May 2024 - Transport East

Transport East shares views on draft Rail Reform Bill at Transport Select Committee

By Ashley Lawson | 22 May 2024 |

Andrew Summers, Chief Executive of Transport East, speaks at Transport Select Committee

On 21 May 2024, our Chief Executive Andrew Summers spoke at the Transport Select Committee who are scrutinising the draft Rail Reform Bill, before it goes through Parliament. The Rail Reform Bill is an important piece of legislation which will bring together ‘track and train’ planning, investment and delivery into a single guiding-mind for the…

Will Quince appointed as the new Chair of East’s sub-national transport body

By Ashley Lawson | 20 May 2024 |

Will Quince, Chair of Transport East. He is wearing a dark grey suit, white shirt, and a navy blue tie with white polka dots and is standing against a grey textured wall.

Following a competitive selection process, Will Quince has been announced as the new Chair of Transport East. He succeeds Cllr Kevin Bentley, Leader of Essex County Council who has been Chair of Transport East since the organisation launched in 2018. The new Chair will oversee the continued growth of Transport East and our role to…