Issue 312 of Passenger Transport is published on May 3. Contents include: LEAD STORY Private TOCs on borrowed time Labour’s plan for Britain’s railways confirms intention to bring all franchised operations in-house NEWS Partnership at heart of new era for industry Headwinds see bus industry entering a...
Labour’s plan for Britain’s railways confirms intention to bring all franchised operations in-house Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh, pictured on a visit to Hitachi When the new South West Trains and Great Western franchises commenced on February 4, 1996, they became the...
Headwinds see bus industry entering a defining new phase Martin Dean According to Martin Dean, Go-Ahead’s managing director of UK regional bus, Britain’s bus networks are moving into a new and potentially unsettling era. Speaking at last week’s ALBUM Conference in Cheshire, Dean hypothesised that bus deregulation had...
Labour has hailed its new plan for Britain’s railway as ‘the biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation’ – but can it deliver? Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh You wait ages for a transport policy from Labour then two come...
Labour has promised to phase out all of Britain’s much maligned – often unfairly in my view – franchised train operators Labour is planning to nationalise the railway The headline that Labour is planning to nationalise the railway if they get into power didn’t really arouse me...
LOST Group, the technology-led matching service owned and operated by transport professionals, has teamed up with Passenger Transport to identify top transport talent blazing a trail in 2024 John McArthur, Founder, LOST Group writes – Welcome to Lost Group’s Ones to Watch 2024 where we feature some of the best and brightest professionals...
DfT figures show bus use recovering fastest in the South East and East of England – contrasting with weaker growth, and even decline, in the North The National Bus Strategy for England stated: “As we build back from the pandemic, better buses will be one of our major acts of levelling-up.” Analysis of...
This edition features LOST Group’s ‘Ones to Watch 2024’. It was exhausting to put this list together – but the end result is inspiring Hooray! A good news story! For all the doom and gloom in the industry, it was a real antidote to the January blues to be part of the judging...
Vernon Everitt asks passengers to ‘bear with us’ ahead of launch Bee Network’s next phase launches on March 24 Greater Manchester transport commissioner Vernon Everitt has urged bus users to remain patient as the second phase of the franchised Bee Network is set to launch on March 24. This phase will cover Oldham,...
Technology firm has worked closely with bus operators to launch a new fares finder in its ‘white-label’ mobile app product used by 35 companies Passenger hosted workshop events with bus operator partners to develop the new service Bus fare information, or the lack of it, has always been perceived by many within the...
More and more places are seeking Mobility as a Service and Conduent Transportation is ready to help Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is a concept that has been around for years but has so far failed to fulfil its potential. However, Conduent Transportation believes that its time may have now come and that...
Ticketer has built a reputation on placing customers at its heart and that continues with Next Gen ETM and Bee Network rollout Ticketer is well recognised for offering flexible cloud-based and on-bus solutions that aim to keep things simple for operators. It has been a busy few months for the company with the...
Over 90 rail stations in the West Midlands and Greater Manchester will be included in ‘pay as you go’ schemes, moving towards a London-style system Stations across the West Midlands and selected routes in Greater Manchester are to participate in the trial Rail users in the West Midlands and Greater Manchester will benefit...
Government has axed ‘the most critical section of the route’ Concerns raised country will be left with a £67bn white elephant A key proponent of HS2 says that if Labour forms the next government it must extend the project to Crewe and Manchester or the country will be left with a £67bn white...
On a recent visit to Ukraine I was inspired to meet so many brave, committed and talented people, who believe in the power of rail This shell-damaged wagon was carrying civilian evacuees BY David Brown I recently had the honour of visiting Ukraine as part of an international delegation working with the Global...
At First Bus we are helping to futureproof the industry with a diverse apprenticeship programme Maddi Simmons joined First Bus’s engineering programme after her daily bus commute to and from college sparked an interest in the sector From the granite streets of Aberdeen right down to the Cornish coast, First Bus is proud...
The true measure of success of the latest transport technologies lies in the hands of the people who know the industry best Bus systems are influenced by a myriad of real-world factors BY Brian O’Rourke From self-driving cars to artificial intelligence (AI) – we’ve been through the tech hype cycles that were big...
Our industry boasts a wealth of talent