Stagecoach and National Express are in merger talks. The new combined group would operate one third of Britain’s buses outside of London Stagecoach is synonymous with Britain’s privatised public transport sector. But with that industry now evolving into one where the public sector will play a much greater role, the group looks set...
Lurid warnings and distant targets won’t avert climate change. Transport is a key battleground and we desperately need a plan Boris Johnson last week told the assembly of world leaders at the United Nations in New York that COP26 had to be a “turning point for humanity” I don’t know about you,...
GB Railways may be two or three years away but it’s coming so many TOCs have given up on their brand. This should worry us all The BR logo would appear to resonate with Joe and Joanna Public I’ve been living the dream this last month and have travelled on every TOC...
Four-strong judging panel, including previous winner, will decide winner of the 2021 Joe Wood Scheduler of the Year, sponsored by CitySwift Richard Sherratt: Joe Wood Scheduler of the Year 2020 The winner of last year’s inaugural Joe Wood Scheduler of the Year Award is among the judges for the 2021 prize. Trentbarton’s Richard...
The sad truth is that too many bus services are at best tolerable. We need to make them desirable if we are to achieve modal shift A welcoming sight? Travelling on a number of local bus services in the south of England with some industry friends recently, I was, quite frankly, very...
New research by Transport Focus concludes that operators need to keep up additional Covid-19 measures and communications to reassure passengers Wearing a face mask is the key safety measure for more nervous passengers Although restrictions have eased and passenger volumes continue to recover, public transport operators have been warned not to “rush back...
Harold Wilson said he wanted a ‘tiger in the tank’ of his transport policy when he appointed Barbara Castle – and that’s what he got Barbara Castle showed us that you need to go out there and relentlessly sell radical change On September 8th more than 350 people took part in the first...
Punctuality and reliability soared when lockdown took rail users away. We must not now regard the return of delays as inevitable Unless we’re all over the detail, a trend of worsening punctuality could become a crisis in a few months’ time “The problem with you is that you are always looking for...
We have an opportunity to fundamentally reconsider how we use space on trains as well as the role of the national rail network Before the pandemic, Dutch railway NS worked on train designs that enhance the experience for customers The last 18 months have been a time of unparalleled change and disruption...
Launching group’s new sustainability strategy, boss Martin Griffiths called for ‘radical behaviour change and incentives to reward the right choices’ Martin Griffiths: We need to be more honest about the scale of the challenge Stagecoach has issued a blunt warning to governments to turn warm words on greener travel into practical actions that...
The proposed new dual carriageway between Lewes and Polegate reveals the flaws in the government’s £27bn road building plan View of the A27 from Mount Caburn As the COP 26 event in Glasgow approaches, greater scrutiny than usual is rightly being paid to the government’s environmental promises and, more pertinently, their actions....
The rail industry must radically rethink its proposition to business customers in order to lure them out of their online bunkers A radical reinvention is needed What’s strange is how quickly people have changed! I’ve noticed a few times recently some bemused looks from industry folk when I’ve explained, often as a...
We need radical actions, not hot air