Rail
05 Feb 2019
Fifty years after the Beeching Report led to the closure of 5,000 miles of rail track, rail travel is more popular than at any point since Victorian times. Yet, despite hundreds of reopenings being proposed, few reach construction, due in part to the lack of national oversight with identifying... Read more
Rail
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A new independent rail ombudsman has been launched to intervene when passengers feel let down by train companies. We welcomed its introduction because... Read more
Buses
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6 February 2019
Responding to news that the Government will award £48 million to operators and local authorities to help buy ultra low emission buses, Darren Shirley, Chief... Read more
Roads
14 Feb 2019
The common sense case for a ‘fix it first’ approach is strong, and now it seems policy makers are taking notice.
Roads
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Imagine a world where highways managers invested in making existing roads greener, rather than building new ones. Our new report ‘Roads and the Environment’, sponsored by the Rees... Read more
Better transport
11 Feb 2019
Earlier in the year we sent a Freedom of Information request to Highways England to find out how many critical incidents resulting in road... Read more
Better Transport
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5 December 2018
A new report released today, by Campaign for Better Transport, reveals rural transport in a state of crisis, with bus cuts and shrinking transport networks... Read more
Featured video
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Rail fares are set to rise again.
We talked to passengers in Manchester and Macclesfield: how will this fares rise affect them?
Local groups
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Campaign for Better Transport17 FebRT @FionaEHowie: @CBTransport Gosh, I’m sorry to hear this sad news. Simon and the Foundation supported and informed @Campaign4Parks… https://t.co/xqu4s91apO -
Campaign for Better Transport16 FebRT @Sarah_Hants: @CBTransport oh no :( I exchanged many emails with Simon, he was a huge help and supporter. He also wrote maths pro… https://t.co/taMPgVI6er
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Campaign for Better Transport16 FebRT @darrenshirley: Some very sad news today. Simon Norton, a mathematics genius, transport campaigner, and friend of @CBTransport ha… https://t.co/2cCnX3Hc8O
