Campaign For Better Transport
Unit 407
164/180 Union Street,
Waterloo,
London,
SE1 0LH
Good modal interchanges are central to creating efficient, affordable, accessible and comprehensive transport networks. That much of the country lacks such systems is the result of disjointed and reductive transport…
Given these benefits, it is unsurprising that the clamour for new and reopened rail lines has been widespread and consistent for many years, as has the idea of a national…
With little relief in sight for many from delays, cancellations and overcrowding, it is an inauspicious start to the new year for the railway. It doesn’t have to be this…
Read the Future of rail report It’ll come as no surprise to long-suffering passengers that the failures are many and widespread. After yet another month of delays and disruptions, the…
“The rising number of rail passenger journeys is testament to rail’s growing relevance to communities. In contrast, the number of journeys made using season tickets has fallen by 5% to…
This time last year, the then transport secretary, Chris Grayling, said RPI pegged rises were difficult to justify and future rises would be pegged to the Consumer Price Index (CPI)…
Our latest research shows that efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution from transport are likely to stall unless rail electrification schemes are resumed as part of the…
The line, which runs from London to Glasgow though Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, underwent a major modernisation programme to track and train with the introduction of tilting Pendolino and Super…
The long awaited Transport for the North (TfN) strategic transport plan was launched last month. Campaign for Better Transport was part of the process, engaging environmental and local transport groups…
What we now need is a national programme of rail reopenings to bring former lines back into use to tackle regional inequalities and help disadvantaged communities up and down the…
Whilst this rise was expected, many people, including some MPs, felt that the Government could and should have used this opportunity to freeze fares and forgo the annual rise in…
Complaints have soared in the last year, especially since the chaos which ensued at stations up and down the country after the botched introduction of the new timetable in May….
Unit 407
164/180 Union Street,
Waterloo,
London,
SE1 0LH