DfT News

Commuters in the south west to benefit from smart ticketing

31 October 2013 |By Department for Transport

The government is investing £3.25 million in modernising ‘touch in – touch out’ ticketing technology for rail passengers...

£16m for Leeds station

31 October 2013 |By Department for Transport

The proposals include a new pedestrian entrance and access to the southern side of the station to and from the existing platform footbridge...

Transforming rail travel on the East Coast

25 October 2013 |By Department for Transport

城际prospectu东海岸s details what potential bidders will need to consider when they start developing their proposals...

Easier access for passengers at Henley-in-Arden

25 October 2013 |By Network Rail

The old station footbridge will be removed and replaced with a temporary footbridge until spring 2014...

CrossCountry welcomes ‘Advance on the day’ trial

10 October 2013 |By Arriva

This initiative will see CrossCountry introduce across all its longer distance routes the opportunity for passengers to buy discounted tickets...

The future of rail fares

9 October 2013 |By Department for Transport

As well curbing the rise in fares, the review opens the door for future innovations such as the end of paper ticket...

Franchising deal to boost services on Great Western Main Line (GWML)

3 October 2013 |By Department for Transport

Rail passengers will benefit from improved services, including greater WiFi coverage...

HS2 Growth Taskforce comes to West Midlands to secure maximum boost for region’s economy

6 September 2013 |By Department for Transport (DfT)

Growth Taskforce members are meeting in Birmingham to share expertise...

Rail passengers in the south east to benefit from smart ticketing

30 August 2013 |By Department for Transport (DfT)

Multi-million pound push to deliver smart card technology to rail passengers across the south east...

Overcrowded trains to get red (and amber and green) light

26 August 2013 |By Department for Transport (DfT)

Rail companies asked to publish train-by-train crowding information in a 'traffic light' system, explaining which services are busiest...

Growth boost for HS2 as taskforce membership confirmed

31 July 2013 |By Department for Transport

A skilled team, including Sir Howard Bernstein and Sir Albert Bore, are joining the HS2 Growth Taskforce...

Commuters to benefit from state-of-the-art electric trains

30 July 2013 |By Department for Transport

Southern signs £180 million deal for additional 116 train carriages with Bombardier...

Green light for Crossrail station at Woolwich

25 July 2013 |By Department for Transport (DfT)

TfL and DfT, sponsors of Crossrail, have confirmed that Crossrail services will call at Woolwich...

Appeal Court categorically rejects all legal challenges to HS2

24 July 2013 |By Department for Transport (DfT)

工作在一个新的高速铁路将继续船尾er the Court of Appeal rejected further attempts to derail the scheme...

Government gives green light for more state-of-the-art intercity trains

18 July 2013 |By Department for Transport (DfT)

£1.2 billion deal to transform rail travel on East Coast Main Line...