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Head of Operations - Nottingham City Transport

Head of Operations – Nottingham City Transport

  Head of Operations   We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our Senior Management Team as our Head of Operations. About Us: Nottingham City Transport is the biggest transport operator in Nottingham, with approximately 1,100 employees we provide a comprehensive network of bus services across the city, 7 days a week. We...
National Transport Awards 2023 Book of Winners

National Transport Awards 2023 Book of Winners

The twentieth National Transport Awards took place on October 5 in London and you can read all about the winners in this official Souvenir Brochure. Click on the image below to view National Transport Awards Book of Winners 2023.     If you are viewing the site on a tablet or mobile device, tap here...
Waters attacks ‘grubby’ Westminster tactics

Waters attacks ‘grubby’ Westminster tactics

The Welsh Government’s deputy minister for climate change used the National Transport Awards to hit back at critics and issue a rallying cry   Lee Waters: ‘We have to make the right thing to do, the easiest thing to do’   The National Transport Awards is a great opportunity to recognise those who are going...
Forget Hs2 and focus on local investments

Forget Hs2 and focus on local investments

  The transport community needs to recognise the country has big problems to solve and concentrate on where we can really help   HS2 will no longer reach north of Birmingham. The government decided that there were greater priorities   I know it might seem odd for me, of all people to say this, but...
Transport needs clarity and certainty

Transport needs clarity and certainty

  Some of the real positives from the government’s Network North announcements have got lost in the malaise. Details are required   Greater Manchester’s Bee Network is an example of what can be achieved   I am writing this on what feels like the first proper day of Autumn and just over 100 days from...
Either we all win, or we all lose

Either we all win, or we all lose

  How do we prevent short-term thinking and political expediency from driving critical decisions on tackling climate change?   The Prime Minister’s Net Zero press conference in Downing Street last month   Like so many, I could scarcely believe what I was hearing when prime minister Rishi Sunak made his Net Zero speech at Downing...
Making the case for public transport

Making the case for public transport

Brent Toderian, a passionate advocate of public transport, spoke at this month’s CPT Scotland Conference. Robert Jack reports   Brent Toderian spent six years as chief planner for Vancouver, Canada   Brent Toderian is an internationally renowned practitioner and thought leader on city planning and transport, consulting on cities and projects across the globe.  He...
Stagecoach leads UK Bus Awards shortlist

Stagecoach leads UK Bus Awards shortlist

A total of 135 finalists have made the shortlist of this year’s prestigious UK Bus Awards, with the winners set to be announced on November 28   Koli Begum of Go-Ahead London won last year’s Top London Bus Driver award   The UK Bus Awards, the flagship national award scheme, has announced a 135-strong shortlist...
Manager - Unilink, part of Bluestar

Manager – Unilink, part of Bluestar

  Manager – Unilink   Salary range £41-44k We are looking for a sensational manager with operational experience to manage our prestigious Unilink Bus contract which we operate on behalf of the University of Southampton. Unilink is a bespoke bus service, so students and staff can get to work and lectures easily. The bus routes...
‘Ragtag’ investments cannot replace HS2

‘Ragtag’ investments cannot replace HS2

Prime minister Rishi Sunak announces that high speed line won’t go north of Birmingham – but ‘every single penny’ saved will be invested in transport   The government has scrapped HS2 north of Birmingham   After a long and intense period of speculation, prime minister Rishi Sunak finally announced that his government is scrapping HS2...
Why isn’t multi-modal integration a priority?

Why isn’t multi-modal integration a priority?

‘It’s the thing everyone wants but in so many ways it remains elusive. Last week’s Great Transport Debate examined why we can’t join up journeys   The debate brought together executives from the air, rail, bus, micro-mobility, taxi and active travel sectors in Manchester Airport’s Concorde Hanger   Why hasn’t more progress been made to...
Short term thinking at its very worst

Short term thinking at its very worst

  Rishi Sunak’s new ‘Plan for Motorists’ and his decision to cancel Phase 2 of HS2 are not ‘long-term decisions for a brighter future’   Rishi Sunak at his ‘Net Zero’ press conference last month   In my last column for Passenger Transport, I observed that it never helps when No 10 or No 11...