The Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in 2014 will be a 100% public transport games for visitors, with free local public transport for any ticket holder... continue

The Government should instruct public transport operators in England that adult fares should only be charged to people aged 18 or above, according to... continue

Manchester is witnessing increased competition in the local bus market with FirstGroup launching its first cross-city bus service into South... continue

Lee Parker and John Roseveare
With the arrival of a major cash injection, the smarter travel industry finds itself facing a significant challenge. By March 2015, when this round... continue

Yaron Hollander
The economy of South Yorkshire and the Sheffield City Region is undergoing a major transformation. The creation of new jobs, improvement of skills... continue

Conrad Jones
A multi-million pound package of improvements featuring the latest technology will be at the heart of sustainable travel in the West Midlands.... continue

Lindsay Robertson
The Government continues to use policy and funding to encourage local authorities and operators to think smart when it comes to public transport. It... continue

Norman Baker
Improving the delivery of local services at a time of economic uncertainty and constrained budgets is never easy. That is something I learned as... continue

Revenue from fares has offset the fall in concessionary travel on National Express coaches for the first time in the third quarter. The firm... continue

Rik Thomas
“WHAT’S?IN a name?” Shakespeare famously asked. Well, according to Phillip Darnton, chair of the rail industry’s Cycle Rail... continue

Transport authorities should better cater for young people’s needs by providing simple, flat daily fares and more evening and weekend services,... continue

The shortfall of £4.5m in Government funding for Norfolk’s concessionary bus fare scheme has been reduced by £1.2m after a campaign... continue

Southeastern has announced a special £10 return ticket for travel from London to Margate in the winter months. The idea behind the ticket,... continue

Red routes, cheaper bus fares, and better road access to motorways are some of the initiatives being assessed for the ten-year circa £1bn West... continue

The Scottish Government is to launch a number of pilot projects of its nationwide public transport smartcard, dubbed the Saltire... continue

Regulated rail fares in England will rise by an average of only RPI+1% in each of the next two years instead of the RPI+3% previously proposed, the... continue

London mayor Boris Johnson is restoring the right of Londoners over 60 to free travel on public transport in the capital from 1 November.... continue

Bristol City Council has approved investigations of both bus Quality Contracts and a partnership agreement with operators in an effort to improve the... continue

John Burch, Chair, West of England Bus Operators Association (WEBOA) Bristol
We have seen a lot of press coverage in recent weeks about bus services in Bristol and how these should be improved (‘BRT and QCs feature in... continue

Russell McCullagh, Ecebs
The evolution of technology over the last 20 years has been nothing short of phenomenal. We have seen smartcards enter common usage and the internet... continue