Campaign For Better Transport
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We now talk about most reports produced for government ministers as being left on the shelve to collect dust. Sadly, this was not the case with this report. Its main…
For those unfamiliar with this integrated ticket, Rail & Sail is a joint scheme between train and ferry operators, offering a fixed rate fare for travel primarily between Britain and…
Back in December, we wrote to the English Football Association and England manager Gareth Southgate to ask them to do just that and take the train to Germany, instead of…
The American Society of Civil Engineers selected the Channel Tunnel as one of ‘the Seven Wonders of the Modern World’, and it is very easy to see why, but what…
This summer I’ll be one of 1.2 million people attending the UK leg of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. It’s no exaggeration that getting these tickets last year was the most…
For over ten years I’ve been mercifully paying for discounted rail tickets thanks to the 16-25 and now 26-30 Railcard. So, when 18 months ago I moved from Leeds to…
Thanks to a piece of perfect public relations timing, the Rail Minister was at last able to announce that the long-awaited Draft Rail Reform Bill which will provide the legislation…
Last year, we wrote to England Men’s Manager Gareth Southgate, as well as the English FA, with two asks. First, we asked that the team take the train to Germany…
Of course, this is not news in one sense, as most people and Governments around the world now accept that the planet is warming and that our behaviour is causing…
Get around for two pounds We campaigned for soaring bus fares to be capped, and were delighted that we were able to persuade the Government to cap single bus fares…
Since the privatisation of British Rail in 1993, there have been quiet murmurings on how the private sector could incentivise more passengers to use the network – in a similar…
One key problem is the bewildering nature of the ticketing system, which makes it hard for passengers to navigate. More than one third of people (35 per cent) are put…
Unit 407
164/180 Union Street,
Waterloo,
London,
SE1 0LH