UK Bus Summit will return this year
Local transport minister Stephen Lightwood will be among the speakers in Manchester With the UK bus industry entering a period of rapid evolution, Passenger Transport has partnered with Transport Times to launch the seventh UK Bus Summit. The event will take place on September 11, 2025, in Greater Manchester – the home of...
£38m for 319 new green buses across England
Funding has been allocated to 12 successful local authorities, with more than half going to West of England Combined Authority for 160 buses More than half of the money (£19.9m) has been allocated to West of England Combined Authority The government last week announced a £37.8m investment to underpin the purchase of new...
Keep an open mind about open access
Open access rail services have demonstrated that they can grow the market for rail without requiring subsidy. What’s not to like? Lumo’s open access services begun in October 2021 It was less than a month ago that Rail Partners shut up shop, but I for one am already feeling their loss. The...
Culture: the missing piece in rail reform
The establishment of Great British Railways provides a unique opportunity to reshape and, in certain areas, reset the rail industry We are at a pivotal moment for the UK rail industry. With the creation of Great British Railways (GBR) and the imminent renationalisation of passenger services, the sector has an opportunity to set...
£300m cost estimate for Welsh franchising
Assessment presents a range of cost and benefit estimates for the planned ‘Bus Reform’ in Wales, which will see all local bus services re-regulated TrawsCymru services are already publicly controlled The cost of transitioning to bus franchising across Wales is estimated at over £300m in the Regulatory Impact Assessment on the Bus Services...
Make a great scenic bus journey soon!
If you believe in buses don’t just talk the talk, walk the walk by taking yourself and others on one of many hidden gems out there East Yorkshire’s excellent Beachcomer ‘Use it or lose it’ is a famous but wise old cliché often used among folk to cajole them into supporting businesses...
‘The public transport sector meets here’
Hamburg will host the UITP Global Public Transport Summit in June. We spoke to UITP’s secretary general, Mohamed Mezghani, about the event and what visitors can look forward to UITP’s secretary general, Mohamed Mezghani Mohamed, the UITP Summit is fast approaching, and Hamburg will be the first host city under the new annual...
BSIP investment has boosted satisfaction
The second year of the Your Bus Journey survey, conducted independent watchdog Transport Focus, reveals increase bus user satisfaction Significant government investment as part of Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) funding and the £2 bus fare cap, appears to be have helped increase bus user satisfaction in England. Bus passengers across England have...
‘Laser-like focus’ aims to grow Bee Network
Stephen Rhodes, Transport for Greater Manchester’s director of bus highlights Bee Network progress but warns improvements will take time Performance has lagged at the final two tranches of the Bee Network Greater Manchester’s move to the franchised Bee Network has shown early signs of success, with increased passenger numbers and improved punctuality, MPs...
ORR report favours Temple Mills access
Independent study concludes that operational tweaks could free-up capacity at Eurostar’s Temple Mills International depot for competitors Eurostar has stored redundant rolling stock at Temple Mills International (PA Images/Alamy) The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) has confirmed that Eurostar’s Temple Mills International (TMI) depot in East London could accommodate additional trains if...
Should Heathrow say goodbye to Woldbye?
The response to the recent power outage at Heathrow Airport has lessons for crisis management in the public transport sector Heathrow Airport CEO Thomas Woldbye The power outage at Heathrow Airport a fortnight ago was fascinating in the way that it shone a lens on CEO Thomas Woldbye’s reaction to the crisis...
Looking after the ‘stakeholders’