Skip to main content
Transport

News and communications

Skip to results

8,149 results

Skip to results
8,149 results sorted by Updated (newest)
  • Take-up of plug-in car grant continues to rise

    Number of ultra-low emission vehicles breaks 25,000 barrier.

    • Updated:

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

  • Transport Secretary views efforts to reopen landslip-hit rail line

    Patrick McLoughlin visits site of Harbury landslip as Network Rail continues to stabilise the area.

    • Updated:

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

  • Poughley Bridge Refurbishment

    Essential refurbishment work starts on Monday 16 February on the bridge which carries the local road between the B4000 and Radley Bottom over the M4 motorway between junctions 14 and 15 at Poughley.

    • Updated:
  • Four ways to ensure the bus industry meets passengers’ needs

    Patrick McLoughlin explains the future plans for buses including funding, the role of the private sector, cities and technology.

    • Updated:

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

  • Infrastructure Act will get Britain building

    Infrastructure Act becomes law.

    • Updated:

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

  • Work starts this weekend on new footbridge in Chichester

    Work to install a new footbridge next to the Whyke roundabout near Kingsham will start on Saturday 14 February 2015.

    • Updated:
  • Red X means don’t drive in that lane

    Almost a third of road users do not know what to do when they see a Red X sign displayed, the Highways Agency’s 2014 National Road User Survey shows. Around one in twelve said they would stop if they saw a Red X.

    • Updated:
  • Wanderer II report published

    Serious injury to a crew member on board the scallop dredger Wanderer II in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland.

    • Updated:
  • The bus sector is evolving

    The bus sector is evolving, but the test stays the same: are passengers getting a good deal?

    • Updated:

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

  • Launch of 'The pathway to driverless cars' report

    The UK is in pole position for developing a driverless car industry.

    • Updated:

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

  • Joining up transport

    As transport enjoys a higher profile within government, connectivity and integration are at the core of the Department for Transport’s work.

    • Updated:

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

  • Full speed ahead for rail strategy

    Passengers are made the priority as government implements massive spending programme.

    • Updated:

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

  • Free wi-fi to help rail commuters stay connected

    Rail passengers to benefit from on-board wi-fi across England and Wales.

    • Updated:

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

  • Diamond report published

    Sinking of scallop dredger Diamond with loss of 1 life in West Burra Firth, Shetland Islands.

    • Updated:
  • £800,000 investment for resurfacing on A40 Golden Valley Bypass

    Work to resurface a three mile section of the A40 Golden Valley bypass will begin next week, providing a safer and smoother road surface for drivers in Gloucestershire.

    • Updated:
  • ECC Topaz report published

    Fire and subsequent sinking of passenger transfer catamaran ECC Topaz during engine trials off Lowestoft, England.

    • Updated:
  • Work to improve A1 Black Cat roundabout reaches final stages

    Work to reduce congestion on the A1 at Black Cat roundabout, on the Bedfordshire – Cambridgeshire border near St Neots, will be delivered by the end of March.

    • Updated:
  • Hastings Rail Summit

    Explains work being done to get the best possible rail service for Hastings.

    • Updated:

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

  • The railway of the future

    A railway that serves passengers and economic growth.

    • Updated:

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

  • UK to lead development of driverless car technology

    Testing driverless cars on public roads given green light.

    • Updated:

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