Hammond bankrolls roads to ruin
Chancellor Philip Hammond earmarked £28.8bn for new and upgraded roads in last week’s budget. It’s a policy with many flaws The budget earmarked almost £30bn for new and upgraded roads So roads, roads and lots more roads. In his budget speech, Philip Hammond did not quite evoke the idea from John Major’s government...
It’s late, but that will soon be forgotten
Crossrail is delayed, but this is not surprising give the complexity of the project – but when it arrives we will all be impressed There’s been a lot of fuss about the delay and the extra cost of Crossrail in recent weeks, but overall the project has escaped the sort of negative publicity...
Head of Operations/Director – Lucketts
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Bus Network Managers/Schedulers – National Express West Midlands
We’re looking for the best Bus Network Managers Do you know how to develop bus networks, grow revenue, improve punctuality & customer satisfaction? Schedulers Do you have experience of producing effective & economical duty schedules? nationalexpress.jobs REMEMBER: When you contact a company to enquire about the job they are advertising say that you...
International Bus Review 2018
Welcome to the International Bus Review 2018. Returning for a second year, this publication from Passenger Transport has been produced to coincide with the Euro Bus Expo 2018 show at the NEC in Birmingham, UK, between October 30 and November 1.From Bucharest to Belfast, it features contributions from a variety of organisations involved in planning, supply...
ADL’s Berlin contract could be worth £194m
Falkirk-based bus builder Alexander Dennis Limited has agreed a contract with German capital’s public transport provider to supply up to 430 buses A visualisation of one of the new Enviro500 double deckers for Berlin The UK’s biggest bus builder, Alexander Dennis, has won a landmark deal to supply up to 430 tri-axle double...
Haines call for industry to lead reform initiative
‘Either the industry steps up to the plate and does it collectively or we wait to have it thrust upon us,’ Network Rail chief tells meeting in Parliament Andrew Haines Network Rail chief executive Andrew Haines has called on train operators to work with him ahead of the rail review to develop more...
CalMac highlights benefits of modal shift
Ferry operator argues that vehicle capacity issues on its vessels mean that it is in favour of tourists being encouraged to use connecting buses instead Caledonian MacBrayne operates ferry links between the mainland of Scotland and 22 of the major islands Ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne has argued that fewer tourists should take cars...
Be positive, Souter tells transport providers
Stagecoach chairman acknowledges the challenges, but tells bus audience: ‘There is everything to play for here. These are fantastic businesses’ Sir Brian Souter was speaking at the CPT Scottish Conference in Ayrshire last week Sir Brian Souter has urged his transport industry colleagues to be positive about the future, declaring that “these companies...
Can HS2 be saved from itself – before it is too late?
As one of the first politicians to champion High Speed 2, I have watched with dismay the warning lights flash one after the other An artist’s impression of Birmingham’s Curzon Street station It has the support of the three main political parties. It has made good progress through parliament, passing its Commons stage...
What I found on the conference circuit
In this time of seismic political shifts, the party conferences have become more interesting. New ideas for transport are emerging After a long period of the ‘narcissism of small differences’ in politics, with major parties clustered around a post-Thatcher, free trade settlement, suddenly everything has busted open in a delayed reaction to the...
The best transport secretary we’ve had?