Launching group’s new sustainability strategy, boss Martin Griffiths called for ‘radical behaviour change and incentives to reward the right choices’ Martin Griffiths: We need to be more honest about the scale of the challenge Stagecoach has issued a blunt warning to governments to turn warm words on greener travel into practical actions that...
The proposed new dual carriageway between Lewes and Polegate reveals the flaws in the government’s £27bn road building plan View of the A27 from Mount Caburn As the COP 26 event in Glasgow approaches, greater scrutiny than usual is rightly being paid to the government’s environmental promises and, more pertinently, their actions....
The rail industry must radically rethink its proposition to business customers in order to lure them out of their online bunkers A radical reinvention is needed What’s strange is how quickly people have changed! I’ve noticed a few times recently some bemused looks from industry folk when I’ve explained, often as a...
The Joe Wood Scheduler of the Year, sponsored by CitySwift, will again raise awareness of the profession and its importance to buses Richard Sherratt: Joe Wood Scheduler of the Year 2020 The Covid crisis has challenged the capabilities of all bus company employees – not least the schedulers. Many regarded them as unsung...
The UK Bus Awards and UK Coach Awards will go ahead this year with a joint video presentation on November 16. Nominations are welcome Bus services were vital to key workers during the pandemic Prior to Covid-19 the UK Bus Awards had held an awards ceremony in London for 24 consecutive years –...
London TravelWatch wants RSSB to publish data that predicts potential deaths from Covid caught on trains, but safety body insists that ‘risk is low’ London TravelWatch is urging the rail industry to release its data on the risks of catching Covid on trains. The watchdog says it is “irresponsible” to launch a campaign...
Rail and bus operators have expressed a growing confidence for the future of the sector as rail minister says he believes passenger numbers will rebound LNER has seen patronage bounce back to 94% over the last three weeks There is a growing sense of optimism across the public transport sector following the easing...
The planet is in danger. The trouble is that all too often targets and declarations can become ‘sign and forget’ – we need to act now Rotterdam Centraal station “The frequency and intensity of heavy precipitation events have increased since the 1950s over most land area for which observational data are sufficient...
With commuting patterns probably changed forever, many more train journeys now involve an active choice. We need to adapt – wrtes LNER boss David Horne David Horne Data released earlier this month by the Department for Transport shows that use of the National Rail network in Great Britain is back up to 55%...
Hull-based East Yorkshire was already seeing up to eight bus drivers a day ‘pinged’ by the NHS Test and Trace App ahead of ‘Freedom Day’ on July 19 Bus and train operators across the country are bracing themselves for the impact of the ‘pingdemic’ as coronavirus cases soar and their staff are ‘pinged’...
Christian Schreyer will take the helm on November 5 Christian Schreyer, 53, a German national, has been working for Transdev Go-Ahead Group has this morning announced the appointment of Christian Schreyer as group chief executive with effect from the conclusion of the group’s Annual General Meeting on November 5. He will join the...
In many ways the Transport Decarbonisation Plan is ambitious – but promises for 2050 are easier to make than immediate actions Huw Merriman, chair of the Transport Select Committee, pictured in May at the launch of a campaign to get more people back on public transport. Let us see some ministers visibly on...
A27 – a billion pound act of vandalism