Transport & Mobility

Stagecoach strike to take place following failed pay negotiations
Transport union RMT says Stagecoach pay offer is unsatisfactory and demands better conditions as staff shortages threaten services.

30 year plan for SW transport outlined in consultation document
Strategic vision places investment in roads ahead of decarbonisation despite acknowledging the region’s high car dependency rate.

Bonanza on the buses
There was no shortage of hyperbole to accompany last Sunday’s opening of Exeter’s glamorous new bus station.

Okehampton to Exeter “Dartmoor Line” passenger rail service reinstatement confirmed
£40 million Department for Transport “Restoring your Railway” funding to enable trains every two hours by end of this year, with plans to increase to hourly service during 2022. Stakeholders combine to get South West infrastructure needs onto Whitehall agenda.