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28 Jul Coronavirus

Cabinet minister Grant Shapps cuts short Spain holiday after being swept up in quarantine move

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is to fly back to the UK after being swept up in the Government’s reintroduction of coronavirus quarantine measures in Spain.

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27 Jul Brexit

Railway Industry Association sets out four ‘asks’ for UK’s future trade policy

The Railway Industry Association, the voice of the UK rail supply community, has set out four key ‘asks’ for Government as the UK looks to develop an independent trade policy.

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23 Jul Transport

Rail industry responds to funding for Northern rail infrastructure

The Government has announced funding for the Trans Pennine Route Upgrade and the formation of a Northern Transport Acceleration Council.

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22 Jul Home affairs

Rail provider enters legal agreement with Equality watchdog

London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has entered into a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

22 Jul Environment

Boris Johnson unveils £350m decarbonisation push as he vows ‘green, sustainable recovery’ and ‘Jet Zero’ plane trial

Boris Johnson has unveiled £350m in funding to help industry slash carbon emissions, as he launched the UK’s bid to secure the first zero-emissions long-haul passenger flight.

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22 Jul Transport

M11 rated England’s best motorway by road users

The M11 has been rated the best motorway in England in Transport Focus research covering the year to March 2020.

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17 Jul Coronavirus

People can return to using buses and trains with confidence

Using public transport, alongside walking and cycling, is essential to our health and wellbeing.

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17 Jul Coronavirus

Transport Focus responds to changed travel advice

As the economy reopens and people start thinking about travelling again, it is important to be clear that you can now use public transport even if you have an alternative.

Getting London moving post lockdown: providing more choice and a better alternative

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16 Jul Coronavirus

Getting London moving post lockdown: providing more choice and a better alternative

As they have for decades previously, black cabs and private hire vehicles will be at the forefront of getting the capital and wider country moving again.

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13 Jul Coronavirus

Heathrow calls on Government to act faster in order to protect jobs and unlock growth

07 Jul Coronavirus

Any bailout for the aviation sector must be predicated on strong carbon commitments

Other governments are bailing out their aviation sectors, but imposing environmental conditions on doing so – the UK could learn a lesson about protecting both jobs and the planet

07 Jul Coronavirus

Strategic support for airlines must mean long-term value for taxpayers

UK aviation is of great strategic importance to our place in the world. But from regional airports to large international airlines, ongoing support will be needed to weather the Covid crisis

06 Jul Coronavirus

Tackling regional inequality and improving transport links must a priority in the Covid recovery

Regional inequality in the UK has worsened over the past decade. Proper investment in green, fast transport infrastructure will go some of the way to tackling this

06 Jul Coronavirus

E-scooters could revolutionise travel across the UK, from cities to the countryside

In a post-Covid world, e-scooters could provide a new form of green connectivity. That is why the DfT have fast-tracked the Tees Valley trial to start next week

06 Jul Coronavirus

Supporting walking and cycling will be a crucial part of our post-Covid recovery

Active transport like cycling and walking are vital to the nation’s coronavirus recovery – but they need to be integrated across government policy making.

03 Jul Coronavirus

Compulsory quarantine to be scrapped for people arriving from Spain, France and more, ministers confirm

Arrivals into England from Spain, France, Italy and Germany will no longer need to go into mandatory self-isolation from next Friday, the Government has announced.

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03 Jul Transport

End of the Monday-Friday commute? Transport watchdog calls for urgent rail fares reform

Independent watchdog Transport Focus has written to the Secretary of State for Transport calling for rail fares reform.

30 Jun Coronavirus

Railway industry responds to Prime Minister’s recovery plan speech

Today the Prime Minister announced his plans to speed up infrastructure investment to ensure an economic recovery following the Coronavirus outbreak.

30 Jun Transport

England's best motorway service operators named

Extra and Westmorland have been rated England’s best motorway service operators by visitors in the independent transport user watchdog’s latest survey.

29 Jun Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Grant Shapps confirms ‘air corridors' so Brits can holiday abroad without 14-day quarantine

Brits will be able to go on holiday abroad this summer after Grant Shapps confirmed the creation of “air corridors” to avoid the 14-day coronavirus quarantine period.

17 Jun Coronavirus

Heathrow assists local fight against COVID-19

Thousands of face masks donated to local NHS teams to continue helping in the fight against COVID-19 and Heathrow continues to support local schools with donations of laptops to aid remote learning, digital resources and barriers to aid in students’ social distancing.

16 Jun Energy

Rail industry calls for green hydrogen and battery train order to spur post-Coronavirus economy

In its response to an All Party Parliamentary Group on Hydrogen’s inquiry, the Railway Industry Association, the trade body for UK rail suppliers, has called for investment in green hydrogen and battery trains as a way for the Government to spearheaded an environmentally-friendly economic recovery.

It’s time to free our ports to unleash an economic resurgence in every part of the UK

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08 Jun Transport

It’s time to free our ports to unleash an economic resurgence in every part of the UK

Covid-19. Big crisis. Big impact. That’s why a big response is needed. We now have an opportunity to harness what makes our island nation great and set free our ports to lead an ambitious plan for economic recovery.

05 Jun Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Number 10 defends making masks compulsory on public transport but not in shops

The Government has defended making it compulsory for Brits to wear masks on public transport in the coming weeks while not asking the same in shops.