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News: January 2012
A £50 million fund will deliver real benefits for sustainable transport over the next four years said Transport Minister Keith Brown today.
The Minister was speaking as he met with pupils... more >
Introduction
Welcome to the latest edition of ways2work news. We hope you noticed the changes to the more >
The Government’s green car grant is being extended to light electric commercial vehicles - cutting the price of eligible vans by up to £8000, the Department for Transport (DfT) announce... more >
Government-backed consortium launches website to help businesses
adopt flexible working practices
LONDON, UK - 16th January, 2012 - The Anywhere Working Consortium today unveiled an online... more >
More than 200 free Transport for London (TfL) workshops, both inside and outside the Capital, to help hauliers and their customers in transport 'hot spots' keep running smoothly during the Games.
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Britain will have a national high speed rail network providing vital new capacity and faster journeys across the country from 2026, Transport Secretary Justine Greening has announced.
HS2 wi... more >
Organising transport to deal with the 2012 London Olympics is Britain's largest peace-time logistical exercise.
Transport chiefs and Games' organisers will have to deal with nine million Ol... more >
Passengers using London's transport network today are facing up to an increase in fares.
The average price has risen by 5.6% with Tube, bus, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway, boats and T... more >
The price of rail season tickets, which are controlled by the Government, are due to rise by three per cent above inflation in 2013 and 2014 under current Treasury spending plans.
But the ... more >
With rail season tickets and station car parking prices both going up on 2 January 2012, rail commuters can actually reduce the cost of their daily commute by up to £170 a month!
On 2 Januar... more >