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 · Jun 7, 2025

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 · Feb 2, 2025

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 · Jan 6, 2025

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 · Sep 12, 2023

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 · Sep 4, 2023

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 · Sep 4, 2023

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 · Jul 10, 2023

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 · Apr 17, 2023

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 · Mar 6, 2023

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?

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023