Out now: The latest issue of Passenger Transport
What’s inside the latest edition of Passenger Transport: LEAD STORY £3bn multi-year spend boosts England’s buses Local authorities are being offered the freedom and the certainty they need to respond to local needs, with CPT declaring: ‘The time for buses is now’ NEWS Bus patronage recovery led by outside London Passenger growth...
UK Bus Awards 2025 ‘Big Book of Big Winners’
The UK Bus Awards 2025 presentation ceremony took place in London in November, and you can read all about the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in this official Souvenir Brochure. Click on the image below to view The Big Book of Big Winners 2025. If you are viewing the site on a tablet or...
£3bn multi-year spend boosts England’s buses
Local authorities are being offered the freedom and the certainty they need to respond to local needs, with CPT declaring: ‘The time for buses is now’ Heidi Alexander: ‘After years of decline, better buses are finally on the way’ The government has announced a £3bn boost for bus services and infrastructure in England....
Daniels interviewed – on his own podcast!
Leon Daniels has produced his ‘Lunch with Leon’ podcast, in association with Passenger Transport, since 2020 – but this time he faced the questions Leon Daniels Since he launched his popular Lunch with Leon podcast five years ago, transport expert Leon Daniels has interviewed more than 100 guests. But the tables are turned...
Sales is a lonely and under-valued role
It’s not easy being a salesperson. The pressure to deliver and the constant rejection requires resilience. Here’s my survival guide Spare a thought for a few commercial folk in transport right now, as Christmas beckons and with it the bearer of good or bad tidings. At the time of writing, the outcome of...
Transport’s role in the bodge-it budget
After weeks of leaks, the chancellor revealed her budget last month. There was good news for transport, but questions remain Chancellor Rachel Reeves on budget day last month (picture: Simon Dawson / No10 Downing Street) You can sometimes come across situations which, if written into a situation comedy sketch for TV, would...
A landmark year for local transport
The government has started to deliver the tools we have asked for: meaningful devolved control and long-term funding certainty Liverpool City Region has a multi-modal vision For years, the transport sector has presented its wish list to successive governments with the perennial optimism of a true believer. At the top were three simple...
Our people-powered Great Bus Comeback
After years of uncertainty, the bus sector is regaining momentum. Visionary leaders and diverse teams are needed to take it forward Stagecoach CEO Claire Miles brings a broad commercial perspective Across the UK, buses are making a remarkable comeback. Once dismissed as the “poor relative” of public transport, they are now reclaiming their...
Should buses be free – or worth paying for?
In his campaign to become mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani promised free buses. Can – and should – it be done? Zohran Mamdani’s offer to New Yorkers A new day has dawned in New York City. So says Zohran Mamdani, the newly minted mayor-elect who will take office on New...
Building Britain’s best bus partnership
Yes, Portsmouth received a big sum of money – but its industry-leading success stems from its collaborative, one-team approach Winners at the UK Bus Awards BY Paul Walker, Portsmouth City Council In a recent LinkedIn comment about an article highlighting the success of the Portsmouth Buses programme, someone remarked, and not for the first...
A budget to ‘rebalance transport costs’
Public transport sector welcomes the end of the fuel duty cut in due course, a new distance-based electric vehicle charge and a rail fares freeze Rachel Reeves outside Number 11 ahead of the budget Chancellor Rachel Reeves tilted the scales in favour of public transport in her budget this week by freezing rail...
Utrecht’s multi-modal showcase