Archive: Transport

Tunnel bribe to placate high-speed rail enemies

High speed rail will be completed in full by 2032/33 at a cost of £32.7 billion

Ministers are hoping new tunnels and extensions to planned ones will end opposition to high-speed rail plans announced today.

Minister threatens to quit over high-speed rail

MPs shake heads at 'childish' high speed rail debate

MPs: High speed rail could boost growth

Rail passengers face pricy 2012

Average rail fare rising by 5.9% in 2012

Train fares are to rise by an average of 5.9% in 2012, figures out today show.

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Regions 'frozen out' of transport spending splurge

Major transport project spending is skewed towards the south-east and London

"Skewed" transport spending must be diverted away from London and the south-east to redress a "shocking" imbalance hitting the north of England, according to a report.

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MPs shake heads at 'childish' high speed rail debate

MPs say high speed rail debate needs more focus

MPs have told both sides of the high speed rail debate to stop "name-calling" in their report assessing the government's proposals.

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Billions wasted on congested roads

Congestion could cost the UK economy £22 billion per annum by 2025

Billions of pounds could be saved if the road network was better managed, say MPs.

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Rail passengers face 8% hike in ticket prices

Train fares will rise by eight per cent from next January

Inflation figures out this morning have confirmed that rail ticket fares will increase by eight per cent from January next year.

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Minister threatens to quit over high-speed rail

Cheryl Gillan could quit over high speed rail

David Cameron could suffer his first Cabinet resignation from a Conservative party member over plans to build high-speed rail.

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David Kelly inquest ruled out

David Kelly died near his Oxfordshire home in 2003

A further inquest will not be held into the death of weapons inspector David Kelly, the attorney-general has announced.

Londoners face new chaos with June Tube strikes

Londoners face more transport chaos this month after a new set of strikes were announced for later in June.

Rail passengers face long wait for lower fares

Rail fares will rocket upwards in the next three years

Campaigners have called for swifter action on cutting rail fares, but a major report out today says passengers will have to wait.

'Phone call recording' ups pressure on beleaguered Huhne

Chris Huhne faces mounting pressure over speeding points allegations

Chris Huhne's ministerial career appears on the line as pressure grows over his speeding points scandal.

End in sight for long-running BA strike

The 18-month dispute could be drawing to a close

An epic industrial dispute between British Airways and union Unite looks set to finally come to an end, with a deal reported to be on the table.

Londoners face travel chaos as six-day strike looms

Industrial action will disrupt London's transport network for two weeks if it goes ahead

Londoners are braced for travel chaos next month as a row over the sacking of two tube drivers threatened to prompt a six day strike.

Livingstone backs down on congestion charge

Congestion charging was on e of Livingstone's flagship policies as Mayor

Plans for a western extension to the congestion charge zone will not go ahead even if Ken Livingstone returns to power, he has admitted.

Lack of information hinders scrutiny of Network Rail

Network Rail is less efficient than its European counterparts.

Network Rail must provide more information on costs to improve its efficiency, a report has said.

BAA pledges £50m to fight the snow

Heavy snowfalls left many planes grounded

Airports operator BAA will invest £50 million in a bid to prevent a repeat of last year's snow-caused delays at Heathrow.

Budget 2011: Fuel duty cut by 1p

An unexpected cut in fuel duty will prove popular

George Osborne surprised MPs by announcing a cut in fuel duty which comes into force this evening.

Labour loses Commons vote on petrol prices

Pumping gas: Some motorists complain they are being priced off the roads

Labour has lost a vote on petrol prices, after a debate calling for a cut in the level of VAT at the pump.

Green signal for high-speed rail route debate

New high speed rail coming to Britain - by 2026

The government has launched its consultation on its high-speed rail proposals.

Snow chaos: Report defends govt preparedness

The government response to the snow has been heavily criticised in some quarters

The government's preparations for winter have been praised by an official audit, but lessons 'still need to be learned'.

Snow chaos: Embattled Hammond defends govt response

Whitehall in the snow: The weather was threatening political represcussions as well today.

The transport secretary has defended the government's preparedness to the freezing conditions hitting Britain's infrastructure.

Government 'complacency' triggered snow chaos

Traffic struggles on Britain's motorways despite the weather

The transport secretary's "complacency" is responsible for the chaos which greeted nationwide snowfall today, Labour has argued.

Rail over-crowding to be 'ever more intolerable'

Commuters are set for more misery, according to MPs

Train companies are set to miss their targets for providing passenger spaces, leading to yet more over-crowding, an influential committee of MPs has found.

Hints of airport security change after BA outburst

The transport secretary insisted US procedures were out of his hands

Philip Hammond has implied the government is looking at changes to the way airport security works, after the chairman of British Airways called many measures "redundant".