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Campaign for Better Transport

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Campaign for Better Transport

@CBTransport

We are the national charity that champions greener, fairer transport. Also find us at 🦋bettertransport.bsky.social.

London, England

bettertransport.org.uk

Born February 6, 1973

Joined March 2012

Campaign for Better Transport
@CBTransport
Oct 30, 2024
So to recap… Bus fare cap ⬆️ 50% Rail fares ⬆️ 4.6% Rail cards ⬆️ by £5 Fuel duty… still frozen. Gov talks of delivering on the environment yet undermines itself by failing to adequately tax our most polluting forms of transport & support the most sustainable. #Budget2024
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@CBTransport
Oct 2, 2023
This is not long-term transport planning; it's short-term expediency. Ripping up 25 yrs of transport policies - many enacted under previous Conservative Governments - in a desperate attempt to win votes is deeply retrograde and will damage communities, the country and the planet.
Department for Transport
@transportgovuk
Oct 2, 2023
Today we’ve launched our Plan for Drivers – 30 new actions we are taking to help put motorists back in the driving seat. Read the full plan 👉 gov.uk/government/new… #PlanForDrivers
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@CBTransport
Aug 10, 2024
There was once a much bigger vision for our international rail link, that saw sleeper services from across the UK connect directly with HS1 at London for seamless train travel into Europe. For train to compete with plane, there's challenges to overcome👇
Runways to Railways: unlocking the potential of the Channel Tunnel
From bettertransport.org.uk
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Campaign for Better Transport
@CBTransport
Oct 27, 2021
Cutting Air Passenger Duty on domestic flights in the #Budget is utterly wrong-headed in the shadow of the climate emergency. Most of these journeys can be made in just a few hours by train with just one-seventh the carbon impact. #trainNOTplane
Campaign for Better Transport
@CBTransport
Oct 8, 2021
They've arrived! @Paultuohy on the plane and Norman Baker on the train got to George Square just TWO MINS apart. Paul *just* beat Norman, but his journey emitted around 7x more carbon emissions. With Norman's journey more pleasant too, the case for #trainNOTplane is clear.
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Campaign for Better Transport
@CBTransport
Mar 27, 2023
In 1963, the Beeching Report led to the closure of almost 2,500 stations and a third of Britain's railway lines. In 2023, road traffic is blighting communities and transport emits more greenhouse gases than any other sector. It's time to #ReverseBeeching.
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@CBTransport
Jul 16, 2024
Thousands of stations and up to 1/3 of Britain's railway lines were closed in the 1960s under the Beeching cuts. We think many of these should be reopened, to connect communities and enable low-carbon travel:
Reopen rail lines
From bettertransport.org.uk
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Campaign for Better Transport
@CBTransport
Aug 24, 2024
Fuel duty has been frozen for 14 yrs. 2022 it was cut, costing the Treasury £2.4 billion. @SMFthinktank found the freeze has benefitted the top fifth of earners twice as much as the bottom fifth. Yet rail fares continue to rise; Gov needs to reprioritise & end the freeze.
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@CBTransport
Dec 2, 2023
Imagine if the England ⚽ team took the 🚆 rather than a ✈ to next year's Euros in Germany - what an amazing boost that would be for green travel! We've written to ask them to do just that, as reported in the media today: dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/artic… #trainNOTplane
England urged to take train to Euro 2024 to cut carbon emissions
From dailymail.com
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Campaign for Better Transport
@CBTransport
Oct 4, 2023
Get in the bin! How about instead of a phantom meat tax, seven recycling bins and compulsory car-sharing, the Government scraps these rubbish transport policies instead 👇
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Campaign for Better Transport
@CBTransport
Aug 30, 2023
Taking the train from London-Norwich takes a little over 90 minutes. The PM's decision to take a private helicopter instead was a terrible one, for the planet and for taxpayers. #TrainNotPlane #TrainNotHelicopter
Rishi Sunak hops on helicopter for Norwich visit
From independent.co.uk
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Campaign for Better Transport
@CBTransport
Oct 23, 2023
Let’s dissect this… £1bn bus investment as part of Network North only equates to what was already promised as part of the National Bus Strategy when HS2 was STILL going to Manchester. Bus funding shouldn’t come from lost rail investment; it should come from the roads budget.
Department for Transport
@transportgovuk
Oct 23, 2023
We’re using savings from HS2 to improve local bus services👇 🚍 £150m boost for buses in the North and Midlands in 2024/25 🚍 Capping £2 single bus fares across England to 31 Dec 2024 We’re also👇 🚍 Supporting community transport services for older and vulnerable people
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@CBTransport
Dec 30, 2022
Private jets are up to 14 times more polluting than commercial flights. We want to see: 🛫 A new tax levied on private jet passengers 🛫 All flights by private jets subject to VAT The money raised should be invested in public transport. bettertransport.org.uk/media/private_…
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Campaign for Better Transport
@CBTransport
Feb 19, 2018
Between 1980 and 2016, the cost of bus and coach travel rose by 64% and rail travel by 63%, whilst the cost of motoring dropped 20% - no wonder our roads are clogged and our air is unbreathable!
Train And Bus Fares Have Skyrocketed In Last Four Decades, Figures Show
From huffingtonpost.co.uk