Driver shortages have caused widespread service cancellations at Govia Thameslink Railway, placing the Department for Transport under scrutiny Commuters make their way past a Thameslink train on the platform at Blackfriars Station, London, in the morning rush hour The quality of the Department for Transport’s franchise management, aspects of its franchising process and...
Combined Authority plans second NGT route for 2025 delivery An artist’s impression of an NGT trolleybus in Leeds The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has announced plans for a second New Generation Transport trolleybus route in West Yorkshire, despite the government not yet approving the planned first controversial route. The plans for the new...
Quality rating was ahead of rivals First and Keolis/Eurostar An artist’s impression of an IEP train in Virgin branding Stagecoach/Virgin trounced its rivals for the new East Coast franchise, with a bid that was a clear winner on quality as well as price. Information released to Passenger Transport by the Department for Transport...
A new app launched by Merseyrail offers more personalised features than similar platforms and aims to prove especially useful during disruption The app’s Your Train feature gives the location of a user’s train with expected arrival times Up-to-the-minute information on how services are running, live departure times, as well as customised travel alerts...
As details emerge of the complaints levelled against Lothian Buses boss Ian Craig, Edinburgh transport convenor Lesley Hinds is under growing pressure to explain why the council blocked a move to dismiss him Lesley Hinds (left) and Ian Craig, pictured on an Edinburgh tram earlier this year Staff at council-owned Lothian Buses are calling for...
Runner-up National Express submitted a bid that required less subsidy but received the lowest quality score, allowing Dutch group to win contract Abellio plans to acquire the first Hitachi AT200 trains for ScotRail (artist’s illustration) Abellio won the new ScotRail franchise with a bid that required £29m more subsidy than second placed National...
First steps towards non-profit Wales & Borders franchise Pictured: Heart of Wales line The Welsh Government is making the first moves towards the possible creation of a not-for-dividend rail company, potentially the first long term publicly-owned train operating company on the National Rail network. Last month, prime minister David Cameron said the Wales and...
German-owned group is coming up with new HR strategies to boost engagement amongst its members of staff in the UK Employee engagement is a buzzword that many industries have adopted over the last decade or so and it would seem that the transport sector has taken its time to catch up. Arriva is aiming...
Winning bid from Stagecoach/Virgin includes far more ambitious schedule of premium payments to Department for Transport than offered by rivals Artist’s impression of an IEP train in Virgin branding Stagecoach/Virgin has won the new intercity East Coast rail franchise with a commitment to pay the Department for Transport £3.3bn in premium payments over...
Weeks of speculation about the future of Cornish independent operator Western Greyhound have ended with the news the business has been sold Western Greyhound’s Mark Howarth is pictured with a Plymouth Citybus vehicle in Liskeard Weeks of speculation about the future of Cornish independent operator Western Greyhound have ended with the announcement of...
The Welsh Government expects to implement a 13-mile ‘rapid transit link’ by 2020, but is undecided on the transport mode. Rhodri Clark reports Cardiff’s City Line provides a right of way through the inner suburb of Canton but its use for light rail might require tram-train technology, since the City Line is earmarked for...
As part of its mission to become the ‘partner of choice for local authorities and PTEs, Arriva UK Bus has created a new website for local stakeholders In 2010, Arriva announced a new strategy designed to position its UK bus business as the “partner of choice” for local authorities and PTEs. A survey...
