Policy - Page 7

The CPT, which represents bus and coach companies, is welcoming a Department for Transport announcement of exemptions to Accessible Information Regulations (AIR) for coaches used on rail replacement services.

Transport for London (TfL) has launched a search for a manufacturer to design and build a new fleet of trams to replace the oldest vehicles currently operating on the London Trams network.

Britain’s trade union movement has called on the Labour government to expand publicly-owned freight operations and end the “profiteering” of rolling stock ownership companies.

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has unveiled the first steps to setting up the new body responsible for the country’s rail network - Great British Railways (GBR).

The Scottish Government is moving forward with plans to buy new trains for the nation’s InterCity services.

Northern Trains has announced the appointment of Chris Clarke as its new head of operational delivery in the North West.

A popular version of the Tube map has been updated by its designer, Maxwell Roberts after a decade.

In a move designed to encourage further modal shift to rail freight, Network Rail and the Department for Transport have waived track access charges for new freight flows the next six months in a bid to bring new business onto the nation’s tracks.

The way in which rail schemes are financially assessed could change.

Industry heavyweight Juergen Maier CBE has unveiled a bold vision for the future of the UK's rail and urban transport infrastructure, urging a radical overhaul to create a more connected, affordable, and high-capacity network.