Tag Archives: public transport

Annual rail hike takes effect and dampens start to new year

By Dan Holden | Published: January 3, 2013

Further rail price hikes get the year off to a difficult start for many and meanwhile, the government remains entirely oblivious to the impact of its policies.

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“No one uses TfL” Tory: Users should pay, except when they are my voters

By Alex Hern | Published: February 9, 2012

Alex Hern digs up some astonishing hypocrisy from the Tory AM who tried to claim that no one uses public transport in London.

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All signals are go for HS2

By Alex Hern | Published: January 10, 2012

Alex Hern reports on transport secretary Justine Greening’s approval of HS2 High Speed Rail today.

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What costs £1.3 million a pop and Boris hopes will get him reelected?

By Guest | Published: December 16, 2011

Val Shawcross argues that Boris is wasting millions of public money on an unnecessary and expensive fleet of prestige buses.

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Scotland needs to get its transport infrastructure in order

By Guest | Published: October 27, 2011

Ken Macintosh argues Scotland needs to get its infrastructure in order to send out a clear message it’s a good country to do business in.

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25 years of the M25: A reminder of what not to do with transport policy

By Guest | Published: October 24, 2011

Stephen Joseph of the Campaign for Better Transport writes about the lessons we can learn from the 25-year history of the M25 – and how we can do better in the future.

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Bus cuts are as short-sighted as they are regressive

By Guest | Published: June 30, 2011

If short-sighted bus cuts continue we will all find our society is poorer for it, writes Sophie Allain of the Campaign for Better Transport.

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Train journeys from Hell: What is to be done?

By Guest | Published: March 23, 2011

Alexandra Woodsworth is a public transport campaigner at the Campaign for Better Transport, and runs the Fair Fares Now campaign Monday night’s Dispatches programme painted a pretty grim picture of the plight of train passengers in the UK. Overcrowded carriages, delayed trains, and a bewildering array of eye-watering fares and ticket restrictions that seem to [...]

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New franchise deals must safeguard passengers

By Guest | Published: January 20, 2011

There’s scant evidence to suggest longer franchise periodsthat on its own this will result in improved performance or a better deal for rail passengers.

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