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10 Nov 2022 Transport

As chair of the Transport Committee, I would take a holistic approach to transport

In 1965, Burt Bacharach recorded Trains and Boats and Planes. If he was to compose that song today, he would find himself having to add autonomous vehicles, EVs, drones, robot delivery vehicles, buses and many more!

09 Nov 2022 Transport

Inadequate planning and funding is hindering the quality of public transport

The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has spent the past nine months looking at how public transport in towns and cities outside London can be improved.

08 Nov 2022 Transport

Ministers could act now to address the chaos on our railways

This month on one of the major rail routes in the country – TransPennine Express – connecting towns and cities across the North, hundreds of services have been cancelled. For tens of thousands of people it has made rail travel next to impossible, and the cost to the regional economy is huge.

Go-Ahead hosts bus driver recruitment open days for Ukrainian refugees

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07 Nov 2022 Transport

Go-Ahead hosts bus driver recruitment open days for Ukrainian refugees

A Go-Ahead Group bus company is working in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions to help Ukrainian refugees to become bus drivers. A change in government legislation has resulted in Ukrainian refugees receiving immediate settlement status and the opportunity to work in the UK straight away.

01 Nov 2022 Transport

'Enormous problems' - Northern MPs on train and transport issues across their regions

With “difficult decisions” to come on the economy, northern MPs tell Caitlin Doherty what the government should do with rail and other transport services to best serve their communities.

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19 Oct 2022 Transport

RIA responds to Transport Bill delay

The road to transport decarbonisation and the legacy it will leave

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13 Oct 2022 Economy

The road to transport decarbonisation and the legacy it will leave

Much attention is given to the nationwide transition to electric vehicles (EVs) due to its important position within the Government’s Net Zero Strategy. Some progress has been made; the UK Climate Change Committee’s most recent progress report found that purchases of EVs more than doubled between 2020 and 2021. However, we are currently forecast to only reach 36% of private vehicles being EV by 2030 when the Government ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles commences. There are still barriers to overcome with a lack of public charging infrastructure a key concern for would be EV adopters, particularly those without access to off-street parking. Despite this, the pace of change across the UK is encouraging.

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10 Oct 2022 Transport

RIA Nations & Regions celebrates 1st Anniversary

A year ago, the Railway Industry Association (RIA) announced a plan – informed by feedback from its Board and members – to take RIA on to the next stage of its development, to not only provide intelligence, engagement and lobbying services at a national level, but also to develop a UK Nations & Regions offering.

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22 Sep 2022 Transport

RIA responds to the resignation of TfL Commissioner Andy Byford

Virtual bus stops: Go-Ahead to launch on-demand bus service in Buckinghamshire

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21 Sep 2022 Transport

Virtual bus stops: Go-Ahead to launch on-demand bus service in Buckinghamshire

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21 Sep 2022 Transport

RIA welcomes new DfT Rail Minister Kevin Foster MP

Today it has been announced that Kevin Foster, MP for Torbay, has been appointed as Minister of State for Transport with responsibility for rail.

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05 Sep 2022 Transport

RIA urges new PM to adopt six-point plan for the future of UK rail

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has today set out six key priorities for the future of rail, which it is urging new Prime Minister Liz Truss to adopt. Taken together, these priorities would boost economic growth and levelling up, create jobs and facilitate the UK’s journey towards Net Zero.

Go-Ahead sends shock waves with the launch of new Voltra electric buses in the North East

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01 Sep 2022 Transport

Go-Ahead sends shock waves with the launch of new Voltra electric buses in the North East

Go-Ahead creates pioneering toolkit to support Dyslexic bus drivers

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25 Aug 2022 Transport

Go-Ahead creates pioneering toolkit to support Dyslexic bus drivers

25 Aug 2022 Transport

"Catastrophe" Looms For London's Travel Network If New Funding Deal Isn't Secured

The government faces fresh travel fallout as a new prime minister prepares to enter Number 10, as one analyst warns of potentially “catastrophic” consequences if Transport for London (TfL) fails to secure a new funding deal.

How vital funding is supporting buses on Liz Truss’s home turf

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25 Aug 2022 Communities

How vital funding is supporting buses on Liz Truss’s home turf

A little heralded decision to extend Bus Recovery Grant funding will make a huge difference to local communities.

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24 Aug 2022 Transport

New national rail passengers milestone reached in August – now 95% of pre-Covid levels being hit

The DfT has this week published figures showing that national rail passenger numbers have reached a new post-pandemic milestone, with 95% of pre-Covid levels being recorded on 10 August. This came in a run of seven straight days, from Saturday 6th August to Friday 12th August, where 93-95% of pre-Covid passenger levels were hit every single day of the week.

24 Aug 2022 Transport

We should be encouraging cycling – not putting in place more regulation

The Transport Secretary’s foray into the politics of cycling has certainly generated much debate and again demonstrated the strength of feeling from those pro and against cycling about how to best ensure the safety of all road users.

Why Britain’s railways should be based in Newcastle

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05 Aug 2022 Transport

Why Britain’s railways should be based in Newcastle

Where should the headquarters of Britain’s railways be? What city should serve as the beating heart of our national public transport network? That’s the challenge Grant Shapps laid down earlier this year.

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28 Jul 2022 Transport

Passenger numbers on the national rail network hitting 92-93% of pre-pandemic levels

Figures published by the DfT on Wednesday 27 July show that passenger numbers are now closing in on pre-pandemic levels. Between 6-17 July, passenger numbers hit 90-93% of pre-Covid levels every single day of the week. This mirrors figures from June which showed 90-93% of pre-Covid levels every single day between 10-20 June.

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27 Jul 2022 Transport

RIA North responds to Transport Select Committee report, recommending the Government revisit the IRP

Responding to the UK parliamentary Transport Select Committee report that the Government should revisit the Integrated Rail Plan for the North & Midlands, RIA North Chair Justin Moss said:

RIA welcomes TransPennine Route Upgrade Announcement

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21 Jul 2022 Transport

RIA welcomes TransPennine Route Upgrade Announcement

RNEP – 1,000 days milestone passed since last update

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17 Jul 2022 Transport

RNEP – 1,000 days milestone passed since last update

It has now been 1,000 days since the DfT’s RNEP – the Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) showing the status of rail enhancement schemes at different stages of development – was last published. This is despite the Government promising to update it annually. The initial RNEP was published on 21 October 2019, with the 1,000 day milestone passed on Sunday 17 July this year.

13 Jul 2022 Transport

Natasha Asghar: The blanket 20mph speed limit across Wales will do more harm than good

I have no doubt that Labour ministers in Cardiff Bay like to see themselves as trendsetters and trailblazers with their so-called “progressive” policies.