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Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste

24 Apr Transport

Louise Haigh, the shadow transport secretary, will claim on Thursday that Labour's plans to nationalise Britain's railways during its first term in office could result in waste being reduced by up to £2.2bn a year.

20 Feb Transport

Government Accused Of Leading Railways To A "State Of Paralysis"

07 Nov 2023 Political parties

Transport Leaders Doubtful New Rail Bill Will Deliver Reform Soon Enough

06 Oct 2023 Transport

Rishi Sunak's Northern Transport Pledges Aren't As New As They Seem

04 Oct 2023 Political parties

Birmingham Mayor Is "Disappointed" But Not Resigning Over HS2 Curb

02 Oct 2023 Political parties

Tory Mayor Vows To Not Let Government Scrap HS2 "Without A Fight"

26 Sep 2023 Transport

Sadiq Khan To Join Meeting Of Northern Mayors In A Bid To Save HS2

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26 Apr Transport

Nationalising the railway is a political not a practical plan

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05 Mar Communities

Wrong side of the track: How HS2 became a nightmare for those farming its route

Once a totem of levelling-up, now a national embarrassment, HS2 has become a political disaster. But, as Sophie Church reports, few have suffered as much as those living along its route. Illustration by Tracy Worrall

22 Nov 2023 Political parties

'A fresh start': TSSA's new general secretary Maryam Eslamdoust

The Labour-affiliated trade union TSSA was rocked by scandal last year. Sienna Rodgers speaks to Maryam Eslamdoust in her first interview as the new general secretary

19 Nov 2023 Home affairs

The Sir John Armitt interview: ‘I’m not sure the government is really serious about nuclear’

Britain’s infrastructure tsar heavily criticised the cancellation of the second phase of HS2. Now Sir John Armitt intensifies his attack on the ‘governance’ holding Britain back in an interview with Tali Fraser

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16 Feb 2015 Transport

RHA and Treasury in driver crisis funding talks

TheRoad Haulage Association (RHA) is pleased to announce that its demands for the Chancellor to address the driver shortage has resulted in an invitation to a meeting with Treasury officials on Friday 20 February.

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16 Feb 2015 Transport

Limmel Lock PPP reaches financial close, the Netherlands

The 35 million Limmel Lock public-private partnership (PPP) project near Maastricht in the Netherlands has reached financial close. Mott MacDonald was lenders technical advisor to the Keersluis Limmel Company on the project.

13 Feb 2015 Transport

David Cameron has been a disaster for the rail industry

The Shadow Rail Minister says the Government threatened the future of train manufacturing in Derby and explains how Labour will put passengers and jobs first

12 Feb 2015 Transport

The Office of Rail Regulation spoke up for passengers - it's time ministers did the same

This week has seen the publication of the Office of Rail Regulation's (ORR) report into the failings which led to the Christmas rail chaos. They have rightly criticised Network Rail and called for the industry to put passengers at the heart of its planning. But there are lessons that Ministers can learn too.

12 Feb 2015 Transport

Cutting Red Tape or Crossing a Red Line?

Shadow Transport Minister Gordon Marsden explains that the Government's drive to reduce red tape must not erode maritime safety for the UK shipping sector

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12 Feb 2015 Transport

RHA leads on Channel crossing improvements

The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has been requested by Kent County Council to chair a study group to investigate solutions and to address the problems relating to the countys Channel crossing and the disruption caused by Operation Stack.

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12 Feb 2015 Transport

IAM shocked by the worst speeders in England and Wales including 146mph on motorway, 128mph in a 30

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has lifted the lid on the worst examples of excessive speeding caught on safety cameras across England and Wales in 2014.

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10 Feb 2015 Transport

MP and road safety charity express anger over motorway service charges

Tired drivers should not have to pay to take a vital and life-saving rest at motorway service stations, an MP and a road safety charity have said.

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05 Feb 2015 Transport

Airbus announces further investment in innovation and skills

39m for research projects, with further investment in developing future workforce

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05 Feb 2015 Transport

The charity blames many years of Government cutbacks for the increase in road accident figures

Road safety experts the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) have expressed disappointment at the rise in numbers of killed and seriously injured on UK roads, as revealed this morning by the Department of Transport.

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04 Feb 2015 Transport

Labour's bus policy criticised

Chris Nice from the Confederation of Passenger Transport responds to Labour's bus policy recently announced by Shadow Transport Secretary Michael Dugher

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04 Feb 2015 Transport

Twentysomethings still believe in drink-drive myths as statistics show they remain high-risk

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has warned that the drink-drive message is failing to get through to twentysomething drivers who remain the most likely to be caught drink-driving and be involved in accidents involving death and serious injury.

Britain’s business leaders call for 'quick decision on airports expansion'

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03 Feb 2015 Transport

Britain’s business leaders call for 'quick decision on airports expansion'

Sixty bosses from top UK companies are calling on political parties to offer manifesto commitments promising "a quick decision on airports expansion".

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03 Feb 2015 Transport

Mott MacDonald appoints Julian Howes as UK head of transport modelling

Mott MacDonald has appointed Julian Howes as head of its UK transport modelling business. Julian will co-ordinate and manage the modelling strategies and services as part of the consultancys integrated transport team and will strengthen the implementation of best practice in the use of transport modelling tools throughout the business.

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03 Feb 2015 Transport

Increasing aviation capacity is the only way to defend and grow UK’s competitive position, says KPMG

As the Airports Commission consultation closes on 'Increasing the UK's long-term aviation capacity', seeking views on the three shortlisted options for a new runway in the south east of England, KPMGs Global Head of Aviation, James Stamp, highlights that UK needs to take action to defend and grow its competitive position. He said:

UK 'must act' to compete globally in aviation - KPMG

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03 Feb 2015 Transport

UK 'must act' to compete globally in aviation - KPMG

Increasing the UK’s airport capacity is vital in order “to secure our future economic prosperity,” a leading aviation expert has said.

02 Feb 2015 Transport

Tory taxi and minicab reforms will put passengers at risk

Shadow Roads Minister Richard Burden criticises the Deregulation Bill as it reaches Report stage in the House of Lords this week

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02 Feb 2015 Transport

RHA welcomes driver shortage talks with the Treasury

The Road Haulage Association is pleased that its relentless lobbying on behalf of members for the government to address the issue of funding for employers to train UK residents to drive in the haulage industry has finally resulted in an invitation for a high powered meeting at HM Treasury early next month.

UK is being ‘left behind’ in the global race for airport expansion - KPMG

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27 Jan 2015 Transport

UK is being ‘left behind’ in the global race for airport expansion - KPMG

World airports are set to make an extra 1bn journeys by 2036, a new study has found.

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26 Jan 2015 Environment

Go-Ahead achieves its highest carbon disclosure project rating

The Go-Ahead Group plc has scored 84 points out of 100 and is rated B in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)UKresults.

Heathrow expansion 'will benefit whole of UK'

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23 Jan 2015 Transport

Heathrow expansion 'will benefit whole of UK'

Heathrow airport is making the case for its expansion, saying it would drive economic growth for the whole of the UK.

23 Jan 2015 Transport

People power forces Ministers to back walking and cycling

Labour’s Shadow Roads Minister, Richard Burden MP, calls for a long term strategy, with funding, to increase walking and cycling rates.

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22 Jan 2015 Transport

Mott MacDonald appointed as independent reviewer of ETCS implementation, Belgium

Mott MacDonald has been appointed by the Belgian Mobility and Transport Federal Public Services (FPS) to review plans to the European Train Control System (ETCS) on the countrys conventional and high speed rail network. ETCS is currently being rolled out across Europe to standardise train control and simplify cross-border rail travel between European Union member states.

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21 Jan 2015 Transport

IAM calls for employers to raise standards to cut numbers of fatalities amongst company drivers

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has called for companies to step up their commitment to safer business driving on UK roads, by recommending organisations they employ or hire carry the ISO 39001 accreditation which shows their drivers have met some of the highest safety standards.

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