A contract signed today between the Scottish Government and Network Rail will reconnect the Scottish Borders to the rail network, more than 40 years after the Beeching cuts left it the only mainland...
The Department for Transport made a number of ‘significant errors’ when it awarded the West Coast Main Line franchise to First Group, according to an independent review of the decision to scrap the...
Virgin Trains is set to continue running trains on the West Coast mainline for at least another nine months following the government’s decision to scrap the deal awarding the line to rival operator...
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin today gave the green light to 57 road improvement schemes in England, which he said would provide economic benefits worth £3bn.
Private companies should take over the maintenance and improvement of major roads in England to ‘overcome the funding gaps’ that are restricting improvements to the ‘creaking’ road network, the CBI...
The UK government might have avoided the West Coast rail franchise debacle had it been prepared to involve Holyrood in the process, Scotland’s transport minister told MSPs this afternoon.
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has scrapped the West Coast Main Line rail franchise competition, citing ‘unacceptable mistakes’ by his department.
Labour would keep the East Coast rail franchise in government hands to provide a ‘public sector comparator’ with private train operators, shadow transport secretary Maria Eagle has revealed.
The government will provide further financial backing to the £14.5bn London Crossrail rail project by guaranteeing the private funding used to purchase trains for the new line, Chief Secretary to the...
MPs on the transport select committee have called for councils to be given more control over local bus services to allow them to set service standards, timetables and fares.
Further changes to planning rules could be introduced to ‘accelerate’ the development of new airport runways in the UK, the government has revealed. Announcing the launch of a commission
The government has been warned today that it is ‘missing a major trick’ by devolving economic powers to cities only rather than offering them to wider local government.
The government is set to complete the deal to transfer the West Coast rail line from Virgin Trains to First Group tomorrow, despite calls for MPs to examine the contract first.
Virgin Trains has lost the West Coast rail franchise between London and Glasgow after rival First Group promised to pay the government £5.5bn to run trains on the line.
Transport Secretary Justine Greening today outlined plans for £4.2bn of new investment in Britain’s railways, including the extension of electrification across the network.
Fixing potholes and improving local roads should be the top priority of local authorities, according to a survey that also highlighted the need to improve adult social care services.
Working families with children have been dealt a ‘triple financial blow’ in the recession through cuts to tax credits and rising costs of childcare and transport, according to the Joseph Rowntree...
More than £150m could be saved annually if the firm that owns Britain’s railways was brought into full public ownership, according to a report published today.