Transport policy adviser, visiting professor at University of Hertfordshire. Married to GP, 3 daughters, interests history, music, exploring cities
St Albans
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This is potentially game-changing. Today's Times reports that waiting times for Eurostar trains at St Pancras could fall to 15 mins. But they would need to fall at the other end as well. I haven't been to Paris recently but Brussels can be 45 mins queueing.
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Productivity (GDP/hour worked) of Marseille is 36% higher than of Leeds.
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Brilliant! #BetterBusStops
Roll out of more real time digital bus departure screens. These are at each bay in Selby bus Station
Press the yellow surround button and you get an audible description of the departures on the screen
Making bus travel more accessible
@BusUsersUK @CBTransport
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Campaign for Better Transport is the national organisation that advocates for better, greener, fairer transport for all.
Our refreshed Strategy outlines how we will work to improve transport for everyone, in cities, towns and rural areas:
bettertransport.org.uk/our-s…
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WINNERS!! A simple yet powerful addition to rail travel - access to period products! @LNER Package for a Friend has started a movement across the industry!
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🏆 Great Place to Work Award 🏆
Congratulations to @merseyrail for winning this award 🎉👏
Highly Commended: @greateranglia
Kudos for creating outstanding workplaces in the rail industry!
Full results: railmagazine.com/news/nation…
#NationalRailAwards
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Our latest post looks at National Highways’ catalogue of failures, including:
- Road Safety
- Biodiversity
- Air pollution
- Smart motorways
transportactionnetwork.org.u…
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We’re calling for bold action to reverse a decade of bus service decline in England 🚌
Our new report urges the Govt to reform funding and adopt an ambition for a minimum level of public transport connectivity so no town or village is left behind.
Read our report ⬇️
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This is a bold & positive report with some great recommendations, including things we called for:
• Gaps in bus provision should be identified & filled
• Government should publish guidance on minimum service levels
• A national standard for different categories of bus stops
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It was great to explore materials from our archive at this @RailwayMuseum event.
Visitors were able to learn about our 50-year history from @StephenJoseph7, and see fascinating pieces of transport history, including this confirmation of the saving of the Settle-Carlisle line.
ALT Documents confirming the saving of the Settle-Carlisle line.
ALT Stephen Joseph with a video from our archive
ALT Stephen Joseph with museum visitors
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Remember Sardine Man? How about Mystic Peg?
We're thrilled that the @RailwayMuseum is cataloguing our 50-year archive, not least because they've made this amazing video!
youtu.be/Y53bIGGDj6c?si=ucNn…
@StephenJoseph7
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What would you choose to spend public funding on?
The Lower Thames Crossing?
or
The regeneration of 120 - 600 town centres?
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There is no magic (private) money tree to save the discredited @lowerthames Crossing (a vast new motorway under the Estuary) as shown in this @GwynTopham @guardian article, @RachelReevesMP & @Heidi_Labour please note that it's working people who will pay the price of your folly:
Our analysis suggests tolls will have to TRIPLE at Dartford to pay for the Lower Thames 'smart' motorway Crossing
Private finance is not the 'get out of jail free card' that Rachel Reeves was hoping for
theguardian.com/world/2025/m…
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Our analysis suggests tolls will have to TRIPLE at Dartford to pay for the Lower Thames 'smart' motorway Crossing
Private finance is not the 'get out of jail free card' that Rachel Reeves was hoping for
theguardian.com/world/2025/m…
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Railway station usage is ⬆️
New figures show station usage is almost back to pre-pandemic level, helped by the SEVEN new stations that opened last year! We want to see more rail expansion as part of plans to tackle the climate emergency.
orr.gov.uk/search-news/eliza…
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*NEW* from a US DOT spokesman on congestion pricing: “New York project sponsors notified FHWA of their updated plan to advance the project with a starting toll of $9, and FHWA is working expeditiously to finalize the needed steps to complete the agreement.”
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"Finally, Wifi on trains that works! Scottish connectivity firm in ‘first’ for train travel – bringing Starlink system to rail network" > if you want to build, if you want to accelerate, devolved. Big win for Scotland this. Well done all involved. futurescot.com/finally-wifi-…
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🚌🚌
#PublicTransport #buses
#Petition to sign: ⚡️ Keep the £2 cap on bus fares ⚡️
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(ht @StephenJoseph7)
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Want to learn more? “Sydney spent $4 million building this important link in 2010, & it was summarily removed by former Minister for Roads Duncan Gay even though it was one of the most heavily used cycleways in Sydney, with more than 2K cyclists each day.”
teamclover.com.au/college-st…
