The troubled East Coast rail mainline should be brought back into public ownership permanently, Unite, the country’s largest union, said today.

The troubled East Coast rail line will be taken back into public hands, the Transport Secretary has announced today.

If the Government wants clean air more quickly they need to "work with us – not penalise the lorry industry." That’s the call from Road Haulage Association chief executive, Richard Burnett giving a speech at the Microlise Transport Conference at the Ricoh Arena in Coventry today 

A cross-party group of influential MPs has written to Government Ministers demanding action on the introduction of a more environmentally friendly petrol which also supports British industry and farming.

 Alstom today confirms plans to bring its world leading hydrogen technology to trains in the UK. This is the first substantive industry response to the Government's challenge to remove diesel rolling stock by 2040.

Britain’s business and trade union movements joined forces to declare that now is the time to expand Heathrow, weeks before Parliament is expected to vote on the critical project.

We must convince the DfT that its new proposals could have dire consequences for not-for-profit transport services – and the communities they serve, argues Lilian Greenwood

MPs have attacked the Government’s "completely inadequate" management of two major rail franchises as exposing a “broken model" with “serious and deep-rooted problems”.

SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business is bringing together our industry leading experts and best in class partners, including government, local and national transport authorities, city councils, transport providers, network operators, data providers, charities, academia and vehicle manufacturers to optimise UK transport systems.

Alstom has been chosen to provide maintenance support for the Class 92 locomotives that pull the carriages of the Class 92 Caledonian Sleeper service. The locomotives will be maintained at the Alstom Wembley Depot for the next twelve years starting this year, in a contract worth around £15 million.

Groupe des Partenaires pour la Mobilité des Montréalais (PMM), the Alstom-led consortium with SNC-Lavalin, has signed a contract with CDPQ Infra to deliver a complete automatic and driverless light metro system, including rolling stock and signalling, as well as operation and maintenance services, for the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) project in Montreal, Canada. 

Labour would offer free bus travel to all those under 25 in areas where services are at least partly run by the public sector, Jeremy Corbyn will say.

In response to the Channel 4 programme ‘Dispatches – Britain’s Diesel Scandal’, the Road Haulage Association unreservedly condemns any attempts by road haulage firms to break the law or to cheat emissions standards.

Aviation minister Baroness Sugg has announced plans to make the sector ‘greener’ by cutting down on plastic used on flights.

Technical Director for intelligent mobility with SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business Dr Wolfgang Schuster writes about the rapid advances in electric vehicle (EVs) technology.

Shadow transport secretary Andy McDonald writes for PoliticsHome, saying Chris Grayling uses "a web of untruths and falsehoods" to explain away decisions he has made that are "damaging to capital, business and industry."

Shadow Minister for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & Southampton Test MP Dr Alan Whitehead writes in advance of his adjournment debate on 'Air quality and shore to ship charging'. 

The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy for London, including positive references to rail and water freight.

The Road Haulage Association is dismayed by Transport Minister Jesse Norman’s latest announcement that in less than twelve months’ time, the majority of haulage operators will have to pay an additional 20% towards the HGV Road User Levy.

The Road Haulage Association welcomes the news that Government is to make a further £100 million available to councils across the UK to repair potholes and other damage caused by recent extreme weather conditions.

Asphalt Industry Alliance'S Rick Green response to DfT’s Pothole Action Fund figures saying local authorities must be given the resources they need to maintain our roads.

The Government’s focus on demanding the early retirement of Euro V lorries is misguided says the Road Haulage Association. Currently, no retro-fit is available for lorries until 2019 – if ever.

Brexiteers were left outraged last night after it was revealed that Britain’s new blue passport will be made in France.

The Road Haulage Association is concerned about reports that criminals are ‘gassing’ lorry drivers before stealing goods from their trucks.