‘Sustainable travel zone’ to fund better buses
Greater Cambridge Partnership reveals plans for expanded bus network and capped fares that would be funded by a new congestion charge Greater Cambridge Partnership plans more frequent bus services The Greater Cambridge Partnership (GCP) has published ambitious proposals for congestion charging to help fund a range of significant improvements to local buses. GCP...
Deal to sell Abellio UK to management team
Dominic Booth ‘thrilled to have the opportunity to return key public transport services back into UK ownership’ as Dutch owners exit market Abellio UK operates four rail companies, including Greater Anglia (pictured) Dutch national railway company Nederlandse Spoorwegen is exiting the UK public transport sector after 20 years. A management buyout will pave...
More Bus benefits as Yellow Buses collapses
Bournemouth-based Yellow Buses ceased operations on August 4 with local rival Go-Ahead-owned More Bus quickly working to plug the gaps Andrew Wickham, managing director of Go South Coast Bournemouth-based Yellow Buses ceased operations on August 4 after administrator Milsted Langdon admitted it had been unable to find a buyer for the beleaguered former...
Souter set for Istanbul retirement party
Event will mark the end of an era for Stagecoach co-founder at a time when he sees a reduced role for entreprenuers in the public transport sector Sir Brian Souter ‘remains passionate about public transport’ Sir Brian Souter is thanking his former Stagecoach colleagues by inviting them to Istanbul next month for a...
MPs urge rethink of Integrated Rail Plan
Transport Committee says that alternative options, which could transform key Northern cities, have not been properly tested and must be revisited Prime minister Boris Johnson pictured on a tour of the North of England last November, timed to coincide with the announcement of the Integrated Rail Plan A thorough reassessment of the government’s...
‘A giant and a most incredible pioneer’
Following news of his death, Wrightbus founder Sir William Wright was this week hailed as ‘a man who left his mark, not just locally but globally’ Wrightbus staff formed a Guard of Honour in tribute to founder Sir William Wright Tributes were made this week to Sir William Wright, founder of Ballymena-based Wrightbus,...
Boris bows out – but £2 bus fare promo floated
It has been reported that Boris Johnson’s team have spent months working on a plan to subsidise fares on local bus services in England for six months Behind-the-scenes talks are reported to have taken place between the government and the bus industry over a scheme to cap bus fares in England at £2...
Bus services boosted as rail strikes force switch
Many passengers used buses instead after rail services across the country were halted on three days last week because of industrial action by the RMT Transdev Blazefield reported a 52% increase in passengers on its Cityzap route on June 23 The impact of strike action by 40,000 RMT members at Network Rail and...
Sector seeks support to win back passengers
Our latest poll of passenger transport professionals serves as a large focus group, gauging the mood within the sector. Do you share their concerns? Much has changed over the past year. It’s now possible, for example, to travel on UK public transport without any restrictions, and passenger numbers have been moving upwards, but...
Go-Ahead is latest to fall in bidding frenzy
A consortium that includes the parent company of Stagecoach’s former bus operations in New Zealand has announced a £650m takeover of Go-Ahead The new order: a Kinetic bus in Melbourne Go-Ahead Group this week accepted a £650m takeover bid from a consortium made up of an Australian and New Zealand bus operator and...
TfL announces major London bus shake-up
Plans would affect around 78 bus routes in inner and central London and see 16 completely withdrawn in response to Covid-19 emergency funding End of the road? Route 12 is one of 16 routes facing complete withdrawal Transport for London has announced a substantial shake-up of the capital’s bus network in central and...
Covid recovery speed varies around world
Building back after the pandemic was a consistent theme at last week’s IT-TRANS show, which was addressed by the boss of the Kyiv Metro Viktor Braginsky, CEO of Kyiv Metro, gave a special address on the first day of the show One of the first major gatherings of public transport professionals since the...
