Public Transport news

• Voi and Lime ‘in limbo’ as UK trials of e-scooter rentals extended again

  21-07-2025 16:51
  Rental firms welcome extension until 2028 but urge government to bring forward legislationTrials of public e-scooter rental schemes have been extended again until 2028, leaving e-scooter firms and users in the UK “in limbo” for an extraordinary eight years of indecision.Since the authorised schemes started in 2020, several UK operations have folded, including those in London of the now-merged Tier and Dott, while about 1m illegal e-scooters are estimated to have taken to the streets.
  
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• Resurrect HS2 northern leg to boost rail freight capacity, say UK manufacturers

  21-07-2025 07:00
  Reviving line to Manchester and Leeds would help get lorries off roads and cut emissions, according to lobby groupManufacturers will press ministers today to resurrect plans for a high-speed rail line reaching Leeds and Manchester as part of a large strategic investment to get lorries off Britain’s roads and cut emissions.Business lobby group Make UK and Barclays Corporate Bank said research showed companies believe the move would significantly increase passenger numbers and free up capaci
  
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