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Brits lose out to Dutch in rail battle

20.10.11
The Government has overlooked two British finalists to award the franchise to run the greater Anglia railway route into Liverpool Street to a Dutch rail giant... more

1,200 new carriages for 'cattle-truck' line

16.06.11
Transport minister Theresa Villiers has vowed to tackle "cattle-truck" trains with 1,200 new Thameslink carriages... more

Minister takes on Tory council in fight against giant waste plant

14.04.11
Transport minister Theresa Villiers is fighting her own party over plans to build Britain's biggest rubbish processing plant in north London ... more

Crossrail finishing date slips back to 2019

15.12.10
London business chiefs warn against any further delays to Crossrail after the Transport Minister says the scheme may not be fully running until almost 2019... more

Rail fare rise 'could hit passenger numbers'

14.12.10
Big rise in rail fares in January 2012 could have an impact on passenger numbers, Transport Minister Theresa Villiers told MPs... more

No light at the end of tunnel for London commuters

09.11.10
London commuters will suffer continuing overcrowding unless the cost of running Britain’s railways is cut, a minister said... more

Rail fare rise will ‘force commuters into cars’

03.11.10
Rail commuters are switching to the roads to beat 'impossible' rises in season ticket fares, passenger groups warn... more

German rail chiefs show off 200mph train at St Pancras

19.10.10
German railway chiefs show off the high-speed train they intend to run between to London by the end of 2013... more

Con-Dems reverse Labour rap on National Express

14.09.10
National Express, the transport group that handed back the East Coast franchise last year, is back in bed with the Government... more

Minister rules out all-day runway noise at Heathrow

07.09.10
Hundreds of thousands of Londoners are spared having their lives blighted by planes flying over their homes for most of the day... more

How the Thames bridge station is going to look

24.08.10
Computer-generated images of the first London railway station to span the Thames released as passengers are warned of an eight-week closure over Christmas... more

Tories clash on school’s academy bid

30.07.10
Michael Gove’s flagship schools policy has come under fire from Tory transport minister Theresa Villiers, after his department rejected an application for academy status from a school in her constituency... more

Rail firms may be stripped of franchise for bad performance

22.07.10
Train companies will be set tough passenger satisfaction targets in longer rail franchises outlined by the Government... more

Now is the time for investment in rail

04.06.10
The Government has good news and bad news for commuters. The good news from transport minister, Theresa Villiers, is that "we are on track" to deliver Crossrail, the east-west rail link... more

Crossrail backers threaten to axe funding if project is diluted

04.06.10
London businesses delivered a stern 'hands off' warning on Crossrail, telling ministers they may withdraw funding if the rail scheme is spoiled by cutbacks... more

We’ll fine firms £25,000 a day for over-runs, say Tories

22.04.10
Tories promise to 'get tough' on utility firms whose roadworks drag on for too long... more

Tories accuse Labour of 'betraying' high-speed rail vision

11.03.10
Conservatives accuse Labour of 'betraying' the vision of high-speed rail which they set out three years ago... more

Lord Adonis blast train companies over Oyster cards

10.03.10
Transport Secretary Lord Adonis expresses astonishment that Oyster cards are not on sale at all railway stations across London... more

Put humans first and police these bad dogs

10.03.10
I frequently have an urban fantasy that has a highly rational basis. It involves being set upon by a Staffordshire bull terrier. ... more

More travel chaos predicted as Britain faces more snow

12.01.10
Agencies responsible for the supply and distribution of grit were due to hold another salt summit as forecasters warned of more snow on the way... more

Tories pledge to get Britain moving by tackling traffic jams

18.12.09
Tories to unveil plans to ease the stress suffered by drivers caught in slow traffic, the Standard has learned... more

Tories claim victory over Heathrow expansion

12.10.09
Airport operator BAA said it would not submit a planning application for a third runway at Heathrow before the general election... more

Fears for Crossrail as Villiers stays silent

06.10.09
Fears grew that the Tories will slam the brakes on Crossrail if they win power after their transport spokeswoman Theresa Villiers was ominously silent on the landmark project... more

Adonis attacks ‘muddle and mystery’ of Conservative speed camera policy

06.10.09
Transport Secretary Lord Adonis accuses the Tories of being in a 'total muddle' over the party’s speed camera policy... more

Tories deny they plan to drop opposition to new Heathrow runway

22.07.09
Tories move to quash talk that they will abandon their opposition to a third runway at Heathrow... more

Government U-turn on rail overcrowding pledge

30.03.09
The Government has cut back promises to ease rail overcrowding, it was revealed... more

Tories facing internal fight over ban on third runway

30.09.08
Shadow transport secretary Theresa Villiers faced a backlash from her own party as fellow Tories feared her opposition to a third runway at Heathrow had needlessly upset business... more

Energy costs to force huge rise in rail fares

30.06.08
Annual rail ticket prices will jump hundreds of pounds amid massive hikes of between two and three times the rate of inflation as rail companies are hit by the economic turmoil... more

Tories change course to fight expansion at Heathrow

02.04.08
The Conservatives have announced that they are opposed to the further expansion of Heathrow airport... more

T5 debacle could cost BA £50m in lost flights and payouts

31.03.08
The terminal 5 fiasco could cost British Airways as much as £50million, City analysts have said... more


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