Better Connected Strategy
The long awaited integrated national transport strategy was published at beginning of April:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/better-connected-a-strategy-for-integrated-transport
Tap-and-go travel across buses, trains, and trams will benefit more cities and towns across England after the government announced more local powers for contactless travel today (2 April 2026).
April Newsletter Published
The April newsletter has been published and available to download from Documents / Newsletters
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Transport Data Action Plan
The Transport Data Action Plan (DAP) sets out the Department for Transport’s (DfT) commitments to improve how transport data is used, shared and understood across the sector.
It aims to enable:
Accessible Information Grant Closed for Applications
We have received sufficient applications to more than fully commit the available grant and so have closed applications.
We do not expect to reopen applications.
Low Bridge Strike Paper Updated
This paper brings together the findings of an RTIG research project carried out in 2021 into Low Bridge strikes.
This has been a problem for high-sided vehicles such as HGVs and buses for a long time and can be very costly - both in economic and human terms.
There was a focus on HGV bridge strikes around 2010-2012 arising from the huge damage being done to the rail network. Similarly, bus operators have understandably been focussing on the issue in light of the spate of very serious bus bridge strikes in 2020.