Rail stations are changing, as any traveller who uses Birmingham, Sheffield, London St Pancras or London Bridge stations, will clearly see. They don't feel like stations. They... continue
The UK’s first Mobility as a Service (MaaS) trial is to be relaunched with new products. Finnish firm MaaS Global launched its Whim offering in the West Midlands conurbation last spring. For £349 a month Whim Unlimited provided unlimited use of public transport in the conurbation,... continue
The DfT has invited local authorities in England to prepare bids to two funding streams for major road improvements. The Government has earmarked £3.5bn over the first five years of the new National Roads Fund, commencing in April... continue
The DfT’s ability to handle its normal workload in the coming months could be severely constrained by headquarters staff being put into Brexit-related operational roles, such as dealing with lorries at Dover. Sky News reported that a quarter of DfT HQ staff could be affected. The Government... continue
Stagecoach has introduced electric buses on the park-and-ride route in Guildford, Surrey. The nine vehicles... continue
THE DFT has amended the new Major Road Network (MRN) in response to consultation feedback. Many respondents called for additional roads to be added to the network. A smaller number called for roads to be deleted. The DfT said it could not satisfy all requests. “Sub-national... continue
Regulations governing freight could be waived to allow trials of urban freight innovations and alternative fuels. The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) floats the idea of creating “regulatory sandboxes”?in its interim report on freight. The Chancellor Philip Hammond asked the NIC... continue
The committee on Climate Change (CCC) is exploring the options to deliver zero emission heavy goods vehicles (HGVs). The £50,000 project will study four technologies: • Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen refuelling stations • Battery electric vehicles with “extremely... continue
Lorry platoons are a stepping stone to deploying driverless lorries on parts of the road network, and it is the latter development that will deliver huge benefits for freight operations, the Freight Transport Association has told the National Infrastructure Commission’s freight... continue
Kent County Council has released more details of contingency... continue
The DfT has procured additional ferry services for roll-on/roll-off freight in the event of a no-deal Brexit on 29 March. The services would relieve pressure on the Short Straits routes (Dover and Eurotunnel), which could become congested by increased border checks. Contracts have been awarded... continue
Staff at Kent County Council may be asked to work from home whenever possible for three to six months in the event of a no-deal Brexit, to reduce pressure on the county’s road network. The council’s information and communications technology (ICT) team is exploring how to... continue
The DfT has announced a new railcard for 16-17 year olds, which will give them half price rail travel, including on peak and season tickets. The 16&17 Railcard card will be launched in September. Train operators this month launched a new railcard to cut the cost of off-peak rail travel for... continue
Many taxi and private hire drivers in Birmingham may retire rather than invest in vehicles that comply with new licensing conditions associated with the city’s charging clean air zone (CAZ), the council believes. New taxi... continue
Birmingham City Council hopes a complex system of exemptions and mitigation measures will placate opponents of its proposed charging clean air... continue
A feasibility study into installing electric vehicle charging equipment at 60 bus garages in London has been completed by Transport for London and electricity distribution network operator UK Power Networks. TfL says the work will inform proposals to electrify more of the capital’s bus... continue
The Government is to place a duty on airports to work with local authorities on the preparation of surface access strategies. The proposal features in a new DfT air transport consultation paper, which also proposes that the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) should consider airport... continue
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