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)....
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...
The Comprehensive Spending Review heralded good news and not-so-good news for public transport. Tough decisions are needed Boris Johnson at the launch of the National Bus Strategy for England in March Now that the dust has settled from Comprehensive Spending Review, it’s becoming easier to see through the smoke and mirrors and...
During the transition to GBR, it’s important that the age-old challenge of rail replacement provision doesn’t get forgotten This is how many people feel about rail replacement services – and something must be done to change it The Department for Transport’s excellent market engagement day to start the process towards the procurement...
Welcome to Destination Net Zero: Decarbonising Transport. This special publication considers the scale of the Net Zero challenge for transport and examines the work that is being done by different organisations to reduce the impact of our mobility needs on the environment. It has been produced to co-incide with COP26, the 2021 United...
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...
Rail travel is becoming optional. There is no longer a captive commuter market and the case for fares reform must be heard We’ve taken the message to No 10 and 11. Will they listen? Last weekend, the media was given the good news that £7bn was going to be spent on green...
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,...
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...
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...
World’s first operational system will open in 2025 at the National Railway Museum in Shildon, but UK-based firm plans global transport revolution A visualisation of ‘floc®’ technology A driverless, zero-emission mass transit technology – comprising autonomous electric “pods” capable of traveling on both road and rail – launched this week by UK-start up...
The big issues were debated at this year’s lively party conferences, but there are huge questions to be answered on transport policy A vision of Greater Manchester’s fully integrated network, championed by mayor Andy Burnham It felt like the fallow Covid period has reinvigorated party conferences as institutions that previously felt like...
Govia being stripped of Southeastern should bring the curtain down on franchising and hasten the introduction of concessions A Southeastern 465 Unit at Gravesend Shall we just knock it on the head now? I mean, franchising. With the demise of Southeastern, it’s tempting just to expedite the move towards National Rail Concessions...
Funding and a finely balanced future