Stagecoach has been selected to operate the franchised bus network based in St Helens while Go-Ahead will operates services in Wirral Mayor Steve Rotheram: buses aren’t a ‘nice to have’ – they’re a lifeline Stagecoach and Go-Ahead Group have been selected as the first operators to run the...
Dubai will host the UITP Summit on April 21-23. We spoke to UITP’s secretary general, Mohamed Mezghani, about the event and what visitors can look forward to Mohamed Mezghani: “For me, the Summit is about people” Mohamed, the UITP Summit is heading to Dubai in April, less than...
What’s inside the latest edition of Passenger Transport: LEAD STORY NPR rail improvements ‘will actually happen’ More than a decade after the Northern Powerhouse Rail project was first proposed, the government has unveiled a three-phase plan for its delivery NEWS Cornwall probes bus regulation options Market engagement...
More than a decade after the Northern Powerhouse Rail project was first proposed, the government has unveiled a three-phase plan for its delivery The plans would see Manchester Piccadilly expanded A three-phase plan for the long-promised Northern Powerhouse Rail project was unveiled by the government this week. The...
Labour has pledged an enhanced bus offer for Wales if it wins this May’s Senedd election, but will this be matched funding? Rhodri Clark reports Welsh bus fares for adults aged 22 to 59 would be capped at £2 Labour has pledged 100 more bus routes in Wales...
A new report by CMAC has shed light on an often overlooked but frequent aspect of the railway’s customer service proposition 2026 has already brought two major shocks. FA Cup holders, my beloved, Crystal Palace, being knocked out of this year’s tournament by non-league Macclesfield, 117 places below...
Those taking decisions should always put themselves in the shoes of the passenger and ask whether what they will think reasonable Average bus speeds in central London are now down to 7.4mph (picture: Shutterstock) It was interesting to see the latest figures for bus passenger numbers (PT351)....
This May, the world of public transport will gather for the eighth edition of the biggest event of its kind dedicated to IT and digitalisation in our sector IT-TRANS: bigger than ever in 2022 IT-TRANS is all about the future. And the next steps for the world of urban mobility will be what...
Just 20% of the UK’s transport and logistics workforce is female. Here’s a plan for making the sector more appealing to women Govia Thameslink Railway reports it has experienced an influx of female apprentices BY Krishna Desai, Senior Global Marketing Manager at Cubic Transportation Systems Currently, the UK transport system isn’t fully equal in its...
Group’s directors support cash offer from German asset manager DWS, scuppering National Express merger that would have seen redundancies Stagecoach looks set to retain its independence after receiving a rival £595m cash bid from German asset manager DWS, trumping a takeover offer from its UK rival National Express. The bus, coach and tram...
Wholesale diesel prices 44% higher than start of year Passenger transport operators were this week grappling with the impact that soaring fuel prices will have on their businesses. Already struggling with the challenge of building back passenger volumes after successive Covid lockdowns and labour shortages, fuel prices have now leapt upwards following the Russian...
In my last column I explained how morale among public transport employees has hit rock bottom. Here’s what we need to do to fix it The industry has lost the plot when it comes to motivating those on the frontline and junior managers Yikes! My last article about the rock bottom morale...
Bus and rail providers marked International Women’s Day this week with new research, podcasts, films and operation of an all-female bus route Stagecoach ran an all-female driver bus route in Ayrshire to mark International Women’s Day The passenger transport sector celebrated its female talent this week in aid of International Women’s Day on...
Bus operators had warned of significant cuts to services if the government stuck to its plan to end emergency funding on April 5 Grant Shapps: this funding will also help authorities and operators work together to provide even better services for people right across the country Bus and light rail operators in England...
On March 1 bus operators in England will notify traffic commissioners of extensive cuts to services – unless the Treasury extends emergency funding South Yorkshire mayor Dan Jarvis (second from right) led a statement by seven of England’s nine metro mayors The Treasury is being urged to extend emergency funding to support local...
Zenobe’s ‘Electric Transportation as a Service’ offering will supply, support and maintain a fleet of 130 electric double deckers for National Express Coventry will be the UK’s first zero emission bus city The UK’s largest ever deal for electric buses incorporates a new funding model that promises to make bus travel “easier, cheaper,...
As the funding cliff-edge approaches, we should consider the impact the bus service cuts have on those who depend on them The young and the elderly have the highest propensity to use bus, as do people in the lowest income quintile “It’s like a forgotten world. It makes you feel depressed… we’ve...
It’s an oft-said phrase in public transport over the years, but I fear we may have reached a nadir. The sector can and must respond It’s noticeable, in some cases, how despairing some staff are When you trawl social media, there’s no shortage of folk masquerading as experts in mental health, spouting...
Can you level up while scaling back? Better public transport is at the heart of the government’s ‘levelling up’ plans, but networks face huge cuts Boris Johnson visited Blackpool Transport last week to publicise the levelling up white paper The government’s plans to spread opportunity and prosperity to left-behind communities include “local public...
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