Press releases issued in 2009 from the Department for Transport.

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December

• Independent expert appointed on drink and drug driving
• £30 Million for Green Buses to save jobs and reduce CO2

• Transport Statistics
  - Vehicle Excise Duty Evasion – 2009 Edition
  - MOT Non-compliance Estimates: 2007 and 2008
• £2.9M boost for Southampton Airport rail passengers

November

• New hourly train to help reunite Cumbrian community
• Farringdon to become one of London's busiest transport hubs - Minister sees work in progress
• New motorcycle helmet safety ratings unveiled ahead of the Motorcycle Show
• Transport Statistics
  - Transport Statistics Great Britain: 2009
  - Road Goods Vehicles Travelling to Mainland Europe: Q3 2009
  - Public Transport Statistics Bulletin: 2009 Edition Supplement
• Disabled Persons' Transport Advisory Committee appointment
• £50m makeover launched as ‘Station Champions’ report calls for improvements for passengers
• East Coast main line company pledges to improve services and invest for the future
• Transport Statistics
  -Waterborne Freight in the United Kingdom: 2008
• New Non-Executive Directors appointed to Civil Aviation Authority
• New framework for port development
• Government announces £10m cycling investment
• DfT launches new climate change campaign on impact of car use
• Transport statistics
  - Reported Road Casualties in Great Britain: Provisional Estimates Q2 2009
  - Road Traffic and Congestion in Great Britain: Q3 2009
• Government consults on new funding distribution for free bus pass 

October

• Watford and St Albans passengers on track for new tram service
• Mayor and Secretary of State agree new arrangements to monitor process on former Metronet lines
• Safer ports for thousands of workers
• Transport Statistics
  - Compendium of Motorcycling Statistics
  - Public Transport Statistics Great Britain: 2009
• Banned drivers targeted in international agreement
• Employers guarantee facilities for cyclists
• Children to be seen as well as heard this winter
• Transport Statistics
  - Disruptive behaviour on Board UK Aircraft 2008/2009
  - Regional Transport Statistics
• Transport Minister marks rail success story in Bristol
• Government crackdown on road works disruption
• Government gives London new powers to tackle problem road works
• New Crossrail route safeguarded
• Extra trains for London Commuters

  September

• Extra trains for London Commuters
• Transport Statistics
• Cumbrian passengers set to benefit from community rail services
• Rail passengers encouraged to get on their bike
• Survey released on public experiences of and attitudes towards rail travel
• Transport Statistics:
  - Reported Road Casualties Great Britain: 2008 Annual Report
  - Reported Road Casualties English Local Authority Tables: 2008
  - Maritime Statistics: 2008
  - Public experiences of and attitudes towards rail travel: 2006 and 2009
• Contra-Flow lanes for cyclists to encourage greener travel
• New East London Line reaches milestone as Department for Transport hands over ten stations to Tfl
• Transport Statistics: Bus and Light Rail Statistics GB: Q2 2009
• Tough new powers to tackle uninsured drivers
• City running proposed for tram-train in South Yorkshire
• Transport Statistics: Provisional Port Statistics Quarterly results - 10 September 2009

August

• New helmet safety ratings unveiled ahead of bank holiday weekend
• Transport Statistics - 27 August 2009
• New technology could signal the end of the line for paper tickets
• New members appointed to British Transport Police Authority - 19 August 2009
• Most commuter fares set to drop next year - 18 August 2009
• Major new campaign to crack down on Drug Driving - 17 August 2009
• Transport Statistics - 6 August 2009

July

• Government Action to Tackle Road Works Disruption
• Minister welcomes progress at key Crossrail station
• £440m Funding Boost for Street Lighting
• Major £1.1bn investment in electric rail boosts travel, the economy and the environment
• Government launches review of driving hours rules
• Transport Statistics
• A Greener Future for Transport
• Dai Powell appointed chair of DPTAC
• New £30 million fund for green buses

June

• London 2012 athletes' transport solution reaches next stage
• £2.6M for Northumberland's flood hit roads
• Transport statistics: Road Statistics 2008: Traffic, Speeds and Congestion; Road Casualties in Great Britain: Main Results: 2008; and Public attitudes towards road network performance (not NS) - 25 June 2009
• New greener vans to be demonstrated across the UK - 24 June 2009
• Andrew Haines appointed new cheif executive of the Civil Aviation Authority - 24 June 2009
• Tees Valley is to benefit from a £62m upgrade to help improve its local bus network - 23 June 2009
• Transport statistics: Bus and light rail statistics Great Britain: Q1 2009 - 18 June 2009 
• The Department for Transport has today published the following Transport Statistics - 11 June 2009
• Key concessions to industry as Government unveils new light dues rates - 10 June 2009
• £100 million upgrade for Blackpool to Fleetwood tramway - 10 June 2009
• Car sharing couple saved time and money - and found romance too - 9 June 2009
• More frequent and more secure rail services for London and the South East - 9 June 2009
• White Van Man goes Green - 8 June 2009
• London Continental Railways restructured - 8 June 2009

May

• Don't pay with your life for a pint this summer- 29 May 2009
• Transport Statistics: Road Goods Vehicles Travelling to Mainland Europe - Q1 2009 - 28 May 2009
• Transport Direct welcomes 50 millionth user - 26 May 2009
• Transport statistics: Public experiences of and attitudes towards parking - 21 May 2009
• Transport Statistics: Provisional Port Statistics 2008 - 14 May 2009
• Better rail connections for West Midlands as Adonis opens 8.9bn upgrade - 13 May 2009
• £0.5m funding to help Hertfordshire manage highways assets - 13 May 2009
• Green light for key Black Country junction improvement - 13 May 2009
• Better rail connections for north west as Adonis opens £8.9bn upgrade: Manchester & Liverpool now two hours from London - 13 May 2009
• £0.4m funding to help Leeds manage highways assets - 13 May 2009
• England to get its first 'sustainable travel city' - 13 May 2009
• Better rail connection for Glasgow as Adonis opens £8.9bn upgrade - 13 May 2009
• £1.8m funding to help South West councils manage highways assets - 13 May 2009
• £0.8m funding to help North East councils manage highways assets - 13 May 2009
• £0.5m funding to help Warwickshire manage highways assets - 13 May 2009
• £1.1m funding to help East Midlands councils manage highways assets - 13 May 2009
• £1m funding to help North West Councils manage highways assets - 13 May 2009
• £0.5m funding to help Oxfordshire manage highways assets- 13 May 2009
• £1m funding to help London councils and TFL manage highways assets - 13 May 2009
• Britain better connected as adonis opens £8.9bn rail upgrade - 13 May 2009
• £7.5m funding to help councils manage highways assets - 13 May 2009
• Transport statistics: Road Traffic and Congestion in Great Britain: Provisional Estimates Q1 2009 - 7 May 2009
• Exeter to benefit from £12m road improvement scheme - 6 May 2009
• Champions to oversee station improvements - 5 May 2009
• Making it easier to tackle inconsiderate and dangerous parking - 5 May 2009
• Motorists warned of the dangers of texting at the wheel - 1 May 2009
• New Crossrail route safeguarded - 1 May 2009

April

• Sussex eco-business takes on eco travel challenge - 29 April 2009
• New measures to harmonise vehicle standards and open new markets - 29 April 2009
• Government outlines plans to improve free bus pass scheme - 28 April 2009
• Law change allows motorists to fly the flag - 27 April 2009
• Geoff Hoon opens Corby's first rail link in a generation - 27 April 2009
• Welsh air travellers urged to plan smartly to protect their holidays - 22 April 2009
• South West air travellers urged to plan smartly to protect their holidays - 22 April 2009
• West midlands air travellers urged to plan smartly to protect their holidays - 22 April 2009
• London air travellers urged to plan smartly to protect their holidays - 22 April 2009
• Yorkshire and Humber air travellers urged to plan smartly to protect their holidays - 22 April 2009
• East of England air travellers urged to plan smartly to protect their holidays - 22 April 2009
• Scottish air travellers urged to plan smartly to protect their holidays - 22 April 2009
• North East air travellers urged to plan smartly to protect their holidays - 22 April 2009
• South East air travellers urged to plan smartly to protect their holidays - 22 April 2009
• North West air travellers urged to plan smartly to protect their holidays - 22 April 2009
• Making Britain's roads the safest in the world - 21 April 2009
• Businesses urged to look at a bigger, more cost effective, travel picture - 20 April 2009
• Vital work to improve transport links across the Thames moves to next stage - 20 April 2009
• Workplace travel planning saving businesses time and money - Newcastle City Council sees benefits from travel office 16 April 2009
• Government to help motorists and industry get on the low carbon road - 16 April 2009
• Jacobs announced as Crossrail project representative - 15 April 2009
• Transport statistics: Vehicle Licensing Statistics: 2008 - 9 April 2009
• Workplace travel planning saving businesses time and money - East Winch company is at the forefront - 8 April 2009
• New motorcycle helmet safety ratings unveiled - 8 April 2009
• £674m boost for Sheffield's roads - 8 April 2009
• Workplace travel planning saving businesses time and money - 7 April 2009
• Government backs improved Swindon-Gloucester rail line with £2.5m funding - 3 April 2009
• Workplace travel planning takes off at BAA London Stansted Airport - 2 April 2009
• East Anglian Rail Service improvements - Correction - 2 April 2009
• Major train order for Derby train builder confirmed - 2 April 2009
• Tough new powers to make UK roads safer - 1 April 2009

March

• Over 200,000 children to benefit from £10m of cycle training - amended - 31 March 2009
• Workplace travel planning saving South West businesses time and money - 31 March 2009
• Workplace travel planning helping South West businesses - 31 March 2009
• Over 200,000 children to benefit from £10m of cycle training - 31 March 2009
• Dame Deirdre Hutton appointed as first female Chair of the Civil Aviation Authority - 30 March 2009
• Transport secretary launches eco-driving initiative - 27 March 2009
• Transport secretary opens congestion-busting bypass at Earl Shilton - 27 March 2009
• New chairman appointed at Office of Rail Regulation - 26 March 2009
• Multi million-pound transport changes for Bridlington - 26 March 2009
• More track and better train service for Cotswolds - amended - 20 March 2009
• More track and better train service for Cotswolds - 20 March 2009
• Best feet forward as pupils in the East say goodbye to the school run - 19 March 2009
• Best feet forward as South West pupils say goodbye to the school run - 19 March 2009
• Best feet forward as South East pupils say goodbye to the school run - 19 March 2009
• Best feet forward as East Midlands pupils say goodbye to the school run - 19 March 2009
• Best feet forward as London pupils say goodbye to the school run - 19 March 2009
• Best feet forward as West Midlands pupils say goodbye to the school run - 19 March 2009
• Best feet forward as North East pupils say goodbye to the school run - 19 March 2009
• Best feet forward as Yorkshire and Humber pupils say goodbye to the school run - 19 March 2009
• Best feet forward as North West pupils say goodbye to the school run - 19 March 2009
• Transport Statistics: Bus and Light Rail Statistics: Q4 2008 - 19 March 2009
• Passengers set for faster more convenient rail services - 17 March 2009
• Transport Statistics: Road Goods Vehicles Travelling to Mainland Europe: 2008 - 12 March 2009
• Government endorses plans for high speed rail - 10 March 2009
• Airports must put passengers first - Hoon - 9 March 2009
• £7.75m for a sustainable transport future - 5 March 2009
• West Midlands receive £2.9m to help manage highways assets - 5 March 2009
• London councils and tfl receive £1.5m to help manage highways assets - 5 March 2009
• SouthEeast councils receive £3.8m to help manage highways assets - 5 March 2009
• East Midlands councils receive £2.3m to help manage highways assets - 5 March 2009
• East of England councils receive £2.6m to help manage highways assets - 5 March 2009
• North East councils receive £1.7m to help manage highways assets - 5 March 2009
• Delivery of new trains to be speeded up by new company - 5 March 2009
• South West receive £3.5m to help manage highways assets - 5 March 2009
• £24.5m funding to help councils manage highways assets - 5 March 2009
• North West councils receive £3.3m to help manage highways assets - 5 March 2009
• Yorkshire and Humber receive £2.7m to help manage highways assets - 5 March 2009
• Hoon and Miliband appoint Environment Agency to police aviation emissions trading scheme - 4 March 2009
• Derbyshire to share in extra £3.6m for innovative road safety projects - 4 March 2009
• Extra £3.6m for innovative road safety projects - 4 March 2009
• Extra £3.5m for innovative road safety projects - amended - 4 March 2009
• Derbyshire to share in extra £3.5m for innovative road safety projects - amended - 4 March 2009
• Cheshire East to share in extra £3.6m for innovative road safety projects - 4 March 2009
• Lancashire to share in extra £3.6m for innovative road safety projects - 4 March 2009
• Oldham to share in extra £3.6m for innovative road safety projects - 4 March 2009
• Bristol to share road safety money - 4 March 2009
• Warwickshire to share in extra £3.6m for innovative road safety projects - 4 March 2009
• Staffordshire to share in extra £3.6m for innovative road safety projects - 4 March 2009
• Hounslow to share in extra £3.6m for innovative road safety projects - 4 March 2009

February

• Hounslow to share in extra £3.6m for innovative road safety projects - 26 February 2009
• TA Reservists get exemption from EU drivers' hours rules - 24 February 2009
• West Midlands receives more than £1 million for beating congestion targets - 23 February 2009
• Yorkshire receives £2.2 million for beating congestion targets - 23 February 2009
• London receives £3.9 million for beating congestion targets - 23 February 2009
• West of England recieves more than £500,000 for beating congestion targets - 23 February 2009
• North West receives more than £1.8 million for beating congestion targets - 23 February 2009
• East Midlands receives more than £1 million for beating congestion targets - 23 February 2009
• Tyne and Wear receives £874,000 for beating congestion targets - 23 February 2009
• Tackling fare dodgers and making stations in South London safer - 18 February 2009
• Transport statistics:Transport Trends 2008 - 12 February 2009
• Passengers and economy to benefit from biggest investment in trains for a generation - 12 February 2009
• Alcohol rules for leisure mariners move a step closer - 11 February 2009
• £3 million boost for local roads in the South East - 5 February 2009
• £10 million boost for local roads in the West Midlands - 5 February 2009
• £3 million boost for local roads in the North East - 5 February 2009
• Government boost to support new and improved local rail services - 5 February 2009
• £5 million boost for local roads in the South West - 5 February 2009
• Access improvements set for hundreds of stations - 5 February 2009
• 11 million boost for local roads in the East Midlands - 5 February 2009
• £16 million boost for local roads in the East - 5 February 2009
• £5 million boost for local roads in Yorkshire and the Humber - 5 February 2009
• £13 million boost for local roads in the North West - 5 February 2009
• £66 million boost for local roads in England - 5 February 2009
• Transport statistics: Road Casualties in Great Britain: Quarterly Provisional Estimates Q3 2008 - 5 February 2009
• Less taxing taxi trips for disabled passengers - 2 February 2009
• £1 million grants take cyclists further - 1 February 2009

January

• Chilling campaign warns drivers to kill their speed or 'Live With It'- 30 January 2009
• Cash backing for buses as funding competition kicks off - 29 January 2009
• Transport Statistics: Regional Transport Statistics: 2008 Edition - 29 January 2009
• Major boost to North West economy as £137 million link is given green light - 28 January 2009
• Solihull drives change with £11m transport scheme - 28 January 2009
• New station provides better East Midlands links - 26 January 2009
• Transport statistics: Public experiences of home working and internet shopping - 26 January 2009
• Independent adjudicator appointed to oversee Crossrail construction - 21 January 2009
• Uninsured drivers left with nowhere to hide by new crackdown - 20 January 2009
• South West to benefit from major transport improvements - 15 January 2009
• Hoon outlines air, road and rail improvements to boost economy and jobs - 15 January 2009
• South East to benefit from major transport improvements - 15 January 2009
• North West to benefit from major transport improvements - 15 January 2009
• East Midlands to benefit from major transport improvements - 15 January 2009
• West Midlands to benefit from major transport improvements - 15 January 2009
• Ministers protect ticket office hours - 13 January 2009
• Commuters urged to claim for week of train strain - 9 January 2009
• First Statutory Senior Traffic Commissioner appointed - 9 January 2009
• Andrew Adonis reappoints Colin Foxall as member of the British Transport Police Authority - 8 January 2009
• Manchester Airport rail upgrade brings business benefits - 8 January 2009
• New car resolutions for smarter drivers - 5 January 2009