Local transport projects in the Portsmouth city region will... continue
Norwich is to receive just over £32m of government funding to overhaul local transport links. Funding... continue
The Welsh Government is to provide £84.6m in... continue
Wales is not receiving the level of investment in transport infrastructure... continue
A raft of new coronavirus restrictions will apply across the UK as the number of cases increases. The package of measures for England... continue
Volunteers focused on providing passengers with simpler and safer train journeys were recognised by Rail Minister Chris Heaton-Harris. The minister thanked ‘Journey Makers’ at Norwich Station for their role in helping... continue
The UK’s rail franchising system has come to an end, with the government announcing an extended... continue
Road traffic volumes in Britain are exceeding their pre-Covid... continue
The elected mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough has urged people to start using public transport again, warning that services will be cut if they don’t. James Palmer said: “Despite an increase in recent weeks, the number of... continue
The rail industry has launched a campaign to persuade people to use rail again as figures suggest that patronage is only just over a third of pre-Covid levels. The launch of the #RailToRecovery campaign by the Rail Delivery Group, comes amid fears of a second wave of Covid-19 cases,... continue
Welsh transport minister Ken Skates has urged the DfT to support plans to enhance rail capacity on the south Wales main line between Cardiff and the Severn Tunnel. Skates has welcomed the emerging conclusions of the South East Wales transport commission chaired by Lord Burns. It... continue
London’s taxi trade has threatened legal action against Transport for London over the capital’s Covid-19 temporary traffic management programme. Alex Williams, TfL’s director of city planning, said: “We have received two legal claims brought on behalf of the taxi trade in... continue
The new East West Rail line across central southern England will not initially be electrified, says Network Rail. The next phase (phase two) of the project covers the lines between Bicester, Bletchley/Milton Keynes and Bedford. Network Rail’s board endorsed the project in June, and its... continue
First West Yorkshire is to operate route 5 in Leeds (Halton Moor/ city centre loop) with nine electric single deck buses from October. Electric double deck buses will operate the Stourton park-and-ride route in Leeds from late- 2021. The vehicles are part-funded through the DfT’s Office for... continue
The DfT is inviting entrepreneurs and innovators to bid for a share of £1.5m from new rounds of the Technology Research and Innovation Grant (TRIG). The Department is making £1m available for the Transport-Technology Research and Innovation Grant (T-TRIG), with a focus on... continue
Transport for Wales could take over tendered bus service procurement from local authorities as part of wider reforms to the bus industry proposed by the Welsh Government. The shake-up follows the Welsh Government’s decision to withdraw the Bus Services (Wales) Bill this summer. It featured... continue
transport scotland estimates that Covid-19 has imposed additional costs of £250m on the taxpayer for the operating the ScotRail and Caledonian Sleeper franchises during the initial six month emergency measures agreements (EMAs). Transport Scotland introduced the EMAs for the two... continue
Government funding for zero emission buses in England must not undermine the ability of local transport authorities to introduce bus franchising, the Urban Transport... continue
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority is paying bus operators about £2.5m of concessionary fares reimbursement a month for journeys that are not being made. The Government has asked local transport authorities in England to continue paying reimbursement at pre-Covid levels to help ensure bus... continue
Bus operators in Nottinghamshire say some commercial services will become unviable because of Covid-19. Nottinghamshire’s corporate director of place, Adrian Smith, told councillors: “Bus operators have approached the county council with longer term concerns for some marginal services... continue
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