2015 July
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1 July 2015
Responding to the Airports Commission support for a third runway at Heathrow, James MacColl, Head of Campaigns, Campaign for Better Transport, said: “The Commission has recommended something that can't be delivered without jamming up the...
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2 July 2015
Next week the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, will deliver the budget statement and this briefing looks at what is likely to be covered on transport taxation and spending.
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7 July 2015
A new guide to rail franchising, published today, will be a real benefit to passengers in helping them to understand the complex franchising process and help to encourage them to have their say before, during and after a franchise competition is run, say...
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8 July 2015
Reacting to the Budget, Campaign for Better Transport welcomed the reform in vehicle duty and proposals for devolving further transport powers, but expressed concern that the new roads fund will lead to all other transport being marginalised...
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8 July 2015
Campaigner for Better Transport has called for urgent action to stop the lights going out on the Northern Powerhouse after the Chancellor failed to support key rail investment in his Budget Statement. The organisation is relaunching its Right Track North...
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20 July 2015
Campaign for Better Transport responds to evidence given today, by the Transport Secretary, at the Transport Select Committee hearing into the performance of Network Rail, and the Government’s decision to "pause" key rail electrification projects.
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24 July 2015
Campaign for Better Transport reacts to the publication of the Government response to the Transport Select Committee's report into river crossings in the UK [2]
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30 July 2015
Campaign for Better Transport has responded to new government figures which show that between 31 May and 27 June this year the number of trains arriving at their destination on time has fallen compared to the same period last year.
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31 July 2015
Campaign for Better Transport is celebrating the new legal requirement for the Government to produce a Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Strategy, which comes in to force today. A commitment to produce this strategy was included in the Infrastructure...