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    Transport

    The latest Transport news from Civil Service World
    The year ahead: 'The government needs to prove it can be trusted on infrastructure decisions'
    21 Jan 2020 Transport
    The year ahead: 'The government needs to prove it can be trusted on infrastructure decisions'

    In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Tom Forth calls for transparency in government spending decisions


    The year ahead: Challenges and opportunities for transport in 2020
    15 Jan 2020 Transport
    The year ahead: Challenges and opportunities for transport in 2020

    In our January issue, CSW asks experts to give their thoughts on the new government’s policy priorities. In this entry, Darren Shirley of Campaign for Better Transport looks at what Conservative pledges mean for connectivity


    Government agrees £106m rescue deal for troubled Flybe airline and plans connectivity review
    15 Jan 2020 Transport
    Government agrees £106m rescue deal for troubled Flybe airline and plans connectivity review

    BEIS secretary Andrea Leadsom says departments across government have worked to agree the deal in an incredibly short timeframe


    Shapps considering DfT takeover of Northern Rail franchise
    10 Jan 2020 Transport
    Shapps considering DfT takeover of Northern Rail franchise

    Evaluation underway after warnings that contract with operator Arriva may collapse within months


    Bernadette Kelly on wellbeing, DfT at 100 and making major projects go to plan
    29 Dec 2019 Transport
    Bernadette Kelly on wellbeing, DfT at 100 and making major projects go to plan

    As 2020 approaches, senior figures from across government reflect on their highlights and challenges of 2019, look ahead to the next 12 months and share their favourite festive memories


    DfT lays groundwork for interactive mapping platform for transport data
    13 Dec 2019 Transport
    DfT lays groundwork for interactive mapping platform for transport data

    Department seeks to decide which data should be included in tool or whether buying or building is the best option


    Plan for government owned Trainline-style online ticket shop unveiled by Labour
    02 Dec 2019 Transport
    Plan for government owned Trainline-style online ticket shop unveiled by Labour

    Party proposes government-run ‘one-stop shop’ for all train trips, as welll as one-third cut in fares


    Government spent £200k putting cones on the M20 for Brexit day - and removed them a day later
    27 Nov 2019 Transport
    Government spent £200k putting cones on the M20 for Brexit day - and removed them a day later

    Contraflow scheme was activated amid preparation for a possible no-deal exit from the EU, just as government requested a Brexit extension


    Liberal Democrats unveil departmental shake-up plans
    21 Nov 2019 Transport
    Liberal Democrats unveil departmental shake-up plans

    Manifesto pledges include resurrecting department for climate change and creating a chief secretary for sustainability role in HM Treasury


    DfT in funding talks as Crossrail opening is pushed back to 2021
    08 Nov 2019 Transport
    DfT in funding talks as Crossrail opening is pushed back to 2021

    Transport for London and department need up to £650m more to complete late-running project


    DfT pledges to press Treasury for extra roads cash
    28 Oct 2019 Transport
    DfT pledges to press Treasury for extra roads cash

    MPs applaud departmental drive to secure longer-term funding to tackle poor maintenance


    DHSC has Brexit 'plan for every medicine' as it awards £25m door-to-door urgent delivery contracts
    17 Oct 2019 Transport
    DHSC has Brexit 'plan for every medicine' as it awards £25m door-to-door urgent delivery contracts

    Freight service will transport medical supplies with short shelf lives like radioisotopes and human organs


    DfT agencies need more ministerial leadership, Shapps says
    17 Oct 2019 Transport
    DfT agencies need more ministerial leadership, Shapps says

    Transport secretary also reveals Northern franchise could be nationalised over contractor's poor performance


    DfT to trigger Operation Brock on 28 October to prepare for Brexit disruption
    15 Oct 2019 Transport
    DfT to trigger Operation Brock on 28 October to prepare for Brexit disruption

    Announcement comes as HMRC confirms it has registered 95,000 businesses for simplified import procedures


    Brexit ferries reboot: government signs £87m contracts to transport medicines
    14 Oct 2019 Transport
    Brexit ferries reboot: government signs £87m contracts to transport medicines

    Government won't fly in medicines in first batch of contracts awarded through £300m post-Brexit framework


    DfT ‘reviewing’ executive pay arrangements after Crossrail fiasco
    03 Oct 2019 Transport
    DfT ‘reviewing’ executive pay arrangements after Crossrail fiasco

    Highways England, Network Rail and HS2 will be expected to justify performance-related-pay awards to ministers


    ‘I will ensure the IPA has an even greater impact’ – new government project chief Nick Smallwood’s priorities
    02 Oct 2019 Transport
    ‘I will ensure the IPA has an even greater impact’ – new government project chief Nick Smallwood’s priorities

    Infrastructure and Projects Authority chief executive Nick Smallwood reflects on his first few months since joining government in August and his aims for the agency in 2020


    Brexit ferry fiasco: 40 officials quizzed in DfT probe of £33m Eurotunnel payout
    02 Oct 2019 Transport
    Brexit ferry fiasco: 40 officials quizzed in DfT probe of £33m Eurotunnel payout

    Government says updated freight capacity procurement ahead of planned 31 October exit has avoided problems that led to settlement


    Javid sets out government's post-Brexit investment plans
    30 Sep 2019 Transport
    Javid sets out government's post-Brexit investment plans

    Chancellor will say work to improve UK infrastructure ‘must start here and now’


    No-deal Brexit could impact medicine supplies, NAO warns
    27 Sep 2019 Transport
    No-deal Brexit could impact medicine supplies, NAO warns

    Watchdog says disruption cannot be ruled out despite health secretary Matt Hancock's guarantee


    DfT to launch £9m campaign to help trucks cope with no-deal Brexit
    25 Sep 2019 Transport
    DfT to launch £9m campaign to help trucks cope with no-deal Brexit

    Contract signed as DfT says disruption caused by "lack of trader readiness" could slow down imports of medicines via some ports


    How will government rescue Thomas Cook holidaymakers? The 2017 repatriation of Monarch Airline passengers shows the way
    23 Sep 2019 Transport
    How will government rescue Thomas Cook holidaymakers? The 2017 repatriation of Monarch Airline passengers shows the way

    The government quickly became the UK’s fifth largest airline following the closure of Monarch Airlines. After winning the project delivery excellence award at the 2018 Civil Service Awards, Eirik Pitkethly told Civil Service World earlier this year how the Department for Transport did it


    DfT announces no-deal freight shortlist – and reveals ports most at risk of disruption
    23 Sep 2019 Transport
    DfT announces no-deal freight shortlist – and reveals ports most at risk of disruption

    DfT says freight services will avoid Dover, Folkestone or Barking, where Brexit disruption is likely


    Major projects report 2019: the road ahead for government’s biggest building schemes
    19 Sep 2019 Transport
    Major projects report 2019: the road ahead for government’s biggest building schemes

    All this week, CSW brings you a snapshot of progress on the Government Major Project Portfolio across four categories: military capability, ICT, infrastructure and construction, and transformation and service delivery. This section looks at some of Britain’s biggest building projects


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