Road To Rail

Oxford Botley Road design plans submitted for rail bridge

Oxfordshire County Council has opened a consultation for members of the public to share their thoughts on planned Network Rail development at the Botley Road site in Oxford[1].
The proposals are part of ongoing work to provide a new western entrance to…

York Station: Queen Street Bridge to shut for April weekend

Councillor Peter Kilbane, the council’s deputy leader, said the York Station Gateway project would “bring new public spaces, as well as active and sustainable travel facilities”.”Such works are always disruptive and we apologise in advance for the inco…

Unlimited travel by road, sea and rail available on one ticket

The Morebus Breezer and New Forest Tour services received a premium journey ratingUNLIMITED travel by sea, road and rail across some of the most scenic places in Dorset can now be bought on one ticket.Morebus has teamed up with City Cruises and the Swa…

Gloucestershire Traffic and Travel latest news

Check the Gloucestershire Live daily live blog for up-to-the-minute traffic and travel updates every weekday. Tens of thousands of journeys are made each day in the Gloucestershire region as well as millions of journeys by public transport every year. …

Freight transport statistics

Modal split of freight transport in the EU
Maritime transport represented more than two-thirds of freight tonne-kilometres in the EU throughout the last decade
Maritime transport accounted for the largest share of EU freight transport performance (bas…

ORR statement following Jacobite Steam Train suspension

Following the announcement yesterday from West Coast Railways[1] that they are suspending the Jacobite steam train, the Office of Road and Rail have released a statement.
They say that for a number of years heritage operators have been aware of the nee…

Station Road in Stevenston to close for level crossing work

Tuesday 19 Mar 2024
Station Road in Stevenston to close for level crossing work
Region & Route:
Scotland’s Railway: Scotland[1]
Network Rail will carry out vital survey work next week to assess the condition of the level crossing surface at Station Roa…