Tag Archives: Investment

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has officially launched its Electrification Cost Challenge report, which reveals rail electrification can be achieved at a significantly reduced cost than on previous projects. According …

The Chancellor of the Exchequer used his Spring Statement to reiterate the commitment significant investment on rail and road projects. Philip Hammond delivered said in his Spring Statement that the …

The Railway Industry Association (RIA) has written to Rail Minister, Andrew Jones, calling for changes so that the government’s Rail Network Enhancements Pipeline (RNEP) for Control Period 6 (CP6) is …

The next five-year funding period for our national railway is almost upon us. The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) plays a key role in determining what Network Rail needs …

Network Rail has announced “sweeping new reforms” that will encourage investment in railway projects. Its Open for Business programme will cut red tape, internal bureaucracy and costs, therefore making it easier for …

The spending plans for Control Period 6 given ‘green light’ by Network Rail. Andrew Haines, Chief Executive of Network Rail, has written to his counterpart at the Office of Rail …

The Office for Low Emission Vehicles has awarded £48 million of funding to develop new low emission buses. Announced by Nusrat Ghani at the UK Bus Summit, the investment will …

Smart ticketing is just one of the areas of focus in the Strategic Transport Plan (STP) and Investment Programme launched by Transport for the North (TfN). The ambitious strategy outlines …

The government’s commitment to increasing cycling as a method of sustainable travel will accelerate this year, as further funding boosts have been outlined. It is part of the drive to …

Highways England and Innovate UK have allocated up to £20 million in funding to fundamentally change the way UK roads are designed, managed and used in the future. Run via …