Midlands Connect director Maria Machancoses told last week’s Midlands Transport Summit that this month marks a turning point for the region. ‘We’re here today to make ourselves heard,’ she said. ‘We’re not going to take no for an answer’ Maria Machancoses (right) with rail minister Andrew Jones (centre) at the launch of the Midlands...
Group sets out priorities for Go North West David Cutts, left. David Brown, right Go-Ahead has announced plans to invest £3m in its recently acquired bus operation in Greater Manchester. Formally launching the new Go North West operation at a special stakeholder event this week, group chief executive David Brown committed to the...
Group explores open access opportunities in Spanish rail market Virgin is expected to hand back the keys to the West Coast franchise next year Virgin Group says it intends to explore opportunities outside the UK following the collapse of its bid to operate the West Coast Partnership franchise with Stagecoach and SNCF. It...
In signing up to climate change pledges politicians are also signing up to a seismic public policy shift – especially for the way we travel Change is possible: The Netherlands was heading down our car dependent route until they made a big shift to the bike in the 1970s (Photo: Elisabeth Aardema /...
Innovations: Practical application of technology in passenger transport. Supporting Coach & Bus UK 2019 technology exhibitors Click on the image below to view Innovations (Issue 43, Summer 2019). If you are viewing the site on a mobile or tablet device, tap here to read the supplement.
Shareholders decline Coast Capital’s proposals, but Wolfhart Hauser leaves the group following ‘a very clear shot across the bows of the board’ Wolfhart Hauser FirstGroup avoided an overhaul of its current board of directors after shareholders this week voted against proposals put forward by activist investor Coast Capital. All of the resolutions put...
Berlin has for a number of years been one of the world’s leading cities for innovation and, in particular, mobility innovation BVG has done a partnership deal with operator ViaVan to operate a joint service I have visited Berlin a number of times over the years, but it was interesting to reflect...
The transport group has been working on a number of initiatives that aim to boost the environmental credentials of bus travel Go-Ahead will operate a fleet of 127 full electric buses in London by March 2020 Go-Ahead Group believes that it is doing more than any other UK bus operator in de-carbonising...
The transport group has been working on a number of initiatives that aim to boost the environmental credentials of bus travel Earlier this year Transdev planted the first of 40 trees that will be planted each year in Harrogate Transdev has been working on a number of low carbon bus initiatives across...
Scania’s futuristic NXT concept was on show at the Global Public Transport Summit in Stockholm this week, where public transport was hailed as ‘the art of the future’ Scania’s NXT More than 15,000 public transport professionals from around the world were offered a glimpse of the future in Stockholm this month. Exhibiting on...
Activist investor Coast Capital will attempt to unseat FirstGroup’s board at meeting in London later this month, as group plots sale of UK bus business FirstGroup’s board faces a showdown with activist investor Coast Capital at an extraordinary general meeting in London later this month. The gathering at 2pm on June 25 at...
Towns can help themselves – but they need big institutions, including the transport sector, to think carefully to back them up There are so many policy reports on transport and cities you could stack them up as high as the Beetham Tower. However, the pile of reports on transport and towns would...
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