It makes sense having a strategic body overseeing the rail industry. The concept should have worked last time, but it didn’t. Why? Established in 1999, the SRA was placed on a formal legal basis in 2001. It was abolished in 2006 In early December, it will be the 20-year anniversary of the...
Listen to Episode 5 of ‘After Press’, the Passenger Transport podcast! Having just completed Issue 234 of Passenger Transport Robert Jack and Andrew Garnett get together for a post-press debrief. The pair chat about some of the content in the latest issue, including whether Covid can be a defining moment and plans for...
Welcome to the Rising to the challenge: How public transport responded to Covid-19. This special publication reflects on how the public transport sector has kept its vital services running throughout the pandemic. It celebrates the transport workers who have gone above and beyond and the innovations that have been accelerated by the crisis. We hope...
Bus operators see opportunity to deliver ‘fundamental changes’ that shift the dial in favour of public transport as minister praises sector’s response Vere: ‘I am confident that public transport will … continue to make a huge contribution to a green and prosperous economy’ Bus operators have urged the government to use Covid as...
When someone has paid to travel with us, they are not simply cargo. We must seduce them wickedly, devastatingly, completely Seductive stunners: Have a gander at Transdev’s new double deckers just coming in on Witchway Let’s talk about seduction. By and large, and increasingly over the years, the retail sector has really...
Direct operation of Wales and Borders rail franchise and a growing role in bus services aim to boost TfW’s revenue. Rhodri Clark reports Transport for Wales felt a ‘reset’ was needed at Wales and Borders franchise in order to focus on delivery Transport for Wales is aiming to exploit its direct operation of...
What if the ‘normal’ we had before Covid isn’t there anymore? How will public transport respond to a fundamental realignment? Mini-Switzerland: A visualisation of new Newport West railway station with bus and active travel interchange There’s a risk that the short horizons of the Covid crisis, Zoom fatigue and the desire for...
Listen to Episode 5 of ‘After Press’, the Passenger Transport podcast! Having just completed Issue 234 of Passenger Transport Robert Jack and Andrew Garnett get together for a post-press debrief. The pair chat about some of the content in the latest issue, including Stagecoach UK boss Carla Stockton-Jones being “incredibly optimistic” about the...
A remarkable thing has happened in Paris. What could its bold, strategic micro-mobility vision do for cities in the UK? Dedicated cycle routes now seem to be a default option on any route in Paris As the world grapples with lockdowns, economic disruption and public health challenges, there is a longing to...
In her first interview since becoming Stagecoach’s UK managing director Carla Stockton-Jones explains why she remains positive about the future Carla Stockton-Jones Passenger numbers are about half what they were pre-Covid and the industry is dependent on life support government funding, but the boss of Britain’s biggest bus, coach and tram operator remains...
The prime minister has unveiled his new 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution, but do his actions really match the rhetoric? The recently upgraded A14: You cannot build your way out of congestion How green is your government? It is a timely question with the UK due to host the next...
Baroness Vere remarks on ‘incredible’ scale of emergency funding and says national bus strategy will target non-users as well as existing ones Baroness Vere (centre), pictured during a visit to York in September Transport minister Baroness Vere offered an insight into her current thinking at an online event organised by Transport Focus this...
We must not repeat the SRA’s mistakes