The British government has said it wants to avoid creating a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after the UK leaves the... continue
The 2017 National Cycle-Rail awards is now open to nominations. The event, hosted by the Rail Delivery Group (RDG) and sponsored by Cyclepods, recognise... continue
The number of New Yorkers regularly making bike journeys... continue
Researchers in political science have long studied why some troublesome conditions languish in the shadows and then, almost overnight, become matters of utmost public importance. The quality of the UK’s air is a suitable example. Air pollution, for years a low profile topic, has been... continue
The Government should follow Transport Scotland’s lead in funding rail freight upgrades on economic and environmental grounds in its forthcoming Statement of Funds Available for Network Rail, due in October (‘Scotland sets out rail gauge requirements’ LTT4 Aug). Customer demand... continue
Network Rail has posted CCTV footage of people falling down the escalators at Leeds City station as part of a safety campaign to encourage passengers with heavy luggage to use the lifts instead. I use those escalators quite a few times in the year and note that most have fewer than four level... continue
Anyone who knows the Sheffield City Region area can confirm that getting authorities in the area to agree about anything is difficult (‘Sheffield’s devo deal in limbo as Yorkshire deal proposed’ LTT04 Aug). When the Sheffield City Region devolution agreement was announced in... continue
Immediate action needed on community transport ruling Following the DfT’s announcement on the Section 19/22 permit issue, I write to make the following comments (‘Authorities review community transport contracts after ruling’ & ‘Community transport braced for upheaval... continue
Whenever we talk about autonomous vehicles, a little alarm bell goes off in my head.... continue
Northamptonshire County Council has launched the procurement process for its managing agent strategic joint venture for place directorate services, including transport (LTT 26 May). The managing agent will be expected to drive efficiencies in service delivery. The contract will initially run for... continue
Southampton City Council is setting up a local authority trading company (LATco) to manage services including: on and off-street parking operations; public transport; adult and children’s transport; fleet services; housing management and operations; street cleansing; waste management; parks... continue
A Joint venture led by Abellio has won the contract to operate the West Midlands rail franchise. West Midlands Trains Ltd is a joint venture of Abellio (70.1%), East Japan Railway... continue
A bus operator in Cambridgeshire has called on the area’s elected mayor to implement bus franchising. Whippet Coaches issued the call ahead of its withdrawal from 16 routes on 3 September. Whippet said the routes, a mixture of commercial and contracted, had been operating at a loss for... continue
Outer London’s bus network should be remodelled with more express and orbital routes, as well as feeder routes that connect into trunk services, the London Assembly’s transport committee has said. The committee says expanding outer London bus routes should be a “key... continue
Cambridgeshire County Council is preparing legal action against... continue
Highways England is exploring the practicality of building canopies over major roads in pollution hotspot areas. “We are investigating if we can reduce the costs to construct a canopy, which is a tunnel-like structure designed to prevent vehicle emissions reaching our neighbours, to... continue
Bristol City Council is exploring four options for a... continue
A fully electric double deck bus is being trialled in York by First York. The Optare ‘Metrodecker EV’ has a range of nearly 150 miles from one overnight charge. York is the first UK city outside London to trial such purpose-built vehicles. ... continue
Researchers are to trial technology in Leeds that switches hybrid vehicles to zero emission power in polluted areas. Project ACCRA is a collaboration between Leeds City Council, Cenex, the Transport Systems Catapult, Earthsense, Dynniq, and Tevva Motors Ltd. The technology, known as... continue
New safety technology including automatic braking and audible warning systems are to be tested on buses in London in a trial run by the Transport Research Laboratory. Engineers and technical specialists will work with Transport for London (TfL), bus manufacturers and operators to trial a... continue
SEStran, the South East Scotland regional transport partnership, may rebrand in an attempt to raise its profile and reduce confusion with active travel charity Sustrans. SEStran business partner Keith Fisken told last week’s board meeting that the regional transport partnership (RTP)... continue
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