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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

London Luton Airport: “An airport to be proud of”

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We must be more ambitious in efforts to modernise the UK’s rail network

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20 Mar Transport

We must be more ambitious in efforts to modernise the UK’s rail network

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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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12 Mar 2015 Transport

Go-Ahead tops bus passenger survey for overall customer satisfaction

The Go-Ahead Group has today received a score of 90% for overall customer satisfactionthe highest of the UKs five largest operatorsin the autumn 2014 Bus Passenger Survey (BPS).

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12 Mar 2015 Transport

Driver with 40 penalty points has never had a licence

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has discovered that a motorist from Lewisham has racked up an astounding 40 points for 12 offences despite never having held a full or even a provisional driving licence, according to information supplied by the DVLA in February, following a Freedom of Information request

Driving tested: George Osborne reacts to a looming crisis in the freight industry

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12 Mar 2015 Transport

Driving tested: George Osborne reacts to a looming crisis in the freight industry

The road transport industry is now facing an unprecedented situation which needs urgent government intervention if the impact on the UK economy is to be minimised, says the Freight Transport Association.

11 Mar 2015 Transport

Don’t let the Port of Dover stifle our local economy

Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke calls for traffic problems in Kent and Dover need to be made a national strategic priority.

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11 Mar 2015 Transport

Jobcentre Plus and Road Haulage Association plan national work experience scheme

Following a successful pilot scheme in Hampshire, a national work experience scheme will be launched this summer.

11 Mar 2015 Transport

Louise Ellman MP: Come Fly with Me - Increasing UK aviation capacity is urgent

Labour Co-operative MP Louise Ellman calls for a swift decision on airport expansion when the Davies Commission makes its recommendations after the general election.

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06 Mar 2015 Transport

IAM responds to Transport Committee statement on motoring of the future

TheIAMgave evidence to this committee and our response to the statement, Visionary UK strategy required to unlock benefits of new motoring technologies, warn MPs, is:

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06 Mar 2015 Transport

Transport strategy must look at all modes, including autonomous vehicles and driverless cars

The Transport Select Committee has today published its Motoring for the Future report calling on the Government to introduce a visionary UK strategy to unlock benefits of new motoring technologies.

04 Mar 2015 Transport

The Harvey's Law campaign forced the Government to act

Labour MP Derek Twigg writes about his work with the Harvey’s Law campaign to monitor all domestic animals killed on the strategic road network.

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04 Mar 2015 Transport

Mott MacDonald appoints Rose McArthur as technical director in its integrated transport business

Mott MacDonald has appointed Rose McArthur as a technical director in its integrated transport business. She will focus on travel demand management (TDM) and transport planning for major global sporting events.

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02 Mar 2015 Transport

New drug-drive laws ‘a big step forward’

Leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has described the introduction of new drug-driving laws as a big step forward for road safety.s as of Monday (today). For the first time ever limits have been set for illegal drugs including heroin, cocaine, LSD and cannabis as well as a number of medicinal drugs including morphine and metrocedure

Adonis wishes Network Rail chief luck in improving rail performance

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27 Feb 2015 Transport

Adonis wishes Network Rail chief luck in improving rail performance

The railway industry gathered to hear Mark Carne, the chief executive of Network Rail deliver a candid address on challenges facing the industry.

Modern infrastructure versus ancient woodland – can there be two winners?

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27 Feb 2015 Transport

Modern infrastructure versus ancient woodland – can there be two winners?

At an event co-hosted by the Woodland Trust and Conserve the Chilterns and Countryside, MPs, Peers and stakeholders discussed how ancient woodlands across the UK could be protected from major infrastructure projects, such as High Speed Two (HS2).

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26 Feb 2015 Economy

Majority of Tory candidates say EU ‘bad for business’ – new poll

57% of Conservative candidates at the forthcoming election believe the EU has been bad for British business, according to a new poll commissioned by the UK Chamber of Shipping.

Safety fears amid government spending on quiet vehicles

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26 Feb 2015 Transport

Safety fears amid government spending on quiet vehicles

The charity Guide Dogs warns of the increased risk of harm to pedestrians presented by electric vehicles and calls upon the Government to take action.

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25 Feb 2015 Transport

IAM response to TRL mobile phone usage survey

A UK study by the Transport Research Laboratory into the prevalence of illegal mobile phone use while driving has been released this morning.

Heathrow residents back MPs who support airport expansion – new poll

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25 Feb 2015 Transport

Heathrow residents back MPs who support airport expansion – new poll

More than 50% of residents in Heathrow’s constituencies support the airport’s expansion plans, a recent survey has found.

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24 Feb 2015 Health

Making work accessible for all

Guide Dogs responds to Debbie Abrahams MP debate on the employment of people with disabilities, calling for improved transport for those with sight loss.

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24 Feb 2015 Transport

Industry united in call for grants to haulage companies

Transport industry leaders met at HM Treasury on Friday 20 February to press the case for new Government funding towards the cost of getting new truck drivers licensed and qualified to drive.

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23 Feb 2015 Transport

Mott MacDonald appoints Bernard Craig as South East Asia managing director

Mott MacDonald has appointed Bernard Craig as its new managing director of its South East Asia regional business. He succeeds Peter Carden who has become the consultancys director of business process and risk.

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20 Feb 2015 Transport

RHA Shop pays off

Since opening its doors for business in January this year, the RHA Shop has already seen a 13% increase in sales with figures for the first month of trading reaching 152K.

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19 Feb 2015 Transport

Transport industry in pre-Budget talks with Treasury over driver shortage

Haulage industry leaders will meet HM Treasury today (Friday 20 February) to set out why government funding for firms to train lorry drivers is essential and appropriate.

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18 Feb 2015 Economy

Network Rail station retail records strong growth

A strong Christmas sales period, coupled with consistent October and November trading has helped Network Rail record positive like-for-like retail sales growth of 6.06% in the final quarter of 2014, the 11th successive quarter or growth. The British Retail Consortium in contrast announced 0.10% growth for the quarter.

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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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