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Study supports increased rollout of electric vehicle public charging points to meet huge growth in demand

August 21, 2023

An almost six-fold increase in public electric vehicle charging points is required by 2025 to support the projected increase in electric vehicle (EV) uptake in eastern and central England, according to a new report.  A new mapping tool and report from Transport East and England’s Economic Heartland demonstrates the amount of charging points required to…

Transport East responds to the consultation of rail station ticket office closures

July 28, 2023

We believe to make train an attractive option for making journeys, it is essential for train services to be accessible, convenient, easy to use and competitive in terms of cost and journey time with other modes of transport. We also recognise the need to balance those customer service objectives with managing costs.  We were pleased…

Regional transport strategy to be given ‘regard’ by Department for Transport

June 22, 2023

The Department for Transport has written to Transport East to confirm government will now give ‘regard’ to the our Transport Strategy. This major milestone means the government will need to consider the priorities within the Transport Strategy when developing new policies for the region. The letter recognises that the strategy sets out a useful framework…

Transport East Forum visit Great Yarmouth to celebrate recent success

June 22, 2023

Members of the Transport East Forum met in Great Yarmouth on 21 June to celebrate the organisation’s recent successes and discussed upcoming transport ambitions. One of the major successes discussed on the day was the news that The Department for Transport confirm government will now give ‘regard’ to our Transport Strategy. This means the government…

Ely junction rail improvements focus of Parliamentary meeting

June 19, 2023

Today saw the formal parliamentary launch of the Keeping Trade on Track report making the case for investment in improvements to Ely rail junction. Cross-party parliamentarians came together with industry, growth sectors, private sector international freight operators and regional representatives to drive home the huge benefits the scheme would bring nationally, regionally and locally. Hearing…