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Electric cars produce twice as much CO2‚‚ as trains, says rail group data

Rail Delivery Group said it hopes analysis will allow businesses to make greener travel choices Travelling by train on Britain's busiest business routes generates less than half the carbon emissions of a battery electric car, according to detailed analysis from the rail industry.

Transport Committee launches new inquiry to scrutinise draft Rail Reform Bill

The Transport Committee launches its pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Rail Reform Bill and invites experts to share their views on its proposals.

Revealed! Draft Rail Reform Bill, new urban transport ambitions and rebranded Overground lines

With the Draft Rail Reform Bill published by the UK Government for scrutiny by the House of Commons Transport Committee, Christian and co-presenter Mark Walker discuss just what this says about the direction of travel after six years rail reform in Great Britain and ask whether any of the proposals will ever be implemented [01:30]. The centrepiece of this episode is Christian's interview with Jason Prince, recently-appointed Director of the Urban Transport Group, who sets out his organisation's agenda for delivering major improvements in sustainable transport across the UK's cities and towns [15:44]. Finally, Christian celebrates the rebranding of London's Overground rail network with individual names for lines reflecting the history and heritage of our capital city [42:03].

Wednesday, 28 February 2024

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