National Transport Awards 2025 Book of Winners
The National Transport Awards took place on October 2 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 2025. If you are viewing the site on a tablet or mobile device, tap here to...
Read our supplement: Scotland’s Buses 2025
Welcome to Scotland’s Buses 2025. This special publication from Passenger Transport places the spotlight on Scotland’s bus and coach industry and its partners, celebrates their achievements and considers the challenges they face. Published in association with CPT for an eighth time, this year’s edition incorporates the official Conference Workbook for the 47th annual CPT Scotland...
We’ve made great progress
Supporting the bus sector’s ambitions for growth remains one of this government’s top priorities Simon Lightwood during a visit to NCT last year BY Simon Lightwood While for many of us, new pencil cases and fresh exercise books are a distant memory, September still stirs a familiar feeling. With excitement and anticipation...
Bee Network can be a blueprint
Franchising has brought a new era for buses in Greater Manchester and we’re sharing our lessons Andy Burnham: Bus journeys have increased by 14% year-on-year in the first franchising areas BY Andy Burnham When we launched the Bee Network, our vision was clear: to create a fully integrated, London-style public transport system that...
Making franchising a success
If you think franchising is just about transport experience alone, you’re wrong. It’s about a change The Bee Network has seen growth in patronage BY Anne Marie Purcell Three months ago, I stepped away from my role at Transport for Greater Manchester, having led the successful delivery of the Bee Network and...
How can technology unlock the potential of bus franchising?
Local authorities have an opportunity to make journeys simpler, information clearer, and fares fairer Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, with Aaron Ross, CEO of Vix Technology and Kuba Group at TfGM’s Tap & Go Launch Local transport authorities are at a crossroads. They can finally turn their back on the deregulation...
Based in the UK – and committed to it
With 212 employees in the UK market, including 21 apprentices, Pelican offers the widest portfolio of zero-emission vehicles Kinchbus is buying 21 electric Yutong buses from Pelican BY Ian Downie, Pelican Pelican are proud to support the UK Bus Summit, operators, local authorities and fellow suppliers. We are a proud, UK family-owned business...
Scottish Transport Awards 2025
The Scottish Transport Awards took place on June 19 in Glasgow and you can read all about the winners in this official Souvenir Brochure. Click on the image below to view Scottish Transport Awards Book of Winners 2025. If you are viewing the site on a tablet or mobile device, tap here to...
Read our supplement: The ALBUM Report 2025
Welcome to The ALBUM Report 2025, a publication from Passenger Transport devoted to Britain’s independent and municipal bus companies. Returning for a ninth year, this year’s report also incorporates the Conference Workbook for the ALBUM Conference 2025, hosted by Nottingham City Transport on May 12-14. We hope you find it an interesting read and we...
‘I just said, I’d love to do that’
Lord Hendy tells ‘Lunch with Leon’ podcast why he was keen to accept mission to reform the railway Lord Hendy (left) with Leon Daniels Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill was sitting at his desk on a sunny afternoon when the phone rang. It was the Number 10 switchboard informing him that the...
200 years of rail: An opportunity for reform
We have a once-in-a-generation chance to bring decision-making closer to the communities served, says Jason Prince HS2 construction workers mark the 200th anniversary of rail travel at the Colne Valley viaduct As many of you will doubtless know, on the 27th of September 1825, in the north-east of England, the world witnessed...
Cheaper, greener, better!
Karl Holbrook considers how open access train operators are flipping the script on UK train travel Lumo’s all-electric fleet produces significantly lower emissions than planes, aligning with the UK’s Net Zero ambitions Rail is rarely out of the headlines – often for the wrong reasons. High fares, overcrowding, and delays have frustrated passengers...
