Stop the A38 Expansion
@stopa38expansion.bsky.social
We're a group of concerned local residents who have been taking our government to court since 2021 to stop the A38 Derby junctions road scheme.
Over 5,450 letters sent demanding Govt stop throwing £100s of millions at destructive road schemes & invest in rail electrification instead.
✅ Cleaner & less harmful
✅ Improves train services
✅ Shifts freight off roads
✅ More jobs than roadbuilding
Write today:
actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
✅ Cleaner & less harmful
✅ Improves train services
✅ Shifts freight off roads
✅ More jobs than roadbuilding
Write today:
actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
Take Action: Write to Politicians – Demand Rail Investment, Scrap the A38 Expansion
The Government’s recent spending review paused Phase 3 of the Midland Mainline electrification—despite clear evidence it would deliver nearly £400 million in local economic benefit, create 5,000 skill...
actionnetwork.org
September 22, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Over 5,450 letters sent demanding Govt stop throwing £100s of millions at destructive road schemes & invest in rail electrification instead.
✅ Cleaner & less harmful
✅ Improves train services
✅ Shifts freight off roads
✅ More jobs than roadbuilding
Write today:
actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
✅ Cleaner & less harmful
✅ Improves train services
✅ Shifts freight off roads
✅ More jobs than roadbuilding
Write today:
actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
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Almost 46C in Cadiz
Only a matter of time before 50C mark is smashed for the first time in Europe
And the heat won't stop there....
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Only a matter of time before 50C mark is smashed for the first time in Europe
And the heat won't stop there....
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Wildfires rage in Spain and Portugal amid searing heat
Extreme temperatures exacerbated by carbon pollution fuel fires in southern Europe as green policies are rolled back
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Almost 46C in Cadiz
Only a matter of time before 50C mark is smashed for the first time in Europe
And the heat won't stop there....
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Only a matter of time before 50C mark is smashed for the first time in Europe
And the heat won't stop there....
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
At 23:50 in this transport podcast, our campaign is mentioned: calling for the electrification of the Midlands Mainline to be funded by scrapping the now £646 million+ A38 expansion.
Take action now using our letter tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
Take action now using our letter tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
August 18, 2025 at 2:21 PM
At 23:50 in this transport podcast, our campaign is mentioned: calling for the electrification of the Midlands Mainline to be funded by scrapping the now £646 million+ A38 expansion.
Take action now using our letter tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
Take action now using our letter tool: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
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The next episode of CaS is about to arrive!
In S3E19 our hosts @christianwolmar.bsky.social and @markwalker59.bsky.social discuss #TheGreatestGathering and Mark’s trip on #TheBelmondBritishPullman, plus Christian interviews Darren Caplan of RIA
Catch it here: markwalkerg.podbean.com
In S3E19 our hosts @christianwolmar.bsky.social and @markwalker59.bsky.social discuss #TheGreatestGathering and Mark’s trip on #TheBelmondBritishPullman, plus Christian interviews Darren Caplan of RIA
Catch it here: markwalkerg.podbean.com
Calling All Stations - The Transport Podcast | Christian Wolmar & Cogitamus Ltd
Christian Wolmar, Mark Walker and guests keep you up to date with the most engaging news stories, policy developments and interviews from across the world of transport.
You can find more from Christi...
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August 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The next episode of CaS is about to arrive!
In S3E19 our hosts @christianwolmar.bsky.social and @markwalker59.bsky.social discuss #TheGreatestGathering and Mark’s trip on #TheBelmondBritishPullman, plus Christian interviews Darren Caplan of RIA
Catch it here: markwalkerg.podbean.com
In S3E19 our hosts @christianwolmar.bsky.social and @markwalker59.bsky.social discuss #TheGreatestGathering and Mark’s trip on #TheBelmondBritishPullman, plus Christian interviews Darren Caplan of RIA
Catch it here: markwalkerg.podbean.com
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You can read about National Highways' KPIs including on road safety in our latest post transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
National Highways not being held to account
There was a flurry of publications just before Parliament broke up in July, three of which directly related to National Highways. These reports are quite revealing about what National Highways has and...
transportactionnetwork.org.uk
August 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
You can read about National Highways' KPIs including on road safety in our latest post transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
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Strange that there is nothing in the ORR's blog post about how National Highways failed to achieve one third of its key performance indicators (KPI) over the RIS2 period, and is likely to fail on its road safety KPI when the figures are published next year www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/...
A decade working for better highways | Office of Rail and Road
www.orr.gov.uk
August 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Strange that there is nothing in the ORR's blog post about how National Highways failed to achieve one third of its key performance indicators (KPI) over the RIS2 period, and is likely to fail on its road safety KPI when the figures are published next year www.orr.gov.uk/search-news/...
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Imagine this invested in buses and public transport. Look around you and imagine every 30 cars was a bus, and imagine how quick your journey would be...
The A38 Derby Junctions road scheme is now set to cost £646 million – above the £500m threshold that saw the A1 dualling scrapped. Authorities refused to reveal the true costs before approval. Read more www.a38derbychaos.org/news/a38-der...
A38 Derby Junctions costs leap up to over £646m — Stop the A38 road expansion
Stop the A38 Expansion campaign has discovered the cost of the A38 Derby Junctions scheme has leapt up 200% to over £646 million, a staggering rise from the £200 - £250 million forecast in 2019. They ...
www.a38derbychaos.org
August 15, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Imagine this invested in buses and public transport. Look around you and imagine every 30 cars was a bus, and imagine how quick your journey would be...
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"This is the definition of bad governance: approving a project you know is outdated, overpriced, pointless and destructive, just because it’s already in the pipeline".
The A38 Derby Junctions road scheme is now set to cost £646 million – above the £500m threshold that saw the A1 dualling scrapped. Authorities refused to reveal the true costs before approval. Read more www.a38derbychaos.org/news/a38-der...
A38 Derby Junctions costs leap up to over £646m — Stop the A38 road expansion
Stop the A38 Expansion campaign has discovered the cost of the A38 Derby Junctions scheme has leapt up 200% to over £646 million, a staggering rise from the £200 - £250 million forecast in 2019. They ...
www.a38derbychaos.org
August 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"This is the definition of bad governance: approving a project you know is outdated, overpriced, pointless and destructive, just because it’s already in the pipeline".
The A38 Derby Junctions road scheme is now set to cost £646 million – above the £500m threshold that saw the A1 dualling scrapped. Authorities refused to reveal the true costs before approval. Read more www.a38derbychaos.org/news/a38-der...
A38 Derby Junctions costs leap up to over £646m — Stop the A38 road expansion
Stop the A38 Expansion campaign has discovered the cost of the A38 Derby Junctions scheme has leapt up 200% to over £646 million, a staggering rise from the £200 - £250 million forecast in 2019. They ...
www.a38derbychaos.org
August 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The A38 Derby Junctions road scheme is now set to cost £646 million – above the £500m threshold that saw the A1 dualling scrapped. Authorities refused to reveal the true costs before approval. Read more www.a38derbychaos.org/news/a38-der...
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Fantastic to see Sam Carling MP pushing for average speed cameras and better infrastructure for cyclists to improve road safety.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MP sets up A47 group after dualling near Peterborough is axed
Sam Carling says the group will push for improved safety measures on the road near Peterborough.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Fantastic to see Sam Carling MP pushing for average speed cameras and better infrastructure for cyclists to improve road safety.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Is the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) the right regulator to hold National Highways to account and to ensure public money is well spent delivering across all government priorities? transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
National Highways not being held to account
There was a flurry of publications just before Parliament broke up in July, three of which directly related to National Highways. These reports are quite revealing about what National Highways has and...
transportactionnetwork.org.uk
August 13, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Is the Office for Rail and Road (ORR) the right regulator to hold National Highways to account and to ensure public money is well spent delivering across all government priorities? transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
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National Highways was on course to fail to meet its target of no net loss on biodiversity. Somehow it has turned that around...
--> How reliable are these figures?
--> Can we can trust the ORR to really be on top of this? transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
--> How reliable are these figures?
--> Can we can trust the ORR to really be on top of this? transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
National Highways not being held to account
There was a flurry of publications just before Parliament broke up in July, three of which directly related to National Highways. These reports are quite revealing about what National Highways has and...
transportactionnetwork.org.uk
August 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
National Highways was on course to fail to meet its target of no net loss on biodiversity. Somehow it has turned that around...
--> How reliable are these figures?
--> Can we can trust the ORR to really be on top of this? transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
--> How reliable are these figures?
--> Can we can trust the ORR to really be on top of this? transportactionnetwork.org.uk/national-hig...
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“If drivers had to pay the full and true costs of motoring the only people who could afford to drive would be multi-millionaires.”
My letter about the hidden costs of motoring is in the latest @privateeyenews.bsky.social
My letter about the hidden costs of motoring is in the latest @privateeyenews.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
“If drivers had to pay the full and true costs of motoring the only people who could afford to drive would be multi-millionaires.”
My letter about the hidden costs of motoring is in the latest @privateeyenews.bsky.social
My letter about the hidden costs of motoring is in the latest @privateeyenews.bsky.social
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It would be a good investment to act on climate even if it were financially burdensome. Given that doing so can deliver $21 for every $1 invested, it is pure folly not to press ahead.
Unless you're a petrostate or a fossil fuel company. In which case, populist politicians are your last bastion.
Unless you're a petrostate or a fossil fuel company. In which case, populist politicians are your last bastion.
'Disclosure dividend': Study shows how acting on climate data can deliver up to $21 for every $1 invested
New CDP report details how companies that accurately report on their carbon emissions can unlock significant financial benefits
www.businessgreen.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It would be a good investment to act on climate even if it were financially burdensome. Given that doing so can deliver $21 for every $1 invested, it is pure folly not to press ahead.
Unless you're a petrostate or a fossil fuel company. In which case, populist politicians are your last bastion.
Unless you're a petrostate or a fossil fuel company. In which case, populist politicians are your last bastion.
Write today to demand funds from polluting road schemes like the A38 are diverted to electrifying the midlands mainline: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/campa...
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/campa...
Campaign demands A38 Derby scheme funds be redirected to Midland Main Line electrification | New Civil Engineer
The MML runs from St. Pancras to Sheffield, servicing many cities in the Midlands. Its electrification has been ongoing for some years, having started at
www.newcivilengineer.com
August 5, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Write today to demand funds from polluting road schemes like the A38 are diverted to electrifying the midlands mainline: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/campa...
www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/campa...
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4 and X38 - and the fewer services there are, the fewer people will use them - just like the more roads you build the more cars congest them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Derby: Two Sunday bus services axed over passenger numbers
Two services will cease at the end of August as part of a revision of timetables by Arriva.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
4 and X38 - and the fewer services there are, the fewer people will use them - just like the more roads you build the more cars congest them. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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So true, and yet here we are :(
It's great to hear @stopa38expansion.bsky.social enjoyed lots of supportive conversations when handing out leaflets in Derby on Friday and Saturday.
It's great to hear @stopa38expansion.bsky.social enjoyed lots of supportive conversations when handing out leaflets in Derby on Friday and Saturday.
August 4, 2025 at 3:52 PM
So true, and yet here we are :(
It's great to hear @stopa38expansion.bsky.social enjoyed lots of supportive conversations when handing out leaflets in Derby on Friday and Saturday.
It's great to hear @stopa38expansion.bsky.social enjoyed lots of supportive conversations when handing out leaflets in Derby on Friday and Saturday.
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We shouldn't need to campaign to have an electric railway in 2025.
Local campaigners have set up an action calling on politicians to fund the rail electrification instead of the contentious and damaging A38 Derby Junctions.
More than 900 letters have been sent already!
actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
More than 900 letters have been sent already!
actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
Take Action: Write to Politicians – Demand Rail Investment, Scrap the A38 Expansion
The Government’s recent spending review paused Phase 3 of the Midland Mainline electrification—despite clear evidence it would deliver nearly £400 million in local economic benefit, create 5,000 skill...
actionnetwork.org
August 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
We shouldn't need to campaign to have an electric railway in 2025.
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Keep the pressure on. Rail, and better local buses. It's crazy two Sunday bus routes are being cancelled in Derby
Outside of Alstom's railway event, we handed out hundreds of leaflets. Many people want to see money spent on clean, reliable rail not destructive, polluting road schemes like the A38 expansion. Let’s keep up the momentum, write to key decision makers now: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
August 4, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Keep the pressure on. Rail, and better local buses. It's crazy two Sunday bus routes are being cancelled in Derby
Outside of Alstom's railway event, we handed out hundreds of leaflets. Many people want to see money spent on clean, reliable rail not destructive, polluting road schemes like the A38 expansion. Let’s keep up the momentum, write to key decision makers now: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
August 4, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Outside of Alstom's railway event, we handed out hundreds of leaflets. Many people want to see money spent on clean, reliable rail not destructive, polluting road schemes like the A38 expansion. Let’s keep up the momentum, write to key decision makers now: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
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Derby folks - unless you want more road congestion and disruption
Join our demo!
🚆 Protest for Rail, Not Roads – Stop the A38 Expansion 🚧
📍 Location: Litchurch Lane, Derby (on the pavement)
🕘 Friday 1 August, 9:30am – 11:00am
🕙 Saturday 2 August, 10:00am – 11:30am
📍 Map link: maps.app.goo.gl/6dbuhQ2RBZH1...
🚆 Protest for Rail, Not Roads – Stop the A38 Expansion 🚧
📍 Location: Litchurch Lane, Derby (on the pavement)
🕘 Friday 1 August, 9:30am – 11:00am
🕙 Saturday 2 August, 10:00am – 11:30am
📍 Map link: maps.app.goo.gl/6dbuhQ2RBZH1...
July 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Derby folks - unless you want more road congestion and disruption
Join our demo!
🚆 Protest for Rail, Not Roads – Stop the A38 Expansion 🚧
📍 Location: Litchurch Lane, Derby (on the pavement)
🕘 Friday 1 August, 9:30am – 11:00am
🕙 Saturday 2 August, 10:00am – 11:30am
📍 Map link: maps.app.goo.gl/6dbuhQ2RBZH1...
🚆 Protest for Rail, Not Roads – Stop the A38 Expansion 🚧
📍 Location: Litchurch Lane, Derby (on the pavement)
🕘 Friday 1 August, 9:30am – 11:00am
🕙 Saturday 2 August, 10:00am – 11:30am
📍 Map link: maps.app.goo.gl/6dbuhQ2RBZH1...
July 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Join our demo!
🚆 Protest for Rail, Not Roads – Stop the A38 Expansion 🚧
📍 Location: Litchurch Lane, Derby (on the pavement)
🕘 Friday 1 August, 9:30am – 11:00am
🕙 Saturday 2 August, 10:00am – 11:30am
📍 Map link: maps.app.goo.gl/6dbuhQ2RBZH1...
🚆 Protest for Rail, Not Roads – Stop the A38 Expansion 🚧
📍 Location: Litchurch Lane, Derby (on the pavement)
🕘 Friday 1 August, 9:30am – 11:00am
🕙 Saturday 2 August, 10:00am – 11:30am
📍 Map link: maps.app.goo.gl/6dbuhQ2RBZH1...
Take Action: Write to Politicians – Demand Rail Investment, Scrap the A38 Expansion. Send your letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
The Government’s recent spending review defunded the Midland Mainline electrification but funded the pointless & polluting A38 Derby junctions.
The Government’s recent spending review defunded the Midland Mainline electrification but funded the pointless & polluting A38 Derby junctions.
Take Action: Write to Politicians – Demand Rail Investment, Scrap the A38 Expansion
The Government’s recent spending review paused Phase 3 of the Midland Mainline electrification—despite clear evidence it would deliver nearly £400 million in local economic benefit, create 5,000 skill...
actionnetwork.org
July 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Take Action: Write to Politicians – Demand Rail Investment, Scrap the A38 Expansion. Send your letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/take...
The Government’s recent spending review defunded the Midland Mainline electrification but funded the pointless & polluting A38 Derby junctions.
The Government’s recent spending review defunded the Midland Mainline electrification but funded the pointless & polluting A38 Derby junctions.
🚆 Demo for Rail, Not Roads 🚧
📍 Litchurch Lane, Derby
🕘 Fri 1 Aug 9:30am–11am
🕙 Sat 2 Aug, 10am–11:30am
📍 maps.app.goo.gl/6dbuhQ2RBZH1...
Join us for a demo demanding electrification of the Midland Mainline and an end to destructive, polluting road schemes like the A38 Derby Junctions project.
📍 Litchurch Lane, Derby
🕘 Fri 1 Aug 9:30am–11am
🕙 Sat 2 Aug, 10am–11:30am
📍 maps.app.goo.gl/6dbuhQ2RBZH1...
Join us for a demo demanding electrification of the Midland Mainline and an end to destructive, polluting road schemes like the A38 Derby Junctions project.
July 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🚆 Demo for Rail, Not Roads 🚧
📍 Litchurch Lane, Derby
🕘 Fri 1 Aug 9:30am–11am
🕙 Sat 2 Aug, 10am–11:30am
📍 maps.app.goo.gl/6dbuhQ2RBZH1...
Join us for a demo demanding electrification of the Midland Mainline and an end to destructive, polluting road schemes like the A38 Derby Junctions project.
📍 Litchurch Lane, Derby
🕘 Fri 1 Aug 9:30am–11am
🕙 Sat 2 Aug, 10am–11:30am
📍 maps.app.goo.gl/6dbuhQ2RBZH1...
Join us for a demo demanding electrification of the Midland Mainline and an end to destructive, polluting road schemes like the A38 Derby Junctions project.
Four years and 3 months in prison for one tree. While Government ministers use millions of tax money to destroy thousands of trees because they can't be bothered to go back to the drawing board and develop a sustainable, non-destructive solution for the A38 Derby junctions.
July 15, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Four years and 3 months in prison for one tree. While Government ministers use millions of tax money to destroy thousands of trees because they can't be bothered to go back to the drawing board and develop a sustainable, non-destructive solution for the A38 Derby junctions.