Chris Grayling has told northern political leaders that it is their responsibility to produce plans for new transport networks across the country. 

Theresa May has hailed a deal to sell red double-decker buses to Mexico as evidence that the UK is a “great, global trading nation”.

Labour MPs have hit out at shadow minister Chris Williamson after he said women-only train carriages may be needed to tackle a rise in sex attacks.

A Labour frontbencher has said women-only train carriages may be needed to tackle a rise in sex attacks.

George Osborne has challenged the Government to prove it is “truly committed” to regional regeneration by backing high-speed rail between northern cities. 

HS2 will not only be the future rail network for the UK, it will also be the training ground for our future workforce, says Alstom HS2 Director Jason Baldock.

The Road Haulage Association has expressed reservations after the government has said it does not want any border posts between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in its new position paper on Brexit - it suggests a ‘new customs partnership’ or a ‘highly streamlined customs arrangement’.

Road Haulage Association director of policy and public affairs Rod McKenzie who was in Downing Street for the announcement said: “Ministers said the plans would mean the ‘free-est and most frictionless possible trade’ with Europe. This could include a ‘temporary customs union’ after Brexit to prevent border problems.”

Atkins, one of the world's leading design, engineering and project management organisations, has been awarded a £29-million contract for the resignalling of the Norwich-Yarmouth-Lowestoft route by Network Rail.

Millions of rail users are to face a “staggering” fare rise of 3.6% next January.

The Road Haulage Association is disappointed at the news that HGV drivers are still being snapped eating, drinking, checking paperwork and using mobile phones while driving.

At the end of March 2019, when the UK leaves the European Union, the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will be the only land border between Britain and the European Union. 

As the Prime Minister prepares to trigger Article 50 negotiations to leave the European Union, MPs have sent Downing Street a clear message – expanding the nation’s hub airport is the most critical infrastructure project to secure the long-term prosperity of Britain’s economy, ahead of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point and the new HS2 rail link. 

The Go-Ahead Group is pleased to have been chosen by Ireland’s National Transport Authority (NTA) to operate bus services in the Outer Dublin area.

The Go-Ahead Group is disappointed that its joint venture Govia (Go-Ahead 65%, Keolis 35%) has been unsuccessful in its bid to win the new West Midlands rail franchise.

A rare sight greeted residents in Doncaster today as a refurbished Eurostar power car – previously used to carry more than 160 million passengers between the UK and mainland Europe – became the latest arrival at the town’s new world-class further education institution, the National College for High Speed Rail. 

As Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan announced £4.5 million of funding to install electric charging points across the city.

The travel chaos on the continent could be "subterfuge" from member states trying to give Britain a "warning" after the Brexit vote, a minister has reportedly said.

Labour has accused the Government of “running bus services into the ground” after new analysis suggested fares will be 60% higher than in 2010 by the time of the next election.

Labour has renewed its attack on the Government over “disgraceful” cancelled rail electrification projects. 

Alstom has delivered the first of 60 Citadis X05 light rail vehicles (LRVs) to Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW) in Sydney, Australia, as part of the CBD and South East Light Rail project. Sydney is the first city in the world to receive the Citadis X05 LRV, which will provide a world class, modern transport solution to meet the needs of the growing city. 

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has been accused of hiding details of the budgets and timescales for the delivery of HS2 after his department heavily redacted a report on the project.

 

Speculating on the imminent government report into air quality, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said: “We need to understand the detail before we can make a comprehensive comment. However, we are concerned that once again, the devil will be in the detail.

The Road Haulage Association is alarmed at the news that an HGV and its driver were targeted in a hi-jack attack by migrants at Calais in an attempt to cross the Channel.