Following Deutsche Bahn’s decision to put Arriva up for sale, peers of the group’s former chief executive believe he could re-emerge on the scene David Martin, a former chief executive of Arriva Arriva’s former chief executive David Martin has been tipped to play a prominent part in a bid for the company he...
Grand Union would run non-stop service to Bristol Parkway Open access entrepreneur Ian Yeowart is planning a new London-Cardiff service that would provide the first competition to Great Western Railway since privatisation 25 years ago. A notification to the Office of Rail and Road shows that Yeowart’s new open access company, Grand Union,...
After years of sunshine a chill wind developed in the air and it has begun raining down on the mayor and Transport for London Caroline Pidgeon’s solution is radical but in my view makes a lot of sense Once upon a time, not very long ago, everything in the garden looked rosy....
They’re a vital cog in the UK’s public transport machine, and yet bus schedulers are rarely afforded the recognition they deserve By Tom Quay: Timetables are utilitarian. They serve a purpose. They provide structure and process to the bus networks they chart and confidence to the customers who use them. And yet, despite...
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough mayor James Palmer says £4bn project would achieve modal shift, create jobs and deliver economic growth A visualisation of the Cambridgeshire Autonomous Metro A detailed report examining the feasibility of a 142km metro system for Greater Cambridge and the wider region has found a “compelling case” for the scheme. The Strategic...
Rail review chief says industry must move to seamless journeys Keith Williams Rail review chairman Keith Williams has placed integrating rail services into wider public transport networks as one of the core objectives for reforming the railway. Speaking at the Accelerate Rail conference in London, Williams said the industry needed to prepare for the impact...
Bus funding helps to achieve a multitude of policy objectives for government – but real reform is required, not more of the same Putting public money into the bus is one of the biggest bargains in transport policy – but despite this the bus has been one of the biggest losers from recent...
We ask UITP’s secretary general, Mohamed Mezghani, about this year’s Global Public Transport Summit in Stockholm Mohamed Mezghani: The UITP Summit is the unique opportunity The UITP Global Public Transport Summit will take place in Stockholm on June 9-12, 2019. Organised by Brussels-based UITP, the international union of public transport, it is the largest event...
Measures put in place during 2018 have enabled the company to ‘change the tide’ with speeds improving by 1% – and revenue per mile is up 4% Buses in Birmingham National Express Group’s West Midlands bus business has improved bus speeds for the first time in more than a decade, bucking the national trend...
It’s easy to talk about a national bus strategy, but it won’t be easy to get different government departments and stakeholders on board Buses minister Nus Ghani came in for some criticism for saying she was in favour of a national bus strategy “at the right point” but I think that is unfair ...
Transport for London says that non-financial objectives will guide its trial of demand-responsive minibus technology in the south London suburbs Last month TfL announced plans for a year-long trial of a demand responsive minibus network in Sutton Transport for London says that the success of its demand responsive minibus trial in south London will...
Industry needs to accept ‘greater realism’ on rail performance Andrew Haines: Network Rail chief executive Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines has set out plans to provide government and passenger groups with “more honest and sophisticated” choices on how to restore punctuality to an acceptable level. Reflecting on seven years of declining performance and the...
Clouds loom over London’s transport