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Treasury vetoes Forth bridge funding plan

9 January 2009

A row has broken out between Holyrood and Westminster after the Treasury rejected the Scottish Government's funding plans for the new Forth bridge.

Transport slash

By Sir Peter Hall

5 December 2008

Only butcher Boris has China's speed

Manchester c-charge poll on edge

5 December 2008

A planned £3 billion transport investment in Greater Manchester that would see extensions to the tram network, new buses and the introduction of congestion charging rests on a knife edge.

High-speed rail

By Sir Peter Hall

21 November 2008

Speedy trains have a Heineken effect

BAA stumps up cash for Crossrail

7 November 2008

Airport operator BAA has agreed to provide £230 million towards the construction of Crossrail, the planned cross-London rail line.

Manchester set for c-charge changes

31 October 2008

Plans for Greater Manchester's congestion charge have been tweaked ahead of the city-region's vote on the package.

Kelly announces new bus funding

3 October 2008

An extra £25 million of funding will be invested in a scheme to develop new bus services in both urban and rural areas, transport secretary Ruth Kelly announced last week.

Kelly makes unexpected departure from cabinet

26 September 2008

Labour party members awoke on the final day of the party conference in Manchester to discover that transport secretary Ruth Kelly is to step down at the next cabinet re-shuffle, expected next week.

Roads bill may be driven up by £4bn

22 August 2008

The cost of the Government's road-building programme could spiral by nearly £4 billion, a campaign group has warned.

Deputy mayor quits after Boris U-turn

22 August 2008

The first deputy mayor of London has resigned, as mayor Boris Johnson performed a U-turn on transport management.