Listen to Episode 2 of ‘After Press’, the new podcast from Passenger Transport! Having just completed Issue 231 of Passenger Transport Robert Jack and Andrew Garnett get together for a post-press debrief. The pair chat about some of the stories in the latest issue, including the impact of new lockdown restrictions on public...
As further restrictions are imposed across different parts of the UK, the steady upward trend in public transport use looks set to flatten or decline Stagecoach revealed that commercial revenues from its bus operations outside London had returned to 50-60% pre-Covid levels Public transport operators are already seeing the steady recovery of passenger...
Public transport faces a huge struggle to get back on its feet again. We know the future should be ours, but we will have to seize it The car driver thinks ‘I won’t be long’, writes Ralph Roberts – meanwhile dozens of bus users are delayed If nothing else, we should have...
Our Whitehall insider imagines what’s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT So here we go with another transport review. This time we have a ‘Union Connectivity Review’ to be chaired by Sir Peter Hendy, the chairman of Network Rail. The review, we...
That such little progress has been made in the management of engineering works suggests the solution is complex. It is not This recent tweet from LBC’s James O’Brien sums up how many of us feel about rail replacement services There are a few phrases in life that trigger a heart-sinking, soul-sapping feeling....
Listen to Episode 1 of ‘After Press’, the new podcast from Passenger Transport! Having just completed Issue 230 of Passenger Transport – the “comeback issue” after a six-month Covid pause – Robert Jack and Andrew Garnett get together for a post-press debrief. The pair chat about some of the stories from the latest...
As we return to print after a pause of six months, we join Sir Peter Hendy in paying tribute to the dedication of passenger transport professionals Facing up to the challenge: Govia Thameslink Railway’s St Albans station manger It has been six long months since Passenger Transport was last published. We took the...
Government’s strong ‘avoid public transport’ message has created the impression that it was ‘fundamentally unsafe’ and will be hard to reverse Fundamentally unsafe? Strong warnings to avoid public transport in the UK have created a culture of fear that will be difficult to reverse. This issue was discussed by speakers at last month’s...
The government has bought itself breathing space over the past six months. It’s time for big decisions that will shape the future The planned National Bus Strategy is also now more relevant than ever If a week is a long time in politics, then the last six months have been a lifetime....
Our Whitehall insider imagines what’s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT So we’ve put in place new Emergency Recovery Management Agreements (ERMAs) for the train operators to replace the initial Emergency Management Agreements (EMAs). Do we have a secret committee tasked with dreaming...
270 Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Northern trains to be updated Govia Thameslink Railway and rolling stock lessor Porterbrook have announced a five-year, £55m programme to modernise the Southern, Gatwick Express and Great Northern ‘Electrostar’ fleets, 270 trains in all. Enhancements range from real-time passenger information screens and USB/power points to high-tech on-board...
New livery harks back to classic Metro livery Nexus has revealed a vibrant new yellow colour scheme for the Tyne & Wear Metro’s £362m new train fleet and has also announced a major public consultation on the interior design of the new fleet. The transport executive has chosen a modern and eye-catching yellow...
We must rise up and fight for our lives!