SPT and Edinburgh Trams Limited have used existing reserves over the past three months to continue to deliver services for people across Edinburgh and Glasgow – but additional funding is now available The Scottish Government is to provide up to £9m of emergency funding for Glasgow Subway and Edinburgh Trams in response to...
New treaties make direct train services from Amsterdam to London possible Image: Malek Azoug Direct high-speed train services from Amsterdam to London will be possible later this year, after new agreements were signed today (July 7). For these services to operate, existing agreements between the UK, France and Belgium, signed in 1993, have...
Retailing is changing rapidly – but what is passenger transport’s role? Covid-19 schemes have been opportunist and laudable for walking and cycling but haven’t done much for buses. In Aberdeen, bus services have been barred from the city’s Union Street thoroughfare What we buy and how we buy it is changing rapidly....
New system combines all ticketing operations into single platform Trenitalia UK has launched a new mobile app for c2c passengers, completing the roll-out of the Pico4UK ticketing system at the Essex train operator. The new app allows passengers to buy tickets and manage their account from their own devices, and will also include...
Move sees The Kings Ferry and Lucketts operations combined National Express Group has announced a restructuring of its coach operations in the UK. It sees the group’s existing Kent-based The Kings Ferry business and the recently acquired Lucketts Group operation merged into a single business division. The move aims to deliver a comprehensive...
Operator’s pledge to never buy another diesel bus becoming a reality National Express West Midlands is making good on its promise never to buy another diesel bus with the introduction of its first fully electric double deckers. Early on Sunday morning (July 5), vehicle number E008, named ‘Laura’, entered service on Route 6...
Our Whitehall insider imagines what’s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT So lockdown is gradually coming to an end. But the transport industry is struggling to get patronage back to anywhere near pre-lockdown levels, not least because we have the rather curious spectacle...
Most popular destination for trips revealed as London with Birmingham and Bristol also high on the list Megabus intercity coach services resumed today and the operator has revealed the top journeys being booked by customers as lockdown restrictions are eased. London has come out as the top spot to visit as many hotels,...
Transport partnership highlights financial support for rail systems in England Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) has warned it faces significant financial challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic unless it receives financial assistance from Transport Scotland. During the pandemic, SPT has continued to operate Subway services and maintain strategically necessary bus services...
More than 20 individual changes to the software to enable operators to rapidly update their publicity Tech specialist Omnibus has updated its bus stop and station information display software package to make it easier to use as a result of feedback from customers. As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, many bus operators...
Flexible season tickets or carnets could help people returning to work part-time and suit the way people travel now End of the Monday-Friday commute? Half of people told the latest Transport Focus survey that they expect to work from home more often in the future Transport Focus has written to the transport secretary...
Run-up to the show in May 2021 will see a series of podcasts Organisers of ITT Hub have announced the launch of a series of regular new podcasts featuring business leaders and industry personalities. The first podcast “Lunch with Leon” hosted by Leon Daniels, the former managing director of surface transport at Transport...
Transport’s role in regenerating high streets