StormNorthern Europe’s transport network was today struggling to recover from yesterday’s major storm and tidal surge.

Electric VehiclesBritish Gas is piloting 28 Nissan e-NV200 vans throughout the winter to determine the future viability of 100% electric vehicle technology as part of its 13,000 home service vans fleet.

Airport FrontThe government is backing a package of ground transport measures designed to improve access to major UK airports, as recommended by the Airports Commission.

Road workOver 9,500 construction jobs will be supported in 2014 by more than £1.9 billion of investment in Britain’s roads, Transport Minister Robert Goodwill has announced.

Rail workMajor improvements will be getting underway at Manchester Victoria this Christmas as Network Rail delivers the next stage of its plan to electrify the railway throughout Manchester and the North West.

AirportAir fares may go down over the next year, if an International Air Transport Association (IATA) survey is any indication.

Transport NetworkBusiness confidence in transport and storage sector continues to rise, according to the latest UK Business Confidence Monitor from The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and Grant Thornton.

New CarsNew car sales were up again last month, with 157,314 cars finding homes in October, a four per cent rise over the same period in 2012.

Driverless PodsDriverless cars on public roads will soon become reality in Milton Keynes, UK. The town, which lies north of London, is preparing to replace the existing old and noisy buses with a fleet of 100 ULTra PRT transport pods.

High Speed TrainTransport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has defended the controversial HS2 project amid claims it could cost some cities hundreds of millions of pounds.

At petrol pumpsPlans designed to reduce petrol prices at motorway service stations and a freeze on the cost of the MoT test have been announced by the government.

Prime Minister David CameronIt is all change at the Department of Transport (DfT) as the Prime Minister outlined a major reshuffle.

Green BusesSome £2.4 million worth of funding is to be invested into providing green public transport in the UK in a bid to improve air quality. The money will be put towards the purchase of low emission buses to reduce the carbon output in several key locations.

Rail TicketThe rail industry’s powers to increase fares are being curbed as part of the government’s drive to cut the cost of living and overhaul the existing rail fare system.

David HigginsOutgoing Network Rail chief executive Sir David Higgins is to be the new chair of HS2 Ltd.

French RailFrench infrastructure manager RFF has announced a 15 billion euro plan to upgrade infrastructure, increase capacity and modernise technology on the country’s rail network.

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