The UK government has announced that land previously designated for the now-cancelled northern leg of the HS2 high-speed rail project has had restrictions on its use lifted, allowing owners freedom, and even for sale on the...Read more
The UK government has announced the introduction of new strike laws aimed at protecting vital public services, particularly over the Christmas period. Minimum service level regulations will be implemented for rail workers, ambulance staff, and...Read more
The people have spoken in a furious response to a consultation. A petition to parliament, signed in unprecedented numbers, has forced an abandonment of government plans to close hundreds of ticket offices at stations across...Read more
The massively criticised UK passenger operator TransPennine Express has been sacked from its franchise. Passengers using the service, which connects Liverpool and Manchester with Glasgow and Edinburgh, have become disillusioned and furious at overcrowded and...Read more
The East Midlands city of Derby has fulfilled the betting predictions. The favourite has been announced as the headquarters of Great British Railways, the future and overarching management agency that will, eventually, take over from...Read more
It could be the breakthrough that the British nation has been waiting for. The recently appointed UK Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, has done what none of his short-tenured predecessors have done, and has opened the...Read more
Mark Harper, the new transport secretary in the UK government, has said that to break the deadlock with the unions, and solve the long-running industrial dispute, it will require an acceptance of revised working practices....Read more
With astonishing inevitability, the appointment of a new prime minister has meant the appointment of a new transport secretary. Step up to the platform edge, Mark Harper, who returns to a ministerial post after an...Read more