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Articles tagged with: Transport
Next stop - Westminster! Politicians must prioritise protecting vital bus services Partner content
Transport
By Go-Ahead
Next stop - Westminster! Politicians must prioritise protecting vital bus services
Private operators bring a great deal to buses – but the market cannot conquer all. It would be a crying shame if vital routes were scrapped through a lack of public funding.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry leaders send open letter to the PM, urging GBR Rail Reform legislation not to be delayed beyond the current Parliament
Over 60 rail business leaders have written to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, urging him not to delay in bringing forward legislation to enact the Government’s rail reform plans in the coming Parliamentary year. Legislation is needed to create Great British Railways (GBR), which will bring track and train operations together within one body.
Eurovision Fans Face Travel 'Shambles' Getting To Liverpool
Transport
Eurovision Fans Face Travel "Shambles" Getting To Liverpool
Steve Rotheram, Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, has expressed frustration with the country's buckling transport infrastructure as thousands of people prepare to travel to the city for the Eurovision Song Contest.
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline update still awaited, exactly three-and-a-half years since last published
Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Record number of entries submitted for RIA’s Rail Industry Supplier Excellence Awards 2023
Partner content
Environment
By Policy@Manchester
Under the weather: Reimagining mobility in the climate crisis
Transport systems are essential to the movement of people, things, and services. When disrupted, as during severe weather, social and economic costs are high. Communities are vulnerable to extreme weather – whether in Canada or in the UK. In this article, Dr Stephanie Sodero from The University of Manchester, draws on her research and uses Atlantic Canadian hurricane case studies to explore how communities can prepare for increasing local disruptions to transportation systems resulting from shifts in the global climate. She presents practical recommendations for policymakers on how mobility can be reimagined to work with, rather than against, the climate in ways that also benefit the health of local communities.
RIA celebrates reaching new 350 membership milestone Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA celebrates reaching new 350 membership milestone
The membership of the Railway Industry Association (RIA), the national voice of the UK rail supply community, has just reached 350 member companies. This represents an increase from 190, or 84%, since 2017.
Northern Leaders Frustrated After Major Government Transport Group Kicked Into Long Grass
Political parties
Northern Leaders Frustrated After Major Government Transport Group Kicked Into Long Grass
A council set up by government to tackle transport issues in the north alongside regional leaders has not met in nearly a year, sparking frustration among stakeholders keen to "get on" and "make it work".
Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the UK joining the CPTPP
Railway industry ‘data and digital priorities’ report launched at RIA Innovation Conference Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Railway industry ‘data and digital priorities’ report launched at RIA Innovation Conference
Proposed expansion of London Luton Airport accepted for examination Partner content
Environment
By Luton Rising
Proposed expansion of London Luton Airport accepted for examination
Luton Rising’s application for a Development Consent Order (DCO) for the sustainable long-term growth of London Luton Airport has today (27 March) been accepted for detailed examination by the Planning Inspectorate.
RIA responds to the NIC’s Infrastructure Progress Review 2023 Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to the NIC’s Infrastructure Progress Review 2023
Commenting on the National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) Infrastructure Progress Review 2023, Railway Industry Association (RIA) Chief Executive Darren Caplan said:
Too often transport accessibility is an afterthought – we must listen to disabled voices
Transport
By Paul Maynard MP
Too often transport accessibility is an afterthought – we must listen to disabled voices
Our neighbourhoods aren’t designed for disabled people. It’s about time we started listening to them.
Unions 'Won't Rest' In Fight For Pay Deals After Success For NHS And Rail
Health
Unions "Won't Rest" In Fight For Pay Deals After Success For NHS And Rail
The year began with the highest levels of industrial action in decades, with nurses, junior doctors, ambulance workers, rail operators, teachers, university staff, and civil servants shivering on the picket lines in their fight for improved pay and conditions – sometimes almost all at once.
RIA sets out plan to boost rail exports in International Trade Select Committee Inquiry response Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA sets out plan to boost rail exports in International Trade Select Committee Inquiry response
The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has submitted a series of recommendations to the International Trade Select Committee Inquiry, setting out how the UK Government can grow rail exports and boost UK trade.
Top Stories: Misogyny And Racism Identified In Met Police, RMT Members Accept Network Rail Pay Offer
Home affairs
Top Stories: Misogyny And Racism Identified In Met Police, RMT Members Accept Network Rail Pay Offer
The Metropolitan Police has been identified as racist, misogynistic and homophobic in a damning report published on Tuesday by Baroness Louise Casey, who was commissioned by the Met to investigate the force's culture and standards.
With passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels we need to invest in UK rail, powering a clean economic recovery Partner content
Economy
By Railway Industry Association
With passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels we need to invest in UK rail, powering a clean economic recovery
Following the release of Department for Transport figures showing passenger numbers hitting 100% of pre Covid levels, Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association, Darren Caplan, sets out why we need to expand the capacity of the UK rail network.
Top Stories: Britain Will Pay France £480m To Stop Small Boats, HS2 Project Delayed Again
Transport
Top Stories: Britain Will Pay France £480m To Stop Small Boats, HS2 Project Delayed Again
Britain will pay France £480m across three years as part of an agreement to stop migrants crossing the Channel.
RIA responds to announcement that the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 will be delayed by two years to cut costs Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
RIA responds to announcement that the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 will be delayed by two years to cut costs
Following the announcement today that the Birmingham to Crewe leg of HS2 will be delayed by two years to cut costs, Darren Caplan Chief Executive of the Railway Industry Association, said:
RIA launches RailDecarb23, a campaign calling on the Government to accelerate plans to decarbonise rail Partner content
Environment
By Railway Industry Association
RIA launches RailDecarb23, a campaign calling on the Government to accelerate plans to decarbonise rail
The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the voice of the UK rail supply community, has today launched RailDecarb23, a campaign urging the Government to accelerate plans to decarbonise rail. The campaign is being launched during Decarbonising Transport Week, which highlights the solutions that will be used to deliver the biggest gains in the UK’s transition to a low carbon transport network.
How battery trains can help deliver net zero and levelling up in the UK Partner content
Environment
By Hitachi Rail
How battery trains can help deliver net zero and levelling up in the UK
As part of the inaugural Decarbonising Transport Week, Hitachi Rail's Jim Brewin explains how battery trains can help achieve the UK's net zero and levelling up objectives.
Spring Budget 2023: as rail passengers return, now is the time to invest in rail capacity, powering clean economic growth Partner content
Transport
By Railway Industry Association
Spring Budget 2023: as rail passengers return, now is the time to invest in rail capacity, powering clean economic growth
With rail passenger numbers approaching pre-Covid levels, the Railway Industry Association sets out six ‘asks’ of the UK
Government, ahead of the Spring Budget on 15 March.
Partner content
Transport
By Law Commission
Remote driving: robust regulation needed before technology is seen on UK roads, concludes Government-commissioned review
The Law Commission of England and Wales has today [Monday 20 February 2023] published advice to Government on how to regulate remote driving on UK roads.
Appalling TransPennine Express services cannot be allowed to continue
Transport
By Martin Vickers MP
Appalling TransPennine Express services cannot be allowed to continue
This month, colleagues from across the House, representing constituencies both north and south of the Humber, joined together to send a public letter to the Secretary of State for Transport, calling on him not to renew TransPennine Express’ (TPE) franchise when it expires at the end of May.