The Latest Breaking News from Transport

Covid tests AXED for fully-vaccinated travellers arriving in the UK

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said fully-jabbed arrivals would no longer need to take a lateral flow test from February 11

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

Bill is ‘landmark moment’ for HS2 – Transport Secretary

The Bill to extend HS2 to Manchester will be laid in Parliament on Monday.

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2022

First trains, now buses: Why a new roll-back on funding for the north could be the death knell for 'levelling up'

The Department for Transport rerouted some of the money earmarked for long-term transport reform to an emergency bus fund during the pandemic

Manchester Evening News · Jan 24, 2022

SNP ministers back plans to create new 'Clyde Metro'

The new 20-year transport strategy includes 45 core projects, including bridges and tunnels to islands and cross-border rail upgrades

Insider UK · Jan 21, 2022

England to ban loudspeaker 'spam' on trains

LONDON: UK transport chiefs on Friday said that bothersome on-board train announcements would be cut in a bid to offer more peaceful journeys, a move it dubbed a "bonfire of the banalities".

Bangkok Post · Jan 21, 2022

‘Endless torrent’ of train announcements in England to be silenced - Grant Shapps

The Department for Transport (DfT) said messages which “add unnecessary noise and disruption to journeys” will be cut

Wales Online · Jan 21, 2022

B1.49tn plan for transport infrastructure

The government has unveiled a plan to invest in various megaprojects worth an estimated 1.49 trillion baht this year, to improve Thailand's land, sea and air connectivity.

Bangkok Post · Jan 20, 2022

Transport strategy raises more questions than it answers, claims MSP

One of the major projects outlined in the blueprint is a metro scheme covering Glasgow and surrounding areas.

The Independent UK · Jan 20, 2022

Glasgow metro plan could link 'Clydebank to Cambuslang' claims SNP minister

Labour said the ambitious transport plan lacked detail and appeared "more of a concept" than a policy.

Daily Record · Jan 20, 2022

Thailand plans B1.4 trillion infrastructure investment

Thailand plans new infrastructure projects worth 1.4 trillion baht (US$42.55 billion) this year, which are expected to create 154,000 new jobs, Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 20, 2022