The measures announced in Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak’s first budget were naturally overshadowed by the current coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. He announced a series of measures to protect workers, jobs, employers and the general […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has published a letter from Secretary of State Grant Shapps to the Transport Select Committee in which he answers a number of questions about the future of the rail network. […]
Following the earlier announcement that Huw Merriman MP would chair the Transport Select Committee, the full membership has now been agreed. Eleven MPs (the minimum number required) are to sit on the committee, six Conservative, […]
The government’s plans for both HS2 and the Northern Powerhouse became a little clearer following a speech by Andrew Stephenson MP, Minister of State at the Department for Transport with special responsibility for HS2, Northern […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it is working on an integrated rail plan for the Midlands and the North – High Speed North. The Oakervee Review into HS2, published on 11 February […]
Dr Mark Sweeney OBE, recently appointed as interim chairman of Northern Ireland’s Translink Group by Nichola Mallon, Minister for Infrastructure, has met with the minister and group chief executive Chris Conway to discuss the vital […]
In a bid to improve safety for both passengers and staff, Transport for Wales (TfW) is introducing the use of body-worn cameras. A trial will be conducted in partnership with the British Transport Police. Selected […]
On the same day that government released the report of the Oakervee Review into HS2, Prime Minister Boris Johnson stood in the House of Commons and announced: “The Cabinet has given high speed rail the […]
The Oakervee Review into HS2 has finally been published by the Department for Transport after it was delayed by the general election. It recommends that, on balance, Ministers should proceed with the HS2 project, subject […]
West Midlands Trains (WMT), the company that operates West Midlands Railway and London Northwestern services, has been told by government that it must spend an extra £20m on improving services for passengers after badly breaching […]
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