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Responding to the Government’s newly published Rolling Stock and Infrastructure Strategy, Ben Plowden, Chief Executive of Campaign for Better Transport, said:

25 September 2026

Commenting on the success of the summer savings scheme, which enabled more than 14 million free bus journeys for children, Michael Solomon Williams of Campaign for Better Transport said:

A consortium of Arup, AECOM and Campaign for Better Transport has been appointed by the Department for Transport to develop a new national guidance document on the safety and accessibility of bus stopping places.

Campaign for Better Transport has today backed calls from the Climate Change Committee for a tougher approach to aviation emissions, after the Committee found there is no credible pathway for Heathrow expansion within the UK’s climate commitments.

10 September 2026

Commenting on the Government’s announcement of 29 new trains to be built in Derby, Ben Plowden of Campaign for Better Transport said:

10 September 2026

Commenting on the announcement that mayors and local leaders will have the power to introduce an Overnight Visitor Levy, Ben Plowden of Campaign for Better Transport said:

Campaign for Better Transport is urging the Government to develop a dedicated International Rail Strategy to give millions of travellers a realistic alternative to short-haul flights and help tackle the climate emergency.