Schreyer admits Brexit impact
Post-Covid recruitment hindered by EU exit Schreyer: ‘We need to attract more talent and then retain that talent’ Go-Ahead Group chief executive Christian Schreyer emphasised the effect Brexit had had on the group’s operations in the UK at last week’s UITP Global Public Transport Summit in Barcelona. He said transport operators faced similar...
Net Zero targets ‘offer huge opportunities’
Transport analyst Chris Cheek sees opportunity for enormous growth as efforts to reduce car use prompt modal shift towards public transport Each 1% of modal shift from car to bus could bring an 1.3 billion extra bus passenger journeys Net Zero targets offer huge opportunities for bus operators from modal shift. That was...
Ditch Wi-Fi? Their brains are buffering
Media reports suggesting that free Wi-Fi is set to be scrapped on trains make me question if anyone cares about business travellers ‘Free Wi-Fi is seen as a human right’ Having written a column in this esteemed mag for 12 ½ years, you’ll understand that every now and again, the print deadline...
20 years of collaboration on the road to Zero
After two decades of hard work to decarbonise UK road transport, there’s a great deal to be proud of There are around 2,000 zero emission buses in service in the UK today, representing around 5% of the UK’s total fleet BY Andy Eastlake Though I’ve become less focused on birthdays (especially as I’ve...
Zemo’s work is more important than ever
Parliamentarians, senior civil servants, local leaders and industry say the priority now for net zero must be delivery. Zemo can help The technology roadmap for zero emission local bus was a significant step forward BY Claire Haigh Earlier this year the International Panel on Climate Change issued its final warning for a critical...
Setting the Net Zero standard for SMEs
The passenger transport sector can operate at Net Zero, regardless of the size of the operator. Newport Transport is showing the way Over the past two years, Newport Transport’s EV fleet has more than tripled in size, growing from the original 14 buses to a total of 44 BY Scott Pearson At Newport...
A route to decarbonising depots
Janus Architecture has found itself at the forefront of efforts to decarbonise passenger transport As an architectural practice with over two decades specialising in bus depots, Janus Architecture has now found itself at the forefront of the efforts to decarbonise passenger transport and introduce “cleaner bus” integration across the UK. Working with several...
RIDE2RAIL boosts multi-modal travel
UITP-led project has brought together public transport and ride-sharing to improve seamless multi-modal travel across Europe When talking about fighting private car ownership, integrated and multi-modal travel – or Mobility as a Service (MaaS) – can’t be missing from the discussion. The integration of different transport services into one single mobility offer in...
UK Bus Awards 2023 open for nominations
Nominations now open until late July for 23 awards recognising outstanding skills in planning, promoting, and delivering exceptional bus services The 2023 winners will be announced at Troxy, London in November The UK Bus Awards 2023 has officially launched, opening its doors for entries until late July. Nominations are now invited to compete...
£500m of new support for England’s buses
In response to warnings that up to 15% of the bus network could be at risk, the government has extended recovery funding and the £2 bus fare cap Prime minister Rishi Sunak: Buses play a vital role in growing the economy The government this week announced £500m of additional funding to support local...
Cost of preventing bus service cuts is ‘tiny’
Go-Ahead’s Martin Dean tells parliamentarians that £260m a year to keep networks at pre-pandemic levels is ‘barely enough to build a mile of HS2’ Martin Dean Bus services need continued post-Covid support and in terms of the Department for Transport’s £3bn annual budget the amount of money required to maintain a comprehensive network...
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