Vision

Campaign for Better Transport’s vision is for all communities to have access to high-quality, sustainable transport that meets their needs, improves quality of life, reduces inequality, and supports a vibrant, productive and decarbonised economy.

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Campaigns

We're campaigning for a cleaner, greener future with more frequent, affordable trams, buses and trains, less traffic and pollution, new and reopened rail lines, fewer domestic flights and a supported, sustainable bus network.

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Research

How should bus services be funded? Which disused rail lines should be reopened? How does access to transport networks affect social exclusion, health and the economy? Our research helps shape all aspects of transport policy.

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Portrait of David
"I live in a village with a limited bus service. I do wonder what will happen when I can no longer drive. Rural services are being cut as councils no longer have the money to support them. There has to be a better way."
David, Wiltshire
Rail

Welsh set the example to the rest of UK’s railways

28 January 2026

Quietly and unobtrusively, Wales has become the transport example that much of the rest of Britain should follow. It is leading the way in several respects, partly because it passed…

Rail

What needs to change about rail travel?

22 January 2026

This will be a pivotal year for the railways. By the end of 2026, Great British Railways – the new public body that will manage both track and trains –…

Rail

All abroad! Progress on international rail

15 January 2026

When it opened in 1994 the Channel Tunnel revolutionised travel to Europe. Although admittedly passenger uptake was not immediate, by 1997, six million tourists and business travellers each year were…

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