2015 August
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4 August 2015
The Borders Railway, which runs from Edinburgh to Tweedbank, is set to reopen on 6 September (2015) after almost 50 years of closure. A victim of Dr Beeching’s axe, the line was closed in 1969 but after years of local campaigning a deal was struck in 2012...
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4 August 2015
Cuts to local authority funding that have caused bus services to be withdrawn in towns and villages all over the country, and are threatening to wipe out supported bus services for good, are now affecting the Prime Minister's own...
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10 August
Commenting on today's £2m fine for Network Rail, Martin Abrams said: "It's right there are penalties for poor performance, but fines are meaningless if things don't get better for passengers.
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11 August
Responding to the Department for Transport’s blueprint for the Northern Powerhouse, which has been released today and sets out how Government money will be spent on transport in the north of England, Martin Abrams, Campaign for Better Transport’s Public...
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18 August
The UK lags behind the rest of Europe when it comes to flexible rail tickets, despite having more part-time workers, according to research by Campaign for Better Transport.
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18 August 2015
Campaign for Better Transport responds to the government’s announcement 'Earnings outstrip rail fare increases for the first time in a decade'.
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19 August 2015
Campaign for Better Transport has responded to the publication of today's report from the Institute of Public Policy Research on "total transport authorities."
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20 August 2015
"Everyday transport" - local roads and pavements, bus services, cycling and walking - is at risk of very large government budget cuts, according to transport groups. In a letter to the Transport...
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20 August 2015
Campaign for Better Transport responds to latest government figures showing train operators Delay/Repay compensation payments made to passengers have doubled in the past two years.
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25 August 2015
Virgin Trains are set to scrap a key benefit for young people on their West Coast franchise.