Oct 12, 2023 Changing nature of rail’s markets By Andrew Davies Welcome to the 'Recalibrating Britain's Railways' event series—a thought-provoking journey that challenges conventions and reshapes the...
Oct 05, 2023 HS2 and a new direction of travel: Network North By Mike Goggin Why not join us with our expert panel in Manchester or on-line on 11th October to take stock on just what the Government's new direction...
Sep 27, 2023 Putting the ‘local’ back in Local Transport Plan By Simon Statham It may seem an obvious point, but a Local Transport Plan (LTP) needs to be tailored to local needs. In light of the upcoming government...
Jun 23, 2023 Reflecting on UK rail draft regulatory determination 2024-2029 (PR23) By Mike Goggin Last week, the Office of Rail & Road (ORR) published its draft determination as part of the Periodic review process for the next...
May 22, 2023 Is it time for a national transport strategy? By Nicola Kane Recently, I took part in a lively roundtable discussion organised in Manchester by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) to debate...
May 17, 2023 New Funding for Buses in England By Neil Chadwick The Government has extended its financial support to bus services in England. There is a further £200m to support the single bus fare cap...
Mar 20, 2023 Devolution still on the agenda By Nicola Kane Rhetoric on devolution has grown in recent months as the government and opposition both jostle to give powers away to city regions and...
Mar 17, 2023 Looking below the Budget bonnet By Neil Chadwick When it comes to Budgets, it’s always good to look beyond the headlines and delve into the detail. Published as soon as the Chancellor...
Mar 16, 2023 Taking Charge of EV Infrastructure Changes By Elaine Meskhi One of the most significant barriers to the rollout of Electric Vehicles (EV) chargers, and particularly rapid and ultra-rapid chargers...
Mar 16, 2023 A simpler, better way to plan a railway? By Neil Kirkwood How we decide on the best use of finite network capacity and give access to operate services is one of the most fraught, but fundamental,...
Feb 09, 2023 Urban Public Transport Funding – Options for Reform By Neil Chadwick This week, the Urban Transport Group published our report on options for reforming how the Government financially supports local public...
Feb 09, 2023 Taking the hovercraft to Future Transport Forum 2023 By Matthew Trigg How many transport conferences include a ride on a hovercraft? This was one of many highlights from the recent Future Transport Forum...
Jan 18, 2023 Railway infrastructure: a platform for value By Mike Goggin I have had the pleasure over the last few weeks of seeing in person how the railway infrastructure's can bring about vibrancy in...
Dec 01, 2022 What Government wants from the railway: summary of CP7 HLOS for England & Wales By Mike Goggin The Secretary of State for Transport (SoS) today published the Government's High Level Output Specification (HLOS) and Statement of...
Oct 26, 2022 Dear Secretary of State (October edit) By Mike Goggin In early September I wrote on these pages my thoughts on some of the challenges and issues that then new Secretary of State would likely...
Sep 30, 2022 Beware the stillness of the storm By Mike Goggin I have the pleasure of being on a cruise right now, and it’s heavily populated by people from the USA, particularly Floridians. Cocktail...