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)....
Transport authorities fought hard to bring trams back to our cities. How can we insulate light rail against Whitehall’s mood swings? The caff sits in the centre of the turning circle outside the station. A tram moves forward to pick up passengers heading into Lviv’s centre Leeds 1953 Leeds was one of...
‘Final’ tranche of emergency funding for bus operators in England will offer greater flexibility to adapt services to meet changing travel patterns Baroness Vere: ‘Buses are the lifeblood of our communities’ England’s bus operators will receive £226.5m of government funding to support their recovery as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted, transport minister Baroness Vere...
After nine enjoyable and rewarding years in the transport industry, I’m moving on. But before I go, I want to offer some observations We must persuade more people to leave their cars at home As I prepare to bid farewell to The Go-Ahead Group, this month marks the end of a stint...
Commuters in England will be able to purchase paperless tickets that offer travel on any eight days within a 28-day period – but some are disappointed Transport secretary Grant Shapps: “They give us greater freedom and choice about how we travel, simpler ticketing and a fairer fare.” New flexible rail season tickets, reflecting...
Bus entrepreneur Julian Peddle offered his own bleak and controversial assessment of the National Bus Strategy for England at a meeting last week Prime minister Boris Johnson at the launch of Bus Back Better in March The National Bus Strategy for England is flawed and “will all end in tears”, bus entrepreneur Julian...
This week’s announcement on flexi-tickets for rail travel falls short of what is required. We must continue to press for reform The key test is whether what has been put in place will encourage more people back onto the train We’ve all been waiting on the platform for ages – years in...
Andy Foster explains how CitySwift’s products suite will help National Express West Midlands optimise its network through the Covid recovery NXWM first tested CitySwift’s platform back in November 2019 National Express West Midlands and data specialist CitySwift have announced a three-year technology partnership to optimise bus routes. Covid recovery presents a daunting and...
Welcome to Beginning the Bus Revolution: Building on the National Bus Strategy for England. “I love buses, and I have never quite understood why so few governments before mine have felt the same way,” wrote prime minister Boris Johnson in the foreword to the government’s National Bus Strategy for England, Bus Back Better....
With many Covid restrictions still in place, there are encouraging signs of bus and rail patronage recovering – especially among leisure travellers Scarborough’s Beachcomber buses Recent statistics confirm that leisure travel is driving a post-pandemic resurgence on public transport, with the last Sunday in May seeing buses outside London carry 80% of the...
Transport minister Baroness Vere offered new insights into her thinking on buses at an online meeting of the Young Bus Managers Network last week Baroness Vere With a few notable exceptions we’ve seen some pretty unenthusiastic buses ministers over the years. Baroness Vere is not one of them. It has now been more...
Our high profile campaign failed to prevent rail privatisation. In the end it collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions I was the coordinator of the ‘Save our Railways’ campaign Since the Williams-Shapps rail plan was published it seems like everybody has been telling their story of rail privatisation. So I’m...
Our Whitehall insider imagines what’s going on inside the minds of the mandarins at Great Minster House, home of the DfT When I listened to the Transport Select Committee take evidence on our Rail White Paper the other week, I was hoping to hear some information on how, exactly, the reforms proposed...
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