It is not that many years ago that the train operator in Wales was working to a franchise agreement that many criticised as ‘no growth’. Whether that was entirely fair or not, there was no …
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First Rail Lines to Join Manchester’s Bee Network in Dec 2026 | Railway-News
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has published a detailed plan for bringing local rail services into the Bee Network, with the first lines scheduled to join the integrated transport system in December 2026. Mayor Andy …
Continue readingGreater Manchester introduces simplified fare scheme (Railway-News)
New rail fares are set to be introduced in Greater Manchester this December as part of the first wave of the UK Government’s fare transformation. From Sunday 7 December; passengers travelling throughout the city-region on …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 7 November 2025
• Beaulieu Park: Britain’s newest railway station (BusAndTrainUser) • Not being allocated depot space at Temple Mills: blessing in disguise? (Jon Worth) • Time to scrap unreliable Thameslink from the Woolwich line? (Murky Depths) • …
Continue readingIntegrated transport: The size of the prize for mayors report published (Centre for Cities)
Transport is the wiring that allows urban economies to function. But this wiring is faulty in big UK cities outside of London. This presents a problem for a national government wanting to deliver growth across …
Continue readingThe Flowering of Overground lines & colours – How Soon is Now?
In his 2021 London Mayoral Election Manifesto, Sadiq Khan proposed giving names (and potentially their own colours) to London Overground lines to give them a unique identity. “TfL’s London Overground network has grown considerably over …
Continue readingGreater Manchester secures devolution deal for regional rail services (RailwayNews)
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has secured a new devolution deal with the UK government to provide the local authority with more influence over regional rail services within its Bee Network. The Bee Network is …
Continue readingSuburban Commandos: Transport and London 2050
Londoners with a particular interest in politics and planning may have noticed a new phrase appear in the lexicon of both in recent months – London 2050. In this article we take a closer look at precisely what that phrase means, and how thinking is shaping up so far. For when it comes to transport infrastructure 2050 is far closer than one might think.
Continue readingCatching Up With The Committee: Part 2
Rail devolution is something that remains high on both the Assembly and TfL radars, and so it was no surprise when it reared its head at the April Transport Committee meeting. Joanne McCartney opened this …
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