CPT warns that ‘mixed messaging’ will stall the recovery as polls suggest that public want face coverings to remain mandatory on public transport Polls show support for face masks The ability of public transport to play a full role in the country’s recovery from the pandemic is being put at risk by the...
Go-Ahead Group chief executive David Brown urges audience of young bus managers to use the bus strategy as an opportunity for positive change David Brown will retire as Go-Ahead Group chief executive at the end of this year after more than 10 years in the role Go-Ahead Group boss David Brown has urged...
Transport authorities fought hard to bring trams back to our cities. How can we insulate light rail against Whitehall’s mood swings? The caff sits in the centre of the turning circle outside the station. A tram moves forward to pick up passengers heading into Lviv’s centre Leeds 1953 Leeds was one of...
‘Final’ tranche of emergency funding for bus operators in England will offer greater flexibility to adapt services to meet changing travel patterns Baroness Vere: ‘Buses are the lifeblood of our communities’ England’s bus operators will receive £226.5m of government funding to support their recovery as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, transport minister Baroness Vere...
After nine enjoyable and rewarding years in the transport industry, I’m moving on. But before I go, I want to offer some observations We must persuade more people to leave their cars at home As I prepare to bid farewell to The Go-Ahead Group, this month marks the end of a stint...
Commuters in England will be able to purchase paperless tickets that offer travel on any eight days within a 28-day period – but some are disappointed Transport secretary Grant Shapps: “They give us greater freedom and choice about how we travel, simpler ticketing and a fairer fare.” New flexible rail season tickets, reflecting...
Bus entrepreneur Julian Peddle offered his own bleak and controversial assessment of the National Bus Strategy for England at a meeting last week Prime minister Boris Johnson at the launch of Bus Back Better in March The National Bus Strategy for England is flawed and “will all end in tears”, bus entrepreneur Julian...
This week’s announcement on flexi-tickets for rail travel falls short of what is required. We must continue to press for reform The key test is whether what has been put in place will encourage more people back onto the train We’ve all been waiting on the platform for ages – years in...
Andy Foster explains how CitySwift’s products suite will help National Express West Midlands optimise its network through the Covid recovery NXWM first tested CitySwift’s platform back in November 2019 National Express West Midlands and data specialist CitySwift have announced a three-year technology partnership to optimise bus routes. Covid recovery presents a daunting and...
Welcome to Beginning the Bus Revolution: Building on the National Bus Strategy for England. “I love buses, and I have never quite understood why so few governments before mine have felt the same way,” wrote prime minister Boris Johnson in the foreword to the government’s National Bus Strategy for England, Bus Back Better....
With many Covid restrictions still in place, there are encouraging signs of bus and rail patronage recovering – especially among leisure travellers Scarborough’s Beachcomber buses Recent statistics confirm that leisure travel is driving a post-pandemic resurgence on public transport, with the last Sunday in May seeing buses outside London carry 80% of the...
Transport minister Baroness Vere offered new insights into her thinking on buses at an online meeting of the Young Bus Managers Network last week Baroness Vere With a few notable exceptions we’ve seen some pretty unenthusiastic buses ministers over the years. Baroness Vere is not one of them. It has now been more...
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