Transport sector plays role in COP26 summit
Event offers chance to showcase success and raise awareness Stagecoach partnered with ADL BYD to provide a fleet of electric double deckers to transport world leaders, including prime minister Boris Johnson (pictured), at this month’s COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow The passenger transport sector used this month’s COP26 climate change summit in...
Next stop, Net Zero – COP26 offers showcase
The passenger transport sector is selling itself as part of the solution to climate change ahead of COP26, but the government is being urged to do more to encourage modal shift With global leaders preparing to gather in Glasgow next week for the COP26 climate summit, the UK passenger transport sector has been...
‘Give us a road map for zero emission buses’
Treasury announces additional £355m of funding for zero emission buses, but the bus industry says pledge to deliver 4,000 vehicles is still at risk Tom Randall, Conservative MP for Gelding (left) and Buta Atwal, CEO of Wrightbus The bus industry welcomed news of additional funding for transport schemes in this week’s Autumn Budget,...
£7bn transport funding bonanza for city regions
Ahead of this week’s spending review, chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the seven ‘metro mayor’ city regions will share £7bn over five years Greater Manchester metro mayor Andy Burnham hailed the funding announcement as a demonstration that regional leaders and Whitehall were at last now more aligned in their thinking Ahead of this week’s...
Concerns mount over growing driver shortage
The bus industry is short of 4,000 drivers and there are fears this could do untold damage to the future commercial viability of the sector The Confederation of Passenger Transport estimates there is a national shortage of 4,000 bus drivers BY ANDREW GARNETT There are deepening concerns in the bus industry about the...
NEG/Stagecoach merger talks: The end of an era
Stagecoach and National Express are in merger talks. The new combined group would operate one third of Britain’s buses outside of London Stagecoach is synonymous with Britain’s privatised public transport sector. But with that industry now evolving into one where the public sector will play a much greater role, the group looks set...
‘Operators should not rush back to normal’
New research by Transport Focus concludes that operators need to keep up additional Covid-19 measures and communications to reassure passengers Wearing a face mask is the key safety measure for more nervous passengers Although restrictions have eased and passenger volumes continue to recover, public transport operators have been warned not to “rush back...
‘Governments need to get real’ – Stagecoach
Launching group’s new sustainability strategy, boss Martin Griffiths called for ‘radical behaviour change and incentives to reward the right choices’ Martin Griffiths: We need to be more honest about the scale of the challenge Stagecoach has issued a blunt warning to governments to turn warm words on greener travel into practical actions that...
Railway urged to share data on Covid risks
London TravelWatch wants RSSB to publish data that predicts potential deaths from Covid caught on trains, but safety body insists that ‘risk is low’ London TravelWatch is urging the rail industry to release its data on the risks of catching Covid on trains. The watchdog says it is “irresponsible” to launch a campaign...
Rising confidence for patronage recovery
Rail and bus operators have expressed a growing confidence for the future of the sector as rail minister says he believes passenger numbers will rebound LNER has seen patronage bounce back to 94% over the last three weeks There is a growing sense of optimism across the public transport sector following the easing...
Public transport sector braced for ‘pingdemic’
Hull-based East Yorkshire was already seeing up to eight bus drivers a day ‘pinged’ by the NHS Test and Trace App ahead of ‘Freedom Day’ on July 19 Bus and train operators across the country are bracing themselves for the impact of the ‘pingdemic’ as coronavirus cases soar and their staff are ‘pinged’...
Go-Ahead names new group chief executive
Christian Schreyer will take the helm on November 5 Christian Schreyer, 53, a German national, has been working for Transdev Go-Ahead Group has this morning announced the appointment of Christian Schreyer as group chief executive with effect from the conclusion of the group’s Annual General Meeting on November 5. He will join the...
