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Ten major railway stations will have the opportunity to improve their cycling facilities under government plans to create a network of 'cycling hubs' around the country. A £5m fund will provide extra bike racks and repair shops in a bid to encourage rail passengers to cycle more. Lord Adonis, the transport secretary, is seeking to emulate...

A new £62 million scheme aims to improve the Tees Valley bus network. Transport minister, Sadiq Khan, says the investment will fund the introduction of bus lanes, realignment of road junctions and the creation of new parking bays: “Public transport is the lifeblood of any region and additional investment will yield strong benefits.” Mr Khan...

A new research paper for the European Commission is expected to lead to the introduction of road trains across Europe. The Guardian newspaper reports that a transport directive is being planned which will eventually lead to the introduction of the so-called mega-trucks across Europe: “The EC is moving in this direction. Many states want...

Members of the public are being asked to vounteer to take part in the government-funded national electric car trials announced today. The £25m scheme will run for 12 months and see 340 electric vehicles being put through their paces. Car manufacturers are hoping to discover how electric cars would be used in everyday, ‘real world’...

A future in which cars are powered by electricity may have come a step closer today as eight new low-carbon vehicle projects received a share of £25 million of Government funding. According to the Environmental Transport Association (ETA), an organisation that provides breakdown cover to most of the electric cars in Britain, the scheme...

The entrepreneurs behind the latest hydrogen-powered concept car plan to transform the way we use our cars by replacing outright ownership with a system similar to a mobile phone contract. The two-seat Riversimple Urban Car boasts a top speed of 50mph and a 240-mile range. When the car goes into production in four years time, it will not be...

Students at Birkenhead Sixth Form College have taken part in a cycle tour of the Wirral as a way of celebrating National Bike Week The route involved a trip along Wirral Way to Parkgate, tours along the riverside paths and a trip following the disused rail track of the Cheshire Lines. Bike Week is designed to encourage people to get more...

A cycling event is being organised with the hope of getting more people to take up biking as a method of transport and exercise.Skyride, which is organised by Sky and British Cycling, will lead to the closure of a number of roads in Manchester, Glasgow, Leicester and London as supporters take to the streets on their bikes. The campaign...

Workers at Gateshead Council continued to use pedal power even through the colder months and even more are doing so as the summer begins, research has shown. The local authority revealed that many people continued to cycle to work during the winter, with Nick Clennett, head of transport and highways for the body, saying he is "delighted"...

The Honda Insight, a new family-sized hybrid that is already providing stiff competition for the ubiquitous Toyota Prius, has been named Green Car of the Year 2009 by the Environmental Transport Association (ETA). The least green car was found to be the 8-litre Dodge SRT-10 sports car. A year’s driving in the Dodge emits the same amount of...