Uber to sell bus and rail tickets in Denver
Ride-hailing app wants to become ‘one-stop shop’ for transport Uber has added public transport routes, times and costs into its app “Taking an Uber” could soon mean travelling by bus or train. The ride-hailing company has added public transport routes to its app, starting with Denver’s Regional Transportation District. Following a staggered roll out...
We need bold and ambitious solutions
Climate change is back on the political agenda and government must respond with radical new policies that achieve modal shift Stagecoach operates nine BYD ADL zero emission electric buses in Guildford We haven’t got long. The five warmest years on record have occurred in the last 10 years. The incidence of flooding, drought,...
Read our supplement: The ALBUM Report 2019
Welcome to the ALBUM Report 2019, a publication from Passenger Transport devoted to Britain’s independent and municipal bus companies. Returning for a fifth consecutive year, this year’s report also incorporates the official Conference Workbook for the 2019 ALBUM Conference, hosted by Cardiff Bus at Cardiff City Hall on May 7-9. We hope you find it...
RDG sets out vision to end failed ‘quick fixes’
Rail Delivery Group chief Paul Plummer said the proposals to the Williams rail review are intended as ‘building blocks’ for fundamental reform RDG chief executive Paul Plummer The Rail Delivery Group has set out proposals for a new rail industry structure which would remove central government from day to day decision making, integrate...
We need to wake up to climate change
Our politicial leaders are under pressure to take action on climate change – and the public transport sector could also do much more Greta Thunberg’s recent travels around Europe have been by train They say that fact is stranger than fiction. Who would have dared write a story in which leading politicians of...
‘Why can’t buses be as easy as ordering pizza?’
Transport Focus research about young people and their experience of using buses reveals their frustration at ‘outdated and antiquated’ experience ‘Why can Domino’s or whoever it is do all of that?’ Young people want the bus user experience to be as easy as ordering pizza or booking cinema tickets on their phones. Focus group...
Stagecoach deal to buy Arriva ‘very difficult’
Perth-based group is reported to be interested in buying bus business from its DB-owned rival – but industry experts say there are too many hurdles Germany’s Deutsche Bahn is looking to offload Arriva Stagecoach is reported to be considering a bid for all or part of rival group Arriva. However, industry analysts say...
Pensions crisis ‘risks national rail strike’
RDG urges DfT to act as a guarantor to pension scheme Paul Plummer The Rail Delivery Group has told the Department for Transport that a national rail strike and rail franchising chaos are likely unless the government agrees to act as a guarantor to the railway pension scheme. In a letter to transport...
What do we really feel about the bus?
Do we fully understand how people respond to the experience of bus travel at a gut level? And how can we influence their emotions? There are so many points in a bus journey where you can feel stressed and vulnerable Most of the discourse on buses treats people as if they know...
A portal into the world of mobility
The smartphone experience is raising our expectations for comprehensive, yet targeted, regular information – and it’s influencing how we use transport These issues will only intensify with the pending arrival of autonomous shuttles Mobile phone penetration is currently at over 85% in the UK. Over 40% of UK adults look at their...
David Martin tipped to play role in Arriva deal
Following Deutsche Bahn’s decision to put Arriva up for sale, peers of the group’s former chief executive believe he could re-emerge on the scene David Martin, a former chief executive of Arriva Arriva’s former chief executive David Martin has been tipped to play a prominent part in a bid for the company he...
Northern Ireland is getting ahead