Robert Jack has been a transport journalist for 25 years. After studying Geography he spent a year working for a company that imported buses and coaches before moving to London to take on a role as an Editorial Assistant at Transit magazine. Within two years he became the magazine’s Editor, covering developments in the UK public transport sector.
In 2011 he left Transit and co-founded Passenger Transport magazine, a new title for the public transport sector which provides a first-class source of news, analysis and comment. He is the magazine’s Managing Editor.
Robert is on the judging panel for the Scottish Transport Awards. He is a judge for the prestigious pan-European Talents in Mobility awards scheme, which recognises talented individuals across Europe’s transport sector every two years.
In 2019, Robert was named Journalist of the Year at the National Transport Awards in London.
Now a resident of Edinburgh, Robert spends his spare time volunteering for a junior football club and enjoying the outdoors.