A ‘TravelBot’ that ‘chats’ to customers and offers real-time travel information has been launched by Transport for London (TfL). The tool,... continue
A 'Hard Brexit' where the UK leaves the Single Market and the Customs Union could... continue
The Conservative and Democratic Unionist Party parties have agreed an... continue
The Queen's Speech confirmed that the Government will bring forward further... continue
The DfT has shortlisted three bidders for the West Coast Partnership franchise, which will include running initial services on the HS2 network. The shortlisted bidders are: • First Trenitalia West Coast Rail Limited, a joint venture of FirstGroup plc (70%) and Trenitalia UK Limited... continue
The DfT has shortlisted four bidders for the next SouthEastern rail franchise that will start in December 2018. They are: • South Eastern Holdings Ltd, a joint venture company that on franchise award will be wholly owned by Abellio Transport Group Ltd and East Japan Railway Company and... continue
Municipally-owned Reading Transport Ltd has introduced contactless debit and credit card ticketing to its Kennections network of bus routes serving Newbury, Hungerford and the Kennet Valley. Contactless ticketing was introduced on the company’s Reading’s bus network in January.... continue
The first electric rail services on the Edinburgh to Glasgow via Falkirk High line should operate on 2 October, Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne has told Scottish transport minister Humza Yousaf. Electric trains had been due for launch in December last year but the project has suffered... continue
Network Rail has launched a consultation on closing Breich station on the Edinburgh-Glasgow Central via Shotts line in West Lothian. The station is only served by one train a day in each direction and station footfall in 2015/16 was just 138 passengers. The line is being modernised with... continue
A multi-authority working group including Kent County Council is to apply to the DfT this autumn for funds to develop a business case to extend the east-west Crossrail from its current terminus at Abbey Wood in South East London to Ebbsfleet in Kent. The working group is currently preparing a... continue
Investigatory work is continuing in an attempt to find a way forward for a planned retail extension that appeared in jeopardy because of the redevelopment of Glasgow Queen Street station. Glasgow City Council approved the Buchanan Quarter Tax Increment Financing (TIF) business case in 2011... continue
Planning guidance has been published for the... continue
Tees Valley Combined Authority (CA) is to explore the partnership and franchising powers of the Bus Services Act 2017. The CA has allocated £80,000 to the work, which will pay for an officer to be seconded from Darlington Council to develop options, and fund external consultancy support as... continue
Transport for the North has opened talks with potential suppliers of a back office system for smart and contactless ticketing. TfN wants passengers to be able to make journeys on multiple modes of transport and across multiple operators, and be charged the ‘best price’ for the... continue
“The Conservatives are set to form a minority government, which could affect a range of transport issues from Heathrow expansion to road schemes even if the Conservatives remain in Government,” said Guardian journalist Chris Ames on 9 June, the day after the General Election. These... continue
The Welsh Government has launched a consultation on proposed changes to the licensing system for taxi and private hire vehicles (PHVs). As LTT reported last... continue
FirstGroup and MTR have placed an order with Bombardier for the construction of 90 new trains for the South West Trains franchise. The trains should start to come into service from mid-2019 with all in place by December 2020. They will operate on the Windsor, Reading and West London suburban... continue
Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire councils are procuring a two-year framework for consultancy support on rail projects. The contract will run to 17 August 2019. The closing date for submissions is 17 July.... continue
The DfT is commissioning a national database of coach services. “To provide comprehensive data across all public transport modes, details of these services need to be present in any public transport planner claiming to offer comprehensive travel options to its customers,” explains the... continue
Transport for London and the Greater London Authority have jointly commissioned consultant Integrated Transport Planning to prepare a report on the increased traffic congestion seen on the capital’s roads in the last five years. The report should be published before mayor Sadiq Khan’s... continue
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