Out now: Issue 301 of Passenger Transport
Issue 301 of Passenger Transport is published on November 17. Contents include: LEAD STORY Rail industry baffled by sluggish reform plans Rail Reform Bill, aimed at legislating rail reforms, was included in last week’s King’s Speech but concerns linger about the pace of the process NEWS Operators to share data in return...
Rail industry baffled by sluggish reform plans
Rail Reform Bill, aimed at legislating rail reforms, was included in last week’s King’s Speech but concerns linger about the pace of the process The recent King’s Speech has drawn attention to industry frustration with the sluggish implementation of rail reform and the implementation of the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail. While the Rail...
We’ve saved them, now let’s revive them
Closing ticket offices was a terrible idea that no-one wants to own. They should remain, but there are things we can do differently Thankfully, plans to close ticket office have been abandoned I said shame shame shame shame shame shame shame. Shame on you. It’s one of my favourite musical quotes and...
‘Frustrated’ Shoveller sought new challenge
Tim Shoveller tells Calling All Stations podcast about the reasons behind his departure from Network Rail last summer to take charge at Freightliner Tim Shoveller left Network Rail to become CEO of freight operator Freightliner in July The railway must unify behind aligned goals and empower its local management. That is the message...
Australian-built electric bus heading to UK
‘It’s a dream for me,’ says company boss Scott Dunn A demonstrator vehicle is already en route to the UK, and is due to arrive in mid-January Australian bus builder Custom Denning is targeting the UK market, and a demonstration electric bus is currently being shipped to the UK. Custom Denning, one of...
Operations Director – trentbarton
Operations Director A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen within our really good bus company and we’re on the hunt for someone to join our Senior Leadership Team as Operations Director and lead the operational teams in one of the most dynamic, customer focused and forward thinking group of bus companies in the...
Inter-Faith week: Leading with humanity
The month of November marks Inter-Faith week, a time to take stock, pause for a moment, strengthen ties between communities of different faiths and celebrate the UK’s religious diversity By Nafisa Nathani The month of November marks Inter-Faith week, a time to take stock, pause for a moment, strengthen ties between communities of...
Reform fares before ticket office changes
Pushing forward plans to close ticket offices before addressing hugely inconsistent rail fares was putting the cart before the horse Campaign for Better Transport this week published its detailed review of fares and ticketing The grand old DfT. They marched them up to the top of the hill and they marched them...
Leadership is key to raising poor morale
Morale may never have been this low, but has the industry got the leadership skills and conviction to do anything about it? ‘Morale has never been so low’ remarked an on-train employee as I travelled on his service last week. It’s an old cliché and one which folk used to levy at me...
ADL goes it alone with new electric bus range
After several years working with Chinese manufacturer BYD, Alexander Dennis has launched two new electric buses engineered fully in-house ADL said the two new products feature a ‘stunning new design language that emphasises their zero-emission credentials’ BY Andrew Garnett Alexander Dennis (ADL) has worked closely with Chinese battery and electric vehicle giant BYD...
Bee Network journeys rose 8% in first month
One month after bus franchising began, Transport for Greater Manchester is reporting passenger growth, increased revenue and improved punctuality Andy Burnham: ‘I have no doubt the Bee Network will be transformational’ A month on from the launch of the Bee Network, Transport for Greater Manchester has revealed that the newly franchised bus services...
Buses in Wales head in a new direction