Out now: Issue 204 of Passenger Transport
Issue 204 of Passenger Transport is published on March 8. Contents include: LEAD STORY NXWM feels benefits of faster journey times 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% NEWS Williams signals major...
NXWM feels benefits of faster journey times
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...
This won’t be ‘some hipster bus service’
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...
Haines vows ‘honest’ choices on punctuality
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...
A crisis in small vehicle transport?
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...
Industry takes initiative on rail reform agenda
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...
Buses – it isn’t all about congestion
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...
TfL announces plans for Sutton DRT trial
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....
Go-Ahead moves into Greater Manchester
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...
Operations Manager, Dublin Commuter – Go-Ahead Ireland
Operations Manager – Dublin Commuter Go-Ahead Ireland, the country’s newest private transport provider has started operations from our new Ballymount base. With our head office centrally located mid-way on the M50 and our state of the art workshops and garage we have exciting plans to grow and expand the business over the coming years....
Assistant Operations Manager, Dublin Commuter – Go-Ahead Ireland
Assistant Operations Manager – Dublin Commuter Go-Ahead Ireland, the country’s newest private transport provider has started operations from our new Ballymount base. With our head office centrally located mid-way on the M50 and our state of the art workshops and garage we have exciting plans to grow and expand the business over the coming...
Ambition essential to get a bus strategy