£2 fare cap already used for millions of journeys
Government-backed fares initiative has been embraced by more than 130 bus operators and is proving especially popular on some inter-urban routes Stagecoach promoting the £2 fare cap Bus users in England have already benefitted from the £2 fare cap to make millions of bus journeys following the launch of the scheme on January...
All change as franchise winners are revealed
Go-Ahead subsidiary Go North West has been named as the winner of the first two major contracts to franchise bus services in Greater Manchester Andy Burnham reveals the first franchise winners The first step towards dismantling deregulation in Greater Manchester took place on December 23 when Andy Burnham, the region’s mayor, announced the...
Visit the West Midlands Rishi, but don’t fly
Chartering a private jet to travel from London to Leeds suggests that our airborne PM is not grounded on transport priorities Rishi Sunak boards an RAF plane as he heads to visit a healthcare centre in Leeds How the other 0.001% live. On Tuesday this week, we learned that the prime minister...
Railway continues to flirt with irrelevance
Whether or not those who work in the sector know it or care, our troubled railway is fast slipping out of nation’s consciousness A scene of pre-pandemic commuters – how many of these people still regularly use the railway? Last year, I questioned whether there would be a time in the not...
Awareness and action will lead the change
CMAC Group has always championed women within the sector, and has conducted a selection of interviews to bring awareness to this important topic. We begin with Charlene Wallace, customer and freight director for Network Rail Charlene Wallace How long have you worked in the transport sector? I have worked for over 30 years...
UK Bus Awards 2022 ‘Big Book of Big Winners’
The UK Bus Awards 2022 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 2022. If you are viewing the site on a tablet or...
Go-Ahead set for GM bus franchise success
London-based group is understood to be a big beneficiary from the first round of contracts that will see Greater Manchester’s buses franchised The introduction of the first franchised bus services in Wigan, Bolton and Salford is expected to take place on September 17, 2023 As Passenger Transport went to press, it was understood...
If you come at King Car, you’d better not miss
People are increasingly willing to hear the case for car constraint, but wishful thinking and factual argument won’t be enough Oxford has radical plans for traffic restraint On September 8, 2000, the Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire was blockaded by Farmers for Action protesting about the cost of fuel. Two days later fuel...
The great scenic journey opportunity
Last month I set up ‘Great Scenic Journeys’, which will be a single, multi-modal portal to market and accredit scenic transport routes As we brace ourselves for the coldest snap in recent memory and with rail and other strikes paralysing our nation, a travelling salesman, spiv, Del Boy or south London barrow...
Public transport is the ‘bright light of the city’
Next June, Barcelona will host the first UITP Global Public Transport Summit in four years. We asked UITP’s secretary general, Mohamed Mezghani, about what visitors can look forward to Mohamed Mezghani: “The sector is rebuilding … But we also know that it is redefining itself” The UITP Global Public Transport Summit is heading...
Southampton retreat could be a ‘watershed’
Decision by First Bus to close its loss-making operation in the city is seen as a sign that the post-Covid era is forcing operators to act differently First Bus is no long willing to tolerate CityRed being in the red The announcement this week by First Bus of its intention to close its...
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