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                  Rail investment in the East is not keeping pace with the economic, social and environmental needs of the region according to our State of Rail in the East report. The Minister for Rail, Huw Merriman MP heard this message clearly from political and business leaders from…

Reflections from our Strategic Director, Andrew Summers Like many, I took the opportunity to reflect on the last 12 months at Transport East over the festive period. It’s easy to get drawn in to the day-to-day working across a wide region and changing sector, missing the opportunity to mark achievements. This calendar year has seen…

Levelling up in the East of England is a welcome ambition but has a “very long way to go”, a ground-breaking report has revealed. With transport assessed as one of the weaker areas. The report has analysed the East of England’s level of confidence in achieving the Government’s twelve levelling up missions, which were announced…

Senior figures from the region and nationally gathered to accelerate progress on the East’s strategic transport priorities at our annual Transport Summit, which took place in Ipswich.   Transport East’s Annual Summit brought together local and national government along with partners to lead the conversation on key challenges and opportunities around:   Rural Mobility in…

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of our Queen, Her Majesty Elizabeth II and thank her for her dedicated service to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. We join in mourning with the Royal Family and share with them our sincere condolences. As a mark of respect during the national period of…