Inside track - The state of transport 2025
Mayors and devolved authorities must be empowered to deliver transformational local rail services in upcoming legislation, report urges
Mayors and devolved authorities must have a central role in the running of local rail services in the forthcoming Rail Reform Bill, to ensure rail complements local plans for growth, housing, skills and the environment, according to a new report.
The pathway to a brighter transport future: Harnessing the opportunity of our local railways
200 years of rail: An opportunity for reform
We have a once-in-a-generation chance to bring decision-making closer to the communities served, writes Jason Prince, Director of Urban Transport Group, in his latest column for Passenger Transport magazine.
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2025
UTG Parliamentary Reception
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2025
Interchange Mayoral Panel
Urban Transport Group welcomes Government’s plans for rail reform
The Urban Transport Group has welcomed plans outlined by Government to overhaul the rail system, including ‘giving devolved leaders more of a say on the services that directly impact their towns and cities.’
Transport devolution is delivering, but must go ‘further and faster’ to unlock economic growth – report highlights
English transport devolution is delivering real change across major cities, from enhancing connectivity to boosting housebuilding, but must go ‘further and faster’ to unlock additional economic growth.