Are you a professional in the public transport sector? Tell us what you think about the state of UK Public Transport In 2021 our State of UK Public Transport survey asked public transport professionals how they felt the industry had coped with the enormous challenges and uncertainty of Covid-19. We also asked for...
Covid has changed the way we travel. BRT can do the same, by providing reliable, frequent, direct and cost-effective transport. Join the conversation! By James Freeman Covid has done funny things to people’s habits – it’s going to take a long time to recover the patronage levels we used to have. I remember...
European Mobility Expo expected to attract 11,000 visitors The tenth edition of European Mobility Expo will be held from June 7-9 at the Paris Porte de Versailles exhibition centre; over 170 exhibitors will welcome some 11,000 visitors. This three-day event is devoted to mobility professionals, giving them an opportunity to meet, discuss, and...
Welcome to the ALBUM Report 2022, a publication from Passenger Transport devoted to Britain’s independent and municipal bus companies. Returning for a sixth year, this year’s report also incorporates the official Conference Workbook for the 2022 ALBUM Conference, hosted by Blackpool Transport on April 26-27. We hope you find it an interesting read and we...
Britain’s small and medium-sized bus operators face huge challenges but there is positivity ahead of next week’s ALBUM Conference in Blackpool Bus use is back to 75% of pre-Covid levels in Blackpool While acknowledging the huge challenges their sector faces, there is optimism among Britain’s small and medium-sized bus companies ahead of next...
My former boss, ‘Sir’ Michael Holden, recently caused a stir by suggesting they could be closed. A rethink is certainly required Ticket offices aren’t always as bright and appealing as this one That Workplace Reform discussion, which I wrote in the last issue won’t go away. My first-rate, former gaffer, Michael Holden...
Stagecoach UK managing director Carla Stockton-Jones told the Young Bus Managers Network about her strategy for the future. Andrew Garnett reports Carla Stockton-Jones joined Stagecoach from Sky in 2020 It has been something of a baptism of fire for Carla Stockton-Jones since her appointment as Stagecoach’s UK managing director in October 2020. The...
Pioneering trial backed by £23.5m from the UK Government will see bus fares slashed for an initial four-year period across Cornwall’s bus network Left to right: Linda Taylor, Simon Goff and Richard Stevens launch the bus fares pilot Cornwall Council is promising a revolution in its bus services after the launch on April...
The Welsh Government is bringing forward legislation for bus franchising to create an ‘easy to use’ bus network that can challenge car dependency Lee Waters wants to turn the tide in favour of buses “For more than 70 years we have made it easy to travel by car and harder to travel by...
New chief executive Christian Schreyer reveals ambitious new strategy but brands existing German rail contract ‘a mistake’. Andrew Garnett reports Schreyer: Focus on improving the next billion journeys Recently installed Go-Ahead chief executive Christian Schreyer aims to move on from the debacle of the Southeastern rail franchise and problematic overseas contracts with an...
By helping motorists and ignoring public transport users, the chancellor continued a long tradition in his Spring Statement Chancellor Rishi Sunak was feeling so generous towards motorists that he even had himself photographed filling up the Kia car of a Sainsbury’s employee The highlight of the recent Spring Statement was the 5p...
The railway is talking about Workplace Reform, the post-Covid world demands it. But what will it look like and will it happen? The railway needs the right people in the right place at the right time ‘Workplace Reform’ are the two words that are on the lips of every rail industry bigwig...
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