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Marsh Lane level crossing in Ellesborough has reopened this week, following a major project to improve safety for Buckinghamshire road and rail users.
The road (which crosses the railway between Aylesbury and Little Kimble stations) was reopened befor…
Council leaders in Southampton[1] have approved procuring Network Rail to design and build the new A3024 Northam Rail Bridge.
Cabinet members accepted an initial grant contribution of £1.45 million from the Department for Transport (DfT) to support the…
Trucking took a top-of-the-range MAN 26.640, with the 15.3-litre D38 engine rated at 640hp, for a drive around Warwickshire, and not even road closures could dampen our spirits!
I have to admit, I love driving the new MAN range. Well, it’s not new anym…
Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discountsGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailGet Simon Calder’s Travel emailThe last bank holiday weekend until Christmas is seeing wide-ranging travel chaos disruption. Many tra…
Sir Keir Starmer is to consider reviving the scrapped High Speed Two (HS2) rail routes[1] north of Birmingham after a Labour-commissioned study recommended a sweeping programme of infrastructure spending.A report on rail by former Siemens UK boss …
Nigel Balding is hoping to catch a glimpse of a rare marsh orchid among the wildflowers on the path to Pestfurlong Moss, but it’s likely a couple of weeks too late. Above, a sparrowhawk and a magpie are seen squabbling in mid-flight, presumably over ri…
A number of infrastructure projects, including road and rail, have been cancelled by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in a bid to shore up the nation’s finances.
In a speech to parliament, Reeves called out the previous Conservative government for leaving a £2…
Rail travellers are being informed of alterations to services over a ten-day period in August 2024 due to crucial engineering works in Birmingham’s Duddeston district.
Significant track modifications are scheduled from 17 to 26 August, as part of ongoi…
Reflecting on what a new government may mean for transport priorities, Ben Foulser, UK Head of Future Mobility for KPMG, writes:
After a short election period the wait is now over and we know who the governing party will be for the next term. Thi…
Passengers face a ten-day travel nightmare with longer travel times in and out of Birmingham New Street – while some trains will stop several miles away – next month. The disruption is to allow work on HS2 in the Duddeston area.
Major alterations to jo…