Move is part of planned £300m modernisation of light rail network Operation of Supertram could return to the public sector in 2024 South Yorkshire PTE has announced that it’s preferred option is to take operation of the South Yorkshire Supertram network in-house when the current contract for operation of the network with Stagecoach...
London mayor says TfL working with operators to ensure safety TfL have ensured bus operators are taking steps to keep staff as safe as possible This weekend it was revealed that at least five London bus workers have died after contracting covid-19. Unverified reports this morning (Monday) suggesting that figure has now increased. London mayor...
Politicians warn system will need £10m payment before July Patronage has slumped 90% on the Tyne & Wear Metro as a result of Covid-19 pandemic Politicians in the north east of England have called on the government to provide urgent cash support to the Tyne & Wear Metro system. The Metro is continuing to operate...
Britain’s biggest bus operator says it remains difficult to reliably estimate and forecast the effects of the Covid-19 situation on its business Commercial sales at Stagecoach’s local regional bus operating companies are now at around 15% of “normal” levels Stagecoach today offered an update on the impact that the Covid-19 outbreak is having...
New funding, totalling £167m over three months, comes on top of pledge to guarantee existing £200m investment Shapps: ‘This multi-million-pound investment will protect crucial local transport links’ The government has today announced a £397m funding package, agreed jointly with the bus industry, to keep England’s bus services running in England during the coronavirus...
Amid all the gloom about coronavirus, modal shift to public transport is centre stage in the government’s vision to decarbonise transport Shapps: We will use our cars less Transport secretary Grant Shapps has said that public transport and active travel “will be the natural first choice for our daily activities” as the UK...
Motor traffic (the blue line) jumped by 10% in a single day Concerning increase in car use this week New data has revealed a concerning increase in car trips despite UK Government advice to stay at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. At yesterday’s daily Downing Street briefing, Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public...
Full suspension of national network of scheduled coach services from the end of this week National Express will fully suspend its national network of scheduled coach services with effect from midnight Sunday, April 5. Chris Hardy, managing director of National Express UK Coach: “We kept a limited coach network running to be able...
Bus manufacturers react to Covid-19 pandemic Optare’s factory at Sherburn-in-Elmet Bus manufacturers Alexander Dennis and Optare have both suspended production of new vehicles as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. ADL said it was suspending production at our UK manufacturing facilities, but its aftermarket and service teams will continue to support customers. Chief executive...
Before you extol the benefits of home working to your friends and followers on social media, consider what a future of home working means for public transport – writes Alex Warner It’s difficult to defy Boris and do travel testing right now, so my apologies for some mystery shopping of industry colleagues attempts...
Network Rail has installed vinyl stickers on the floor around Manchester Piccadilly station Driver CPC rules relaxed The Department for Transport has announced a temporary relaxation on Driver CPC rules. This means that drivers whose Driver CPC card expires in the period from March 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020 can continue driving. Most...
Combined support of £69m for bus operator hardship fund NHS staff will receive free travel on buses throughout Wales in return for hardship funding from the Welsh Government over the next three months. Transport for Wales will receive additional funding support and a hardship fund has been set up to help bus companies as...
