The government has unveiled a new ‘mass transit taskforce’, which the Department for Transport says is intended to ‘tackle barriers to delivery of mass transit systems across the UK, supporting economic growth, jobs and new homes’. New schemes could include buses, light rail and trams. The taskforce is being led by

A ‘short term’ approach to railway infrastructure procurement is increasing costs, delaying completion and holding back investment and innovation, according to a new report from the Competition and Markets Authority. There has been concern for years about the costs of building new or restored railways, which has often been focused on

Welsh ministers say the country is being short-changed by the ‘reset’ of HS2, which has been announced by transport secretary Heidi Alexander. She is cutting the maximum speed to 320km/h in a bid to save money, but the Welsh Government has accused ministers at Westminster of denying Wales a ‘fair share’

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander has announced that the maximum speed of trains on HS2 will be 320km/h, instead of 360km/h. The cost of the line is now expected to be somewhere between £87.7 million and £102.7 billion. The transport secretary said she was setting out plans for a ‘fundamental reset’, which was

Passengers on West Midlands Trains are being advised to travel only if they must between 21 and 23 May, because of industrial action by members of TSSA. The dispute is about payments for rest day working, which the union says are not in line with the pay for members of other

The RMT has suspended this week’s Underground strikes, after talks with Transport for London about a four-day working week made progress. However, although the 24-hour strikes of drivers which had been planned to start at 12.00 on 19 and 21 May, and also on 16 and 18 June have been suspended,

The introduction of summer timetables on National Rail in involves significant changes to train services, many of which are new or improved. Southeastern is restoring peak hour services to London Blackfriars via the Medway towns, additional weekday trains between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East, and better High Speed services between

The introduction of summer timetables on National Rail in two days from now involves significant changes to train services, many of which are new or improved. Southeastern will be restoring peak hour services to London Blackfriars via the Medway towns, additional weekday trains between London Charing Cross and Maidstone East, and

Transport for London is warning that Underground services are likely to be badly disrupted next week, as the RMT stages another two 24-hour strikes of drivers in the continuing dispute over a proposed four-day week. The union says the proposals are opposed by its members, while TfL says the plan is