Connected and automated vehicles are back in the spotlight and the narrative - faster, safer, cleaner mobility - is compelling. But as transport professionals we should be asking harder questions. Not can CAVs work, but for... continue
Intelligent Transport Systems UK (ITS UK), the industry association for the transport technology sector, has responded to... continue
The UK government has failed to bring forward... continue
Recent events in the Middle East have shown that energy... continue
I’d had enough. Enough of cars screaming past me and my children as we walked to school. Enough of drivers running red lights at pedestrian... continue
Bringing in the Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED)... continue
The National Centre for Accessible Transport (ncat) has announced 16 innovators selected for its 2026 Scaling Innovation programme, supporting the development of solutions to remove transport barriers and drive... continue
Senior rail industry manager Chris Gibb has spoken of an... continue
The planned introduction of hydrogen buses in Swansea has been abandoned because delays to the intended fuel supply put the innovation out of kilter with the launch of bus franchising in the region next year. Last year, Transport for Wales earmarked a site at Fabian Way, east Swansea, for a depot... continue
Provisional winners in the third round of Scottish Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) grants have been named. Leasing company Rock Road is awarded £11.5m to assist with purchase of 93 electric buses and provision of 101 chargers. This will include 52 buses for Dumfries and Galloway Council. A further 17... continue
Sales of zero-emission bus volumes in the UK fell -20.4% to 588 units in the first quarter of 2026, but out-performed the overall market, according to data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Nearly two in five (37.3%) new buses registered were zero emission vehicles... continue
The Aberdeen Rapid Transit scheme is continuing to progress, with a demonstration event using a tram-style bus planned for the next two months. The North East of Scotland Transport Partnership (NESTRANS) was told last week that the Irizar tram-style vehicle would visit between late May and... continue
The Fifth Delivery Plan for Scotland’s National Transport Strategy highlights how local authorities are increasingly operating bus services themselves. Highland Council has led the way, operating bus services since 2022. It is now developing a model for the creation of Britain’s... continue
Transport for Wales has appointed Externiture Ltd to review all bus stops in South West Wales by the end of this year. The region is the first where all bus services will be franchised. The Welsh Government has not promised to fund modernisation of bus stops to defined standards, but the results of... continue
Westmorland and Furness Council has proposed cuts to non-statutory free transport for schoolchildren in a bid to address rising costs. The Cumbrian authority describes school transport as a key area of expenditure, rising from £15.3m in 2023/24 to a projected out-turn of £19.6m in... continue
Plans by local authorities to address rising school transport costs with cuts to post-16 provision would put access to education at risk for children and young people with SEND (special educational needs and disabilities), the Public Accounts Committee’s recent report on home-to-school... continue
East West Rail is now proposing to electrify most of the planned railway between Oxford and Cambridge, but the gaps that will remain between electrified sections are a matter of concern for freight interests. EWR has embarked on a new consultation over the future railway, drawing on insights from... continue
Aspects of the EWR plans have been modified to take account of the large Universal Entertainment Resort Complex, which is to be built south of Bedford. When the resort opens, EWR would initially increase its train capacity from the west to Milton Keynes, from where Universal plans to run a... continue
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