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...
Global cities like London, which possess a wide array of transport options, are not the only places in need of new types of mobility No doubt Ford has learned a lot in the various markets around the world in which Chariot operated, including London In January of this year Ford announced that...
RDG proposes reforming fares regulation to offer more flexible, better value fares while Network Rail boss sets out plans to restructure company RDG anticipates that its proposed reforms would be self-financing Network Rail and the Rail Delivery Group have taken the initiative in setting the ground for changes to the way the rail...
Bus operators claim that their services can’t prosper unless traffic congestion is tackled, but the evidence suggests otherwise Bournemouth is the UK’s eighth most congested area according to a recent survey – but it hasn’t stopped bus use from growing I agree with Brian Souter. When he said at last year’s Scottish...
Go-Ahead London and ViaVan have been awarded a contract to deliver a year-long trial of a demand-responsive minibus service in south London Go-Ahead has partnered with ViaVan on the new service Transport for London has announced plans to launch a year-long trial of a demand-responsive minibus network in Sutton, south London from May....
Group to pay £11.17m to acquire First’s Queen’s Road depot After weeks of intense speculation about the future of FirstGroup’s Manchester bus operation, it was confirmed this week that Go-Ahead has agreed terms to acquire First Manchester’s Queen’s Road depot in Cheetham Hill. The sale will take Go-Ahead into Greater Manchester, Britain’s second-largest...
Who are the rising stars in UK public transport? Passenger Transport has teamed up with Flash Forward Consulting, the executive search, selection and interim management specialists, to identify 40 dynamic passenger transport professionals under the age of 40 Alex Warner writes – It’s been a great privilege to present this feature and showcase...
Loss-making operation expected to be broken up and sold to three buyers as poll finds three-quarters are in favour of re-regulating the region’s buses The Manchester business has been part of First for 22 years FirstGroup is understood to be close to completing the sale of its loss-making bus operations in Greater Manchester....
Light rail networks have returned to some of our cities, and the prospects for expansion are good. It’s something to celebrate The Manchester Metrolink system provides an exemplary case study in how to grow a network incrementally and sustainably Anyone walking through Sale on the morning of December 4 may well have caught...
Ambition essential to get a bus strategy