Ministers have gone ahead with plans to replace the Pacer trains on the key rail franchise in the north of England by the end of the decade despite concerns from civil servants over value for money,...
Audit Scotland has endorsed the Scottish Government’s emergency takeover of the troubled Prestwick Airport, but warned ministers that they urgently need a clear and robust business plan for the...
Major government investment decisions on rail infrastructure are being taken without a clear strategy for national transport networks, a committee of MPs has warned, which could hinder value for...
Local funding for bus services has been cut in half of authorities in the current financial year, a report by the Campaign for Better Transport group has found.
Chancellor George Osborne has set out government plans to boost economic growth in the North West of England to the wider UK rate, which would generate an extra £18bn and put another 100,000 people...
A decision by the Department for Transport to centrally procure trains for the East Coast, Great Western and Thameslink lines has left taxpayers bearing all the risk of a £10.5bn programme, the...
Reforms to how the government develops infrastructure projects are needed to ensure existing plans to improve key economic links can be implemented, the Institute for Government has said.
The Sheffield city region has agreed a devolution deal with Whitehall that will give the combined authority more power over economic development, transport, skills and housing, Deputy Prime Minister...
The government has published details of a £15bn road investment plan to fund more than 100 improvement schemes as part of a tripling of spending on highway upgrades to 2020.
High Speed 2 rail chief Sir David Higgins has raised the prospect of increased private investment in the UK’s transport system, as part of a 30-year government plan to develop economically vital...
Civil engineers have called for the creation of an independent body to identify the UK’s long-term infrastructure needs and are urging politicians to consider how such a body could be set up to avoid...
George Osborne has embarked on a tour of the country to find out what areas could benefit from additional funding for road improvements in next month’s Autumn Statement.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has set a target for the trans-Pennine rail line to be electrified by 2025 as part of plans to boost connectivity between cities in the North of England.
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is to be led by a directly elected mayor under plans to devolve a host of powers to the city region, Chancellor George Osborne has announced today.
Roads minister John Hayes today confirmed that the Office of Rail Regulation will be given an expanded remit to hold the Highways Agency to account once the roads quango is given greater freedom from...
The prime minister and chancellor have given their backing to a proposed High Speed 3 rail scheme, which aims to provide better and quicker links between England’s northern cities.
Bids are being sought for the government’s shareholding in the Eurostar cross-Channel train service as part of government plans to raise as much as £20bn in state asset sales by 2020.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has called for the reopening of the railway between Oxford and Cambridge to connect as many as five garden cities and boost housebuilding.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg has committed the party to implement the One North plan to improve transport link across the North of England and boost growth.
