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22 March 2024

Campaign for Better Transport has written to the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper, urging him to end uncertainty by guaranteeing that rail manufacturing will continue at the Alstom factory in Derby.

22 March 2024

Welcoming the announcement by the Government of the councils that will receive a share of £143 million for Zero Emission Buses, Silviya Barrett of Campaign for Better Transport said:

With transport leaders from across the north of England set to meet in Manchester today to set out a vision for better, greener, cleaner and faster connectivity across the North, a transport charity has called for a discount railcard to help address regional inequalities and boost northern economies.

Responding to the package of measures announced by the Government today as part of its ‘Plan for Drivers’, Paul Tuohy, from charity Campaign for Better Transport, said:

Figures released today (15 March) reveal a shocking state of ‘winners and losers’ when it comes to Government bus funding with up to £230 per head difference between local authority areas.

Responding to Transport Focus’s Your Bus Journey survey published today, Michael Solomon Williams from Campaign for Better Transport said:

Twenty-five of the world’s biggest flyers are yet to set targets to reduce corporate flights, despite being responsible for over a third of the travel emissions recorded in the latest edition of the Travel Smart Ranking.

Responding to the London Assembly Transport Committee’s report, Future Road User Charging in London, published today, Silviya Barrett of Campaign for Better Transport said:

8 March 2024

Commenting on the National Audit Office’s report on the rail transformation programme, Ben Curtis of Campaign for Better Transport said:

Responding to today’s budget, Paul Tuohy CEO of charity Campaign for Better Transport, said:

2 March 2024

Commenting on the 4.9 per cent increase in rail fares which will take effect tomorrow, Michael Solomon Williams from Campaign for Better Transport said: