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HISTORICAL FACTS: Campaign for better transport - Caught on Camera

Almost a fifth of England’s rural bus services have vanished in the past five years

Such areas received about half the extra funding per capita than urban areas, according to county council analysis

The Guardian - UK

Cap long-distance train fares to avoid ‘punitive pricing’ – campaigners

Lobby group Campaign for Better Transport published a report stating the need for ‘a better deal for walk-up passengers’.

Evening Standard

People in deprived areas ‘suffered disproportionately larger bus service cuts’

Think tank IPPR North said it is time to ‘turn buses around’ after years of decline.

Evening Standard

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Bus passengers hit by ‘costly start to 2025’ after 50% rise in fares

The Government increased the cap on single bus fares for most routes from £2 to £3 on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Poor stops put people off bus travel – report

Campaign for Better Transport is calling for a national standard to be implemented across the UK’s 400,000 bus stops.

The Independent UK

Use trains to move post, Royal Mail urged

Royal Mail stopped using its own fleet of mail trains last month.

Evening Standard

Status of major rail reforms labelled ‘staggering admission of failure’

‘Not clear’ why there’s no ‘commitment to legislate’, says director of Campaign for Better Transport

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London commuters could be hit with 8% rail fare rise in 2024

The Department for Transport (DfT) aligned this year’s cap on train fare increases with Britain’s average earnings growth

Evening Standard

Where in Britain are train delays and cancellations hitting hardest?

Some 41% of train services in the first half of the year were at least one minute late, according to new analysis.

The Independent UK

Train delays: Four in ten services late during first half of year amid strikes

Around 41 per cent of services in the first half of the year were at least one minute late, according to new analysis

Evening Standard

Airlines urged to provide ‘realistic travelling times’ for domestic flights

Campaign for Better Transport called for the rule to be introduced as part of its ‘Fewer Flights Charter’

The Independent UK

Government: ‘It is too disruptive’ to reinstate smart motorway hard shoulders

Downing Street is under pressure to bring back emergency lanes on the controversial roads.

The Independent UK

Campaigners call for end to ‘peak fare rip off’ on trains in England and Wales

Passengers in some parts of the network face far higher mark-ups to travel at busy times

The Guardian - UK

Flying shame: the scandalous rise of private jets

Last week, Rishi Sunak flew from London to Blackpool – his third private jet trip in 10 days. He’s far from the only one using air travel for short journeys. Just how much damage is this doing?

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Daily Mirror

Calls for private jet mega-tax as UK becomes European polluting capital

Celebrities like Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott have been criticised for their private jet use in recent months, due to the hugely polluting nature of the mode of transport

The Guardian - UK

Fund England’s bus network now or lose vital routes, campaigners warn

Charities and transport groups say hundreds more routes face axe without targeted help and long-term funding

The Independent UK

Nearly half of people would support road pricing – survey

The Campaign for Better Transport said ‘the need to reform vehicle taxation is becoming increasingly clear’.

The Independent UK

Tax fuel on domestic flights to fund train fares freeze, urges lobby group

Campaign for Better Transport said taxing jet fuel at the same rate as petrol and diesel for motorists would raise £1.53 billion per year.

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No 46 to Le Manoir: Raymond Blanc funds local bus service to restaurant

The hourly bus route serves local villages and brings staff to the Michelin-starred restaurant

Evening Standard

Ministers under pressure to spare London commuters from massive fare rise

Fears of biggest rise in rail fares in a generation

The Guardian - UK

More than 100 bus routes in England face cuts and cancellations

Falling passenger numbers, rising costs and the forthcoming end of emergency government funding blamed for services being reduced or terminated

Wales Online

Bus journeys still a third below pre-pandemic levels across Britain

Research by the Campaign for Better Transport suggests that more than a quarter of bus services have been lost in the last 10 years

The Guardian - UK

Quarter of bus routes axed in England in last decade

Campaigners say Rishi Sunak gave tax break to car users but has not helped public transport users

The Independent UK

What is fuel duty and how will the cut affect prices?

Campaigners say announcement sends ‘detrimental’ message that driving is preferable to using public transport

Daily Mirror

Rail fare 'nightmare' as 3.8% price hike kicks in today - the steepest in almost a decade

The Campaign for Better Transport has said the increase in fares “couldn’t come at a worst time”

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