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

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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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'National disgrace' to 'remarkable renaissance': how localism will revive our waterways

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01 Feb 2016 Environment

'National disgrace' to 'remarkable renaissance': how localism will revive our waterways

Canal & River Trust Chairman, Allan Leighton, says community engagement is key to maintaining the waterways of England and Wales.

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30 Jan 2016 Transport

Time is running out for UK-bound hauliers at Calais says RHA

That's the stark warning from the Road Haulage Association chief executive Richard Burnett.

28 Jan 2016 Transport

South West rail resilience – ministers reneging on promise?

Secretary of the APPG South West Rail Group, Lord Berkeley warns that a pause in Network Rail’s work will significantly increase the risk of a repeat flood, line erosion or closure with all the attendant misery and loss of business.

28 Jan 2016 Transport

Government must put pressure on rail operators to incentivize better performance

South East London MP Bob Neill writes ahead of his Adjournment debate on 'Southeastern rail services' affecting his constituents and other commuters.

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27 Jan 2016 Home affairs

Using a hand-mobile phone while driving costs lives says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) welcomes the Department of Transport consultation proposing increased fixed noticed fines and penalty points for the drivers of heavy goods vehicles and other motorists caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving.

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27 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA insists that French commitment to secure Calais becomes a reality

RHA chief executive Richard Burnett has written to the French Interior Minister, Bernard Cazeneuve, insisting that the Ministers recent commitment to maintain law and order in the Calais area is urgently acted upon.

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26 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA welcomes proposal for Lower Thames Crossing

Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) welcomes the Lower Thames Crossing consultation, published today by the Department for Transport.

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26 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA has the wit to woo women

The Road Haulage Association (@rhanews) is launching Shes RHA, designed to address the acute shortage of women in road transport.

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25 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA 2016 Haulage Manual out now

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) has published the 2016 edition of its highly respected haulier's bible, the RHA Haulage Manual.

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23 Jan 2016 Transport

Latest Calais chaos - deploy the French military immediately says Road Haulage Association

Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) is demanding that the French government deploy their military to secure the chaos at Calais.

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23 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA rejects Boris Johnson’s parting shot at haulage industry

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) notes with disappointment the public consultation from Transport for London (@TfL), proposing that lorries in the capital should be required to have additional glass fitted to the nearside door to improve the drivers vision. The proposal is an extension of TfLs Safer Lorry Scheme.

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22 Jan 2016 Transport

Supply Chain and Logistics Trailblazer group welcomes Government’s decision to approve vital LGV driver standard

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has approved a new apprenticeship standard that will have a significant impact on the freight and logistics sector, in which there has long been a skills shortage.

15 Jan 2016 Transport

National Pothole Day - There’s a bumpy road ahead

Shadow Transport Minister Daniel Zeichner MP marks National Pothole Day, arguing that George Osborne's 'Permanent Pothole Fund' does not go far enough to reduce Britain's 12 to 15 year road maintenance backlog.

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12 Jan 2016 Transport

Evidence from RHA members results in EU drivers’ hours extension

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is pleased that as a result of evidence submitted by its members, the EU Commission has granted a further relaxation of the EU drivers hours regulations for HGV operators forced to take alternative routes as a result of the continued closure of the Forth Road Bridge (@forthroadbridge).

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11 Jan 2016 Transport

RHA brands Calais charity comments as ‘absolutely outrageous’

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) shares the view of police and crime commissioner for Surrey, Kevin Hurley (@kvnbhrly1), that the migrant camp at Calais is unpoliced.

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04 Jan 2016 Transport

Proposed new migrant camp at Dunkirk will double the problem for UK-bound hauliers says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is dismayed at the news that a new migrant camp is to be built at the Dunkirk ferry port, approximately 30 miles from the Port of Calais.

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23 Dec 2015 Transport

RHA welcomes measures to alleviate Forth Road Bridge misery

Although deeply disappointed at the news that the Forth Road Bridge is to remain closed to HGVs until February 2016, the Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) welcomes the proposals arising from a meeting today with the Minister for Infrastructure, Keith Brown.

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22 Dec 2015 Transport

Continued closure of the Forth Road Bridge to HGV traffic will cost the industry an additional £40m says RHA

The Road Haulage Association (@rhanews) is dismayed to learn that delays are once again affecting the Forth Road Bridge (@forthroadbridge). Despite maintenance teams working hard to complete the repairs necessary to bring the bridge back into use ahead of the planned operational date of the beginning of January, it is to remain closed to HGV traffic until the end of February.

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18 Dec 2015 Transport

Calais migrants now outnumber security forces by 18:1

The Road Haulage Association (@RHANews) is extremely concerned that despite the deployment of 1,300 French riot police and gendarmerie at Calais, the reality is that with approximately 300 operating at any one time, they are now massively outnumbered by 18:1.

16 Dec 2015 Transport

Improving the Weymouth to Waterloo rail line

Dorset South MP Richard Drax writes following his Westminster Hall debate which pressed the Government to consider options to speed up journey times between Weymouth and London Waterloo.

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15 Dec 2015 Transport

RHA renews its call for deployment of the French military to protect HGV drivers at Calais

Following a visit by RHA chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) to Calais last week, the Road Haulage Association (RHANews) has renewed its call for deployment of the French military to protect HGV drivers and restore law and order to the Port.

15 Dec 2015 Transport

Cuts to TFL budget could prompt fare rises and compromise safety, MP warns

Labour’s Gareth Thomas speaks to PoliticsHome on the impact the Chancellor’s cuts will have on the London Transport network.

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14 Dec 2015 Transport

RHA has a challenging but positive meeting with Business Department

The RHA (@RHANews) has today held what chief executive Richard Burnett (@RHARichardB) has described as a challenging but positive meeting with the skills Minister Nick Boles MP to press the case for more action to solve the chronic LGV driver shortage.The meeting was held at the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (@bisgovuk)

Hauliers pull together to help Cumbria flood victims

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11 Dec 2015 Transport

Hauliers pull together to help Cumbria flood victims

UK freight operators have joined in efforts to assist thousands of homeless families affected by the Cumbrian floods.

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