If you have a vision for how the UK's roads could work better for everyone in the future, the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund wants to hear about them. You may receive a £5,000 grant to develop your vision of... continue
The main purpose of Bus Rapid TransitUK (BRTuk) is to provide a forum for the exchange of information know-how and ideas. Our special subject is of course Bus Rapid Transit, but our remit extends further... continue
The continuing upheaval in the public transport system has been given a double twist with the plans for a merger between National Express and Stagecoach and the sacking of Go-Ahead from its major Southeastern rail franchise. Commentators are seeing the merger of two of the big five transport... continue
Less than 10% of rail commuters who are able to work from home expect to return to travelling into work five days a week, a new survey by Transport Focus has found. The independent watchdog spoke to regular rail commuters whose jobs could be done without going to their place of... continue
Passengers aged 19 to 21 are being offered a 30% discount off any journeys on the Tyne and Wear Metro. Nexus, the public body that owns and manages Metro, said the Pop card means the service now offers free travel or smart card discounts for every age group up to 21. This follows the launch... continue
Levelling up towns will require a shift in the Government’s approach, from announcing multiple ringfenced pots of money – many of which councils must compete over – to handing power to local areas to deliver their own infrastructure strategies with five-year devolved budgets, says... continue
The Government is to take over Southeastern services after discovering that operator London & South Eastern Railway (LSER) failed to declare £25m in taxpayer funding which should have been returned. Southeastern services will be run by the Government’s “Operator of Last... continue
A feasibility study is to be conducted on reopening the railway between Armagh and the Belfast to Dublin main line at Portadown. The 10-mile... continue
The amount of rail freight moved across Britain has returned to pre-pandemic levels, reveal new figures from the Office of Rail and Road (ORR). Between April to June 2021 a total of 4.33 billion net tonne-kilometres of rail freight was moved across the network, up 1.3% compared with two years ago... continue
The DfT has proposed a board to progress rail development in Wales, where rail infrastructure remains a non-devolved subject. This follows criticism of current arrangements by witnesses at a Welsh Affairs Committee inquiry into rail investment. MPs on the committee recommended establishing a Wales... continue
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have said they are becoming “increasingly alarmed” about key elements of the... continue
The West Midlands Metro network is set to expand further following plans for a £2bn investment... continue
If the Government does not accelerate plans for the roll-out of zero emission buses it will miss key targets, according to a coalition of bus operators, local authorities, manufacturers and... continue
The Welsh Government has postponed a public inquiry into two... continue
There were 1,460 reported road deaths in the UK in 2020,... continue
A bus watchdog has criticised the use of ‘island bus... continue
Decisions on the future of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods are being made... continue
Sustrans Cymru has called for an active travel commissioning framework, to help local authorities overcome a shortage of skilled practitioners. It is eight years since the Welsh Parliament passed the first legislation in the world compelling councils to plan and progressively implement walking and... continue
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