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    Transport

    The latest Transport news from Civil Service World
    IPA creates new director post to aid ‘infrastructure revolution’
    05 Mar 2020 Transport
    IPA creates new director post to aid ‘infrastructure revolution’

    Body offers £149,500 a year for official to oversee work on HS2, Northern Powerhouse Rail and nuclear projects


    Government to give final go ahead to HS2
    11 Feb 2020 Transport
    Government to give final go ahead to HS2

    Ministers also reveal package of funding to boost bus travel and cycling across England as part of transport package


    Departments miss own climate change targets to cut flights
    06 Feb 2020 Transport
    Departments miss own climate change targets to cut flights

    HMRC tops departmental list of flights, according to analysis


    Foreign Office to charter second flight from Wuhan in coronavirus evacuation
    05 Feb 2020 Transport
    Foreign Office to charter second flight from Wuhan in coronavirus evacuation

    Department confirms it has brought embassy staff home as it tells citizens to leave China


    Flying colours: how DfT rescued 140,000 holidaymakers stranded by Thomas Cook’s collapse
    05 Feb 2020 Transport
    Flying colours: how DfT rescued 140,000 holidaymakers stranded by Thomas Cook’s collapse

    The collapse of Thomas Cook led to the biggest government repatriation operation since the Second World War. Senior figures in the Department for Transport tell Richard Johnstone how it was done


    Poll points to thirst for greater English devolution
    31 Jan 2020 Transport
    Poll points to thirst for greater English devolution

    Housing, education and transport are key areas for boosted local control with majority in favour of elected mayors


    Government to run two rail franchises for first time in decades as DfT takes over Northern
    30 Jan 2020 Transport
    Government to run two rail franchises for first time in decades as DfT takes over Northern

    Transport secretary Grant Shapps said decision represented “the first small step towards the north taking back control of its railways”


    DfT moves ahead with plans to reopen axed Beeching rail lines
    28 Jan 2020 Transport
    DfT moves ahead with plans to reopen axed Beeching rail lines

    Grant Shapps vows to 'undo the damage' of 1960s Beeching rail cuts with £500m fund to reopen axed lines


    Cabinet Office reveals highest earners with HS2 chief at top
    24 Jan 2020 Transport
    Cabinet Office reveals highest earners with HS2 chief at top

    Mark Thurston leads ranking for second year running as John Manzoni and Mark Sedwill well down list


    HS2 estimate hits £88bn but DfT doesn’t know true cost, watchdog warns
    24 Jan 2020 Transport
    HS2 estimate hits £88bn but DfT doesn’t know true cost, watchdog warns

    National Audit Office says department and delivery firm underestimated the task of delivering new rail network


    Government to trial automated vehicles in motorway maintenance
    22 Jan 2020 Transport
    Government to trial automated vehicles in motorway maintenance

    Machines will eliminate need for heavy cones to be manually laid on busy roads


    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


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