Newport has started regular services with an electrically powered bus. It and Cardiff and Caerphilly secured UK Government funding for greener transport and the south east Wales city will add 14 more next year, the Capital will run 36 and 16 will be ordered by Caerphilly. The rare historical car bubble looks like it’s burst after a fiasco during the RM … [Read more...]
Majority say a car is essential for everyday life needs
More than three quarters (79%) of UK drivers think that having a car is essential for their everyday life, rising to 85% of those in rural areas, according to a new Opinion survey of 2,000 UK drivers. The survey commissioned by InsuretheGap.com reveals that 57% of those aged under 65 could not get to work without a car, rising to almost 60% of under … [Read more...]
£150 Million Cardiff bus & train station go-ahead
Cardiff’s long delayed bus station has today been confirmed as part of a deal between Welsh Government, financial giant Legal & General and Central Square developer, Rightacres Property. The bus interchange operated by Transport for Wales will have bays for 14 buses and coaches on the north side of Cardiff Central railway station, and there are plans … [Read more...]
Cardiff & Swansea rail boost announced
Up to £58 million to upgrade Cardiff Central Station was confirmed today by the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling. Subject to the necessary assurances that the scheme represents value for money, these upgrades will ease crowding and congestion through the station during peak periods, drive forward regeneration and enable longer trains with more seats to … [Read more...]
Wales’s rail services criticised
Leader of the Welsh Conservative Group, Paul Davies AM, today asked the First Minister why rail users and tourists in Wales are still struggling with a poor transport service. Mr Davies spoke in today’s First Minister’s Questions to highlight the terrible journey of two visitors to Wales reported to him by B&B owners in St Dogmaels, … [Read more...]
Carbon conference hears of “difficult decisions”
The latest Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership Annual Conference brought together leading speakers, representatives of government, key stakeholders and other experts to ask whether electrification alone can deliver the urgent reductions in GHG emissions needed from the road transport sector. The conference – ‘More than electric dreams? Future Fuels on the Road … [Read more...]
Illegal-parking clampdown planned for Wales
Motorists in Wales face a clampdown on pavement and illegal parking with lower speed limits in streets. Motorists who park on pavements with no consideration for the safety of pedestrians or cyclists could soon face action, Deputy Minister for Transport Lee Waters said yesterday. Speaking at an Active Travel conference in Cardiff, the Deputy Minister … [Read more...]
Tradelines 3 July
A new TrawsCymru bus service will be launched today after it was awarded funding of £2.1million from the Welsh Government. TrawsCymru, the long distance bus service in Wales, will run 12 new buses on the key T4 and T14 services linking Newtown and Hereford/Hay-on-Wye with Brecon, Merthyr Tydfil and Cardiff. Newport's new traffic wardens are being given … [Read more...]
Future on wheels is not what you think
From driving to the nearest shop to get some essentials, commuting to work by train or flying to your dream holiday destination, getting around the world has never been easier in 2019. In the last 200 years especially, transport has completely transformed. With the first steam railway built in 1804, the first credited automobile created by Karl Benz in … [Read more...]
EVs will save national grids billions in spending
Electric vehicles can save France, Italy, Spain, and the UK between €500 million and €1.3 billion each a year as they switch to renewable energy, a new study has found. Smart charging – or charging electric cars at the best time of day for the grid – will help avoid demand peaks and provide extra storage when there is renewable electricity … [Read more...]
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