkins, Marsh spent five years as director smart transport & digital cities practice at Ernst... continue
Joseph Seal-Driver is now entrepreneur in residence at InMotion Ventures, Jaguar Land Rover. InMotion Ventures invests in and creates businesses in the mobility, transportation and travel sector. Seal-Driver will focus on advising theses businesses. He was previously at bike hire firm Ofo, prior to... continue
Patrick Warner has been appointed head of innovations & strategy at Brighton & Hove Buses. He was previously innovation consultant at Go-Ahead Group... continue
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