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Existing rail network must not be neglected in pursuit of high speed vision

Feb 24th 2011

24 February 2011
High speed rail plans to be announced on Monday 28 February could result in a downgraded rail network for the rest of the country, warns Campaign for Better Transport.

Which? report shows ticket pricing must be “fairer and clearer”

Feb 24th 2011

24 February 2011
Commenting on new research by Which? on the difficulties of finding the cheapest rail ticket, Alexandra Woodsworth, Campaign for Better Transport’s public transport campaigner, said:

Bus users, real ale drinkers, school children and ramblers unite in letter to David Cameron

Feb 21st 2011

21 February 2011
A diverse group of charities and organisations have united in a letter to the Prime Minster to urge him to do more to protect local buses as spending cuts look set to drastically reduce services.

Buses face the axe as Devon County Council commits £21m to the Kingskerswell bypass

Feb 18th 2011

18 February 2011
Devon County Council’s decision to cut £1.3 from its bus budget has been slammed by campaigners who warn the council is prioritising road building at the expense of public transport.

Highways Agency given a ‘blank cheque’ for M25

Feb 8th 2011

8 February 2011
Responding to the publication of the Public Accounts Committee report into the M25 private finance contract, Campaign for Better Transport’s roads and climate campaigner, Richard George, said:

Save Our Buses campaign launches as two-thirds of councils plan to axe bus services

Feb 3rd 2011

3 February 2011
A national campaign to protect local bus services has been launched today by sustainable transport group Campaign for Better Transport. Save Our Buses is in response to unprecedented cuts to council transport spending which will leave many parts of the country without any form of public transport.

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