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News in brief: Gatwick Airport train station set for £150m upgrade; Marches partnership unveils low-carbon strategy

09.07.2019

Huw Morris

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 9 July, 2019

£100m rail testing project picks up speed

05.07.2019

Roger Milne

Cymru | Infrastructure - Transport | Ken Skates | rail | Welsh Government

Ambitious proposals to establish an international rail-testing facility at the head of the Dulais Valley, on the boundary between Neath Port Talbot and Powys, are gathering momentum.

Public transport surge hits the spot in Northern Ireland

31.05.2019

Roger Milne

Latest figures indicate that public transport is enjoying a resurgence, with more than 84.5 million journeys made on Translink’s services last year – the highest number in over 20 years.

HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail should be combined, say Lords

20.05.2019

Laura Edgar

The Economic Affairs Committee has recommended that the northern section of HS2 be combined with Northern Powerhouse Rail, the two rail programmes being treated as one.

Gove targets decarbonisation of rail industry in clean air strategy

14.01.2019

Laura Edgar

The government plans to support farmers to reduce ammonia emissions and the rail industry on decarbonisation as it looks to protect the nation’s health.

MPs call for revised strategy for Welsh rail investment

25.05.2018

Roger Milne

Cymru | Infrastructure - Transport | rail | railway | Swansea Bay

MPs have urged the UK Government and the Welsh administration to identify ‘cost-effective’ options for improving the rail network in Wales.

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30-year transport plan for the North published

17.01.2018

Laura Edgar

Transport for the North (TfN) has published its 30-year programme of transport infrastructure investment, which could deliver a £100 billion economic boost for the north of England.

Five new train stations for England and Wales

31.07.2017

Laura Edgar

The Department for Transport (DfT) has announced that it will invest more than £16 million in building five new railway stations in England and Wales.

Extending the Borders railway to Carlisle to be considered

13.04.2017

Roger Milne

Borders Railway | Infrastructure - Transport | rail | Scotland | transport scotland

Extending the Borders railway will be one of the options considered by a new study looking at improving transport provision in the south of Scotland, across all modes including road, rail and public transport.

Hi-tech business park and rail station mooted for Cardiff

01.12.2016

Roger Milne

Cardiff | Cymru | Infrastructure - Transport | rail | Technology

A new railway station on the eastern side of Cardiff is in prospect as part of an ambitious scheme to develop a 71-hectare business park to attract science and technology companies.

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