The Chancellor has pledged £166m to South Yorkshire travel in an array of promises to northern voters in yesterday’s Budget. Rishi Sunak gave his first Budget, less than a month after getting the job. As well as promising transport improvement, the Chancellor...
A community union have pledged to repair the city’s bus service to ensure Sheffield residents are put first. ACORN are campaigning to take back the buses and regain public control over them to reduce ticket prices, add more routes and improve waiting times. Members of...
The long-awaited tram train link between Sheffield and Rotherham has today begun testing under South Yorkshire's Tram Train pilot. Designed to provide a new transport service between the two locations, the vehicles will run on both the Stagecoach Supertram system and...
We asked the people of Sheffield what they thought about Sheffield station being ranked 8th in the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzbSFTbjzuQ A national survey by Travel Focus, broke the news that overall public satisfaction levels with the station were...
We asked the people of Sheffield what they thought about Sheffield station being ranked 8th in the country. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzbSFTbjzuQ&feature=youtu.be A national survey by Travel Focus, earlier this week, broke the news that overall public...
Dore and Totley rail station is to be improved under Network Rail plans to construct new passing facilities on the Manchester to Hope Valley rail route. The proposals were first fronted in September 2015 and, following the findings of an inquiry conducted in May 2016,...
Louise Haigh, Sheffield Heeley MP has launched a petition, in partnership with Sheffield Young Carers to give them access to free travel across the city. In Sheffield, young carers are those under the age of 25 that provide full or part-time care for family members...
Several northern MPs took to the House of Commons to demand more investment on transport funding for the north of England last night. In a debate that was not attended by Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, MPs highlighted the funding disparity between London and the...
RMT workers on Northern Rail are to strike tomorrow after a breakdown in talks over guards on trains. The union announced the strike last Friday, after “the abject failure of Arriva Rail North bosses to take today's talks seriously,” according to a statement on RMT’s...
Air pollution is damaging the quality of life in Sheffield city centre, a leading campaigner has warned. Peter Sephton, the chair of the Sheffield City Centre Residents Action Group, believes the council must do more to tackle the issue. He said: “The City Council, as...
