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From Department for Transport (DfT)
  • UK Government fast tracks driverless cars

    Vince Cable has announced 2 new measures that give the green light for driverless cars to take to UK roads from January 2015.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Baroness Kramer opens Folkestone West station improvements

    £1.7 million investment in station building and car park.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Car clubs cash boost

    £500,000 to support car clubs Baroness Kramer announces.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Commonwealth rail high value opportunities workshop

    How record investment in the UK's rail network will benefit Scotland and help UK firms compete for opportunities across the Commonwealth.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Community rail plan for East Suffolk and the Tyne Valley

    Passengers to have more say over local rail services.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Baroness Kramer welcomes start of production on Thameslink trains

    Up to 300 jobs created in component manufacturing in the north-east.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £11 million boost for hauliers as speed limit raised

    Speed limit for lorries on single carriageway roads will be raised to 50 mph.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • National speed limits for heavy goods vehicles: Baroness Kramer, 24 July 2014

    National speed limit for heavy goods vehicles of more than 7.5 tonnes on single carriageways increased from 40 mph to 50 mph.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Let's make our towns and cities 'magnets for growth', says Transport Secretary in response to HS2 Growth Taskforce

    Commitment to help local businesses and communities reap benefit of HS2 stated in government response.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transport resilience review

    The report about the resilience of the transport network to extreme weather events has been published.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • HS2 jobs and growth boost for Birmingham

    HS2 Ltd engineering headquarters to be located in Birmingham, creating 1,500 jobs in the area.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Motorcycle safety campaign aims to make drivers THINK!

    The ‘Didn’t See’ radio campaign has been launched by THINK! to encourage drivers to take longer to look for motorcyclists.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail minister launches new services to Stansted Airport

    Rail minister Claire Perry unveils improved rail connections between Cambridge and Stansted.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • New chairman of Highways Agency announced

    Colin Matthews appointed as non-executive chairman of the Highways Agency.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Transport Secretary welcomes Reading Station redevelopment

    Multi-million pound improvements unveiled.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Electric cars for all government fleets

    Whitehall departments and their agencies to introduce plug-in vehicles.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Annual Conference

    The government is investing £500 million to support the development of low emission vehicles - creating jobs and cutting damaging emissions.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • £29 million for North Yorkshire bypass

    The North Yorkshire economy to benefit from major transport funding

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Regulator strengthens oversight of rail industry

    Michael Luger, Justin McCracken and Bob Holland appointed to Office of Rail Regulation.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Rail franchising: 16 July 2014

    Essex Thameside franchise awarded NXET Trains Limited.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government